Wasteland Garbage Planet 10 Are you guys together? ...
"Has Ximis been walking around with Xie Yunsui lately?"
Sarah watched Victor dragging back another full bag of scrap alloy materials and couldn't help but ask about his activities.
Victor used to be troubled by pain all the time, so when he had no work to do, he would lie down in his hut to rest so that his arms would not be strained.
But he went out every day in the past two days, so Sarah was naturally curious.
Victor told them about how Xie Yunsui dragged him to pick up trash, and also said that Themis, who had recovered his sight, also followed them to pick up trash.
Themis has always been a mysophobe and never goes to the garbage dump.
Even the energy crystals that the Rust People picked up from the garbage dump were packed up by them and loaded onto the starship when trading with the pirates.
Didn't touch it at all the time.
Are you willing to pick up trash at the garbage dump?
There is no extra water to clean up if it gets dirty!
Sarah: "Did Themis really go to the garbage dump with Xie Yunsui to pick up trash?"
Victor nodded vigorously. "Yeah, those two are always stuck together. It's so inefficient. I even saw Xie Yunsui constantly missing his step in the garbage dump and almost falling, and then asking Themis to save him. And then the two of them are always stuck together. The New Humans are really too weak..."
Sarah: “…”
I always feel that the situation is a bit weird.
So the next day, Sarah followed Victor to the garbage dump they often went to.
Sarah needed to wait until the sun was at its peak before she could move freely. When she arrived, Xie Yunsui and Ximis were already digging a new garbage block.
Themis was wearing thick boots and a protective mask, and was using a stick made of unknown material to poke at the garbage in front of him. Only the soles of his feet were in contact with the garbage.
Garbage is compressed and squeezed together, and it is generally difficult to separate them. However, the other end of the stick in Themis's hand is not simple either. The sickle and the cone are combined into one. When the cone is knocked down, the waste materials are separated, and then the sickle-shaped part is used to poke and lift, and the required materials can be found and separated quickly.
Sarah's eyes lingered on the tool for a moment before she called out "Themis".
Originally, Ximis would have noticed her presence with just a breath, but he was so busy talking to Xie Yunsui that he didn't look back at her for a long time.
Sarah can only find a sense of existence on her own.
"Themis, why are you here? Aren't you researching mutant mosses in the villa?"
"Xie Yunsui has research on plant growth, and this matter has been handed over to him." Ximis said.
The greenhouse where Themis works every day is dedicated to studying mutant moss.
Just like Xie Yunsui proposed to build a pool to purify the water source and thus free up the water resources traded with the pirates, he wanted to free up the moss protein cake, a food resource.
Although the mutated moss emits a strange fragrance and is brightly colored, and looks inedible, it has been tested and found to be non-toxic.
You can eat it if it is not poisonous.
Themis has been working hard to expand the production of mutant moss.
However, his planting and cultivation skills were very poor. After half a year of cultivation, he was only able to double the yield. The amount of protein cakes made from them was only enough for one person to eat for three days, which was far from achieving the level of protein cake freedom for the rust people.
On the day when Xie Yunsui pretended to be blind, he rushed into the greenhouse and saw the cultivation of mutant moss. He then casually added some growth hormone nutrient solution, and the mutant moss grew wildly.
Themis handed over the research on mutant moss to him without any hesitation.
In order to save himself the trouble, Ximis simply went out with Xie Yunsui to search for the discarded alloy materials he wanted.
Sarah looked at Xie Yunsui and asked, "You also research mutant mosses?"
"I used to rent a plantation and grew a lot of vegetables, so I have some experience." Xie Yunsui said casually.
Well, most people don’t subconsciously hoard seeds.
Sara thought about this and said, "Themis, your eyes are just right. If you want to find waste materials, just let us do it."
"I was just about to tell you that the time for this trade with the scavengers is getting closer, and we don't have enough energy crystals."
Sarah tilted her head. "I remember the quantity was sufficient. Although building the pool took time, everyone is well fed and has plenty of water. Their strength has improved, and we have more time to search for energy crystals. This week, the amount of energy crystals we can exchange for supplies is double what we had in the past."
There was also a special reason. The usually numb faces of the Rust People seemed to brighten up.
Every day when Sarah goes out to bask in the sun and inspects the growth of aquatic plants in the pond, she always sees some villagers passing by to take a look at the lotus flowers.
After taking a look, he seemed to be injected with energy and went to pick up the trash excitedly.
In this case, there might be a lot more energy crystals by the time the trading time comes.
Themis said calmly: "Sarah, I moved some of the energy crystals to be useful."
Sarah: ?
Sarah suddenly became like an enraged little animal and said anxiously, "You're misappropriating energy crystals? What for? You want to replace the energy chamber in the prosthesis? No way!"
"The energy tank is our last resort. You can't..."
She stopped talking halfway when she looked at Xie Yunsui, not wanting to reveal too much in front of outsiders.
This group of humans with prosthetic limbs were originally designed for combat purposes. Before Themis led them in rebellion, they knew nothing except fighting.
