Chapter 6
"Yes."
4586 was successfully diverted to another topic. "According to the cubs' diet, Er Er, Si Si, and Qi Qi need to eat again at 12 o'clock in the evening."
"But Er Er and Si Si are not here tonight, so we only need to prepare Qi Qi's portion. The nanny robot can do this job independently."
"That means Susu can finish her work for today!"
Su Ci nodded, and then heard it say, "After finishing work every night, the keepers also need to write growth records for the cubs. This is a very important work indicator. Su Su must take it seriously."
"However, according to Article 3 of Chapter 2 of the Keeper's Work Manual, keepers are in the adaptation phase on their first day and are not required to keep growth records. They will only officially begin working on the second day."
"So Susu can go back to the dormitory and rest now."
What is a growth record? Listening to 4586's words, a question mark popped up in Su Ci's head.
"The third floor is the keeper's dormitory area. There are three rooms in total. Currently, there is only one keeper, Susu, in the brooding area, so you can choose the room you like."
4586 led Su Ci to the door of Room 301, stopped and said.
Su Ci walked into room 301 and took a quick look.
The keeper's room is larger than the cubs', and unlike the cubs' large single rooms, Room 301 is divided into a bedroom, workroom, and living room, with an open kitchen, dining area, and private bathroom.
However, this kitchen does not have a stove, but instead has a small household food processor.
Apart from that, there were only a few cups, metal plates and a spoon of the same material. The cabinet hanging in the wall was empty.
Of course, the biggest difference from the cubs' room is that the breeder's room has a window.
Su Ci pulled open the curtains. Through the glass window embedded in the wall, which couldn't be opened, he could see the yard behind the nursery. It also had a bare metal floor. As for the sky...
He looked up.
A blood moon hangs high in the sky, and the faint red light pours down to the earth, revealing a bit of weirdness and eeriness. Looking at it for too long will make people feel depressed.
Su Ci looked at the blood moon and pursed his lips into a straight line.
He remembered the earth he saw from the spaceship, the gullies crisscrossing the land, and the red mist that permeated it, forming an empty and dead scene. He seemed to hear the wailing of the earth again.
The young man's fingers gripping the curtain slowly tightened, and a terrifying aura rose from him.
"Susu?"
4586's call sounded behind him, and Su Ci came back to his senses, and the expression on his face also restrained.
He took a deep breath, quickly pulled the curtains shut, then turned and left Room 301. Then, under the guidance of 4586, he went to check the other two rooms.
The layouts of the three rooms are basically the same. The only difference is that some rooms still have "legacy" left by previous keepers, and the orientation, angle and number of windows are different.
After some consideration, Su Ci finally chose Room 303, which was located at the end of the corridor and had one more window than the other two rooms.
"Susu, come over here and enter the information!"
After he confirmed his check-in on the electronic screen on the door under the guidance of 4586, this room officially became his dormitory.
From now on, no one else can enter without his permission.
"Thank you for your hard work today! Please come to the kitchen on time at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning, Susu, and help me prepare food for the cubs at 6 o'clock."
"A hearty and nutritious breakfast can replenish the energy consumed by the cubs during the night and start the day full of energy. It's very important to eat at this time! Susu can't be late."
4586 stood at the door and said in a lively voice, "Well, I wish you a good dream tonight~ Good night!"
After saying that, the nanny robot flew out of Su Ci's room and headed towards the elevator.
Su Ci watched it leave, then took one last look at the empty corridor before turning and walking into the house, letting the metal door close behind him.
As for the work hours that 4586 just assigned... Well, if he can get up tomorrow, it wouldn't be a bad idea for him to go and help out.
Su Ci came to the living room and sat down on the sofa.
Finally having some time to himself, he was not in a hurry to sort out the various information he had received after waking up. Instead, he took out the space button from his pocket and took out the box of nutrient solution he had been waiting for for a long time.
With a click, the box opened.
However, when he saw what was inside, the young man, whose eyes were originally shining slightly, couldn't help but frown.
