The artist pulls out a weeping willow tree

Jixiang, who had been in StarCraft for at least half a year, suddenly realized that she had been staying at home since her last identity authentication.

If Old Man Ji hadn't wanted to take her to the wild to chop trees for materials, Jixiang would have forgotten that she could go out freely.

The low-level star 2756 was very large, and the forest they were heading to was very, very far away, in the other hemisphere where there was almost no one living.

The people who stayed there the most were mainly the planetary border guards, followed by old man Ji.

Since the forest had no owner, it was a free timber depot. Old Man Ji would occasionally come over and cut down a few trees that he needed, and there would be no problem as long as they were replanted.

There are no rare tree species in this forest, and the animal and plant resources it possesses are all included in the Interstellar Germplasm Resource Bank.

Jixiang, who thought that Old Man Ji had a cold relationship with his neighbors, was surprised to see how Old Man Ji easily borrowed the flying car.

The two agreed to borrow the time, and the price was to make a beautiful cabinet for the neighbor's son.

The saplings that Old Man Ji ordered were received on time. Early the next morning, Old Man Ji drove his neighbor's car and took Jixiang out.

Jixiang acted like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, circling around the flying car, looking at it and touching it.

After Jixiang came here, although he also rode in the interstellar truck of the human trafficker Liu Da, he was forced to be transported as a cargo, and the experience was extremely bad.

The first time I rode a roller coaster, it felt pretty good, but I was a little scared of the speed.

It took three hours to cross half the planet, and this was just a car with very ordinary performance. Jixiang was shocked.

The car stopped outside the border guard station on the outskirts of the forest, and soldiers immediately came up to question us.

Old Man Ji motioned to Jixiang to show his personal ID with him, paid a hiring fee, and borrowed the army's multi-purpose military vehicle which was currently under restricted status.

Multi-purpose military vehicles can be used for simple and rough tasks that require a lot of manpower, such as cutting down trees and digging caves.

"I'll give you half an hour, and the distance should not exceed 10 kilometers." The soldier asked seriously.

Old Man Ji agreed seriously and then loaded the six saplings into the truck.

The military vehicle chose a nearby road that had been cleared by the army and set off.

"The patrol troops often go into the forest to hunt, some for snacks, some for trading, and there are surveillance and sensor systems covering all parts of the forest to monitor the entire forest. If there are any unexpected events or danger warnings that cannot be analyzed, they will send different types of troops to deal with them according to the level of danger." Old Man Ji gave Jixiang a simple science popularization.

"Danger?"

"Zerg invasion, alliance war, pirate raids, species invasion, natural disasters, etc." Old Man Ji paused and joked, "Of course, due to the lack of resources and energy depletion on Planet 2756, most Zerg and pirates are not very interested, so it is relatively safe."

Jixiang: "So low-level stars are safer?"

Old Man Ji: "It should be said that, because the resource rating and habitability rating are very low, the planetary protection circles that the Alliance distributes to low-level stars are all of ordinary level, and unless a serious accident occurs, they are rarely updated."

Jixiang: "If we encounter serious incidents such as Zerg invasion or space pirate raids, we can only pray that things won't be that bad. Will the first line of defense be able to hold up?"

Old Man Ji: "There are about 2756 numbered planets like 3000, and thousands of unnumbered garbage planets and exile planets where lower-level interstellar people live. Among them, there are about 600 intermediate stars, 30 advanced stars, and only 9 top-level planets. This does not include military planets, special mineral planets, etc. Our Far East Alliance has the largest territory among the four major interstellar alliances, but its comprehensive strength can only rank third."

Jixiang: "You should just say it's the second to last."

Old Man Ji glared at Jixiang, who made a gesture to ensure he would shut up. "Compared to the low-level planets of the four major alliances, the residents of the low-level planets of the Far East Alliance have the highest sense of happiness and the highest level of security. The relative peace of the four major alliances today is only due to the sudden appearance of the Zerg. With a common threat, the four major alliances had to cease fire and fight against the Zerg together."

Jixiang, an elementary school student whose impression of the four major alliances only exists in a few text fragments, decides to put the study of interstellar history on the agenda and add interstellar news to his daily life.

Although he had little money and could only drink nutrient solution with Old Man Ji, Jixiang, who lived a peaceful life, suddenly felt a sense of urgency.

Jixiang called it the sensitivity that came from an artist. Coming from a peaceful country, Jixiang's understanding of interstellar dangers was too vague, and his perception of interstellar dangers was too weak.

The trees in the forest are unusually tall and sturdy, the plants grow freely, either contentedly or fiercely and vigorously, and the sunlight struggles to shine into the forest through the gaps between the leaves.

Insects, birds and other forest animals chirped in panic or flapped their wings when military vehicles passed by, completely changing from their previous calm attitude.

Jixiang was excited but also a little scared, and he couldn't help but touch his hairy arm.

Old man Ji finally stopped the car and operated the control panel inside the military vehicle. A mechanical arm extended from the connection between the cab and the carriage.

In a short while, the six trees selected by the nearby old man Ji were cut down and the branches were roughly processed.

Then Old Man Ji continued to operate the military vehicle to replant six saplings, and most of the travel plan had been completed.

All that remained was to cut the six huge trees further so that they could be loaded onto the truck and depart.

After returning to the border guard station, the border guards used professional equipment to scan the wood.

After making sure it didn't carry any species that could cause invasive species in residential areas, the two men were able to take the wood away.

Old Man Ji only carefully selected some of the wood he needed, and left the rest to the border guards.

Jixiang was a little shocked when he saw the pile of wood. It was at least three times the size of the flying car.

Old Man Ji explained calmly, "This is a cargo transport vehicle, and its carrying capacity can be 10 times that of the vehicle itself."

Jixiang followed Old Man Ji into the car, only to see Old Man Ji press a button marked with the unit of weight.

Many robotic arms extended from the bottom of the flying car, which firmly fixed the stacked wood to the bottom of the flying car.

Looking at the images displayed on the onboard system, Jixiang was so amazed by the load-bearing and suspension capabilities of the interstellar vehicle that his mouth opened wide.

Old Man Ji glanced at the excited Jixiang, said let's go, and ignored him.

Jixiang found that the return route was somewhat different from the route they took coming here. Old Man Ji explained that this was a cargo route and the flying car system would automatically identify it based on the current status.

Ji Xiang, who had never seen the world, couldn't help but stare at him.