Interstellar Number One Farmer: I Only Want To Farm!-Chapter 27 - 12: Envious

Su Xiaocai’s list, right now he can’t let anyone else take it. As long as he’s successful, he can "become famous overnight" again.

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A week after arriving at school, it was drizzling lightly. Su Xiaocai dragged Wu Qingqing to the vegetable field, wearing wide-brimmed bamboo hats that could shield them from the rain, to build a fence together.

Su Xiaocai is not only socially savvy in real life but also has a large online social circle.

She contacted seniors from the Agricultural Research Institute online for advice.

They told her that over at the Military Training School’s field, the real threats are not wild beasts, but rabbits and mice.

They can’t be driven away and will dig holes, ruining everything in the fields.

Thinking about her little vegetable garden, Su Xiaocai decided to first make a small fence, pile up some stones, insert some sturdy bamboo poles, and then set up a small house.

A real small house, just enough to serve as a charging room for a little robot’s resting area.

She also needed to program the robot to notify her if it saw rabbit holes, snake holes, or mouse holes.

She loves braised rabbit; rabbits aren’t protected animals, so they can be caught freely.

On Su’s Planet, she really loved catching rabbits to eat,

With the help of the robots, the fence was quickly completed. Wu Qingqing rolled up her pants to practice Qi Sensing Exercise and flexibility movements at the edge of the field, while Su Xiaocai went to plant crops.

The ground had dried out pretty well, and with the rain today, the soil was perfectly moist but not flooded, making it ideal for planting.

Su Xiaocai naturally wasn’t personally planting but was observing whether the robots had planted all her beloved crops properly. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

The robots were focused on their tasks and seemed to be doing it correctly.

Su Xiaocai nodded silently and took out her ugly mecha equipped with hoe weapons, squatted down at the plot where the Martial Emperor Bamboo was to be planted, dug a small pit, and carefully planted the bamboo shoots.

The bamboo shoots were transported in the Space Button from Su’s Planet. They just passed security, confirming no biological invasion risks before they could be returned to her hands.

Within a few days, the bamboo shoots had wilted a little.

Fortunately, these bamboo shoots were soaked in nutrient solution, temporarily preserving their life.

Su Xiaocai first checked the roots of the bamboo shoots to make sure they weren’t rotten, then dipped them in a specially formulated potion for the Martial Emperor Bamboo shoots, which could strengthen their root system.

She had already adjusted the soil, which should allow them to grow well.

Fearful of her cursed "everything dies" touch, Su Xiaocai also brought in robots to do the final soil covering.

Once done, the mecha with the hoe lightly jumped, spun around upon landing, and stopped at the field’s edge.

Wu Qingqing happened to be by the mecha’s side. When she saw the mecha appear, she thought it was so ugly she wanted to report it.

But after seeing Su Xiaocai’s light spin and graceful landing, Wu Qingqing thought it had become quite charismatic. It was hard to imagine that such a bulky mecha could perform such nimble moves.

"Caicai, can you let me drive this mecha?" Her hands itched; it had been a long time since she touched a real mecha.

Su Xiaocai opened the hatch and jumped down, landing lightly, while Wu Qingqing was full of anticipation.

"It’s not that I won’t let you drive it, but this mecha you can’t drive."

Wu Qingqing thought all mechas were more or less the same?

Su Xiaocai opened the cockpit access, "If you don’t believe me, give it a try."

Having experienced several face-slapping incidents, Wu Qingqing trusted Su Xiaocai wholeheartedly, "I’m not doubting you; I’m just curious about what kind of mecha I wouldn’t be able to drive."

Su Xiaocai nodded, "Take a look, try it first." Su Xiaocai wasn’t 100% devoted to teaching Wu Qingqing; until she figured out Wu Qingqing’s character, she wouldn’t teach her without reservation.

It’s not uncommon for apprentices to outshine their masters.

However, this mecha was also the oldest among her non-discarded mechas, with outdated technology. After many iterations, the other mecha in her Space Button was the one she managed to put together as a "new mecha" at great expense.

It wasn’t really new either, because she didn’t have the money to buy enough instruments for more precise parts.

She had gathered everything available on the market to barely make this one mecha that she found comfortable to use.

Wu Qingqing was thrilled; the cockpit of a mecha was the mecha master’s most private domain. Su Xiaocai allowing her to handle it proved she truly considered her a friend.

The two of them had different thoughts but ended up in the same place.

Wu Qingqing eagerly climbed up, only to find there were no seats inside but a circular space filled with various instruments she had never seen before.

Su Xiaocai climbed up as well and said, "It’s your first time, I dare not let you drive it. It’s easy to crash and ruin someone else’s fields. You sit in the co-pilot seat and watch how I drive." She pressed the soft panel in the back, which opened to reveal the safe co-pilot seat inside.