Chapter 103: Rescued and returned to the camp

"It's about to take the college entrance examination, why are you still late!!"

Standing at the door of the classroom, looking at the cold and frosty face of the head teacher Lao Wu, Yuan Haochen was stunned. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"You were originally the one with the worst foundation in the class, and you still dropped the chain like this at a critical time, don't you feel ashamed?"

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Yuan Haochen's head was buzzing, except for Lao Wu's continuous, increasingly difficult to hear criticism, he seemed to only hear his own heavier and heavier breathing.

"What are you doing standing stupidly? Get back to your seat! Lao Wu scolded with extreme annoyance.

Yuan Haochen immediately rolled to his seat in a gloomy manner, and he found that the whole class was looking at him with a sneering expression!

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"It's over, it's over, it's really not going to be tested this time!!"

Yuan Haochen looked at the college entrance examination papers that had just been sent, and was completely confused!

"Does God really not want me to go to college? Even the most ordinary school can do......"

"Can I really only go to Luxiang Vocational and Technical College to learn to drive a laser excavator......

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More and more messy pictures interlaced and appeared in front of Yuan Haochen without logic.

Chen Shuqin was arrogantly discussing with Wang Lei about filling in the volunteers, and completely ignored Yuan Haochen, who passed by.

"A scumbag is a scumbag! Haha~" Yuan Haochen seemed to hear Wang Lei's cruel ridicule.

The parents were looking at Yuan Haochen with a disappointed expression, shaking their heads uncontrollably, and didn't say a word.

"Do you want to go with me to Old Oriental to learn how to cook?" Wang Sanke was looking at him with a confused expression.

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"Warning, there is a serious shortage of oxygen, the air pressure is low, and the temperature continues to drop."

"Warning, there is a serious shortage of oxygen, the air pressure is low, and the temperature continues to drop."

A hazy voice came from far and near into Yuan Haochen's mind.

"Ah~"

I don't know how long it took, Yuan Haochen suddenly woke up and let out a burst of exclamations.

"Where is this? What time is it? ”

An illusion that seemed to be a world away from life hit the depths of Yuan Haochen's mind.

"Mars, yes, I'm ...... on Mars"

"Hurricane Dust Storm !!"

Yuan Haochen looked at the orange red sky around him that had not yet receded, and finally recalled.

Although he was wearing a space suit, Yuan Haochen could clearly feel that his whole body was soaked with sweat.

"It's cold!"

Yuan Haochen shuddered unconsciously.

Yes, this is Mars, and the temperature on Mars is about minus 20C at this time.

"Warning, there is a serious shortage of oxygen, the air pressure is low, and the temperature continues to drop."

The alarm of the spacesuit's control system sounded again.

"Oxygen !!"

Yuan Haochen immediately raised his left arm and pressed the spacesuit control panel on his left arm tightly against his helmet.

In the duststorm, Yuan Haochen could barely see the data displayed on it.

"The oxygen content is 0%, the air pressure is 0.6 standard atmospheric pressure, and the temperature is 4C!"

Yuan Haochen didn't have time to think about it, and began to quickly replace the backup oxygen generator.

"There is a problem with the airtightness of the spacesuit, and there must be some damage."

Yuan Haochen replaced the spare oxygen concentrator while carefully looking for the damaged area.

There is a slight damage to the right glove, presumably from a sharp stone when it rolled down the hillside.

There is also a crack on the left side of the mask. Fortunately, the crack did not break, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

(Unlike space, Mars also has a thin atmosphere, and there are no toxic gases in the atmosphere, so slight damage to the spacesuit is not a fatal problem)

Hara quickly applied a special sealant to the broken parts of the gloves and the cracks in the mask.

"The oxygen supply is normal, the air pressure is back to normal, and the temperature is back to normal."

Yuan Haochen breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.

"What to do? A standby oxygen concentrator is only sufficient to provide up to two hours of oxygen demand. Yuan Haochen tried to calm his fluctuating emotions and try to calm himself down.

"It seems that I was hallucinating because of the lack of oxygen!"

"I must find my way back to camp quickly!" Yuan Haochen shook his head vigorously, trying not to think about other things, he didn't want to give his life here.

"What about Bruno and Durunik?"

