Ling Cage: I am a spiritual master, devouring source matter to become a god.

Mark looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Aria explained, "There are two spaceships parked next to the engineering ship. Jingyuan snatched them from a group of robots. He planned to modify the back doors of the spaceships and use them, but unfortunately he hasn't had time yet."

"robot?"

"It is very likely that they are robots controlled by humans on the beautiful New World."

Mark looked at Bai Yuekui, "Are there humans on the beautiful New World too?"

Bai Yuekui said, "Don't look at me like that. The New World is so far away, we really don't know about it."

Have you communicated with each other?

“Jingyuan wanted to communicate with them, but whenever we made contact with the robots, they would attack on their own initiative, and they would self-destruct if captured. There was no way to communicate with them,” Aria explained to Mark.

Bai Yuekui overheard their conversation and said, "It seems to be a group of very xenophobic people. It might be very difficult for you to win them over to help you."

Mark said with a worried expression, "Forget about these robots for now, let's fix the engineering ship first."

Aria nodded, then said, "The robot spaceship has its intelligent system disabled. Can you pilot it manually?"

“No, but we can learn!” Mark glanced at Ran Bing behind him. “Let’s leave the spaceship piloting to us!”

Mark and his group exited the Swift spaceship and boarded two other spaceships.

There is also a robot's body on the spaceship.

Bai Yuekui crouched down and examined it, saying, "It looks like a custom-made robot from the Hela Empire's military! It seems there are still people in the Hela Empire."

Mark said, "The Hela Empire, the one that was the most powerful nation in the Coastal Alliance back then?"

"Correct!"

Mark didn't ask any further questions and turned to the cockpit to figure out how to pilot the spaceship.

These spaceships were all built using Old World technology, and the Lighthouse also preserved a lot of Old World technology. Mark learned to pilot the spaceships and quickly got the hang of it.

After Mark and Ran Bing learned how to pilot the spaceship, they piloted the two spaceships back to the lighthouse, and then returned with a large number of technicians to repair the engineering ship.

……

In the Pocket Universe world.

Jingyuan called this place Peach Blossom Spring, and it truly is like a paradise on earth, peaceful and undisturbed by the world.

Jingyuan had never experienced such a peaceful life.

Life here is just a bit monotonous; they've long been used to life at the lighthouse, and they'll soon get used to life in paradise.

When Jingyuan and Penny were at the lighthouse, they were both trained as soldiers.

Now, Jingyuan is learning to farm, raise chickens, and chop firewood.

Penny, on the other hand, learned to weave and cook.

For Jing Yuan, who possesses telekinesis, farming is no challenge.

There are no seasons in this pocket world. No matter when, as long as you plant the seeds in the soil and water them on time, the crops will grow slowly.

There was no skill involved; it was all physical labor.

Chickens are raised in a free-range manner.

As for chopping firewood... Jingyuan used his telekinesis to control a circular saw to cut down trees, and in one day, he had chopped enough firewood for a year.

Compared to Jingyuan, Penny's learning is much slower.

So after finishing his work, Jingyuan would go to the rock face to look at the stone carvings.

Ten days have passed since Jingyuan and his companions accidentally entered the Peach Blossom Paradise. Jingyuan checks on them every day.

But still nothing was found.

Later that evening, Penny brought over the neighbor's little girl to play.

The child's name is Xiaoyu, the little girl they met when they first arrived.

She was the youngest child in the village, so everyone liked her very much.

Xiaoyu's mother was teaching Penny how to weave, so Penny often went to their house, and over time, she became familiar with Xiaoyu.

Penny also often brought Jade home to play.

That evening, after taking Xiaoyu home, Penny suddenly asked Jingyuan a question: "Jingyuan, do you want a child?"

"Want to have children?"

"Yes! The mission in the Hall of Dawn at the Lighthouse is about having children. Having children at the Lighthouse is a mission, but here, the children can be our own."

"Um... I know the Dawn Hall mission is about having children."

"I'm also puzzled. We've done so many breeding missions together, why haven't I been able to get pregnant? Is it because I'm always on the ground carrying out missions?"

"This is a probability problem."

"Then should we increase the frequency of the missions?"

"Don't add any more tasks yet. There are some things we need to understand."

"whats the matter?"

"Don't you feel that the village's population structure is strange?"

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Penny looked puzzled and shook her head, saying, "No!"

Jingyuan explained to her, "Look, there are 156 people in the whole village. Of the group of people who came from Earth, there are 17 left. The rest are all their descendants. There are 93 people in their second generation. In the third generation, there are only 46 people. Xiaoyu belongs to the third generation. And the eligible third-generation children are together, but they have not had children."

How do you know so much about this?

“I can easily find out this information by using my telekinetic powers to scan and cover the area.”

Penny counted and said, "The second generation has 93 people. It takes two people to form a couple, and a couple has one child. The third generation only has 46 people, which is normal!"

“That’s not what I meant!” Jingyuan pointed to his fingers and counted. “Look at the Luo family next door, 30 years old, married, but no kids. Pestan, 25 years old, married, but no kids. Blue, 27 years old, married, but no kids.”

"Maybe they just don't want to have children. Look at Brother Qin and his family, they don't have any either."

"Correct!"

Even if Penny didn't say it, Jingyuan wanted to say, "Brother Qin is almost 50 years old and still doesn't have any children."

Penny also found it strange, so she asked, "What are you trying to say?"

Jing Yuan sighed and said, "When I was in Dragon Bone Village, I overheard something. Some of the newborn babies in Dragon Bone Village were born without life essence!"

"No life essence? What would happen then?"

"Without the life essence, it's just an empty shell. Such a child cannot live."

Penny was somewhat shocked, but also puzzled. She asked, "What does this have to do with us having children?"

“I heard them say that this situation occurs because the Mana ecosystem has devoured too much life essence. Although we do not yet understand the nature of life essence, we can speculate that the life essence of the entire Earth is finite. When the Mana ecosystem devours a large amount of life essence, there is not enough life essence, which leads to situations where newborn babies do not have enough life essence.”

Jing Yuan sighed and said, "If this conclusion is correct, think about it, this is a pocket world, and the life source material in this world may be very limited."

Jingyuan didn't continue speaking, only saying that he would find out more about the situation from Qin Bohan tomorrow.

The next day, after Jingyuan finished watering the fields, he happened to run into Qin Bohan on the ridge.

"Brother Qin!"

"Jingyuan," Qin Bohan looked at the farmland behind Jingyuan and asked, "Are the seeds you planted doing well?"

"I'm watering them on time, just like you instructed!"

Qin Bohan nodded, "Yes, take it slow. I've heard from the older generation that farming here is different from the outside world; you can't rush it!"

"it is good."

After chatting for a few minutes, Qin Bohan prepared to leave.

"Brother Qin!" Jing Yuan called out to him, "There's something I want to ask you!"

"What's the matter? Tell me."

Will there be birth restrictions in the village?

"Restricting births?" Qin Bohan shook his head. "No way!"

“Here’s the thing. Penny and I want a child, but there are birth restrictions on our lighthouse, so I’ve come to find out more.”

“We don’t have birth restrictions here,” Qin Bohan said, shaking his head again. “But there’s something you need to know.”

"what's up?"

Do you know about the source of life?

"know."

"Children born from reproduction in this pocket world may lack the life essence."

Jingyuan's eyes widened. He knew it was true!

According to his speculation, although the Pocket World is small, it is far from being saturated.