Chapter 271: Universal Planting System (10)

As for the stench?

That is just the normal smell of offal; once washed clean and cooked through, it will only be fragrant!

If not for the limited space in the Flying Vehicle, she would have wanted to haul away the entire warehouse of offal.

It is a pity the warehouse is equipped with blind-spot-free surveillance; otherwise, she could have discussed it with the Sub-system and borrowed its Planting Space for a while.

Forget it, there is plenty of time.

Unless the Breeding Star goes bankrupt, these meat scraps will be thrown here every day, and she can come to scavenge at any time.

This time, she will just pick up a bit of every part, and keep the main focus on the seeds.

Even so, she still packed three full, large bags.

The bags were the biodegradable ones given to her by that warm-hearted administrator.

Thanks to her great strength, she easily hauled the two or three hundred jin of offal, hooves, and large bones onto the Flying Vehicle.

After stowing the three bags of meat, under the administrator's astonished gaze, Xie Yang happily carried her son toward the 10th Zone where discarded seeds were piled, continuing her treasure hunt.

The administrator came to his senses and just wanted to complain a few words, but upon smelling that unspeakable stench in the air, he couldn't help but retch:

"Ugh... she's truly crazy! To be so happy picking up such stinky trash..."

Xie Yang is naturally happy!

She originally came for seeds, never expecting this unexpected harvest!

With two such large bags of meat scraps, if she cooks them in different ways every day, it is enough for her and her son to eat for half a month.

As she walked, she started a small group chat with the Main System and the Sub-system, asking them who could get spices to remove the gamey smell.

Main System: 【The System can help the Host retrieve them from the I99 Farming Star.】

The Host's credit balance is very abundant, so she can definitely afford those little jump fees and interest.

The Sub-system popped up unhappily: 【Why look far away when you have what's near? Whatever the Farming Star has, I have! Whatever the Farming Star doesn't have, I also have!】

Xie Yang twitched the corner of her mouth: Why don't you know why?

She only needs some spices to remove the gamey smell; she doesn't want to produce any heaven-defying effects.

However, the Sub-system's words gave her inspiration: she could plant them outside!

She asked the Main System: Is there any Prop that can block the radiation in the air to avoid contaminating the crops grown?

She certainly doesn't want the crops she worked so hard to reclaim and plant to be contaminated by radiation before they are even harvested.

Before the Main System could speak, the Sub-system jumped up first:

【Yes! I have it! Giant Cactus! It can absorb all toxic and harmful gases within two hundred meters, release oxygen, and purify the air.】

Xie Yang took a moment to look at the Giant Cactus the Sub-system mentioned—

It was actually two stories tall! The thorns on its body were as thick and long as a mallet, and transparent green liquid flowed inside every single thorn.

If she plants it outside, would it be too eye-catching?

But thinking of its function, Xie Yang was very tempted.

It can absorb toxic and harmful substances within two hundred meters?

This means that if she plants it in front of the door and behind the house, she won't need to wear a heavy Anti-Radiation Suit while moving within a two-hundred-meter radius!

"Plant it!"

"I'll plant it as soon as I get back!"

If discovered, she will just say she doesn't know where this thing came from; at worst, it will be transplanted away by the management bureau, and she will lose one Giant Cactus.

Thinking of this, Xie Yang suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

That's right!

When she goes back in a while, she can fly to a few more places and let the Giant Cactus settle in multiple locations on the Garbage Star.

This way, even if it is discovered, they won't suspect her.

With the Giant Cactus, there is no need to worry about radiation contaminating the crops; so, is fruit and vegetable freedom far off?

"Mommy, you're very happy, right?"

The sensitive little one looked up in her arms.

Xie Yang kissed him through the protective mask: "That's right! Mommy is happy! Is my baby happy?"

"If Mommy is happy, Zai Zai is happy."

Although he didn't understand why Mommy would like that pile of stinky trash, he could smell the unspeakable stench even through the little mask Mommy put on him.

But as long as Mommy is happy, even if she made him stand in that pile of stinky trash as punishment, he would be willing.

