doomsday exile

Imagine suddenly seeing a robot on a deserted planet under a dark, dusty sky.

Or is it that there is no room for a normal human being inside, the two arms are extraordinarily thick, and the robot that looks like a scientific research excavator actually asks you if you need help with very humane movements?

The robot raised its right hand and hung it in front of its head, looking like a windshield. Its left hand supported the front cover of the car, and at the same time, its head tilted to the left, looking at Kang Ke who had just stepped out of the car.

Conco: "..."

It seems to have lost the language function.

Aliens are out of the question, and silicon-based beings are bullshit.

Since the robot is speaking in English, can aliens still understand English and stop a car on Mars to speak English?

Kangke wants to get more information from the robot, such as the national flag and national emblem, but unfortunately the wind and sand are too heavy to see clearly.

Combat was impractical with only a maintenance kit in hand and a bulky spacesuit, so he instinctively threw himself back into the car, slamming the door shut.

Although it is not aliens, robot rebellion is also possible. There are too many science fiction movies of this kind.

It was only after Kang Ke closed the door that he realized that he was a little nervous.

Lu Di was full of question marks outside.

"You scare people."

Yan Long reminded in a low voice, and at the same time took over the dominance of the mechanical carrier.

The robot took a few steps back, and Yan Long called Cao Yan in the communicator.

"Huh? Met someone?" Cao Yan was adjusting the equipment to check the gravel burial situation at the excavation site, and was taken aback when he heard the message from Yan Long.

Meeting people outdoors on Mars is a novelty, even rarer than new discoveries from geological exploration.

After all, under normal circumstances, everyone can see the flashing light spots on the map from a long distance, and they will contact in advance when they plan to go out for scientific research. Such a completely unexpected meeting like this is like sprinkling two sesame seeds on the map, and then Expect the sesame seeds to be blown together just right by the wind.

Now that the sandstorm has not completely passed, there is no distinction between humans and animals five meters away... Humans and stones are completely indistinguishable, so Cao Yan did not find Kangke's Mars rover.

"There are no scientific research plans for other stations in this area? Did you get lost in the sandstorm?"

Cao Yan braved the strong wind and trudged to the direction where Lu Diyanlong was. After a closer look, it was really the car of the Earth Federation.

Kang Ke, who was sitting in the car, was tinkering with communication equipment, and suddenly saw a "familiar" shape - gray and white space suit and mask, and the awkward posture of walking. This is clearly the standard Mars wind resistance gait cultivated by various national space agencies. .

"Hi!"

Kang Ke adjusted his communication equipment and tried his best to call out, "This is Lopez Conco from the Federal Isis Station!"

"Doctor Kang?" Cao Yan was surprised and asked quickly, "What happened? Why did you drive by here?"

After some communication between the two parties, Cao Yan knew that after he went out on the 22nd, a colleague at "home" suddenly had acute appendicitis on the 23rd. Dr. Kang received a request from Professor He from the Huaxia Scientific Research Station. After seeing the case After driving overnight, I encountered this sandstorm on the way.

While worrying about his colleagues, Cao Yan thanked Dr. Kang for taking the risk to calculate the data and bypass the gale circle in order to rush to Huaxia Station to treat patients as soon as possible.

After all, sandstorms on Mars are notoriously unpredictable, unlike Earth.

"It's okay, this storm is not yet strong enough to overturn the Mars rover. Even if I am too unlucky to succeed, the worst result is to be buried in the yellow sand and wait for your Huaxia station to rescue... The time wasted and delayed in the middle Pretty much on the road."

Dr. Kang was a little frustrated when he said this, because he lost the bet and the car crashed.

"By the way, the one outside is—"

"My colleague, uh, this is a bit complicated."

Cao Yan was very annoyed. Both the biological AI and the quantum transmission network were classified, so he couldn't talk about it.

"Think of it as an bot, he... I mean, you'd better use 'they' for communication."

"them?"

"Yes, two."

Cao Yan didn't know that he made Lu Di pretend to be an intelligent AI again by mistake.

In short, Dr. Kang has withdrawn his vigilance. Originally, Mars is full of acquaintances, and there is no danger.

In addition, he is not an expert in engineers and intelligent programs, and his motherland is not a traditional aerospace technology powerhouse, so he silently marveled at such an "advanced" AI, and soon focused on his crouching Mars rover superior.

"We have to get the car fixed."

"Let's see what the problem is first. If it doesn't work, you can take my car and go on your way."

"then you--"

"It doesn't matter, the intelligent program can work alone for three days, it has been set long ago, and they don't need supplies."

Lu Di was listening to their conversation, but he couldn't understand anyway, so he asked Yan Long in a low voice: "Is this Spanish?"

"Yes."

Yan Long, who has downloaded the electronic dictionary, is still unable to translate simultaneously, and can only compare it slowly according to the recordings.

Lu Di silently looked at Kang Ke, this is the source of the trend of learning Spanish among the temporary residents on Mars.

