Chapter 30: Wouldn't It Be Easier to Just Buy It?

"Have you forgotten your ally?"

Reminded by Mr. Huo, Ruan Mian finally remembered that she had already signed a contract with the Huo Group today, and now she was someone with backing.

"Hehehe, sorry, sorry, I'm still not used to it for the moment."

Huo Junze pursed his lips and helped her unscrew the lids of the glass jars one by one.

"What kind of white sugar do you need?"

"Sweet, translucent white crystals that can be extracted from sugar beets or sugarcane, though the process is very complex."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the man in front of her open his Light Brain, tap his fingertips on his wrist a few times, and pull up a document.

A translucent light screen opened in front of them, and the information was fully displayed before Ruan Mian.

The content of this document was a bit frightening.

It actually recorded all the information about sugarcane, its characteristics, and the things that could be made from it.

This included white sugar.

Ruan Mian only then realized that her so-called secrets were of no use at all; while the Interstellar might lack plants, the records of plants still existed.

Big shots like Huo Junze could easily find information about plants.

Her previous thoughts were truly too naive.

If someone really wanted to target her, she would truly have no power to fight back.

"Is this the white sugar you mentioned?"

Huo Junze didn't know where he had clicked, but the information in front of them had changed into the production method for white sugar.

Hey buddy, are you Baidu Baike?

Ruan Mian nodded her head very obediently, "Mm, that's it, I just don't know if the robot can make it."

She had just been thinking about whether she could ask for a copy of the data.

Anyway, they were allies now, and with the "friendly forces don't harm each other" rule, he should be able to give it to her, right...

As it turned out, he spoke first.

"Why do you need him to make it? Don't you trust me?"

If she hadn't misunderstood, did that mean he was going to help her make it?

Ruan Mian's eyes were full of surprise, "Really? You'll make it?"

This was his Absolute Domain, and his confidence suddenly surged to the surface.

Although she couldn't quite see the changes in his expression, she could faintly sense a small trace of pride in the corners of his eyes and brows.

"Mm, want to see an ally's strength?"

Since someone had taken the initiative to take on this task, Ruan Mian was very relieved to hand it over to him.

Even if he couldn't do it, he had capable people under him; he was much better than her, a lone commander.

"Then I'll thank President Huo in advance~"

After finishing her words of thanks, she lowered her head and continued to busy herself with the work at hand.

Jar after jar of Tomato Sauce was neatly arranged, and the glass bottles gave the delicious food a layer of crystalline light.

Ruan Mian picked up a jar and handed it to the man in front of her.

"Here, Mr. Huo, a bribe."

Receiving such a justified "bribe" for the first time was truly a unique feeling!

He was clearly in a good mood; the moment he reached out to take it, the soft touch brushed against him like a feather, leaving not a trace behind.

"Thank you."

He would eat this Tomato Sauce well.

Ruan Mian could see a look of satisfaction on his face; he was a bit too easy to fool.

It was also true that he had never eaten anything good!

"You're welcome, if you like it, I'll make you something else next time."

A burst of clucking sounds interrupted their conversation, and the smile on Ruan Mian's face deepened a little.

"Ah, it must be the hen laying eggs, there are eggs again!"

Thinking of the Tomato Egg Noodles at noon, her saliva seemed to be secreting wantonly again from the aftertaste.

Following Ruan Mian to the chicken coop they had built, Huo Junze's perception was refreshed once again.

Could a creature like a chicken really live so well?

It was surrounded on all sides by vines covered in green leaves, like a soft, fluffy green cloud.

Especially in their feeding trough, there was a large pile of unfinished sweet potatoes mixed with corn grit.

On the ground, there were also vegetable leaves that had been half-eaten.

It was truly a case of "humans aren't as well off as chickens."

Suddenly, she felt a bit dissatisfied with these chickens living in Ruan Mian's yard; what was going on?

"Ha, it really did lay an egg!" Ruan Mian's excited voice came; in her hand were two fresh, still-warm eggs she had just fished out from the nest built of dead branches.

These eggs were now many, many times better than the eggs produced by Nutrient Solution.

At least it was only when smelling them this closely that there was a tiny bit of fishy scent.

Thinking that she could achieve "egg freedom" in the future, she couldn't help but feel happy.

"So happy?"

"Of course, you don't know that eggs can be used to make many, many delicacies; many things lose their soul without eggs."

She held the eggs in her hand and showed them to him as if presenting a treasure.

"Look, aren't they different?"

Of course it's different; one could say it's completely different from the eggs in his cognition.

He gently picked up an egg; the surface was smooth and clean, without any disgusting, slimy texture, nor any nauseating stench.

It looked no different from a stone, just a bit more rounded.

Most importantly, it actually didn't lay that many.

He remembered that this creature would lay a great many eggs at once...

"It is indeed very different." No wonder it could taste so delicious when prepared.

She seemed to possess a kind of unique magic.

Ruan Mian was very proud, feeling a sense of joy from raising something, "Mhm, if this place weren't a bit small, I would have wanted to raise a few more chickens!"

Speaking of chickens, she thought of other types of meat.

Having not eaten meat for a long time, she was truly craving it.

Who could have imagined that even during the apocalypse, they could still occasionally treat themselves; although zombies were everywhere, the animals hadn't been infected by the virus and were still edible.

Moreover, while scavenging for supplies, they could still find some air-dried or cured meat.

Yet, after coming to this Interstellar world with such advanced technology, she actually couldn't get any meat to eat.

"If possible, I also want to raise a pig. You have no idea how good pork is; every part of it is a treasure, all of it can be eaten, and there are diverse ways to prepare it—pan-frying, stir-frying, deep-frying, boiling, stewing, sautéing, braising, and so on and so forth."

When she reached this point, she paused symbolically.

There was no help for it; she couldn't quite control her own drool.

She had already decided that she must raise a pig; at worst, she would just buy another sheet-metal house and raise the pig outside the Safety Barrier.

One must never suffer when it comes to one's own mouth!

"Why not raise one?"

Huo Junze didn't quite understand, "It seems there is only you in this vicinity; wouldn't it be fine to just expand the grounds to raise what you want to raise?"

Ruan Mian gave him a meaningful look.

She felt somewhat helpless; was he truly oblivious or just pretending to be???

"President Huo, do you want to take a look at what you're saying? Can the things in my yard be seen by others? This Wasteland Garbage Planet has nothing; if others were to attack me, it would be like beating a dog, and I wouldn't even have a place to hide."

It was truly easy for him to say.

"Buy it, then others won't be able to come to this planet."

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