Chapter 308 Food Gatherer
For Rozim Premki, although the surface scenery of Valedo is not the most beautiful place he has ever seen, it must be ranked high.
From the orbit before, he felt that the surface of this planet looked very peaceful: fertile land, bright blue oceans, and an atmosphere dotted with spiral clouds.
The readings show that the atmosphere here is breathable and unpolluted, unlike many suffocating imperial worlds that present a nightmare scene of industrial hell.
In short, for someone like him who comes from a primitive world, this is perfect.
Under the operation of the advanced servitor, the small shuttle landed on a towering rock cliff in a wide valley.
As the leader of the Chapter's restaurant, Rozim thinks it is natural to have a private shuttle - of course, this is a bit difficult from a technical perspective, after all, his responsibilities are only Limited to dining rooms and kitchens.
However, who calls him popular?
After paying a small amount of alcohol, a mysterious figure from the Mechanicus helped him transform a nearly scrapped shuttle and gave it powerful power and the ability to evade detection. If necessary, Weapons can also be added.
The pilots of the shuttle are two groups of advanced computing servitors. They may not be top operators, but they must be the safest.
Rozim was very satisfied with this aircraft and named it "Panjie" - as for the reason, he did not explain it to anyone.
“Huh, this smell is much better than in the cabin.”
Looking up from the top of the cliff, you can see a majestic mountain range. Although the climate below the mountains is in the temperate zone, their towering peaks are covered by Covered with snow.
After the dust kicked up by the aircraft when it landed cleared, Rozim set foot on a world that he knew was in rebellion.
It's just a bit of a rebel, he doesn't care much - Valedo's news is strictly blocked, and he only knows so much.
The reason why he took the risk to come here was because he saw an introduction by Valedo in the book "The Boring Man of Leshan and Leshui: A Guide for Vagabonds".
In the early days when it was discovered by the empire, this world was once a wild and dead world, full of various dangerous beasts and plants, the most widely distributed of which was a plant called "Echinacea".
Just by hearing the name, some people may think it is a harmless herb, but in fact, Spiny orchid is a dangerous carnivorous plant.
The imperial colonists persisted for dozens of generations before transforming the world into what it is today, and those dangerous animals and plants were basically wiped out. However, because of its wide distribution, Spinach orchid is found in some places. It is inaccessible and somewhat scattered.
Because this plant is territorial and highly aggressive, the rich and powerful in Valedo also keep them for viewing and guarding their homes.
But Rozim’s reason for looking for them wasn’t rarity.
As well as their aggressiveness, spiny orchids are famous for their smell.
According to the introduction in "Leshan Leshui Boring Man: A Vagabond's Guide", the stems of the spinach orchid are edible and have a strong meaty taste, which is even more delicious than most meats. .
This is Rozim's true goal.
As the leader of the group’s restaurant, collecting precious ingredients is also one of his important tasks.
After all, we can't let the soldiers eat standard rations every day, right? Rozim, who was carrying a huge camping bag, stepped off his shuttle and looked around the new world with great interest. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes and enjoyed breathing without filters and air purification devices. Simple pleasure.
Then he strode across the rocks and stood on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ground below.
What unfolded before his eyes was a vast green landscape.
Dense forests cover the slopes below the mountains, and a stunning blue river flows slowly along the valley to the distant coast.
Across the valley he could see one of the towns marked on the track's overhead view standing amid a clump of spreading ferns.
From here, it looks like half of a majestic arch. This is the target chosen by Rozim, a town called Laidi, which is also the main breeding ground for Spiny Orchid.
Standing in his position, Rozim's vision can be expanded to hundreds of kilometers away. The distant lakes are rippling on the horizon, herds of wild beasts are wandering on the plains under the mountains, and the fertile land is undulating. Far into the mist-covered distance, birds circle and fly in the pure sky above.
How long has it been since he saw such an unsullied world?
At this moment, his heart was beating fast because he saw such a beautiful and clear sky.
If this was not a religious world, it is estimated that the vanguard of the Mechanicus and the exploration drilling platform would have landed on the surface to start the colonization process and explore its natural resources.
Rozim has always wanted to complain. Since the Mechanicus has the light of technology and rational thinking, can't they find a way to use the planet's resources while avoiding industrial pollution and population explosion zones? Will the evil consequences tarnish the beauty of a world?
But such questions are beyond Rozim's ability, and they have little meaning to him.
After determining the target direction, Rozim found a path down the mountain.
This is a winding trail located on the slope of volcanic rock that has long since cooled. Ferns grow prosperously on the dusty soil, fibrous and as light as feathers, and the mottled stems are as rough as rattan, pointing toward the sky. The branches stand upright and are as tall as three people, extending all the way to the swaying compound leaves showing white dew.
They reminded him of the evil pine forests in his hometown, where he often went to hunt and log in the winter when he was a child.
The evergreen needles are covered with thick frost, and when the wind blows, the tree will make a sound like a sigh.
At this moment, all that is left is a sigh.
The ripples of dry ferns, and the caked dust that worked its way through every pore on his body, rubbing against the soft tissue at the back of his throat. The sun was bright and dazzling, shining down from the clear sky through the pale and thin air, reflecting strips of net marks on the ground under the ferns - made up of desolate sunlight and uneven black shadows. .
He moved forward two hundred meters and entered a gap of dead leaves. In order not to alarm possible wild beasts and enemies, he put on soft-soled boots and thickened his calves with chain-like cloth. The ground is wrapped twice to prevent scratches from plant barbs.
And he also carried a weapon, a small incendiary gun he got from a "friend", which was tightly fastened to his chest with a strong strap to prevent dust from entering the gun.
But every ten minutes or so, he would check the components and clean up the dust, fern leaves, residual branches and thorns that had quickly accumulated.
Suddenly, several cracking sounds made him turn and stop suddenly, pushing the gun into his smooth and dry palm, ready to go.
Something tried to pass through the ferns on his left, and from time to time it would crush the dry thorns on the ground.
(End of this chapter)