Chapter 828: Descending
At this moment, on the moon, in the vast space, with the overlap of orbits, the two space stations Mithra and Liberty meet again in this barren void after half a year.
Even the closest distance is more than 200 kilometers.
When each other's armor was turned on and they gradually got closer, everyone's expressions were as excited as if they were in war.
Admittedly, there is nothing wrong with war......
When the scene behind the opposite porthole was projected in front of Huai Shi's eyes, he was stupid.
Hundreds of burly men, their faces painted and their hair tied up or shaved off, naked, revealing a myriad of vicious paints and body hair.
Holding a mop stick or a spear and a battle axe made of steel in his hand, his eyes widened with rage, and he roared angrily at the Romans on the opposite space station, led by the stationmaster at the front.
The telegraph from space transmitted the mighty sound without reservation.
The leader at the front even held a live chicken in his hand, chopped it up on the spot, smeared his face with blood, and shouted at the Romans on the other side.
Immediately afterwards, the 100-strong phalanx of the 'Roman infantry' also began to demonstrate, and also in color.
Shouts in unison for Rome and Caesar!
Then, he sang the military song with his head held high.
For a moment, voices from each other echoed in the communication between the two sides.
At a distance of 200 kilometers, the staff of the two scientific observation space stations greeted the long-lost voyagers.
Until just three minutes passed.
The two sides staggered through the tracks.
At the last time, the stationmasters of both sides waved goodbye and agreed to meet again after half a year.
Then, the soldiers who had reached 258,000 just now began to busily clean up the garbage in the cabin and the things that fell on the ground.
Huai Shi was stunned the whole time, gurgling and sucking the watermelon jelly that was already empty in her mouth.
"It's funny, it's rare to see outsiders during the time you travel in space, and sometimes when you encounter something, everyone gets overexcited. β
The stationmaster took off his helmet and proudly explained to Huai Shi: "But those Americans have lost again! How can that kind of cosplay compare with our real thing? The champion of this year's Space Warrior Cup is none other than our Mithra!"
"Oh no, do you still have a game!"
"That's right, this is still initiated by Egypt's Buster space station, the annual competition program, presented by the current Space Council, is simply an honor for every astronaut!"
Isn't it a bit too much for you to play space roleplay and ask for the whole trophy?
After listening to Huai Shi, he could only offer admiring applause.
Or will you guys play.
But if you can't play, you can't do it......
In this place where everyone generally squeezes 20 people a year into the dormitory, they have to queue up to go to the toilet and the bathwater is recycled, if you don't know how to play, you will drive yourself crazy in front of that pile of instruments and data every day.
It's just a pleasure in suffering.
There is no happy water, no privacy space, and even no hair, hundreds of people live in an iron box, with endless work and endless data, I am afraid that no matter how unwilling to go out, I am afraid that I can't stand it.
Hell Pioneer is a little better than this.
At least you can go out.
When you go out here, once you run out of oxygen, it's a dead word.
The void of the universe is so vast that even if it is just a round trip between the Earth-Moon system, it is still long enough to numb it. In contrast, all of them are just ants curled up in boxes.
Didn't dwell on sentimentality for too long.
Just as the space station was about to turn above the dark side of the moon, in the projection from the outside world, everyone saw that at the end of the moon plane, on the eternal pale earth, suddenly a slender pillar of light rose, like a sharp iron needle piercing from the inside out, piercing the shell of the moon, pointing to the present world.
"What's that?"
Huai Shi scratched her head and looked: "Do you want to set off fireworks?
"That's Level 2 Emergency Alert, sirβ" The stationmaster's expression became serious, "Maybe there's something going on over there in the prison, remind everyone to beware of escapees." β
"Prison break?"
Huai Shi was stunned for a long time, unimaginable.
In a place buried deep under the surface of the moon and suffocated to death once the oxygen is cut off, how can anyone escape from prison? This is not a place where you can grab a suit of protective clothing and run away.
Putting aside the defenses on the inside, the harshness of the outside world alone is enough to make all prison escapees despair.
Thousands of kilometers of uninhabited area are enough to trap anyone who escapes from prison.
hypothermia, death, suffocation, death, starvation, death......
And the nearest supply depot is 2,100 kilometers away. Mathematicians have made precise calculations to ensure a monthly supply, down to every bite of starch and every screw.
Since the construction of the Moon Prison, a total of four fifth-order ascendants have served their sentences there, and there are countless other scholars, alchemists, and even creators and grand masters.
No one was able to get out of it.
In these exceptions, no one even waited for the day of their release.
"Mr. Huaishi, I'm afraid your journey is going to be affected. β
After the stationmaster put down the communicator, he brought bad news: "Now everything on the lunar surface needs the approval of the management committee to be released, and our aircraft have missions, and I am afraid it will be difficult to send you down without permission."
We've confirmed from the Kepler Valley Mouth base that all of their vehicles must be lifted into the air within two hours, or they will have to stay and cooperate with the investigationβ"
He paused and looked sympathetically, "In other words, if we wait for the committee to approve our descent and takeoff, you may not be able to catch up with the ship of the Stone Cauldron Society." β
"So what should I do?"
Huai Shishi was stupid and glanced down at his phone.
