Chapter 178 Cooking Fruit Grass, Chen Qing's Past
After leaving the kind factory, Chen Qing returned to the ship.
She had no intention of leaving Rust Island before the factory shipped the goods.
The auction for the ghost ship and the eight thousand fires is still ongoing and has been running for quite some time.
Chen Qing has finished preparing the medicine for Mei Mei and given it to Ming Rang. She plans to spend the rest of her time on the planting and breeding areas.
As for the guy who conspired with Hannah to scheme against her, Chen Qing handed him and those combat machines over to the Machine Heart to deal with.
Chen Qing brought the materials and blueprints to the planting area, which was divided into an area for extraordinary plants and an area for ordinary plants.
These two large plant areas are further divided into various smaller areas.
The area is divided into smaller zones based on factors such as quality grade, growing environment, plant size, etc.
Currently, extraordinary plants still occupy the majority of the planting area.
The extraordinary soil that Chen Qing obtained from the Azure Stone and Wood Merchant Guild is also located in the extraordinary plant area.
Ordinary plants can only be grown in ordinary soil at present.
When Chen Qing has money, he will definitely cover the entire planting area with extraordinary soil.
Many extraordinary plants evolved from ordinary plants through mutation, and the extraordinary soil naturally plays a crucial role in this process.
Arriving in front of the huge glass dome on the deck, Chen Qing placed his palm on the glass, and a silver light appeared where his palm touched.
The light transformed into straight silver lines, climbing all over the glass dome.
A door appeared before Chen Qing.
The planting area has no doors, or rather, the concept of doors does not exist in the planting area.
The entrance to the planting area can be located anywhere.
Only Chen Qing, or any creation or creature authorized by the Mechanical Heart, can be qualified to enter the planting area. Only those who are qualified can see that door.
Otherwise, the only option left is to launch a full-scale attack.
But this is not the right choice; no one would want to experience what it's like to face off against an A-class supership.
Opening the door and entering the planting area, a vast expanse of greenery comes into view, and a vibrant sense of life washes over you.
The first thing Chen Qing saw was a square field planted with grain seeds, and around the field, various kinds of plants grew in the surrounding woods.
In another area, Chen Qing bought a very interesting grain seed from the Azure Stone Wood Merchant Guild.
This is a plant created by a modified organism; it can be classified as either a supernatural plant or a common plant.
Extraordinary plants created through artificial intervention have no use other than being edible, and the Skystone Wood Merchants Association prefers to classify them as ordinary plants.
【Experimental plant No. XI-167 (light green)】
It has a more common and easy-to-understand name: Cooking Fruit Grass.
This is a giant herbaceous plant, like a banana, but much taller and thicker.
During its growth period, it will grow flower-like buds, and after absorbing a large amount of nutrients, it will eventually turn into a grayish-brown fruit.
Open the fruit, and inside is the cooked dish.
According to those who have eaten the fruit of the cooking herb, the good fruit tastes quite good.
However, because it is an experimental plant, it is not stable.
Nobody knows what kind of food will grow inside, whether it will be delicious or a culinary disaster; it's completely uncontrollable.
It will produce various different results depending on the various things that happen during the growth process and the environment in which it grows.
Even a bird flying overhead can cause a slight change in a plant.
Because of its difficulty in care and the uncertainty involved, this experimental plant is not particularly popular in the world.
The Tianqing Stone and Wood Merchants Association did not allow it to leave its own plantation until Chen Qing appeared.
For the Tianqing Stone Wood Merchants Association, this plant was not worth investing more in.
Because the uncertainties involved cannot be determined, and the target consumer group for this plant is likely only a portion of ordinary people.
The profit margin is low, and the scrap rate is exceptionally high.
It's a bit of a waste; people who are suited to this plant can't afford it, and those who can afford it obviously have much better options.
Therefore, this plant can only be kept at the bottom of the box.
However, this useless plant finally found a use in Chen Qing's hands...
Of course, Chen Qing didn't have the time or energy to invest in modifying it.
Although she didn't have the time or energy, Chen Qing possessed extraordinary abilities.
Chen Qing spent less than 50 extraordinary points to evolve one of the seeds into a stable fruit grass that became a [Dragon-style random lunchbox with two meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and one soup (dark green)].
Not only that, Chen Qing also spent points to evolve [Dragon-Style Milk Tea Version Fruit Grass], [Dragon-Style Random Noodle Version Fruit Grass], ...
Chen Qing spent less than 500 extraordinary points to explore more than a dozen different evolutionary paths.
