Chapter 183 - Sol Three Hundred and Twenty-Two, Reboot (1/2)
Chapter 183: Sol Three Hundred and Twenty-Two, Reboot
The next morning, Tang Yue and Tomcat informed Mai Dong of the news, moments after she woke up.
“Tianzhou… 37?” Mai Dong was surprised. “It’s still alive?”
Tang Yue nodded.
“Tianzhou 37 was launched before Earth disappeared, but for some reason, this spacecraft escaped the misfortune of vaporizing with Earth. Furthermore, it very accurately found its destination. It will arrive on Mars twenty days’ time, according to plan.”
“I recall that Tianzhou 37 is a cargo spacecraft.”
“Yes.” Tang Yue had spent hours to calm his excitement to make himself look composed, but he still wasn’t able to repress the joy in his eyes. “Just on food alone, that spacecraft has five tonnes worth. There’s fruit, vegetables, beef, fish, and even Australian lobster canned food!”
He handed the inventory list to Mai Dong.
Mai Dong began scanning through it.
“44 kinds of I-type food, 23 kinds of IM-type food, 9 kinds of NF-type food, 54 kinds of R-type food, 27 kinds of T-type food… It includes raisins, oatmeal, yogurt, preserved apricot, dried pear, Russian black bread, shrimp with mixed vegetables, steak, sausage pie, fish-skin peanuts, burritos, dehydrated mushroom soup, spaghetti bolognese… Wow, breading pudding, beef noodles, mushroom tenderloin… Wow—vegetable salad, diced meat rice…”
“Lass, your saliva… your saliva!”
Mai Dong wiped away her drool as her eyes turned feverish as they burned with a glint.
“Tang Yue, Mr. Cat, I… I’ve seen heaven.”
“Yes.” Tang Yue nodded. “That is heaven.”
Mai Dong hugged her plush toy, Ah Q, and buried her face into the furry dog’s stomach as she groaned. Soon the groan turned into laughter as she tumbled about inside the module.
“Fabulous! Just fabulous! This is great news!”
Tang Yue and Tomcat exchanged looks.
Tomcat shrugged. Your earlier reaction wasn’t necessarily any better than Miss Mai Dong.
Tang Yue cleared his throat. “Lass, the supplies aren’t the most important thing. Most important of all is that we need to change the landing plans. Tianzhou 37 has a very safe lander. You can come down on Tianzhou, and we don’t have to make Orion II descend.”
“Got it.” Mai Dong nodded. “That also means I just need to wait another twenty days on the space station.”
“That’s right,” Tang Yue said. “After Tianzhou enters Martian orbit, we will let it dock with the United Space Station. You can bring all you need into the spacecraft, bringing with you all the excess goods and those plants of yours together… Tianzhou has the ability to let you land safely. Furthermore, it will accurately land at Kunlun Station’s doorstep. I guarantee that the entire process will be very stable and safe.”
“Got it.” The girl’s black eyes darted around before she smiled. “But last night, you said we would be having dinner together tonight. Does that promise not count?”
“Of course it does,” Tang Yue said. “It will just be pushed back twenty days. When the time comes, I’ll entertain you with Australian lobster.”
“On account of the lobster…” Mai Dong grunted. “I’ll forgive you for standing me up.”
“Miss Mai Dong.” Tomcat moved over and pushed Tang Yue away. That put an end to the idle chatter for important matters were next.
“I’m here, Mr. Cat.”