Catnip Becomes a Beloved Pet in the Interstellar Era

Ning Miaomiao is catnip—the sentient kind. One blink of her eyes, and she finds herself transported to the interstellar era. Being transported to the interstellar era is one thing, but why is thi...

Chapter 4 This is the smell of growing plants! (Edited)

After roughly searching for information about actual combat exercises and the First Military Academy and filling in her gaps in knowledge, Ning Miaomiao opened the shop of the senior recommended to her by the squad leader and began to browse the items inside.

There are three types of soil: low, medium and high. There are flower pots of various sizes. The senior even sells seeds here.

But that price was totally beyond Ning Miaomiao's ability to afford.

The scholarship from the First Military Academy has not yet arrived, and Ning Miaomiao only has a pitiful four-digit number starting with 1 in her account.

Those seeds are only one or two hundred, and only one!

Ning Miaomiao decisively ignored the seeds and looked at the flowerpot and soil. The more she looked at them, the more she liked them.

She can use this plum blossom-shaped flowerpot in winter, which is suitable for the season.

There is also this star-shaped flower pot that can be used at night, and you can look up at the stars.

And this...

After adding several items to the shopping cart, Ning Miaomiao finally reacted before placing the order. She paused with a broken heart and prepared to go and see what kind of seeds she had received.

Ning Miaomiao unscrewed the bottle cap and her eyes lit up when she saw the seeds inside.

She didn't recognize the other seeds, but she recognized the two that were shriveled and looked dying.

It's catnip seeds!

Isn’t this like someone giving you a pillow when you feel sleepy?

It is true that the smell on her body cannot be completely concealed, but she can find an excuse for herself, such as she planted some catnip and then a little of the smell came on her body.

Isn't this perfect?

Ning Miaomiao clapped her hands, overjoyed, and kissed the two seeds: "Oh, they are really my big sons!"

Although she was surprised, Ning Miaomiao had not forgotten the important matter.

Catnip plants are usually small, and you only need a minimal flower pot to plant two catnip plants.

There are three seeds left, two of which are the same. It is estimated that these two are the seeds of Tianxing Grass. As for the last one, Ning Miaomiao cannot recognize it and decides to use tools.

The optical computer on her wrist was a relatively new model, and was one of the prizes the original owner received for being in the top three in the pharmacy exam.

Therefore, it is easy to identify seeds using an optical brain.

One of the first-level medicinal plant seeds, called Thorn Cloud Flower, is one of the most difficult to cultivate among the first-level medicinal plant seeds.

It is a single multi-flowered plant, usually with three to nine flower buds. Of course, the more flowers it has, the better. On the contrary, the fewer flowers it has, the better its medicinal properties.

However, it usually only grows to 30 cm in height, and the flower is only half the size of an adult woman's fist, so it only needs a flowerpot with a diameter of 15 cm.

The star grass looks 80% like the foxtail grass that Ning Miaomiao knows. It can grow to 30 to 40 centimeters, but the plant itself is very small. The cluster on the top is dark purple, and if you look closely, you will find that there are tiny flowers inside.

Two plants of morning glory can be planted together, just like catnip, and only a flower pot with a diameter of ten centimeters will be enough.

That is to say, she only needs to buy two small flower pots with a diameter of ten centimeters and one medium-sized flower pot with a diameter of fifteen centimeters.

You only need to buy one portion of soil for these three flower pots, and you probably won’t be able to use it all.

Then there's the matter of buying fertilizer and other things.

After all, there is relatively little soil in the flowerpot, and it is also artificially planted. Unlike nature with its own ecosystem, the soil fertility cannot recover by itself, so timely replenishment of fertilizer is necessary.

This store is opened by a senior from the pharmacy department. Students in the pharmacy department basically grow their own commonly used medicinal herbs because it saves money.

So there are various fertilizers here. Ning Miaomiao took a look, estimated her wallet, and bought three bags of low-grade fertilizers first.

It is not impossible to use higher-level fertilizers for first-level medicinal seeds, but there is no problem if you only use low-level ones, they may just grow slower.

But low-grade fertilizers are much cheaper!

Ning Miaomiao finished reading these, added them to the shopping cart, and then looked for paper and pen.

Not many people use pen and paper in the interstellar age, but an unwritten rule in the pharmacy department is that writing with pen and paper can make people feel more peaceful. Besides, it is the interstellar age now, so pen and paper are easy to make.

So the price is not expensive.

Ning Miaomiao estimated the number of words in the first three chapters of the plant encyclopedia she had read before, bought a notebook as thick as a finger and three pens, and then placed an order for the previous items.

When checking out, the computer reminded her that she could get a discount by swiping her student card. Ning Miaomiao swiped her student card without hesitation, and then saw the 12% discount on the price, and was touched that she had saved dozens of credit points.

The senior is really a good person!

Only ten minutes after she finished shopping, Ning Miaomiao heard a knock on the door. She pricked up her ears alertly: "Who?"

"Excuse me, is this a piece of grass? Your express delivery has arrived." A clear mechanical sound came from outside the door.

Ning Miaomiao's eyes lit up.

She originally thought that she would not be able to receive it until at least tomorrow, but she didn't expect that express delivery in the interstellar age would be so fast.

After opening the door and seeing a square-headed robot, Ning Miaomiao felt more relieved.

It feels so good not to be a natural enemy!

After signing for the express delivery, Ning Miaomiao held the express box, closed the door again, and then began to unpack the package.

I took out the notebook and pen and looked at them first. The pen was very smooth and comfortable to write with. The notebook also felt comfortable to touch. The paper was firm and white. It was a very good notebook for writing.

