Her belly wasn’t very big yet. She needed to earn some money while she could; once her pregnancy advanced and moving became difficult, she might not be able to do much at all.
The late pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum recovery would take at least four months in total.
And during that time, their family’s expenses…
Her brother couldn’t go out alone, so he would have to go with her. She needed to plan ahead.
Her mind in turmoil, Su Yue searched the Star Network for some information, then forced herself to close her eyes and sleep.
She couldn’t wait any longer they would leave the city tomorrow.
The next morning, Su Yue woke up early.
She prepared breakfast early.
After eating, she took Su Yi to purchase equipment to help harvest the oranges.
Su Yue had researched and planned for the harvesting equipment the night before.
Besides a small chainsaw, they also needed a hoverboard.
The small chainsaw was obvious it could cut the branches of the orange tree.
The hoverboard would allow them to reach sufficient height, making it easier to pick oranges.
The hover motorcycle could also help to some extent, but its maximum hover height was limited, and its size made it less convenient than a hoverboard.
Once equipped, the siblings set off from the city on the hover motorcycle.
With such convenient transportation, they reached the orange tree quickly after leaving the city.
The tree was tall, but following the general direction, it wasn’t hard to find.
After getting off the bike, Su Yue activated her lightbrain, marked the location on the map, and made a note.
Previously, her lightbrain hadn’t been connected to the network, so many functions couldn’t be used. Now everything worked.
Not just this orange tree she intended to record every fruit tree she encountered in the future.
After all, trees could bear fruit twice a year. If they harvested now, they could come back in six months for another harvest.
“Let’s start. Pick the oranges at the top and the outer edges first. Big brother, be careful while picking,” Su Yue said to Su Yi, who had a basket strapped to his chest.
“Got it!” Su Yi replied, slightly excited.
He activated his hoverboard, and it lifted him into the air.
Su Yi was thrilled as he soared, but he remembered his sister’s warning and kept silent.
This was the wilderness they had to minimize noise.
Su Yi steered the hoverboard to the edge of the orange tree, held an orange in one hand, and powered up the small chainsaw with the other, cutting through the branch.
The chainsaw was extremely sharp and easily severed the branch.
One orange fell successfully into the basket.
Excited, Su Yi picked another.
After gathering four oranges, he returned to the ground to hand the basket to Su Yue.
He swapped for an empty basket and flew back up to continue picking.
With practice, Su Yi became faster and more skilled.
Su Yue below received four oranges every few minutes.
Time passed, and soon it was noon.
After a morning of work, Su Yi had harvested less than a quarter of the oranges on the tree.
As Su Yi brought another basket down, Su Yue told him to stop for lunch.
“Let’s eat first,” she said.
“There are so many oranges on this tree… we won’t finish today anyway,” Su Yi said, his stomach growling after a busy morning.
Of course, he agreed.
Su Yue took out pre-prepared boxed meals from the space, and they ate together.
After lunch, Su Yi didn’t even rest he went straight back to work.
Su Yue didn’t stop him. Time was tight; every orange counted.
Thanks to Su Yi’s hard work, the oranges on the tree gradually decreased.
The oranges in Su Yue’s space grew steadily, forming a small mound.
Around 4 PM, Su Yue sat below as usual, waiting for Su Yi to deliver more oranges.
Suddenly, a sharp, piercing bird cry echoed through the air.
It was immediately followed by a terrifying roar of beasts and the sound of heavy impacts.
Su Yi, still on the hoverboard, also heard the noise and looked toward its source.
His pupils constricted.
“YueYue, something’s wrong!” Su Yi shouted, almost falling off the hoverboard.
But his piloting skills were excellent, and he quickly stabilized himself.
Without even touching the ground, Su Yi tore the basket from his chest and hurried down toward Su Yue.
He grabbed her, just as the sky above them darkened.
Su Yue looked up and saw a giant bird looming overhead.
At the same time, the ground beneath them trembled violently.
Su Yue realized that a large number of star beasts had appeared, and there were quite a few of them.
The thought sent shivers down her spine.
“Help! Help!” Her mind in chaos, a familiar voice reached her ears.
Zhou Yin?!
There was no time to think. Chaotic hooves slammed down, crushing a patch of grass ahead of Su Yue.
Looking closer, she saw that the person calling for help was indeed Zhou Yin, along with his followers.
They were fleeing on hover motorcycles, pursued by several star beasts.
Seeing Zhou Yin heading in their direction, Su Yue hurriedly signaled Su Yi to get her onto the hover motorcycle.
She had already pulled the hover motorcycle out of the space, but it was too late. Zhou Yin leaped over their heads, followed closely by the massive star beasts.
A huge shadow lunged directly at the siblings.
Without thinking, Su Yi grabbed Su Yue into his arms, ready to shield her.
There was a loud crashing sound, followed by a tremor that shook the ground.
Yet the trampling they had feared didn’t come.
After a while, Su Yue cautiously pushed Su Yi aside to check.
A spaceship had fallen, knocking aside a moose-sized star beast that was about to trample them.
The star beast wasn’t dead, just pinned under the ship and struggling.
In that brief moment, the other star beasts had followed Zhou Yin away, and the area was temporarily safe.
Su Yue glanced at the hover motorcycle a short distance away. She hesitated but didn’t let Su Yi ride it yet.
If they left on the hover motorcycle now, it might attract more star beasts, making the situation even more dangerous.
However, that moose-sized star beast…
Su Yue’s eyes lingered on the massive creature, bigger than a normal elephant. She was intrigued.
If they had a suitable weapon, it could be subdued…
“Knock, knock, knock” Suddenly, a sound came from above.
The siblings flinched.
“Knock, knock, knock” The sound repeated.
Su Yue looked toward the source and saw a hand pressed against the window of the spaceship’s cockpit.
The hand pounded the glass, making a noise again.
Realizing it wasn’t a star beast, Su Yue breathed a sigh of relief.
“Yue… Yue, someone” Su Yi nervously looked at the spaceship’s cockpit and said to her.