Su Ge wasn’t a professional in farming. After all, she was usually sent to the mountains by adults for training and had never seriously planted crops herself. 

However, as a member of the vast, enduring, and generation-spanning agricultural tradition of the planting family, farming wasn’t particularly difficult. After all, she had been accumulating skills since she was young, not to mention she had seen a lot. 

Moreover, Su Ge had also acquired a book called “Comprehensive Rural Planting,” so during her free time these days, she held onto that book. Even if she couldn’t become an expert all at once, seeking some guidance wouldn’t hurt. 

After spending a few days reading through the book “Comprehensive Rural Planting,” Su Ge realized that most of the vegetable planting times were between February and March, with the latest not extending beyond the end of April. She couldn’t help but fall into contemplation. 

These months were obviously based on Earth’s time, but what about on Planet 756? 

Even if the external environment of Planet 756 was very similar to Earth’s, it still wasn’t Earth. Could Earth’s planting methods really be suitable for Planet 756? 

Su Ge felt quite uneasy about this question. 

“What are you thinking about?” Rong Shi’s voice rang in Su Ge’s ears. Following his voice, Su Ge saw him sitting beside her on a rock, holding a rather large bowl and slurping noodles. 

He was wearing a fluorescent orange school uniform, slurping noodles from a big bowl. Despite being a prince from the royal family, his actions and mannerisms were quite down-to-earth, resembling an ordinary commoner. This kind of grounded behavior unknowingly brought him closer to everyone. 

In his bowl were noodles cooked by Su Ge. 

The bone broth was clear, and the minced meat, interspersed with fat and lean parts, was fried to perfection. Except for a little less sauce, it was truly perfect. 

Underneath the broth were blanched wild vegetables, fresh and clean, complementing the snow-white broth, beige noodles, and the shimmering minced meat, creating a truly fragrant and appetizing dish. 

These noodles were brought from Earth’s supplies last time, a total of twenty packs of noodles. Among this group, even if they tried to save, they would finish five packs in one meal. Therefore, this was a very precious meal, equally appreciated by everyone. 

Rong Shi obviously cherished these noodles greatly. He ate very carefully, not missing a single leaf, stem, or piece of minced meat, ensuring he finished everything in his bowl before feeling satisfied. 

Seeing Su Ge’s slightly troubled expression, Rong Shi asked again, “I’ve been watching you with this book for the past few days. Is there a problem?” 

Su Ge sighed. Although she understood that her worries might not necessarily be understood by Rong Shi, and the questions troubling her might not be solvable by him, she still honestly told him everything. 

After all, at this moment, it was better for someone to listen to her worries. Rong Shi indeed knew nothing about planting, and Su Ge didn’t mind. She waved her hand, “Thanks, although it might not solve any problems, I’m still quite happy. After all, it’s uncomfortable to keep some things bottled up inside.” 

Yes, for someone like Su Ge, who doesn’t like to hold onto things, these days of worrying about farming are really painful. 

But Rong Shi said, “Why bother so much? What season to plant, what season to sprout, what season to water, what season to fertilize, why do you care about all these?” 

Su Ge frowned slightly with some disagreement as she looked at Rong Shi. “How could I not care? The Earth has given us so many seeds, we’ve cleared so much land, and everyone is so hopeful. How could I not care?” 

Listening to Su Ge, Rong Shi laughed. He stood up, walked over to Su Ge, squatted down in front of her, and pointed to the book in her hand. “Does this book teach you how to get the most food and vegetables from farming?” 

“Yes.” 

“But you feel that you can’t understand the true environment of planet 756, and you can’t determine when to sow to better fit the instructions in this book, so you might not be able to get as much food and vegetables?” 

Rong Shi’s expression wasn’t entirely accurate in conveying this, but thankfully Su Ge understood. She nodded. “That’s indeed the case.” 

“So I’m saying, why bother with all this?” Rong Shi’s smile grew even brighter on his face. 

“What?” Su Ge still didn’t quite get it. She stared at Rong Shi, a little puzzled. 

“Why do we have to follow the instructions in the book to get the most food and vegetables? Before this book came along, before the resources from Earth arrived, we were living just fine. We could hunt every day and be happy. Why burden ourselves with unnecessary worries now?” 