Inside the box were neatly arranged rows of transparent plastic tubes, with the words "instant nutrient solution" printed on the packaging. Below these large words, the brewing instructions were printed in small print.
Looking at the powder in the plastic tube, Su Ci couldn't help but think of the jelly that the cubs ate, and a feeling of resistance arose in his heart.
However, faced with food he had never seen before, he was still willing to try it.
Su Ci poured the powder into a clean glass and added water to brew it. When the white powder met the hot water, it quickly turned into a light pink color and exuded a sweet fruity aroma.
“Gurgle—”
Su Ci's stomach growled.
He quickly followed the instructions, stirred the powder evenly and dissolved it fully, and then he got a cup of slightly sticky light pink liquid with a rich fruity aroma.
So, this is the nutrient solution? Looking at the sticky liquid in the cup, Su Ci hesitated for a moment, but still leaned over and tasted it carefully.
It's sweet, with a slippery, granular texture in the mouth. The taste is a bit strange, but surprisingly it's not difficult to drink?
A cup of nutrient solution wasn't enough to satisfy his hunger, so Su Ci took another tube from the box and brewed it using the same method. He discovered...
This is a different flavor!
This new cup of nutrient solution is grass green, exudes a faint grass fragrance, and has a cool and refreshing feeling after taking it.
Su Ci seemed to have discovered a new world, and quickly poured out a box of nutritional powder. After careful inspection, he found that there were 21 tubes of powder with a total of 7 flavors.
The young man's beautiful eyes suddenly curved into a beautiful arc, and the depression accumulated in his eyes dissipated a lot.
Su Ci tasted the remaining five flavors without any hesitation.
Every taste was a new experience for him. After he finished seven cups of nutrient solution, he finally felt his hungry stomach. He barely had something to eat, but it was far from enough to fill his stomach.
Looking at the remaining fourteen nutritional powders, Su Ci took out a jam berry flavored one with some worry and continued to brew it.
Could humans of this period get full by eating this kind of food?
Su Ci hadn't forgotten what Shi Yjiang had said—these 21 bottles of nutrient solution were his food for seven days, and now he had eaten nearly half of it in just one meal...
If he doesn't think of a solution, he may soon face a food crisis.
Su Ci gulped down the eighth cup of nutrient solution, then stared at the remaining nutrient solution in the box and began to wonder whether he should make a ninth cup.
At this moment, he caught a glimpse of something slightly glowing out of the corner of his eye. He looked sideways and found that it was the space button.
He remembered that when Shi Yjiang saw it, he said with emotion that he was quite rich, so this...
He took the space button and penetrated his mental power into it. A cube space of about 10x10x10 meters appeared in his perception.
This space is not small and is filled with things, but it is very messy, which suits his habits.
The uniform and backpack he had just thrown in were easy to find, but what really caught Su Ci's attention was the only relatively tidy corner in the space.
It seemed like boxes of...
can?
The unfamiliar definition of the term appeared in his mind again. Su Ci curiously took out two cans of food from one of the open boxes and looked at the packaging.
Beef flavor.
Su Ci quickly pulled open the iron ring on top of the can, and a scent of meat immediately wafted out, making him take a deep breath.
Yes, this is indeed the aroma of braised beef!
He couldn't wait to pick out a piece and put it in his mouth. After tasting the familiar yet a little strange, but equally delicious spicy flavor, Su Ci couldn't help squinting his eyes.
Yes, this is food for humans!
He quickly finished a can of beef.
Although it is not as delicious as freshly slaughtered and freshly baked beef, compared to the jelly I tasted during the day and the nutrient solution that could only be drunk as a beverage, this canned beef can be regarded as the best in the world.
Su Ci stopped reluctantly only after he had finished three cans of beef.
Although he drank eight cups of nutrient solution and ate three large boxes of canned beef, he was actually only three-quarters full. This was because his body had shrunk and his appetite had decreased.
However, after looking at the limited canned food reserves in the space button, Su Ci still controlled himself even though he was greedy.
He lay back on the sofa, staring at the sensor light on the ceiling for a while, then raised his palm and put it under the light to look at it.