When Lu Di knew that Kang Ke had ventured into the storm circle to save people, he immediately said to Cao Yan: "Wait, do you want to repair the car? Let's do this. I just watched the breakdown and maintenance course of the Mars rover yesterday." 'Fin...cough, I mean, although I don't understand everything, Yan Long knows it!"

Lu Di spoke the last sentence so confidently that Cao Yan got stuck for a few seconds.

"Oh, yes, you come."

Of course, Cao Yan didn't think that Yan Long must understand better than himself, but that the dual particularity of the mechanical carrier and the biological AI could allow Yan Long to check out problems faster, and even repairs must be more convenient if the carrier of the mental body is manipulated.

Yan Long found out the fault point in 5 minutes, and solved the problem in 10 minutes.

Although it was only the same speed for the scientific examiners who were engineers, Cao Yan and Doctor Kang happened to be neither, so they were very happy.

"Huaxia's intelligent AI is amazing. Is this kind of car repair software specially made? It is very helpful for outdoor scientific research." After knowing that the robot did not have any software in Western languages, Doctor Kang went to Yanlong Ludi and spoke in broken Chinese. praise.

Lu Di: "..."

I almost forgot that while the whole Mars was learning Spanish simultaneously, Dr. Kang was also learning Chinese.

Xianyu also feels that he is out of place with this planet because he is too scumbag today.

Maybe we have to wait until the spacecraft from the earth lands to dilute the composition of all Mars students, right?

but--

"When the spacecraft lands, it will become complicated here."

If survival resources are scarce, or the earth's environment cannot improve for a long time, human beings will have no place to return to, and they will not know where to go.

At that time, it may be difficult to see a doctor crossing a sandstorm to treat people, and then seeing a broken-down Mars rover, people will not hesitate to ask what trouble they are in.

Of course, Lu Di is not a person who can't understand the air, so he insists on saying something unsightly at this time.

The sandstorm just stopped, and Doctor Kang set off again.

Not long after, the communication began to recover, and Professor He was very excited after receiving accurate information about Cao Yan.

When things turn for the better, it's heartening.

Appendicitis is a minor operation, but the onset is urgent. Now that there is a doctor, there is no shortage of medicines at the scientific research station, and the illness has not been delayed. Liao Chen was out of danger that night and just waited for the wound to recover.

Cao Yan, who was still sticking to his post outdoors, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the good news from the scientific research station.

Looking back, the two over there have actually dug out the foundation that was buried by the yellow sand.

Lu Di was even digging while writing his diary. After all, going to Mars to work as a construction worker was a development he never expected.

"This may be the highest paid construction worker in history, and the subsidy alone is scary."

"...There's a reason for that."

"What?"

Lu Di was puzzled, and Yan Long reminded him: "Because of the scarcity of resources, the Mars scientific research station has limited manpower left behind. Basically, those who can get this appointment, whether it is the staff of China, Russia, America or the Earth Federation, at least two Degrees, one of which is best to be a doctorate, and people who are too old can't do it, so Cao Yan and the others are all geniuses who skipped grades."

Lu Di: "..."

Understood, he felt that the salary and subsidies were high, which was the idea of ​​urban workers.

In fact, based on academic qualifications, this salary is still less.

After all, with this talent and brains, the annual salary is also very good to do other jobs, and you will not be short of money if you are short of anything.At the level of academic masters like Cao Yan, they have lofty ideals besides money, and they are willing to contribute to the cause of human space exploration and scientific research.

"Brother Cao is amazing, Professor He is amazing, even that doctor Kang is worthy of admiration." Lu Di nodded and wrote it in his diary.

Because I am working, the diary can only record voice.

So Cao Yan heard it by accident, and he said in a bit of embarrassment, "Well, it's useless to ask for money now, this salary..."

Lu Di was taken aback suddenly.

yes!The end of the world!

The money may not be withdrawn from the account, and there is nowhere to spend it.

"What's being distributed at the Shangdu base? Food stamps? Work points?"

Lu Di has no doubt at all that this system will be used directly during the asylum period.

Yan Long really didn't think about this.

"Hey, you really... don't say anything else. If a Chinese spaceship lands on Mars in the future, we can't exchange things for things. The economy is also a kind of order." Lu Di's words made Cao Yan next to him Also started scratching his head.

"We don't need to worry about it, we'll just build the house." Yan Long said calmly, "Anyway, we won't be short of what we should send or what we should have."

Is this the confidence raised by the country?

Lu Di was dumbfounded, and then glanced at the foundation under the yellow sand all over the sky.

All right, as long as you give more, the salted fish can be unsalted immediately, and building a house on Mars is nothing!

Lu Di closed his eyes habitually, and worked while listening to the saxophone, thinking about what benefits he really got?

Could it be Yan Long?

"..."

The alloy shovel controlled by the robot slipped, and Lu Di suddenly felt guilty.