There were three flower pots, with the smaller one placed inside the larger one. She took one out and looked at it. Although she didn't know what material it was made of, she knew that the flower pot was of good quality after she tried it in her hand.

Then there are fertilizers and soil.

The soil is of high quality, and Ning Miaomiao also smelled the fertilizer, which smelled very fragrant.

It's something the plants will love.

The things in this unknown senior’s store are really good!

After silently confirming the receipt and giving the senior a thumbs up, Ning Miaomiao happily began to put the soil into the flowerpot, loosened the soil with the provided small shovel and rake, and then put the seeds in.

As a plant fairy, although she can no longer be considered a pure plant due to the sudden travel through time and fusion with the human body, and her magic power has deteriorated greatly, her instincts have not been lost.

She could dig a hole of the right size, put in the right amount of fertilizer, plant the seeds, sprinkle just the right amount of water, and then put the two flower pots in place by instinct.

As for the remaining one?

Of course it’s the flowerpot where catnip is planted.

She didn't know how quickly the smell on her body was increasing, mainly because she couldn't pay attention to herself all the time and try to restrain the smell on her body.

So it’s better to plant the shield quickly.

Well, anyway, she only needs to hand over two plants, so she can keep the catnip.

Giving a thumbs up to her own cleverness, Ning Miaomiao mobilized the trace of demonic power that had recovered in her body at some unknown time and decided to give birth to catnip.

She herself is catnip, and she is supernatural when it comes to growing catnip. The magic power she needs to stimulate the growth of catnip is the least, and it is also the most gentle and harmless. So even if these two catnip seeds are about to die, they can be rescued with her magic power!

When the little remaining demonic power in her body was used up and her body softened, a few green leaves emerged from her seed.

Obviously, she had grown catnip before, but the catnip she grew this time seemed strangely fragrant?

It has only sprouted a few tender buds that are invisible unless you look carefully, and there are no leaves at all, but it actually has a refreshing catnip scent?

What’s even more amazing is that when Ning Miaomiao smelled this scent, she actually felt a shock of energy, as if her demonic power had immediately recovered a little.

No, that's not right, it's not like that.

She really recovered a little!

It was recovered from the previous trace of demonic power!

Is it because of the catnip, or is it because of the plants that it recovered?

Ning Miaomiao really wanted to experiment immediately, but her physical condition did not allow it. Therefore, after she recovered her strength, she placed the three flower pots in her room.

There is a window in her room, and the windowsill is fifteen centimeters wide, which is enough for flower pots.

After closing the door again, she touched her rumbling stomach and wanted to eat something delicious. However, she hesitated when going out. After hesitating for a long time, she gritted her teeth and decided to go out.

There are still two years left.

She always has to try to adapt.

It’s just a meal, she will be back right after eating!

Ning Miaomiao encouraged herself, closed her eyes, opened the door and walked out. Before she took two steps, she felt her forehead hit a wall. The recoil force made her head dizzy and she screamed.

"Puchi." A familiar laugh tinged with helplessness. "Hey, schoolgirl, why... are you suddenly walking with your eyes closed?"

"Senior Lilith?" Ning Miaomiao opened her eyes with tears in her eyes. Her nose had been bumped just now, and now the tears coming out were purely physiological.

Compared to Lilith and Xina who are over 1.8 meters tall, Ning Miaomiao is only 1.6 meters tall, almost a head shorter than the two. She saw that her two senior roommates needed to hold their heads up, so Xina and Lilith also lowered their heads.

Then their hearts skipped a beat.

So... so cute!

Because Ning Miaomiao usually keeps her head down and wants to hide herself. Both the original owner and Ning Miaomiao are very similar in this respect.

So although Lilith and Xina had seen their junior schoolmate many times, this was the first time they really looked at Ning Miaomiao carefully.

She has a round face, big eyes with drooping curves at the corners, and a natural innocence.

Although her face is round, it is small and her features are delicate. Overall, it reminds Lilith and Xina of the dolls that are loved by one or two gentle little sisters or nieces in the family.

It is obvious that they have never liked dolls since they were young, and prefer to play with cool toys such as mechas. Why are they so excited when they see this junior sister now?

Lilith expressed her confusion, and Xena was equally bewildered.

"I'm sorry." Ning Miaomiao was holding her nose with tears in her eyes, and even her voice was nasal, which made Lilith and Xina very cute again.

"It's okay. What are you doing?" Lilith reminded, "Most people are back at this time. If you go out, you'll run into a lot of students from the combat department."

Ning Miaomiao, who had just mustered up her courage, said: "..."

Although she is more familiar with Lilith, and can also approach Xina calmly, it does not mean that she can go around in circles among a group of threatening and powerful natural enemies!

Yes, she has indeed decided to adapt to this world, but it takes time, okay?

Ning Miaomiao's eyes were filled with tears: "I'm hungry, I want to go eat something."

"Why didn't you tell me about this?" Lilith didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She raised her hand, and Ning Miaomiao realized that she was holding a lunch box. "I know you don't dare to go out, so I just brought you some food."

"Thank you, senior!" At this moment, Lilith's image in Ning Miaomiao's eyes was completely associated with "good person".

Xina looked at Ning Miaomiao being so affectionate with Lilith, and inexplicably felt a little uncomfortable. Almost subconsciously, she found another topic to divert her attention: "Hey, I think I smell something? It's a bit familiar."

Ning Miaomiao's spirits lifted, thinking it was finally here. She puffed out her chest proudly and said, "Teacher Mandel assigned me an extracurricular assignment about planting. This is the smell of one of the plants I planted!"