Su Ge blinked, seeming to understand Rong Shi’s point, while Rong Shi continued to smile and pointed at the book. “This book teaches you how to plant, which is great, but we don’t necessarily have to do everything exactly as it says. We can do things our own way, don’t you think?” 

“But this is the standard answer.” 

Shaking his head slowly, Rong Shi’s purple eyes were filled with warmth, as gentle as a spring breeze. He raised his hand and tousled Su Ge’s slightly messy hair. “The ‘Livestream Room’ is a variety show, it sounds like acting, but Su Ge, we truly live on Planet 756, so this is life for us, and life doesn’t have a standard answer.” 

As he spoke, he seemed to take great interest in Su Ge’s soft, silky black hair, which he couldn’t help but rub a few times. The soft and unique sensation beneath his palm seemed to gently stimulate his nerve endings, making his heart itch uncontrollably. 

Finally snapping out of her daze after being rubbed several times, Su Ge’s face bore a very displeased expression as she cleared her throat loudly. “Hey, hey, hey!” 

Rong Shi withdrew his hand, not seeming embarrassed at being caught, and even looked at his own hand as if fascinated. “Your hair is very soft.” 

With that, he turned and headed towards where everyone was eating, leaving Su Ge standing there dumbfounded. It took her a few seconds to snap out of it, and then she couldn’t help but start to feel frustrated! 

How dare he call her hair soft! Is he writing a review on Taobao or something?!!! 

She wanted to grab something and throw it, but then she noticed the book in her hand. She paused for a moment, and the subtle anger stirred up by Rong Shi dissipated. 

Looking at the book in her hand, she remembered Rong Shi’s words just now. 

“Life doesn’t have a standard answer.” 

Indeed. 

Su Ge’s eyebrows lifted with a lively energy as she chuckled. What had she been agonizing over these past few days? 

Was it because the aliens were too enthusiastic about gourmet food, or was it because she wanted to share more of Earth’s offerings with everyone, or simply because she didn’t want to disappoint anyone? 

However, none of those reasons were necessary. 

Because life never has a standard answer. 

With a clear understanding, Su Ge started planting early the next day. 

“Is it like this?” Glaki held a small bag of corn seeds. “Dig a hole, then plant the seeds, cover them with soil, and make sure to water them properly. Is that right?” 

“Yes, that’s right…” Maybe. 

Su Ge chuckled dryly. She hadn’t planted before, okay? Even though everyone says that the Chinese people are skilled in planting, Su Ge wasn’t sure about her skills. Let’s give it a try for now. 

Glaki and even the others didn’t notice Su Ge’s uncertainty. They joyfully immersed themselves in planting. 

Today, they planted a large area of vegetables, including rapeseed flowers, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, various leafy greens, as well as a small patch of corn and sorghum. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, and rice and wheat seedlings were being nurtured in the camp and would be transplanted once they sprouted. 

Planting wasn’t a difficult task, even though the area was large, with many people, the work was completed by the morning. 

After hastily finishing lunch, everyone headed towards the nearest forest. 

The foundations of the houses in the camp had all been completed, and now they needed to chop wood, a task that required everyone’s participation. 

Under the scorching sun, three hours later, they reached the edge of the forest. 

This forest was significantly different from the safer one they had explored previously. 

It was larger, denser, and sunlight seemed unable to penetrate it. Even standing at the forest’s edge, they could feel a continuous dampness emanating towards them. 

When Su Ge and her group had explored this area on the map before, they had only circled around the edge of the forest and hadn’t ventured deep into it. At the time, they had only admired the tall and straight trees along the forest’s edge, thinking they would be perfect for beams and pillars for building. 

However, standing here again with ample time, they could truly sense the forest’s unusualness. 

Glaki swallowed nervously. 

Pudis was a Class IV planet, with a race of small individuals and very low combat abilities. The survival of such a race wasn’t merely due to their handiness; their weakness made them naturally sensitive to danger. 

Standing at the forest’s edge, Glaki felt a dense danger slowly creeping towards him, permeating without hesitation. 

He glanced at the people beside him—Rong Shi, Su Ge, and Zigmadar, who was skilled in combat. His unsettled heart seemed to calm down gradually. 

Su Ge suddenly looked down at Glaki and asked, “What’s wrong?” 

Glaki paused, then realized Su Ge was asking him something. He licked his lips, deliberating carefully, “I just feel like this forest isn’t very safe.” 

