Great time travel

Chapter 1, I seem to have come to a fake Mars
Lonely, desolate, empty.

This is a vast and boundless desolate world. Standing here at any point, looking around, you can only see the dark red sky, the red desert where there is no grass, the same bare mountain peaks, and the diffuse sky. For the desolation and loneliness of the whole world.

If you are in an ordinary desert, you may also try to find the wonderful scenery of camel caravans and oases.But in this desert, there is no trace of life, not even a gerbil, a scorpion or even a thorn.

——This is a true sea of ​​death, a forbidden area for all known carbon-based life forms!

The reason is simple, this place is not located in any corner of the earth, but the Arsidaria Plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars.

A dead planet that may have once had life but has long been extinct, and perhaps has not been able to breed life since ancient times!

This is an ancient hard planet with a mottled surface. The brightly colored landforms were formed relatively recently, while the darkly colored landforms were formed in ancient times. Everywhere.

Among them, most of the northern hemisphere of Mars, which was once a vast ocean, is darker in color, and the composition of the surface morphology is relatively recent, because the lava from the volcano filled the original potholes, making most of the places relatively flat.The southern hemisphere of Mars, which is not covered by oceans, is brighter in color and higher in terrain, just like the back of the moon. Because it was hit by meteorite rain in ancient times, the surface is full of potholes.

Because the soil and rocks on the surface of Mars contain a lot of iron oxide, the whole Mars is a rusty world, as if soaked in blood, cold and dead.Brilliant red is the only main color in this world: red clay-colored hills, red amber wilderness, reddish-brown Grand Canyon and reddish-gray lava slopes, red-black Mount Olympus, the highest peak in the solar system (more than twice the size of Mount Everest), was once mistaken by modern astronomers for the Sailor's Canyon, the Martian Canal, and of course, more of it is the endless red desert.

The Asidalia Plain in front of us is a dry delta near the ancient coastline of Mars. Except for a few towering rocks, its terrain is very flat. This is not only due to the deposition of ancient rivers, but also the dust storms that have lasted for hundreds of millions of years. The result of flushing.

Although the same as on the earth, the sun does not hesitate to give light and heat to the Arsidaria Plain, but the long distance and the thin air that cannot retain heat still make the average temperature of this alien desert even No one can shiver under the scorching sun than Earth's Alaska peninsula.

——Under normal circumstances, as long as anyone stands on this endless red-brown land, the only thing he can feel is the endless desolation, cold and dryness, and the deep despair brought about by the superposition of these three .

However, on the edge of this quiet and boring arid and barren world, on the Arsidaria Plain, one of the few traces of civilization on Mars can still be seen: the ground habitat module left by the American Mars landing expedition.

And the only current human resident on the entire planet of Mars: American astronaut Mark Watney.

A botanist and engineer working for NASA, plus the first unlucky Martian victim in history.

Not long ago, he just became the first people to walk on Mars.Now, he will also become the first person buried on Mars.

He originally came here with five teammates in a spacecraft to study the growth of plants under the gravity of Mars.However, because of a sudden Martian storm, the returning spacecraft was in danger of being overturned by the wind, so they were forced to abandon the mission halfway and evacuated by the spacecraft urgently.

What's worse, Mark Watney was involved in an accident in a storm again, and was mistaken for death by his teammates, and then he was left alone in this red desert where not a single blade of grass grew, at a distance of 4000 million kilometers from the earth, 1.6 The place of the astronomical unit has become a cosmic version of Robinson Crusoe.

The most frightening thing is that the environment of Mars is far harsher than any deserted island on Earth. Not to mention food and housing, even water and breathable air need to be made by the victims themselves.Fortunately, the habitats left on Mars can produce oxygen and have a water circulation system installed.Unfortunately, the remaining food supplies around Mark Watney will not last the day when the rescue team from Earth may arrive.

—that is, if the oxygenator fails, he will suffocate to death.If the water circulation system fails, he will die of thirst.If the Hab leaks, he'll be blown up.Even if none of this happened, he would starve to death when the food ran out.In addition, he has cut off the communication link with the earth.

But even in such a desperate situation, the tenacious Mark Watney is not prepared to sit still on Mars.

After passing through the initial period of frustration, Mark Watney, who recovered from his injuries, regained his energy and decided to rely on his knowledge of botanists and mechanical engineers to use his wisdom and hands to rely on Mars. Survive by farming, and play a house game with this barren red planet with life as the bet-this means that he must use all his brains, make the best use of all the materials at hand, and make the most of the habitat. Every inch of the surplus ground in the cabin has been transformed into a greenhouse; water is produced by separating surplus fuel and burning hydrogen; the feces of oneself and teammates are mixed with Martian soil to grow potatoes...

