Scientific Travel

The spray bottle here is different from the one in the video; it's smaller, but it's huge for Deng Yin. Once he carries it on his back, he's completely invisible.

This was Deng Yin's first time doing farm work, and everything seemed very new and exciting.

"Tongtong, do you know the dilution ratio for herbicides?"

"1:9."

"Tongtong, you're amazing, you know everything. Unlike me, I know nothing."

Faced with Deng Yin's praise, the system was practically wagging its tail, but it still maintained a humble demeanor. "It's alright. You're great to be the host I've bound to."

The herbicide worked very well; the grass died in less than ten minutes after I sprayed it. I spent the whole morning spraying it and all the grass in front of my door was dead.

For lunch, we ate tomatoes that Aunt Wang had given us. Each one was bigger than Deng Yin's fist, and they tasted very sweet, much better than the only time I could remember eating tomatoes.

With his hands covered in juice from eating, Deng Yin asked, his words slightly slurred, "Master, does your system need to eat?"

"Of course we need it. For us, energy is like food to you. Humans will die if they don't eat, and we will disappear if we run out of energy."

Regardless of whether the system could see it or not, Deng Yin nodded.

"You mean this world is virtual?" Deng Yin asked, looking confused.

The system was silent for a moment before replying, "For you, this world has never appeared in your world history; you can treat it as virtual."

"But for the people here, their joys and sorrows are all personal experiences, and in their eyes, this world is real."

In other words, do you think this world is virtual?

Deng Yin thought for a moment but couldn't give an answer.

After eating, I slept for about an hour. When I woke up, I continued weeding. I did this for three days in a row until the task was completed.

"Congratulations, host, on completing the mission. You are rewarded with two points and your space has increased by fifty square meters, for a total of fifty square meters."

After working so hard, I finally got two points. It would be a lie to say I'm not happy. "What can I exchange for two points?"

"You can change whatever you want. Just tell me what you want, and I have all kinds of goods."

Whether it was psychological or not, Deng Yin always felt that the system's tone of voice changed when it spoke.

It's no longer a flat tone, but more like the tone of a person speaking.

Deng Yin wanted many things, but suddenly having two points left him unsure what to exchange them for.

"I'll keep it for now, and I'll exchange it for something I want later."

Although he didn't know if two points counted as a lot, Deng Yin was still very happy and more motivated to complete the tasks.

What's the next mission?

“Collect the juice of 50 plants.”

This sounds simple: flowers are plants, and vegetables are plants. In places like this, everything else may be lacking, but vegetables are never lacking.

At worst, I can just go to the market and pick up some discarded vegetable leaves and mash them into juice.

"Tongtong, I've read in novels that the owners of spatial realms can enter them. Can I do that?"

"Of course." As soon as he finished speaking, Deng Yin's eyes flashed and his body entered an unfamiliar place.

This space is different from the space I imagined. It's not like the cubicles in the novel, nor is there a never-ending little river that can heal wounds.

It's called a space, and it really is just a space; it only contains air.

Deng Yin was dissatisfied, but he didn't say it aloud. "Wow, this is really big, Tongtong, you're amazing."

“But I see that other people’s spaces all have a river. I’m not interested in rivers, but I think you are the most powerful system. Other systems have some features, so you should have them too.”

The system was flattered. "Of course I have one too. Once you complete this task, there will be a river in the space. And my river is different from ordinary rivers. The water in it will never run out, and it can even heal wounds."

Deng Yin hadn't expected this. "You really are the most powerful system! By the way, is the flow of time here frozen?"

"Yes, whatever is put into the space will remain the same when it comes out, no matter what it was when it went in."

She's struck gold! With such a large space and water flowing at a constant rate, she's in for a treat.

When we get back, we'll not only sell the filtration devices for Tree Lake, but we can also sell Tree Lake itself.

People can also access the system's space, so wouldn't we no longer have to worry about not being able to complete our work? We can take on as many tasks as we want.

wrong!

The system will also reward you with 5000 million planet coins for completing the task.

Then what's the point of working? You can't possibly spend it all, you simply can't spend it all.

No, I have to finish the task quickly.

Some people's scores haven't been settled yet.

To complete the task as quickly as possible, the most basic requirement is to have a thorough understanding of the location.

"Tongtong, what is this era like? Is it the same as ours?"

"They are the same yet not the same. Every era has its own characteristics, but in general they are the same. The whole country is managed by one person."

That's well said, but it's as good as saying nothing at all.

Anyway, her mission doesn't involve any important figures, and she can use the jade bracelet after this mission is completed.

Hmm... I need to check beforehand whether gold can be used directly as money.

With renewed motivation, my lower back and legs no longer ache. How could I possibly take a break at my age?

Collecting the juice is easy; the difficulty lies in storing it, as we don't have enough bottles and jars at home.

Deng Yin's house is in a great location, nestled against the mountains and beside the water, with no neighbors yet, making it convenient to do anything.

First, I went to the riverbank and dug up a bucket of mud. The mud was very dry, like Play-Doh.

They went up the mountain to cut down trees again, as they had already used up all the firewood at home.

I dug a hole in the yard, chopped the wood into pieces with a kitchen knife, lit the firewood, and threw it into the hole.

The pit wasn't big, only big enough for one person. They threw the mud-made bottles into the fire pit.

While the fire was blazing, Deng Yin placed the pot on the fire and prepared to cook dinner.

Chopping firewood is hard work, so we can't waste it.

Pour water into a pot, break the tomatoes that Aunt Wang gave you into wedges and put them into the pot to cook. This way, you won't waste any broth and you won't need a knife.

There's only one kitchen knife at home, and it's used for weeding and cutting trees, so using it for cooking would be really asking too much of it.

Once the tomatoes are cooked until soft, add the cabbage, and your tomato-flavored boiled cabbage is ready.

The cabbage soaked up the broth, becoming soft, tender, and flavorful. Each piece of cabbage was steaming hot, dispelling the chill.

Once the fire is extinguished, fifty bottles are ready.

I put the finished bottles into my storage space. That's all for tonight. I'll collect the juice tomorrow.