Chapter 1441: Chapter 1441: Oil Pancake
After arriving at Garbage Planet 381, everything went smoothly. Although A Ke and Granny Chen didn’t find an abandoned mine, they found a clump of hemp!
This plant, hemp, has very soft yet extraordinarily resilient roots and stems. It’s a commonly used material for making protective clothing and is quite valuable.
The one A Ke found, its roots and stems were already 2-3 centimeters thick, with a growth period of about 3 years. This is considered a particularly good year. The 3-year-old hemp is more flexible and thus valued higher, and its price is measured per gram, not per pound.
gram is equivalent to 1 credit point.
This large clump, if entirely excavated, could weigh about 5 pounds, which is 2500 grams, amounting to 2500 credit points!
A Ke’s heart was pounding!
So many!
So many credit points!
The harvest from this trip is comparable to several trips!
A Ke and Granny Chen didn’t hesitate. A Ke said, "Granny, let’s quickly gather and pack it in, hide it at the bottom of the basket so no one will notice."
Granny Chen agreed, saying, "We must act quickly. We’re already away from the outer area, and if any Star Beasts appear, we won’t be able to handle them."
A Level-1 Star Beast is manageable, but if a Level-2 or higher appeared, it would be beyond their capability.
Quickly.
The two grabbed their shovels, carefully exposing the roots of the hemp, then peeled them. Despite the time pressure, A Ke and Granny Chen handled it very gently, aiming to leave a section of the root to be reburied.
By doing this, in the spring of the following year, the buried roots would sprout again, growing leaves and branches.
Due to the scarcity of resources in the universe, everyone is deeply conscious of environmental protection. This is why despite the worsening natural environment on Garbage Planet 381, the ecosystem hasn’t completely collapsed.
While digging up the hemp, A Ke constantly kept an eye on the surroundings. Despite the wealth in front of him, his mind stayed clear.
No matter what, safety is the priority.
Time slowly passed. After A Ke and Granny Chen collected everything, it was still early. A Ke listened carefully to the surroundings; the sound of leaves rustling was the wind blowing.
A Ke’s spiritual power was decent, already at C-level, so most scouting tasks were left to him. Granny Chen stayed still, trusting A Ke, but still helped cautiously keep an eye on the surroundings.
After a while, A Ke laughed, "No danger."
Granny Chen immediately smiled. The smile on her face lingered for quite some time before fading, "A Ke, it’s still early. Do you think we should continue?"
A Ke thought for a moment, "Granny, what do you think?"
Granny Chen said, "I think the harvest this time is pretty good. If you want to continue, I don’t mind, but we should head to the outskirts where the risk is lower."
A Ke agreed. He was a very cautious young man, never greedy, diligent, ambitious, with dreams, but he only did things within his capabilities, earning within his circle of competence. This is also why, at his young age, without parents or guardians, he could still live well.
A Ke said, "Let’s go, let’s head back immediately."
Granny Chen shouldered the basket and followed A Ke.
On the way, they were very careful, on edge, but they were lucky and returned to the outskirts safely.
At the outskirts, a few people had already gathered to rest. Everyone smiled and greeted A Ke and Granny Chen as they saw them.
"A Ke, how was the harvest?"
A Ke shook his head, saying, "About the same as before, Uncle Liang. How about you all?"
The man named Uncle Liang also shook his head with a smile, "The same, harvests are getting worse."
After hearing this, A Ke said nothing, but he knew in his heart that Uncle Liang’s group likely had a good harvest. Otherwise, with their persistent nature, why would they rest here so early?
Why say the harvest was not good?
Everyone understands.
In the end, it’s still about not showing one’s wealth.
Even though most people here knew each other, it’s better not to test anyone’s spontaneity. It’s best to be cautious in action.
A Ke sat down to rest, and Granny Chen followed suit, sitting on a stone nearby. The sunshine was lovely, and a gentle breeze blew, feeling very comfortable on the face.
They took out the low-level nutrient solution they carried with them to start lunch. The taste of low-level nutrition wasn’t great, but A Ke enjoyed it. After going back this time, dividing up the harvest with Granny Chen, he could not only buy that set of tools but also afford a meal of synthetic fried chicken and fries.
Thinking about the taste of the fried chicken, A Ke enjoyed his meal even more.
At this moment, Granny Chen suddenly took out an oil pancake from the basket and handed it to A Ke, saying, "Here, eat."
A Ke was stunned.
Granny Chen said, "It was from the last time we bought synthetic flour to make dumplings, a pancake. Jiajia ate only half his share and secretly saved it for you. He said, if you don’t eat it, he won’t listen to you anymore." Jiajia was Granny Chen’s eldest grandson.
Hearing this, A Ke laughed, took the oil pancake, and split it in half, leaving one for himself and offering the other half to Granny Chen.
Granny Chen shook her head, stubbornly refusing to eat.
A Ke felt a lump in his throat.
How could Jiajia leave something for him? Jiajia, that little glutton, would gobble up anything edible, let alone save it. Could it have been Jiajia?
It was Granny who kept it for him.
A Ke knew.
A Ke’s parents passed early, and since A Ke could remember, the kind and benevolent Granny Chen next door had been taking care of him, teaching him many things, including scavenging, foraging, fighting... His first knowledge of these came from Granny Chen, for which A Ke was very grateful.
So, at a young age, he decided to treat Granny as his own grandmother. He always lived next to Granny, and even when moving to Yangjiao Star, he chose to live next door to Granny.
When young, Granny took care of him. Now he’s older and can take care of Granny, which makes A Ke very happy, fulfilling his inner promise.
Granny Chen saw A Ke stubbornly insisting and said, "You eat. Did you forget it’s your birthday today?"
A Ke was surprised.
He really had forgotten. Besides Granny Chen, no one else would remember his birthday.
Granny Chen smiled, "Go on, eat."
A Ke received it, replying forcefully, "Alright."
He nibbled at the oil pancake, which was crispy, with sesame oil, very fragrant, very tasty. It was one of A Ke’s favorite foods.
Granny always remembered A Ke’s likes.
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