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Chapter 785 Killing someone by breaking their spirit: Setting conditions

Mary is a seasoned astronaut with extensive spaceflight experience.

Having had extensive experience in space missions, their skills and psychological training were highly qualified.

After learning that the spaceship had malfunctioned, Mary knew what she would face next and what she should do.

Striving to maintain a calm mindset, I immediately began to save myself.

At this moment, guidance and reassurance from experts also came from the ground.

Mary put aside her worries and began to focus all her energy on the present.

Right now, her most important task is to fix the spaceship malfunction, nothing else.

that's it.

As the news spread, more and more people on the ground learned about the accident involving the Bald Eagle Orion spacecraft.

The mighty bald eagle, the world's dominant power, had just announced its intention to return to the moon when the joke of its spacecraft malfunctioning in space, potentially leaving astronauts stranded there forever, was made.

More importantly, the Bald Eagle has not yet announced any rescue plans, maintaining an eerie silence.

What Masla could think of, many others could think of as well.

However, no official U.S. government source has publicly stated this.

On the contrary, one extremely anti-China congressman publicly stated: "The astronauts of the Bald Eagle Federation have sufficient ability and technology to solve space problems on their own. We will not ask China for help. Please trust our technology!"

Regardless of the situation on the ground, Mary in space couldn't care less about anything else.

Under the guidance of ground experts, she removed the toilet, took out the titanium pipes inside, added a circuit board, and made a fuel valve heater herself, hoping to solve the engine problem in this way.

As a result, after painstakingly building the fuel heater, Mary was devastated to find a burning smell coming from the wiring when she turned it on.

Clearly, this is no longer a simple problem.

The entire line malfunctioned and was left on the ground, which is a major technical scandal.

Either they cut corners, or there's a major design flaw.

But it's no use knowing all this now.

A sense of despair began to surface in Mary's heart.

She can't solve this problem on her own.

Even if we tried to find a way to open the landing module in advance and use its weak propulsion to return to the space station, it would still be impossible.

Thinking of this, Mary felt a wave of despair in the spaceship cabin.

……

Ground, the capital of China.

At the space agency headquarters, the issue of the Bald Eagle Orion spacecraft malfunction was also being discussed.

"It's quite obvious that the Bald Eagle Federation's return to the moon plan was rushed. The forced launch of the project caused some technical problems."

"Furthermore, the Bald Eagle has not announced any rescue plans to the public so far, probably for this reason."

“There are quite a few voices saying that we are the only ones who can save the Bald Eagle Federation astronauts. Let’s all sit down and discuss it.”

This meeting was of a relatively high standard.

Besides those in the aerospace field, there are also those in the diplomatic service and the military.

Because this matter cannot be considered a trivial one.

After the meeting topic was explained, a brief silence fell over the meeting room.

After a long pause, the leader of the space agency finally spoke up: "If we want to rescue the astronauts of the Bald Eagle Federation, we can only have Academician Wang return ahead of time, open the Houyi spacecraft, and bring them back to the space station."

"From a technical perspective, the size of the Houyi spacecraft and the availability of oxygen and other supplies are sufficient to accommodate Mary and meet the requirements for rescue."

"Furthermore, given the advanced nature of the Houyi spacecraft, it can also accurately dock in lunar orbit and carry Mary away."

"However, from a practical point of view, the difficulty of this matter lies in the fact that the Bald Eagle Federation has not formally issued humanitarian aid to us."

"Secondly, based on the available information, the supplies on the Orion spacecraft can allow Mary to live in space for about a week, but Academician Wang's stay on the moon will be longer than that of the Bald Eagle Federation."

"In other words, if we want to rescue Mary, we have to interrupt Academician Wang's lunar exploration and research work in advance."

"As far as I know, Academician Wang will be conducting a number of world-leading high-precision technology researches on the moon, including bio-genetics, energy technology, and quantum physics."