After defecting, they went through endless pursuits, and in the end, only a few of them were left in the defecting team of more than 20 people.
Finally, he landed on the Rust Planet and lived a relatively peaceful life.
But Sarah knew that didn't mean those people gave up.
The energy crystals can only allow their prosthetic limbs to move freely, but cannot form any weapons.
Once their identities are exposed, only prosthetic limbs equipped with energy tanks can allow them to fight back.
Don't do stupid things!!
Without the energy warehouse, you will be at the mercy of others!
In an instant, Sarah's face turned pale.
Ximis reached out and tapped her on the forehead, pulling her increasingly divergent thoughts back to the present: "I didn't say we needed to replace the energy tank... Forget it, gather them tonight and have a meeting at the villa."
Late night.
While waiting for the arrival of personnel, Xie Yunsui took a small bag of energy crystals into a small room and tinkered with it.
Sarah just glanced at it and then began to chew the candy anxiously, making a crunching sound.
Victor was outside the yard sorting out the waste alloys that had accumulated over time.
"Why is there an emergency meeting?" Ethan stepped into the villa and realized something was wrong the moment he saw Victor.
With Victor's brain, he would normally not be taken with him.
Even bringing him along, could it be that...
Then Moira emerged from the darkness and jumped into the yard. "What news did Themis get?"
They all thought they were being tracked, so they rushed into the villa and saw Themis still eating slowly at the dining table.
Both of them:?
It’s already this late, aren’t you in a hurry?
Sarah put down the candy: "You came at the right time, Themis..."
Themis put down his chopsticks and smiled at them: "Sarah, let me explain."
Victor, who was outside the door, was called in. Four people sat at the dining table. Except for Victor, everyone looked at Themis without blinking.
"Don't be so nervous, it's a good thing." Ximis took off the glove on his right hand and showed the fully replaced mechanical parts.
Sarah was startled: "You really have changed!"
"No, it's just the external part. The energy storage tank in the skeleton is still original." Simis activated the energy reaction, and his arm instantly changed into the shape of an energy gun.
Ethan envied: "...External parts, all replaced? Themis, where did you get the materials?"
"Xie Yunsui modified it using discarded alloy."
"Him?" Ethan was stunned for a moment: "Isn't he an interstellar traveler? And he can do this?"
Themis said, "Before the journey, he was also an excellent robot manufacturing engineer. With him, all of these parts on our bodies can be replaced with new ones."
"Isn't this a good thing?" Moira said.
"Yes, but there's more to it than that."
As Ximis said this, he stood up and knocked on the small room where Xie Yunsui worked.
Xie Yunsui opened the door and came out first, and then a stiff robot came out of the room step by step.
Due to the lack of waste materials, the robot only had two bearing joints, which were placed on the knees of the legs, and the rest of the movable parts were very stiff.
But it is undeniable that this is a movable, intact robot.
Ethan stood up suddenly and scanned it up and down: "In its chest cavity... are there energy crystals?"
Xie Yunsui explained: "Yes, there are no other energy devices available here."
Ethan looked around in satisfaction. Moira also watched with interest, but soon thought: "Why did you make this robot?"
Themis brushed his hand across the robot's stiff joints, raising the corners of his lips in an ambiguous manner.
The Rusted Planet was forced to be isolated from the entire federal civilization, and no excellent resources could be shared with it. The old humans left here were struggling just to stay alive.
They have no ability to resist risks, but Themis cannot let his situation become the same as theirs.
"Ethan, energy crystals are also limited. If one day the Federation starts managing garbage sorting and no more energy crystals are delivered to us, will we just have to wait for death?"
Without the energy crystals, the Scavengers Alliance will no longer make a special trip to trade. Isn't the energy consumption for traveling through space free?
When Ethan thought of this, his expression turned unhappy.
Themis has always been unwilling to give up his research on mutant moss, and he also doesn't want both his lifeline of food and water to be controlled.
"But perhaps it will be a long time before this situation occurs." Ethan hesitated and said, "By that time, we will already be..."
"Has it exhausted all its energy and can no longer withstand the ravages of the Rust Star's poisonous gas? Can it only wait for death?"
Ximis shook his head, walked around the robot, and walked to Xie Yunsui: "I don't want to be so passive, Ethan, I want to live."
It was originally estimated that the energy would be exhausted in twenty years, which meant that they had twenty years left to live.
But he had just confirmed his feelings and wanted to accompany Xie Yunsui for a longer journey.
Ximis took Xie Yunsui's hand, and with a clear smile on his face, he took the initiative to kiss him on the lips. He said to Ethan and the others, "I want to develop the Rust Planet and have the confidence to negotiate with the Scavenger Alliance."
The four little friends seemed to be struck by lightning in an instant.
"What? Wait!"
Ethan glared at Xie Yunsui: "You, you!!!"
Sarah suddenly got rid of her anxiety, her eyes sparkling: "Oh oh oh, you guys!!"
Victor's head was burning, and he seemed to finally understand why these two people were always together.
Moira blinked: "Are you guys together?"
Themis: “…”
Didn't you hear I just declared war on the Scavengers' Alliance?
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