Chapter 287: Universal Planting System (26)

Half an hour later, having just finished sorting and cleaning the large pile of meat transported home, Xie Yang received a video call from someone claiming to be the Vice Captain of the Military Department's main flagship.

Seeing that the Cooking Master Al spoke of was not only a young woman but also a single mother, and that her child was a little beast cub with failed evolution, Ke En was so shocked his eyeballs nearly fell to the ground.

"Ms. Xie, Xie, it's like this..." He suppressed the many doubts in his heart and stated his purpose first.

After hearing the other party's purpose, Xie Yang: "..."

Although her cooking skills were quite good, the Interstellar Army was so vast and formal, and it was the only independent department capable of contending with the Federation; could it really be lacking a Master Chef to run the kitchen?

If Ke En knew her inner monologue, he would surely smile bitterly: it was not that easy to hire a Cooking Master.

Not to mention that the Cooking Association was under the jurisdiction of the Federation, and those guys in the Federation had long since recruited all the formidable Cooking Masters into their ranks.

Even if there were Cooking Masters not bound by the Federation, they were on Habitable Stars like the Capital Star, serving as head chefs for banquets for top-tier wealthy individuals.

That way, they had both face and big money, gaining both fame and fortune. Who would look favorably upon the rear of the Military Department, with its harsh conditions and rigid rules?

Perhaps only Ms. Xie would be willing to stay long-term on a Garbage Star ravaged by wind and sand and filled with radiation for the sake of her son, a little beast cub with failed evolution; from this, one can see the greatness of maternal love.

Ke En was moved; if it were him, he might not be able to do what Xie Yang had done.

"Ms. Xie, don't worry! Every Gene Warrior in the Interstellar Army who has been through life and death grew up risking the danger of failed evolution, so no matter who we look down on, we would never look down on a little beast cub! On the contrary, the first thing we will do after taking over is to open a school. At that time, if you are a specially hired member of the Military Department, your child can enroll for free as a dependent."

Xie Yang was a bit troubled: "But I still have a vegetable patch at home to tend to, and I don't have much time. How about this, do you think it will work? I will take two half-days every week to come to your place and help you train cooks. The dishes I know are actually very easy to learn; I guarantee you will learn them. For compensation, just use the scraps of meat and livestock. I won't hide it from you, I opened a gourmet shop on the Star Net Mall, and I post some food to sell every day to earn some nutrition fees for my son."

"!!!"

Ke En simply could not believe his ears.

What!

Ms. Xie is willing to take two half-days every week to come to the Military Department to provide guidance? To help the Military Department train chefs hand-in-hand?

Aren't culinary skills and recipes the lifeblood of a Cooking Master?

Let alone teaching ordinary people, even the children of the wealthy might not be able to learn from them even if they offered a high price, right?

And Ms. Xie is not only willing to teach others! She also doesn't want a single cent!

In order to raise her son, the beast cub with failed evolution, Ms. Xie is actually willing to go this far? Isn't the sacrifice a bit too great?

Ke En was greatly shocked, and his eyes were red with emotion.

Xie Yang: "..."

What are you imagining in your head?

Ke En was terrified that the Cooking Master who was already at his doorstep would fly away. As soon as the communication hung up, he had someone prepare a Flying Vehicle, and carrying the appointment letter issued by the Military Department and full sincerity—two large boxes of natural ingredients produced on the Agricultural Reclamation Star—he flew to Xie Yang's home.

After arriving, he realized that what Xie Yang said about "planting vegetables" was no joke.

"You, you really grew crops on this soil? These were all grown from seeds? They weren't transplanted from the Agricultural Reclamation Star?"

The purpose of Xie Yang inviting him to visit was to get him to help with seeds. The probability of the discarded seeds that the Agricultural Reclamation Star didn't want actually growing was too low; she couldn't keep looking for substitutes every time, could she? Even if the system could provide substitutes, wouldn't others be suspicious?

The best way was to get seeds with strong vitality.

She had this idea when she met that cold and handsome Gene Warrior by the Ice Lake.

Unfortunately, the other party received a Task temporarily, causing this plan to be shelved.

She didn't expect that after one Gene Warrior left, a Vice Captain would arrive.

Xie Yang naturally wanted to show off her planting talent to the fullest:

"Of course they weren't transplanted; I cultivated them using discarded seeds I scavenged from the Zone 1 Garbage Dump. It's a pity that the discarded seeds dumped by the Agricultural Reclamation Star have almost all lost their vitality. It's good enough if ten out of a hundred seeds can sprout after my careful care. It really took a lot of effort."

