Chapter 291: Universal Planting System (30)

Xie Ting, the little beast cub who was thoroughly disliked by Che Yin'an, has been living very happily lately.

"Mom, I learned another move today, Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain! Roar—"

Xie Ting, who had just returned from morning exercises with Xing Lan, began to perform the big move he had just learned for Xie Yang.

"Uncle Xing said this is the most suitable move for our close-quarters combat! If I practice it well, even he won't be our match, you know!"

"Uncle Xing also said that there are many people on the planet who, like us, did not become Gene Warriors, but they didn't give up or shrink back; they still practiced diligently every day and eventually became very formidable warriors too!"

"Mom, Xiya and I both want to become warriors like that! We won't give up, we won't shrink back, we will train diligently. Do you believe in us, Mom?"

"Of course I do!"

Xie Yang stroked her son's little face, which was flushed with excitement, and said with a smile:

"My baby is so amazing, what delicious food should I make to reward him?"

The little guy's eyes lit up: "Can Zai Zai eat that sweet and soft cake?"

He was referring to the cake Xie Yang made herself.

Ever since the Federation discovered her value, they were reluctant to provide one ton of meat ingredients every ten days according to the agreement. Anyway, the agreement only stated one ton of medium-quality or higher meat livestock ingredients and did not specify which types, so they exploited a loophole in the wording; most of what they provided was not meat, but eggs laid by high-yield Gugu Birds.

When the Military Department sent people to deliver them to Xie Yang, they didn't hold back on complaining about this disgusting, underhanded move by the Federation.

But Xie Yang's eyes lit up; she was familiar with Gugu Bird eggs! She had eaten plenty of them in the sixties.

With eggs, and having entrusted the Military Department to purchase a few pounds of Wheat flour, she had also successfully cultivated natural yeast using high-sugar fruits produced on the Agricultural Reclamation Star. Wouldn't there be even more delicious food she could make now?

Sponge cakes, egg pancakes, egg waffles, little egg steamed buns...

She successfully fed the little guy until he gained two or three pounds.

Fortunately, he had been training with Xing Lan lately and hadn't missed a single day, so the two or three-pound weight gain wasn't very noticeable.

It was a pity that the Agricultural Reclamation Star didn't seem to like Planting Wheat, or rather, didn't like Planting crops with long growth cycles. Gradually, the Wheat seeds became fewer and fewer, resulting in only one or two areas left for Planting Wheat now, and the Wheat flour available for sale was also very scarce.

These few pounds were still goods that Xing Lan had managed to procure by contacting an acquaintance on the Agricultural Reclamation Star.

Xie Yang calculated the Wheat seeds in her hand, planning to first open an Experimental Field to accumulate wheat seeds. Later, when enough seeds were saved and more wasteland had been reclaimed, she would plant Wheat herself. If you do it yourself, you will have plenty of food and clothing.

But for now, the nearly depleted Wheat flour couldn't make a big cake, so she would have to make do with a small one.

Unexpectedly, just as she was feeling sleepy, someone brought a pillow—

Xing Lan had sent over a three-pound bag of Wheat flour.

"You entrusted someone to procure goods again? It looks very fresh!"

Xie Yang pinched a bit of the Wheat flour and smelled it; the wheat aroma was rich, and one look told her it was flour ground from top-quality Wheat.

Xing Lan swept a glance at her relaxed, smiling face without leaving a trace, thinking to himself that this gift was the right choice. He couldn't help but smile as well, two shallow dimples appearing at the corners of his mouth: "As long as you like it."

"Of course I like it!"

Xie Yang didn't stand on ceremony with him; anyway, once the delicious food was made, he would definitely get a share.

"If you have things to do, go ahead and get busy; I'll call you when the cake is baked."

"I'm not busy. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Then help me beat the Gugu Bird eggs."

Xie Yang handed the egg-beating Task to him.

"Mom! Mom!"

At this moment, Xie Ting, who had originally wanted to go to Xiya's house to tell him there would be fragrant, sweet, and soft cake to eat in a while, had run halfway there and come back.