Su Ci could be sure that this was indeed his body.
He was just much weaker. Of course, the strangest thing was—his identity as a trainee breeder, and the strange knowledge that popped up in his mind from time to time...
Is there something wrong with his memory?
Su Ci flipped his palm, and a crystal emitting golden light appeared on his palm, floating in the air.
He looked at the crystal, then flipped his hand and it disappeared.
One hundred thousand years had indeed passed since he last fell asleep...Su Ci's eyes showed contemplation.
I don’t know what happened in these hundred thousand years. The earth has been devastated to this extent... And what about the bloody fog?
Su Ci thought of something and took out the "Breeder's Work Manual" that he had thrown into the space button.
The thick work manual floated in the air, automatically opened to the first page, and displayed the text in front of Su Ci.
The first two paragraphs of the manual's title page read:
"Prison Star, where the most vicious interstellar criminals from all over the universe are imprisoned, is the most secretive place in the universe.
It's worth noting that the planet is dotted with dozens of extreme weather conditions. Tiny blood-red particles permeate the air, forming a perpetual red fog. It's easy to get lost in it, so please avoid entering the fog unless necessary.
interstellar……
An explanation about interstellar space emerged in Su Ci's mind. Life in this era has really developed many interesting things.
Ordinary humans not only built ships that could fly in the sky, but also flew away from the planet and found more territories to live in.
This made Su Ci's mood somewhat subtle.
He actually knew that the world was much bigger than what he had seen, and every star in the sky might be a new world.
However, he could not leave the planet.
because……
He is the spirit of the earth.
He was trapped here forever, only able to look up at the stars and spend countless thousands of years in solitude...
Su Ci blinked, pulled himself away from the distant memories, and focused on the present again.
According to the knowledge he had received, the life forms currently on Prison Star were all discovered and came here more than a hundred years ago. Strictly speaking, they were all outsiders.
However, Su Ci scoffed at this statement.
From the lives he saw after waking up, he realized that they were of the same origin as the human race he had come into contact with before, and were definitely born from this land.
Therefore, the knowledge that occasionally pops up in his mind is not absolutely correct.
Su Ci looked at the work manual and continued reading.
“In addition to interstellar criminals, a nursery was also built on the prison planet.
It's well known that interstellar criminals often possess powerful bloodlines, which are highly likely to be passed on to their offspring. After interstellar criminals are executed, the treatment of these offspring has become a highly publicized social issue.
"The more powerful a cub's bloodline, the more likely it is to go berserk, lose control, and other abnormal conditions during its growth. Powerful bloodlines bring them unparalleled destructive power, often requiring special forces to control them."
"Leaving these cubs unattended will become a major source of social instability. However, ordinary social welfare institutions cannot afford to take care of these powerful cubs who have lost their minds."
"Thus, the Prison Star Nursery, established by the Interstellar Alliance, came into being."
"Twenty-five years have passed since the Star Alliance was established in 1306. Although there were some delays along the way, the base eventually overcame numerous difficulties and restarted the project, which continues to this day."
"We currently have eight cubs from various interstellar countries under our care. They are developing well, achieving remarkable results, and making significant contributions to social stability."
"The cubs taken in by the nursery will remain on Prison Planet for life and contribute to its development and construction. As the keepers of the nursery, you should also fulfill your duties conscientiously."
"In their daily work, keepers should do their best to provide the cubs with a peaceful and stable environment in which to grow, allowing them to..."
The "Keeper's Manual" floating in the air closed automatically, and Su Ci put it into the space button without continuing to read it.
The frenzied cubs are difficult to control, and since they are the children of criminals, they are unwanted by other institutions, so they are stuffed into such a barren and dangerous planet.
If the life forms on the planet now consider themselves to be outsiders, then it is unlikely that they are the ones who destroyed the planet like this.
Extreme weather, red fog...
Su Ci frowned, and after thinking for a while, he couldn't help but glance at the door. Finally, he got up and walked over, opened the door, and looked into the corridor.
"Hello."
He shouted into the empty corridor.
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