Di Kun sat in the mech, watching Su Yue operate it, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
Without pause, he raised the collection compartment again and continued picking the oranges.
Thanks to the efficient labor, in less than half an hour, all the oranges on the tree were harvested.
Di Kun returned to the ground, stored Zhan Feng back in the space, and walked over to Su Yue.
“Still early. Maybe there are other orange trees or sugarcane nearby. Shall we go look?”
Su Yue’s eyes lit up.
Her space was enormous, able to store huge amounts of produce.
Since Di Kun was here and willing to help, she naturally wanted to take advantage and have him gather more fruit for her.
After all, the wild areas weren’t entirely safe.
Even just near the safe zones, there was always the risk of encountering star beasts.
Just like yesterday, she and her elder brother had almost lost their lives to one.
Her past experience in a post-apocalyptic world, combined with her current pregnancy, made her want to stock up as much fruit as possible.
After all, fruit could be juiced and sold for money!
She never expected Di Kun to stay by her side, even caring for her for life.
Now, since he was willing to help, she was happy to let him pick more.
Di Kun mounted the hover bike, gave the seat behind him a pat, signaling Su Yue to hop on.
She stepped forward and climbed on.
They moved slowly, searching for fruit trees.
With a hover bike, spotting trees wasn’t difficult. They could see above the tall wild grass, making it easy to spot trees towering over it.
Soon, they found the next tree: an apple tree.
It was full of giant apples, and Su Yue’s eyes sparkled.
“Can we eat these?” Di Kun asked, stopping the hover bike near a ripe apple.
“Yes.”
“But they aren’t fully ripe yet. We can wait a few days to pick them,” Su Yue replied.
The Wild Planet was truly strange. Fruit that usually grew in different seasons could all appear at the same time.
Not just fruit trees other crops were the same.
“I’ll mark it. In five days, we’ll come back,” she said, marking it on her data pad.
Di Kun looked at the apple.
“This one looks ripe enough.”
Su Yue’s interest was piqued.
“Pick it then. I’ll make you apple porridge at home.”
“Sure!” Di Kun agreed happily.
He plucked the apple and handed it to Su Yue.
She held the giant apple happily but only for a moment before storing it in her space.
“Don’t waste time. Let’s keep looking,” she said.
“Okay.” Di Kun continued forward.
They found pear, plum, peach, mango, and lychee trees in succession.
Some weren’t ready for picking, others were ready but Su Yue didn’t favor them.
Not all fruits were suitable for juicing.
Still, Su Yue marked the location of every tree.
Even if some fruits weren’t for juice, they could eat them themselves.
Besides, storing them in her space prevented spoilage.
By 10:30 a.m., after their exploration, they discovered three clusters of orange trees with fully ripe fruit.
Di Kun got to work.
He entered the mech and happily started harvesting oranges.
“Today’s haul is pretty good. Yue Yue, can we have some meat for lunch?” Di Kun asked suddenly.
With Zhan Feng around, their conversation carried loudly, but Su Yue felt completely safe.
She paused, considering the idea.
Since Di Kun helped so much, she felt she should give him a reward.
Besides, she and her brother were craving meat.
“That elk from yesterday could work. But it’s too big our kitchen can’t fit it.”
“Too big, and cutting it would be inconvenient,” Su Yue said.
Di Kun’s eyes lit up.
“No problem!”
“Later, bring out the elk meat, and I’ll cut it with the mech.”
“Small pieces won’t do; blocks of 20–30 pounds should be fine.”
“By the way, if elk works, other meats should be fine too?”
“Today we encountered several star beasts. Next time, I’ll hunt and cut them for storage,” Su Yue said.
“That way, we can cook whenever we want,” Di Kun said, his mouth watering at the thought.
His wife was skilled at cooking. Fresh meat would be even more delicious.
Naturally, meat was rarer than natural vegetables.
Even he didn’t get to eat meat often.
Su Yue felt excited.
Star beast meat wasn’t convenient for sale, but they could eat it themselves.
Unlike fruit unsuitable for juicing, meat was a long-term food supply.
If she could store dozens or hundreds of tons of meat in her space, they’d never need to buy meat again.
Even if Di Kun wasn’t around, the three of them would never go hungry.
“If we find more, let’s hunt some,” she said.
“Hmm… if possible, get me a pig-beast too,” she added.
“Pork is rare in the supermarkets of Boundless City. I also want to render lard from it,” she explained.
Di Kun’s eyes brightened.
“Great!”
Excited about hunting star beasts, he increased the mech’s harvesting speed.
The three orange trees were quickly emptied.
Di Kun had Su Yue bring out the elk.
She followed his instructions, stepping back to watch.
Once she was a safe distance away, Di Kun transformed Zhan Feng back into human form.
Wielding twin swords with shimmering edges, he sliced the elk into neat chunks.
The sword glowed, cutting the meat as easily as tofu, making Su Yue envious.
This mech was amazing!
If only she had one and the skill to pilot it.
Of course, such top-tier dual S-class mechs weren’t for sale, and even if they were, they’d cost billions.
Even if she could afford it, her mental power wasn’t strong enough to control it.
Her former self had been a mental weakling, scoring only an E two years ago.
After slicing the meat, Di Kun stored the mech.
Su Yue used her mind to select all the meat and stored it in her space.
“Ten minutes to noon. That’s enough for today. Time to cook lunch,” she said, ready to prepare meat dishes for everyone.