Interstellar Farming: I Make Potions and Climb to the Top

Tang Xue’s tears dripped onto Min Wu’s back. His vacant eyes instantly sparked with life, and a hint of color slowly returned to his once-bloodless face. As if just snapping back to his senses, he said helplessly, "Little Snow, don’t cry. I’m okay."

Min Wu wanted to hug Tang Xue back. As he moved his hand, the silver chain on his wrist clinked crisply. The chain wasn’t very thick, but it was extremely heavy. Coupled with the Imprisonment Ring fastened around his neck, which suppressed his Superpower Body, his strength was severely weakened. Right now, even moving his arm was difficult.

"Little Five, you’ve suffered." Tang Xue caressed Min Wu’s face, her heart aching.

"Ahem, Miss Tang, we haven’t even started his training yet. We just showed him some videos of other trainees last night to let him learn a bit, and now you’re here today." Seeing the pained look on Tang Xue’s face, the staff member felt a little displeased.

Whenever they received a trainee, the staff would draw up a corresponding work plan. He was responsible for Number 123, and he had already prepared a detailed training plan yesterday. But now, today, Tang Xue was taking him away.

Besides, Tang Xue’s recent reaction and her questioning tone made him very uncomfortable. ’She was the one who sent him here,’ he thought. ’Doesn’t she know what this place is for?’

’If everyone was like Tang Xue, taking people back just two days after dropping them off, how could they ever get their work done?’ Harboring these feelings, the staff member was a bit rough as he unfastened the chains on Min Wu’s body.

Ning Xuan sized up the cell. It was only about ten square meters, clean and tidy, with no furniture like tables or chairs. Other than the steel spikes embedded in the walls for hanging people with chains, the room was utterly bare.

"DING, DING, DING," the alarm on the staff member’s wrist suddenly blared. He immediately tapped his Light Computer, and an electronic voice announced, "Trainee in Cell 164 has low blood oxygen. Signs of shock are imminent. It is recommended to increase oxygen supply and administer micro-current electrical stimulation."

The staff member immediately performed the corresponding operations on his Light Computer, and the alarm quickly fell silent.

The staff member, seeing Tang Xue looking at him, immediately smiled and said, "Ladies, we pay close attention to both the physical and psychological condition of our trainees. We absolutely never allow any problems to occur with the trainees here."

Even though the staff member was somewhat dissatisfied with Tang Xue, he didn’t dare let it show. He did his utmost to demonstrate his professional competence to Tang Xue and Ning Xuan.

Tang Xue saw Min Wu’s body trembling slightly and immediately swept him up into her arms, saying, "Let’s leave this place."

Ning Xuan had been bored just a moment ago and was trying to release her spiritual power to sense the situation down below. ’I want to "see" if the other cells are the same as this one,’ she thought. She had already checked several, and they were all empty. Hearing Tang Xue’s words, she immediately withdrew her spiritual power, ready to head up.

However, she suddenly sensed something was wrong. A thread of her spiritual power had been sucked into something. When Ning Xuan used that wisp of spiritual power to probe, she could only "see" a patch of darkness.

Ning Xuan frowned and activated the Soul Nourishing Scripture to retract the wisp of spiritual power. Her spiritual power returned, but it brought back a palm-sized, fluffy spirit body with it.

"ALERT, ALERT. RESIDENT OF ROOM 701 HAS BROKEN FREE OF RESTRAINTS, DAMAGED THE ROOM DOOR, AND LEFT THE CONFINEMENT CELL."

"NUMBER 701 HAS REMOVED THE IMPRISONMENT RING. SYSTEM CAN NO LONGER DETECT NUMBER 701’S LIFE SIGNS. NUMBER 701 IS NO LONGER UNDER SURVEILLANCE. ADMINISTRATOR, PLEASE REPORT THIS INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY."

This time, the alarm wasn’t coming from the staff member’s wrist; it was echoing throughout the entire corridor outside.

"It’s over, we’re done for." The pride and confidence on the staff member’s face instantly vanished, replaced by panic. He didn’t seem to see the fluffy spirit body that had appeared in Ning Xuan’s hand, and neither could Tang Xue.

"What’s wrong? What happened? Did someone escape?" Tang Xue asked.

"Yes, 701 escaped," the man answered dazedly.

"Then go catch him! Don’t you people have the tightest security system here?" Tang Xue said, unable to help herself when she saw the man standing motionless, completely devoid of the calm confidence he’d shown while handling the previous alarm.

"Catch him? Who’s going to catch him? His Comprehensive Combat Power is SSS+. There are few in the entire Federation who are his match. The administrator has probably reported it already. Let’s just wait here. Hopefully, he’s just out for a stroll," the staff member said with a sigh of resignation.

The fluffy spirit body kept trying to nuzzle against Ning Xuan. Suspecting the alarms were related to this thing, Ning Xuan mobilized a type of energy within her body, gathering it in her hand and closing her fist around the creature. With a POOF, a flame erupted in her palm. This was the Vermilion Bird Fire, capable of causing immense damage even to a spirit body.

A "PEEP PEEP PEEP" sound echoed in Ning Xuan’s mind. It was soft and sweet, like a baby bird crying out to be fed.

"Shouldn’t we close the door?" Tang Xue asked nervously as the alarms continued to blare.

"No, we can’t." The staff member shook his head. "If the door closes, the room automatically adjusts its oxygen supply to the minimum level required for one person. With this many of us in here, we’d suffocate to death."

"But what if that person who escaped finds his way here?" The unease in Tang Xue’s heart grew.

"If he wants to do something to us, a closed door won’t help. If he really shows up, stay perfectly still and don’t provoke him." The staff member had barely finished speaking when a tall, beautiful man with flowing hair and a Seven-Colored Feather Robe appeared in the doorway.

As soon as the man appeared, the fluffy spirit body, which had been wilting under the heat of the Vermilion Bird Fire, shot straight toward him. With a WHOOSH, it flew into the man’s mind and merged with him. The man’s eyes instantly looked more vibrant than before.

When the staff member saw him appear, he forced an ugly smile and braced himself, stepping in front of Tang Xue and Ning Xuan. "Emperor General, these two ladies are Controllers. They’re just here to pick someone up. I’ll lead them out of here right now."

The staff member’s voice had barely faded when a figure flashed before his eyes. The man appeared in front of Ning Xuan, then vanished from the spot, taking her with him.

The staff member was on the verge of tears. He took out his Light Computer with trembling hands and placed a call. "President, Inmate 701 abducted Miss Ning! I don’t know where he took her or if she’s in danger. Please, you have to think of something!"

The staff member sobbed as he made his report, bracing himself for the President to fly into a rage.

Unexpectedly, however, the line was quiet. Then, the President let out a soft sigh. "I have deactivated the alarms. Don’t worry. Both 701 and Miss Ning are here with me."