It’s not just that Mark Watney’s appearance has brought potatoes, it’s also that Mark Watney can improve the quality of life in David’s small village in all aspects.
Not to mention the various modern tools, the exquisite tableware and various more comfortable clothes made David very happy.
What's more, the food stored in the Mars base includes a variety of meals for the astronauts to choose from. Most of these foods were left at the Mars base. At this time, Mark Watney took them out and showed them to David and Frank.
Ding looked.
"Sweet and sour chicken, Hungarian goulash, pasta, toast, meatloaf, cheese and apples..." All kinds of food were poured out and displayed once, and they were all heated in the Mars base.
"It looks good." Fording looked at the dazzling array of food in front of him. Although he didn't know how it tasted, it looked very appetizing.
David swallowed his saliva. It had been too long since he had been exposed to 'modern' food. In this relatively backward world, the cooking methods were simple and crude, and the types of condiments were scarce and could not be used freely. These two
Only in this camp can you feel more relaxed.
Even so, the food produced is just that, far from being delicious, and there are not many types of food to choose from. It cannot be compared with the previous life where I could eat whatever I wanted and how I wanted to eat.
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Since he came to this world, David has never thought about letting these bumpkins from other worlds learn what the ‘majesty of the big foodie Chinese’ is, but objective conditions do not allow him to study those things.
After a full meal, Mark began to think about what things could be brought here to give to David and Fording. Anyway, those things left in the base would either not be used, or they would be thrown there and abandoned in the future. It is better to transport them to the cold winter.
This side of the village can also make your life here more comfortable.
After Mark's various tests, he has determined that everything he carries and lifts can be carried to another world normally.
Therefore, for safety reasons, Mark tried his best to move within the village and not go too far without someone accompanying him, especially not near the forest alone.
While figuring out these things, Laura came here twice more. One time was because she had lost her elder Ross, who was like a mentor. Laura came to David to talk to him sadly; the other time was to tell a few people about the good news: she finally solved the problem.
I solved all the puzzles, figured out what I encountered on that island, and successfully solved the problem.
In addition to cutting down trees and hoarding wood, David would take some time every day to practice bow and arrow, gun shooting, and learn simple fighting skills from Fording.
In addition, the most important thing for the people in Winter Village was that tender seedlings had successfully grown in the potato fields. David's heart was filled with joy when he saw the patches of tender green emerging from the ground.
It's a pity that now he can't go anywhere and can only wait for others to find him!
However, it was not only Laura who had undergone tremendous changes in these short days, but it was also very important to David, because his life had undergone earth-shaking changes: from a hunter with little hope for a future, to a hunter with a bright future.
The little lord (waiting to become a full-time official).
"I won't be coming over for the next period of time. I'll come back to see you after I finish taking care of the things at hand!"
This is David's biggest regret during this period, especially now that he has stronger strength than Laura, he is particularly disappointed that he could not join in the fun.
"congratulations!"
Because there are no entertainment activities in this world, you can't just find a place to lie down and bask in the sun for a day after eating, right? Maybe David will do this when even basking in the sun can increase the Holy Light.
In the remaining free time, David would sometimes go to the edge of the forest to find some prey to replenish the fast-consuming meat; during this time, Fording would learn English with Mark Watney, and the two would usually choose to swim on the river.
Learn while fishing.
Now, he was full of motivation and worked hard to improve himself. In this state, he made rapid progress. In just half a month, he became what Fording said: an excellent young priest.
"Guys, I'm here to see you!" Laura, wearing a black jacket and jeans, happily greeted everyone: "Although I haven't seen you for only half a month, I miss you guys so much!"
In this way, everyone in Winter Village has something to do, and everyone's schedule is very full, but no one thinks there is anything wrong with such a life.
Even if Laura is willing to help, for the sake of convenience, it is better to choose wood that can be obtained nearby as the main material, otherwise Laura will have to move the bricks back and forth alone... The picture is so beautiful, Laura may think about it.
Killed David with a pickaxe.
In addition, he also gained excellent archery talent and learned how to use the Holy Light. He is considered a qualified new priest. His physical fitness has also improved slightly. I believe that as time goes by, his physical fitness will continue to improve.
