Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 107 Preparing to Start Planting Crops

Lorraine smacked her lips and said.

"It's alright, it's not a big problem. Anyway, you're already mine."

"Then you'll have to get past your older sister first."

Hearing Platinum's playful words, Lorraine was startled, jumped back, pointed at Platinum, and said, "Quick, tell me, who are you? My Platinum can't possibly be this cute!"

Platinum stopped cleaning his equipment, looked up at the goofy Lorraine, and said helplessly.

"Commander, please don't make such a fuss, okay?"

Clearly, Platinum did not object to certain words in Lorraine's speech.

"It's good to relax after a fight."

In response to Platinum's accusations, Lorraine shrugged.

Platinum was speechless in the face of Lorraine's shameless behavior, which made him realize the importance of keeping track of time.

"It's getting dark, should we have the repairmen come up and fix it now?"

After a moment's thought, Lorraine decided to have Cleveland activate the weather radar to monitor the surrounding weather.

"Don't just stand there on the deck, go back to the living quarters to avoid the high-intensity electromagnetic waves."

After the two returned to the living area and waited for several minutes, Cleveland gave them a reply.

There are no cloud clusters in the surrounding area, and no extreme weather is expected within the next 24 hours.

"Let's go back and rest for a bit. Also, have Cleveland keep an eye on things here and see if anyone shows up on the deck tonight."

Afterwards, the two of them took Di Ting and returned to the flagship along the rope.

After returning to the flagship, the two men told the workers to rest first, and then board the tanker early the next morning to carry out maintenance work.

"Commander, let us go up and check it out now. This will save us a lot of time when we do the maintenance tomorrow."

"That's right, it won't get dark for another two hours. Even just to ensure our safety during the process of boarding and disembarking the tanker, we should have at least an hour to check the machinery."

With the two experienced masters leading the way, everyone nodded in agreement. Looking at the scene before him, Lorraine felt a great headache coming on.

"Alright, I'll just take the experienced workers and make the trip."

Ouyang Nian made a decision as soon as he arrived at the aft deck.

"If you're worried, bring the platinum with you."

Ouyang Nian took the shield from Bai Jin and attached the spare rope climbing device to the steel cable.

Watching Ouyang Nian's retreating figure, Luo Lin let Bai Jin take Di Ting back to the tanker first, while he took out a specially made rope climbing device and handed it to the workers, watching them connect the safety rope of the rope climbing device to their safety belts.

After securing the safety ropes to the two experienced workers, Lorraine saw the two men already standing on the tanker deck. He then directed the workers to attach the climbing device to the cable.

"The two people must be 10 meters apart, and only two people can be on the steel cable at the same time."

After everyone nodded in confirmation, Lorraine instructed them to begin boarding the ship.

Twenty minutes later, all the workers went up to the deck. After Platinum started the backup power, the workers entered the engine room and began to conduct inspections based on the reports given by the self-inspection system.

To Lorraine's surprise, 40 minutes later, under the guidance of the two experienced workers, the workers located all the points that needed repair and developed corresponding repair plans.

"Let's go find some parts."

Lorraine and Diting followed the workers, while Ouyang Nian followed Bai Jin to find a place to store the components.

While Bai Jin and Ouyang Nian were searching for parts, the two master craftsmen led the workers to use the tools at hand to carry out maintenance work on areas that did not require repair.

After failing to dissuade them, Lorraine could only tell the workers to be careful of the dirt under their feet during the repair work to avoid slipping and getting injured.

Unable to offer any real help, Lorraine could only stand with Di Ting at the entrance to the upper level of the engine room to prevent any potential dangers.

"Lorraine, Platinum and I are back with the parts. Where is everyone else?"

"Here! Here!"

Hearing Ouyang Nian's shouts, Luo Lin ran down from the entrance.

"Why are you standing at the door?"

As Lorraine helped Ouyang Nian organize the various parts, she explained.

"I can't be of much help down here, and I'm just getting in the way if I stand there, so I can only go and watch the gate."

After greeting the two men, Platinum activated the life detector on his armor to search for the last person who might be hiding on the tanker.

Twenty minutes later, as darkness fell, Lorraine and Ouyang Nian led the workers back to the deck.

Arriving at the rope, Lorraine, with Di Ting hanging from it, became the first to return to the flagship, followed by the workers below.

The return process was relatively quick; 15 minutes later, before the sun had completely set, the workers were back on the flagship.

"Platinum, we're all down here. How's it going on your end?"

"I've checked all the places where people might have been hiding, and I haven't found any signs of life. It looks like they definitely left in a lifeboat."

After Bai Jin and Ouyang Nian returned to the workshop, Lorraine controlled the winch to release a section of rope, allowing Cleveland to activate the side thrust system and move a distance away from the tanker.

Watching the workers discuss repair plans in the maintenance room, Lorraine and Platinum returned to the driver's cab, but did not see Ouyang Nian there.

"Cleveland, where did Ouyang Nian go?"

Ms. Ouyang Nian is currently at the machining center, manufacturing some parts for ship engines.

Then, Platinum said softly.

"When we were looking for spare parts before, she said that some parts were no longer usable. Just now, she went back to the flagship store and it seems she went to the processing center."

"Okay, you can rest now. I'll go find Ms. Lin and ask her about the hydroponic farm and the seeds."

For the foreseeable future, they will be in a stable state of rest and recuperation.

Upon arriving at the clinic, Lorraine saw Lin Shu, with the help of Bai Zhi, carrying out virus-free cultivation of crops.

Lin Shu noticed Lorraine's presence as soon as he opened the door. Only after she finished her work did she stand up and ask Lorraine if there was anything she could help with.

Lorraine nodded, but first asked Lin Shu if his work was finished.

After receiving Lin Shu's answer, he began to ask what crops were suitable for cultivation in a hydroponic farm.

Upon hearing Lorraine's question, Lin Shu took out the seeds that had been stored at low temperatures from the refrigerator next to him.

"I visited our hydroponic farm once. The space inside is relatively small, and only some leafy vegetables can be grown."

"For example, lettuce, rapeseed, and spinach, but crops like tomatoes and cucumbers, which have higher space and nutrient requirements, cannot be grown for the time being."

Lorraine nodded, indicating that she understood, and then asked the second question.

"Of the seeds you got from the germplasm bank last time, are any suitable for large-scale planting at the camp?"