Chapter 503: Interstellar World Farming (16)

Xu Zi Qing stayed on Heng Suo very comfortably; this was the most carefree period of his life.

Although the messages on his wristband were disturbing, and although he still could not truly break away from the Xu Family, being able to enjoy life of his own volition already made him feel satisfied.

Shen Yao decided to take the opportunity to go to W4521 Planet early, and invited Xu Zi Qing to come along.

"Just the two of us?"

"Just the two of us."

Xu Zi Qing's smile was faint, but Shen Yao could still perceive the joy coming from the other's heart.

Neither of the two said anything; they just got along naturally like this, and their relationship also naturally became intimate.

Before leaving L98 Planet, Shen Yao still spent money to buy the neighboring Farm No. 57, once again expanding the scale of her farming career.

At the same time, Shen Yao spent money to hire people who had also awakened plant-type spiritual bodies to manage the farm on her behalf.

After that, Shen Yao and Xu Zi Qing boarded the spaceship heading to N80 Planet, heading toward their destination for this trip.

The journey took about a month; Shen Yao and Xu Zi Qing, the two of them, arrived at N80 Planet.

Spending another not-insignificant charter fee, the two made no stopover and went straight to W4521 Planet.

W4521 Planet had already transformed from an Exploration Planet into a Private Planet; Shen Yao possessed the naming rights to the planet.

"Any ideas?" Xu Zi Qing stepped over to Shen Yao's side, looking at the large screen projected before the two of them.

This was the image data regarding W4521 Planet provided by the Federal Government, for reference only.

Shen Yao shook her head, "No good leads yet." The planet's internal environment was more complex than she had imagined; not only were there mutated flora and fauna nurtured by spiritual energy, but there was also a faint, barely perceptible trace of magic qi mixed within the spiritual energy.

After the System detected the source of the problem, it hurriedly informed Shen Yao of the trouble she would encounter.

"Here, and here, and there..." Xu Zi Qing called up images of several locations. "They need to be resolved as soon as possible."

They were all extremely abrupt mutated giant beasts, both animals and plants. They stood a head taller than their surrounding counterparts, exceptionally obvious in the footage.

Such creatures, whether good or bad, were more harmful than beneficial to Shen Yao as the Star Lord; the most direct solution was to deal with them directly.

The whole planet could have mutated creatures, but there could not appear one or a few exceptionally prominent mutated creatures that grasped the discourse power of the entire population, because they would eventually threaten the Star Lord Shen Yao's status.

The Xu Family had several planets rich in specialty products; Xu Zi Qing had also experienced the predicament before Shen Yao's eyes, so he was more inclined to resolve it by force.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao felt she could try diplomacy first, then force; mutual communication and a win-win would naturally be best, but even if they ended up hostile to each other, she still had trump cards in hand to fall back on.

"Three more days until the spaceship arrives at W4521 Planet." For this trip they had also hired a survey team to conduct soil, water quality, climate, environment, and other related tests, so as to accurately grasp this planet's characteristics.

"If there's a need, you can contact the Xu Family." Xu Zi Qing said it lightly, completely not thinking there was anything wrong with his elbow turning outward.

Shen Yao found it funny yet helpless, and at the same time felt a bit of heartache for Xu Zi Qing.

Mm, is this the true portrayal of "if not exploding in silence, then perishing in silence"?

Anyway, Xu Zi Qing chose to explode; the Xu Family nowadays had no way to deal with Xu Zi Qing, and could only let him continuously test the Xu Family's bottom line.

"When are you going back to N25 Planet?" The Xu Family didn't know how many recall notices they had sent.

"No rush, Xu Zi Jin hasn't gone back yet." Xu Zi Qing raised an eyebrow, feeling that being a rogue had its benefits; the Xu Family, this paper tiger, shattered at a poke, and also gave the other Xu Family members enough breathing room.

"Xu Zi Jin, your cousin, really gave away a planet?"

Seeing Xu Zi Qing nod, Shen Yao's mouth gaped open; she thought, good heavens, so the script of the group-pampered, ten-thousand-people-entranced Mary Sue could lower IQ and be this powerful — what a pity.

"Host, pity what? Shouldn't it be envy?" The System was both sour and jealous; how come it wasn't this type of System?

If it were this type of System, whether completing missions or the Host's life, both would get a tremendous boost.

Please, casually obtaining a planet; the two of us worked ourselves to death to buy one planet. There's no comparability between planet and planet; just thinking about it makes one feel heartbroken and wronged, okay?

Shen Yao:...

