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Dead on Mars Dead on Mars Chapter 93

Chapter 93: Sol Hundred and Six, Second Sol After Tomcat's Departure

Translator: CKtalon  Editor: CKtalon

“Mr. Cat, the straight-line distance between you and the Chelomey probe is 32.78 kilometers.” Mai Dong observed the number on the screen. “You are still right on target.”

“Straight-line distance of 32.78 kilometers? But the actual distance is probably far greater than 30 kilometers. I believe a detour is needed next.”

Mai Dong and Tang Yue were stunned.

“Detour?” Tang Yue got up and typed on the keyboard, and send an inquiry by email. “Is something blocking your path?”

Mai Dong asked as well: “A sand dune?”

“It's a sand dune, one that just extends endlessly. I've parked the Mars Wanderer at the bottom of it to charge. The sand dune's slopes are too steep, and they are about one- to two-stories tall. I don't think the Wanderer can climb over it, so a detour is needed.”

“How far would the detour be?”

“I've no idea. I'm attempting to climb the sand dune. I'll stand from a high vantage point to see the surroundings and find a passageway… It's truly shocking. This isn't sand, but rock.”

“Rock?”

“Underneath the sand is buried rock, huge slabs of rock. Just one of them will weigh tens or hundreds of tonnes. I think it's basalt. They might be the result of volcanic activity billions of years ago. They were later eroded to their present state,” Tomcat explained. “I've already climbed onto it. Let me see how I should proceed next… Damn it, it's not a sand dune, but a wall!”

The two humans over the comms were alarmed.

“Wall?”

“This is basically a wall formed by stacked pieces of rock. It has been completely covered in sand, making it look like a sand dune. But when digging away the sand, you'll see the rock beneath. It's layer upon layer, just like stacked bricks.” Tomcat was astonished. “Standing here, I can see it extending far into the distance until it disappears by the horizon. There's no way of estimating its length… It's shocking.”

“Just like the Great Wall?” Mai Dong asked.

Tomcat nodded. “Just like the Great Wall of China. Can you imagine a great wall on Mars?”

“Is it artificially made?”

“Not necessarily. Even though it looks like the work of some intelligent lifeform, it could be a result of glacier movements. In ancient times, the glaciers would move the rock over; therefore the boulders would stack upon each other at the boundaries of the glaciers. The forces of nature can at times far exceed that of human hands.” Tomcat shook its head. “Do you know of Northern Ireland's Giant's Causeway?”

“What's that?” Tang Yue asked.

“A very special landscape. It's located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Northern Ireland. Thirty thousand stone columns of different sizes from a long series of steps that extend for thousands of meters. Each stone column is hexagonal in shape, making them look like they were man-made,” Tomcat explained. “But they were, in fact, naturally formed. The Giant's Causeway is made of basalt. It's the result of molten basalt from volcanic activity meeting seawater. The reason they are hexagonal is because of the crystalline structure of basalt… That's why the wall I'm seeing on Mars might be a natural landscape as well.”

Tang Yue found it true after some thought. It was highly likely that it was naturally formed. At times, weathering and water erosion led to amazing wonders. How could Mars have any artificial landscapes?

“I'm walking along the wall. Its highest spot exceeds nine meters and is about three-stories tall. Do you know what this reminds me of?” Since Tomcat was waiting for the Wanderer to be charged, it began to share what it saw with Mai Dong and Tang Yue.

“What?”

“A beacon tower,” Tomcat replied. “If this wall is viewed as the product of a civilization, then this wall has all the necessary features…”

Tomcat leisurely searched for clues on the ancient wall. The marks had already been blurred by time, but Tomcat used its extraordinary imagination to depict a scene.

“I see beacon towers, each placed at a set distance from each other. It would be perfect for setting fire to pop smoke to indicate war. There are also the steep slopes of the city wall, the narrow ones for people, and the broad ones for offensive machinery… Oh, there's also the signs of watchtowers. I see a very regular square-shaped platform, and very clearly, it was used to station troops. If any enemy were to attack, the soldiers living in them could charge out to face the enemy…” As Tomcat spoke, its voice lowered until there was silence.

