The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 72 A Lot of Bugs
"Originally, this was where I raised dogs and chickens. Later, someone complained about the unpleasant smell here, so the principal and Yun Fei helped me build a ranch, and the animals were moved there."

Teacher Yang scratched the back of his neck, trying to explain why he hadn't taken care of this place. "After it was unused, I thought about putting some things in it, and the more things I put in, the more..."

Perhaps knowing that his excuses were pointless, Teacher Yang pointed to the spiral staircase on the right and said, "I live in an independent area on the second floor, completely separated from this side."

Xing Yuan suddenly recalled that it was no wonder that he agreed so readily. He was probably thinking of selling it for a long time.

The bearded man puffed out his belly embarrassedly and moved aside to let them see the scene behind the door clearly.

The two of them looked over and were almost shocked by the clutter in front of them.

Unopened cardboard boxes formed several walls, old clothes were hung on the ceiling rails, discarded technological products were piled up in the corners, there were mountains of raw wool, and many ugly dolls with crooked mouths that looked like they were made by elementary school students.

Although everything is clearly classified, the room looks messy.

Su Ninglong lightly kicked the log placed beside the door with the tip of her shoe. With this kick, dense white spots in the cracks of the bark began to wriggle, and some of them had already emerged with translucent larvae.

"What is this for?"

"They're all wood from century-old trees. I was planning to process them and make some tables and chairs, but..." Teacher Yang's voice suddenly trailed off, "I overestimated my craftsmanship."

No, it should be said that he never touched it at all. He just felt it was a waste and always thought he could use it someday.

Like those who like to hoard supplies, they don’t want to throw away this, and can’t throw away that. Gradually, the house is filled with all kinds of things.

"Are you sure you want to borrow it?"

Su Ninglong asked cautiously, "Can we throw away some of it when we clean it up?"

"I couldn't ask for more." Teacher Yang's eyes lit up, but he couldn't muster the energy to clean up. "I'm the worst at letting go. As long as you help me put things away regularly, you can use them as you please. Of course, I might add some new things occasionally."

Silence, silence again. Just sorting this out is a big project.

In the future, will there be more debris piled in?
Su Ninglong and Xing Yuan looked at each other in bewilderment as they looked at the worm-eaten wood.

Teacher Yang noticed the tense atmosphere and asked quietly, "Isn't that a bit too much to ask?"

"No, no, this arrangement is just right."

He rented her a large warehouse for free, so he should pay some price. At most, she could leave a place for him to put his things for a certain time. If he didn't use them after the time, she would throw them away for him.

Since we have decided to clean up here, some unfriendly tasks can be omitted!

Su Ninglong asked, "Teacher, can the punishment of cleaning the sheep pen be changed to cleaning this place?"

Charlie and his guide are also a good workforce.

Teacher Yang immediately agreed, "No problem."

I was worrying about how to avoid the terrible incident that happened last time when I was cleaning the sheep pen.

Cleaning this place up will take more than a day or two. In order to move the studio materials in as soon as possible, Xing Yuan and Su Ninglong rolled up their sleeves and got to work.

Su Ninglong can only do the easy work, and the hard work still needs to be done by adults.

Teacher Yang also joined in. If Xingyuan relied on himself, it would take an unknown amount of time to clean up the mess.

The three of them put on dust-proof suits, masks, and wrapped their heads with scarves, and prepared to attack.

The first to be discarded are the piles of scrapped technological products. Unlike robots, these products are not worth much after being repaired and are difficult to sell second-hand.

"It's not worth much even if you take it apart and sell the parts." Su Ninglong shook her head. She didn't know much about technology, but she also knew that plastic was worthless. The shells of these technological products were all plastic, and there were not many metal parts inside.

Then there was the smelly wool. Teacher Yang had actually washed and dried it, but did not proceed with the next processing, so it was very easy to spoil.

As Su Ninglong swung several balls of clumped wool, countless insects fell from them.

Su Ninglong swallowed his saliva. This wouldn’t work. If the bugs were thrown around, wouldn’t he have to clean them up again?
So she moved the storage box directly, picked up the wool and threw it into the box, and black beetles kept falling.

No need to buy bugs for your rock frog, you can already achieve protein freedom.

The cabbage squatting on the branch instantly spread its wings, flew over, its pupils shrank into vertical lines, and landed next to Su Ninglong. It stared at the plastic jar containing the insects.

"Give me a nest, give me a nest..."

Su Ninglong scooped some with a small bowl and put it aside.

Bai Cai was almost dizzy with happiness. She looked at Su Ninglong deeply and said, "Bird has met a very good person!"

