Chapter 496: Binding the Child-Bearing System to Become a Winner in Life Chapter 497: Interstellar World Farming (9)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Shen Yao pushed open the room door, and a rich fragrance of plants and trees filled the air, mixed with a faint sweetness.

This was the scent of Freshener, a variety Shen Yao had specially chosen.

The housekeeping robot was tidying up the items in the room, from tables and chairs to all kinds of seasonings.

Sigh

Sitting on the extra-long sofa in the living room, Shen Yao closed her eyes, summoned the system, and told it not to forget to monitor the entire farm they had just bought.

"This is Farm No. 56; the neighboring Farm No. 55 and Farm No. 57 are currently unoccupied," she could say the place she chose was very suitable for stirring up trouble.

"Host, rest assured," the system was full of enthusiasm; perhaps because it had never experienced such farm life, the new environment and identity made it extremely curious.

Shen Yao planned to sow seeds early tomorrow morning, and by the way select a few areas near the residence to grow crops from other worlds in the space.

It couldn't be called other worlds exactly; some similar varieties might exist on different planets. If Shen Yao could truly grow them and develop new uses, her business of buying planets for farming would advance even sooner.

Drip drip drip—

The wristband sounded at the right time; Shen Yao lowered her head and saw it was Xu Zi Qing.

Their friendship could be considered as pure as water between gentlemen; although they hadn't met again in these years, their relationship was still maintained in a rather bland way.

Shen Yao took advantage of Xu Zi Qing's convenience on N-system Planet to directly entrust him to buy seeds and have them delivered back, while since L Planet couldn't compare to N-system Planet, Shen Yao would send him farming produce and some items beneficial for soothing spiritual bodies each time; despite this, Shen Yao was still the one taking advantage, but their communication method was still preserved.

This time was the same; Xu Zi Qing received news of Shen Yao going to Heng Suo to farm, bought some plant seeds sold at high prices on N-system Planet as congratulatory gifts, and had them sent via interstellar express.

"There are also some more interesting plant seeds I discovered on Exploration Planet inside; you can try planting one. If you feel assured, after they mature, I can help contact buyers on my end."

Xu Zi Qing usually didn't communicate too much with Shen Yao, but every time after completing a mission, he would contact Shen Yao to say some rather interesting things.

"Xu Zi Qing, thank you so much, (≧? ≦)"

Shen Yao sent her thanks with a calm complexion, then sent Xu Zi Qing the specific location of the farm.

Xu Zi Qing replied with his address the next second; both had already graduated from university. Compared to Shen Yao leaving the capital to farm in the countryside, Xu Zi Qing hadn't joined the army but had become an Exploration Hunter.

Well, from another angle, they could both be considered somewhat unconventional.

The light on the wristband dimmed; Shen Yao put down the wristband and let her thoughts wander.

Early the next morning, after waking up, Shen Yao got up. After a simple nutrient agent breakfast, she first rode a balance scooter out to place the Constant Temperature Cover, then took out the seeds and handed them to the farming robot.

The fully automated integrated farm planting saved Shen Yao a lot of trouble.

Shen Yao didn't even need to go to the field personally; she only needed to materialize her spiritual body to connect, and she could stay at the residence and quietly wait for the harvest.

Of course, Shen Yao didn't do that in the end; instead, she took out seeds from other worlds to identify them and selected the ones she planned to plant.

"Spiritual plants from the Cultivation World need Spiritual Energy," so far no planet with Spiritual Energy had been found, including the seeds Xu Zi Qing mailed over; none had traces of spiritual plants.

Shen Yao now relied on Spirit Stones to cultivate and improve her spiritual body, so she couldn't use Spirit Stones for farming anymore.

"Host, we can try to cultivate semi-finished spiritual plants that don't need Spiritual Energy," just like in the Era World, relying on them to make a fortune.

"Wait until the farm gets on the right track first," cultivating spiritual plants wasn't something achieved overnight.

Moreover, there was inherently a barrier between spiritual plants and ordinary plants. Being able to succeed in the Era World was because that place was special; whether it would work in the current Interstellar World was unknown.

Soon, the selected seeds were placed to one side. Shen Yao temporarily put away the ones she wouldn't use, then cooperated with the farming robot to plant the seeds.

An irrigation system existed between the fields; as long as it was turned on through the robot's connection screen, it could spray and irrigate.

Busy and bustling, only after these three hundred hectares of fields were all planted did Shen Yao have a chance to go out and stroll around Hengsuo City Center.

Not much different from Delaibu; if one had to say, there were fewer high-rise office buildings here, hover cars and spaceships weren't frequent, daily consumption was low, and the types of valuable items sold in malls were single and barren. If one wanted to buy everything, besides online shopping, one had to take a car to a larger city.