Mai Dong and Tang Yue were already silent.

“F*ck…” Tomcat reeled in shock for a very long period of time. “It's really naturally formed?”

The force of nature was like an artisan. It had the ability to chisel a six-sided stone column into a passageway and could carve rock into a wall. However, it was not great enough to build beacon towers and watchtowers.

Tomcat was alarmed.

“Mr… Mr. Cat…” Mai Dong whispered. “You… might be standing on the ruins of an ancient civilization?”

“No! No! No! No! Impossible! That's impossible!” Tomcat shook its head. “Mars has never had any intelligent life form, much less any civilization! Don't be misled by what I just said. What I meant was that certain things can be produced under natural conditions… Holy sh*t, what's this?”

“What have you discovered this time?”

“A ravine, a long ravine. On the other end of the wall is a ditch. It goes along the wall, forming a very deep ravine.” Tomcat frowned. “Does that remind you of anything?”

“A moat?” Tang Yue had an idea.

“It does resemble a moat. However, who would build a moat for a great wall? The ravine has already been filled with sand. Let me try to dig into it…” Tomcat said. “This ravine is about four to five meters wide, but I'm not sure of its depth. However, it's at least a meter. This ravine's length is similar to the wall's. I can't see its end.”

Tang Yue and Mai Dong were astonished.

A wall that extended endlessly would have been a massive project known to all on Earth. Yet, someone had dug out a moat for this wall?

“This ravine is also a natural phenomenon?” Tang Yue asked. “Perhaps formed by glaciers?”

“Possible, of course it's possible! After glaciers melt, they leave behind traces. Together with erosion from flowing water…” Tomcat racked its mind to find a reason. It was wondering if any preceding examples on Earth would naturally form a moat.

But it failed to find one.

When all assumptions were eliminated, then no matter how inconceivable the remaining explanation was, it was the truth.

Tomcat sat on the sand dune and looked at the wall meandering into the distance as far as its sight could go. It didn't know if it was a work of the natural world or the remains of an ancient civilization. If it was truly the work of intelligent lifeforms, then it would no doubt be an extremely illustrious civilization.

What kind of civilization would build up a tall wall that tore through its planet?

Tomcat looked at the ruins, and couldn't help but imagine how it would have appeared like a miracle when such a tall wall was built.

Tomcat had no way of knowing the truth. Its database didn't have any relevant information, but it could determine that in the dark back when Earth's humans hadn't been born, the civilization on this planet might have already built up such astonishing wonders. Although their civilization was destroyed with time, these miraculous works remained standing steadfast.

“What a pity…” Tomcat sighed.

“A pity that this ancient civilization has vanished?” Tang Yue asked.

“No, it's a pity that Earth is gone, and the Mars mission has been terminated,” Tomcat said. “Otherwise, I could set up a tourism business. Wouldn't that earn me loads of money?”

Chapter end

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Chapter 249 – : Sol Three Hundred and Forty
Chapter 248 – Sol Three Hundred and Forty
Chapter 247 – Sol Three Hundred and Forty
Chapter 246 – Sol Three Hundred and Forty
Chapter 245 – Sol Three Hundred and Forty
Chapter 244 – Sol Three Hundred and Forty
Chapter 243 – Sol Three Hundred and Forty
Chapter 242 – Sol Three Hundred and Forty
Chapter 241
Chapter 240
Chapter 239 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 238 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 237 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 236 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 235 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 234 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 233 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 232 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 231 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 230 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 229 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 228 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 227 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 226 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 225 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 224 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 223 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 222 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 221 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 220 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 219 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 218 – Sol Three Hundred and Thirty
Chapter 217
Chapter 216 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 215 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 214 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 213 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 212 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 211 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 210 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 209 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 208 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 207 – sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 206 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 205 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 204 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 203 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 202 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 201 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
Chapter 200 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
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
Chapter 184 – Sol Three Hundred and Twenty
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
Chapter 167 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 166 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 165 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 164 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
Chapter 163 – Sol Two Hundred and Eighty
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
Chapter 138 – : Sol Two Hundred and Seventy
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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