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After deeply understanding the various rules of the organizers from the mouth of the program’s senior fan Yilan, everyone felt like they had opened a new door to a whole new world. It seemed that the program was quite different from what they had imagined.
After all, in everyone’s heart, “Wilderness Livestream Room” is an entertainment program that calls on all aliens to cultivate wild planets. However, after hearing it from Yilan’s mouth, it was discovered that this program is full of pitfalls everywhere. You can easily fall into one without realizing it, and even if you’re duped, you have nowhere to reason, not even a place to cry.
Although no one is certain whether what Yilan said is correct, everyone prepared for the worst and revised the list of goods to be exchanged according to Yilan’s statement.
First of all, tools are definitely needed.
In places like the Wild Star 756, it seems that there are plenty of supplies, but in reality, various essential metal materials are extremely scarce. Even if they are not lacking, it’s more practical to dream than to rely on these few people to refine the metal and then make tools. So, if you want to live more comfortably on this Wild Star 756 in the future, you need tools, and they must be in accordance with the rules of the game.
So far, only two participating planets have successfully sent things to the Wild Star: one is the Earth, a Class V planet, and the other is the Class IV planet, Pudis.
However, the Earth focuses more on sending food. It was Pudis that successfully sent tools to the wilderness planet. Therefore, everyone decided that if possible, they would try to and prioritize exchanging tools from Pudis that comply with the rules.
Secondly, various kinds of energy are needed.
In the Interstellar Alliance where energy stones are quite common, although it requires some equipment to activate energy stones, for high-level planets that have been dealing with these things since childhood, it’s not a big problem.
Energy stones, although they look small, can do a lot of things.
All these conclusions were reached by a group of aliens who had nothing but nutrient solution after arguing all night. As for Su Ge, who had a box of goods, she had no intention of participating in such a meeting at all. She just squatted on the side, happily organizing the things brought by the mother planet all night, so happy that she couldn’t even see her eyes…
There is a saying on Earth that plans change quickly.
There is also a saying on Earth that the buyer is wiser than the seller.
In short, when the spacecraft arrived again as scheduled the next day, everyone was already eagerly waiting on the side.
Regarding the exchange of goods, this kind of thing is considered private but not too private. Anyway, you can choose, so when the organizers gave two choices: whether to exchange individually or collectively, all the aliens didn’t even think about it and chose to exchange collectively.
Soon after, a huge beam of light descended directly from the flying ship hovering in mid-air. Inside the beam of light appeared a virtual display screen of data flow, with detailed data and descriptions of an item in the middle of the screen, and below the item were many small boxes, each containing an item.
These items were all things that everyone could exchange with the materials they had in hand.
Participants could click on these small boxes, and the items inside the boxes would appear in the middle of the display screen for participants to choose and view. After the necessary exchange items were determined, the organizers would deduct the corresponding materials available on the wilderness planet and send down the selected items.
As Nalita said, because it was a unified exchange, approximately two hundred items appeared in the selectable small boxes, which were extremely abundant and dazzling.
They could basically be divided into two categories: tools and medicines.
Unfortunately, there were no energy stones that all the aliens were expecting. Amphit couldn’t help but ask, “Why are there no energy stones?”
The answer quickly came from the virtual screen: “The conditions for using energy stones are not available on the Wild Star 756, so there are no energy stones in this round of exchange. Please choose from other items.”
The words sounded lofty, but in fact, it was evident from the available items that the organizers were setting a trap.
Because everyone could see the most advanced equipment provided by the organizers, but without exception, these devices required energy stones to activate.
Seeing this fact, hearing these words, what else was there to misunderstand? This was a trap.
After everyone in their minds had defined the organizers as “shameless merchants,” all their attention was focused on those “backward” items.
First, all four handmade tools provided by the Pudis planet were exchanged, and it seemed that there was nothing else worth exchanging. Moreover, there was still plenty of nutrient solution left for the aliens.
Rong Shi asked Su Ge, “Are there any items here that can be exchanged for from Earth?”
Su Ge leaned over, sliding her finger on the virtual screen. She felt that out of the two hundred items, at least one hundred and fifty were high-end technological products from the Interstellar Alliance, and the remaining fifty or so items included tools from the Pudis planet and about twenty different types of medicines. The remaining less than thirty items were all products from Earth.
