Chapter 10
Hell Planet was discovered by the Covenant exploration team in the year 1220 of the Covenant calendar, and it has a history of 110 years.
At that time, it had not been designated as a prison planet, but was just an ordinary planet named "Earth Planet".
When it was first discovered, Earth Planet was not filled with dangerous and strange red fog like it is now, but the soil was poor and the scenery was barren. After some testing, the Covenant exploration team classified this planet as a non-resource planet that was not suitable for living.
In the 1236th year of the Star Alliance, the Star Alliance initiated the Hell Planet Project at the request of its member states. Earth was included in the scope of assessment and eventually stood out from several candidate planets, escaping the fate of becoming a garbage planet.
In the following seventy years, the Star Alliance built more than thirty bases on the Hell Planet to receive interstellar criminals from various member states of the Star Alliance, reaching tens of thousands of people.
During those decades, the Star Alliance's research institutes never stopped transforming the environment of Earth, trying to build a planting base on Earth to reduce the transportation cost of food.
Unfortunately, the scientists worked hard but achieved little results.
In the end, except for the great progress in soilless cultivation technology, all soil transformation was declared a failure.
"Why?"
Su Ci gave up typing because it was too slow, so he sent a voice message directly.
Gu Qingchen hesitated for a moment, but still accepted his call request, and then explained.
"Because the soil of Hell Star contains an unknown blood-red component, which is called a pollutant. These components make the soil of Hell Star unusable for planting, and will also contaminate and assimilate ordinary soil transported from other planets."
Because of their interests, Gu Qingchen has done research in this area, so Su Ci asked the right person.
"Scientists have also tried greenhouse cultivation."
"They tried to isolate ordinary soil indoors to avoid contact with the red soil on Hell Star. Although the growth rate of crops is obviously slower than on other planets and they are more likely to become diseased, at least it is effective."
Hell Star has accommodated tens of thousands of interstellar criminals. These criminals are all vicious and extremely evil, and they have strong strength. Some of them can even fight one against ten thousand.
Although their strength has been weakened after being accommodated, the Star Alliance dare not take it lightly, and the number of garrisons sent is naturally not small.
In this case, diet becomes a big problem - nutrient solution can indeed provide the nutrients and energy needed by the human body, but people cannot only eat nutrient solution, but also need to combine it with normal food, otherwise it will lead to the degeneration of teeth and gastrointestinal function and cause other diseases in the long run.
Especially for soldiers who need to undergo high-intensity training every day, the diet cannot be bad. And the food grown in greenhouses did provide great help in solving this problem for a period of time.
However, scientists were not happy for long. About 20 years ago, in the year 1307 of the Star Alliance calendar, a mysterious red fog began to appear on the Hell Star, covering the entire planet.
"The red mist also contains pollutants. Scientists suspect that the red mist is released from the land. After the red mist appeared, the greenhouse cultivation method also failed."
Su Ci nodded. He understood why.
Sure enough, he heard Gu Qingchen say: "Don't think that there seems to be no red mist around us, but in fact, the air we breathe every moment also contains those blood-red particles."
It's just that the concentration is very low, so it can't be seen by the naked eye.
"Once contaminated by these blood-red particles, the soil will quickly become diseased and will no longer be able to produce crops."
What's more, these blood-red particles are also harmful to the human body...but later there was a way to control them.
Gu Qingchen sighed, "Even the soilless cultivation technology took several years of improvement by the bigwigs of the research institute before we can continue to grow vegetables."
Of course, it is only suitable for varieties with a short growth cycle and can be harvested quickly. As for the breeder Su who wants to grow flowers and grass...without the equipment and technology of soilless cultivation, this is simply impossible!
Hearing Gu Qingchen's tactful denial, Su Ci did not refute. He nodded, "I see, thank you, Doctor Gu, for your answer."
Gu Qingchen thought he had given up, and was about to comfort him, but he heard him continue to ask: "Then can you tell me where I can get fertilizer?"
In the knowledge he received, soilless cultivation should require more fertilizer.
"You still want to plant flowers?" Gu Qingchen took a deep breath. He had just said so much, but the new breeder still didn't understand?