"It's a parrot. Its staple food is fruits and nuts. Don't feed it too much meat."
"It's a little spiritual pet now, not just a parrot. It needs to eat meat and spiritual rice." Bai Cai has obviously surpassed the intelligence of many birds, and there is a small amount of spiritual power in its feathers, which is a sign that it has officially transcended the ordinary pet.

Teacher Yang and Xingyuan were moving large logs into the yard. He stopped, looked at the parrot, whose appetite was gradually increasing, and asked Xingyuan, "What is a spirit pet?"

Xing Yuan shook his head, he didn’t know either.

"It's just like humans. If you have special abilities, it will have them too." Su Ninglong guessed that Bai Cai had been with Teacher Yang for a long time, and had absorbed a lot of spiritual power. It was also smarter than ordinary pets, so it began to transform.

Teacher Yang took a deep breath and said, "You said it will turn into a fire-breathing earth dragon?"

Su Ninglong: “???”

What is a fire-breathing earth dragon?
Teacher Yang and Su Ninglong stared at each other, both stumped by each other's questions.

Xingyuan cleared his throat and said, "It's getting dark. Throw away the wool first. I'll bring the scraper tomorrow to remove the bark."

The balled wool was pulled onto a cart and thrown into the garbage dump.

After a busy day, Su Ninglong always felt itchy all over, thinking of the wool and wood he had touched.

She grabbed her arms and jumped up and down, returned to her residence, and immediately rushed into the bathroom and rubbed for half an hour before coming out.

At the same time, the sound of water could be heard from the bathroom in the bedroom. Xing Yuan, who was a little bit of a germaphobe, was also washing himself. He washed twice with shower gel before feeling refreshed.

After the meal, he took a quick shower to wash off the grease.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the two of them lay on the sofa in the same posture, turned on the TV and watched the news.

On the news, there were images of the Star Fleet cruising.

After entering school, Su Ninglong was very busy every day and did not pay attention to the news. After a trip to the market, he found that he was cut off from the news and had lost the way to find out the news from the outside world.

She thought this couldn't go on any longer.

"Brother Yuan, I want to know more about what's happening outside. Do you have any recommended platforms or software?"

"For interstellar current affairs, read Interstellar News and Broad News. For daily life and hot gossip, read Jiahua and Douli. For academic research and documentaries, I recommend Keyan and New Star Domain."

After the TV news finished reporting on life on Starfleet, the topic turned to the strange local policies implemented on a certain planet.

Su Ninglong was multitasking while downloading the software Xing Yuan mentioned. "Help me log in. I opened my account in underage mode, which filters out too much information."

Xing Yuan: "Will you study hard? You won't stay up late watching videos, will you?"

Su Ninglong raised an eyebrow: "I've only watched two episodes of Ding Ding Mouse."

An extremely convincing statement: no child can resist Ding Ding Rat, except Su Ninglong.

As Su Ninglong said, she does have strong self-control, even though most of the videos are really interesting. When the time came, Su Ninglong prepared to go back to her room to sleep.

Before returning to her room, she thought about how she should train her since Lei Qingya had already agreed to her request and only a few details were left to discuss.

Lei Qingya undoubtedly needs to grow, to the point where he can become a useful tool.

No one is born to be compatible with another person. If Su Ninglong wanted her good nephews to help her, she had to give, teach, and make them understand what kind of person she wanted.

Their personalities can remain unchanged, but the way they do things must keep up with her.

The eight years were a time for Lei Qingya to calm down.

The reason for choosing Lei Qingya is not only her background, but also her family.

Su Ninglong has met many different kinds of people, but she prefers those from wealthy families.

It’s not that people from poor families are bad, but that they are under too much pressure and have somewhat sharp personalities. It’s okay when you are not familiar with them, but after you get familiar with them, these sharp thorns will prick you from time to time.

In wealthy families, people who are educated and well-mannered will be more comfortable and caring to get along with, and most of them will not sell themselves out for petty gains.

Like Xingyuan, he said his family was not rich.

They were just not rich, but at least his parents were not in debt and did not ask him to support the family.

So he gives people the impression of being positive, optimistic, studious, and having a very stable personality.

Of course, character issues are always different for different people, and changes in the environment can have a negative impact at any time.

But eight years is enough to see whether a person is worth keeping around.

Yes, before going to bed, there is an important question that I want to get answered.

"What is a fire-breathing earth dragon?" Su Ninglong asked Xing Yuan.

Xing Yuan knew that Su Ninglong would ask this question, so he had already looked up the information and displayed a holographic image of the fire-breathing earth dragon.

