Chapter 159 Now It's My Turn to Protect You

The report on the water source came out, showing that the water here does not contain any harmful substances and is safe for people to drink, which means they now have a safe water source.

Everyone began to enthusiastically renovate the house that Qin Muxue brought. In order to better adapt to the local terrain and climate, the house still needed some modifications.

Shi Yan walked around the periphery again to see if there were any signs of wild animals nearby.

No wild animals were discovered, but a few rabbits were caught. The wild rabbits looked quite fat and tender, but everyone was traumatized by what happened when they ate fish before and no longer dared to use rabbits.

Qu Yanbai looked at the two innocent rabbits and said, "Rabbits are different from dolphins. Dolphins are poisonous, but rabbits are not."

Everyone looked at Qin Muxue again. Qin Muxue had said before that if you want to eat wild rabbits, you must ask her. "Rabbits should not be poisonous. You can eat this."

One of the men was from Sichuan Province. Seeing these rabbits, he had a different idea. “I wonder if anyone has ever eaten pickled pepper rabbit cubes.”

Most people shook their heads and said, "Then I'll show you how to make it."

The middle-aged man was originally a chef from Sichuan Province. He had excellent knife skills and was very skillful in preparing rabbits.

Qin Muxue brought a complete range of tools, various condiments and spices, and even a big pot.

First, chop the rabbit meat into pieces, wash it in water, then drain the water, add various seasonings, sprinkle some cornstarch to make the meat more tender, stir evenly, put water into the pot, after the water boils, put in the rabbit meat and simmer until it is cooked, take it out, rinse it and set aside, add pickled pepper sauce and yellow lantern chili sauce, stir-fry for a while, pour in green onion, ginger and garlic, stir-fry, inject water, boil it over low heat, add rabbit meat and cook until the soup is thick and tasty.

Add salt and MSG to season, then pour into a plate, sprinkle with dried chili peppers, chopped green onions, green peppercorns, heat oil in a pan, pour it on the surface and stir-fry until fragrant. In an instant, everyone's nose is filled with the aroma.

The middle-aged man also made several famous Sichuan dishes, including pickled fish, mapo tofu, and shredded pork with fish flavor.

Normally we eat home-cooked meals, but this time it really felt like we were eating out.

The man was very proud. "Try it. I haven't cooked for a long time. My cooking skills are not so good. Please bear with me."

Qin Muxue picked up a piece of rabbit meat with chopsticks and put it into her mouth. She instantly smelled a numbing and spicy taste. The more she chewed the rabbit meat, the more fragrant it became. After a while, everyone took a piece of chopsticks, and all the rabbit meat in the bowl was eaten up in an instant. Except for those who couldn't eat spicy food, everyone praised the dish for being delicious, and all the other food was also eaten up.

"From now on, the position of chef will belong to you." Qin Muxue had already spoken, so the man naturally agreed.

Grandma Qu is old, and cooking is a physical job for her. Although there are other people helping, Qin Muxue feels that Grandma Qu should enjoy her old age.

After eating and drinking, everyone started to work together.

Although there is a place to live here, there is no water or electricity in the house, which is inconvenient after all.

There are a lot of generator equipment, but all the circuits need to be connected to ensure that every room has electricity.

Qin Muxue had packed up the base's electrical room and brought it back, but she was not good at wiring the circuits. Fortunately, there were two electricians in the team, so the circuit matters were handed over to them.

Cong Ning was sitting in a wheelchair and walking around not far away when she suddenly saw a kind of white and yellowish mushroom. She often picked this kind of mushroom to eat when she was a child. She recognized it at a glance and quickly called Mu Wanwan over. "Look, this is Alpinia argenteum. It tastes very delicious. There are so many here. It seems that we will have a feast tonight."

"Are the fungi in the wild really non-toxic?" Mu Wanwan asked worriedly.

"No, I know them all. Look, there are porcini mushrooms here. They are delicious when fried with meat. The presence of so many types of mushrooms here shows that the ecological environment here is very good."

Cong Ning's mentality is also very good. Her condition is recovering day by day. Her only concern now is her younger brother Congjie. She always believes that Congjie is alive and will come back to find her.

Mu Wanwan asked Qu Yanbai to come and see whether these fungi were poisonous. After all, his wood-related ability could sense whether the plants contained toxins.

Qu Yanbai touched the mushrooms and said, "These mushrooms are not poisonous, they are all wild and should be very delicious. There are also morels here, which are perfect for making soup. Manman just said she wanted to drink some soup."

