Six days have passed since Chen Ming caught the hamster.

Hunting is still Chen Ming's daily task, but the number of failures in recent days is far more than the number of successes.

But every success meant a huge increase in the amount of meat in the spacecraft's cold storage room.

And very fortunately, Chen Ming did not encounter infected animals in his two successful hunts.

About half of the space in the refrigerator is taken up by meat.

And it was during these few days that the three crops planted by Chen Ming have blossomed and borne fruit under the efficient cultivation of the hydroponic chamber, providing Chen Ming with a batch of vegetarian harvests.

So although the remaining half of the cold storage room is not full, it also contains many fruits of the three crops grown in the hydroponic chamber.

The amount of crops harvested also made Chen Ming certain of one thing.

The output of one growth cycle of crops in the hydroponic chamber is enough to ensure the food needed for survival in the next production cycle.

In other words, Chen Ming can even drive the spaceship away now.

As long as he can ensure that the crops in the hydroponic chamber can mature safely every time, he can survive and reach the pirate space station.

However, Chen Ming will not take risky actions.

The crops he grows himself, especially the orange pulp, can produce enough in one growth cycle to meet the needs of two growth cycles, and it also has the shortest growth cycle among the three crops Chen Ming found.

The second batch of oranges that Chen Ming planted in the hydroponic tank after the last harvest has even bloomed.

Even on the vines of the first batch of orange fruits grown outside in the fields, without the optimal environment provided by the hydroponic chamber, there are already some tiny fruits that will mature soon. The growth efficiency is extremely exaggerated.

Just wait a little longer, until the crops outside mature, the second batch of crops in the hydroponic tank is harvested, or the hunt is successful once or twice again.

It is obviously a safer approach to ensure that there is enough food to last the entire journey before setting off.

Although orange juice is good, it also has some disadvantages.

The nutrient solution is consumed very quickly.

To do this, Chen Ming had to take time out every day to go to the river to dig some fertile soil and bring it back for extracting nutrient solution.

Nearly half of the space in the planting chamber was filled with iron cans filled with nutrient solution.

But if Chen Ming wants to ensure the growth efficiency of crops in space for more than half a year, then these nutrient solutions alone are not enough, and Chen Ming must prepare more.

So there is no rush to set off for now, we have to wait a little longer.

These days, in addition to paying attention to food, Chen Ming has also been paying attention to the little hamster that came to his door.

Relying on the temptation of the tender shoots, Chen Ming could even keep the little hamster on his shoulder all the time after a few days of training.

Chen Ming also gave it a name, Xiaoshi.

After all, it has another name called stone hamster, and it also dug a hole in Chen Ming's ore when they first met.

After almost taming Xiaoshi, Chen Ming took it out twice when hunting.

Xiaoshi would actively keep quiet during every hunting process so as not to disturb himself at all.

When you are tired of reading while waiting for prey to appear, you can play with it for a while.

And today, the fourteenth day since the spacecraft landed, is the same.

After finishing his daily farming work, Chen Ming would take Xiao Shi out hunting on a daily basis.

Look along the river for signs of the herds of animals drinking water that you marked on the map.

You have to go further to find fresh traces.

Just like Chen Ming’s current goal, he has to walk northeast along the river for about an hour and a half to get there.

Chen Ming had nothing to complain about. If you want to gain something, you must pay.

Some physical exertion is nothing to Chen Ming.

After Chen Ming deliberately quickened his pace, he arrived at the designated marked location an hour later.

As before, he found a nearby tree, climbed up, and waited.

But this time, there was a little stone accompanying him, so that he would not be accompanied by only the books during the waiting process.

But Chen Ming's previous luck seemed to have been exhausted.

Chen Ming waited until the afternoon and ate the orange juice he brought with him for lunch, but still did not see any sign of any animal.

And at this moment, the weather suddenly turned cloudy, and it looked like it was going to rain at any time.

The gloomy sky made Chen Ming feel a little depressed.

This should be the first rain I have encountered since I came to this planet.

Moreover, I am now about six kilometers away from the spaceship. It’s okay to take a walk on a sunny day, but if it rains, I’d better not take the risk. It’s best to go back as soon as possible.

Chen Ming stretched his stiff limbs, patted Xiao Shi who was sleeping with his arm leaning against the open terminal, and prepared to leave.

But just when Chen Ming was about to climb down the tree, something suddenly appeared faintly in the woods on the other side of the river.

Chen Ming immediately perked up, grabbed the small stone that almost rolled under the tree, put it on his shoulder, and pointed the camera function of the terminal at that place.

Then, Chen Ming saw an animal with a very large body, a pair of curved horns like a cow on its head, and it was quite fat and looked a bit honest. It appeared in the picture.

After taking the photo, the terminal immediately retrieved the information of this species.

"Bullbeasts are herd-living omnivorous animals. They are docile during the non-breeding season, but female bullbeasts are aggressive and irritable during the breeding season or when they have cubs..."

When Chen Ming saw the word "living in groups", he couldn't help but have some thoughts.

This kind of bull beast is about the same size as a hippopotamus, and hunting one is enough to sustain Chen Ming for quite a long time.

Not to mention that they are social animals, so you don't need too many of them, just two, and Chen Ming can just ignore the crops planted in the field and leave.

Driven by this idea, Chen Ming did not choose to go back immediately, but continued to stay on the tree to see if he could find some opportunities.

The herd of cattle soon approached the river bank and jumped into the water one by one.

Its fat front hooves dug in the not-so-deep riverbed, digging out the strange-looking crustaceans that Chen Ming had seen before. It crushed them with one hoof and began to enjoy the meat inside.

During this process, several cattle beasts had already given their sides to Chen Ming.

Although their muscles and fat layers are very thick, they certainly cannot withstand the power of Chen Ming's modified pistol.

But just as Chen Ming raised his gun and aimed, he suddenly heard a "squeak".

This is the sound that Xiaoshi has made since the day Chen Ming caught it until today.

Just after it barked, its little claws grabbed the protective suit on Chen Ming's shoulders and shook it desperately, trying to attract Chen Ming's attention.

(End of this chapter)