Recovery training made time fly very quickly, and two weeks passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past two weeks, Wang Ping'an and Angli have experienced training in spacewalks, troubleshooting, in-cabin combat and other subjects.

All subjects Wang Ping'an is A, as if he has never left space.

Angli is also all A, but everyone seems to think that this is because she is partnering with Wang Ping'an, so she is stained.

Angli was upset about this: "Why do I have to participate in all the training with you!" I can win a nail by participating in it myself! ”

Wang Ping'an: "Because we are partners." ”

As they said this, they had just finished a day's training and were moving along the ship's central pipeline.

Suddenly, a female sergeant caught up with the two of them and whispered in Angli's ear: "Lieutenant Wang, who likes the universe more than women, don't invest too much emotion." ”

Wang Ping'an: "She's right! ”

The sergeant grabbed the handle next to the passage and stopped suddenly, then pushed the handle and floated away in reverse, returning to his girlfriends.

Angli: "If you play the guitar a few more times, the ship's crew will form a fan group for you." ”

"I'm not playing music to attract them."

"Is it true that 'courage goes hand in hand with music'?"

Wang Ping'an nodded: "Yes." Don't look at the life that is very fulfilling now, you don't feel lonely at all. But this is because there are many people on board, and the four recovery teams have a total of 400 people training every day, and they also compete with each other, so it would be hellish to be lonely.

"But when you get on a spacecraft to Mars, you're just on your own and the void outside the porthole for dozens of weeks, there's a few minutes of delay in communication, and the bandwidth is limited, and you're even bored enough to cheer on the computer."

"Cheer for the computer?" Angli looked suspicious, "How do you want to hold it?" ”

"It's very simple, let the computer recite famous speeches, like Winston Churchill's 'We will fight them in the sky' and 'We will never surrender', and you let the computer read it and then laugh at it."

Angri's mouth is open in an O-shape.

Wang Ping'an shrugged his shoulders and said that the topic was over.

But Angli refused: "Wait a minute! I'll recite Churchill's speech, and I'll see it if you praise it once! ”

Wang Ping'an was embarrassed, he did this kind of thing, but it was all boring and foolish, it didn't mean anything except to make people feel bored and empty, and it wasn't funny.

Just as he was embarrassed, an alarm sounded in the hallway.

Angli was still confused, and Wang Ping'an could distinguish the type of alarm: "It's on fire, either it's an emergency training, or it's hit by a meteorite." ”

There happened to be an emergency damage management toolbox nearby, Wang Ping'an directly grabbed the handle on the wall to correct the direction and floated over, skillfully pulled open the toolbox, took out the oxygen mask and the matching gas cylinder inside, and pushed it to Angli, who was still far away.

Angli caught the mask and put it on, and then caught the contact rope thrown by Wang Ping'an.

Because a broken hull of a battleship can lead to a violent loss of pressure or even suck people out of space, it is important to fix yourself.

After Wang Ping'an was armed, he took out the radio in the emergency damage box - the wired communication in the ship may fail due to fire or other reasons, so the radio should be used in an emergency.

After adjusting to the emergency channel, Wang Ping'an pressed the call button: "Lieutenant Wang Ping'an and Ensign Angli are fine, we are in the middle of the L11 channel, there is no visual damage around, no loss of pressure, and no open flame." Complete. ”

"Received, standby in place, just a small fire, the damage management center is finished."

"Roger, done."

Wang Ping'an pouted: "I didn't let us act, it seems that it wasn't training, it was really hit by a meteorite and the hull caught fire." ”

Angli: "Is this a common situation?" ”

"The geosphere is very common, and there is a lot of garbage in orbit. The ship's anti-meteorite system protects the spacecraft at different levels, and the anti-meteorite system can intercept all meteorites in places such as engines and reactors. The rest of the body can only defend against relatively large meteorites.

"A fist-sized stone is undetectable unless it happens to be in the radar's scanning area."

Angli: "Won't the shell stop a fist-sized meteorite?" ”

"That's a good question. Theoretically, it can be blocked, but there are a lot of fragile equipment on the outside of the ship's shell, and it is normal for a fire to occur if it is smashed. ”

As he was talking, the sirens were over, and then two more short bells rang.

