As Tang Yue mechanically clicked the mouse, the image number slowly went from 520 to 650 before reaching 770. Apart from moving the solar panels, he had practically stayed glued to the desk and computer. Time passed slowly in silence, as images kept flashing across the computer screen. Even though Tang Yue and Mai Dong had tried their best to do the identification, the analysis work of the photos progressed at a speed far slower than the photo taking.
When the Mars United Space Station passed by the Isidis Planitia for the fifth time, Mai Dong took another 1,400 photos. These photos were all stored on Kunlun Station's computer and were ordered by their numbers in the directory folder that kept filling up with files.
Mai Dong suddenly jolted awake, realizing that she had unknowingly dozed off.