However, without exception, each of these fruit grasses has only one seed, so Chen Qing needs to plant and save seeds little by little to gradually expand the scale.
A large area has been reserved for them in the planting area, and I believe these fruits will be quite popular among the survivors.
Once war breaks out in the deep blue sea, they might become best-selling products in the deep blue sea.
After evolving all the seeds of these cooking fruits and grasses, Chen Qing's extraordinary points were reduced to a pitiful 73.
She needs to gain a large number of extraordinary points in the upcoming Deep Blue War.
Chen Qing moved various materials into the small area of the extraordinary plants and began the work of creating custom-made nanny mechanical artifacts for these extraordinary plants.
Currently, the priority for planting and cultivating plants related to medical rehabilitation in the Extraordinary Plant Cultivation Area is plants.
It's obvious that Chen Qing is trying to profit from the war.
Once she started working, she quickly threw herself into it.
Chen Qing tends to get so engrossed in her work that she forgets to eat and sleep. Fortunately, her mechanical mind keeps an eye on her and reminds her to eat on time.
Time always flies when you're fully engaged in work.
While Chen Qing was having a relaxed time, a group of people were extremely busy because of her two sentences, frantically rushing towards the Rust Island of the Treasure Sea.
Most of these people were old acquaintances of Chen Qing.
Among them were her former friends from the orphanage: Chen Miao, Chen Lin, Chen Cheng, and others.
There were also Gao Yueqiao, Zhiyu, Zuo Yun, and their group. Of course, they weren't the only ones; several ships were heading to Rust Island at the same time.
They are not Chen Qing; they don't have her strength or her fame.
As soon as they stepped into the Treasure Sea, they were immediately targeted by a large number of pirates, and they were overwhelmed with them.
To be precise, they had been targeted by the pirates ever since they left the Dragon Kingdom's temporary base.
Zuo Yun, a healer, was so annoyed that she grabbed her magic wand and went to fight the pirates.
"Wow, there are so many pirates in this world!!"
"Has everyone in the world become a pirate now?"
"How come they haven't gone extinct yet with such a high casualty rate?!"
Qiao Zhiyu lay sprawled out on the deck, utterly disregarding her image, and let out a final, furious roar.
She was truly exhausted; the beating had left her speechless.
Fortunately, these pirates weren't very strong.
Gao Yue, sitting in the shade under the railing of the ship, closed her eyes to rest.
"Why did we travel all this way to Rust Island?"
One survivor couldn't help but ask a thought-provoking question.
If he had known, he wouldn't have come along. Heaven knows there were so many pirates and it was so dangerous on this road.
If it weren't for wanting to see Chen Qing... curiosity really killed the cat.
"It was to liberate Rust Island and rescue the abused children."
Chen Miao smiled gently, adjusted her glasses with a good temper, and explained.
"You don't even know what we're going to do, yet you still came along. Aren't you crazy?"
He Congrong rolled her eyes in annoyance and turned to look at Chen Miao and her group.
"Seriously, why would Chen Qing meddle in such a trivial matter?"
"And you're actually friends with Chen Qing? She actually has friends?"
He Congrong was quite surprised that Chen Miao and the others were Chen Qing's friends.
After all, Chen Miao and his group were quite weak, though not exactly weak.
They were just an ordinary group of survivors.
You're wrong.
Chen Lin suddenly looked up, staring lifelessly at He Congrong, and refuted his words.
"What?"
“We are not friends with Chen Qing.”
"We simply have a relationship where we grew up in the same orphanage."
Chen Cheng shook her head and explained seriously to He Congrong.
As soon as she spoke, Chen Lin stopped talking and stood quietly behind Chen Cheng.
It's quite obvious that Chen Cheng, who seems gentle, is the one in charge of this group.
"If you weren't friends, would you have come all the way from the Misty Sea just because of two sentences from Chen Qing?"
He Congrong looked at those people with the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his phone, his expression indescribable.
"Although we're not friends, we have a relationship where we can trust each other."
"???"
Qiao Zhiyu looked completely bewildered. "Listen to what you're saying. Is it reasonable?"
"Also, you're wrong about something. Why would Chen Qing get involved in something like this?"
"But it is precisely because of this kind of thing that Chen Qing would get involved."
Chen Cheng's smile deepened. Chen Qing... he really is still the same as before, he hasn't changed at all.
He's such a nuisance.
Gao Yue opened her eyes and her gaze fell on Chen Cheng.
