Wasteland Junk Planet 11 Acquisition of New Materials

"To avoid being controlled by scavengers, we must take control of our water supply. The water purification project has already begun, and we should see results in two months at most. The production of mutant moss is also increasing. As long as we continue to harvest, we will soon be able to make our own edible moss protein cakes."

"Yeah, so Themis, you two are really together?"

"...Blackgrass can indeed absorb toxic substances from the soil, effectively improving its composition. This is a rare opportunity. If we expand the area where blackgrass is planted, we might be able to improve the soil for large tracts of cultivation. Xie Yunsui also has a lot of vegetable and fruit seeds here. Perhaps we can live a self-sufficient life in the future."

"That's awesome! Themis, what's it like to be in love?"

"...After expanding the plantation, we definitely won't have enough manpower, so Xie Yunsui researched robots to assist us with the work. This will make it more efficient. Furthermore, the robots can join the garbage collection team, sorting the trash faster and more efficiently."

"Oh, Themis, did you guys go to bed?"

Themis: “…………”

Moira knocked Sarah on the head and said, "Sarah, be restrained. These new humans consider their sexual activities to be private. You can't ask them casually."

Sarah couldn't hide her disappointment and looked at Xie Yunsui eagerly.

Can't I really ask?

Xie Yunsui: "..."

Themis coughed lightly. "Before we arrived at Rusty Planet, when we were about to leave the star network, we searched extensively for various types of knowledge and injected them into her mind. I don't know what she injected into it, but she suddenly became very interested in this area..."

Sarah also once brought Ethan and Victor together, causing them to feel nauseous and want to vomit whenever they saw each other for a period of time.

He also once chased Moira to experience some sex activities, but was ruthlessly suppressed by Moira.

As for those rust people, they were too ugly, so they did not attack them.

Xie Yunsui probably understood, and with an expressionless face, he rummaged through the space and took out a series of love and action comic books for her. This was Xiaoxi's collection from the world of the zombie apocalypse.

Sarah's disappointed face flushed instantly when she opened the comic and saw one of the entangled limbs. Wow~~~

She hugged all the comics and said, "Haha, Themis, you know me. I always listen to you. I have no problem with robots or anything like that. I support you! Haha, I'm going back first. It's too late and I need to go to bed..."

In the blink of an eye, the person floated away.

Everyone present: “…”

Ximis felt that he had been silent too much tonight, so he tried to change the subject: "Being self-sufficient is not enough. Our prosthetic limbs need to have their energy tanks replaced."

The energy warehouse is only available outside, and you can either buy it with the help of space pirates or go out yourself.

Ethan understood: "It's a bit difficult to get out. The spaceship we came in disintegrated and was scrapped. Now we don't even have a spaceship that can travel in space."

This is a flaw, and they can't have it just because they want it.

Even if you want to hijack a spaceship, you need a spaceship that can fly in the airspace of Rust Star.

But here on Rusty Star, apart from the garbage that is sent to a mountain by the Federation every other year, only the Star Pirates and Scavengers Alliance passes by.

Neither of them is easy to rob.

Then there is only one other option.

Xie Yunsui pondered, "But if you mention the energy tank to the Scavenger Alliance, there are two hidden dangers. Energy tanks are also used in combat bodyguard robots outside, and they are very expensive. Energy crystals alone are not enough to make them purchase them. Moreover, it will easily reveal that your energy tanks are insufficient, which will greatly reduce the deterrent effect on the pirates."

"So what do you mean?" Ethan asked.

Victor's mind had gone out, and he was sitting here with his eyes wide open.

Moira could follow the train of thought. "Is it about making robots? You want to make them into combat robots?"

"I have this idea, but the energy problem is still very tricky." said Ximis.

Xie Yunsui said, "Let's open our minds. Making a robot that can help fight scavengers isn't possible, but creating a household robot that can be sold is a good idea. Isn't that a good idea?"

Combat robots need energy tanks to fire energy cannons and load various types of laser weapons, but household robots only need energy crystals to move.

It is equivalent to bundling the old energy crystals with the modified waste materials and selling them, but the price of a working robot is not low.

Nowadays, robots are still only popular in the capital star and related resource stars and tourist stars. There are many places where people want to have a home robot but cannot find one. The pirates in this market must know more about it than them.

Of course, selling home robots is just the first step.

Once the market for home robots made of waste materials opens up, the Scavengers Alliance will definitely be targeted.

At that time, they will be able to take advantage of the situation to seize some initiative.

-

New week's supply exchange.

Sarah revised the material exchange table. Many people here were illiterate, so Sarah simply used diagrams to indicate.

Kahn's father had been queuing here since last night and still managed to get a front row seat. He happily took out the empty tubes of energy crystals and nutrients that he had been saving for a week.

Sarah: "A total of 8 nutrient supplements can be exchanged, and the energy crystals can be exchanged for 20 bottles of water."

