Chapter 26 Bull Beast

Time flies.

Six days have passed since Chen Ming caught the little hamster.

Hunting is still Chen Ming's daily mission, but the number of failures in recent days is far more than the number of successes.

But every success means that the meat in the spaceship's cold storage will increase significantly.

And very fortunately, Chen Ming did not encounter infected animals in his two successful hunts.

About half of the space in the cold storage has been occupied by meat.

And it was in these few days that the three crops planted by Chen Ming have blossomed and borne fruit under the efficient cultivation of the hydroponic warehouse, providing Chen Ming with a batch of vegetarian harvests.

So although the remaining half of the cold storage is not full, it also contains many fruits of the three crops planted in the hydroponic warehouse.

And the amount of this batch of crops has also made Chen Ming certain of one thing.

The output of crops in the hydroponic warehouse in one growth cycle can fully ensure the food needed to maintain survival in the next production cycle.

In other words, Chen Ming can even drive the spaceship now.

As long as the crops in the hydroponic tank can mature safely every time, he can survive and reach the pirate space station.

However, Chen Ming will not take risks.

The crops he grows, especially the orange fruit, can even meet the needs of two growth cycles in one growth cycle, and it has the shortest growth cycle among the three crops Chen Ming found.

The second batch of orange fruits planted by Chen Ming in the hydroponic tank after the last harvest have even bloomed.

Even on the vines of the first batch of orange fruits planted outside, which do not have the best environment provided by the hydroponic tank, there are already some small fruits that will mature soon, and the growth efficiency is extremely exaggerated.

Just wait a little longer, wait for the crops outside to mature, the second batch of crops in the hydroponic tank to be harvested, or hunt successfully once or twice again.

It is obviously a safer approach to ensure that the existing food reserves can support the entire journey before setting off.

And although the orange fruit is good, it also has some disadvantages.

The nutrient solution is consumed very quickly.

To this end, Chen Ming had to take time out every day to go to the river to dig some fertile soil and bring it back to extract nutrient solution.

Half of the space in the planting cabin was filled with iron cans filled with nutrient solution.

But if Chen Ming wanted to ensure the growth efficiency of crops for more than half a year in space, then these nutrient solutions alone were not enough, and Chen Ming had to prepare more.

So the departure was not urgent for the time being, and he had to wait.

In addition to paying attention to food these days, Chen Ming was also paying attention to the little hamster that he had delivered to his door.

Relying on the temptation of tender shoots, Chen Ming could even let the little hamster stay on his shoulder after a few days of training.

Chen Ming also gave it a name, Xiaoshi.

After all, it has another name, Stone Hamster, and it also made a hole in Chen Ming's ore when they first met.

After almost taming Xiaoshi, Chen Ming took it out twice when hunting.

Xiaoshi would actively keep quiet during each hunting process and would not disturb himself at all.

When I am tired of reading while waiting for the prey to appear, I can play with it for a while.

And today, which is the fourteenth day of the spacecraft landing, is the same.

After Chen Ming finished his daily farming work, he took Xiao Shi out hunting.

Look for traces of animals drinking water along the river that he marked on the map.

As Chen Ming hunted more and more recently, he could clearly feel that the number of animals leaving traces on the river bank was decreasing.

You have to walk farther to find fresh traces.

Just like Chen Ming's current goal, you have to walk northeast along the river for about an hour and a half to get there.

Chen Ming has nothing to complain about this. If you want to gain something, you must pay.

Some physical consumption is nothing to Chen Ming.

After Chen Ming deliberately quickened his pace, he arrived at the predetermined marked location an hour later.

As before, he found a tree nearby, climbed up, and began to wait.

But this time, there was a little stone accompanying him, so that the waiting process would not be accompanied only by those books.

But Chen Ming's previous luck seemed to have run out.

Chen Ming waited until the afternoon, and after eating the orange juice he brought out for lunch, he still didn't see any animal.

And at this time, the weather suddenly turned cloudy, and it looked like it would rain at any time.

The gloomy sky made Chen Ming feel a little depressed.

This should be the first rain he encountered since he came to this planet.

And now he was about six kilometers away from the spacecraft. It didn't matter if he walked on a sunny day, but if it rained, he would not take the risk. It was better to go back as soon as possible.

Chen Ming moved his stiff limbs, patted the little stone sleeping on the open terminal in his arms, and prepared to leave.

But just when Chen Ming was about to climb down the tree, something suddenly appeared in the woods on the other side of the river.

Chen Ming immediately perked up, grabbed the small stone that almost rolled under the tree and put it on his shoulder, and pointed the terminal's camera function there.

Then, Chen Ming saw a very large animal with a pair of cow-like curved horns on its head, and it was quite fat and looked a bit honest.

After taking the photo, the terminal immediately retrieved the situation of this species.

"Bull beast, a herd-living omnivorous animal, docile in the non-breeding season, aggressive and irritable in the breeding season or with cubs..."

Seeing the word "herd", Chen Ming couldn't help but have some thoughts.

This kind of bull beast has a body size close to that of a hippopotamus, and hunting one is enough for Chen Ming to consume for a long time.

Not to mention that they are herd animals, you don't need too many, just two, Chen Ming can just ignore the crops planted in the field and leave directly.

Driven by this idea, Chen Ming did not choose to go back immediately, but stayed on the tree to see if he could find some opportunities.

The herd of cattle beasts soon approached the river bank and jumped into the water one by one.

The fat front hooves dug in the not-so-deep riverbed, dug out the strange-shaped crustaceans that Chen Ming had seen before, crushed them with one hoof, and began to enjoy the meat inside.

During this process, several cattle beasts had already given their side positions to Chen Ming.

Although their muscles and fat layers were very thick, they certainly could not withstand the power of Chen Ming's modified pistol.

But just as Chen Ming raised his gun and aimed, he suddenly heard a "squeak".

This was the sound made by Xiaoshi, who had never called since the day Chen Ming caught it until today.

Just after it called, its little claws grabbed the protective suit on Chen Ming's shoulders and shook it desperately, trying to attract Chen Ming's attention.