Chapter 010: Radiation
When night fell, the evening breeze blew gently, tens of thousands of teenagers gathered in the square, perhaps more than tens of thousands, but Linciso did not count, only knew many, many, many, and many more corpses remained in the building.
Before, I never dreamed that I would come to the Oasis in this situation, and it was the Green Ark. I am full of confusion about my future fate. Starry sky, alien, immigration, universe, a series of words come one after another, and many people struggle all their lives just to leave the earth ring? But being in the company of star thieves and stepping on corpses is not what you want, by no means!
Find a canvas wrapped in some food, collect as many water bladders as you can, and prepare for the long trip as usual.
Don't expect the star thieves to solve the problem of food and lodging, the only numbered planets are probably not as good as the earth rings. Now is a great time to get supplies, and if everyone takes some with them, the food in the square will be emptied quickly, so many people will go hungry for some time to come.
"Don't grind, get into the ship, the countdown will start in three minutes." The star thief shouted in the distance.
"What? Three minutes, just kidding. The boys regained some strength, and because of the large number of people, they became bold and gathered in groups to resist the clamoring.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz......"
Dozens of electric arcs fell into the crowd, and several teenagers flew out on the spot, which was the price of resistance.
Lin Xisuo said in his heart: "There is nothing wrong with hostility, but you must see whether you have the capital, and it is better to leave your life for meaningless sacrifice until the opportunity to kill the enemy appears." If you can't destroy the Red Storm in one fell swoop, then don't show hostility, because the other side is a group of real outlaws. ”
"Ahh There was an immediate commotion in the square, and a large crowd of people frantically squeezed towards the escape pod, never daring to test the bottom line of the star thieves.
"Alas! The law of the jungle is just the first dish, and the next thing is the main meal. Linciso thought as he moved quickly, such an old escape pod was always a little uneasy, and after careful observation and thought, he chose a relatively strong iron can.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven...... Ignition. "There was a violent tremor under my feet, and the canned meat ascended to heaven!
At this time, the "iron can" has become a large canister stuffed with living people, and the star pirate spacecraft shoots out an arm-thick towing beam to grab the escape pod. In fact, it is difficult to fly out of the atmosphere by relying on the power system of the escape capsule, so it must be towed.
After the escape pod was lifted into the air, a terrible noise sounded in the cabin from time to time, as if it was about to disintegrate in the next moment.
Lin Xisuo's palms were clenched in cold sweat, his spine was numb, and he was dizzy when he left the atmosphere, and his body became frivolous after a while. There was an exclamation from the surroundings: "Oh my God, this, is this a state of weightlessness?" ”
Rapid spewing of gas from the bulkhead for breathing, darkness all around, except for the glimmer of flashing lights. Linciso only felt top-heavy, and could clearly feel her heart "pounding".
Suddenly, a faint light swept in, and Lin Xisuo couldn't help but look over, only to see that the earth-yellow star outside the window was getting smaller, and the equatorial position was surrounded by faint planetary rings, and he was stunned for a while.
The hometown is far away, Lin Xisuo feels very incredible, ten days ago he was still jumping up and down in the shipwreck village, setting a great development plan, hoping to cross the desert and earn a better future. And what about the present? actually flew into the earth ring star and entered the mysterious starry sky, and there was an indescribable feeling in my heart.
"Farewell, hometown. Farewell, Ringing Earth, and may never come back. Mom and Dad's graves are planted with fragrant mushrooms, so it should be the spore spreading period recently, right? It must have a strong aroma, very strong, very strong......"
Half an hour later, the speed of the escape pod continued to increase, and the starlight followed, followed by another flash. For some reason, I felt very tight in my chest, and it took a long time to catch my breath. This is still a genetically fine-tuned body, and others are even worse.
Lin Xiso tried to balance out his breathing, recalled what he had learned, and suddenly realized. Generally speaking, escape pods have a maximum number of people, and too many people can overload the life-support system.
There are many factors to consider for interstellar travel, from the extreme temperature of cosmic space, with some places approaching absolute zero and extremely high temperatures around stars. Let's not talk about black holes, nebulae and other unique worlds, as far as human beings are concerned, they must meet the temperature, respiration, air pressure and other factors to maintain in the normal range, once the tolerance range is exceeded, the consequences are unimaginable.
"Damn star thieves, it's like taking human lives as dog's tail grass." Linciso sneered, trying to keep her breathing as steady as she could, her left hand clasped tightly on the bulkhead. A burly teenager next to him seemed to have asthma, stuck his neck and gasped hard, and then rolled his eyes and went into shock instantly.
The shock of the burly boy was only the first case, followed by the second, and then the third, which continued to play out in the cabin.
Severe hypoxia can indeed cause shock, and Linciso felt that the temperature of the cabin was decreasing, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes when she saw more and more "fellows" unconscious.
Most of the teenagers have not closed their eyes for dozens of hours due to excessive fright, and after the bloody killing, everyone has some injuries on their bodies, even serious injuries. Being unconscious in such an environment means death, it means not being able to wake up, and I am afraid that half of the people will be eliminated before they reach their destination.