Since he said it was not poisonous, Mu Wanwan called other free girls to come and pick mushrooms. They could eat the fresh ones today, and the excess could be dried and stored.

Qian Yan's special ability will be used in the drying process. His growth rate is faster than that of ordinary people. He is already about 70 or 8 years old. Drying mushrooms is just a piece of cake for him. After all, he is a fire special ability user.

"Hey, Ayan, be careful. Don't roast the mushrooms. Just dehydrate them."

Qian Yan carefully controlled the heat and said, "I know, I know." He looked like a little adult.

After the mushrooms are dried, they are stored in the large kitchen they have renovated. The space here is large enough to accommodate dozens of people eating together, just like a small canteen.

Qin Muxue discovered that there was a lake not far away. Her idea was to divert the water from the lake to this area and make the ditch wider so that hydroelectric power could be used.

They are now using generators. Although they have stockpiled a lot of them, they are still machines after all, and machines will break down one day. If they make good use of these natural energy sources, they will not be afraid of running out of electricity.

In addition to hydropower, there are also solar power and wind power. This is a valley, so the wind power is not that developed, but solar power can be used.

Because of the angle where they are, there is a period of time during the day when they cannot receive sunlight, and the Hell Star cannot shine here either, but this is not a long-term solution.

There will definitely be unexpected events, when Hell Star will magnify people's pessimism, causing people to coexist peacefully and kill each other. At that time, it will not be a question of whether humans are willing or not, but that they will have no way to control their emotions and behaviors.

Qin Muxue was thinking of a way to enclose their area. Firstly, it would make it easier to manage, and secondly, it would prevent wild beasts from outside from entering their territory at will, thus ensuring everyone's safety.

This requires a special material that maintains a constant temperature. She doesn't know how to make this material, but there is one person who knows how to make it, and that is Sheng Xingyuan.

Qin Muxue just thought of Sheng Xingyuan, but unexpectedly the air not far away suddenly began to distort, a wormhole appeared, and a man fell out of the hole.

"Sheng Xingyuan?" Qin Muxue shouted in surprise. Whoever she thought of would appear immediately. "How did you end up here?"

"It took me a long time to track you guys down before I found you on this island."

"Can you tell this is an island?"

"Well, you are lucky to have found this relatively safe island in the ocean. Moreover, the resources are very abundant. You people can be completely self-sufficient living here." Sheng Xingyuan looked around and found that this place had begun to take shape and was better than he had imagined.

"I've been standing here for so long, don't you guys welcome the guests? I haven't even had a glass of water." He spread his hands helplessly. Qin Muxue's attitude was as if he was just a tool.

"I was just thinking of you, and I didn't expect you to show up. I'll get you some water right away." She threw a bottle of water to Sheng Xingyuan.

"Are you thinking about me?" Sheng Xingyuan asked back. Perhaps there was still a little hope in his heart, hoping that the woman in front of him would miss him.

"Yeah, I really can't handle some high-tech things. I have ideas but no skills. But you are different."

These flattering words did not make Sheng Xingyuan happy at all. Instead, he felt even more lonely. It seemed that he was really just a tool.

He felt a sharp gaze staring at him. If he guessed correctly, it should be the person he was thinking of.

Shi Yan didn't know why Sheng Xingyuan appeared here. Perhaps it was the induction between the rivals in love. He immediately stood in front of Qin Muxue and asked vigilantly: "Why are you here? Aren't you still in Yanxing now?"

Qin Muxue noticed the unusual atmosphere between the two, "Shi Yan, he came to bring us some technology."

"What technology?"

As soon as he finished speaking, countless wormholes appeared around them, and countless materials fell into the holes.

"You guessed right. I have developed a new type of high-temperature resistant material. Once this is built, the heat outside will not only not affect the inside, but the sunlight can also shine in, and it can also block the impact of Hell Star. After all, Hell Star has been developed longer than Blue Star, and has more resources that we don't have here. The original base also has a lot of incredible technology. I finally made this material, and you are the first person I thought of."

Sheng Xingyuan had also anticipated that there would definitely be high temperature problems on Blue Star, and the most serious one would be the problem on Hell Star.

"I also went to the White Tiger City base."

"How's it going there?"

"It's full of holes."

Such an adjective makes everyone feel very sad, after all, it is their original home.

"The sea has submerged nearly half of the land, and the inland areas are also unable to escape its clutches. Blue Star is probably completely following in the footsteps of Flame Star."

