Looking at all the potatoes she had just planted, Lin Huanyan double-checks the temperature, humidity, and other data in the cultivation room.
She calls in the lab robot and inputs the relevant data into its system.
Then, decisively, she orders several advanced planting robots from the Star Network. After all, Xiao A is a laboratory robot, not a specialized planting robot.
Previously, she thought one watermelon cultivation room wouldn’t be so troublesome, so Xiao A had been handling it, but now that she has added a potato cultivation room, Xiao A can’t keep up. It’s better to buy a few dedicated planting robots.
Back in the lab, Lin Huanyan doesn’t waste the remaining potatoes on the workbench.
She packs them up and takes them to the living area, since it’s noon, Lin Huanyan plans to cook herself a meal with these potatoes.
Having been on the starship for so long, she is finally able to eat some normal food.
However, after searching for a while, she can’t find any kitchenware.
Ah, how could she forget that starship homes don’t have kitchens!
But the more she can’t have it, the more she wants it.
In a moment of inspiration, Lin Huanyan finds a heating device from the lab.
The mineral flame furnace, originally used for heating reagents to accelerate their catalysis, is now used as a cooking fire.
To go along with it, Lin Huanyan selects a metal plate from numerous ones for its excellent thermal conductivity, safety, and lack of any harmful substances.
A simple kitchen tool is now set up, and Lin Huanyan plans to use it to make a grilled potato.
Now that she has the kitchen tools and the ingredients, she realizes she doesn’t have any seasoning.
Just plain roasted potatoes wouldn’t taste great, so Lin Huanyan begins to improvise.
Without oil, she rummages through the nutrition liquid kits.
Nutrition liquid is an essential item for everyone in the starship. It sustains their bodily needs, and various types of nutritional liquids with diverse flavors are available.
There are common flavors that meet the needs of the masses, as well as unusual flavors sought by a few individuals. Basically, anything you can think of is available.
Since the nutrition liquids have a long shelf life, people are used to stocking several boxes at once.
When Lin Huanyan first came to the lab, she was equipped with several large boxes of nutrition liquid. There was so much that even after all this time, she hadn’t finished a single box.
But she remembers seeing a set of nutrition liquids in the lab—several boxes of regular flavors and one box of exotic flavors, along with a small box of seasoning liquids.
For those who like sweet, sour, or other flavors, they could mix their favorite taste by adding the seasoning liquid.
Being from Earth, where there are so many delicious foods, Lin Huanyan doesn’t pay much attention to the unappetizing nutrition liquid, and she has never even touched the seasoning liquid.
Going to the storage room for the nutrition liquids, Lin Huanyan easily finds the unopened box of seasoning liquid.
The small white metal box is not very big, and Lin Huanyan easily carries it.
Sitting on the carpet in front of the sofa, she places the white box on the coffee table.
She finds the lock button and presses it gently, causing the box to open. Inside, she sees several neatly arranged glass bottles of various colors.
The box is designed with different grooves, most of which are for placing the seasoning liquids, with one narrow groove near the lock button for a long glass dropper, likely for adding the liquid easily.
There is also a simple instruction booklet that reminds the user that the seasoning liquids are highly concentrated, and care should be taken not to add too much when using them.
These weren’t the issues Lin Huanyan was most concerned about. She carefully examined each glass bottle, checking their labels one by one.
Sweet Flavor Liquid, Sour Flavor Liquid, Bitter Flavor Liquid, Salty Flavor Liquid, Spicy Flavor Liquid…
To her surprise, Lin Huanyan found that the interstellar seasoning liquids were quite comprehensive, covering all the basic five flavors—sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and salty.
As she continued to scan the labels, more peculiar names appeared before her, giving her a headache.
Red Worm Oil Liquid, Hard-Shell Bug Oil Liquid, Insect Egg Oil Liquid, Meteorite Liquid…
Lin Huanyan couldn’t help but feel bewildered. Who would even like such things? Just hearing the names made her hesitant to try them.
Still, it wasn’t a wasted effort. Judging by the names, she deduced that the two rows in the back contained oils. Observing their texture, they seemed similar to oils found on Earth.
Now, all she had to do was pick one she could accept from these bottles.
Green Fruit Oil Liquid, Pod Oil Liquid, Pincer Beast Oil Liquid, … Snow Fish Oil Liquid.
Finally, Lin Huanyan found some oils that seemed relatively normal.
She reached into the small box and pulled out the innermost glass bottle. It contained a white, oily liquid that looked quite appealing.
But to be safe, Lin Huanyan searched for information on the star network. She discovered that the so-called “snow fish” was a beautiful, entirely white little fish. Reassured by the positive reviews from netizens, she finally felt at ease.
With everything ready, it was time to showcase her cooking skills.