However, when Mr. Mark Watney, who was wearing a space suit, was holding a small shovel and was digging the soil of Mars under the dim and gloomy Martian sun, under the bone-chilling chill, he never imagined that In fact, he was not alone on Mars at that time!

Just behind a rock a few hundred meters away, there are three other earthlings who are quietly watching his every move.

Moreover, there are still three "ordinary" earthlings who don't wear spacesuits and only wear ordinary spring and autumn casual clothes...

——Although the temperature is minus [-] degrees Celsius, the ultraviolet radiation is strong, and the atmospheric pressure is only one percent of that of the earth on Mars.

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"...It feels so boring! Dear big brother, when are we going to spy on that guy shoveling dirt?"

Behind a reddish-brown Martian rock, Gretel, a silver-haired girl in a blue print dress and a straw hat, stood on a rugged gravel hillside and complained to Wang Qiu listlessly, "...I Almost fell asleep watching..."

"...Huh? After reading such an inspirational space Robinson Crusoe, don't you have any insight?"

Hearing Gretel's complaint, Wang Qiu, who came here with the silver-haired twins, couldn't help frowning for a while, "...Even though a person is left alone in a lonely foreign land, he still doesn't give up, doesn't despair, but Work hard, be optimistic..."

"...Come on, even the original Desert Island Robinson, haven't we met before? Although he died before we met."

Another of the silver-haired twin sisters, Hansel who was dressed like Gretel, interjected, "...remember his body, we dug a hole and buried it with our own hands! I have to say, this guy is really good. Dirty and smelly..." She muttered, frowning.

——When Wang Qiu heard the words, he suddenly became angry: It is such an embarrassment to talk about the story world that he traveled through with someone who is also a time traveler...

"...Moreover, I feel that I am more inspirational than him-he was just accidentally left on Mars, and he still has assets worth billions or even tens of billions of dollars at his disposal. There are so many well-meaning people worrying about him, racking their brains..."

Hansel sighed and continued, "...And what about us? We were abandoned by our parents when we were born, and then sold to the red-light district by the orphanage. It was already miserable enough to be child prostitutes, but we were sold underground again. The Massacre Club fell into the hands of a group of cannibalistic massacres, and was almost about to be pierced, grilled, or cut alive... Before we were rescued by you, big brother, no good-hearted people gave us a little warmth, only The whole world's deep malice. This is not crazy, it should prove that we are stronger than that astronaut!"

Listening to Hansel's self-pity, Wang Qiu was speechless, while Grete stretched out her hand and patted Hansel's head reproachfully, "...Sister! How many years have passed since then What’s the matter, what are you talking about now?”

However, after that, Gretel also turned around and continued to complain to Wang Qiu, "...But, dear big brother, this place is indeed too boring. That astronaut usually hides in the habitat cabin We can't see it at all. I come out to work a few times occasionally, and there is no special performance. And even this Mars feels so fake! It doesn't feel like being in space at all, it's like standing on In the studio!"

She pursed her lips and raised her foot to kick a few times on the Martian soil, stirring up a cloud of brick-red fine dust.

In this regard, Wang Qiu had no choice but to smile bitterly again.

"...This... It seems that we are not on the Mars in the modern real world..."

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PS: The plot line of the new book was a little hesitant for a while, and I was going to write a few popular science articles before opening the new book, just like writing "Where Should We Go Through Time" before.At present, it is planned to write "Social and Economic Issues in the World of Martial Arts".The preliminary outline is as follows, and I want to refer to the readers' opinions:

Chapter 1. The well-informed waiter and storyteller—has this world entered the age of network information?
Chapter 2. Flying across the country like flying - super high-speed heroes riding Pegasus and spaceship!

Chapter 3, magic weapon and panacea with unlimited shelf life?Aren't you afraid of rust and mildew?
Chapter 4. Analysis of Price, Finance and Currency in the World of Martial Arts
Chapter 5. What should the national gangs do in the pre-industrial age?
Chapter 6. The imperial court in the world of martial arts is so sad

Chapter 7. On the similarities between sects and financial groups.

Chapter 8. Security issues in the martial arts world.

Chapter 9. How to structure a rationalized martial arts world-this is a magical world at all!