"You don't have the soilless cultivation technology, you just plant flowers in the dormitory. Even if there is fertilizer, they can't survive." He said with a bit of forbearance, and this time he was very straightforward.
However, this breeder, despite his gentle and polite voice, was very stubborn: "How do you know if you don't try it?"
He would only know after trying it!
Gu Qingchen pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said indifferently: "Then you can try it. Fertilizer can be exchanged for points at the logistics department, but don't blame me for not reminding you that fertilizer is very expensive and you may not be able to afford the points required."
Su Ci also remembered the points that Shi Yjiang had mentioned to him, so he asked him what points were.
Gu Qingchen explained to him casually.
Simply put, points are the hard currency of Hell Star.
In addition to the monthly salary and corresponding benefits paid to the staff on Hell Star according to the agreement in the contract, the corresponding number of points will be issued according to their different ranks.
Using points, you can go to the logistics department to exchange supplies, use services and equipment open to base members in the base, etc., which can bring a lot of convenience to life in the base.
Of course, even if you don't use points, you can still have a basic living, but it's inevitable that you'll live a tight life.
"You're a trainee breeder, you only get 100 points per month, and you should get more after you become a regular employee." Gu Qingchen said earnestly, "Points are very valuable in the base, you have to cherish them."
Although the higher-ups don't provide a point-to-universe currency exchange service, they don't prohibit base members from buying and selling points privately.
The market price is 1 point = 100 cosmic coins, which occasionally fluctuates due to market conditions, but it will basically not be lower than this price, which is equivalent to an extra 10,000 cosmic coins per month on top of the trainee salary.
This salary level is considered high in the entire interstellar universe.
Su Ci silently memorized this knowledge point, thanked Gu Qingchen, and ended the voice call.
He stared at the can of soil on the coffee table. With him in this dormitory, the red mist was isolated outside, so he was not worried that the soil would be eroded and assimilated and lose its fertility again.
Thinking of this, he poured some water into the can, stretched his waist, put the computer next to the can, stood up and walked back to the bedroom slowly.
Although there are still many problems that need to be solved, they cannot be rushed, and the weak body also needs sleep to replenish the consumed spiritual power.
The combination of work and rest, Su Ci has always understood this principle.
He came to the bed, took off the communication device on his wrist, put it on the bedside table, then lifted the quilt and lay down.
Beside him, the child curled up into a ball, his small body squeezed in the corner, breathing steadily, obviously not awakened by Su Ci's movements.
Su Ci glanced at him, reached out and hugged the child in his arms.
The kid, who had just finished taking a bath, smelled sweet, exuding the fragrance of shampoo. He lay in the quilt for a while, feeling warm.
Except that it was too thin and a little uncomfortable to hold, it was a good pillow.
I don’t know what he dreamed about, the child’s brows were tightly wrinkled, and his face, which was already thin and sunken due to malnutrition, looked even uglier.
Su Ci thought for a while, and gently pushed aside the child’s bangs with his fingers, then lowered his head slightly and put his forehead against the child’s warm skin. A faint golden light lit up where their eyebrows touched slightly.
In the silent and dim room, there was only this little light, like a weak fire, but it was enough to illuminate the darkness.
When the light gradually dimmed, Su Ci stepped back. The child's brows, which were wrinkled in pain, relaxed, revealing a bit of peace and tranquility. He instinctively snuggled into Su Ci's arms, and rubbed his little face gently on Su Ci's chest.
Su Ci blinked. After living for tens of millions of years, this was the first time he was so close to another life. He felt a little strange and a little uncomfortable.
But...
thinking that this was a new soul with the same life form as him, he felt good again.
Su Ci rubbed his palm on the little guy's furry head and closed his eyes.
But soon, he opened his eyes again.
"Bang, bang, bang—"
"Ahhhhhhh—"
"Ping-pong-pong—"
On the top floor, although there was a floor between them and walls and floors with good sound insulation, when Su Ci closed his eyes, the noises in two rooms still reached his ears clearly.