Shen Yao came to Heng Suo to farm and didn't care much about external things.

Moreover, some things she couldn't use; her space held enough for normal life.

Waving her hand with little interest, Shen Yao only stayed in Hengsuo City Center for half a day, finally buying a few pretty good game discs to take home.

Coincidentally, when she came from Delaibu, she had brought a not very used Game Warehouse. Playing games when bored could also count as relaxation.

"Owner, welcome home."

The housekeeping robot appeared at the doorway, and with its mechanical claw had already placed the slippers.

Shen Yao had wandered around for a day and felt her body was a bit sticky, so she simply took a bath.

After the bath, the housework robot had already prepared dinner and placed it on the dining table.

Shen Yao habitually first charged the housekeeping robot to let it rest, then after eating lay on the sofa to relax.

The television not far away was turned on, playing all kinds of news.

Since it was Hengsuo City station, the most content was still related to farming, such as grain harvests here and there, pest and disease outbreaks somewhere causing heavy losses, new varieties bred somewhere, making a fortune.

Amidst such peaceful news, the announcer suddenly inserted a not-so-good piece of news with a serious expression.

"According to the Federal Government's investigation, traces of Zerg activity have been discovered on L105 Planet.

The Federal Government has arranged the army to encircle and suppress them, and at the same time opened L105 Planet and surrounding Exploration Planets, allowing Exploration Hunters to enter..."

The rest were all official platitudes; Shen Yao only heard that not far from their planet, the cruel Zerg had appeared.

L105 Planet was special, with not many citizens inside; it was a planet mainly based on water resources. If Zerg were discovered there, would the water resources of surrounding planets be short?

Thinking about it, it seemed possible, because L105 Planet's water resources were the main supply for other surrounding planets.

Coincidentally, L98 Planet was one of them. Although L98 Planet didn't lack water, if there was too much water, the price would become cheap. For farm owners like them, who used water in many places, the monthly water bill was a huge expense.

Opening the wristband, clicking on the website to buy water resources, Shen Yao quickly ordered some, for fear that subsequent price hikes would affect farm operations.

Many people had the same idea as Shen Yao. Besides ordinary people who didn't use much water daily, larger farms and enterprises would spend lavishly to buy backups, for fear of being in a fluster when water was scarce.

After finishing this round of busyness, the news before her eyes also became normal again.

Shen Yao thought for a moment, then started browsing the internet.

On the community forum Heng Suo often used, many farm owners and entrepreneurs had begun complaining about the news they had just received.

Someone was said to have connections at home and knew a situation more serious than what was broadcast; the Zerg problem on L105 Planet was difficult to solve, and the impact on water supply was a foregone conclusion.

Hah!

Once that was said, regardless of anything else, more people would spend money to buy water.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao watched the forum, where public sentiment was running high, with people constantly coming in to post, constantly advocating that water might not be enough, and constantly leaving and then returning to show off the water storage certificates they had purchased... tsk tsk tsk, it was a bit like price gouging for existing customers.

She shook her head, tossing the somewhat untimely thought out of her mind.

Shen Yao found Xu Zi Qing's chat window, thought for a moment, and still asked about the Zerg matter.

Xu Zi Qing replied very promptly, probably also thinking Shen Yao would ask, "There is a report; the government has arranged for surrounding troops to handle it, and barring accidents, that place will be completely opened up."

Completely opened up?

Shen Yao looked at the content on her wristband and thought to herself, was the government planning to use the Exploration Hunters' hands to freeload for free? But Exploration Hunters who dared to go weren't stupid; unprofitable business couldn't be done, and in the end, complete opening up was still profitable.

"For planets where Zerg appear, the World Core will suffer varying degrees of damage.

Seizing the World Core at this time will not be held accountable by the government, and selling the World Core can also make a fortune."

Shen Yao:... No wonder, I see.

The system had previously told her about the planet's World Core, and it was also the reason her Exploration Planet had an incident; now hearing Xu Zi Qing mention the planet's World Core again... Shen Yao's typing hand paused, "Will you go?"

L105 Planet wasn't far from L98 Planet; if Xu Zi Qing participated in this exploration mission, they might get to see each other.

"I will go; the planet's World Core is rare, and most Exploration Hunters will try their luck," because the uses of a planet's World Core were many.

Even some planets that had lost their World Core, after being sold cheaply, could be nurtured back to life with a World Core; compared to directly buying a normal planet, the price would naturally be cheaper.

