165: Chapter 165 Fertilizer Plant

"This is... a factory?"

The moment Fang Xun entered, he almost thought he had come to the wrong place.

The factory in Fang Xun's mind should have rows of machines, rows of workers, and an endless assembly line.

Then, the workers would sit at that assembly line for the entire day.

Fang Xun had initially thought he would see a scene like that, only with the workers replaced by Remnant Beastss.

Instead, the first thing Fang Xun saw upon entering was a place that looked like a commercial street.

At the edge of this area, an artificial lake had even been dug out.

On a platform built of preservative-treated wood by the lake, several people were drinking coffee while watching the small fish and water birds in the lake.

Looking at it like this, it was unexpectedly peaceful and serene.

Where exactly did this look like a factory?

What caught Fang Xun's attention the most was that thick-skinned girl wearing a short skirt.

Of course, it wasn't that she was particularly special, but rather that she was waving at Fang Xun.

"Hi, Master."

Although it was a bit narcissistic, Fang Xun was certain that this "Master" was directed at him.

So...

"You're a Disaster Beast?"

In just a short moment, that thick-skinned girl had run over, not forgetting to bow in front of Fang Xun.

"Oh my, oh my, Master, don't say it like that," Jiu Ying said with a giggle.

"Look at us, Master; we look almost the same as humans. Just treat me as a human!" Jiu Ying emphasized, shaking her head vigorously.

Fang Xun glanced at Jiu Ying, then glanced again.

Noticing Fang Xun's gaze, Jiu Ying immediately puffed out her chest.

Even without looking at the scale of the jiggle, Fang Xun could tell.

It was quite big.

Then, Jiu Ying added:

"The Young Miss said that I'm available for your use. You can use me however you want."

As Jiu Ying spoke, she puffed out her chest even more, almost shoving it into Fang Xun's face.

Fang Xun: "?"

It was a good thing Qi Lian was in class at school; otherwise, he would have had to ask what on earth was going on.

"Aren't you going to touch them?" Jiu Ying felt that with her size, no one should be able to refuse.

At least, when she had posted short videos on Tomato Short Videos to try and understand humans, the comment section was always like that.

But unfortunately, Jiu Ying still didn't quite understand humans.

Humans, when in public, care about their reputation.

*Cough.*

Seeing this, Fang Xun withdrew his gaze and said, "No need. Don't do this kind of thing in the future; it's not good."

"Oh."

Although she was lectured by Fang Xun, Jiu Ying wasn't upset.

Jiu Ying continued:

"Master..."

"Don't call me Master either; it sounds weird," Fang Xun interrupted.

"Daddy."

"?"

Seeing the girl's serious face, Fang Xun didn't even know where to begin complaining.

Where on earth did you learn this stuff?!

"Just call me 'Brother' like everyone else." Fang Xun rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

"Then wouldn't that be the same as the Young Miss? That wouldn't be right, Daddy," Jiu Ying said, looking troubled.

"It's perfectly fine! Just call me 'Brother'!"

Fang Xun emphasized immediately. Lu Li was already looking at him like he was a pervert. If she didn't change how she addressed him, he really might be seen as some creep who liked to flaunt his XP System in the street.

"Okay, Brother." Seeing Fang Xun's resolve, Jiu Ying followed his lead.

"Good."

However, he looked at the surroundings again and asked, "Where is this factory? I don't see any sign of a factory here."

"Brother, let me give you a tour." As Jiu Ying spoke, she gestured to Fang Xun and walked ahead of him.

Fang Xun and Lu Li quickly followed.

"What does this factory do now?"

Before officially seeing the factory, Fang Xun was still curious.

"Brother, you'll know once you go in." As Jiu Ying spoke, she had already led the two of them into a small room.

Compared to the environment outside, this small room was quite rudimentary.

"This is a regulation from the Wei Shenme Bureau. You must wear these things before you can enter, Brother."

"What?"

In the blink of an eye, Fang Xun saw the thick-skinned girl bring out a full set of hazmat suits.

Helmets, gas masks, work clothes, rubber gloves—everything was there.

"What on earth are you producing here?"

As Fang Xun put it on, he wondered if he was about to enter some incredible place.

"Producing good stuff! Our first batch of factories are all doing this."

Once Fang Xun and Lu Li were fully dressed, Jiu Ying led them through a sealed passage and further inside.

Before long, the view in front of them suddenly opened up.

This was a factory building that could be described as a behemoth.

Fang Xun looked over and saw that among the dense rows of machines, the ones moving back and forth were all Remnant Beastss about two to three meters tall. Fang Xun couldn't even see where it ended.

As soon as they stepped out of the passage, Fang Xun smelled a slightly pungent odor.

Fang Xun actually had some memory of this smell.

"Fertilizer?"

"Wow, you know so much, Brother." Jiu Ying had originally wanted to introduce it to Fang Xun, but she hadn't expected him to guess it directly.

"The first factory building is being used to produce fertilizer?"

"Hehe, it's more than just that. This is only the first phase of the factory; there's more to come. We're going to turn this place into the world's largest chemical industrial park!"

Jiu Ying spread her arms wide, as if showing Fang Xun her vision for the future.

However, when Fang Xun heard "chemical plant," the first thing he thought of was the pollution aspect.

This was an unavoidable part of chemical enterprises.

"What about the pollution?" Fang Xun asked directly.

"We eat it." Jiu Ying pointed to her mouth.

"Huh?" Fang Xun never would have imagined the solution would be so simple and crude.

"Although for people on Blue Star, eating a mouthful of the pollutants here would be about the same as passing away, for us, it's actually not much."

At this point, Jiu Ying sounded a bit proud.

"Besides, the damage Blue Star elements cause us is actually less than one-thousandth. So it doesn't really matter."

"We're already creating targeted, specialized Remnant Beastss."

"Even if there are some things that can't be digested, they can be concentrated and properly disposed of."

"Do you Remnant Beastss iterate that quickly?" Fang Xun was truly shocked. Targeted genetic upgrades—even Darwin would have to call it impressive.

"Mm-hmm~ Recently, the Young Miss even had us research how to have children with humans."

"You... don't need to tell me that."

"But," Fang Xun added curiously, "did you find anything out?"

"No," Jiu Ying said with some distress.

"No one is willing to cooperate with us on this research. We previously applied to the Wei Shenme Bureau for a group of people to collaborate with."

"And then?"

Beside Fang Xun, Lu Li silently watched the bustling scene in the factory and said:

"I rejected the application."