"Thinking things are so easy to get, wanting rich returns without paying a price — afraid they wouldn't know how they died. Not understanding 'no merit, no reward'; if what's given exceeds the maximum value one can bear, the ending certainly won't be good."

"Think about why the Xu Family's chaos arose; you still envy getting a whole planet for free?"

Shen Yao was 90% certain that the girl named Tang Mian Mian had already been targeted by the Xu Family.

It doesn't matter if the younger generation's Xu Zi Jin acts stupid; the Xu Family elders won't be soft-hearted.

Didn't you see that no matter how much Xu Zi Qing makes a scene, he still maintains basic principles and bottom lines? Xu Zi Jin is Xu Family; the Xu Family can't really do anything to Xu Zi Jin. But Tang Mian Mian isn't Xu Family; the Xu Family's room for maneuver is much larger.

Moreover, Tang Mian Mian not only has a connection with Xu Zi Jin, but is also entangled with others.

These people, without exception, are all outstanding young talents. Tsk tsk tsk, seeking their own death!

Novel content departs from reality; the cool feeling unconsciously excites people, causing them to overlook many irrationalities.

But reality is not a novel; those who can amass such huge family businesses are not stupid people; they are just old, not senile.

Shen Yao never underestimates anyone. "We live peacefully and steadily, do missions conscientiously." As for other matters, it's still best to touch them as little as possible.

"After W4521 Planet's matters are busy-finished, come back to N25 Planet with me for a trip."

Xu Zi Qing put down his wristband; the words he spoke were not a question but an affirmation.

Shen Yao glanced at the already-darkened wristband screen. "There's news."

Otherwise Xu Zi Qing wouldn't bring her back.

"Xu Zi Jin gave a definite time." Correspondingly, the Xu Family will make a move.

At that time, his and Shen Yao's matter can also have a clear path; after all, without comparison there is no harm. No matter how bad, there's still Xu Zi Jin bearing the brunt.

Shen Yao:... Relatives are for screwing over?

Facts prove that in this kind of big clan, rather than saying they are relatives, it's better to say they are competitors.

Is it not a very simple thing for competitors to trip each other up?

As long as the bottom line isn't touched, the Xu Family's older generation won't interfere.

After all, from top to bottom everyone does it this way; you can't have the older generation fighting to the death while demanding the younger generation love each other like kin — that's simply unrealistic.

The two didn't continue chatting deeply; Xu Family matters could wait until this side was finished. Right now, they should focus more attention on the soon-to-arrive W4521 Planet.

Every day Shen Yao confirmed the whole planet's situation through W4521's image data, supplemented from time to time by the System. When the spaceship officially landed on W4521 Planet's surface and everyone disembarked, what they saw was a mountain forest kingdom wreathed in clouds and mist.

Tall, sturdy trees were everywhere.

Shen Yao and Xu Zi Qing did not act alone, but accompanied the inspection team to visit every marked location on the entire planet.

During this time, everyone encountered various crises, but fortunately all were resolved smoothly.

Only after seeing off the inspection team that left with samples did Shen Yao and Xu Zi Qing have a chance to face the real W4521 Planet.

"As expected of the Federal Government," the standards of judgment left no loopholes to exploit.

This place was indeed unsuitable for human survival, and even ordinary crops could not grow.

Shen Yao brought many seeds, most of which lost their vitality after being buried in the soil; even with the help of a materialized mental body, they were merely being forcibly dragged along.

Xu Zi Qing frowned, his finger swiping through the projected map before him one by one.

"Let's go here first."

Choosing a location not far from them, if Shen Yao remembered correctly, there grew a giant banyan tree over a hundred meters tall there.

Not just a hundred meters, "This banyan tree itself is over a millennium old, and the entire woods are its branches and trunks."

One tree forming a forest, exaggerated and shocking.

Shen Yao's hand lightly brushed the banyan tree trunk; she could not feel the collision of different spiritual senses, showing this banyan tree had not given birth to spiritual wisdom.

"The mutant banyan tree is highly invasive, and plants with similar characteristics cannot be planted around it," Xu Zi Qing called up relevant data; after conducting an on-site inspection, he silently crossed out the words "resolve by force."

Shen Yao remembered a special spiritual vine in her space that loved to cling to this kind of plant to survive and could also restrict the growth of whatever it clung to.

Perhaps she could find a time to take out the spiritual vine and try planting it.

Whether the mature spiritual vine was sold or placed in space storage, it would not be a loss.

In the following period of time, the two of them ran around the entire planet.

There were no shortage of dangerous moments, and some mutant creatures were aggressive, so they had to be suppressed by force; for this, the two of them sustained injuries of varying severity.

Rumble—Bang!

