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Dead on Mars Dead on Mars Chapter 144 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy

Chapter 144: Sol Two Hundred and Seventy-Six, Crossing the River on a Paper Boat

Translator: CKtalon Editor: CKtalon

“Ahh!” Tang Yue pointed at the screen as he turned around to shout to Tomcat.

“Why are you screaming? Is this a call to arms? Isn't Lu Xun's collection done?” Tomcat kept typing on the keyboard. “Call to Arms and Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk have been sent out, right? Mr. Lu Xun's words of enlightenment have already been forever engraved in the memories of the Universe.”

“I'm referring to Munch's The Scream!” Tang Yue clasped his cheeks with his hands as he mimicked the figure in the painting. “Is this real?”

“Are you dumb?” Tomcat continued typing. “The genuine piece of work is stored at the National Gallery and Munch Museum in Norway. It vanished along with the Earth. What you have is just a scanned photo.”

“I'm asking if this is a photo of the genuine piece.”

“Determine it yourself,” Tomcat said. “Look at the picture from different angles and directions. If the figure keeps staring at you, it means it's real.”

Tang Yue straightened his body as he craned his neck to look at the screen from different angles. Moments later, he was alarmed.

“Oh my, it's real! The figure is really staring at me… Damn it, it's really creepy.”

Tomcat sighed.

In many matters, Tang Yue's intelligence was definitely not the best in the world. Perhaps having a simple brain was the main reason he had survived to this day.

“Any picture with eyes that directs the gaze at someone standing in front of it will appear to you as if it's staring at you from any angle. This is an optical illusion. It has nothing to do with its authenticity.” Tomcat held a piece of scrap paper in its paw. It was covered with equations and numbers that matched the numbers on the monitor. “Hmm… The ballistic coefficient doesn't exceed 100 kg/m². This object's damping ratio at a zero angle of attack is 1.86…”

“For real?”

“You can give it a try,” Tomcat said.

Tang Yue drew a cat's face on a piece of paper and drew a pair of big eyes. Then, he moved the paper away from him as it moved it to the sides.

“Hey, it really seems to be the case…”

Tomcat couldn't be bothered with Tang Yue as it continued its work, handling the complicated data.

The work involved complicated orbital mechanics and fluid dynamics. It needed an immense amount of calculation. Tang Yue and Mai Dong naturally couldn't provide any help, so Tomcat busied itself with the work together with Kunlun Station's computers. Tomcat was in charge of issuing the commands while the workstation would fire up all its cores and work without rest. As for Tang Yue and Mai Dong, they were in charge of recording the developmental history of the human race.

The history of art was a very complex subject. Before beginning, Tang Yue imagined that he just needed to write the story of Leonardo da Vinci's drawing of an egg.

But when the references came into view, Tang Yue was astounded by the massive amount of information. Just the different art movements numbered more than a hundred. There was Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Neo-impressionism, and a huge bunch of names that he had never heard of.

Tang Yue scraped a few artist names such as Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, and Qi Baishi from his memories, but even that didn't use up his five fingers.

He had to admit that he didn't have any artistic genes in him.

“I have to compare their parachute deployment Mach numbers. This is 1.1. This is 1.77. This is… 1.57. When a parachute is deployed, the dynamic pressure is between 350 and 750.” Tomcat spun the pen in its paw as it muttered. “Then, their vertical descent speed is 2.4, 12.5, as well as 8.0…”

“Mass! Mass! Mass!

“Momentum! Momentum! Momentum!

“Speed!

“And density!”

Tomcat bellowed in frustration as it widened its eyes.

Numbers and equations ran through its mind.

It had told Tang Yue and Mai Dong that there was hope, allowing the latter to use Orion II to proceed with a landing, at the cost of abandoning the entire spacecraft, to bring her down. However, it was ultimately a crazy and bold plan. It was extremely risky and any tiny mishap would lead to failure.

In human aeronautical history, there had never been such an operation. Just the thought of it would seem ridiculous to a layman—a spacecraft with a mass of more than 400 tonnes was to descend into the atmosphere with merely reverse thrusters. This was only something that appeared in science-fiction movies.

It was no wonder that Tang Yue's first reaction was that it was impossible.

However, Tomcat's calculations supported this incredulous idea. It said that at times, its technique was crazier than anyone else.

This was the rigidity of mathematics and physics. Even if many believed it impossible and even if it looked incredulous, as long as it was permitted by them, there was a possibility of success. At times, the rigid laws of the Universe could force you into a corner, but at times, it was the safety rope that you relied on for survival.

