Old Cat observed for a whole night and finally came to a cautious conclusion.
Earth was gone.
Not only was Earth gone, but the moon was also gone.
The terrestrial planet, which was located in the third orbit of the solar system, with a revolution speed of 29.8 kilometers per second, a radius of 6378.137 kilometers, and a circumference of 40075.7 kilometers, disappeared overnight. Not a single strand of hair was left.
That was why they couldn't contact it.
Although they didn't know what happened, Tang Yue survived on Mars and was honored to be the last human in the world.
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Tang Yue sat on the box and stared at the floor under his feet. His mind was blank.
He had been sitting like this for a long time.
He allowed Old Cat to wriggle in front of him.
In the past few decades, all the astronauts in human history were just wanderers who left home. No matter how far they went, there would be a day when they returned home.
But Tang Yue was no longer a wanderer.
He was a homeless man with a broken family.
He was only twenty-six years old this year, and his family was broken.
According to the original plan, Tang Yue would finish the scientific research work in the next two days, then return to the Mars United Space Station and take the last Orion spacecraft back to Earth.
This was the plan that the Jiuquan Center had prepared for him. Behind this plan, there were thousands of people watching Tang Yue's every move. Thousands of people were working to ensure his safety. Every minute burned large amounts of US dollars, all for the sake of successfully bringing back a 150-kilogram piece of meat from a foreign planet 55 million kilometers away. Even missing a kilogram was considered a failure.
When Tang Yue was on Mars, his value was more expensive than gold of the same volume. His real net worth was in the hundreds of millions.
Now, those people were gone.
Tang Yue was homeless.
"Earth is really gone?"
"It's really gone."
Old Cat replied, "Although I don't know what happened, I used all the observation tools on the space station. From all angles, Earth has disappeared. Not a single trace is left."
Tang Yue remained silent for a long time.
The Old Cat continued to wriggle in front of him.
If Tang Yue was a kite floating 50 million kilometers away, then the moment he learned that Earth had disappeared, the kite string connecting Tang Yue and Earth was broken. He was swept into an unpredictable fate by the raging solar storm.
At that moment, he felt as if he had lost all his mass. The gentle breeze and the morning light directly penetrated his body and soul.
"Is Earth really gone?" Tang Yue murmured.
"There's really nothing left."
Old Cat continued, "Although I don't know what's going on, I've used all the observational tools available on the space station. From every angle, Earth has disappeared without a trace."
Tang Yue looked up at it and asked in a low voice, "Why did you repeat that answer?"
Old Cat asked in return, "Then why did you repeat that question?"
Tang Yue hugged his head with both hands as his fingers dug deep into his hair roots. His eyes were a little dull.
Yes, why did I ask the same question over and over again?
Old Cat stopped wriggling and sighed. He raised his paw and placed it on Tang Yue's shoulder.
That's because we're essentially the same.
Tang Yue looked up with a blank gaze.
Our essence?
What is our essence?
Old Cat said earnestly.
Of course, it's a repeater.
Tang Yue didn't know where he would eventually go. In this universe with a diameter of 93 billion light-years, the Milky Way with a diameter of 120,000 light-years, the Solar System with a diameter of 82 astronomical units, and a planet with a diameter of 6,794 kilometers, a 1.75 meter long person was just too small. Some kind of irresistible force pushed him into a completely unfamiliar distance.
"I know you're sad."
Old Cat squeaked over and comforted Tang Yue. "Earth has disappeared. You're the last human, and I'm the last robot. If you have anything to say, you can tell me. Although Earth is gone, I'm still here."
Old Cat hugged Tang Yue and gently patted his back with his paw.
"Don't keep anything to yourself. You'll feel better if you say it out loud."
A long time later, Tang Yue repeatedly recalled that moment.
As the last person on Earth in the world, what was the first thought that came to his mind after he learned that Earth had disappeared?
Tang Yue thought it would be a cry of despair.
"F * ck, I'm done for."
"F * ck, how is this possible?" or "I'm homeless!"
Either he was calm and scientific.
"This is not scientific. Earth can't disappear."
"The observation was wrong. Earth can't disappear." or "My eyes were wrong. Earth can't disappear."
Or he was self-comforting.
"I must be dreaming," said Ye Zichen.
"Old Cat must be dreaming." or "The telescope must be dreaming."
But it turned out that Tang Yue had underestimated himself.
Tang Yue was surprisingly calm, so calm that it was abnormal. A terrifying thought slowly crept up from the bottom of his feet as it gradually expanded. Finally, it occupied his entire brain, chasing away all the melancholy, horror, and surprise.
The only thought in his mind at that time was:
F * ck.
I'm still a virgin.
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"Tang Yue?
Mr. Tang Yue, can you receive it? "
A clear voice suddenly broke the silence.
Tang Yue had already closed himself off. He was going to remain so until he was suddenly awakened by this voice. Tang Yue was stunned for a second. Didn't Earth explode?
Why would anyone call him?
He turned over and got up. He found that someone was talking on the video call channel.
Tang Yue was overjoyed.
A young girl appeared on the computer screen. She was slender and petite. She wore a blue uniform with a white neck exposed from the collar. Her short black hair fluttered in the microgravity environment.
Looking at the background of the video, the white cabin wall behind the girl had the flags of China, the United States, and the European Union. This was obviously on the Mars United Space Station.
"Mai Dong?" Tang Yue was shocked.
The girl saw Tang Yue's face and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mr. Tang Yue, something bad has happened. I lost contact with the ground. The captain and the others can't be contacted either!
All communications have been cut off!
Finally, I tried to track the captain's Orion spacecraft, but found … found … "
"Earth is gone, isn't it?" Tang Yue said.
The girl nodded. Her eyes were wide open. Her gaze was full of horror and surprise. Her slender eyelashes trembled and were stained with tiny tears. Obviously, she had just cried.
"Calm down, calm down, Miss Mai Dong. Calm down first."
Tang Yue tried to comfort the girl. He had just come out of his isolation. He couldn't watch a second person go into isolation.
Not to mention, this was the only human left in the universe.
"Don't panic. Let's slowly analyze the current situation. Do you understand what I mean?" Tang Yue said patiently. "If you understand, then nod your head."
The girl was at a loss. She could only nod obediently.
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(Author: Jun Xian Hua:
Dear aerospace experts and professional astronauts of Qidian, if you see anything in this book that doesn't match your imagination, then I'm wrong.)