Interstellar Gardener Life

Chapter 7
After the two had lunch, they took a nap, and then went to get a lot of seafood.

Together they hulled and deboned the harvest, and Charlie turned it into jerky.

"Just like my shirt." Yuri packed the jerky with leaves, and commented happily, "Will they taste like bacon? Or will the taste be worse? After all, no salt is added. Oh, almost It doesn't matter, they are so fresh, if they are drained of water at once, put them in the soup and cook them, they will be as fresh as they are, and they will be very delicious. Let's check a little more, I think Eminem will like it. But some people are not fond of seafood Allergies... I hope she doesn't. Allergies are okay, I can give some to other friends, old friends. I hope they don't think I'm a spy."

"No, not everyone is that allergic. And as you said, the others didn't think so at first, didn't they. They were worried because he raised doubts. Not so much that they worried You are really a spy, rather, they are afraid of this possibility."

"It's a bit of a mouthful. Humph! Don't let me touch that guy anyway."

"What are you going to do if you encounter it?"

"Find an excuse to beat him up. Tauzula is Tauzula, and home is home. It's different, don't hold back."

Charlie laughed: "Is this okay?"

"What's wrong? Does he still expect me to like him? I'm happy and enthusiastic when I meet him? Give him hot pancakes and strong tea? It's a good idea!"

"Oh, I see, he won't have his share of the seafood anyway."

"Of course. Come on, let's go on."

"And salt."

"Yeah. But, uh, check, I want to go back sooner. Actually... I suddenly want to go home and see Eminem. She may have gotten the news that I'm back."

"Before that, why did you come to the seaside to make salt first? We can go to see her first, and then come to get gifts."

"Well... yes, I regret doing it a bit. But it was really hard at the time. Not only because of Nagu, he was just a fire starter. You see, you fell into the magma, and I went to take revenge, but was... The two who gave birth to me found a reason to block them. Fortunately, you are back. But the day before yesterday, when I saw Nagu, I was still very unhappy, and I didn’t want to go with them at all. Do you suspect that I am a spy? I just want to Going home with a rich gift and a bright future! Well, well... this is the idea of ​​anger. At this moment, I have already regretted it-being angry is not as important as seeing Eminem sooner. So, that's all the salt."

"Ah, the salt isn't the point, the point is to be quick. Then let's be quick." Charlie looked at the sea, looked at Yuri, and then he looked at the sea again.

"what's wrong?"

"Come on, come on."

"What, aren't you talking to me?"

"bring it on."

Yuri watched as Charlie stretched out his hands towards the sea.

The water is not moving, but...

Something smaller is coming!
Yuri took a step forward, and then he understood - it was salt foam.

Wet salt foam.

The wind carried the salt spray to Charlie.Then the wind swirls away, and the salt spray settles in the swirl and falls on the leaves in front of Charlie.

There they meet and condense.

"Wow... oh, Mother Earth." Yuri was amazed as he watched this scene.He watched the pile of salt foam with moisture condensed into a square shape.

The water then disappears, leaving behind a large rock of salt.

Charlie paused to look at his work, satisfied.

Yuri was happy and curious: "How did you do it? Did you take the salt out of the sea water?"

Charlie shook his head happily: "I thought, maybe one day I can do that, but not now. You know, the sea water is constantly evaporating, and there is wind on the sea surface, and the wind blows the waves, and between the waves colliding, splashes Water splash, water splash is very small, very small, in the process of jumping up and falling, part of it will evaporate. The water splash contains salt.

"I'm looking for the small ones that jump high. They lose almost all of their moisture in the wind and sunlight when they fly up and down. The ones that fly are the little ones. The water foam falls back to the smaller salt foam.

"The sea is boundless. I can find as much as I can go. Although each of these salt foams is very small, very small, too small to be seen, they are constantly being produced every moment, so that If you gather together and keep accumulating, there will be a lot.”

Yuri was puzzled: "I saw it - didn't I see the salt foam at the beginning?"

"No. When they flew over, they were already joined together. Every one you see is probably composed of dozens to hundreds of initial salt foam."

"It's amazing." Yuri admired, "In fact, you don't do a lot of actions—you just drive the wind to help you pick up things. Pick up very small things from the air above the sea, from among many, many sprays. Something smaller than a splash of water."

"Yeah, picked it up and drained it. Like our shirts."

"I understand." Yuri recalled, "The Great Elder also said that it is very simple for him to detect the enemy's attack, but it is not so easy to learn. In fact, he did not learn it. At that time, I I don't quite understand. Looking at you now, I think he means that it's a bonus that comes naturally—a bonus that you get when you reach a certain point."

"Yes, exactly. I like the bonus."

"I like it too. I like it very much. I like it too much. Go ahead and have another two."

"As much as you want. Are you sure it's 'two'?"

Yuri laughed: "I'm not talking about two, you know."

Charlie Yile admitted: "I know. It's just that I just discovered this method. It's new. I want to get more of it."

"It's a pretty big one, I think. So—use up the leaves."

"It doesn't need to be wrapped with leaves." Charlie deliberately said slowly, tempting Yuri, "It's very strong, and it's not afraid of rain. Of course, it will gradually melt when thrown into the water."

"Oh..." Yuri blinked and struggled, "I can't pile up this in the tent. Besides, this one is enough for the whole family for several years... Check, I want to eat fresh. Although Salt is not seafood, but I just want to eat fresh."

Charlie laughed and kissed Yuri hard.Then he started again, and after a while, a new five pieces were made.

"It's faster!" Yuri exclaimed.

"That's a lot. We can give it to your old friend."

"Of course. I want to keep two yuan for myself..." Yuri hesitated looking at the salt stone when he said this, then he shrugged and smiled to himself, "Forget it, let's say three yuan."

"So honest! I like it." Charlie laughed and nodded again and again, "Also, I also think it's better to keep three yuan for myself."
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The two packed and bundled their things, piled them on the flying carpet, and then flew slowly towards the place where the Kodo was found.

Short-distance flights at slow speeds, with cargo piled up on the flying carpet, are still manageable.As long as there is no rush, the goods can be guaranteed to arrive at the destination safely.But if you want to traverse the entire barren land and fly at normal speed, then it will not work.

The two arrived at the foot of the mountain, entered the oasis, found a dense and inaccessible forest, temporarily stored their goods on several big trees, and then Charlie drove the flying carpet to find the Kodo beast.

Flying carpets bend deftly between tree trunks.

"Where is it? In this area?" Charlie looked around.

Yuri looked around, and soon he realized that he wasn't focusing on chasing the kodo.Yuri didn't force it, he leaned forward and put his arms around Charlie's waist. "Right here. I see its footprints."

Charlie put his hand on Yuri's: "Is this it?"

"Yes."

At this point, Charlie wasn't too concerned about finding the kodo.But the traces are so obvious that they can be seen directly.

The flying carpet moved slowly along the footprints, and then Charlie made a new discovery: "Huh? There are a series of small footprints beside it?"

"Could it be a female with her cub?" Yuri also noticed, "Oh, this is strange, the female beast is not out of the pack."

"what?"

"Kodo beasts often move in groups, and those who leave the group are usually male beasts. If they are young, they will leave their group and go to another group when they become adults; the old ones, those who have been the head beasts, are challenged. Beat it, and it will go away. But the mother beast does not stray, they are always in the herd. Especially the ones with cubs. What happened?"

"Go and see. There are always surprises."

(End of this chapter)