My carefree life in space

Chapter 16 Dispute in the Woods

After Mo Ze finished his meal, the two left the restaurant, found a secluded spot, and entered the space.

Although Lin Shushu has now reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm and is theoretically able to abstain from grains, she still maintains the habit of eating.

The mountains and forests of this space are home to many small animals, which are nourished by spiritual energy year after year. Their meat is very delicious, and eating it can increase one's spiritual power.

This is also a major reason why Lin Shushu couldn't give up her appetite.

Mo Ze caught a pheasant and a fish, cleaned them, and roasted them over a fire.

It must be said that Mo Ze's cooking skills are quite good, and Lin Shushu ate to her heart's content.

Mo Ze was delighted to see her cheeks bulging from eating, and felt very fortunate to still have this skill.

After eating their fill, the two rested for a while before leaving the space and heading towards their destination, Sunset Forest.

Ever since someone found the Frostweed in Sunset Forest, more and more people have been flocking there.

They encountered many other teams along the way, and everyone tacitly refrained from communicating. After all, once they arrived here, everyone could potentially become a competitor.

Lin Shushu overheard snippets of conversation and roughly understood why these people had come here.

However, she was unaware of the effects of the Frost Grass.

"What is this frost-retaining grass they're talking about?" Lin Shushu asked Mo Ze.

“It is a precious medicinal plant, and its main function is purification,” Mo Ze replied.

Lin Shushu now understood: in the interstellar era, pollution was everywhere, so medicinal plants with purifying properties naturally became highly sought-after.

Frostweed is currently the most potent purifying herb among known medicinal plants. When used to refine a purifying solution, it can be used to purify people and objects with a pollution level below 75%.

Of course, this cannot compare to Lin Shushu's pills and spiritual fruits that can purify 100% of the pollution level, so once the efficacy of the pills was confirmed, it immediately attracted attention.

The two deliberately avoided crowded areas. The deeper they went, the fewer people they could see.

Lin Shushu walked through the dark forest without feeling scared at all; instead, she felt like she was on vacation.

They weren't in a hurry to continue their journey. When they saw plants that interested them, Lin Shushu would step forward to observe them carefully. She wanted to compare the differences between interstellar plants and Earth plants.

Unfortunately, the plants here, like those on planet M19, are polluted and cannot be compared to plants on Earth.

This made Lin Shushu even more curious about how purification plants like Frost Grass grow and why they can "emerge from the mud unsullied".

Lin Shushu was unaware that interstellar humans had conducted extensive research on these purifying plants, but currently there was no definitive answer.

This has led to purifying plants becoming increasingly rare. A single Frostweed can now fetch up to 10 Star Coins on the market.

As they walked, they heard arguing ahead. Lin Shushu and Mo Ze exchanged a glance and quietly approached the source of the sound.

The two walked behind a tree and looked at the two sides arguing.

Wait, one of them turned out to be a group of three men and two women who had been quite critical of her at the restaurant.

Lin Shushu didn't recognize the other person, but Mo Ze recognized one of them as his cousin, Mo Chen.

He leaned close to Lin Shushu's ear and told her about his discovery.

Lin Shushu understood. Since one side was on their side, they would know who to help if an uncontrollable situation arose.

"This is the Frostweed we found first, and you just came up and tried to steal it. That's so unethical!" One of the boys on Mo Chen's side pointed at the people opposite him and angrily rebuked them.

"Just because you found it first doesn't mean it's yours. Who told you not to dig? Now that we've dug it up, it's ours." It was Ning Shiyu who spoke, her tone full of arrogance.

"Sister Xiao Qin, do you think so too?" Mo Chen asked Xiao Qin.

Both families are first-class aristocratic families of the Imperial Star, and their younger generations often interact, showing each other a degree of respect.

Mo Chen originally thought that Xiao Qing would give up the Frost Grass out of consideration for the friendship between the two families.

To everyone's surprise, Xiao Qin said, "Ah Chen, we went up and dug up the Frost Grass as soon as we saw it. We didn't know you were the ones who found it first."

"Nonsense, we were here first. There are so many people here, can't you see them?" the boy who had spoken earlier retorted.

“So what? When we found the Frostweed, it was still safely in the soil,” Li Yong, a boy from Xiao Qin’s group, chimed in.

“Exactly! You said you found it first, so why didn’t you dig? Maybe you didn’t even find it, and then you came to snatch it when we started digging.” Ning Shiyu added immediately before the boy could retort.

"You're just making excuses." The boy's face turned red with anger.

Mo Chen patted his shoulder and looked at the group of people, saying, "We arrived first, and just as we were about to dig, your people pushed us away."

Gu Heng, sitting opposite him, looked somewhat embarrassed. He opened his mouth, intending to say that he should return the Frost Grass. However, before he could speak, Ning Shiyu preempted him.

"In the end, it's because you guys were slow. Who says whoever finds it first owns it? I can also say that I've seen all the Frostweed in this forest, and they're all mine!"

Mo Chen ignored her and looked only at Xiao Qin and Xiao Yi of the Xiao family. He knew that these two were the ones who could make the decisions.

Xiao Yi looked at Xiao Qin. He was from a collateral branch of the family, and he had to listen to Xiao Qin in everything he did outside.

Seeing everyone looking at her, Xiao Qin didn't want to appear unreasonable, so she spoke gently, "How about this, we'll buy this Frostweed and give you 10 star coins based on the market price."

Mo Chen almost rolled his eyes. As one of the four great families, was the Xiao family the only one who was rich, while the Mo family was just a bunch of paupers?

This isn't about money at all; what they need is Frostweed, which is their ultimate goal for coming here and also the school's assessment task.

Just as he was about to refuse, his personal terminal suddenly rang. He looked up and a look of surprise flashed across his face.

It turned out to be my cousin, Mo Ze.

"Give it to them, they're asking for 100 million."

Upon seeing this, he suddenly looked around, but unfortunately, there were only trees all around and he couldn't see a single person.

He suppressed his excitement and said generously, "Since you need this Frostgrass, then I'll give it to you. However," he changed the subject, "you'll have to pay 100 million."

"Why? 10 is already the highest price. Don't go too far!" Ning Shiyu shouted.

Although Mo Chen's teammates didn't know why he compromised, they chimed in out of trust for him, "You guys wanted to pay for it yourselves. If you can't afford the price, then don't buy it."

Ning Shiyu was about to argue again when Xiao Qin stopped her.

“One million it is, consider the extra as your pocket money, Aze,” she said to Mo Chen in the manner of an elder sister.

Mo Chen accepted the star coins that Xiao Qin transferred to him without any hesitation.

He wouldn't be swayed by her gentleness. He knew Xiao Qin liked his brother, but for some reason, he just didn't want her to be his sister-in-law.