It seems that Chen Cheng knows Chen Qing very well.
Why would Chen Qing get involved in something like this?
The only survivor Chen Qing didn't know on the ship couldn't help but ask, he was really too curious.
He must have firsthand information about Chen Qing's gossip and past, right?
"Because that's what the headmistress taught her, of course she'll listen."
Chen Cheng said matter-of-factly.
The survivors nearby all pricked up their ears, afraid of missing a single word.
Chen Cheng did not disappoint them and began to explain.
“Our orphanage is not a formal orphanage. All the orphans in the orphanage were picked up by the director from all over the place.”
"The headmistress is a good person. She took us children that others didn't want into her home."
"I heard that Chen Qing was thrown into a trash can right after she was born, and an old woman who collects trash took her home."
"The old woman who collected garbage later passed away, and she became homeless on the street."
"She must have been very young then, right?"
"It seems she was caught stealing and almost beaten to death, then a kind person brought her to the headmistress's place."
Chen Cheng said with a smile.
Stealing, Chen Qing?
Gao Yue and Qiao Zhiyu couldn't connect this word with Chen Qing no matter what they tried.
"You don't believe me?"
"Chen Qing is a born bad seed."
As Chen Cheng spoke, she felt a dull ache in her shoulder again.
That annoying guy.
"When she was homeless on the streets, she injured and maimed many people for a little food."
"She's even killed someone."
"???"
He Congrong's eyes widened. Murder... While murder isn't unusual in this world, it's quite something to kill someone in the previous world...
How old was Chen Qing back then?
When Chen Cheng got to this point, Chen Lin and the others looked a little awkward.
Chen Cheng's words were naturally slightly embellished and exaggerated, but they were largely accurate.
They were the ones who had seen Chen Qing in her most primitive form.
It was Chen Qing who hadn't yet been disciplined by the dean's mother or those kind-hearted people.
Chen Qing was only seven or eight years old at the time, but the fear she instilled in them still lingers today.
At that time, Chen Qing seemed no different from a wild beast—cruel, cold-hearted, indifferent to everything, and devoid of any humanity.
"Later, she was sent to the headmistress's place, and it took the headmistress and the others a lot of effort to pull her back."
Chen Cheng's smile remained unchanged, but there was no hint of amusement in her eyes. At that moment, Chen Qing had captured everyone's attention.
That was what Chen Cheng wanted most, but Chen Qing discarded it like trash.
Therefore, she hates Chen Qing the most.
She and Chen Qing are essentially the same kind of people: cold, selfish, and ruthless—they are born bad.
It's because their genes are bad.
However, she was better at pretending, while Chen Qing was too lazy to pretend at all.
Chen Qing only does what he believes is good.
"After being corrected by the dean and the others, Chen Qing became a very good person."
Yeah, right.
...
"When she was ten, she crippled an LTP teacher, and when she was thirteen, she sent a group of thugs from outside the school to the hospital."
"He was even worse when he was sixteen. He injured some people while trying to help a female classmate and was expelled from school."
"It got even worse after I entered the workforce. There were harassing bosses, abusive men, sadists..."
Chen Cheng recounted Chen Qing's many achievements, which made the survivors' eyes widen in astonishment.
"Chen Qing... is the big boss really this nice?"
Hearing the survivor's mutterings, Chen Cheng's eyes crinkled into a smile.
Right? Hearing these things, everyone would think Chen Qing is a good person.
However, Chen Qing is the same kind of person as her; even if he is a good person, he is not a good person in the conventional sense.
Honestly, what good person would act like her?
Gao Yue sensed something was off from Chen Cheng's description.
This seems quite different from the Chen Qing she knows.
Chen Qing would try her best to deal with any bad people she encountered.
However, it can be seen from the way Chen Qing handles things that she tends to resolve everything with violence.
Violence is the fastest way.
However, based on her understanding of Chen Qing, Chen Qing should have a better way to solve these problems.
In the original world, many things would be at a disadvantage once violence was used.
There were clearly better solutions, but Chen Qing chose the quickest, worst, and most satisfying form of violence.
Isn't this a form of hidden impatience and resistance?
In an instant, Gao Yue had a flash of inspiration.
She is trying her best to be a good person.
More accurately, Chen Qing was trying hard to pretend to be a normal person, a normal person in the conventional sense, a good person.
Chen Qing suppressed her true self, but often she couldn't completely suppress her nature.
It's also possible that she didn't want to completely suppress it.
Even machines need to be charged occasionally.
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