Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 26 Cow Beast
time flies.

Six days have passed since Chen Ming caught the little hamster.

Hunting is still Chen Ming's unbeatable task every day, but in the past few days, the number of failures has far outnumbered the number of successes.

But every success means that there will be a large amount of meat in the cold room of the spacecraft.

And very fortunately, Chen Ming did not encounter any infected animals during his two successful hunts.

About half of the space in the refrigerator room has been taken up by meat.

And in the past few days, the three crops planted by Chen Ming have blossomed and bear fruit under the efficient cultivation of the hydroponic warehouse, providing Chen Ming with a batch of vegetarian income.

Therefore, although the remaining half of the cold storage room is not full, it still contains the results of many three types of crops grown in the hydroponic bin.

The amount of this batch of crops harvested also made Chen Ming certain of one thing.

The output of crops in a hydroponic warehouse in one growth cycle can completely ensure the food needed for survival in the next production cycle.

In other words, Chen Ming can even fly the spacecraft and set off now.

As long as he ensures that the crops in the hydroponic warehouse can mature stably every time, he can reach the pirate space station alive.

But Chen Ming will not choose to take risks.

For crops grown by oneself, especially orange fruits, the output of one growth cycle can even meet the needs of two growth cycles, and it is also the shortest growth cycle among the three crops found by Chen Ming.

The second batch of orange fruits that Chen Ming planted in the hydroponic barn after the last harvest have even begun to bloom.

Even on the vines of the first batch of orange fruits that were grown in the ground outside without the optimal environment provided by the hydroponic warehouse, there were already some tiny fruits that would mature immediately, and the growth efficiency was extremely exaggerated.

Just wait a little longer for the crops outside to mature, for the second batch of crops in the hydroponic warehouse to be harvested, or for another successful hunt or two.

It is obviously more prudent to make sure that you already have enough food to last the entire journey before setting off.

And although orange juice is good, it also has some shortcomings.

The nutrient solution is consumed quickly.

For this reason, Chen Ming must take time to dig some fertile soil by the river every day and bring it back to extract nutrient solution.

A small half of the space in the planting cabin was filled with iron cans filled with nutrient solution.

But if Chen Ming wants to ensure the growth efficiency of crops for more than half a year in space, then these nutrient solutions alone are not enough, and Chen Ming must prepare more.

So we can't rush to set off for the time being, we have to wait.

In addition to paying attention to food these days, Chen Ming is also paying attention to the little hamster that he brought to his door.

Relying on the temptation of the buds, Chen Ming was able to even let the little hamster stay on his shoulder after a few days of training.

Chen Ming also gave it a name, Xiaoshi.

After all, it is also called a stone hamster, and it also dug a hole in Chen Ming's ore when we first met.

After almost taming Xiaoshi, Chen Ming took it out twice while hunting.

Xiaoshi would take the initiative to keep quiet during every hunting process and would not disturb himself at all.

When you are tired of reading while waiting for the prey to appear, you can play with it for a while.

And today, the 14th day since the spacecraft landed, is the same.

After Chen Ming finished his daily farming work, he took Xiaoshi out for daily hunting.

Follow the river and look for signs of drinking water from the fauna you marked on your map.As Chen Ming has been hunting more frequently recently, he can clearly feel that the number of animals leaving traces on the river bank is decreasing.

You have to go farther to find fresh traces.

Just like Chen Ming's current goal, it takes about an hour and a half to walk northeast along the river.

Chen Ming has nothing to complain about. If you want to gain something, you must make sacrifices.

Some physical exertion is nothing to Chen Ming.

With Chen Ming deliberately speeding up his pace, he arrived at the predetermined mark position an hour later.

As before, he found a tree nearby, climbed up, and began to wait.

But this time, there was a small stone by his side, so that he would not only be accompanied by those books during the waiting process.

But Chen Ming's previous luck seemed to have been exhausted.

Chen Ming waited until the afternoon and ate the orange fruits he brought out for lunch, but still didn't see any animals.

And at this moment, the weather suddenly turned cloudy, and it looked like it was going to rain at any time.

The gloomy sky made Chen Ming feel a little depressed.

This should be the first rain I encountered after coming to this planet.

And now I am about six kilometers away from the spaceship. It doesn't matter if I take a walk on a sunny day. If it rains, I'd better not take the risk. It's best to go back as soon as possible.

Chen Ming moved his somewhat stiff limbs, patted Xiao Shi who was sleeping against the open terminal in his arms, and prepared to leave.

But just when Chen Ming was about to climb down the tree, something suddenly appeared vaguely in the woods on the other side of the river.

Chen Ming immediately cheered up, grabbed the small stone that almost rolled under the tree, put it on his shoulder, and pointed the terminal's camera function there.

Then, Chen Ming saw a very large animal with a pair of cow-like horns on its head, and it was quite plump and looked a bit honest.

After taking the photo, the terminal immediately retrieved the situation of this species.

"Cow beasts are omnivorous animals that live in groups. They are docile during the non-breeding period. Female cattle beasts during the breeding season or with cubs are aggressive and irritable..."

Seeing the word "living in groups", Chen Ming couldn't help but have some thoughts.

This kind of cattle beast is close to the size of a hippopotamus, and hunting one is enough to consume Chen Ming for a long time.

Not to mention that they are still social animals. They don't need too many, just two. Chen Ming can just ignore the crops growing in the field and leave directly.

Driven by such thoughts, Chen Ming did not choose to go back immediately, but continued to stay in the tree to see if he could find some opportunities.

The herd of cattle quickly approached the river bank and jumped into the water one by one.

The plump front hooves dug out the not-so-deep river bottom, digging out the strange-shaped crustaceans that Chen Ming had seen before, crushing them with one hoof, and began to enjoy the meat inside.

During this process, several bull beasts had already given their seats to Chen Ming.

Although their layers of muscle and fat are very thick, they certainly cannot stop the power of Chen Ming's modified pistol.

But just when Chen Ming raised his gun and took aim, he suddenly heard a "squeak".

This was the sound made by Xiaoshi, who had never called out since the day Chen Ming caught it until today.

Just after it screamed, its little paws grabbed the protective clothing on Chen Ming's shoulders and shook it desperately, trying to attract Chen Ming's attention.

(End of this chapter)