The mothership was silent for several seconds before responding: "Lone Ranger, take your team to continue mapping gp87935. We need detailed status diagrams of the spacecraft to formulate a rescue plan. Over."
Wang Ping'an: "Continue to survey and map gp87935. The Lone Ranger has received it. But shouldn't we first send a signal to the victims on the spacecraft to appease their emotions? Over."
"The other party's spacecraft is rolling, can you ensure that the victims can completely see your message? Over."
Wang Ping'an: "I can."
He forgot to finish, but the mothership didn't seem to care.
"Then you will send the information and others will do the surveying. Over."
"The Lone Ranger received and sent the message. Complete."
"Toilet received, surveying and mapping gp87935. Completed."
Wang Ping'an switched the computer to automatic alignment mode. As a result, the computer prompted that the maneuvering overload exceeded the payload of the aircraft and could be dangerous.
Wang Pingan cursed and switched to manual mode.
Angele: "Isn't this very dangerous?"
"The computer's measurement standard includes both of us. In fact, when astronauts pull g, they run to the point of challenging the limits of the human body."
Pulling a g is astronaut slang, which means doing a high-G maneuver.
After Wang Ping'an said that, he started.
It is said to be completely manual, but in fact there is still a computer's flight control involved. When Wang Ping'an flips one of the two operating levers, the computer will activate the corresponding attitude adjustment nozzle, allowing the iron barrel to move according to Wang Ping'an's wishes.
There is also a fully manual mode further up. In that mode, a special operating keyboard is pulled out. The entire attitude of the organism on it controls the operating device of the engine. All nozzles can be used accurately to determine which direction each nozzle sprays and how large it sprays.
thrust.
Wang Ping'an used this simplified version of the manual mode to keep the barrel in line with the roll of the spacecraft, keeping it within the field of view of the window where the flash appeared.
This is a complicated job. It cannot be ignored after entering a certain orbit, because gp87935 is originally in an orbit far away from the earth, and the distance from the earth is getting farther every second, so Wang Pingan must fine-tune its movement.
Parameters of the orbit.
Angele stared with wide eyes at Wang Ping'an who fine-tuned the parameters all by himself - this meant that he calculated the parameters mentally throughout the process.
As soon as Angele opened her mouth, she saw Wang Ping'an operating the spacecraft with one hand and turning his upper body towards her.
Angeli was stunned: "Eh? You..."
Wang Ping'an was also stunned, as if he didn't expect to see Angeli again, but he immediately reacted and ordered Angeli: "Why are you standing there? Operate the signal light outside."
Angele: "Did you turn around because you operated the traffic light yourself?"
"Yes, I forgot about you. Quickly operate the light, I won't last long."
Angele found the operating button of the signal light: "What's going on?"
"We have noticed you and are organizing rescue. Please report the situation."
Angele clicked the button, like an ancient telegraph operator sending a message.
After sending it out for the first time, she repeated it from the beginning and asked Wang Pingan: "How can you adjust the parameters through mental arithmetic?"
"I didn't calculate it. I just relied on my feeling." Wang Ping'an replied.
Angele was so shocked that she stopped sending messages: "Feeling?"
"Yes, the scientific explanation is that after undergoing a lot of training, my subconscious has the ability to do mental arithmetic, so as you said, it is mental arithmetic. The metaphysical explanation is that I have adapted to space flight, and this has become my
instinct.
"Did you know that the concept of a new human being was proposed in Japanese animation? This concept actually evolved from James Gunn's original concept. Gunn's original concept was that he was accustomed to living in space and developed a series of
The new instinct for humanity.
"There are also works in the Gundam series that follow this original definition. For example, in Mobile Suit Pirate Gundam, the male protagonist who is accustomed to space life can naturally calculate orbits mentally and fly long distances with very little propellant.
"After landing on Earth, the male protagonist was surprised that humans on Earth could actually walk dozens of kilometers to go to the market. Later, he concluded that the instinct of our new humans is the same as the instinct of humans on Earth to trek through mountains and rivers. We are no better than humans on Earth.
More noble.
"But in most Gundam works, the new humans have become boring, fantasy things like telepathy, which is really disappointing."
Angeli patiently listened to Wang Ping'an's long speech and commented: "You really understand the things of the old times."
