Two days passed quickly.
Three days after Chen Ming found the orange fruit, it was the fifth day after the spacecraft landed.
Thanks to Chen Ming's efforts, the temporary survival base around the spacecraft has taken shape.
Two days ago, Chen Ming cleared out a whole piece of weed-free space next to the spaceship, starting from where the orange fruits were planted.
Using the electric saw from the repair kit, which I slightly modified to act as a tree-cutting tool, I cut down some trees in the surrounding woods.
Then a simple fence was installed around the spacecraft and some traps were set.
I have to say that Chen Ming’s terminal really has everything.
Books such as "Wild Survival Guide" and "How to Set Up Simple Environmental Traps" are second only to professional books related to maintenance in number in the terminal.
It's like all the knowledge about surviving in the natural environment is crammed into the terminal.
Although Chen Ming didn't have much time to read it in its entirety, it was still no problem for him to read part of the content that he needed now.
So the temporary camp was built during Chen Ming's exploration.
In addition to the work near the spacecraft, Chen Ming also basically inspected all the surrounding plants.
In the current autumn, Chen Ming found two other edible crops without too much difficulty.
One type looks similar to rice, but has many lavender hairs on the ears, which look like flowers from a distance.
And its name is very descriptive - Flower Rice.
The other is a crop that looks very similar to soybeans, with its fruits and seeds wrapped in pods. Its name is simply purple bean.
Chen Ming found only a few samples of these two plants, but the number of seeds of each variety was large, so Chen Ming planted some in the hydroponic chamber.
Orange fruit, rice and purple beans, three different kinds of seeds almost fill up the space in the hydroponic tank.
The extra seeds, like the seeds of the tangerine peel, were all planted by Chen Ming in the land that had been reclaimed in the past two days.
The insect eggs and insect corpses that had been kept in the cold storage were squeezed into juice by Chen Ming using a nutrient solution extractor... After being squeezed into nutrient solution, it was sprinkled into the soil and became the first batch of nutrients for this field.
After Chen Ming realized that he could obtain meat through hunting, the insects and insect eggs that were originally used as the last backup food became useless.
They completed their mission after letting Chen Ming understand the working process of the nutrient solution precipitator.
However, there is still some vacant space in the hydroponic tank.
Chen Ming also deliberately left a small space in the corner of the hydroponic tank.
Used to prepare the herbs on Ruimu that I found by comparing them with the book "Common Herbal Preparation (Rumu)" in the doctor's terminal.
Chen Ming is very clear about the importance of medicine. Even if he is not sick or injured now, he absolutely cannot be without this medicine.
With sufficient nutrient solution, the hydroponic chamber maintains the original natural environment of Ruimu, and the farming machinery is carefully cared for.
The growth speed of crops in the hydroponic chamber can only be described as rapid, and it can almost be said that they are growing visible to the naked eye.
As long as the first batch of crops is cultivated and then the second generation can be stably cultivated, the spacecraft will have a steady supply of renewable crops and herbs to ensure its own health.
All I have to do next is wait until I have enough harvest from hunting, or enough crops grow in the fields outside, and then package enough survival food to last for half a year, and then leave a certain amount of surplus.
Chen Ming can then launch the spacecraft again and prepare to leave.
In the past two days, Chen Ming also found many traces of animals near the spacecraft.
Although I used a searchlight to scare away the animals that came to spy at night that night, I could clearly feel that the animals became bolder the next day.
Last night was even more outrageous. Chen Ming was awakened in the middle of the night by the moving object alarm he had set for the spacecraft's external camera.
I found that after I fell asleep, some animals even approached the place where I grew vegetables.
If it hadn't been blocked by the fence he had prepared in advance, Chen Ming might have suffered a loss.
So Chen Ming’s task today is to reinforce the fence and set traps to prevent the situation that happened last night from happening again.
If the surveillance fails for a moment, the crops Chen Ming planted outside will be in trouble.
The traces of this animal are the most obvious compared to the other species, so Chen Ming can't just let it go.
After watering the crops outside, Chen Ming put on his equipment and prepared to go out.
But just when Chen Ming was about to set off, he suddenly discovered that to the east of the hill where the spaceship was located, there was an animal similar to the deer he had seen before at night with its head exposed.
Chen Ming suddenly became alert, raised the gun in his hand, and felt a little excited in his heart.
Was he finally going to hunt his first prey? Wait, Chen Ming suddenly realized something was wrong.
As the animal, probably a deer, showed its head, several more deer followed closely and emerged from behind the hill.
Their state was very strange, with dull eyes, bared teeth, and saliva constantly flowing from the corners of their mouths.
This doesn't seem normal.
Chen Ming frowned and stopped walking out of the spaceship.
Somehow, the more Chen Ming looked at this group of deer, the more he felt that they were very similar to the group of jellyfish he had encountered before.
To be on the safe side, Chen Ming's consciousness connected to the two modified machine guns of the spacecraft.
By the way, I glanced at the panels of the two machine guns.
【22mm machine gun·modified】
[Type: Small kinetic weapon]
[Manufacturer: Sinda Rockwell Arms Company]
[Ammo Load: 1000/1000]
[Effective killing range: 2000 meters]
[Fire rate: 800 rounds/minute]
[Modified parts: chain feed, double barrel, stabilizer bracket, high-strength barrel]
【Durability: 100%】
[Available operations: Replacement/modification]
This is the most powerful weapon Chen Ming can make at the moment. Its firepower is at least three times higher than the previous machine gun.
Chen Ming was confident that he could destroy all the jellyfish in that number at that time, so the herd of deer in front of him was just a bit of a sprinkle of water.
Just at this moment.
This group of deer that suddenly appeared seemed to have discovered the spaceship, and suddenly charged towards it without any warning.
Chen Ming was well prepared.
The two machine guns opened fire immediately.
The metallic storm covered almost the entire herd of deer.
But these deer seem to have lost the ability to fear.
The fierce gunfire, flames, and fallen companions could not stop them from charging towards the spaceship.
Chen Ming even saw a deer with its two front legs broken, its stomach torn by bullets, and its internal organs spilling all over the ground. It was still staring with red eyes and wriggling towards the direction of the spaceship. After struggling for a while, it died.
There was definitely something wrong with this group of deer.
At this moment, Chen Ming did not feel the joy of obtaining his prey at all. Instead, he was filled with confusion and anxiety.
This planet seems to be somewhat unwelcoming to me.
(End of this chapter)