Part 5
After a while, the potatoes in the pot that Ke Da had been guarding day and night finally grew. It was time to transplant them, as the pot was not very spacious.
But this small flowerpot was the only soil without impurities. Ke Da was afraid that the potato seedlings, which he had worked so hard to grow, would die if he moved them to other soil. Seeing this, Xia Yi offered to remove the impurities from more soil so they could grow vegetables and fruits.
Ke Da slapped his forehead in sudden realization. Right, he could remove the impurities from more soil.
But he was also a little worried. “You used a lot of mental power during the Zerg invasion. If you remove impurities now, won’t you get mentally fatigued…”
Xia Yi patted his chest. “Don’t worry!”
And so the plan to plant vegetables and fruits began. As for the vegetable seeds, Ouyang Xiaoli went to the Silver Sea Empire to buy them.
Compared to the underground city, the Silver Sea Empire was a higher civilization. They had fruits and vegetables, but they didn’t grow them in soil. Instead, they used nutrient solutions. Therefore, the taste of those fruits was not as good as those grown in soil.
They had the seeds.
All that was left was the soil.
The underground city was so big, and there was so much soil. Even if Xia Yi’s mental power was endless, he couldn’t purify it all. The first priority was to find the reason for the soil’s deterioration. Only by solving the root cause could they proceed.
This was probably not something that could be accomplished in a day or two. They could only take it slow.
Ouyang Xiaoli knew that mermaids were free. He didn’t let Xia Yi out because it was dangerous outside, but keeping him cooped up all the time would make him go stir-crazy.
It was time for the little mermaid to get to know the underground city, as long as he was a little careful.
One morning, Ouyang Xiaoli heated up the milk he had brought back from the Silver Sea Empire and handed it to Xia Yi. “Come over when you’re done drinking. I have something for you.” It wasn’t difficult to get a terminal in the underground city. To put it bluntly, their terminals were also based on technology stolen from the Silver Sea Empire. The underground city was too backward back then; they had to learn everything from the very basics. Everything was difficult.
Xia Yi was a little curious, so after a couple of sips, he climbed onto the sofa and stared at the terminal.
“For me?”
Ouyang Xiaoli lifted his eyelids, glanced at him, and hummed nonchalantly. Then he registered the little mermaid and fastened the terminal to his wrist.
“Ke Da taught you how to search before. Try it yourself.”
“I know how to do this!”
Xia Yi was immediately interested.
He took two sips of his milk and put it aside, planning to study the terminal for a while. The man beside him picked up the milk and held it to his lips.
His tone was unquestionable.
“Finish it.”
The little mermaid glared at him, but obediently finished the carton of milk, not leaving a single drop. “I can’t grow anymore.”
His tone was very serious.
Ouyang Xiaoli: “…”
“The starship’s energy supply is full, enough for us to jump to other planets. I might not be in the underground city for the next two days… If you want to find that friend, the one named Xiao Ya, you must take Ke Da with you. If anything happens, use the terminal to call for help.”
“As for how to use the terminal, if you don’t know, have Ke Da teach you. He’s the least busy all day.”
“Oh, I almost forgot, you have mental power. Ordinary people shouldn’t be able to hurt you.” Ouyang Xiaoli only remembered this after giving his instructions. “But don’t think you’re invincible just because you have mental power. There are many dangers around.”
Xia Yi was a little unhappy, and consequently, lost interest in his new terminal.
“Aren’t you supposed to protect me?”
“When did I ever say that?” The corner of Ouyang Xiaoli’s eye twitched up. “…Xiudi from Xicheng came by last time. What did he say to you?”
Xia Yi said sulkily, “I don’t know.”
“Tsk.”
It seemed he would have to have Ke Da keep a close eye on things. He had known from the beginning that Xiudi’s intentions weren’t pure. After he left, the guy would probably come back again.
Ouyang Xiaoli snorted.
A perfectly good boss of Xicheng, spending all his time running to someone else’s territory.
He clearly had too much time on his hands.
“Xiudi likes my brother. I confirmed it with him last time. So Ouyang, don’t misunderstand, I don’t like him.”
Although Xia Yi could be slow at times, he was also very observant on occasion.
“Who misunderstood?”
The man raised an eyebrow.
Xia Yi pouted. Ouyang was clearly concerned about Xiudi, he had specifically asked about him. He wouldn’t laugh at him if he just admitted it.
“You’re so childish.”
Xia Yi said softly.
Ouyang Xiaoli’s face darkened.
He left the apartment without another word to meet up with Tang Si and Xiao Mo at their prearranged time.
As for their teammate, Zuo Yinwan, Ouyang Xiaoli had naturally forgotten about her. Lately, Zuo Yinwan seemed to have her own business to attend to and hadn’t been in contact with them.
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