"The fire is over." Wang Ping'an said that he and Angli put away all the masks and everything, and finally wrote his and Angli's names on the electronic registration book in the damage management toolbox, as well as the time when the box was used.

Angli: "The process is familiar. ”

"Because of these processes, they can be life-saving." Wang Ping'an said solemnly, "I don't want to kill others because of my negligence." Let's go to the dining hall for dinner. ”

**

Another day passed after the fire, and at this point the ship was about to leave the range of the Earth's gravitational well, and as usual, the entire ship was to gather for a ceremony.

Just like in the Age of Discovery, ships crossing the equator had to perform ceremonies, which was a unique tradition for astronauts in this era.

This represents a farewell to Mother Earth.

The day before the ceremony, as is customary, all members of the recovery training team will take a day off to tidy up housekeeping.

Wang Ping'an finished his work early, sat at his desk and began to watch the news of the earth.

At this time, the communication with the earth has been delayed for a long time, and the earth is the real "other world" if it goes further.

Whenever this time Wang Ping'an would cherish the news on the earth, even though he never cared about these when he was on earth.

At this time, Angli combed her hair and hummed "The Green Grass by the House".

Wang Ping'an raised his head and looked at the girl's side face.

The female voice sang "The Green Grass by the House" is more lyrical, especially the phrase "green green grass", Angli deliberately pulled her voice very sharp, pulling out the effect of a flower.

Wang Ping'an: "Yes, it's a good adaptation." ”

"I'm French." Angli said proudly.

Wang Ping'an: "No, the Italian opera is strong, right?" 'Ah, my brother the sun' like that. ”

"Before the nineteenth century, all the art in Europe was France, the birthplace of all the arts."

Wang Ping'an rapped for a while, and then asked, "You mean this?" ”

"There were no blacks in France in the nineteenth century."

"No, isn't it true that you have a great writer who is not black?"

"I mean...... There weren't as many blacks as there are now. ”

There is a meaningless chat that is not a match, and it is full of the leisurely atmosphere that should be on vacation.

Just then, the alarm sounded.

However, this time it was not an alarm that represented a situation inside the ship, but a short, compact sound, which was a proximity alarm.

Wang Ping'an muttered: "What's the matter, could it be that you found that the red horned triple speed is approaching?" ”

He picked up the phone, and before he could speak, the whole ship's broadcast began: "The civilian ship with the record number GP87935 has been found in the forward orbit, and it has entered the collision route, and the second type of situation configuration for all staff is configured for the second category. ”

Wang Ping'an and Angli glanced at each other, and the two immediately took action.

In the second type of configuration, these trainees have to report to the working machinery deck.

There are 200 new "mobile cabins for external engineering" parked on the work machinery deck, commonly known as iron buckets, which are upgraded versions of the BALL that Wang Ping'an drove when he was in middle school.

The 200 capsule was produced by the low-earth orbit factory and delivered to the space force fortress of the Sun-Earth L2, and can be used as a teaching aid for astronauts to resume training on the way.

However, in case of emergency, these mobile cabins can also be dispatched to rescue the emergency.

Wang Ping'an was about to go out when he suddenly stopped and looked at the ceiling.

Angli bumped into him again.

"What are you doing?"

Wang Ping'an: "Don't you feel it?" The ship's engines stopped spraying, and we stopped accelerating. ”

Angli: "Can you feel the acceleration change of thirteen milligabytes?" ”

"Of course. We are still in the Earth's gravitational well, and stopping the acceleration will cause a slight change in orbit, possibly in order to stagger the ship in front. This is not right, the ships of the General Space Force have the right to give priority to the use of orbits, and it should be civilian ships to circumvent them. ”

As soon as the words fell, both of them felt a slight vibration accelerating to the side at the same time.

"The attitude control engine is activated." Wang Ping'an muttered, "This is indeed adjusting the track." Wrong. ”

Angli nudged him, "Something is wrong, we're going to work on the mechanical deck in five minutes!" That's the most important thing! ”

**

The four training detachments on the spacecraft, a total of 400 pilots, are now neatly lined up in four squares on the working machinery deck.

