Tang Yue pinched the time, and in one to twenty minutes, he and the old cat fished out the tomato seeds soaked in the beaker.

"After the disinfection is completed, the next thing to do is to promote germination, and the method of germination is also soaking." "But this time the soaking takes a long time, you need to soak the seeds in water for eight hours, so you can soak the tomato seeds in water tonight and take them out tomorrow morning." ”

Tang Yue unplugged the electric heater and took the beaker off the shelf, this cup of precious fresh water could continue to be used, Tang Yue didn't want to waste a milliliter.

They soaked the seeds in water again, this time overnight, to allow the tomato seeds to absorb enough water.

Abundant fresh water will awaken and rejuvenate dormant seeds, which is the result of the adaptation of plants to the environment during millions of years of evolution, and abundant water often means the arrival of the warm rainy season, which is the season suitable for plants to grow, and seedlings will seize this precious opportunity to break through the soil and thrive - the wisdom of life is always subtle and infinite.

"How are you going to arrange the planting space?" The old cat circled around Kunlun Station, "This place is only so big, you can't spread dirt on the floor, right?" ”

Kunlun Station is a yurt-style configuration, truss structure, circular bottom plate, diameter of only ten meters, such a large site has been crowded with life, fitness, medical treatment, scientific research, eating, drinking, sleeping and other facilities, among which the most occupied position is the desktop computer, toilet cubicle and life support system, if you still have to spread soil on the floor to plant tomatoes, that day is really not possible.

"We can't plant in the ground, because we can't walk, we can't control the water and fertilizer, and it pollutes the indoor environment." Tang Yue shook his head, looked around, and pointed to the shelf placed against the wall, "We can plant tomatoes on the shelf, just like planting flowers." ”

There is a circle of cabinets and shelves against the wall in the hall of Kunlun Station, the shelves have four layers, plastic partitions, generally used to store food, clothes, samples and all kinds of sundries, and now all these shelves are all food.

As soon as they said it, Lao Mao and Tang Yue began to remove the boxes on the shelves, stuffed them into the vacant crew compartment, and cleared out the two empty shelves.

"Old cat, is there any suitable container? The kind that does not leak water or mud, and is easy to seal. ”

The old cat rummaged through the cabinets and dragged out a large number of bottles and cans, "There are also two plexiglass sinks, probably left by Lao Zheng." ”

Tang Yue took the square sink, squinted his eyes and looked at the light to check it, it was very light and strong, there were no cracks, and it could be used as a container for planting tomatoes.

He placed the sink on the shelf next to the wall, took a step back, and looked up and down, "It's planted here, what do you think, old cat Mai Dong?" Dirt, fertilizer and water are all packed in the sink and will not be spilled everywhere. ”

"Five tomatoes in one sink?" The old cat measured the length and width of the sink, "Isn't it a little too crowded?" ”

"There's no way to squeeze it, at present, we can only grieve the tomato brothers, we sleep in dog kennels, and we really can't find a big villa for them to live in." Tang Yue slapped his face, "The landlord's family has no surplus grain." ”

"Is that okay?" The old cat asked the camera behind him.

"No problem." Mai Dong said, "After all, the conditions are limited, the seedling stage is planted here, and when it is older, we will find a way to vacate it, tomato is not a too delicate plant, and the vitality is very tenacious." ”

The conditions in Kunlun Station are limited, and Tang Yue can't find anything better to grow tomatoes, there are only two left in the sink, and if he wants to expand the scale of planting in the future, he has to go into battle to make containers himself.

Tang Yue had previously conceived of planting plants outdoors and creating a test field, and he conceived a rather complex design - a small plot of land in front of Kunlun Station, padding plastic film, then spreading soil, scattering plant seeds, and then using plastic film to prop up a sealed greenhouse...... But this idea was stillborn before it could be exported, and Tang Yue himself could see that this design was too difficult to implement and unfeasible, not only lacking materials, but also air pressure and temperature could not be guaranteed.

Immediately after that, Tang Yue had a second operation in his mind, which was to circle a small piece of land on the edge of Kunlun Station, dig a large square pit, spread plastic sheeting and soil at the bottom of the pit, and then sprinkle the seeds, and cover and seal the pit surface with plastic film to build an underground test field...... Of course, this idea was also stillborn before it could be exported, and Tang Yue could not guarantee the stability of air pressure and temperature.

Tang Yue's third idea is to drive out the Martian stray dogs, free up space in the garage, and grow tomatoes in the garage - but this is still not feasible, although the temperature in the garage is stable, but the maximum is only about zero degrees, tomatoes are thermophilic plants, such a low temperature is likely to survive.

Tang Yue's fourth idea was to tear down the floor of Kunlun Station and dig a hole and spread soil to grow tomatoes, but given that doing so would likely lead to playing with himself to death, he had to abandon this dangerous design.

Tang Yue racked his brains, and any possible brain hole was taken out to demonstrate, but he finally found that no matter what method was used, there were always two obstacles in front of him that could not be solved - the first is air pressure, the external environment pressure is too low, and the tomato seedlings exposed to the atmosphere cannot live at all, and the second is the temperature, the temperature of minus 50 degrees can freeze the tomatoes to crunchy, Kunlun Station used complex thermal insulation materials and OGS systems in order to solve these two problems, but Tang Yue could not build a set of OGS systems with his bare hands.

He's not Tony Stark, after all.

If it were Iron Man here, he would probably have dismantled the Kunlun Station and combined it into a spaceship, and then used some inexplicable element as a power source, leaving Mars to settle accounts with Thanos.

Obviously, the earth was wiped out by Thanos' snap of his fingers.

Don't ask me why the Kunlun station can be combined into a spaceship – the Marvel Universe is known to not observe conservation of mass.

In the end, Tang Yue could only honestly plant the delicate seeds in the flower pot.

Tang Yue was frustrated to realize that no matter what he wanted to do, he was confined to the small space of Kunlun Station, and he couldn't expand his living space even a small step outward.

Behind every small step on Mars, in the harsh environment of Mars, is a huge leap forward in basic science and engineering.

"That's all for today's work." Mai Dong said, "Tang Yue, Mr. Cat, you have already soaked the tomato seeds, right?" Remember to take them out to dry after eight hours. ”

“OK，OK！ Miss Mai Dong, an agricultural expert, thank you for your careful guidance! Tang Yue turned his head and gestured towards Mai Dong, "Mai Dong, are you resting now?" If you're not in a hurry to rest, let's play online as a solitaire? ”

"Hit your uncle! When are you still thinking about playing games! The old cat kicked Tang Yue's ass, "Go put away the solar panels!" ”

Tang Yue put on the Mingguang armor and went out angrily.

The old cat slapped his face and looked up.

"Mai Dong, will you rest next?"

Mai Dong: "Uh...... I'm not in a hurry to rest. ”

The old cat's eyes lit up.

"Then let's play online as a solitaire?"