Planet E976-INE86 is far from its star, and seven-tenths of the year is winter. During the coldest times, blizzards are relentless, enough to bury an entire city.
It's not that cold yet, but the snow on the road has already accumulated to a meter or two thick.
The city government's snowplows managed to clear some narrow paths, while the wealthy stayed indoors to keep warm. Only the poor and destitute, driven by hunger, came out to search for food.
Yang's mother was too thin and frail, and she slipped several times. Fortunately, Tongsu took great care of her the whole way, pulling her up before she fell and then holding her hand firmly, which finally ensured Yang's mother's safety.
Feeling a little embarrassed by her daughter's care throughout the journey, Yang's mother stammered, "An'an, actually I can do it..."
"No, I'm worried." Tongsu refused to let go. "Mom, be good."
"Why--"
Yang's mother felt both ashamed and overjoyed, her heart filled with sweet happiness.
Despite being a daughter, she seemed to have quietly become the true head of the family. Yang's mother felt no resentment; in fact, she felt a sense of happiness at being pampered by her daughter.
The garbage dump didn't resemble the stench of the era Tong Su remembered. Instead, it was more like a messy warehouse, filled with small fragments of machinery, pipes, and metal.
The stench usually comes from rotting corpses and food, but on planet E976-INE86, if such things were available, they would have been stolen and eaten long ago.
"The white hole must have opened once yesterday. I saw some new starship wreckage fragments there... Ah, I found a crystal. We can have a full meal today."
With delight, Yang Mu brushed aside the thick snow and dug out a broken energy plate from underneath. She then skillfully removed a square energy crystal the size of a walnut.
She was very happy, but she kept her voice down so that only Tongsu next to her could hear it.
The person rummaging through the trash in the distance seemed to sense something, looked up, but the wind was too strong. He looked around, then gave up and continued searching for his own things.
"An'an, look! When we go back, we can buy you a small bread roll!"
Tongsu smiled and said, "Okay, Mom, let's eat together."
This energy crystal acts like a battery for Earth, but it dissipates into the air after it's used up, causing no waste pollution and making it very environmentally friendly.
The size of a walnut means that 80% of the energy has already been used up.
Although only 20% remains, it can still fetch a good price on the exceptionally barren planet E976-INE86.
Yang's mother glanced around warily to make sure no one was paying attention to her before happily putting the energy crystal into the small, tattered bag she had brought.
"I'll go deeper in."
"Okay, Mom, be careful."
Tong Su noticed that there weren't many people near the garbage dump; it seemed that most people were staying indoors to keep warm because of the bad weather.
The remaining people were all thinner and weaker than the last. As long as Yang's mother hadn't gone too far, she could rush over at any time.
Where is the Crown Prince's sword?
In the storyline, the crown prince is unexpectedly and severely injured in a great battle against the insectoid race, remaining unconscious and causing widespread panic throughout the empire.
While cleaning up the battlefield, he was even more astonished to discover that his sword had also been lost in the wormhole.
Later, during the invasion of the Star Bandits, those barbarians found the worn-out sword, which looked like a piece of iron, in the garbage heap.
Holding their swords, they excitedly and maliciously provoked the Empire, which nearly became the laughingstock of the entire universe.
She licked her chapped lips and looked out at the endless pile of garbage, searching for her sword while rummaging through the trash.
It was her first time there, and the people around her thought she was just there to wander around. When they saw her picking and choosing, and only picking up some small stones, they couldn't help but laugh.
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