The high-energy beam fired not only shattered half of the mutant wolf's body but also destroyed the entire valley.

Xu Zi Qing used mental power to directly attack the mutant wolf's mind, knocking it down before it could counterattack.

The mutant wolf's body lay sprawled haphazardly inside the valley; Shen Yao ran over to check them one by one, finishing them off as a precaution against accidents.

This was a gathering place for a wolf pack; when they arrived, they happened to encounter the pack hunting, surrounding and killing several herbivorous mutant deer.

Taking advantage of the fact that both sides were fighting evenly matched, the two of them made a quick decision to join in, rapidly eliminating this extremely dangerous wolf pack.

"There are traces of demonic qi; there should be a source inside the valley."

The system's tone was serious; after all, if demonic qi got out of control, the entire planet would be ruined.

"Search carefully; even if you can't block it, you must control it, otherwise how can spiritual objects be planted?"

The erosion of demonic qi on spiritual qi, and the pollution of spiritual objects, were both extremely difficult to remove.

Shen Yao looked up and marked the map, while storing the mutant wolf corpses into the capsule space to be brought back to the base for unified destruction.

The destroyed valley didn't need much attention; without this mutant wolf pack, other predatory animals would migrate here; nature was just this cruel, and here it was always survival of the fittest.

Xu Zi Qing was waiting for Shen Yao; the two of them took a flying vehicle back to the base.

At this time, the inspection team that had returned to N80 Planet also sent their inspection results one after another.

The distribution of supplies, soil conditions, air quality, and so on of the entire planet all converged onto Shen Yao's wristband, to be browsed by Shen Yao before a final decision was made.

"Plant!"

However, what to plant, how to plant, which area to develop, and how to plan all required serious research; the conclusions given by the inspection team could only serve as a reference.

"Specific personnel hiring will have to wait until returning to N80 Planet," because W4521 Planet was closest to N80 Planet, and Shen Yao also had plans to sell nearby, which would not only save investment funds but also accumulate new connections.

Upon hearing this, Xu Zi Qing passed several contact methods to Shen Yao; they were all people he had a good relationship with, and they could also give Shen Yao suggestions regarding planetary construction.

The two of them no longer needed to be courteous with each other; Shen Yao smiled and patted Xu Zi Qing's shoulder, indicating that when she reached N25 Planet she would also do her best.

Xu Zi Qing:...

"You don't need to wrong yourself; the Xu Family is not worth your choosing to endure."

If it was for him, there was even less need to sacrifice like this; Xu Zi Qing could not bear to see Shen Yao suffer.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yao blinked her beautiful eyes, "I haven't seen the Xu Family you speak of yet," but had already heard many secrets about the Xu Family.

"Afraid you would dislike them after seeing," Xu Zi Qing looked up and touched Shen Yao's head, explaining that the Xu Family had lived on N25 Planet for many years and had always regarded it as their own backyard.

It was a pity that N25 Planet still had other Nobles, and the Federal Government could not let the Xu Family step on their own heads; the various parties fought privately to the death, which was one of the reasons why people of the N System Planets tended to be warlike.

Behind every N System Planet stood one or more Forces.

The Federal Government wanted this and that and more; its overbearing nature not only oppressed ordinary interstellar citizens but also restricted the development of these nobles and powerful figures.

How big could interstellar space be? Just the star systems Shen Yao knew of numbered over a hundred.

If traveling by spaceship to various star systems for fun, by the time her life ended, she couldn't even make a round trip to one.

Every time the Xu Family of N25 Planet was mentioned, Xu Zi Qing had a overflowing disdain; perhaps only by truly experiencing it oneself could one know how terrible it was.

The two of them did not discuss these topics further, but continued to deal with the troubles on this planet.

Spending time to eliminate some extremely threatening mutant creatures, and temporarily confining some relatively docile mutant creatures; when Shen Yao and Xu Zi Qing left W4521 Planet and returned to N80 Planet, the pre-booked construction team was ready to depart.

Shen Yao had money, relying on the seven figures from selling the World Core; she not only hired a construction team but also ordered many tools and machines for farming.

Requesting delivery to a designated area on W4521 Planet, Shen Yao didn't have time to return to L98 Planet before she and Xu Zi Qing boarded the spaceship to N25 Planet.

This was not a public spaceship, but a private spaceship used by the Xu Family.

After Xu Zi Qing boarded, he communicated a few words with the captain in charge and then led Shen Yao to the room to rest.

"From N80 Planet to N25 Planet takes one month; particle storms may be encountered in between, causing the spaceship to lose contact with the planet," conservatively speaking, they would probably take one and a half months to reach N25 Planet.