"Finally, the initiative for this lunar landing is in the hands of GalaxySpace, not us. Therefore, we need to discuss this matter with GalaxySpace."

After the leaders of the space agency finished speaking, the leaders of the foreign affairs department spoke up, saying, "Indeed, this is not something we can accomplish by wishful thinking alone."

"We can certainly provide assistance out of humanitarian spirit, but that doesn't mean we have to go out of our way to get help. If the Bald Eagle Federation hasn't made a request to us, we can't interfere in this matter."

"Not to mention the losses caused to us by technical reasons, theoretical problems, and the premature interruption of scientific research."

The group started discussing it, each offering their own opinion.

Because they were all leaders, the discussion proceeded very quickly.

A consensus was quickly reached, and the matter was reported to higher-level leaders.

……

Two days have passed since the Orion spacecraft experienced an engine malfunction.

Over the past two days, Mary has made several attempts under the guidance of ground experts.

However, every attempt yielded the same result: it was all in vain.

Not only was there no possibility of the spaceship's engines successfully reigniting, but the hatch could only be opened from the outside, completely eliminating Mary's hope of surviving from the inside.

Watching your life hang in the balance, with survival supplies dwindling, the sense of despair is indescribable.

It was only then that Mary realized how ridiculous her previous thoughts had been.

Only when facing a true life-or-death crisis do we realize how precious life is and how terrifying death is.

At this moment, Mary also understood the ground's plan.

Although NASA's decision wasn't told directly, Mary could sense something was wrong from their words and evasive attitude.

So, after much deliberation, Mary, who was in the spaceship cabin, finally made a decision.

"Calling for ground control! Calling for ground control!"

He picked up the communicator and sent a call request to the ground command center.

A few minutes later, the communication was established.

"Sir, when will the ground rescue arrive? I might not be able to hold out for long with the current supplies!"

Mary got straight to the point.

Upon hearing Mary's direct question, Madil's face darkened immediately.

Because he didn't want anything to happen to Mary, nor did he want to ask China's space program for help. If this stalemate continued, there would only be one outcome: Mary would run out of supplies and slowly lose her life in space.

Now that Mary has asked him directly, Madier cannot and dares not say it outright.

After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Mary, please trust our technology and capabilities. We are already working on a rescue plan and will expedite the process."

"As space heroes, we will never abandon our heroes!"

"We will also consider bringing this incident to the movie screen later, so that audiences around the world can watch it and learn about the greatness of our great bald eagle."

When Madier opens his mouth, he draws a circle.

This ability seems to be shared by all leaders, regardless of nationality.

Mary wasn't buying Madier's empty promises at all.

"What is the rescue plan? When will the rescue spacecraft/rocket launch? What can reach space? How are these arrangements made?"

"I need to know the details of this information so that I can be sure that you really want to rescue me, and not abandon me."

“I went to space on a mission and I am a hero of the Bald Eagle Federation, so I must be treated like a hero.”

"You know very well how much supplies I'm carrying, and I know very well that I can't hold out for long."

"But at the same time, I also know that I still have a glimmer of hope, and I hope that the leaders can give it serious consideration."

Mary didn't say it explicitly, but her meaning was very clear.

Upon hearing Mary's words, Madier couldn't help but reprimand her, "Watch your words. You are an astronaut of the Bald Eagle Federation. You should uphold the dignity and honor of the Bald Eagle Federation at all times."

"Sometimes, honor and dignity are more important than life itself, and you have to risk your life to protect them."

"Someone will come to rescue you, but this must be done under our leadership."

"Please wait patiently in space. We will not let any hero of the Bald Eagle Federation down."

After saying that, Madier cut off contact.

However, after hanging up, Madir couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

This matter eventually needs to be resolved.

After thinking for a while, Madier finally made a phone call.

At this point, no matter how much they didn't want to, they had no choice but to seek humanitarian aid from China.

After some discussion, the bald eagles finally reached a consensus: to request humanitarian aid from China.