Ke En: "!!!"

What!

Ms. Xie is not only a Cooking Master, but also a planting expert?

The seeds discarded by the Agricultural Reclamation Star must have been screened layer by layer by machines, determined to have no vitality or extremely low vitality before being thrown onto the Garbage Star, to be crushed and liquefied before being transported back as fertilizer.

The discarded seeds judged as failures by the machines actually had a chance to be grown when they reached Ms. Xie's hands?

At this moment, the look in Ke En's eyes when he looked at Xie Yang was no longer looking at a master-level figure, but at a god.

He had originally wanted to sign a special employment agreement with her, but now it seemed that a special employment would be treating her unfairly.

Ke En solemnly gave a military salute to Xie Yang: "Ms. Xie, I will truthfully report your needs to my superiors. In addition, do you need to move to a different place to live? Or should I send someone over to help you upgrade your shelter?"

If it were when she had just transmigrated, Xie Yang would definitely have agreed to move without a second word.

But now—the half-acre vegetable garden was becoming more vibrant every day, the Ice Lake was producing Salt every day, and she had even dug a water channel from the Ice Lake to the vegetable garden.

The water inlet of the channel was installed with a second-hand filtration device that looked like it was scavenged from a garbage dump or Recycling Station, but inside it was actually a brand-new purification device exchanged with points.

In short, the water for irrigating the vegetable garden was now available on the surface, the fence and children's play facilities were under construction, and the land reclamation plan of Chi Dahu and the others was halfway through; everything was moving in a good direction.

If she moved to another place, all of this would need to start over, and Xie Yang wasn't stupid, so she naturally chose the second option.

Ke En nodded: "Okay, I will contact people to come over and help you upgrade the shelter right now."

As soon as he finished speaking, he opened his Light Brain to call for people.

For the next half day, Xie Yang witnessed what interstellar speed was—

The one-room dwelling pieced together from all sorts of materials was replaced by a small, light-steel villa with a pointed roof in less than two hours.

The pointed roof was convenient for storing light energy.

The light-steel walls could more effectively isolate radiation.

Don't look at its unremarkable exterior; the inside was a different world.

The whole house had an integrated fresh air system, a kitchen and bathroom system with unlimited water and electricity, and a mother-and-child living suite with a large suite and a small suite.

From now on, the mother and son could each have an independent, spacious bedroom.

The high efficiency of the Interstellar Army's logistics and infrastructure department was not only reflected in the construction of the shelter; they also fenced off the yard for her, completed the children's play facilities she had built halfway, and added several activity facilities that were popular on Habitable Star campuses based on the existing facilities.

"Mom..." Xie Ting watched, stunned, "Is this our new home?"

"Yes!" Xie Yang rubbed the cowlick sticking up on its forehead and asked with a smile, "Do you like it?"

"I like it..." She paused, then raised her little hand to gesture, "I don't like it just a little bit."

"Which part don't you like?"

"Zai Zai's room is too big, I can't see Mommy when I sleep at night, it's not good."

"..."

Xie Yang laughed out loud, then kissed her son: "How about Mommy tells Zai Zai a story every night, and Mommy will go back to her own room after Zai Zai falls asleep, okay?"

"Okay!"

The mother and son reached an agreement and happily continued to tour their new home.

Over there, Ke En returned to headquarters, reported on Xie Yang's situation, and simultaneously pulled Xie Yang's background information from the Genetic Bank.

Upon seeing this, the jaws of the attendees collectively dropped in shock:

"She was actually stripped of everything and banished from Yilan Star with nowhere to go, so she came to settle on Garbage Star?"

"Which idiot issued the expulsion order? Are they blind? Or are they heartless? They don't even want a dual Master of Cooking and Planting?"

"Oh, so it was the Che Family, accusing her of using improper means to force the Che Family heir... Pfft! If those boys of mine could be favored by a dual Master of Cooking and Planting, I would personally tie them up and send them to Master Xie to enjoy. The Che Family got a massive bargain, and instead of laughing in secret, they filed a complaint? And banished her? Did their brains fail to evolve? How could they be this muddled?"

"Isn't that just perfect, it's our gain! Ke En, what did you say her requirements were? She wants seeds with stronger vitality? That's not difficult at all, arrange it immediately! We must keep her here!"

"Wait! Ms. Xie has a son with a failed evolution? Under five years old? She was banished from Capital Star five years ago? Then could this little beast cub be the seed of that Che Family boy?"

"..."