Continue to improve.
So David was only going to ask Laura to help get some glass windows, cement, a small amount of metal and the like to make the wooden house better sealed.
With Fording as a guarantee, David had enough motivation to exercise and improve his physical fitness in the following days. After getting up every day, he and Fording would go to the northern forest to cut down trees, and then return the simply treated wood to the village.
Store it.
This means that if Mark Watney leaves the village too far and is suddenly attacked by a wild beast, he cannot run back to Mars to avoid the danger.
Because according to Fording's description, David, who is protected by the Holy Light, does not have to worry about damage caused by excessive exercise. He can exercise so crazy that he is not a human being. As long as he is not dead, he can rely on the Holy Light to repair himself. Absolutely not
Leave behind hidden wounds.
Fording doesn't need to worry about this. With his strength, he doesn't need to worry about his own safety.
Because Fording discovered that Laura and Mark both spoke this language, he felt it was necessary to learn it; in the evening, he would learn the world's lingua franca from David.
Just leave enough stuff at the base. Even after you figure out how to meet the next group of astronauts, before leaving the base, you can move everything you can to David.
In this storyline, from when Laura and her friends encountered a shipwreck and landed on the island, and then encountered all kinds of troubles, to when Laura solved all the troubles and left the island with her surviving friends, the totality was just like that
Four or five days.
Laura said hello to David, Fording, and Mark Watney, who was not yet familiar with them, and left. This time, she left all the weapons behind, making David's weapon reserves more abundant.
With this idea in mind, Mark Watney later became the busiest person in Winter Village. In addition to taking care of the potato fields every day, he also moved things back and forth. For this reason, he tested many situations.
"It's a pity that I couldn't participate in it personally."
Mark is also happy to be Fording's teacher. At the same time, he also wants to try to see if he can learn the Holy Light?
In addition, Mark and Fording also tested another restriction, that is, if they want to leave Winter Village, which is David's world, they must be within a certain range centered on the village.
"..." David refrained from complaining, and hugged Laura before asking about her situation: "It seems that you have dealt with all the troubles."
Fording didn't think there was anything wrong with this.
"That would be fun, right?"
The main reason for starting to cut down trees again was that Mark determined that there was no way to carry a large amount of resources back and forth at once.
In other words, if Mark or Fording want to leave the village, they can move outside the village within a certain range, and then think about returning to their own world, and they can leave smoothly.
"Yes!" Laura nodded, looking a little lonely.
Just when everyone was full of hope for the future, Laura came back and brought more surprises.
But if you leave this area, such as by the Winter River or the northern forest, and think about leaving here and returning to your own world, then nothing will happen and you will still stay here.
But what he didn't mention was that even a cart that was completely controlled by him couldn't go back and forth between the two worlds. Not to mention larger vehicles - Mark actually tried to drive a Mars rover over, but unfortunately it failed.
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At present, both David and Fording only know that people from other worlds like Fording and Laura can travel between the two worlds relatively freely, but it is not clear what the restrictions are.
In his spare time, he will also think about whether his golden finger will evolve and upgrade in the future? Can he travel to various worlds he is familiar with?
In such a short period of time, Laura quickly transformed from a rookie who had just graduated from college and embarked on the road of adventure for the first time into a powerful archaeologist - with the protection of the Holy Light provided by David.
, which greatly improved Laura's progress speed and combat effectiveness.
Even Mark, who has long been certain that potatoes will grow, is also very happy. Once they have accumulated enough potatoes, their lives will become better - even if he can never leave Mars or return to Earth, he will
You can choose to live in this world.
This adventure brought her so many things. It not only allowed her to grow into an excellent archaeologist and adventurer, but also made her lose several partners, including Ross, who was like a mentor.
But things have passed, and grief cannot bring the dead back to life. Laura, who has adjusted her mentality, is already looking to the future.
For example, the world of David deserves her careful study.
"Before that, the residence should be improved first." Laura saw the large amount of wood piled there, and guessed that David and the others had similar thoughts: "I can provide some help in this regard."