186: The initial construction of the home and the "flowing silver" neighbors

The name "Spark" was thus established.

The desire for survival overcame the bewilderment of their new arrival, and the ten people began their arduous pioneering work on this metal wreckage named "Hope Platform."

The primary task was to expand living space and oxygen supply.

Under Wen Youyi's organization, everyone divided the work and collaborated.

Zhao Iron Pillar, relying on his brute strength and that precious heavy sword, was responsible for "civil engineering."

He huffed and puffed as he carved deeper trenches and pits into the relatively thick metal platform, used to store any water they might find and to plant crops.

Wang Wu and Senior Brother Li were responsible for "agriculture" and "resource exploration."

They carefully tended to the stubbornly growing "stubborn stone fungus," "star moss," and "iron-wire vines," recording their growth data and attempting to propagate them in other areas of the platform.

At the same time, they also began exploring smaller, safer wreckage around the platform, looking for potential water sources (ice) and useful minerals.

Wen Youyi stayed at the center, meditating to recover himself while maintaining a connection to the "ark" Shelter via the weak "Star Network" (relying on the remote resonance between the "Starting Platform" beacon and the main star core, the signal was extremely unstable and consumed massive amounts of energy), obtaining technical support from Senior Brother Zhang and Ying.

[Old Zhang, we have successfully landed and are initially stable. We urgently need architectural plans suitable for vacuum and low-gravity environments, as well as technical support for water circulation and stable oxygen supply!]

[Received! I am optimizing the design of the 'ecological dome' based on the environmental data you sent back! Also, try using 'iron-wire vines' to weave filter nets, combined with the purification capabilities of 'star moss'; perhaps you can establish a simple air and water cycle!]

[Ying, analyze the movements of the 'Flowing Silver' near us. Do they pose a threat to our expansion of planting and construction?]

[Monitoring... The 'Flowing Silver' group is showing 'curiosity' toward your planting activities, but has not shown aggression. It is recommended to keep your distance and continuously send 'friendly' signals.]

Under the remote guidance of Senior Brother Zhang and Ying, the "Hope Platform" was changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A simple dome woven from "iron-wire vines" and covered with a transparent material (made from some collected crystal film) was built, enclosing a small planting area where the internal oxygen concentration was significantly higher than the outside.

Although it was as crude as a large vegetable shed, its significance was extraordinary.

Zhao Iron Pillar even used a few pieces of metal with good thermal conductivity he found to build a simple "solar cooker," utilizing the weak light reflected by the distant broken planet to heat food and melt small collected ice blocks (from wreckage in certain shadows), obtaining precious liquid water.

The basic necessities of survival—air, water, and food—were being slowly and arduously met through everyone's wisdom and effort.

And their special "neighbors"—"Flowing Silver"—were also constantly watching this group of uninvited guests.

When the "iron-wire vine" dome was built, several nearby "Flowing Silver" wreckage pieces became noticeably agitated, seemingly wary of this "environmental modification" behavior.

However, after continuously receiving the complex and harmless "greeting" fluctuations emitted by Wen Youyi and the others, they slowly calmed down, even beginning to imitate the mesh structure of the dome, changing similar patterns on their own surfaces, as if they were learning.

Once, when Wang Wu was exploring a small piece of nearby wreckage, he accidentally scratched his arm on a sharp metal edge.

The scent of blood and the faint dissipation of spiritual energy instantly triggered a violent reaction from a "Flowing Silver" not far away!

Several tentacles instantly extended from its surface, ready to move!

Everyone was shocked! Wen Youyi immediately exerted his full power to emit "greeting" fluctuations, while signaling Wang Wu to quickly retreat back into the dome.

The "Flowing Silver" tentacles waved in the air for a moment, seemingly struggling between the harmless fluctuations and the tempting "food" signal, but eventually, they slowly retracted, turning back into silent wreckage.

It was a false alarm! But it also sounded an alarm for everyone.

These "Flowing Silver" were essentially dangerous creatures that followed their instincts, and they had to remain vigilant and keep their distance at all times.

After this incident, Wen Youyi ordered a simple cordon to be set up around the perimeter of the "Hope Platform" using collected scrap metal and "iron-wire vines," and stipulated that no one was allowed to easily cross the cordon, especially forbidding anyone from getting injured or leaking spiritual energy on the perimeter.

Days passed in busyness and vigilance.

The green and blue areas on the "Hope Platform" gradually expanded, the oxygen concentration steadily increased, and there even began to be surplus "stubborn stone fungus" that could be dried and stored.

The collected water and minerals also slowly began to have some reserves.

Although the environment remained harsh and life remained arduous, everyone's faces had less of the initial despair and more vitality and hope.

They had truly taken root in this ruin.

One day, Wen Youyi stood at the edge of the dome, looking at the huge wreckage in the distance that seemed to have remained unchanged since ancient times, and said to Zhao Iron Pillar and Wang Wu beside him:

"Our basic survival problems can be considered initially solved. But this place cannot always just be a Shelter."

His gaze was deep: "We must build this place into a true home, a base that can both attack and defend! A source of sparks that can illuminate more harvested worlds in the future!"

Zhao Iron Pillar carried his heavy sword and asked in a muffled voice: "Boss, what do you say we do? I'll listen to you!"

Wang Wu also looked at Wen Youyi, his eyes full of trust.

Wen Youyi smiled and pointed to the wreckage areas in the distance with stronger energy reactions:

"The next step is to go to our 'new neighbors'' home and 'borrow' some decent building materials and energy."

(End of chapter)