Ch51.2 - A Virtual Plane Setting Which Everyone Rejoices Over (Part Two)

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Cui QiChao didn’t put some of the 23rd century science and technology in his eye. It wasn’t good enough for him to do so. He took a stroll around the space station and got a rough idea in his mind. When he was young, he had been quite good at engineering and material science.

Cui QiChao touched the metal on the edge of the sunroof. This was a Riemannian alloy. Its maximum operating temperature could not exceed 3000°C, and it was still widely used in the era Cui QiChao lived in.

Cui QiChao found the toolbox and opened it. He then removed the cooking box for heating food and the temperature limiter, leaving only the heating rod. With it, he was able to melt the window frame and take down the sunroof. Afterward, he put the whole floor of spare parts back into the cooking box. There was only one heating rod. He still had use for it in the future.

As soon as the sunroof was removed, a warning sounded, notifying him of a change in the temperature inside the house. But Cui QiChao wasn’t in a hurry. The air composition of this isolated planet was close to that of the earth. At most, there would be some physiological reactions due to being in an unfamiliar environment. And even if the situation were more serious, it was still not a problem as long as he adapted to the planet step by step. The nights were long at the moment since it was currently “winter” on this planet. The temperature was relatively low. 

After putting the cooking box back together, Cui QiChao put the sunroof back and temporarily supported it with a shelf. Having made ample preparations, he planned to make a window that could open with just a push or a pull.

There was still some time before sunrise on this planet. Cui QiChao also poured out all the food. After weighing them, he put them back slowly. He didn’t know whether it was intentional, but all the seeds in the food were removed.

But it didn’t matter. This planet had a lot of waste areas. There were some abandoned strongholds left by the predecessors and some plants local to the planet. He could always exert a little more effort to find something that could be sown. Cui QiChao thought this was pretty challenging.

… He just didn’t know where XiaoBai was. Were there cats on this planet?

Cui QiChao conveniently made several plant cultivation boxes from the empty boxes and put them aside. If he ever found seeds, he would plant a few crops indoors. But he first had to study the local plants and their planting conditions.

When dawn finally arrived, two small stars similar to the sun appeared in the sky, and everything outside could be made out more clearly. All kinds of space junk and abandoned space stations were seen.

Cui QiChao put on his clothes and left the house through the sunroof. Sure enough, even during the day and with all his clothes wrapped around him, he could still feel the cold outside.

He buried his head within his bosom and trudged forward. From time to time, he rummaged and picked stuff up from the ground and unscrewed the gates of abandoned buildings, or destroyed them with things he picked up on the road so that he could go in and find out if there was anything useful inside. What he wanted to find the most was food to plant. 

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This behavior lasted about a week. No seeds were found yet, but Cui QiChao had already changed the lighting and temperature controller of the plant cultivation box by relying on the equipment he had picked up from other places.

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Most of those who came to this unmanned planet weren’t good people. Cui QiChao even found weapons in some seemingly temporarily abandoned space stations. Just in case, he stored some of them.

The next week, Cui QiChao finally found some sweet potatoes, which should have been someone else’s food reserves. They were stored rather well. Although sweet potatoes could be used for sowing, their growth cycle was four months. But this was better than nothing. 

Cui QiChao took them back and soaked them in clean water to let their roots grow before planting them.

Clean water was very scarce here. He had to rely on the space stations’ equipment to collect dew and purify it into clean water. Cui QiChao also saved some of his supply of drinking water to soak the sweet potatoes. After finding more tools, he would improve the water collection system to increase the collection efficiency.

The soil in the plant cultivation box came from outside. Sweet potato planting didn’t require stringent management, but the soil here was different from the original environment where sweet potatoes were typically grown. Thus, there was bound to be changes in their growth process. But while Cui QiChao detected there wouldn’t be a big issue with this, fertilization was still necessary. Even if he grew sweet potatoes in such a rough manner, the crops still needed fertilization.

So he straightforwardly used weeds, garbage, and lime soil to make poudrette and then sealed it for a faster retting process. He didn’t have the time to wait for the poudrette to rett by itself. After significantly increasing the temperature to shorten the fermentation time, he could make the poudrette completely decompose in ten days. 

At this time, the roots of the sweet potatoes would have grown out. By then, the soil would be fertilized, and the roots of sweet potatoes would be put into the soil. A big sweet potato had several buds and could be cut into several parts for planting.

In fact, sweet potatoes could also be hydroponically cultured, but if he used hydroponics, he would need to frequently replace the clean water. Cui QiChao couldn’t afford to waste water in his current circumstances.

Sweet potatoes grew well with good lighting and warmth. Fortunately, Cui QiChao had made an illuminator. The sunlight outside wasn’t enough, so he used it to shine light onto the crops, increasing the duration of the light and adjusting its temperature.

Cui QiChao spent more time exploring the space garbage in his vicinity, just like a space scavenger. 