She nodded, “Yes, quite a few.” As she spoke, she pointed to several items in succession.
Everyone stared at the introductions of the items appearing on the virtual screen, each falling into a kind of bewildered silence.
Perhaps it was because these items were not commonly used in the universal language of the Interstellar Alliance, so their names were all direct translations from Earth’s language, which sounded strange both to read and to say.
Take the ones Su Ge just selected, for example… a hoe, a sickle, a pickaxe, a saw…
Um, what are these?
Looking at the item descriptions, they were surprisingly brief, with just one sentence: “Tools you need in certain environments.”
Come on, organizers, could you be more vague? Without Earthlings around, who would choose based on these descriptions?
“This is for farming. You can dig small holes in the ground and plant seeds in them, much easier than using sticks to dig,” Su Ge pointed to a hoe and earnestly explained to everyone.
Under Su Ge’s careful explanation, all the aliens suddenly had a moment of enlightenment. These tools were indeed the most needed ones for living on this desolate planet!
At that moment, Rong Shi decided to exchange for all these tools, and even several common tools were exchanged for several pieces just in case.
Of course, at Su Ge’s strong request, among the exchanged items was also a book. It was written in Earth’s language, which they couldn’t understand at all, but supposedly, the book was titled “Complete Guide to Rural Planting.”
Although they didn’t know the immediate usefulness of this book, seeing how tightly Su Ge held onto it after the exchange, they knew it must be quite valuable.
After exchanging all the tools, necessary and rule-compliant medicines, they still ended up with three full boxes of nutrient solution…
Turning his head to look at the pile of nutrient solution, Rong Shi felt his eyes ache, and he wasn’t the only one. All the aliens felt exhausted. How afraid of starvation was their home planet, after all?
Normally, they wouldn’t receive more than a hundred units of nutrient solution every four months from the programs. Now…
Let’s not talk about it. Tears and bitterness would accompany any words spoken.
“What else can we exchange?” Flynn sighed, eagerly looking at Su Ge and Glaki.
Who could have imagined that one day he would need to rely on materials from Class V and Class IV planets to survive? Truly, as Su Ge often said, “Heaven’s justice prevails; Heaven spares no one.”
Glaki shook his head. “I don’t have anything left to exchange. Let’s see if Su Ge has any suggestions.”
Su Ge continued sliding through the virtual screen, asking, “Anything goes?”
“As long as it’s useful to us, anything is fine,” Rong said helplessly, regarding the surplus of nutrient solution.
“Alright, this one then!” Su Ge pointed, and as her voice fell, her hand stopped.
All the aliens saw a set of very… plain-looking clothes appearing on the screen.
They were cobalt blue with blue stripes on the chest and arms, and the same stripes on the pants.
The outfit looked quite loose overall, seemingly without any specific style, just loose and baggy.
Su Ge found it difficult to grasp the aesthetic pulse of the entire Interstellar Alliance because, in her opinion, even on Feyman, a planet known for leading in “fashion,” this year’s most popular items were similar to coarse cloth quilt covers from the northern regions of China. So, understanding Earth’s sense of aesthetics and communicating with them could indeed be quite challenging.
Therefore, to her, this set of school uniforms that every person in China wore from childhood to adulthood, a uniform that had been mocked by countless people but still endured, was a mystery.
“What is this?” When it came to clothing, Lana had the most say, followed by the superstar Nalita.
Looking at the loose school uniform on the virtual screen, a complex emotion appeared on Lana’s face, one that Su Ge couldn’t quite understand. She looked at Su Ge and asked, “What kind of clothes are these?”
“We call these school uniforms. They’re the most commonly worn clothes for children starting school up to eighteen years old in our place…” Su Ge felt it would be unethical to try and force the word “fashionable” onto school uniforms. Her conscience wouldn’t allow it, so she could only describe them more in terms of functionality. “The biggest advantage of these clothes is that they’re very durable, stain-resistant, and warm…”
“Wow, they look so stylish! They’re astonishingly similar to the fashion trend predicted by Mr. Lielie Luo for next year…” Nalita exclaimed, bending over to look at the indescribably plain school uniform.
Su Ge stood still for a few seconds, then lowered her voice to ask Rong Shi beside her, “Who is Mr. Lielie Luo?”