Su Ge nodded. She didn’t say anything because she also felt an unknown danger approaching. She wasn’t sure what it was, but she could clearly sense that there was something in the forest. 

“I think if we just stick to logging, staying at the edge of the forest would be fine,” Su Ge said to Rong Shi and the others after a few seconds of thought. 

Her meaning was clear: they wouldn’t venture into the forest. 

Rong Shi looked at Su Ge seriously, then nodded after a moment, showing agreement. 

Without asking for a single reason or harboring any doubt, he agreed directly, which surprised Su Ge a little. However, Rong Shi didn’t give her time to dwell on her surprise because he had already begun organizing the work. 

Under Flynn’s careful selection, they quickly picked out seventeen or eighteen logs located at the very edge of the forest. 

Without exception, these logs were around seven to eight meters high, all free of major branches, making them ideal for building houses. 

The task of sawing the logs didn’t require Su Ge and the other women, or men like Glaki who lacked innate physical strength. Their job was to use axes to chop off all the branches from the felled logs and saw off the ends of the tree trunks. 

Everyone worked together efficiently. In about four hours, all seventeen or eighteen logs had been completely felled and prepared. 

The forest wasn’t too far from their current campsite, but they had to traverse a small hill with a gentle slope. Nevertheless, this hill had now become a natural tool for transporting timber. 

Together, they exerted force, pushing the logs directly down the slope. The logs rolled down the curve of the hill, occasionally stopping but much easier than carrying them down manually. 

Su Ge walked at the back. 

The sky was gradually darkening, with the clouds turning a bright red color, as if engulfed in a fierce flame, ready to burn the entire world clean. It was captivating in its own way. 

The red fire clouds pressed against the sky, but along the edges, there was a faint circle of black, hinting at a hidden threat that kept growing. 

That circle of black gradually spread in Su Ge’s eyes, and she keenly felt a bone-chilling coldness creeping up behind her, as if many eyes were watching her, as if they wanted to drag her from beneath the crimson sunset into that darkness. 

Su Ge turned her head, looking back towards the forest behind her, which had already been engulfed in darkness. The darkness seemed to aggressively expand outward, and Su Ge once again felt that sense of unknown danger. 

After Rong Shi forcefully pushed the last log down the slope, he clapped his hands while counting the people, ensuring none of the fifteen present would be left behind. 

As he turned back to wrap up the task, he noticed Su Ge standing still. Her back was tense, like an evergreen tree that would never break. There was a sharp aura swirling around her straight spine. He blinked slightly, sensing instinctively that it was a murderous intent, revealed subconsciously in response to danger. 

He had experienced it too, just like the countless times in battles when faced with fierce enemies. 

“What’s wrong?” Standing beside Su Ge, Rong Shi also glanced towards the forest. Then, he squinted. He smelled a peculiar scent, damp and slightly tangy—a scent of… soil. 

In the forest, such a scent wasn’t surprising, but it was so strong, intense to the point where it was nearly impossible to ignore. He pursed his lips, not saying a word. 

“What do you feel?” Su Ge asked. 

Rong Shi keenly sensed the peculiarities in Su Ge’s question. She didn’t answer what she herself had noticed or disclose her unease; instead, she directly asked for his opinion. This action, in itself, suggested that Su Ge was quite certain he could also feel the danger. 

It was a rather strange sensation. 

As if two people were long familiar with each other, even a single glance could convey thoughts with telepathic precision. This familiarity wrapped around him like warm water, enclosing him entirely, like a tightly woven net, impenetrable. 

He turned to look at Su Ge and saw her eyes, as black as obsidian. Those eyes had shown laughter, mockery, discontent, resistance, and countless other expressions of agility. But at this moment, they held a chilling calmness. 

Like a solid, uncarved rock standing resolutely, her gaze fixed upon Rong Shi, like his teammate, the most taciturn, powerful, and reliable teammate. 

Rong Shi burst into laughter suddenly, he felt a fire ignited in his heart by her cool demeanor. He squinted his eyes, “There’s eyes.” 

Su Ge’s pupils narrowed imperceptibly. 

Yes, there’s eyes. 

She felt them too, countless eyes hidden in the darkness, silently observing and scrutinizing them. 

Su Ge disliked this feeling immensely, being in the light but felt being watched from the darkness. 

