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

She quickened her pace, weaving through the raspberries blocking her way, heading straight for the delightful discovery. Reaching it, she reached out and plucked a pod. With a gentle squeeze, the shell popped open, revealing a cluster of plump soybeans inside. Just one pod contained six beans, requiring two hands to hold before they fell. Mo Li couldn't help but murmur in amazement:

"As expected, there are no small plants or fruits in the interstellar world."

Standing there, she couldn't see the whole soybean field with the naked eye. With this pleasant surprise, she wanted to look for others, so she asked Butterfly Dance to come out of her space and help her harvest this soybean field.

Butterfly Dance was naturally willing. Having learned from its experience of catching mutated animals all over the mountain last time, it was still very interested in storing things in its space.

"Thank you for your hard work, Butterfly Dance. When we get home, I'll make you tofu pudding, soy milk, tofu, bean curd sheets, and spicy strips that everyone loves."

"It's not hard work, Master. I'm looking forward to your delicious food."

"Don't worry, there are so many delicious dishes you can make with soybeans, I guarantee you won't be able to eat them all. Okay, I'll go take a look over there."

after an hour

The exploration and gathering in this area were finally over, and Ye Zixuan stepped forward to claim credit:

"Ah Li, aren't I amazing? I picked them all in such a short time. You promised to make lots of delicious food for me when we get back to the spaceship, and also to help me purify some more blueberries and raspberries."

Dongfang Yu glanced at him seemingly indifferently:

“You’re not the only one working. You’re already exhausted from collecting all day. How can you let Ali suffer even more?” She turned to Mo Li with a faint smile and said, “We’ll just drink the nutritional supplements. You need to get some rest.”

Ye Zixuan glanced at him with some displeasure and muttered under her breath, "Tch, you're always putting on airs in front of Ali. Really, damn it, he actually succeeded again. Humph, I won't give you another chance. I'll keep a close eye on you."

In fact, Dongfang Yu had many more such opportunities, which left Ye Zixuan sulking in frustration, unable to do anything about it.

"There's still time. Let's explore the other nearby dangerous area today as well."

Ye Zixuan tugged at her sleeve: "Ali, can we make a deal? Can we not go?"

"No, you can go back to the gathering area first."

"No, I'll go wherever you go, otherwise I won't feel at ease. I won't feel at ease having only Dongfang Yu protecting you."

"Okay, if you don't stop me, the rest is up to you."

This time, they still traveled by spacecraft. When they arrived at their destination, they looked down through the spaceship window and were completely dumbfounded. There was nothing but endless yellow sand.

"Desert? How can it be a desert? But I feel like this place looks very dangerous. Ali, I don't think there's anything good to find here. Why don't we go back?"

Mo Li shook his head: "We're already here, how can we just leave? You don't know how many treasures the desert holds, many of them hidden underground. Who knows, this place might hold an even bigger surprise for us."

"I don't feel any surprise yet, I have a feeling of danger. But Ah Li insists, I will stay with you. This is what you call risking your life to accompany a gentleman."

"Pah! What nonsense are you talking about? Don't worry, stay with me, nothing will happen to you."

In the end, they found the only area that wasn't covered in yellow sand to park the aircraft. As soon as they got off the aircraft, they were hit in the face with yellow sand. If they hadn't been wearing protective gear, their heads and faces would have been covered in yellow sand.

"This place stretches as far as the eye can see, and the wind has already whipped up a sky full of yellow sand. Which way should we go?"

Mo Li pointed ahead: "Let's just keep going straight ahead."

They had barely taken ten steps when, with a deafening scream, the three of them plummeted into the quicksand. In the nick of time, Ye Zixuan and Dongfang Yu swiftly grabbed one of her arms each. After they had adjusted to the rhythm and speed of the descent, Dongfang Yu, taking advantage of being closest to her, skillfully used his strength to hold her firmly in his arms, protecting her completely. He whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid, I'm here. I'll protect you."

These words brushed past her mind like a feather, stirring a ripple in her otherwise calm heart. She nodded and softly replied, "Mm."

Upon seeing this, Ye Zixuan clenched his fists, secretly regretting, "I'm too late again." He glared at Dongfang Yu with great hostility, worried that the yellow sand would hurt Mo Li. Despite his anger, he still honestly used his earth elemental ability to open up a safe passage to the bottom.

About fifteen minutes later, all three of them finally landed firmly on the ground. The two men immediately checked them over with concern and asked, "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

Ye Zixuan was so nervous that she made Mo Li spin around twice on the spot. She was a little annoyed and patted his shoulder, giving him a reproachful glare: "If you spin around again, something really bad will happen to me."

Ye Zixuan scratched his head sheepishly, only then realizing what he had just done. Just as he was about to say something, he turned his head and saw a scene like a fairyland: lush green grass, shady trees, and colorful wildflowers, with three fruit trees in the foreground.

The first tree is an ancient peach tree covered with large pink peaches.

The second tree is the Longevity Fruit Tree, with about a hundred fruits of three colors: purple, ice blue, and gilded gold, all as translucent as glass.

The third Divine Fruit tree is the most special. The entire tree is like a translucent, colorful crystal, bearing fruits of five colors: gold, red, green, yellow, and blue. Each fruit is uniquely shaped, resembling a crystal crystal condensed and combined, making it exceptionally beautiful.

Ye Zixuan was so excited that he couldn't speak at all. After a while, the first thing he did when he came to his senses was to rush to Mo Li's side, point at her, and say in a slightly trembling voice, "Is what happened to A Li real?" The last three words were much softer and the trembling was even more intense.

"Dongfang Yu, is it true?"

Dongfang Yu was brought back to his senses by him. It wasn't that they lacked knowledge; it was simply that, putting everything else aside, the Longevity Fruit and the Divine Energy Fruit were legendary treasures. Countless powerful families had spent enormous amounts of manpower and resources searching for them for countless years, only to find nothing in the end.

According to historical records—yes, historical records, because such legends existed even before the nuclear storm—and only a few words, barely mentioning its growing environment after the nuclear storm:

The absence of any harmful substances in the air immediately led countless people to declare in their hearts the extinction of this legendary, never-before-seen treasure.

Because everyone knows perfectly well that after a nuclear storm, the violent factors in the air are an uncontrollable force, and there is simply no place in the interstellar space where they live that fits those words, let alone any other descriptions of their demanding growth environment.