During this period of time, he studied a lot of things on Yanxing and did gain some insights, but when he thought about the flooding of the base and the original laboratory, he couldn't help feeling a little lost.

"This material is exactly what we need right now!"

And looking at this number, it is enough for them to enclose their entire home.

Qin Muxue patted his shoulder and said, "Since you are here, please help me!"

Qu Yanbai had just measured the area they needed. If they wanted to continue planting in this space, they would need to leave a larger area.

In fact, Qu Yanbai and Qin Muxue can completely solve the problem of vegetables and food. Considering that crops are a way of inheritance, they decided to leave a piece of land for planting.

That pond also needs to stay here so they can keep some fish in it and the water source can be used.

After I made up my mind, I realized that this was a huge project.

Fortunately, most people have special abilities and each has their own responsibilities. Under the leadership of Sheng Xingyuan, they surround the entire area where they are operating with this material. In this way, they don't have to worry about being affected by the Prison Star.

"There is also an air circulation system inside the space to keep there is sufficient air."

Qin Muxue had collected a lot of these things at the base, and finally all of them were used, and this place became a small base.

It took several days to complete the installation. Because the material is transparent, they don’t feel like they are in a closed space and can see the beautiful scenery outside.

Sheng Xingyuan stayed here for a few days, and it was time to leave. "If you have any after-sales problems, you can use this to find me."

He took out a watch. Qin Muxue looked at the watch on his arm. It was somewhat similar to the one on Shi Yan's hand before.

"What's this watch for?"

"This is a wormhole watch that can travel in a certain direction. You can use it to travel to Yanxing. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is best not to use it. This thing is still somewhat unstable." Sheng Xingyuan explained.

Qu Yanbai asked: "So, why did you give us this unstable thing?"

Sheng Xingyuan was speechless. Qu Yanbai laughed awkwardly a few times and said, "I was just kidding. I really don't want you to leave me."

"Is it because there is one less coolie?"

"Of course not. Remember, we were good friends who fought side by side. Oh, I forgot to ask you, how were your days on Yanxing?"

"Anyway, it's not bad. We have everything we need. The people of Yanxing even built four statues for us and called us saviors." Sheng Xingyuan couldn't help but find it funny when he thought of that scene. Anyway, the people there respected him very much and would almost respond to his every request and even take special care of his people, so he just had to concentrate on the experiment.

“Thinking of that scene, I would like to see it with my own eyes.”

"After the wormhole time-space machine is fully repaired, I will take you there for a tour. Then you will see a different side of the Flame Star."

"Okay, I look forward to that day."

Sheng Xingyuan looked at Qin Muxue unintentionally again and sighed. Maybe he should let it go completely.

Qu Yanbai seemed to see through his thoughts, "They have already held a wedding, and they are now husband and wife."

"Really? I just realized whether I should bless them." He smiled self-deprecatingly.

It's all because he showed up too late. If he had shown up earlier, nothing would be like this now. But there's no chance to start over in life.

Sheng Xingyuan, thinking this, suddenly realized other problems. Should he start over again?

Maybe it's not too late, he still has a chance. He seemed to have thought of something, "If there are no other questions, I will go back first."

Seeing how hurried he was, Qu Yanbai thought Sheng Xingyuan was just too sad.

"Wait a minute, eat first before leaving. We have delicious Matsutake chicken soup tonight!"

Sheng Xingyuan stopped and asked, "Matsutake chicken soup?"

Everything was fine in Yanxing, except that there was nothing decent to eat. Fortunately, his oral desire was not that strong, but when he got here, the aroma of the chicken soup tempted his taste buds.

"Then I'll wait and drink the chicken soup before leaving."

As night fell, people gathered around the campfire, some were roasting lamb, and Grandma Qu was making chicken soup. Everyone had a long-lost happy expression on their face.

"To celebrate the initial establishment of Taoyuan Village, let's have a drink!"

"Come, drink!"

Qin Muxue usually doesn't drink, unless she is in a good mood, then she and Qu Yanbai will get drunk.

Sheng Xingyuan looked at Qin Muxue who was drunk, and felt sad when he thought that he had no chance to say goodbye to him.

Shi Yan walked up to him indifferently and said, "Professor Sheng, Xiaoxue asked me to give you some things."

"What is it?" He was a little curious.

It was not until he followed Shi Yan into a room that he discovered that this was the laboratory of his previous White Tiger Base. Qin Muxue had brought them all back.

"Xiaoxue said that these were originally your things, so you can take them all. We also brought back the research materials."