Shen Yao only said that if the other party came over, there would be an opportunity to visit L98 Planet; as for anything else, they would wait until Xu Zi Qing actually appeared.

When the sun rose, sunlight fell upon the earth, and a new day arrived as scheduled.

Shen Yao continued to busy herself with her daily routine, handling farming and animal husbandry at the same time.

The matter of L105 Planet seemed to have nothing to do with her; even if the news later reported it repeatedly, ordinary people indeed didn't care much about these things.

The seeds planted slowly broke out of their shells, revealing tender green sprouts.

Above the sky was a transparent Constant Temperature Cover, which would adjust the temperature according to plant characteristics and would also automatically store and charge energy; it could be called a must-have for lazy people.

The Spirit Body Chamomile, which had grown several circles larger than at the beginning, floated in front of Shen Yao, swaying its body.

It could already intermittently express its own preferences and characteristics.

Occasionally, it would also complain to Shen Yao about the taste of the Cultivation Agent and the plants it disliked.

Just like a child who had just learned to speak; no wonder cultivating Spirit Bodies was so difficult.

"Eat, want to eat... dislike, don't like..."

Shen Yao rolled her eyes speechlessly at the picky little thing beside her.

The Cultivation Agent in her hand was not refused; she tilted her head and gulped it down into her mouth.

Spirit Body Chamomile:...

Fine, this little thing was even more unwilling, and began to make all sorts of fuss while crying and whining.

Shen Yao hurriedly took out two Spirit Stones to refine her Shenfu to soothe it; only when the Chamomile shyly closed its leaves was this matter considered settled.

Such small things happened almost every now and then; because after a Spirit Body was constantly cultivated and improved, it would possess its own personality and consciousness.

It was said that some people with extraordinary talent could live a life of wealth and nobility relying solely on their awakened Spirit Body.

Shen Yao didn't know how long she would have to rely on her Spirit Body; she only knew that no matter how much she spent, her great undertaking of buying a planet to farm would be indefinitely postponed.

Before she knew it, Shen Yao had been in Heng Suo for nearly two months; the crops in the fields, under the dual cultivation of the Farming Robot and Spirit Body Chamomile, were about to enter the harvest season.

The white small flowers were about to bloom but had not yet, only sprouting small buds one by one.

Shen Yao used the Balance Scooter to constantly patrol the fields; sometimes she had to stop and look to ensure there were no missed spots.

Besides this, the livestock in the breeding area were all growing very well, fat and strong, able to eat and drink; even the fish fry in the pond were several times larger than when they started.

Bored and idle, Shen Yao glanced at the crops planted around her Residence; they were all seeds from other Task Worlds, some growing to half a person's height when mature, with the fruits they bore exuding fragrance.

Checking them one by one, there were no problems, and no pests or diseases troubling them. It was just that these crops took a relatively long time to mature; she would probably have to wait until the entire farm was harvested once.

Oh, right, there were also the crops in the Portable Field.

Shen Yao took out the Portable Field she carried with her; the palm-sized square block was miniature and exquisite, with several Farming Robots inside constantly busy.

She clicked the button above the Portable Field and checked the crop growth through the Transparent Screen.

The most planted inside was still Chamomile, followed by the seeds Xu Zi Qing had delivered; some were products of Exploration Planets, and after two months they had only just sprouted, with no idea of their species or effects.

However, most of the seeds Xu Zi Qing sent were not cheap; Shen Yao, as an experienced farmer, had also enjoyed Xu Zi Qing's benefits before.

This time, if Xu Zi Qing came over, Shen Yao didn't mind selling her valuable crops at a discount to Xu Zi Qing.

Although these things were not very valuable in Xu Zi Qing's eyes, they could at least be considered a bit of intent.

Returning to her Residence to get the fishing net that automatically unfolded and closed, Shen Yao went to the not far lake to fish.

Not taking advantage of a free bargain would be a waste; previously, when there was a big fuss over water resource shortages, many farm owners ran to the lake to draw water to irrigate their fields, but Shen Yao hadn't done that. Now coming to catch a few fish to eat, what was wrong with that?

After Shen Yao reached the riverside, she directly unfolded the fishing net in her hand and threw it into the water.

In a short while, the fishing net automatically contracted and floated to the surface; Shen Yao pulled it to the riverbank and saw the river fish jumping around in the net.

Their colors were all different, and their sizes were inconsistent.

Shen Yao picked out the ones that tasted good and put them into the water bucket, throwing all the others back into the river.

Placing the water bucket in front of the Balance Scooter, Shen Yao rode the Balance Scooter back on her journey; the moment she reached her Residence, she received a message from Xu Zi Qing.

"I'm coming to see you."