In the entire nursery, only two connected rooms on the fifth floor had lights on, but there were no windows, so the outside world could not see.
In one of the rooms, a child stood on the bed, jumping hard, holding a stick that came from nowhere in his hand, and kept hitting the metal bedside, making a rhythmic sound.
In the next room, another child raised a table and banged it against the metal wall, making a sharp and piercing scream.
Downstairs in bedroom 303, Su Ci narrowed his eyes slightly, and a golden light flashed in his eyes.
The next moment, two muffled thumps came from rooms 501 and 502 - No.
6, who was holding a table and smashing it against the wall, loosened his grip, and the table fell to the ground, and he also fell to the floor. And No. 7, who was jumping on the bed, suddenly closed his eyes and fell straight onto the bed.
After a while, their doors were opened one after another.
The nanny robot flew in and checked their condition. After confirming that there was no problem, the mechanical arm picked up the corner of the quilt and gently covered No. 6, and then carried No. 7 to the bed.
After doing all this, the nanny robot left the room, and the brooding house finally became completely quiet.
Su Ci closed his eyes with satisfaction, clasped his arms slightly, and fell asleep peacefully with the little cub in his arms.
-In
the early morning, the thick red mist in the sky quietly dissipated, and the not-so-bright light penetrated the clouds and fell on the ground, dispelling the eerie and gloomy night.
"Buzz-buzz-"
The communicator placed on the bedside table suddenly lit up and made a buzzing sound.
Number One, who had just entered a light sleep from a deep sleep, was awakened by the noise. His eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes. When he regained consciousness, what he saw was the handsome face of the breeder Su, who was very close to him.
Feeling the warm breath of the young man wrapping around him, the child's black and red pupils suddenly contracted, and his sleepiness disappeared in an instant, and he woke up.
The room was quiet.
The automatic heating at night had stopped, and the air carried the unique chill of the early morning, but Number One still felt warm, because...
he was now curled up in the breeder's quilt, with his head resting on the same pillow as him.
The handsome and beautiful young man, half of his face buried in the soft pillow, was lying on his side in front of him without any defense.
His thin and fair hands, which were very large for him, gently embraced him, and his warm and soft palms were pressed against his back, providing him with a continuous supply of warmth in a protective posture.
Because of this warmth, the pain in his body that tortured him all the time seemed to have eased a lot.
Number One's body stiffened slightly, and his eyes involuntarily fell on the young man's face.
Ivory-white skin, thick and slightly curled eyelashes like a small brush, a straight nose, rosy and plump lips...even the black hairpin with red flowers on the side of his hair was so beautiful.
Number One couldn't help but be attracted, and for the first time, the concept of "beauty" was formed in his mind.
The child stared blankly at the keeper's peaceful sleeping face, and he didn't notice until the buzzing communicator on the bedside table went silent because no one responded.
After staring at the keeper's face for a long time, No. 1 finally couldn't help it, and secretly stretched out a finger, placed it on the young man's cheek, and poked it gently.
He didn't even use much force, and the soft flesh on the young man's cheek sank into a small pit.
The fingertips felt the smooth and soft skin, and the child's black and red eyes widened slightly, flashing with a little light in the morning light.
He couldn't help but raise his other hand, and touched his cheek with his index finger, but he felt a little rough skin.
He poked it in hard, but could only touch the hard bones.
"Buzz-buzz-"
"Buzz-buzz-"
The communicator on the bedside table vibrated again, making an annoying noise in the quiet room.
The young man who was sleeping soundly frowned, then opened his eyes unhappily.
Number One, who was so close that he could feel each other's breathing, faced the cold, light golden eyes that carried a sense of dangerous oppression.
The child's fingers that were still on his cheek froze.
Although he was in a warm bed, he instantly felt the bone-chilling coldness when he was wandering alone in the corridor of the nursery on snowy days and was surrounded by blood-red mist.
The child instinctively retracted his hand and looked at the young man with a little panic. However, the keeper, who was shivering in the cold, did not hurt him.
The young man turned his head and looked at the communicator on the bedside table that was still buzzing. He raised his hand and the small communicator fell into his hand, and then he swung his arm.
