Chapter 1,380 The Martian Rescue(1/2)
To be honest, Barry was not particularly angry about the fact that he was trapped on Mars. Although he was indeed kidnapped...but this is Mars!
Barry has always been a tech geek and has always had a strong curiosity about things like space travel. He dreams of being able to travel to space one day. Although the way this dream is realized is a bit different from what he imagined.
It’s the same, but at least the dream has come true!
This is Mars!!!
Barry has been very excited after learning that he was imprisoned on Mars. He is very curious about everything here, and he is the person who sets up a Mars scooter most frequently.
But no matter how interesting something is, it becomes like that after a long time.
Especially Mars... there's really nothing to see. After all, their scooters are all electric-powered, and the range they can reach is always limited. Their activity area seems to be the entire Mars, but in fact, their actual activity area is just
So big.
Barry wants to find water on Mars, but the problem is that there is no water at all in the area they are in. If you want to find Martian glaciers, you have to go far away.
The same is true for other scenery. It was fine at first, but as time went by, the red landscape made Barry want to vomit. There was really nothing here.
After that, Barry wanted to find something to do.
But although the Skrulls didn't care much about them, they weren't good enough to consider their spiritual needs. So Barry could only entertain himself.
It just so happened that Barry and the others were dissatisfied with the food provided by the Skrulls.
The same synthetic starch blocks taste like konjac and are rich in various elements needed by the human body, but the taste is hard to describe.
This is Mars. Even if the Skrulls have the ability to travel between stars, it is not easy to transport supplies from Earth to Mars. The main reason is that the Skrulls do not have supporting logistical supplies. Their small spaceships
Energy has always been in short supply.
Perhaps this was done intentionally by Nick Fury to restrict the Skrulls.
But in short, the cost of transporting supplies from Earth to Mars is very high, especially since these supplies need to be supplied to the Skrulls themselves first, so what is left for prisoners like Barry and others is naturally not good.
Prisoners, as long as they don't starve to death, what else do they want?
Because of his disgust with these foods, Barry suddenly decided that they could grow their own vegetables!
First of all, there is soil on Mars. The soil on Mars is very similar to weathered soil. There are no microorganisms, worms or other humus in the soil. However, it has many trace elements necessary for plant growth. In theory, only the problem of fertilizer needs to be solved. Martian soil is
Plants can be grown.
Secondly, being idle is also idle, it is better to find something to do.
Then came the idea of growing potatoes using excrement as fertilizer.
First of all, potatoes are easy to feed, and secondly, the Skrulls only provided them with potato seeds.
Watching Barry mix the dark 'farmyard manure' and the red Martian soil, Luke remembered another thing.
"How to solve the problem of water?"
The Skrulls do supply water, but it's very little. It can only barely meet the physiological needs of these people... they can't even take a bath or flush the toilet, let alone water the seeds. In addition, there is no other water on Mars.
There is air, water, and even clouds on Mars, but there is no precipitation. The density of the atmosphere of Mars is only about 1% of that of the Earth. It is very dry, the temperature is low, and the water is easy to freeze. Mars is basically a desert planet, with sand dunes and gravel on the surface.
, there is no stable liquid water, and it will not rain. The atmosphere dominated by carbon dioxide is thin and cold, with sand and dust suspended in it, and dust storms often occur every year.
"Two ways." Barry was also idle. He really thought of a way: "The first way is to use hydrogen and oxygen to burn water to produce water, and pump out the unused hydrazine from the previous descent from the mdv fuel tank used for landing.
, using catalytic decomposition to obtain nitrogen and hydrogen. The basic process of MAV for ascent is to send MAV and liquid hydrogen to Mars in advance, extract carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere, and then use a chemical reaction to produce methane as ascent fuel."
Luke Cage said, What did you say? I don’t understand it at all!
"What about the second option?"
"The second method is to collect gaseous water from Mars."
"Is there gaseous water on Mars?" Luke expressed doubt.
