Inside the Mars crater, Zhang Kai could see the storm in the distance approaching quickly as soon as he raised his head.

It won't be long before the edge of the storm arrives.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up!"

At this moment, Zhang Kai, who was alone on this lonely Mars, wished that the sample collection equipment could rotate as fast as a drilling rig.

Looking at the collection progress on the monitor, Zhang Kai felt extremely anxious.

time is life.

At this moment, it was truly felt.

I don't know if it was because the storm kept moving. From space, Qian Zhubin and Li Haiyan kept calling Zhang Kai, and the communication with the Mars lander was reconnected.

"Zhang Kai, great, I finally contacted you again."

"The ground command center has issued the latest order, requiring you to return to your destination immediately. Return to your destination immediately."

"Please reply if you receive it."

Seeing that the collection progress bar had reached 90%, Zhang Kai decided to take a gamble.

If he gives up now, even if he goes back alive, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

Zhang Kai clearly understood that neither his age nor his body allowed him to embark on a journey to Mars again.

"Zhang Kai, please answer when you receive it."

…

Li Haiyan shouted over and over again, but there was no response at all.

Seeing that the Mars lander still had a communication connection, Qian Zhubin and Li Haiyan, who could not contact Zhang Kai, had to send some important information to the main computer of the Mars lander in text.

100%

Soil sampling completed! The last task is finally completed.

However, at this time, Zhang Kai was no longer in a happy mood.

Because... the wind is blowing.

The dust in the distance is flying, much like a sandstorm on a blue star.

The difference is that the sandstorms in the next world are the color of desert sand.

But what I saw before me was red.

There is a strange atmosphere everywhere.

Zhang Kai didn't have time to take a second look. If he didn't return to the Mars lander now, his small body might be blown away by the storm.

On the other side, all everyone in the Blue Star ground control center can do is pray.

Due to the time difference, Blue Star, which is 96 million kilometers away, is destined to be of little help.

Time passed minute by minute, and every second we received the information sent back from the Firefly manned spacecraft 5 minutes ago.

There is an extra layer of depression in the central command center.

According to the normal process, the Mars lander needs to conduct self-inspection before taking off.

On this uninhabited Mars, there is only one Mars lander. If there is a problem with the Mars lander, then Zhang Kai will stay on this planet forever.

At the critical moment, Zhang Kai's potential was fully stimulated, and a large amount of adrenaline flowed into every corner of the body through the blood circulation system.

In this state, although his heartbeat has reached 180 beats per minute, Zhang Kai's mind is indeed extremely clear.

My heart rate was too fast and I kept hearing the alarm in my ears.

Zhang Kai, who fastened his seat belt, directly turned off the alarm manually.

Zhang Kai took out the operation manual, took a look at it, and gave up the self-inspection process of the Mars lander.

Time simply doesn’t allow it!

The next moment, without any hesitation, Zhang Kai directly pressed the engine's ignition button.

Next, everything is left to fate.

The moment Zhang Kai pressed the button, light blue flames spurted out from the bottom of the Mars lander.

The huge and powerful power pushed the Mars lander away from the bottom bracket, slowly rising, and the speed became faster and faster.

Before Zhang Kai could be happy for a moment, a harsh red alarm sounded in the Mars lander.

Looking at the display on the monitor, just at that moment, the flight path of the Mars lander was changed by a sudden storm.

The Mars lander fell in an arc like a monkey.

Fortunately, the balance system of the Mars lander adjusted its attitude in time, allowing the Mars lander to continue to lift off quickly.

It's just that... the Mars lander has seriously deviated from its original flight path.

Viewed from space, the huge storm can already be seen with the naked eye.

On the spacecraft, Qian Zhubin and Li Haiyan only knew that the Mars lander had taken off.

However, when the time came, the Mars lander had not yet flown out of the clouds.

"Failed?"

Although I hope for a miracle deep down in my heart, the reality is often cruel.

Inside the spacecraft, both Qian Zhubin and Li Haiyan seemed a little silent.

However, the next second, a beeping sound came from inside the spacecraft.

"Communication reconnection successful."

Qian Zhubin and Li Haiyan were just stunned for a moment, and indescribable joy surged into their hearts.

At this moment, even Qian Zhubin, a big man, shed tears of excitement.

"The Mars lander has deviated from its planned orbit and is being recalculated."

Soon the computer calculation results on the spacecraft came out.

Just facing the results displayed above, both Qian Zhubin and Li Haiyan broke into cold sweats.

The Mars lander that deviated from its planned orbit had just enough fuel to send it to a far-Earth orbit.

This is the result of sacrificing steering and leaving the fuel used by the attitude balance engine for the main engine.

All this is because during the design, although 20% of the fuel was reserved, the increase in the astronaut's weight was ignored.

Yes, the extra dozen pounds of meat almost killed Lao Zhang.

I don’t know if Lao Zhang will lose weight after he knows the truth.

"Apply to the central control and command center on the ground to manually drive the Firefly manned spacecraft and actively dock with the Mars lander."

"clear."

It is extremely lucky that the Mars lander can reach far Earth orbit.

It is simply a fantasy to allow the powerless Mars lander to actively dock with the Firefly.

"How does it feel?"

"It feels great to be back in space."

"It's time for you to lose weight."

There was no refutation, even Zhang Kai himself agreed very much.

"Yes, I really need to lose weight."

"Just the extra ten pounds of meat almost made me never see my wife and daughter again."

"I have asked Li Haiyan to apply for spacecraft acceleration from the ground and dock with you manually."

"Okay, the battery power on the Mars lander is limited, I will keep the radio silent for now."

"Communication ended."

Blue Star quickly gave a reply and asked astronauts to rescue the Mars lander.

During this period, you can make your own decisions based on the actual situation.

Seeing the teacher and a group of staff dancing happily like a group of children, Mo Jingchun also laughed.

It was so depressing before that everyone couldn't breathe.

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As the docking hatch opened, Zhang Kai pushed a cylinder into the spacecraft first.

This cylinder contains soil from Mars.

When they met again, Zhang Kai, who took off his space suit, hugged his two teammates tightly.

"Your boy is so lucky!"

Qian Zhubin punched Zhang Kai and said with a smile.
Chapter completed!