"Pah!" The communicator hit the metal wall and then fell to the ground without any sound.
The world was quiet.
Number One was silent.
He closed his eyes with a shudder, and the scene of himself being thrown out by the keeper appeared in his mind.
Thinking of the miserable state of the nanny robot No. 4583 with its parts scattered all over the floor in the afternoon, the picture that appeared in his mind suddenly turned into him smashing it against the wall and breaking into pieces...
The child's body trembled slightly.
However, Su Ci lay back in the quilt again, but he stretched out his hand, dragged the stiff and trembling child over, stuffed him into his arms, and finally placed his palm on the back of his head.
Pressing the child's head against his chest, the young man whispered: "Don't make a fuss, sleep well."
The voice was deep and solemn and could not be refused.
After finishing speaking, the young man closed his eyes again, and the terrible aura emanating from his body also calmed down as he fell asleep.
The child rested on Su Ci's chest and opened his eyes in a daze. He was not thrown out, but...
was held in the arms of the keeper.
Listening to the young man's long and powerful heartbeat, the danger that made him shudder had disappeared, and finally, his body relaxed and resumed normal breathing.
He secretly raised his head, and could only see the young man's delicate and beautiful chin, and a part of his neck exposed from his collar, which was white and slender, and looked so fragile.
However, the pair of golden eyes flashed before his eyes again.
The coldness contained in those eyes made him feel more frightened than the monster in the red mist.
What a contradiction.
Number One retracted his gaze and lay quietly on the young man's chest.
Listening to the rhythmic heartbeat in his ears, feeling the warmth coming from the young man, and the warm breath that wrapped him up, Number One found that...
even so, he liked this keeper.
No matter how fierce he was, he wanted to stay by his side and be held by him like this.
Slowly, sleepiness came over
him. Number One raised his little fist and rubbed his eyes. In the end, he really did as Su Ci said, closed his eyes obediently, and continued to sleep.
Anyway, he was not the one who was killed...
The bedroom in Room 303 of the nursery fell silent again. Only two shallow breathing sounds were heard, indicating how sweetly and peacefully the owner was sleeping.
-When
Su Ci woke up, the light outside was already very bright.
He looked down at the "pillow" in his arms, then let go of his hand, sat up slowly, and looked at the strange yet familiar environment around him. The expression on his face seemed to be a little dazed.
About ten minutes later, Su Ci's eyes were completely clear.
And Number One had woken up a long time ago.
He sat quietly beside Su Ci, secretly observing him. When he saw that he turned his head and his beautiful eyes had returned to the warm and peaceful darkness of last night, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Su Ci was also looking at Number One.
After only one night, under the nourishment of his spiritual power, the child's face had a hint of redness, no longer as pale as paper, and his sunken cheeks seemed to be fuller.
Most importantly, those dead and empty black and red eyes finally had a lively glow, and the horrible red bloodshot eyes also faded a lot because of sufficient sleep.
Su Ci nodded with satisfaction, reached out and touched the child's furry head, then stretched his waist, lifted the quilt and got out of bed.
When he saw that the bedside table was empty, he blinked and glanced at the communicator that fell to the floor. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at No. 1 and asked, "Did you throw it away?"
???
No. 1 widened his eyes in confusion and shook his head vigorously.
Su Ci just asked casually. He stood up and walked over to pick up the communicator.
The screen of the communicator had gone dark. He tried to restart it. After some operation, the light screen popped up from the communicator. There were no problems with the display and clicks.
At this time, Su Ci also saw the missed voice messages from No. 4586.
The display times were 5:10, 5:12, and 5:14. A total of three voice calls were made, but none of them were answered.
Su Ci frowned and thought, then he remembered that 4586 seemed to have said that he had to get up at five o'clock today to go to the kitchen to make breakfast for the cubs.
He looked at the current time again.
8:10.
Two or three hours have passed since the agreed time.
Su Ci tilted his head. Since 4586 didn't come to him again, it meant that it could handle it on its own.
Thinking of this, he put the communicator back on his wrist without any burden. Turning around, he saw the child sitting on the bed, looking at him with bright eyes.