"Of course! There are clouds on Mars! That's gaseous water!"
"You don't want us to fly up to the sky to collect that water vapor, do you?"
Barry looked at Luke Cage's strong body and speech without common sense, and thought of the school bullies who often bullied him when he was in school. They all had well-developed limbs and simple minds.
"No, although the air on Mars is thin, it is not a vacuum, otherwise there would be no storms." During these days on Mars, they really encountered storms. The scale of the storms was very terrifying, and it even seemed like the end of the world.
a feeling of.
"There is gaseous water in the air!" Barry explained directly: "And the Martian soil contains a substance called calcium perchlorate. Calcium perchlorate is a salt. We can use the deliquescence of perchlorate.
Taking water vapor from the air and using it as a storage for liquid water. At the same time, perchlorate can also be used in some chemical reactions to produce oxygen."
Luke Cage still didn't understand, and he gave up thinking.
"Which one is the most reliable?"
"It's more reliable to use hydrogen and oxygen to burn to produce water," Barry said.
"Then let's use this method." Luke was originally bored, so he would follow Barry's nonsense, but he didn't want to use his brain too much.
Just when the two of them found an empty room and started growing their own vegetables.
Prisoners from other 'prison areas' also came over to watch the fun.
They were almost pissed off.
There is no entertainment here, and there is nothing to pass the time except chatting and spanking. Now that such a strange thing happens, they will naturally not let it go.
Even if it’s a very irritating question.
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They are the most special of all.
For more than three months, not only did the two of them not get tired of being imprisoned, but they also enjoyed this normal and calm life very much.
Both of them are elderly and have no special interest in finding excitement.
When they were on Earth, they were still bound by a sense of responsibility, honor and the like. Even though they had reached retirement age, they were still active on the front line. Even though their relationship had been confirmed, they were still busy and seldom
If you have the chance, don't worry about anything and just accompany each other quietly.
Now that I have been sent to Mars, I have a chance.
After all, if they stay here, even if they have ideas, they can't do anything. It's better to spend time with each other. To put it bluntly, who knows when they will be executed by the Skrulls? It's better to seize the moment.
A group of people watched Barry busy there.
It's a delight to watch.
They were the only two people who didn't pay much attention.
Suddenly Steve sighed.
"What's wrong?" Carter asked concerned.
She quite likes her current life. They only have each other and don't need to think about other messy things. It also feels more like falling in love.
"I don't know what the situation is like on the other side of the earth... Our kidnapping must bring a lot of trouble to the earth."
Although Steve liked getting along with Carter very much, he was still worried about the earth.
Isn't that the case with Carter?
But the reality is that even if they worry, it will not help.
Of course, when it comes to worrying about the earth, she is actually more worried about their own fate.
"No news is the best news!"
For more than three months, the number of prisoners in the prison has not increased, and the Skrulls have not dealt with them further.
What does this mean?
This at least shows that the Skrulls' conspiracy has not succeeded yet. After all, if it really succeeds, then they will be of little use. Moreover, new prisoners will join this big family.
It is even optimistically estimated that maybe on Earth, Kai and the others have led other superheroes to save the world again and defeat the Skrulls.
This is why Carter doesn't worry about the earth.
On the contrary, people like them... stay here, with no hope of rescue, and no idea of what the future will hold, so they are worth worrying about.
"Yes! That's right. Kai and Tony will definitely be able to defeat those Skrulls!"
Steve said excitedly.
Of course, no one knows how much of this is a forced smile.
As he spoke, Steve cast his gaze to the sky.
"Huh?"
Suddenly Steve saw a spaceship flying towards their base.
"Today shouldn't be the time to deliver supplies, right?"
The Skrulls will indeed come to deliver supplies every once in a while. The supplies will not be handed over directly to Steve and the others, but will be dropped around the prison and then let the prisoners drive back.
The Skrulls were very careful in dealing with them.
"No! That's not a Skrull ship!"
To be continued...