Chief Instructor Lieutenant Colonel Xue spoke to everyone: "You may have felt that the spacecraft has changed its orbit to stagger the GP87935 spacecraft. ”

The image of a civilian ship appeared on the holographic projection screen.

Everyone let out an "oh".

The civilian ship was rolling irregularly, and there must have been an accident.

"As you can see, GP87935 has lost its attitude control capabilities, and at the moment we have received a report from the dispatch bureau that this is an unmanned cargo ship, an unmanned ship of Drow Space Mining, ready to enter the asteroid mining industry."

One of the astronauts asked, "You can't handle emergencies with AI alone, can you?" At least in the case we encountered, AI can only handle 80 percent. ”

Lieutenant Colonel Xue: "Obviously, Zall Mining thinks it can. Now the ship may have been hit by a meteorite, and the AI failed to handle the meteorite correctly. Zall Mining has authorized us to dispose of the vessel.

"It looks like they think it's more cost-effective to buy a new boat with the ship's insurance than to recycle and repair the old one.

"Therefore, with the approval of the Space Navigation Management Committee, our ship will sail at the same speed in the GP87935 parallel orbit for a period of time, and you will carry out the disposal of the GP87935."

Wang Ping'an immediately shouted: "This spaceship is rolling so badly, it is difficult for us to get close." ”

The lieutenant colonel didn't mind Wang Ping'an's interruption, but went down and said: "Yes, so we will first use the reactor of this ship to propel and launch the ** quasi-detonator GP87935." All you have to deal with is the remaining fragments, all sorts of fragments. Great rehab isn't it? ”

After saying that, the lieutenant colonel laughed, and seemed to think that his words were humorous.

But all the astronauts did not laugh.

The lieutenant colonel coughed embarrassedly, and then said solemnly: "Next, we will send the first group of eight iron barrels around the spacecraft to map and provide information for us to formulate a detonation plan." The one who just forked, Wang Ping'an, right, you and your partner are driving the No. 1 machine. ”

**

The cockpit of the bucket was very cramped, and the two pilots had to sit side by side in bulky spacesuits.

If there were no spacesuits, Wang Ping'an would probably feel happy to be attached to a beauty like Angri in such a small space.

However, no matter how beautiful a girl is, when she gets into a spacesuit, she will become a fat pier with five big and three thick.

The two fat duns are squeezed together, and there are no benefits.

And the equipment on the spacesuit also touches from time to time, making a pounding sound.

Angli: "Why don't I come?" I'm driving this but S, I mean, A. ”

Wang Ping'an: "It seems that I am not A." Remember, in our group, I'm the commander and I'm generally in charge of the pilot's duties, and you're the extravehicular operator. ”

"At this time, you will be oppressed by the position, and I have never seen you respect the job assignment of the army." Angli complained.

Wang Ping didn't hear it, he closed the airtight hatch and opened the air circulation system in the cabin to let the air fill the cockpit.

Then he turned on the radio: "This is the Lone Ranger, ready to finish." ”

Radio call signs are also a habit inherited from the pre-aerospace era, and astronauts can start their own.

Angli: "Lone ranger? It can't be from Top Gun, right? ”

"That's right, or your radio account number will be called Dumb Goose, which happens to correspond to the movie. If you don't have a call sign yourself, they will call you with all sorts of weird things, like the radio call sign on Unit 2 to call the toilet, because he once blocked the toilet in the room for three days in a row. ”

"Three days?"

"yes, once a day."

As soon as the voice fell from the tower, he replied: "Lone ranger, the whole route is clear, and you can set off." ”

Wang Ping'an grabbed the left and right operating levers, controlled the main engine with a foot pedal, and sprayed lightly.

The bucket moved smoothly.

Wang Ping'an: "Rick Carter, Skull One, let's go!" ”

Angli looked at Wang Ping'an with the eyes of a child: "This seems to be the content of ancient children's cartoons?" ”

"Hmph, the beauty of cartoons, adults won't understand!"

Wang Ping'an said as he drove the iron bucket and left the departure deck.