"That fierce bad uncle from last time is here again!"

A fierce bad uncle?

Xie Yang raised an eyebrow.

Before she could say anything, Xing Lan had already put down the eggbeater and walked out, rolling up his sleeves.

Judging by his posture, he seemed to want to find someone to have a fight with.

And that was indeed the case.

As soon as he went out, he forced Che Yin'an back to his Flying Vehicle.

Che Yin'an gritted his teeth. Why was this guy surnamed Xing here again?

Did the Military Department really treat her like a treasure to be protected?

"I'm looking for her, not you. Mind your own business! Don't force me to fight you."

Xing Lan nodded: "I'll oblige! You pick the place."

"..."

Che Yin'an said angrily: "Xing Lan! Don't really push me to the limit!"

"Easy enough. Let's go! You lead the way."

"..."

Che Yin'an took a deep breath: "Does this fight really have to happen?"

"You could also choose to return to Yilan Star and never come to bother her again."

"..."

Che Yin'an felt a nameless fire burning inside him.

He remembered that back in military academy, he had been suppressed by Xing Lan everywhere; otherwise, he wouldn't have defected to the Federation camp upon graduation.

But as a Gene Warrior, the place to truly exert one's light and heat was the front line, the battlefield. The Federation would only trap him.

Over these years, he hadn't gained much practical combat experience, but he had learned a whole basketful of schemes and intrigues.

All of this was thanks to Xing Lan!

The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became. Che Yin'an's Flying Vehicle suddenly ascended, and his gritted-teeth voice came through the loudspeaker:

"Fine! You and I will have a fight; the loser must never interfere with the other again!"

Xing Lan also jumped onto his own Flying Vehicle.

Boom—

A streak of silver light chased a streak of indigo and vanished into the horizon.

By the time Xie Yang chased after them, there was no trace of the two Flying Vehicles left.

She was simply speechless at these two: were they both elementary schoolers?

They couldn't agree, so they arranged a fight?

Since they had so much energy, they might as well both go clear land for her!

"System, give me their location!"

Main System: 【Understood, Host! Received, Host!】

More points to earn!

Sub-system: 【...】

Why didn't it ever have such good luck?

"Mom!"

"Mom!"

Xie Ting ran out anxiously, but was scooped up by Chi Dahu halfway there.

"Boss, shall I carry the young master and go along?" Chi Dahu ran forward eagerly while holding the little one.

Xie Yang tilted her head, signaling him to get on the Flying Vehicle: "Hurry up!"

"You got it, Boss! I will definitely protect the young master well! I wouldn't let anything happen to the young master even if something happened to me!"

After they were seated, Xie Yang started the Flying Vehicle, accelerated into the sky, and rushed toward the coordinates where those two guys had arranged to fight.

Jin Dawei, Yin Dameng, and the rest of the Red Tiger Gang lackeys: "..."

Wait! They wanted to watch the drama too!

It had been a long time since Garbage Star had seen the lively scene of two major Gene Warriors arranging a fight!

"I hate that my speed isn't fast enough, I couldn't outrun the boss!"

"Is it speed you're lacking? What you're lacking is the boss's cunning."

"..."

On that side, Xie Yang pushed the Flying Vehicle to its maximum speed, and by the time she arrived at the scene, those two guys had already transformed into their beast forms and were dueling back and forth in mid-air.

Xie Ting opened his eyes wide in surprise: "Wow! Such a big kitty!"

Chi Dahu twitched his mouth to correct him: "That is a Brown Fierce Leopard."

"What about that one? Is it a doggy?"

"... That is an Azure Sky Wolf."

The little one exclaimed: "So cool!"

Xie Yang: "..."

It really refreshed her worldview!

As an outsider, how was she to know that Gene Warriors could actually switch freely between human and beast forms.

Given that there had never been a successful case of genetic modification around the mother and son, she had once thought: successful evolution meant becoming a super soldier with extremely powerful qualities in every aspect, still human in essence, and only those who failed evolution would manifest beast-like traits.

Sorry, her perspective was too narrow!