Xie Yang did not know that her little Zai Zai's thoughts had already wandered to standing in a pile of offal as punishment; she carried him to the 10th trash disposal zone and raced against time to rummage through the discarded seeds.

【Ice Drought Flower Seed, inactive】

【Silver Chrysanthemum Seed, slightly active】

【Bitter Vegetable Seed, inactive】

【Sea Coconut Seed, inactive】

【Ancient Lotus Seed, slightly active】

【Spicy Sunflower Seed, slightly active】

【...】

"???"

Her Collection Illustrated Handbook can actually identify seeds and their activity?

Xie Yang raised an eyebrow; now she doesn't need to rely on intuition and familiarity to pick them. She will try her best to find the slightly active ones, and if she really can't find many, inactive seeds will do as well.

After bringing them back, she can follow the detailed introduction given by the Collection Illustrated Handbook and have the Sub-system provide a batch of the same or similar ones, which can also be planted.

"Mommy, here!"

The little fellow held a full handful of seeds in his two fuzzy little hands and offered them to Xie Yang.

He could not identify them, so he picked the ones he thought were pretty or plump.

But believe it or not, he really did stumble upon a few seeds that were slightly viable—

【Alfalfa Seed, micro-viable】

【Lichen Seed, micro-viable】

【Sea Buckthorn Seed, micro-viable】

【Pothos Seed, micro-viable】

Even though there were only these four pitifully few viable seeds in the whole handful and the rest were non-viable, Xie Yang was quite satisfied!

Alfalfa is a nitrogen-fixing plant that can improve soil fertility.

Lichen is not only nitrogen-fixing but also a high-oxygen-producing vegetation that can spread over a large area in a short time.

Sea buckthorn is cold-resistant and drought-tolerant; its fruit is rich in vitamins and has the dual value of nitrogen fixation and edibility.

Pothos has extremely strong adsorption properties; it can not only absorb toxins in the air but also produce oxygen in low-light environments, making it arguably the green plant best adapted to the Garbage Star environment. If even it cannot be grown, then other vegetation would be even harder.

Xie Yang happily kissed her son: "You really are Mommy's little lucky star!"

The little fellow giggled with joy: "Mommy, Zai Zai will continue to help Mommy find pretty seeds."

"Okay!"

The mother and son continued to bury their heads in sifting through seeds, wishing they could turn over every bit of ecological trash in the 10th Zone.

But the trash heap was too big, and the seeds were so small; even though the two of them didn't waste any time the whole time, constantly digging through the trash heap and picking out seeds, after half a day, they had only gathered a small bag.

Still, it was pretty good to find all this in one go.

Anyway, now that they knew this place, they could come back anytime they had free time.

Therefore, when Xie Yang held her cub and carried the seeds to say goodbye to the administrator from earlier, her smile was especially sincere: "Thank you! District 1 is truly a great place! See you next time!"

The other party: "..."

District 1 is a great place?

How come he didn't know that?

Coming back next time?

What for? To sift through that pile of livestock offal that smells so bad it makes one want to vomit up their overnight Nutrient Solution?

Ugh—

The other party suppressed the nausea in his throat and watched with a complex expression as Xie Yang and her son boarded the Flying Vehicle with joyful expressions.

Not until the decrepit Flying Vehicle took off crookedly and slowly drove away from the garbage dump area could he no longer hold it in; he dashed straight to the restroom and, unable to wait for the folding toilet to open, vomited all over the floor.

He listlessly opened his Light Brain and contacted Lao Luofu in District 31:

"Hey, buddy, that mother and son you introduced are a bit terrifying..."

Lao Luofu was full of confusion: "Terrifying? That can't be! Xiao Xie is a nice person, and although her son had a failed evolution, he is also a cute Half-Beast Cub. Al, you can't jump to conclusions just because of that..."

"Of course I'm not talking about that, I mean... sigh, you have no idea what she picked up."

"What did she pick up? Wasn't she there to pick up seeds?"

"Yes, but at the same time, she picked up a pile of foul-smelling livestock offal to take back."

"Ugh—"

Lao Luofu dry-heaved through the Light Brain.

Al twitched the corner of his mouth.

See! He told him, once you bring up that stuff about livestock offal, no one can handle it!