Interstellar travel, a beloved companion, a magnificent and turbulent otherworld.

Suddenly, a petite team member leaned close to Mo Li and whispered mysteriously, "Do you know why the captain brought us to the outskirts to collect materials this time?"

Mo Li honestly replied, "I don't know."

"Hehe! I knew you didn't know. I'll tell you secretly. Actually, the captain learned through a side channel that someone collected a naturally growing plant in the suburbs last month."

Plants that can grow in this environment are of immense reference and research value; they sold for a full 100 million star coins, meaning we won't have to worry about running out of nutrients for the next five years.

"It is indeed valuable."

"However, don't get your hopes up too high. We've been here at least ten times, and we've only managed to collect some low-grade energy stones a few times. We haven't even gotten a single medium-grade one. Luckily, we usually go to other planets. If we were to rely on coming here, we would have starved to death long ago."

Through chatting with this talkative young female team member, Mo Li gained a different understanding of this interstellar space, and she also learned a lot about resource gathering.

Suddenly-----

Mo Li's eyes flashed, she stopped in her tracks, turned around and walked about ten meters to the other side, stopping in front of a half-cut, dark, withered tree stump. Apart from the outer layer, the inside had been hollowed out. Looking closely into the stump, she saw a wildflower that emitted a fluorescent glow, growing exceptionally well, and topped with a small four-petaled yellow flower.

She used her mental power to store things in her space. In just a moment, the little grass that was swaying happily changed its environment. It swayed even more happily, and a crystal-clear drop of water suddenly appeared on its four-petaled yellow flower.

Because the young member noticed that she hadn't kept up, Zhang Wang looked in her direction, waved, and shouted, "Hurry up and keep up, don't fall behind, or you'll get lost."

Mo Li replied with an "okay" and quickly followed.

Despite the harsh, desolate, and dangerous environment, filled with poisonous miasma and unknown dangers, the eight members of the gathering team devoted themselves wholeheartedly to their work.

After searching for about three hours, they entered the maze-like area in the suburbs. Danger and opportunity often coexist. Other collecting teams had been here before, and whether they succeeded or not depended entirely on their exploration experience and luck.

One of the team members suddenly came up to the captain and said, "Captain, how about we go all out today? As they say, the bold get rich while the timid starve. We've done this before on other planets."

Every time we've made a decent haul, let's venture further in. If only we could reach the core area, that would be even better; not many people venture there yet.

The captain hesitated for a moment, then looked at the other team members and asked, "What are your thoughts?"

After a long silence

"Done."

"I listen to the captain."

"I think it's okay."

In the end, only Mo Li remained, and she felt everyone's gaze upon her:

"I will listen to the captain and everyone else."

What she didn't say was that along the way, she had encountered swamps, mazes, rotting trees, unknown venom, corrosive substances, and unknown creatures lurking underground... Apart from that wildflower with its four small yellow petals, she had seen almost nothing of value.

She disliked doing pointless work, and her heart was already moved when that teammate made the suggestion. She agreed, she strongly agreed!

"Since everyone agrees, we have reached a consensus. There is one thing I need to remind everyone: the closer we get to the interior, or even the core area, the greater the unknown risks we will face. We must strengthen our precautions and be vigilant. I hope that all members of our team will be able to arrive at the D2367 star exploration and data collection site in a few days."

"Okay, Captain, don't worry."

"We will take precautions."

"Hey, Captain, we've been following your old team for a while now. We've seen it all, so don't worry."

Afterwards, the captain gave a few words of advice to the newly joined team member, Mo Li, with some concern. The petite team member from before leaned in front of her and chattered away, sharing a lot of very practical experience with her.

"Thank you, we will."

"Hehe! Don't be so polite with me. Maybe we can even go to other planets to explore and collect resources together in the future. Actually, I would be very happy to go to different planets, see different scenery, and have a good harvest to support myself."

He paused for a moment, looked at Mo Li seriously, and continued to ask, "Do you want to come next time? If you don't, we'll have to find new team members again. If we encounter someone who doesn't fit in, it will really cause a lot of trouble for the whole team. I think you're great, and you get along quite well with us."

Mo Li: "......"

Listen to me, thank you. Heh, you're feeling good, keep it up!

The closer they got to the core area, the more they could feel how terrible the surrounding environment and the pollutants in the air were. If it weren't for the fact that each of them was fully armed and their integrated gas helmets had built-in compressed oxygen tanks that allowed them to breathe on their own, they would have been unable to move an inch.

Moreover, the fog, combined with the almost liquid-like violent factors in the air and other mixed harmful substances, dyed the entire space a thick, dark gray.

The visible area has increased from 10 meters when we first stepped into the suburbs to now being completely unrecognizable if we don't turn on the energy lights on our helmets. This is not to mention the mental abilities of the team members, even if they are F-level first-tier mental abilities, their five senses are stronger than those of ordinary people.

"Captain, it's already this bad before we've even reached the core area. And in this kind of environment, is it really possible to collect anything?"

“We’ve experienced much worse conditions before. Since we’ve made the decision, let’s keep going.”

four hours later

The group arrived at the core area. Contrary to everyone's expectations, the fog of the maze in this area had completely dissipated, and the air was not as polluted, indicating that the content of the berserk factor was even lower than that in the suburbs.

What came into view was a green forest, but this forest was different from the one Mo Li had seen in the apocalypse. Almost all the plants had undergone severe mutations. A very ordinary wildflower seedling was as big as a small sapling, not to mention a mature wildflower or a towering tree.

"Wow! Captain, I never expected the inner core area to look like this. Hahaha, we're really lucky today. Maybe we can even find a valuable plant. If that happens, we'll be rich!"

"I wonder if I can find an energy stone. I hope I'll have some luck today."

Captain: "Everyone, don't let your guard down. As before, while you're searching, don't stray too far from the main group."

"We understand, Captain."