Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

“Ah…”

The first thing to return is the pain.

Immediately thereafter, as a cold sensation climbed from the soles of his feet onto his spine, Johnson opened his eyes violently and woke up from his sleep shaking.

“Shet! It's cold...”

The chills were shaking all over his body when he was attacked, and Johnson tried to squeeze his body together and found himself pinned to the bed by a nylon buckle.

Reaching out his cold fingers to unbuckle the movement, he held onto the bed plate with one hand, one hand supporting his body, floating slowly and sitting upright on the bed plate.

At this point, he noticed that the Chinese researcher who had previously injected himself with antibodies was sitting on a bench by the bed looking at him.

“Your metabolism levels are still low and it is normal to feel cold. ”

“How long have I... slept? ”

Zhao Shuxuan looked at the timer worn on his wrist.

“About 27 days. ”

“27 days?!” I glanced at him amazingly, and Johnson whispered, "Incredible. ”

Zhao Shuxuan: “Is there a problem? ”

“… When I was in the Marine Corps, I had been in a coma for a week due to injuries and had been lying fully in bed for a month. Remember the moment I was allowed to walk out of bed, my whole body was like torn apart, and with the help of the paramedics, it took me half a month to walk properly. ”

Speaking of which, Johnson lifted his arm, some incredibly glanced at his hands and paused for a long time before continuing, “Now, however, I feel like I've been asleep for a little while... lunch? ”

“It is strange, indeed, that long periods of inactivity can reasonably lead to muscle atrophy, but X-0172 bacterial secretion of pheromones can stop this by protecting dormant cells while driving them into sleep," continues Professor Zhao Shuxuan, looking at Johnson sitting out of bed, "the specific physiochemical process is still under study, if you are interested in this, you can keep an eye on subsequent research progress. ”

The moment he heard the word X-0172 bacteria, Johnson's expression suddenly got nervous and looked at Zhao Shuxuan and asked.

“How's the Mars bacteria on me now? ”

Zhao Shuxuan: “It's been cleaned up. ”

Johnson relaxed when he heard that.

A big rock hanging from his heart finally landed on the ground.

Mars bacteria have been cleared.

Now he should finally be able to go home.

After his safety had been guaranteed, he finally remembered that he still had two teammates.

After a moment of pause, he asked casually.

“Where's Jones and Tevy? How are my two team members doing now? ”

Zhao Shuxuan looked again at the timer on his wrist and replied with no emotional fluctuations: “Jones woke up 15 minutes earlier than you and is now approaching the Multifunction Service Cabin to handle personal hygiene matters. As for Tevy, his situation may be a little complicated. ”

Johnson was slightly stunned: “What happened to Tevye? ”

Zhao Shuxuan carried a little weight in his eyes and was silent for a while before speaking.

“Generally, the way we remove X-0172 bacteria is to stop them from forming spores and then kill them by antibodies. However, his condition is somewhat peculiar because of the innate immune response to X-0172 bacteria, causing the spores in his body to remain under attack, even though we injected him with blocking pheromones and did not wake up the spores in his body to nutritional cells. ”

Johnson swallowed his mouth and spat. “That means...”

“He was still in a coma, or dormant,” Zhao Shuxuan patted him on the shoulder and slowly stood up from the chair, “Don't worry too much, we'll find a way to cure him. ”

“… thank you. ”

Johnson smiled a little weakly.

That's not what he's worried about.

He doesn't like the player who doesn't listen to directions. What does it matter to the captain if he finally wakes up?

Anyway, the Ares plan has completely failed.

At this point, the hatch of the infirmary was opened and a bearded researcher drifted in.

As soon as he saw Johnson sitting on the bed plate, Professor Stephen floated up to the side of the bed plate.

“Oh, I'm so sorry! Makes you suffer... How do you feel now? Is there anything wrong with that? ”

Somewhat obscured by the enthusiastic Professor Stephen, Johnson looked at Zhao Shuxuan without understanding the situation.

Zhao Shuxuan coughed softly and explained to him: "This is Professor Stephen of Stanford University and an expert in microbiology appointed by the United States Government. ”

Speaking of which, he paused for a moment and looked at the timer on his wrist for the third time.

“Looks like you guys need a little time, so I won't bother you. ”

After that, Zhao Shuxuan floated to the door, leaving the “old” space for two people.

Looking at the slow-closed hatch, Johnson finally returned to God and remembered the professor's earlier greeting, hesitating for a moment to say.

“Everything is fine now, when can we… go home? ”

Professor Stephen smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Soon, the Magpie Bridge carrying supplies is on its way to the Moon Palace, and the Chinese promised to take the Magpie Bridge back to the International Space Station. There will be a special spacecraft to take us home. ”

We can finally go home.

John has a new feeling that this is probably the best news I've heard in over two months.

Looking at Johnson with a soothing expression, Professor Stephen went on with interest: "Speaking of which, how does it feel on Mars? Can we have a chat? ”

Johnson: “… is this part of the medical examination? ”

“No, it's just my personal interest,” Professor Stephen shook his head and continued with a smile, “You are heroes of humanity, and no one has ever printed your footprints on that desert planet, but you have done it! I wonder what life is like on Mars. Heard you planted potatoes there? With Mars soil? How's it taste? Is it good? ”

Hero…?

Johnson's smile was a bit bitter in the face of Professor Stephen throwing balls like guns.

Yes, they succeeded in printing their footprints on Mars, but the Chinese brought them back from there.

Whatever you think, this is not a successful landing.

And the end result was indeed that the New Virginia life-support unit sank in the sandstorms sweeping the globe, and after nearly a month of perseverance, they were eventually forced to withdraw completely.

Looking at the silver and white planet outside the starboard window, Johnson took a deep breath and slowly said what he felt.

“This feeling… you don't want to come a second time. ”

“It's terrible. ”