Sheng Xingyuan flipped through the information and smiled, "Thank you. I'm afraid I can't take the lab away with me, but I think it will be useful to you. I'll only take the information that is useful to me at the moment."

Sheng Xingyuan came to the side of the simulation machine and said, "I'll take this too!"

It can still provide some comfort when one is lonely. This machine was originally intended to benefit mankind, but in the end it became a machine for oneself to reminisce about the past.

"Then we would like to thank you on behalf of Taoyuan Village. Everything here is thanks to you."

"This is what I promised Qin Muxue, I will do it."

The two looked at each other in silence. Sheng Xingyuan was about to leave, but stopped, "I hope you can take good care of Qin Muxue. If I knew you bullied her, I would run back to kill you!"

"But can you really kill me?"

"I have all sorts of ways."

There seemed to be sparks flashing in the eyes of the two people when they looked at each other.

"You know, I would rather die than hurt Qin Muxue. She is like the star in my life. She is more important than my life. I will only protect her and will never hurt her."

As soon as Shi Yan opened his mouth, Sheng Xingyuan felt that he had lost. He had underestimated his feelings for Qin Muxue.

Now his heart is filled with reluctance and a deep sense of powerlessness, and he will eventually have to leave here.

Finally, he could only sigh deeply, "That's good."

Sheng Xingyuan's figure disappeared into the night.

Shi Yan had been very confident just now, but at this moment, he was filled with uneasiness.

Shi Yan came to the drunk Qin Muxue, who was still shouting, "Qu Yanbai, come and have another drink, let's see who is better, you can't drink more than me!"

Qu Yanbai was also unconvinced, "Come on, I wonder if you can drink more than me!"

Manman supported Qu Yanbai awkwardly, "Shi Yan, take Xiaoxue back quickly. The two of them have been drinking together and can't stop at all."

"good."

Shi Yan picked up Qin Muxue by the waist. Qin Muxue was still shouting, "I won't leave, I won't leave, I want to drink more."

When they came to a secluded corner, Qin Muxue was still struggling in his arms. Shi Yan lowered his head and covered her still screaming mouth.

Qin Muxue only felt a gentle touch. She widened her eyes and became half sober.

"If you keep making noise, I'll keep kissing you!"

Qin Muxue's misty eyes met Shi Yan's eyes, "Our Shi Yan has become more domineering, hehe."

Shi Yan continued to kiss her drunken lips and was addicted to it for a moment. He wanted to rub Qin Muxue into his body so that they would never have to be separated for the rest of their lives. He really loved her, deeply in love with her.

"Sheng Xingyuan, what does it mean to you?" He stopped kissing and suddenly asked this question.

"Partner, teammate?" This was the thought that popped into Qin Muxue's mind. "Why ask such a question?"

"Nothing. Then what do you think I am?" Shi Yan turned his face away. He didn't want Qin Muxue to see his shy expression.

"I thought something was wrong with you, it turns out you were jealous. I know very well that you are my lover and my lifelong partner..." She leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Honey, I love you."

Shi Yan felt like his brain suddenly exploded. The word "husband" irritated his nerves.

As newlyweds, they have yet to consummate their marriage, precisely because of this unsettled feeling in his head.

He thought Qin Muxue didn't like him doing that kind of thing, so he didn't dare to force her.

Qin Muxue took the initiative to move forward, and the moment their lips touched, all the reluctance turned into countless love.

After the kiss, Shi Yan panted, "I'm sorry, Xiaoxue, maybe it's because I'm too inferior and I don't feel safe, so..."

"I understand that our lives are unstable now, and I have a lot of things to take care of, so it's inevitable that I will neglect you, but I want to tell you that for me, you are my best lover forever."

The two embraced each other in the night, and soon, fireflies floating like stars suddenly appeared around them.

"Fireflies, I didn't expect there are fireflies here." Qin Muxue shouted in surprise like a little girl.

The two of them seemed to be bathing in starlight. Qin Muxue was completely attracted by the fireflies. She stretched out her hand, and a firefly landed on her finger, then flew away after a while.

“Fireflies are said to represent the thoughts and blessings of loved ones.”

"Look, we are together, and even our relatives are blessing us."

Shi Yan lowered his head dejectedly, "I have no relatives. The only person who was kind to me was probably my grandmother. However, she died of illness when I was very young. It has been so long that I have forgotten what she looked like."

Qin Muxue stroked his face and said, "From now on, I will be your relative. You will no longer live alone in this world. We still have many friends, and there will be people in the world who are related to you by blood. You have always protected me before, and now it is my turn to protect you."