Su Ci asked, "Aren't you going to sleep?"
The child shook his head quickly.
"Then let's come out together." After that, Su Ci turned around and left the bedroom.
Number One watched him walk away, feeling anxious. He struggled to get up from the soft quilt, and just as he took a step forward, his figure disappeared from the bed.
The child jumped forward and hugged Su Ci's leg as he was about to move forward.
There was suddenly a pendant on his leg, and Su Ci stopped and looked down at Number One, his eyes revealing a questioning look.
Number One was also confused.
He looked back at the bedroom behind him, and then at the keeper he was hugging. There was a hint of confusion in his round eyes.
Wasn't he still in bed? How did he get here so quickly?
Seeing his slightly surprised look, Su Ci understood what was going on after a little thought. He curled the corners of his mouth and touched the top of the child's head.
"You are quite quick to understand." You can teleport so quickly.
He said with relief, and then reminded, "But you have to practice more and try to be able to control it independently."
Number One nodded ignorantly, then looked at the keeper's thighs that he was still hugging. The pair of cold golden eyes flashed through his mind, and he subconsciously let go of his hand and stepped back.
He raised his head and secretly observed the keeper's reaction, but found that the young man still looked gentle and peaceful, with a smile on his lips.
After he let go of his hand, the young man walked towards the bathroom.
Number One stood there, watching his back as he left, and a vague idea emerged in his mind - the reason why the keeper was so fierce just now was probably because he was unhappy to be woken up?
Then he must not wake him up in the future.
He wanted the keeper to smile at him, and he wanted him to touch his head like he did just now...
-Su
Ci walked into the bathroom and took out the unopened toothbrush and toothpaste from the space button.
Ten thousand years ago, he was not so particular, but the common sense that emerged in his mind still made him care a little. Anyway, it wouldn't take much time, so he just did it.
Just as he was about to start brushing his teeth, he caught a glimpse of a child peeking at the door.
Su Ci paused, put down his toothbrush, then walked out the door, brought in a chair, and carried the child to the chair and let him stand.
"Here." The two stood side by side in front of the mirror. Su Ci put toothpaste on another toothbrush and stuffed it into the child's hand.
"Brush your teeth."
Number One held the adult toothbrush and watched the keeper rinse his mouth first, then raised the toothbrush and began to brush his teeth seriously. He imitated his steps and began to clean his mouth.
The toothpaste tasted very refreshing, cool, and a little sweet.
Number One liked it very much.
When his mouth was filled with white foam, he found it very interesting again. He watched the keeper spit out the foam and then rinse his mouth, and he learned to do it.
The child was a quick learner, and he could do it without Su Ci teaching him. He also did not get the foam on his body and dirty his clothes, which made Su Ci very satisfied.
Who would not like a smart and obedient child?
After washing up, he carried the child down from the chair and started to prepare his own breakfast.
4586 There is a saying that is right - breakfast is a very important meal time, and you must eat enough and well.
He took out the nutrient solution powder from the space button, skillfully brewed a cup of cranberry flavor, and drank it in one gulp.
Then the second, the third... until he had finished four cups of nutrient solution, he sighed with satisfaction.
He took out two cans of beef from the space button, turned his head, and saw the child standing not far from the dining table, staring at him eagerly.
Su Ci paused and asked tentatively, "Are you hungry?"
Seeing that the keeper didn't want to take care of him, No. 1 lowered his eyes in disappointment, his little head shook, but the next second... "
Gurgle-Gurgle-"
Hearing this sound, he was stunned and hurriedly covered his stomach.
Su Ci sighed, but still picked out the last mixed vegetable flavor from the few remaining nutrient solution powders, and placed it on the opposite side of the dining table after brewing it.
"Come and drink."
The child's eyes lit up, and he took a step forward, and the next moment he appeared on the chair by the window.
With the experience just now, he was no longer surprised. He held up the glass with his little hands and couldn't wait to drink a sip.
Looking at the sparkling smile in the child's eyes, Su Ci nodded secretly.
Very good, the cub should not be picky about food.