Rong Shi also lowered his voice to answer her, “He’s the most formidable fashion master in the Interstellar Alliance. Every fashion trend he predicts causes a frenzy among women in the Alliance.”
Su Ge: …
I really don’t understand the aesthetics of aliens…︿( ̄︶ ̄)︿
Of course, the discussion among a few women in the middle about next year’s trends in the Interstellar Alliance was something no one else could interrupt. These could all be overlooked. In the end, under the strong insistence of these women, all the remaining nutrient solution was exchanged for school uniforms.
In total, nearly twenty sets were exchanged. In order to distinguish each person’s image in the live broadcast room, the organizers even thoughtfully provided different styles and sizes of uniforms, ensuring that each participant wore a well-fitted and “good-looking” uniform.
Looking at everyone in school uniforms on the live screen, various comments appeared in the live broadcast room.
【This outfit looks really nice.】
【Is this the style predicted by Master Lielie Luo? Isn’t this just clothes from Earth?】
【Although it’s not exactly the same, it’s very similar! I watched Master’s interview, and the clothes he took out were like this, although the materials might be different, but the styles are basically the same!】
【I really want one.】
【Well, the people in front must be rich. You actually want to buy Master Lielie Luo’s style, it’s so expensive!】
【Yeah, with such clothes, I can only look at them. Buying them is impossible, too expensive!】
【What are you talking about! Why bother trying to follow Master Lielie Luo? I can just order from Earth!】
【… Yeah, you’re so smart!】
Faced with the strong purchases by all the aliens and the overflowing praise for this water school uniform, all the Earthlings were unusually silent. They began to silently ponder whether their aesthetic sense of decades had really not been a problem.
School uniforms are indeed very practical, very good, and very practical clothes, but it seems that they have never been associated with fashion.
However, now, hearing these words from the mouths of aliens… it feels strange…
Ah! It seems there’s still a generation gap.
At the same time, on the desk of the Minister of Commerce of Earth, there was a formal order placed, which was the first official order received by the Ministry of Commerce since the start of “Wilderness Livestream Room” broadcast. The previous orders were all signed with the Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Culture was completely confused but profited greatly. It would be fake for the Ministry of Commerce not to envy them.
Sending Su Ge to participate in the program “Wilderness Livestream Room” was originally aimed at increasing Earth’s visibility in the Interstellar Alliance. Of course, making some money on the side would be even better. However, no one knew that aliens way of opening up would be like this, and no one knew what these orders were all about.
It was precisely because of this that when the Minister of Commerce held the first real order in his hands, his heart surged with emotion, tears almost falling down. He carefully looked at the contents of the order…
As a minister, although he couldn’t always be in front of the live broadcast watching what was happening, he still had a fairly good idea of recent events in the broadcast.
Wasn’t there supposed to be a new zone in the Wilderness Livestream Room recently? Weren’t they supposed to be cultivating new lands? Weren’t they supposed to see so many agricultural products from Earth? Didn’t they want to taste, use, and play with them? Then why was this first order… for school uniforms?
School uniforms???
The Minister of Commerce of Earth thought he had read it wrong.
There were many types of school uniforms on Earth, but roughly speaking, there were two main types: the Western-style with suits for boys and skirts for girls, and the sportswear that was popular in China and had been enduring for decades.
The Minister of Commerce looked at the planet on the order, Feynman Star.
He quickly searched for information about Feynman Star in his mind. It was a planet dedicated to defining fashion in the Interstellar Alliance. They not only sold fashion but also engaged in business with affordable fashion following trends.
According to the Minister of Commerce’s understanding of fashion, the fashionable items that Feynman Star would be interested in should be the Western-style school uniforms. But when he flipped through the template photos of school uniforms, the clear and vivid photo on top told him that the order placed as the first fashion planet in the Interstellar Alliance was… for school uniforms from China.
This… this… was a bit puzzling…
However, as the Minister of Commerce, he would never doubt the emergence of so-called fashion. With the idea that the customer is always right, the Minister of Commerce directly summarized dozens of popular styles of Chinese school uniforms and sent them over for the other party to choose.
What surprised the Minister of Commerce was that the other party didn’t even bother to choose. They directly ordered all the school uniforms, and even the requested quantity was quite considerable.