GP87935 who were rolling erratically in space appeared in the field of vision. But at this time it looks very small.

After all, the distance between the two ships is three kilometers.

This distance is insignificant on a space scale and can be seen as almost fitting together. But when it comes to the perspective of individual human beings, it is very large.

"Lone ranger, start to enter the GP87935 detour route. Complete. ”

"The toilet follows you, Lone Ranger. Complete. ”

When she heard the radio call sign "toilet", Angri almost didn't hold on.

Seeing this, Wang Ping'an said directly on the radio: "Toilet, my partner thinks your call sign is very personal." ”

"Fuck, Lone Ranger, you didn't scream first!"

Because it was small talk, neither of them used the "done" that is necessary in the standard communication format as the end of the call.

"Give me peace! Focus on your work! This is Lieutenant Colonel Xue's roar. He didn't bring "done" either.

Wang Ping'an closed his mouth.

But at this time, the communication from the toilet came again: "Scourge, Lone Ranger, what is your partner's name, you also give her a call sign." ”

Angli looked puzzled, wondering why anyone other than Wang Ping'an dared to ignore the authority of his superiors.

Wang Ping'an pointed to the display on the LCD screen and said, "This is laser communication." It's basically a point-to-point two-machine for us. ”

Toilet: "Lone ranger? ”

Wang Ping'an: "I decided to call her a goose." ”

"Grass, are you two going to find a museum to steal F14?"

Angli was so angry that she clasped Wang Ping'an's knees, but Wang Ping'an was wearing a spacesuit, and he couldn't feel it.

During the small talk, the iron bucket team of the eight machines approached the tumbling GP87935.

Wang Ping'an activated the scanner and began to circle the spacecraft.

"I see the break!" Angli exclaimed, "Behind the main reactor." ”

Wang Ping'an was speechless: "This is the hydrogen pipeline that hit the tritium reflection engine, and the explosion of the engine disrupted the flight attitude of the spacecraft." ”

That's when the second notch is scanned, which is so small that it's hard to spot with the naked eye without scanning – at least at this distance.

The computer compared the GP87935 blueprints and suggested that the meteorite may have damaged one of the ship's main computers.

Wang Ping'an: "This spaceship has two sets of AI systems, but the main system stops, and the backup system does not start. It shouldn't be. ”

At this moment, he suddenly froze, turned his head to look intently at GP87935 through the porthole.

Angli: "What's wrong?" ”

"I saw flashes of light." Wang Ping'an muttered.

Angli: "Where's the glitter?" ”

Wang Ping'an didn't care about her, and shouted directly on the radio: "This is a lone ranger, does anyone see a flash on the GP87935?" Complete. ”

"The toilet didn't. Complete. ”

"Scarlet Witch didn't. Complete. ”

"God of Wealth doesn't. Complete. ”

……

The whole team didn't see any flashes.

Angli: "Wrong, right? Or is it a component that reflects sunlight? ”

Wang Ping'an: "No, the direction of the sun's rays is wrong, and it can't be reflected from me anyway." That's a flash. ”

Angli: "What flashes?" Is the AI on the spaceship sending us a distress signal? ”

Wang Ping'an: "I don't know, but I did see a flash......"

At this moment, the tumbling GP87935 flashed again, and this time Wang Ping'an saw clearly that it was a flash from the porthole of the airtight hatch for maintenance on the left side of the spacecraft.

Wang Ping'an: "The lone ranger reported, GP87935 flashed from the porthole of the A1 maintenance port on the left side. Over"

"The toilet confirmed, saw the flash, didn't see where it came from. Complete. ”

"Lone ranger, is it possible that the flash is caused by the floating objects in the airlock? Complete. The mothership asked.

Wang Ping'an was about to answer, when he suddenly stopped.

Because he saw flashes of light begin to appear in succession.

"The Lone Ranger reports, flashes appear in a row, probably Morse yards. Complete. ”

By this time he had finished reading the Morse code.

Without waiting for the mothership to respond, he continued to report: "The Morse code says, 'We're stowaways, we're stuck in the maintenance aisle.'" Complete. ”