Lin Huanyan took out three potatoes, washed them clean with water, and peeled off their outer layer with a small knife.
Once the edible yellowish flesh was exposed, she sliced them into thin pieces—not too thick, not too thin, just right.
Thankfully, her cooking skills from Earth hadn’t faded. She neatly sliced all three potatoes into even slices of similar thickness.
She turned on the mineral flame stove and waited for the metal plate on top to heat up. Once it was ready, she poured some snow fish oil liquid onto it and spread it evenly with a brush.
Then, she placed the potato slices on the plate and began roasting them, continuously adding various seasoning liquids while occasionally flipping the slices.
This ensured the potato slices were evenly heated and that the flavors were thoroughly absorbed.
When the potato slices turned golden brown, she took them out and placed them in a prepared container, then started on the next batch.
The aroma of roasted food wafted through the air, making Lin Huanyan’s mouth water. She couldn’t resist picking up a slice and popping it into her mouth.
The crispy exterior and firm interior, combined with the rich, spicy flavor, were simply divine.
Lin Huanyan couldn’t stop herself. In no time, she had devoured all the roasted potato slices and eagerly waited for the next batch.
She didn’t stop until all three potatoes were gone. Then, she leaned back on the sofa, sipping on a pre-chilled glass of watermelon juice with contentment.
Lin Huanyan sighed in satisfaction. ‘This is what life should be like!’
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Deep inside the Tianyu Base.
At a familiar desk piled high with documents, a man sat behind it. His long, slender fingers gripped a pen as his eyes scanned the files before him. Every couple of minutes, a graceful, confident signature appeared.
One by one, the stack of documents on the desk dwindled as secretaries came in to take away the signed files.
Finally, the man finished the last document, and all the emails on his computer were replied to.
“Phew.”
Letting out a soft sigh, he leaned back in his chair. His previously upright posture relaxed as his deft fingers swiftly unbuttoned the collar that had been constraining him, revealing a large expanse of skin on his chest.
After days of dealing with a mountain of paperwork and implementing numerous policies, even someone as physically robust as Gu Yincheng was feeling a bit worn out.
He picked up the glass of iced watermelon juice his secretary had just prepared and tilted his head back, drinking deeply.
The red juice in the glass gradually diminished as his Adam’s apple moved rhythmically with each gulp.
Suddenly, a drop of pink watermelon juice escaped due to his hurried movements, trailing down from the corner of his mouth.
It slid past his smooth jawline, over his sexy Adam’s apple, and finally settled in the hollow of his collarbone.
The pink droplet stood out in stark contrast against his skin. Unlike Lin Huanyan’s fair complexion, Gu Yincheng’s skin was slightly tan, leaning toward a wheat-like hue.
Logically, this warm tone shouldn’t harmonize with the soft pink color, yet at this moment, the combination of pink, tan, collarbone, Adam’s apple, and muscular contours exuded an unexpected allure.
Gu Yincheng seemed unaware of this. The icy watermelon juice had swept away much of his fatigue.
Juice extracted from rare, pollution-free fruits was indeed extraordinary, especially effective after overexerting his mental energy.
Moreover, the watermelon juice reminded Gu Yincheng of his girlfriend. She had been busy with the biological cultivation base and laboratory work recently and must be just as exhausted.
They hadn’t had a proper conversation in the past few days; every time they tried to talk, something would interrupt them.
Glancing at the time, he noted that his next meeting was coming up—a discussion about the Wanwu Life Corporation. When they invested, it was agreed that Tianyu would handle the aerospace-related matters.
The empire had already begun taking action, so naturally, Tianyu wouldn’t fall behind. Over the past few days, aside from handling previously backlogged tasks, Gu Yincheng had primarily been occupied with the matter of planning flight routes.
They needed to identify the most convenient, safest, and most suitable route from the biological breeding base to other locations and establish it.
The project was admittedly quite extensive, but fortunately, the preliminary plan had already been drafted. The upcoming meetings would finalize the details of the plan.
Once this was completed, Gu Yincheng would have fewer tasks to deal with, allowing him to visit Lin Huanyan at the relay station.
Glancing at the time, Gu Yincheng tidied himself up. The soft pink hue on his lips was ruthlessly wiped away, stripping him of the previous trace of charm. He resumed his usual cold and ascetic demeanor, stood, and headed to the conference room.
Recalling the male voice he had heard in the recent communication and the information he had uncovered, his pace quickened involuntarily.
He thought it would be better to declare his claim sooner rather than later; otherwise, everyone might try to get close to her.
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translation works:
ARTTEDSBGT (After Rebirth The True Eldest Daughter Starts Brewing Green Tea):
main story – completed translating
extras/side stories – i still dont have money and account to access this
ATISIUP:
ongoing
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