The scheduled itinerary card is dead, and there are still two hours in time, which should have been enough for Huai Shi to pass the verification after descending, and leave calmly after meeting with the people of the Stone Cauldron Society.
It's just, flying disaster!
Someone escaped from the Dark Side Prison, and with a fanning of the little wings, all take-offs and landings on the entire lunar surface were disrupted.
Now the ships of the Kepler base are allowed to take off, probably because the stone cauldron has a big enough face, and they are almost on the other side of the moon, and the prison escapees cannot cross such a long distance in a short time.
"Well, that's the problem. β
When the stationmaster said this, his expression became embarrassed: "Although the aircraft cannot take off and land, we have an airborne warehouse for drone sampling......"
He coughed dryly and said apologetically, "If you don't dislike it, you can actually make do with it." β
This advice is actually not very reliable.
If Huai Shi was not a famous sublimator, he probably wouldn't have mentioned it.
It's no different from stuffing people in a torpedo and launching them, they're all things that you throw out and can't come back.
The airborne compartment loaded with drones was originally a disposable consumable, a tool used to detect large meteorites and conduct rock sampling and analysis.
It will still carry the landing device and the cushioning equipment prepared to keep the drone intact, but there will be no fuel to allow it to fly back from the moon's gravity.
Otherwise, it will not be able to bypass the current take-off control on the lunar surface.
Other than that, the only vehicle capable of transporting people on the Minerva space station is the space shuttle, which is used to deliver and receive supplies on a regular basis.
The devil knows how long flight control on the lunar surface will last.
Space travel is not a kind of outing, if that thing is lowered and does not get permission to take off, the operation of the Minerva space station will be affected, and in a more tragic case, there may even be no food.
Therefore, when the multiple-choice question of sorry crew or sorry Huaishi is placed in front of the stationmaster, he can only say goodbye to the little brother who hitchhikes.
And Huai Shi, after carefully understanding the situation, also felt ...... That's a good idea, too.
"You airborne warehouse ......" Huai Shi pinched her chin and asked tentatively, "Is it safe?"
"The airborne cabin and the escape pod of the Minerva space station are both the same configuration, even more spacious and safer than that, after all, even consumable drones are much more expensive than human bodies. β
"Sounds like it could do with it. β
Huai Shi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't blow it up halfway." β
Isn't it just a black car?
It's not like I haven't sat on it......
Raymond, the old driver of hell, doesn't wear a seat belt in his truck, so he can just send himself down.
It's better than standing here and waiting for the wrong train.
After getting Huaishi's consent, the stationmaster suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and felt more and more guilty in his heart.
Fifteen minutes later, the outer layer worked overtime, and on the launch platform of the airborne warehouse, Huai Shi saw the prepared vehicles and all the tools prepared for herself.
It includes three layers of shock protection, enough to support compressed food for more than two days, save a little water that can last for a week, and can be used as oxygen consumable when necessary.
A small air-cushion cushion nested inside the airborne chamber.
A specially modified pistol that can be used in a vacuum, and an alchemy bullet with a magazine.
Emergency contact radio.
A human essentia supply, a medical kit, and even a repair kit full of a complete set of maintenance tools, and even a whole set of the most eye-catching and conspicuous big red spacesuits for the search and rescue team to find after any accidents.
There is also a liquid layer cushioning suit with the highest safety specifications that can be worn inside.
Even the dog has a set!
"Uh, there's no need for so much...... Huai Shi was stunned when she saw that she was wrapped in a mouthball: "There are so many things, I can't bring them at all." β
"If you can't bring it, just leave it where you are. β
"Isn't littering not allowed on the moon?"
"It doesn't matter, we'll pay for the subsequent recycling and clean-up work. The stationmaster said neatly: "These are all necessary reserves." β
Seeing their serious and careful appearance, Huai Shi even began to wonder if this group of people was more nervous than herself?
The stationmaster seemed to see his doubts and asked, "Mr. Huaishi, this may be your first time conducting an outer space operation, right?"
As researchers, we don't have anything to point to the sublimators, but if it's a survival experience, there's still a little room to speak. β
He solemnly said: "A word of advice for you: here, everything must be prepared for the worst, and you must be prepared tenfold." Waste is never a problem, the problem is that there is not even a chance to waste. β
"It's a desperate situation where you can't survive without tools. He told the man in front of him, "In any case, you must be able to ensure that you will survive until the rescue team arrives after an accident." β
In this way, he tightened the straps on Huai Shi's body and hung the pistol on the outer backpack.
A place that is readily accessible.
After the third inspection of the airborne warehouse, the stationmaster took a step back and waved goodbye to Huaishi.
"I sincerely hope that we will be able to see you again on your return journey. β
He said, "Goodbye, Your Excellency. β
Counts with a countdown.
The airborne chamber shook suddenly, gliding outward along the orbit, and finally, breaking away from the space station, under the acceleration of the ejection, fell towards the eternally pale alien land below.
There is no friction in the atmosphere, no resistance in the air, no violent tremors, and no abnormalities can be felt.
Only the distant gravity gradually increased, telling Huai Shi that he was falling.
It was at that moment that his eyes went dark and he felt a chill.
A premonition of death bursts out.
Because in the dark universe in the distance, there was a cold glow.
- Like a star!