Around the fourth week, Cui QiChao met the first person he had ever seen on this unmanned planet. Like him, she also came to scavenge.

This time, Cui QiChao went much further. They met in front of a pile of loaded rocket debris. Cui QiChao wasn’t used to distinguishing others based on their primary sex in this plane. He only saw the other’s long hair and slim curves, so he judged that the person was a woman.

Other than that, Cui QiChao observed that this person wasn’t emitting any pheromones. Maybe she used a pheromone masking agent, or maybe she was a beta.

She also seemed to be picking up stuff in this abandoned area. As soon as she saw Cui QiChao, she immediately raised her hands, looked at him in surprise, and said with a smile, “Hey, don’t get agitated.” 

“I’m not agitated,” Cui QiChao said coldly. The other party raised her hands. This was naturally because he had a ray gun in his hand, which he had scavenged previously.

Indeed, he never showed a passion for force. In the middle ages, he was even believed to be someone who didn’t know how to fight, but that absolutely didn’t mean that he really was weak and knew nothing about combat.

When the girl looked at the gun-holding posture of the omega in front of her, she knew that he was definitely not an amateur. It was strange for Cui QiChao to appear here alone. And instead of wearing low-temperature protective clothing, he piled layers of clothes on himself.

The reason why she knew Cui QiChao’s gender was that he wasn’t using any pheromone masking agent, carelessly and blatantly revealing his identity as an omega. She could even vaguely smell the other’s pheromones. His scent could make one feel very calm and hungry at the same time. It was very complex and had a sense of depth, unlike most people’s pheromones, which only had one specific scent. 

This should be… the scent of the five cereals.

As this thought came to mind, the girl suddenly began to miss Eight Treasures porridge.

The girl licked her lips and said, “It’s fate for us to meet. I just came to see if there are any good things here, and you should be doing the same, too. In fact…” She looked hesitant, but in the end, she went for the cautious route and didn’t say anything. She only spread her hands. “Look.”

Cui QiChao glanced at the other. He was in a special predicament, so he searched for materials everywhere. Meanwhile, the person in front of him was still wearing protective clothes. She should have taken the initiative to come to this unmanned planet. It wasn’t known either why this person’s situation wasn’t very good, or why she landed in a similar predicament as him. 

It had been long mentioned that those who appear on a planet like this didn’t have any proper identities. This was why Cui QiChao was being so vigilant.

However, within a short period of time, Cui QiChao gained a rough estimate of the other party’s strength. He moved the muzzle of the gun aside and replied to her with an “mm”.

“Meow…”

At this time, a cat called out. 

Cui QiChao looked over in surprise. The girl immediately touched her backpack and smiled helplessly. “Don’t be nervous. They’re my cats. Looks like they’re awake.”

When it came to cats, Cui QiChao obviously thought of XiaoBai.

He was still wondering where XiaoBai was. But now, it seemed that it might be inside the girl’s bag.

Cui QiChao asked, “Can I see your cats?” 

“Look at you…” The girl gave him a glance and said, “Alright, I’ll let you look.”

Cui QiChao certainly didn’t know that his current gender as an omega made the other party easily agree. He stopped after taking a few steps closer, kept a safe distance, and watched the other party pinch the cats out of her bag one by one.

There were about four kittens, each only about a month old, and a mother cat. It gently grabbed the kittens that wanted to climb away with its mouth and licked them.

One of the orange cats climbed forward as soon as it saw Cui QiChao but was dragged back by the mother cat after she bit its neck several times. Still, it persevered and kept raising its paw, as if it wanted to shake hands. This hint was very obvious. 

Cui QiChao saw it and understood. He whispered, “XiaoBai?”

There was also a white kitten among the cats. The girl thought that he was casually teasing the cats, and that although the other party was tough on the surface, he was still a soft-hearted omega on the inside. Look, when he was looking at the kittens, he appeared so gentle.

Cui QiChao didn’t know what she was thinking. When he stared at the orange cat, it meowed in response. He grew more certain that it was XiaoBai. Without hesitation, he looked up and asked, “Can you… sell that orange cat to me?”

Good job, Cui QiChao, XiaoBai shouted from the bottom of its heart. Take Laotzu away this instant. This broken bag is so crowded, and these other cats are so detestable. By the way, buy only me. Don’t buy the other burdens! 

The girl was not surprised. “Let me remind you that you seem to be going through some difficult times. Are you sure you want to buy it?”

Cui QiChao nodded.

The girl’s eyes darted around. She replied, “Let me tell you first that my companions aren’t far from here. Since you’re saying that you want to buy it, I can only give you a fair price. Don’t try to force your way through negotiations. At the moment, I only need grains. Ten jin… No, eight jin!”

Cui QiChao: “……” 

Cui QiChao: “Wait, I’m a bit uncertain now.”

XiaoBai: “?!!!”