The Minister of Commerce thought to himself that this deal alone could be enough for him to take a break for three years…
What was sent to Su Ge was a set of blue and gray school uniforms. To be honest, they weren’t particularly attractive, but they were definitely better than the clothes she was already wearing, which were almost fading. More importantly, wearing this outfit at night provided much better warmth.
After she changed into the uniform and walked out, there was a moment of daze. All she could see were aliens wearing school uniforms. It felt like, for a moment, she was back in high school, but in a rather peculiar high school era.
“Su Ge! Do you think this outfit looks good on me?” Lana rushed up to Su Ge in a light gray and rose-red school uniform, happily spinning around in front of her.
“…”
“Does it look good?” Lana persisted, approaching Su Ge and asking earnestly.
Faced with such eager attitude, Su Ge’s conscience struggled for a moment, then she smiled and nodded vigorously, “It looks great! Especially fitting.”
“I knew it! This outfit is made for me. Nalita just tried to snatch it from me! But she never wins at rock-paper-scissors against me! Hmph! What’s mine is mine!” Lana became even more pleased. If she had a tail, it would probably be wagging like a fan by now.
“You were fighting with Nalita over this school uniform?” Su Ge chuckled, unsure of what expression to wear.
“Yeah!” Mentioning this, Lana seemed still quite upset. “So what if she’s a big star? Even a big star can’t snatch such a good-looking outfit from me! Honestly!”
As Su Ge spoke, she saw Nalita walking past them in a school uniform with green base, yellow stripes, and red accents. When Nalita saw Lana, their gazes clashed like electric currents in mid-air, making a sizzling sound.
“This outfit doesn’t look that great on you either!” Nalita snorted heavily, with a thick disdain.
“So what? In the end, it’s still on me! You know what this is called? This is called Fate Sealed! ” Lana lifted her nose even higher, as if she could look down on people through her nostrils.
Su Ge, who was trying to protect herself, took a few steps back.
Some women, just like natural disasters, were terrifying to provoke anywhere, especially when fighting over pretty clothes.
Su Ge walked towards the construction site while holding a hoe. Along the way, people occasionally greeted her. They wore different colors of the same school uniform, passing by in a steady stream. A strange feeling of disharmony welled up inside her.
Su Ge had really exerted a lot of effort to dispel this sense of disharmony, only to see Rong Shi approaching her, wearing a school uniform with fluorescent orange and black “V” stripes, and greeting her.
She couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“What… are you laughing at?” Rong Shi felt puzzled, he glanced down at his own clothes. “Is there something strange about this outfit?”
Su Ge dared not mention how striking the fluorescent orange was. Even on Rong Shi’s luminous skin, it gave off a “village” vibe. She could only stifle her laughter, lift her head with a flushed face, and look at Rong Shi with a pair of barely sincere eyes. “No, it looks very nice.”
Rong Shi: =.=
Do you take me for a fool? I can see you’re laughing like that…
“It’s very unique,” Su Ge remarked, gazing at his face, which had a strikingly handsome appearance, contrasted with the indescribable outfit. The overall effect was truly indescribable.
It’s said that the appeal of a school uniform depends on the wearer’s face. Su Ge had always thought this saying was true, but only today did she realize it was completely wrong.
Sometimes, even a stunning face couldn’t withstand the impact of that school uniform. If you don’t agree with this, it means you haven’t encountered such a school uniform…
“Su Ge!” While Su Ge was still trying to suppress her laughter, Flynn and Saro were calling out to her.
To prevent herself from actually bursting into laughter, she immediately ran over to Flynn.
“How much farmland do you need?” Ron was drawing, meticulously delineating the areas already designated for houses and farming. When Su Ge arrived, he was doing the final touch-ups.
“Agriculture takes time. It takes at least half a year for staple crops to be ready, so they can be a bit further from the houses. But for vegetables, they can be ready in five to six weeks, and they need frequent watering, so they should be closer to a water source.” Su Ge looked down at Ron’s map and stated her requirements. “And, considering our group’s food consumption, I think we need a bit more farmland.”
Ron and Flynn listened closely, occasionally nodding, as they constantly compared the map to the actual terrain, ultimately marking out the final boundaries of the land.
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