If you have the ability to farm but can resist using it, then you are truly something.
Bai Luan, at least, couldn't resist.
The Anywhere Door needed time to cool down, and he happened to be idle. Taking a stroll on this planet and accelerating the growth of seeds seemed like a good idea.
He walked across this nascent land, a faint golden glow emanating from his fingertips. Wherever he passed, seeds broke through the soil and tender shoots unfurled, as if time accelerated beneath his feet.
Most of the seeds were still dormant, but there were exceptions—before he used his blessing, a few stubborn sprouts had already poked their heads out, proving that his previous genetic modifications were not in vain.
Even without his intervention, life would eventually take root here.
It's just... they looked a bit wilted and lacked vitality.
Bai Luan crouched down, his fingertips lightly touching the fragile green.
These naturally germinated sprouts were far less robust than their counterparts he had blessed and accelerated.
It didn't seem like they were malnourished; he had left enough nutrients for them to grow.
In that case... I'll just poke them with a gun to see what's going on.
Bai Luan took out the extraction gun, loaded a bullet, and plunged it into a plant.
Soon, the disease within the plant was extracted.
Bai Luan took a look. It seemed to be a disease caused by the environment on this planet, and this disease... it seemed he couldn't ignore it, as it appeared to be contagious.
As a gardener, he might as well take care of it.
Bai Luan spent some time using the resources available on this planet to temporarily set up a laboratory.
While building the laboratory, he also conveniently built a signal transmitter, connecting this place to the Star Network.
As soon as it connected to the Star Network, Bai Luan's phone started vibrating.
It seemed someone had sent him a message while he was away.
However, Bai Luan wasn't too flustered this time.
Unless it was a message he hadn't replied to from Herta, not being able to reply immediately wouldn't cause too much trouble.
And his phone had been upgraded by Herta, so he could receive Herta's messages no matter where he went.
So the message he hadn't replied to immediately wasn't from Herta.
Then it wasn't too dangerous.
Bai Luan picked up his phone and checked the message.
It turned out to be a message from Xiu.
Xiu: 756 is back from its business trip. It learned a lot from other intelligent machine civilizations.
Xiu: It shared this knowledge with us, bringing us great gains.
Xiu: 343 decided to try and formulate some rules and regulations based on the successful experiences of other intelligent machine civilizations.
Xiu: Therefore, 882 is on vacation.
Xiu: Although it took some effort to explain what a vacation is to it... luckily, it understands now.
Xiu: It plans to go to the Space Station to have some fun.
Xiu: Is that okay?
882 is coming to the Space Station?
That's not a difficult task; he just needs to tell Asta.
Xiu sent the message twenty minutes ago.
Hmm, it's not too late.
Bai Luan: No problem.
Bai Luan: Are you planning to return to the Space Station?
Xiu: My vacation is later.
Xiu: I will go back then.
Xiu: I've already told 882 the news, and it's quite happy.
Bai Luan: How happy?
Xiu: 882 hummed an Inspiration Shroom tune as it ran towards the interstellar flight.
Bai Luan: That's very happy then.
Xiu: Say hello to the Inspiration Shroom for me.
Xiu: When I'm on vacation, I'll come back to see you all.
Xiu: ヽ[^_^]
Seeing that familiar emoticon, Bai Luan smiled, then put away his phone.
When 882 arrives at the Space Station, he'll ask it about the recent situation on Beta Star.
After dealing with this matter, Bai Luan began to study the bullet in this laboratory.
By analyzing the disease in that bullet, he successfully developed a corresponding medicine.
Then Bai Luan had the nanobots spread the medicine, injecting it into every plant on this planet.
This could effectively prevent the spread of the disease, and incidentally, Bai Luan also added some ingredients to the medicine to help these plants adapt more quickly to the environment on this planet.
After the last nanobot returned, Bai Luan stood in front of the laboratory he had built with his own hands, gazing at the land already dotted with specks of green.
The sense of barrenness was fading, and a color called "vitality" began to spread.
There truly is a sense of harvest joy.
He hoped that next time he came, he would see an even more flourishing scene.
Once these plants grow, their sprawling branches and blooming flowers might intertwine to create a fantastical world like a fairy tale.
He looked back at the simple, even somewhat cold, laboratory and felt it was out of place with this gradually awakening land.
So he spent a little more effort to transform the laboratory's exterior into a serene castle with a spire.
When the vines eventually cling to the castle walls and flowers bloom on the windowsills, the scene should be exceptionally harmonious.
Satisfied, extremely satisfied.
Bai Luan set up an alarm in this castle. If anyone visited this planet, it would send him a notification.
At the same time, it would also send friendly reminders to these interstellar tourists, encouraging them to enjoy the scenery but forbidding any behavior that damages the environment.
If tourists did not comply with the friendly reminders, then the small security facilities he left behind would have to communicate with the tourists in a different way.
However, this place is still an undiscovered barren planet; it will probably take some time before it is found by people.
Truly, the future is promising.
When the flowers bloom,
He'll bring Herta to see them.
Bai Luan took out the Anywhere Door and left Hebertal.
After a day of farming on Hebertal, he didn't feel tired at all.
Is this the so-called difference between work and interest?
Or is it that the blessing of abundance is at work?
Just as Bai Luan was pondering this, Herta's voice suddenly came from beside him.
"What are you doing on an uninhabited planet?"
Bai Luan turned around and saw the Herta Puppet looking up at him, its eyes sparkling with the light of remote control.
"I planted some flowers,"
he replied, his voice filled with the joy of harvest.
"And now I'm waiting for them to bloom."
"That sounds... indeed like something you would do."
The Herta Puppet crossed her arms, a knowing smile playing on her lips.
"Ms. Herta, is there something you need?"
Bai Luan habitually asked.
"Nothing,"
the Herta Puppet's tone was light.
"Just checking on you."
"..."
Darn it,
Ms. Herta struck his weak point again.
"How are things? Is everything going smoothly?"
Bai Luan changed the subject.
"So-so. The company is still the same, likes to put on a show."
The Herta Puppet's tone carried a hint of boredom.
"Every time I think it's going to be interesting and go to watch, I find it's just a lot of thunder and no rain."
She briefly touched on the topic, her gaze refocusing on Bai Luan:
"I should be able to return to the Space Station in a few days."
"Yay~!"
Bai Luan's joy was evident.
This was not only because of Herta's return but also meant that the incredibly smooth "shield" would be effective again—"I need to do something for Ms. Herta, let's talk next time!"
This reason was enough to give him a temporary reprieve from frequent interactions with the other two geniuses.
Double the joy surged in his heart.
Ms. Herta is great, no need to say more!