However, this humanitarian aid can only be requested and communicated by Madier, not in the name of the Bald Eagle Federation.

Madier could understand why they did this; they were simply afraid that issuing a rescue request in the name of the Bald Eagle Federation would damage the Bald Eagle Federation's reputation.

Madier didn't want to do this either, but he chose the lesser of two evils and applied for humanitarian aid from China, which was barely acceptable.

Soon, Madir's request for humanitarian aid reached the capital through special channels.

Faced with Madier's request for humanitarian aid, the higher-ups considered it for a moment but did not give a direct answer or decision. Instead, they contacted Wang Donglai on the moon.

Ultimately, we need to consult Wang Donglai on this matter.

On the moon.

Wang Donglai learned about the engine malfunction of the Bald Eagle Federation's Orion spacecraft immediately.

Wang Donglai did not rush to make a decision because he knew that the Bald Eagles could not carry out a rescue unless they watched their astronauts die in space. Therefore, the Bald Eagle Federation would inevitably submit a rescue request to China.

Even if the Bald Eagle Federation insists on not doing so, Wang Donglai will still provide assistance at the last moment.

To kill someone, you must first destroy their spirit!
If Bald Eagle did that, Wang Donglai would be happy.

However, when asked for his opinion by his superiors, Wang Donglai directly stated his position.

The rescue operation is not a problem.

However, the Bald Eagle Federation must sign the "Joint Declaration on the Moon" with China and publicly acknowledge the Chinese clauses of the "International Convention on Rescue in Outer Space".

These conditions are not particularly demanding, but they are just right.

At this critical moment, the Bald Eagle Federation will absolutely agree to these two conditions.

And this is only the condition offered by China.

As the main entity responsible for the rescue, Galaxy Aerospace also has two other conditions.

Firstly, it requires the Bald Eagle Federation to sign a "Technology Redemption Agreement" to open a GPS frequency band to Galaxy Aerospace.

Secondly, after Mary enters the Houyi spaceship and returns to the Bald Eagle Federation, she must not continue to engage in the space program to prevent leaks.

Faced with the conditions proposed by Wang Donglai, the domestic leaders naturally had no reason to refuse.

Instead, they expressed their agreement with the conditions offered by Wang Donglai.

On the other hand, these conditions were transmitted to the Bald Eagle Federation through special channels.

Upon receiving the conditions from China, Madir's first reaction was anger.

In his view, these conditions were nothing short of taking advantage of his misfortune, choking him and forcing him to buy oxygen.

At the same time, he did not have the authority to agree to all of these conditions.

However, at this point, Madil did not directly refuse.

Instead, they quickly reported the matter to higher authorities.

Upon receiving the news, the top brass of the Bald Eagle Federation quickly convened a meeting to discuss the matter.

To be fair, the conditions proposed by Wang Donglai were not unreasonable and could not be considered taking advantage of someone's misfortune.

Compared to the consequences of refusing rescue and causing the astronaut to die in space, the cost of agreeing to these conditions is not as great as one might imagine.

Even so, it took the Bald Eagle Federation two days of debate before they decided to agree to these conditions.

The news of agreeing to the terms quickly reached the capital.

Although the agreement has not yet been signed, both sides are major powers and naturally would not do something that would be beneath their dignity.

Wang Donglai, who was far away on the moon, also received the news immediately.

Meanwhile, Mary, still aboard the Orion spacecraft, received news that the Chinese Houyi spacecraft would be returning from the moon and rescuing her in lunar orbit.

When they received this news, their remaining survival supplies were running low.

Mary was prepared to send a rescue request to China on her own initiative, even if she might be charged after returning, she didn't care, as long as she could survive.

Now, things have taken a turn for the better; it has been learned that China's Houyi spacecraft will prematurely suspend its scientific research activities in order to carry out rescue operations.

Mary's excitement was palpable.

On the ground, the news was also disclosed domestically immediately.

Immediately, there was an uproar both domestically and internationally!
(End of this chapter)