However, Orion was ultimately not designed for atmospheric entry, and although Tomcat's original calculations were supported, it was only theoretically possible. To go from theory to practice needed many steps and massive amounts of calculations and adjustments. There were also many problems that needed resolving.

Tomcat called it crossing a river on a paper boat.

Tang Yue asked what it meant.

Tomcat folded a piece of scrap paper into a boat and placed it on the table.

If you wished to traverse a wide and turbulent river, but only had a tiny paper boat to use, would you dare embark if the mathematical calculations said that the boat would ferry you across the river before it sank?

If they weren't out of options, Tomcat would definitely not taken such a risky step. Orion II was that paper boat that could sink at any time. In theory, it could safely send Mai Dong across the river, but with a bit of wind or a few waves, it would face the danger of sinking.

“1, 2, 3, 4… The peak aerodynamic heat will reach 56 W/cm². Damn it. What's the material on the surface of the reservoir? SLV-561? No, it's not.” Tomcat shook its head. “OK, this process has ended. The flow computations are completed.”

“Hey, Tomcat. I have a question.” Tang Yue placed the piece of paper down.

“Speak.” Tomcat rotated the left monitor.

“If we follow your plan, allowing Orion's speed to decrease to zero before it lands, there's no way to land normally without any landing gear, right?” Tang Yue asked. “Orion will definitely crash. After the fuel is expended, it will smash into the ground. Then, what will happen to the Eagle?”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, how do we deal with the final step?” Tang Yue asked. “Even if we successfully survive the first 120 kilometers, what about the last eighty meters? If we assume ideal conditions, and the depletion of Orion's propellant is controlled perfectly, allowing Orion to successfully hover a centimeter off the ground, it's still eighty meters tall. That's thirty stories high. To come down from that height…”

Tang Yue's worries weren't without reason. Even though a height of eighty meters looked like a negligible number when it came to aeronautical numbers, it wasn't something that could be neglected for a human. Falling from a height of thirty stories was death.

Tang Yue's and Tomcat's goal was to ensure Mai Dong's safety. If Mai Dong couldn't reach the ground safely, all their hard work would have been for nothing.

Having worked hard to overcome so many obstacles, they couldn't trip up at the final step.

“I don't need you to remind me.” Tomcat smacked its lips. “I've already considered it. A smart cat has no lack of ideas.”

