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

Three months later-----

Du Xiaoxiao looked at the babies sleeping soundly in their cribs not far away, then sat down on the soft blankets that had been laid out on the living room steps, rested her chin on her hands, and subconsciously sighed:

"I feel a bit bored now that the kids are asleep. The house has been so quiet for the past month, just me, my sister, and the kids."

Mo Li found her appearance both amusing and helpless, and lightly flicked her forehead with her finger:

"You know, a month ago, because we needed to prepare for the winter gathering, both the gathering teams I had previously gone out with and the gathering teams formed by your three other brothers-in-laws consulted you before they set off. I was there because the kids couldn't go, but you, little girl, were free to do as you pleased. And what happened...?"

"What do you think the result will be?"

Du Xiaoxiao winked at her playfully, a little guilty, and hugged her arm, resting her head on her shoulder: "Oh, it's not that I'm reluctant to leave the babies. Actually, well, I'm also very curious about the outside world, cough, the scenery of different planets."

She paused for a moment, let out a soft breath, and waved her little hand: "But it's okay, I don't feel regretful, really, and I don't regret it at all. I don't want to miss the cutest moments of my little ones."

"Besides, there will be many more opportunities in the future. When you come back next time, the little ones will be running all over the place. You can bring them along when you go to collect things. That would be really fun."

"Actually, you don't have to stay cooped up at home every day, otherwise you'll really become a shut-in. You can have your robot butler Kyle arrange for someone to accompany you outside. The interstellar shopping malls, tech cities, amusement parks... are all pretty good."

"I'll listen to my sister and go tomorrow, but I absolutely won't go early in the morning. I can really feel the temperature difference between morning and evening now."

"This is just the beginning. In less than a month, we will enter the most difficult winter. At that time, the weather will be unpredictable, and the temperature will drop drastically when it suddenly changes. I'm afraid you won't be able to stand it."

"Huh? Is it really that scary?"

"Yes, the daily temperature in summer is 100 degrees Celsius, the daily temperature in winter is 100 degrees Celsius, and the lowest interstellar historical temperature is -800 degrees Celsius."

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Du Xiaoxiao stood up in surprise, and after a long while, she finally found her voice:

"What? -800 degrees Celsius? That's too exaggerated!" At this moment, she had automatically ignored the fact that the average daily temperature she had heard was -100 degrees Celsius.

In her earnest observation of the world she lived in, historical records show that the lowest winter temperature was -53 degrees Celsius. At that time, due to this extremely low temperature, a natural disaster occurred, resulting in the deaths and injuries of countless humans and animals, and causing significant property damage.

It's unimaginable how extreme a temperature of -800 degrees Celsius must be. Wouldn't the moment they touched the air, they would freeze into shards of glass? Would those buildings still be able to exist?

Seeing her ever-changing expressions of surprise, Mo Li could guess her inner thoughts and couldn't help but smile as she said:

"Whether it's summer or winter in interstellar space, because the cycle is eight months, protective measures are taken beforehand. Moreover, every human in interstellar space possesses superpowers and cannot be judged by the standards of ordinary people. As the level of superpowers increases, the ability to defend against extreme cold and heat also increases."

"So that's how it is. I still think living in such a terrible natural environment in interstellar space is really too difficult for humans." Her heart ached as she looked at the sleeping babies.

"My heart aches for our little ones. They're about to face such a harsh winter. If I could, I really would like to take them to my hometown and let them stay in a city where the seasons are always the same. I'll send them back here after the winter is over."

Mo Li: "......"

I think your real goal is to kidnap the kids.

Don't think I didn't hear you asking each of the kids what color burlap sack they liked while you were playing with them.

"Did my three brothers-in-law go out to other planets to buy supplies in order to prepare for the winter and withstand the severe cold? In such a winter, wouldn't we need to prepare a lot of things?"

"Yes, every year, whether it's summer or winter, preparations begin two days before the season arrives, and the peak collection period begins."

In interstellar winters, the most common way to ward off the severe cold is with firewood. Every house and every room will have a fireplace or stove specially built to burn firewood.

Firewood is classified into different grades based on its age: less than ten years old is low grade, more than fifty years old is medium grade, more than one hundred years old is high grade, and more than one thousand years old is top grade.

Depending on their living standards and economic conditions, different social classes burn different grades of scorched wood. For those living at the very bottom, and for those who have been expelled from the capital planet and live on barren planets or in garbage dumps, they cannot even afford the lowest grade of scorched wood.

Only the bark discarded during collection can be used, but it contains many impurities, is very difficult to ignite, and the smoke produced by burning it releases substances harmful to the body.

Unlike the blazing wood made from the blazing fire tree, even the lowest grade is highly flammable, smokeless, and burns for more than three hours... It has no odor and does not release gases harmful to the body.

One level above the Blazing Fire Tree is the Blazing Fire Tree Crystal, which is the core of a Blazing Fire Tree that has been condensed for over a hundred years. It is also graded according to its age.

Items over 100 years old are considered low-grade, over 500 years old are considered mid-grade, over 800 years old are considered high-grade, and over 1000 years old are considered top-grade.

Next is fire crystal, which is produced from fire crystal veins formed by natural volcanoes. The grades are divided according to color: low grade is light red, medium grade is red, high grade is dark red, and the best grade is blackish red.

Fire crystals are formed under very specific conditions, requiring an active volcano that has existed for over 100,000 years. The process of mining them is very dangerous, and not every active volcano that meets these conditions can form a fire crystal vein.

This fire crystal is only usable by nobles, and its cost is extremely high. The mines are divided into small, medium, and large. Generally, those who are lucky enough to find them are small, medium-sized ones are not many, and large ones are extremely rare.

This resulted in a smaller quantity being collected.

The ultimate winter warmer, known as rare treasures, and once found, they will surely cause quite a stir: Fire Crystal Marrow and Blazing Lotus.

Fire Crystal Marrow can only be found in the core area of ​​active volcanoes that are over 100,000 years old, with an extremely small probability of discovery. It is entirely crimson red, and its grade is determined by its degree of translucency.

The exploration and collection process is extremely arduous and dangerous, requiring highly experienced geological exploration experts to accompany the team, as well as a complete set of exploration and excavation equipment costing one billion interstellar coins.

The effort and sacrifices involved are beyond words. You see, even with experienced geologists, it's impossible to fully understand the eruption patterns of an active volcano.