After a few hours, Linciso was surprised to find that he had basically adapted to the harsh environment, and it was no problem to lean against the bulkhead and take a nap.
Quietly observe the surrounding people, the physical strength and disadvantage, the strength and weakness of the adaptability, at a glance. The strongest were able to hold their breath steady, the weakest were sweating profusely, their faces were pale, and any movement would cause unnecessary tension and some nervousness.
In a daze, more than ten days passed in a flash, and the temperature of the cabin was maintained at minus three degrees, as if walking into a huge fresh-keeping freezer, and the living people went to pick up the clothes of the deceased and draped them on their bodies to keep warm.
The food has hardened, the water has frozen, and no one knows how far away SK937 is.
Twenty days later, an exclamation was heard: "Look, we're in a new galaxy, and the escape pod is slowing down." ”
The boy who stayed by the window was one of the early members to adapt to the environment, and after some of the teenagers "slept" forever, they saved some oxygen and had no problem communicating for a short time.
The boy kicked his eyes wide and said, "It's funny, you can see three planets from this angle, why are the stars so small?" The brightness is so weak? ”
Linciso glanced at it, not surprised, and spoke: "That's the red dwarf, the most numerous type of star in the Milky Way, and because of its small gravitational pull, the surrounding planets usually face the red dwarf on a fixed side. That is to say, the day side is always day, and the night side is always night. Red dwarfs typically live tens of billions of years and have a milder temperament. I've heard that many factories in the First Galaxy are built near red dwarfs, and I really want to visit them in my lifetime. ”
"Wow, you know so much." The boy complimented with envy.
"It's just a fluke to know, there are countless celestial bodies in the universe, so human beings like to call it the sea of stars. Let's hurry up and pack up, judging by the actions of the star thieves, this place may be full of danger. Linciso reminded softly.
The surviving teenagers in the cabin hurriedly collected food, urgently packed it, and took it with them. After a while, the spaceship entered a crimson planet, as if the star had been soaked in blood, eerie and eerie.
The atmosphere of SK937 is unusually thin, and no turbulence is felt until it lands. The ship is anchored in the northwest-trending Great Rift Valley, where a murky river passes through it, and in addition to this, flaming shrubs grow and scattered around the river.
The plants here are almost entirely red, and if you don't pay attention to it, you can even get confused with the surrounding rocks. The hatch swirled open, and the scorching air poured in. The gravity is greater than that of the earth ring, and the body feels heavy.
Generally speaking, when arriving at a planet with a harsh environment, you have to go through a decompression chamber, a disinfection chamber, and an adjustment chamber. But it is impossible to expect the star thief to have mercy, and the cruel elimination rules will die if you don't adapt.
The survivors walked out of the cabin, and thirty or forty star thieves moved out of the long table and shouted in a loud voice: "Wait a while, you memorize the map, you must arrive at the designated place within ten days, and everyone from here is equipped with an electronic bomb, if you can't hurry or unlock it, it will become bloody mud with a 'bang'." By the way, it's better not to get together, because the more people there are, the greater the danger of attracting. Move Lao Tzu, don't be like a girl. ”
A light screen pops up on the desktop, and it takes five minutes to complete the topographic map. Lin Xiso frowned slightly, the image switched too quickly, and there were a few lots that were not clearly visible.
Don't put your hopes on the star thieves, the map is only shown once, remember it or not they don't care. Each person has an electronic lock at the ankle level. If you don't arrive at the designated place at the specified time, you will definitely die a rather ugly death.
Driven by fear, many teenagers rushed out, the road ahead was very long, and there was more hope if they set off earlier.
Linciso looked around solemnly, there was a faint light in the rift, although it was similar to the light of the red dwarf, but it was slightly different, the skin was becoming dry at a rapid rate, and he pulled off a few hairs to look closely, and found that the surface of the hair quickly lost its luster, and after half a minute, it became charred.
"Oops, the radiation intensity is seriously exceeded, there must be a lot of radioactive elements in this rift. Plenty of water, you need a lot of water, and it's best to get soap. ”
Lin Xiso realized the danger in front of him, and hurriedly wrapped his clothes on his head, of course, this can't prevent radiation, and it should be psychological comfort, maybe it's better than nothing!
Hurrying forward, Linciso pulled off a hair from time to time to tempt. Not to mention, with the amazing discovery, those flame-shaped bushes were relatively safe nearby. I immediately made a decision to move on, hoping to last longer in ten days.
An hour later, Linciso felt like his legs were filled with lead, the gravity of SK937 was greater than that of the Earth Ring, his internal organs were also affected, and his body was rapidly dehydrating.
Lynciso did his best to find a secluded spot to study the Flame Bush as quickly as he could. If their branches are good for purifying radiation, don't mind mummifying their bodies.
At this time, Linciso pulled out the ceramic dagger from his bosom, and did not expose the weapon, whether it was facing the star thieves or fighting in the warehouse. Maybe it's because I'm feeling insecure all the time, so I'm used to keeping one or both hands.
The branches are tough, but they are not worth mentioning in the face of sharp daggers. In the middle of the night, I got a bundle of branches and walked towards the area with high radiation intensity, and after careful observation, my complexion changed sharply.