Yuan Haochen remembered his teammates and began to grope around as best he could.

But it is a pity that although the dust storm has subsided, trying to find the two of them in the vast orange dust storm is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.

(Mars does not have a magnetic field, so compass-like devices cannot be used.) )

"This is the foot of the mountain!" Yuan Haochen, who has been in despair for a long time, finally found something gratifying.

It turned out that he actually rolled down to the foot of the mountain with the hurricane dust storm.

"I have to find my way back to camp." Yuan Haochen's thoughts raced and quickly calmed down.

He kept his face as close to the rock as he could, guessing along the way, trying to find the rock that had appeared in his memory.

It had to be a rock with some character, otherwise it would have been hard to match the number even with his amazing memory.

Fortunately, the dust storm seems to be gradually abating a bit.

In the orange overhead, you can barely tell where the sun is.

"I have an impression of this rock!!"

The hard work paid off, and Yuan Haochen finally found a glimmer of hope in despair.

Yuan Haochen quickly calmed down his overly excited emotions, closed his eyes, and began to reminisce carefully.

"I've seen it from this angle before, and yes, I can judge it by combining the general direction of the sun......"

The clock ticked by.

"The camp is !! in that direction" Yuan Haochen opened his eyes in surprise.

At this time, Yuan Haochen's heart was full of contradictions, although he determined the direction, but he did not leave for a long time.

Because he has two more teammates alive behind him!

The probability of finding them in a short period of time is very low, and according to the current supply situation, it will definitely not last long.

In addition, there is already a problem with my own spacesuit, and if it is not properly dealt with in time, my life will be in danger at any time!

"You can't do it brutely, I've already tried, I can't save the two of them by myself, I have to go back to the camp first and then figure out a way with everyone."

With a decision, Yuan Haochen dragged his tired body and jumped towards the direction of the camp without stopping.

After about 15 minutes of jumping, a straight bright light suddenly hit me.

"Mars Rover !!"

Yuan Haochen immediately understood that it was other people in the camp who were carrying out search and rescue operations.

Because the payload of the Starship spacecraft is limited, this Mars exploration operation only carried this manned rover to Mars.

"Hey, hey, I'm here." Yuan Haochen shouted loudly.

"There's a !! ahead"

The rover also discovered Hara.

Standing around the rover were the three members of the action team, Lothar, Khadgar, and Aldrich, and the deputy captain of the car was Captain Sal.

"It's Yuan Haochen, a scientist from the Institute of Astrophysics!"

"What about Bruno and Durunik?"

"I don't know, we're scattered in the hurricane dust storm! I can't find them! ”

"Okay, where are you getting separated, tell us the approximate location!"

"I'll take you there!"

Deputy Captain Sal got out of the car to check Yuan Chen's overall situation, and then said, "No need, you better go back to the camp first." You've been lost in the dust storm for too long, and you're severely overdrawn, so go back and check your physical condition and change your torn spacesuit. ”

Seeing that Sal's tone was so resolute, Yuan Haochen didn't insist anymore, indeed, his current situation was very bad.

"Time is of the essence, and we need to continue the search and rescue. The location of the camp is not far from here, you go back first along this direction, be sure to pay attention to safety. ”

After saying this, Sal and the others immediately started the rover and drove in the direction that Yuan Haochen said.

(To be continued) (Welcome to join the book friends exchange group: 529839423)

PS: I'll make a few more additions about hurricanes and dust storms on Mars.

Martian dust storms are a phenomenon unique to the Martian atmosphere. Scientists believe that this is because the sun has a relatively large heating effect on the surface of Mars at this time, hot air rises, dust is raised, dust storms begin to form, and slowly expand.

Hurricanes on Mars can reach speeds of up to 180 meters per second (650 km/h) and dust storms can even sweep across Mars. We can observe hurricanes and dust storms on Mars from satellites on Earth.

I also explained in the article that because the density of the Martian atmosphere is low, the power of hurricanes is actually much smaller, and the actual power is weaker than described in the article. The real crisis in the dust storm should be the long-term loss that leads to the lack of supplies and the trapped death.

This is a book, after all, and art comes from life and is higher than life. Book friends who have watched "The Martian" should know that American blockbusters dare to shoot hurricanes to scare people to death, what else am I worried about.