"Hey, this is very common among astronauts who often fly long distances. They always have to find something to fill the long journey. The guys flying on the Jupiter route are more powerful, with average Chinese masters or philosophy masters. But the suicide rate on that route is also high.
"
As soon as the words fell on gp87935, there was a response.
Wang Pingan read out the Morse code word by word: "We have no air..."
He immediately activated the communicator: "Mothership, Lone Ranger calling. gp87935 is out of air, survivors are calling for help. Over."
"This is the mothership, Lone Ranger, ask them how long they can support it. Over."
While Wang Ping'an was still responding to the mothership, Angeli turned on the lights.
The answer came immediately: "We still have the last oxygen cylinder, and the circulation machine seems to be broken."
Wang Ping'an made a prompt decision: "Emergency, mothership, I want to dock with you."
After Wang Ping'an finished speaking, he began to adjust the course without waiting for the mothership's response. At this time, the mothership's communication came: "I am Colonel Gu Changhe, the captain of the transport ship Brave. No. 2 and I have made a decision to allow the docking. Human lives are at stake.
"
"The Lone Ranger received it. Completed."
At this moment, gp87935 exploded, and after a brief flash, the huge spacecraft began to disintegrate.
The airtight hatch that sent out the signal was suddenly submerged in a large amount of debris.
The fragments vary in size, some are as big as four or five iron barrels.
Wang Ping'an heard someone on the radio mutter: "It's over, the second-class meritorious service has flown."
He asked angrily: "Who said that? Who the hell said that! Do you dare to report your call sign?"
Angele stared at Wang Ping'an who suddenly became furious, obviously frightened by his violent mood swings.
Lieutenant Colonel Xue's voice intervened in the conversation: "This is the Yellow River, calm down, Lone Ranger. And as you said just now, don't let me check the black box of the aircraft. After the mission is over, go to the instructor to report."
Wang Ping'an said to Angele: "Show the flashlight and ask them if they are okay? I will maintain line of sight with the air-tight lock."
“How do you keep sight of so many debris?”
Wang Ping'an: "Keep it like this."
The next moment, the iron barrel started to maneuver violently, bypassing the influence of all the slowly disintegrating fragments, and always remained in the position where its own light signal could be seen through the porthole that symbolized life.
Angele endured the discomfort caused by overload and repeatedly sent signals: "Are you okay? Please answer!"
Just when Angele was about to vomit in her space suit, the porthole flashed.
Just for a moment.
Angele: "There's a flash! They're still alive!"
Wang Ping'an: "Mothership, confirm survivors. I want to dock."
Mothership: "Not allowed! Are you crazy? Now it's all in pieces. It's as crazy as trying to save a butterfly in the hail of bullets from a Vulcan cannon with seven thousand rounds per second!"
Wang Ping'an acted as if he hadn't heard anything, and he took out the arc welder from his tool bag, as if he was going to dismantle the communicator.
At this time, on the other side of the mothership, Major Li's voice replaced Lieutenant Colonel Xue: "Wang Pingan, think about your new partner."
Wang Ping'an stopped his hand and turned to look at Angeli.
Angele looked confused. She clearly heard all the conversations, but she always felt that there was something else that she didn't understand, which prevented her from fully understanding the conversation that was taking place.
The communication from the mothership came again: "I am Captain Gu Changhe. According to computer calculations, the probability of survivors being dead is as high as 99%, and the success rate of rescue is less than 1 in 10,000. I can't let you take risks. Mission
It turns into clearing the wreckage. After the wreckage is almost cleared, we can collect the bodies of those poor people and pursue those who allowed them to smuggle them across."
You can start clearing the wreckage from the outermost layer and work your way to the inner circle little by little. This is a slow job and equally dangerous, but it is much safer than rushing directly into the wreckage pile to save people.
Wang Pingan stared at Angeli, his eyes seemed to be blaming her, as if to say, "I would have done it without you."
At this moment, Angele saw the window of hope shining brightly again.
This time it's a bright light.
The light seemed to be praying: I am here, please come and save me.
The light is always on, but occasionally it flickers slightly due to unstable voltage, like blinking.
Angele felt a stomachache, and the extreme tension made her stomach cramp.
My heart felt like it was beating out of my chest.
She snatched the electric welder from Wang Ping'an's hand, and with a snap, the receiving end of the communicator was removed, leaving only the transmitting end.
Angele squeezed out one word through her teeth: "Let's go!"