"Okay, I won't change the meringue pancake this time, that's it." Kahn's father rubbed his hands.

Sarah took out the supplies behind her and put them in front of her. She looked down at the two pieces of alloy material at his feet, which looked like the panels of a hatch.

Sarah said, "The purchase list just came out. Those two pieces of alloy material can be exchanged for 10 nutrient supplements or 10 bottles of drinking water. Do you want to exchange them?"

"...Can this be exchanged?" Kahn's father looked at the new exchange table and indeed saw the alloy material.

This is more expensive than energy crystals.

Kahn's father thought: "How long will this acquisition take?"

"Always acquiring, just like energy crystals."

Alloy materials are generally heavy, and some are large and difficult to move.

In the past, they only purchased empty tubes of nutrients and energy crystals. In order to survive, they basically just looked for whatever they wanted.

Only when a home lacks shelter from the wind and rain will someone carry alloy panels or hatches home.

Kahn's father thought about how his son Kahn had been asking him to collect this type of material for some time. There were quite a few of them piled up at home. If he brought them over, he could basically exchange them for a lot of supplies, and he was eager to try it.

He quickly exchanged the two pieces of materials for supplies and then hurried home.

"Dad, what are you looking for?"

Kahn heard some clanging noises outside, and when he came out he saw his father sorting out the trash.

Kahn's father then told Lord Sarah about their acquisition of new waste materials, and praised Kahn for his foresight in letting him and his wife pick up these materials so early.

Sometimes the blind box of junk blocks I choose is not good and I fail to get enough energy crystals. When I come back with some energy left, I bring back one or two pieces of alloy materials.

I didn't expect to have accumulated so much.

Haha, you can exchange for a lot of supplies.

Kahn's father looked at the small container where supplies were stored at home, which was full of drinking water and protein biscuits, as well as a small basket of nutritional supplements left for Kahn's growth, and felt a sense of accomplishment.

Life is getting better and better.

It seemed that their lives had changed dramatically since Kahn's acid rain fever.

Kahn's father didn't have time to chat with his son. He picked up the large pieces of alloy materials, tied them together, and dragged them out of the house, his back bent.

I had been queuing all night hoping to exchange supplies early today and then go up to the garbage mountain to pick up some materials. However, now that I have the alloy materials, it doesn't matter whether I go up the mountain or not.

Kahn looked at his father's back and bit his fingers anxiously.

In my previous life, there didn’t seem to be any large-scale purchases of alloy materials.

Why?

Am I not the only one who was reborn? Are Themis and the others also reborn?

He looked at the simple water purification device he had made in the small room. He originally wanted to get the results and then surrender to Themis and the others in order to gain enough say.

But now, does he still have a say on these things?

-

After Xie Yunsui built several household robots in succession, he handed over the work of planting black grass and cultivating mutant moss to them.

As long as you adjust the program, you can water and light the plants at a fixed time.

In their spare time, they would go to the nearby garbage dump to collect materials. This was faster than when Xie Yunsui and Ximis went to the garbage dump to collect materials themselves.

"The models of your robots are becoming more and more realistic. They are no different from the high-quality home robots on the market."

Themis took a sip of the bitter coffee, put it aside, and quickly scooped a piece of sweet cake with a spoon and put it in his mouth.

"Those robots have realistic skin, but we don't have that here."

Xie Yunsui flipped through the information in his hand. These were all obtained by Ximis from searching on the Star Network during this period of time, and he also made an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of various robots.

Combat robots are generally used in the military, and many materials are not available, so we will not consider them for now.

Scientific research robots generally assist scientists in conducting experiments and require high-precision sensors, but they currently do not have the relevant materials.

Other exploratory robots used for exploration and reconnaissance of unknown star regions and industrial robots used for heavy operations such as space construction and spacecraft maintenance are enough to give them a headache just because of the defensive materials of their bodies.

I wanted to see if there were any other robots I could get started with, but due to material limitations, I ended up focusing on service robots.

Service robots live in close proximity with interstellar residents and even have the need for intimate contact. Their workmanship is increasingly developing towards human form, and they require realistic skin all over their bodies. At first glance, they look no different from real humans.

Of course, no matter how realistic the skin is, the people of StarCraft will still have to pay for it in the end, but for the sake of beauty, they don’t care.

Those who can afford it will not care about this small amount of money, and those who care about it will mostly not be able to afford to maintain the robot after buying it.

"In fact, as long as the basic functions are guaranteed, our target group is those who want to improve their lives, even if they don't have skin."

"Housekeeping machines, medical care, catering..." Xie Yunsui pondered.

Ximis raised his eyes and said: "The price of a full-featured robot is higher, and ordinary people can't afford it."

"Then we'll do it separately." Xie Yunsui put down the information: "Isn't it almost time to trade with the Scavengers Alliance?"

"As agreed, there are still three days."

Xie Yunsui smiled and said, "Why not talk to the scavengers first and then determine the direction of the robot's program module."