Chen Ming's half body was exposed outside the tree canopy. He raised the terminal and looked towards the northwest.

It was just like the glimpse Chen Ming had seen in the air before.

To the northwest of the spacecraft, there is a river running from northeast to southwest.

From the hill to the north of the spaceship where he was currently standing to the other side of the river, there was a very dense forest.

Only on the southwest side of the hill where the spacecraft was located did the vegetation appear a little sparse.

But looking at the flat terrain there, there is also a small river flowing down from the north but making a circle there and ending up in the south.

Chen Ming thought that it might be caused by the frequent floods that occurred there.

However, the flood brought fertile soil while taking away the plants, so although the amount of vegetation here is not more than that in the north, the overall growth is very good.

And more importantly, Chen Ming saw several vines growing in the gaps between the trees here.

Even though he was far away, Chen Ming could see some orange fruits on the vines in the images captured by the terminal.

As for the east side of the two hills, it is the area where the purple plants and green plants on the planet meet.

Large areas of purple and green plants grow in an interlaced manner, competing for nutrients and sunlight. At first glance, this is the area with the densest vegetation around the spacecraft.

But when Chen Ming looked carefully, he found that most of the vegetation here had died, and only a small number of survivors were enjoying the corpses of other vegetation.

It looks like the possibility of getting the crops you want here is very low.

On the contrary, the area in the southwest near the river bank with fewer plants is more likely.

The soil there is fertile, water resources are abundant, and I just saw several plants that have already borne fruit.

After determining the surrounding terrain and photographing it with the terminal, the terrain map around the spacecraft has appeared in the terminal.

With the help of technology, Chen Ming completed the task that had originally planned to take a whole day with very high efficiency.

Next, Chen Ming had two choices.

One is to wait by the river to see if any animals come to drink water.

The other is the area southwest of the spacecraft, go find the bunch of fruit you just saw.

Chen Ming chose the latter.

Being able to grow crops and crop seeds, and having a stable supply of these two things is always better than squatting by the river and waiting for God to give you food.

And it doesn’t mean that the previous option has been completely abandoned.

The place where the fruit cluster was located was a small piece of low-lying flat land along the river. Chen Ming could just walk along the river and look for any animals on the way.

It took Chen Ming some time to reach the river.

Walk along the gravel beach along the river bank to the southwest towards the sparse woods with orange fruits.

The river water nearby was quite clear, but Chen Ming did not see any animals such as fish or shrimp in it.

After looking for a while, Chen Ming still couldn't see anything interesting in the river, so he focused more on the two sides of the river.

However, until Chen Ming walked into the woods of his destination, he didn't see any animals, but he saw a lot of footprints.

The footprints were big and small, and some even looked very fresh, as if they had just passed through the river.

However, Chen Ming did not go up to chase. He only had two legs and was wearing protective clothing. How could he possibly outrun four legs?

What if you chase after it and end up working in vain, and then you turn around and find that the orange fruit you found before has also been stolen by someone else, then you will be at a huge loss.

It would be better to proceed according to the previous idea. At least the fruits I see can fall into my pocket.

Although there was no substantial gain from walking along the river, at least Chen Ming could be sure that this river was a drinking water point for many animals nearby.

This time I just took a look along the way so I didn't get any results. Next time I will come back when I am more prepared, and I will always be able to find a few animals without eyes.

Not long after, Chen Ming found the vines growing in the gaps between the trees.

It was the same as what he had seen before. Under the purple curly leaves, there were fist-sized fruits with curved lines on the surface.

Chen Ming really wanted to complain about the appearance of this thing, but he restrained himself.

It was analyzed directly using the Advanced Plant Analyzer.

It's still the same bunch of property entries related to it.

But this time, there are three useful entries in this pile of entries, which are different from the plants such as purple orchid that he had found before.

【Name：Orange Fruit】

【Edible: Edible】

This is a plant that fits Chen Ming's needs perfectly.

Not only is it edible, but its growth cycle is also unexpectedly short.

Originally, Chen Ming thought that the reason why this fruit grew here and was not eaten by animals was because the fruit might be poisonous or for some other reason.

Now it seems that I was overthinking. The fruits of these orange trees had just ripened and had not yet been discovered by herbivores, so they ended up being the bargain for Chen Ming.

Chen Ming naturally accepted it with a smile.

Take out the knife from the repair kit and remove the orange berries from the vine one by one.

I also cut one open. Under the curved lines on the outside, the inside was in the shape of flesh wrapped around seeds, similar to fruits like cantaloupe or melon.

However, the flesh of the orange is not as hard as cantaloupe, but as soft as strawberry.

Chen Ming scraped off the seeds, put them into the empty can in the backpack he carried with him, and tasted the pulp.

The fruit pulp gave Chen Ming a big surprise as soon as he took a bite.

The orange juice is not very juicy, but the flesh tastes very good.

It is very sweet and has enough sugar content. It is not only delicious, but also excellent enough to be a food.

Having gained something, Chen Ming no longer hung around outside.

I searched for the crop called orange pulp through the terminal.

After confirming that it was a vine plant with a growth cycle of 15 days and that its vines could only bear fruit once, he returned to the spacecraft with more than 30 fruits he had harvested.

Start processing the fruits.

What Chen Ming has to do is also very simple. He takes out the seeds, preserves the pulp in the refrigerator, and then stuffs the seeds into the agricultural machinery components that match the hydroponic chamber.

The rest is left to the mechanical equipment.

It will automatically pour the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution extractor next to it into the hydroponic culture tank.

It will also automatically adjust the simulated environment inside the hydroponic chamber according to the conditions of the crops.

The line "Current maintenance environment: None" that Chen Ming had seen on the panel of the hydroponic tank before changed from none to "Raymu" after the orange fruit was planted.

In addition to the planting environment, agricultural machinery components will also adjust the planting area of ​​each crop based on the needs of the crops.

If it is an unrecorded plant, then Chen Ming needs to enter this requirement himself, but orange pulp is obviously not such a crop.

So this saved him a lot of effort.

However, in the end, the hydroponic tank was not full, not because there were not enough seeds, but because Chen Ming deliberately left it empty.

What if I find a better crop in the future, should I pick these half-grown orange fruits?

So free up some space in advance in case you need growing space in a hydroponic tank one day.

As for the extra seeds, Chen Ming did not choose to refrigerate them. Instead, he picked a place outside the spaceship, cultivated it a little, and planted them.

When the time comes, I will cultivate the crops planted outside according to the records of the agricultural machinery components, and whether they can survive will be left to fate.

By the time we finished all this, it was almost evening.

Chen Ming prepared to rest.

But just as Chen Ming turned off the lights of the spacecraft, many green eyes flashed outside the captain's room.

Chen Ming immediately controlled the machine gun and shone the searchlight on the top of the spacecraft over there.

Under the strong light, an animal like a deer was frightened and ran away, and some noises were heard in the bushes nearby.

The other animals that were spying on him also disappeared into the darkness.

It seems that they are some brave animals. After noticing that there was no big noise when the spacecraft landed, they came to take a look under the cover of night.

Chen Ming felt a little regretful that his immediate reaction was a little slow, and the machine gun did not have time to fire, leaving a few of them behind.

But since they came to spy today, they might do the same tomorrow.

Chen Ming has plenty of patience and time to wait for these animals to become bolder.

Sooner or later, they will fall into your hands.

(End of this chapter)