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Chapter 199 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 198 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 197 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 196 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty–Four, How to Enter the Two
Chapter 195 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty–Four, Desert, Loneliness, Shit
Chapter 194 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 193 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 192 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty–Two, Law of Tomcat's Flag
Chapter 191 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 190 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 189 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 188 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 187 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 186 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 185 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
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Chapter 183 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 182 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 181 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 180 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 179 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 178 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 177
Chapter 176
Chapter 175 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 174 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty–Four, Buttocks and Thermal
Chapter 173 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 172 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 171 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 170 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 169 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 168 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
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Chapter 162 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 161 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 160 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 159 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 158 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 157
Chapter 156
Chapter 155
Chapter 154
Chapter 153
Chapter 152 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 151 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy–Seven, Bio
Chapter 150 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 149 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 148 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 147 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 146 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 145 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 144 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 143 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 142 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 141 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 140 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 139 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
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Chapter 137 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 136 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 135 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 134 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 133 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 132 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 131 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy–Three, Long
Chapter 130 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 129 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 128 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy–Two, New
Chapter 127 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 126 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 125 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 124 – Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
Chapter 123
Chapter 122
Chapter 121
Chapter 120
Chapter 119
Chapter 118
Chapter 117
Chapter 116
Chapter 115
Chapter 114
Chapter 113
Chapter 112
Chapter 111
Chapter 110
Chapter 109
Chapter 108
Chapter 107
Chapter 106
Chapter 105
Chapter 104
Chapter 103
Chapter 102
Chapter 101
Chapter 100
Chapter 99
Chapter 98
Chapter 97
Chapter 96
Chapter 95
Chapter 94
Chapter 93
Chapter 92
Chapter 91
Chapter 90
Chapter 89
Chapter 88
Chapter 87
Chapter 86
Chapter 85
Chapter 84
Chapter 83
Chapter 82
Chapter 81
Chapter 80
Chapter 79
Chapter 78
Chapter 77
Chapter 76
Chapter 75
Chapter 74 – Sol Hundred, Shit
Chapter 73 – Sol Ninety
Chapter 72 – Sol Ninety
Chapter 71 – Sol Ninety
Chapter 70 – Sol Ninety
Chapter 69 – Sol Ninety
Chapter 68 – Sol Ninety
Chapter 67: Sol Ninety-Eight, A Man Without Water Is Not a Man at All
Chapter 66: Sol Ninety-Eight, Scurvy, and Kidney Failure
Chapter 65: Sol Ninety-Eight, The Space Station's Miss Farmer
Chapter 64: Sol Ninety-Eight, The Mathematical Explanation Between Gradual Enlightenment and Instant Enlightenment
Chapter 63: Sol Ninety-Eight, Disappearance of the Orion I
Chapter 62: Epilogue
Chapter 61: Sol Five, Grab onto That Shackle
Chapter 60: Sol Five, Five Seconds That Can Give Birth to Ten Thousand Stars
Chapter 59: Sol Five, Seventy-Meter-Long Surgical Knife
Chapter 58: Sol Five, The Arm
Chapter 57: Sol Five, The Solitary Shout
Chapter 56: Sol Five, Fly Towards the Sun
Chapter 55: Sol Five, The Mountain Will Not Come to Muhammad
Chapter 54: Sol Five, Biting Fate by the Throat
Chapter 53: Sol Five, Good People Live Long
Chapter 52: Sol Five, Eternal Increase in Entropy
Chapter 51: Sol Five, We Crashed
Chapter 50: Sol Five, The Probability of Success from Betting One's Life
Chapter 49: Sol Five, Desperado
Chapter 48: Sol Five, I'm Watching from Hundreds of Millions of Kilometers Away
Chapter 47: Sol Five, Lonely Radio Wave
Chapter 46: Sol Five, Third Life in the Whole Universe
Chapter 45: Sol Five, Either Make or Break
Chapter 44: Sol Five, I've Been Caught by the Nazis
Chapter 43: Sol Five, Nostalgia Became a Tiny Spacecraft
Chapter 42: Sol Five, Lil' Eagle's Race
Chapter 41: Sol Five, Eagle, Away You Go!
Chapter 40: Sol Five, Mars United Space Station
Chapter 39: Sol Five, the Greatest Being-Toward-Death
Chapter 38: Sol Five, The Meaning of a Million Tang Yue's
Chapter 37: Sol Five, Snail in a Race
Chapter 36: Sol Five, The Universe's Final Broadcasting Station
Chapter 35: Sol Four, Man is Unable to Defeat the Universe
Chapter 34: Sol Four, Cold Physics and Mathematics
Chapter 33: Sol Four, Parents Need Alone Time When Guiding Children With Their Studies
Chapter 32: Sol Four, SpongeBob Lives Under the Sea
Chapter 31: Sol Four, Two Solutions to Repair a TV
Chapter 30: Sol Four, Antenna Father and Antenna Son
Chapter 29: Sol Four, A Person Equaling a Billion People
Chapter 28: Sol Four, Himalayas on the Plains
Chapter 27: Sol Four, Becoming a Mummy on Mars
Chapter 26: Sol Four, Would I Lose All My Reputation?
Chapter 25: Sol Four, Disappearance of Tomcat
Chapter 24: Sol Four, Forging Across the Hundred Meters
Chapter 23: Sol Four, Force 14 Wind on Mars
Chapter 22: Sol Four, 21st Century Famine
Chapter 21: Sol Four, Taking off the EVA Suit, Buttocks Go First
Chapter 20: Sol Four, I'm Starving
Chapter 19: Sol Three, Tomcat is a Good Dictionary
Chapter 18: Sol Three, A Cremation Awaits a Moment's Joy of Ripping Wires
Chapter 17: Sol Three, 13,416 Articles
Chapter 16: Sol Three, Kunlun Station's Enslaved Worker
Chapter 15: Sol Two, The Eagle That Lets Its Hair Down
Chapter 14: Sol Two, How an Earth Can Be Blasted Apart
Chapter 13: Sol Two, Grand Art of Dirty Clothes Changing
Chapter 12: Sol Two, The Naked Man on the Desolate Plains
Chapter 11: Sol One, Rectum Comparable to a Howitzer
Chapter 10: Sol One, Mars Wanderer
Chapter 9: Sol One, Kunlun Station is a Turtle Shell
Chapter 8: Sol One, Robots Do Not Need Sleep
Chapter 7: Sol One, You are Inhumane
Chapter 6: Sol One, Can Last Another Five Sols
Chapter 5: Sol One, Crazy Canned Food
Chapter 4: Sol One, Enough Oxygen for Fifteen Years
Chapter 3: Sol One, Live On
Chapter 2: Sol One, Last Human in the Universe
Chapter 1: Sol One, Earth Has Exploded
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