"In the Gemini system, there's a satellite close to the main star where magma flows year-round. A genetically modified insect, resistant to high temperatures, was released there to test environmental changes. Due to the planet's proper transformation, the insect completely adapted to the planet, began to reproduce, and evolved a lizard-like appearance. However, its outer skin is covered in a layer of red crystalline scales. Most importantly, when it becomes emotionally agitated, these scales explode, spewing flames two meters high. It's literally on fire."

Xing Yuan then continued, "But they're a bit too numerous now, so we need to consume some of them. We also had their meat in the buffet restaurant before."

"Even if I blew fire, they can't be cooked. How can I eat them?"

"Cut it raw, of course, and then chill it."

Su Ninglong was in awe of the ways interstellar humans cooked their food. If hot food didn't work, then try cold food. There was always a way to eat enough of them to reach a normal amount.

"Did you eat it? Was it delicious?"

"I ate a piece and it was pretty good. The meat has a sweet taste and a smoky flavor. You have to soak it in ice water for a week before you can eat it, otherwise it will have a sulfur smell."

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Class time always slips away quietly. After school on Monday, Suninglong immediately ran to clean up his warehouse.

Only one tenth of Teacher Yang's storage room was cleared out yesterday. With Haiyu joining in, the work went faster. Charlie was also busy working. As long as it didn't require any thinking, Charlie could do it well.

The logs were moved out to dry in the sun, and Su Ninglong handed Charlie a screwdriver and a hammer.

Teach him how to initially process the bark, knocking off the thick layer first.

It was Charlie's first time practicing carpentry, and he felt it was much more fun than sweeping the sheep pen. He had a lot of fun, and he worked carefully and meticulously.

Although it is horribly inefficient, it is not too harsh on an ordinary four-year-old.

Not making trouble is already better than many naughty kids.

Three adults worked together to move cardboard boxes in the house.

These corrugated papers forgotten in damp corners are simply a treasure trove for breeding insects.

As Xingyuan moved aside, his short golden hair suddenly stood up like an electric shock.

A bunch of cockroaches as big as an adult's palm crawled out from underneath.

The flapping of its wings sounds like sandpaper rubbing against each other, and you can hear the clicking sound of its mouthparts.

Even worse, they specifically flew towards people's faces. More than a dozen giant insects were swooping down.

Haiyu screamed and swatted away the insects that were attacking her nose. As the three of them fled, there were more flapping sounds.

Teacher Yang took the lead and rushed out of the house, and the other two followed closely behind. Xingyuan quickly closed the door, and two giant cockroaches hit the door, making a metallic sound.

The three of them turned pale with fear, and Haiyu's legs went weak. "I might have a nightmare tonight. The cockroaches have learned how to control me, and then they'll ride on me..."

"Teacher Yang, why are there such big bugs in your house?"

"how could I know."

"Wait, this..." Haiyu pointed at Teacher Yang and took two steps back in horror.

Xing Yuan's expression also changed suddenly.

Teacher Yang lowered his head suspiciously. He tied up his beard and covered it with a white bag to prevent insects from crawling into it.

A giant cockroach was lying on the bag, no, it should be described as a head, with a pair of big black eyes embedded in its triangular face, giving off a creepy and oppressive feeling.

It is slowly creeping upwards.

“Ahhhhhh…” Teacher Yang quickly jumped up and slapped his hands.

They had never been so afraid of insects before; their fear of giant cockroaches seemed to be ingrained in their genes.

When Teacher Yang slapped the cockroach, it flew up. It didn't fly around randomly, but flew towards the unlucky Charlie like a submachine gun with a sight.

Giant cockroaches are omnivorous, but they will bite people, and one bite will leave a big bloody hole.

Just when everyone thought Charlie was going to be in trouble, Charlie bravely swung the small hammer.

"Bang" the hammer seemed to hit a metal object, making a crisp sound.

The cockroach flew backwards and landed at Su Ninglong's feet.

Su Ninglong smiled slightly, pulled out the small dagger from his waist, pierced its abdomen, and nailed it to the grass.

As we all know, cockroaches are very tenacious. Even if they are flattened, they may not die. Give them time and they may come back to life.

The giant cockroach pierced by the knife was still struggling, kicking its ten hooked legs, waiting for the cabbage to fly to Su Ninglong.

"Eat it if you like."

"Good man, very good man."

Bai Cai excitedly tore into the gift box of food. Its sharp claws grabbed the cockroach's head, and its beak attacked its fragile neck. It brutally tore off the cockroach's head, not eating its internal organs, but only picking out the meat inside...

Teacher Yang seemed to not recognize his own parrot.