“Is it very dangerous?” Su Ge asked again. 

This time, Rong Shi didn’t immediately respond to her question. He stood there as if deeply contemplating, then shook his head slowly, “Not for now. They’re probably still observing us, unsure of what to do.” 

With that said, Rong Shi lifted his head, patting Su Ge’s shoulder, “Let’s go.” 

“We’re not going in to take a look?” Su Ge was surprised. Given her personality, encountering such a situation, regardless of the outcome, she would surely want to investigate. 

“No, it’s not the right time yet,” Rong Shi squinted and carefully observed the situation in the forest once again. “We need some preparation.” 

Su Ge fell silent for a moment, not objecting to Rong Shi’s decision. 

Indeed, this was an unfamiliar planet. Despite its exterior resemblance to Earth, it wasn’t Earth. No one knew what lay hidden here. She couldn’t afford to be too curious. 

Curiosity killed the cat, it was never just an empty warning. 

At this point, Su Ge complied with Rong Shi’s arrangement and turned directly, walking with everyone towards the campsite. 

Just as Su Ge turned around, in the darkness behind her, countless dim lights suddenly bloomed, intertwining with everything, gently swaying. However, soon these faint lights vanished. 

When Su Ge and Rong Shi returned to the campsite, Abing had already lit the fire. Su Ge sniffed the air, detecting a particular fragrance. 

The scent was very familiar, as if she had smelled it somewhere before. Su Ge’s mind was still occupied with the eyes in the darkness of the forest, and she hadn’t recalled what this scent was yet, but it smelled very pleasant. 

Lost in her thoughts about the fragrance, as Su Ge approached the bonfire, she saw Nalita continuously stuffing fresh branches into the fire. These branches weren’t the usual dried ones they used, but very fresh, likely just cut down from the trees today. 

As she kept adding these branches into the makeshift “stove,” thick, choking smoke rose from the stove, causing everyone around to cough violently. 

Lana even complained to Nalita, “What are you doing? Can’t you add dry wood? Are you making a biochemical weapon?” 

Embarrassed by the comments, Nalita blushed, while Abing hurriedly pulled out the green branches from the stove, scolding Nalita, “Why are you burning this? These branches are not dry yet. Go get the ones we dried a few days ago!” 

Since the establishment of the camp, Su Ge rarely handled tasks like making fire, it was delegated to the several female extraterrestrial and they take turns. However, mishaps were inevitable. 

So, every time it was time to cook, the campsite would be filled with smoke and fire. 

“The miss is still the miss, not doing anything, can’t even add wood properly!” Recently, Lana and Nalita had some issues. They frequently argued over trivial matters. 

Provoked by Lana’s sarcasm, Nalita stood up abruptly, tossing the branches in her hand onto the ground, “Lana, I challenge you to a duel!” 

“Bring it on! I’m not afraid of you!” 

With that, the two of them pushed each other and walked away, assuming fighting stances. It seemed like they were really about to have a brawl. 

However, no one stepped in to stop the fight. Everyone acted as if they hadn’t seen anything, not even a hint of curiosity — after all, this kind of duel tended to happen around cooking time recently, so it was becoming commonplace. 

Su Ge walked over to the stove and picked up the twig that Abing had just pulled out from inside. She looked at it carefully and couldn’t help but smile. 

She remarked, “Why does this smell so familiar? Oh, it’s from a cypress tree…” 

Thinking of the cypress tree reminded her of the smoked bacon from her hometown. The flavor was simply irresistible! 

Abing grumbled to Su Ge as she tended to the fire, “Seriously, they always start quarreling when it’s time to cook. Don’t they want to eat?” 

Raising an eyebrow, Su Ge asked, “Every time we cook?” 

Abing continued to stoke the fire angrily, urging Yilan to hurry up and chop the vegetables, “Yes! Every day when it’s time to cook, they duel over trivial matters.” 

Ah, that explained it. 

Su Ge waved cheerfully at the two people nearby who were fighting, “Are you two going to eat or not?” 

The two fighting stopped for a moment, blinking, and then said in unison, “Yes, we are!” 

Su Ge suddenly straightened her face, “Then come help me! Stop slacking off!” 

Nalita and Lana: Oops… busted… ╮(─▽─)╭ 

Others: … (￣□￣；) 

What a routine…