Chapter 6

Back at the farm, Li Han was worried. The Quarter Horse in front of him looked even more listless than before, and it wouldn't eat any of the hay he added. If this continued, it would really die. Li Han sighed helplessly, shook his head in self-mockery, and thought it was only natural that not everyone could pick up a pie that fell from the sky. Although he wasn't sighing and lamenting, he was a bit depressed. Seeing Li Han's dejected look, Wei Li didn't know what to say, so he accompanied him in drinking a can of beer before saying goodbye and going home.

With not much to do on the farm, Li Han decided to open another can of beer and sit on the sofa, sipping it while thinking of a solution. He couldn't just sit there doing nothing. "Maybe giving it medicine will work. I'll try it tomorrow," Li Han muttered to himself as he took a shower. His little niece, Bao Bao, was always looking forward to riding a big horse. Besides, his parents and sister-in-law rarely came to the U.S., and it would be embarrassing if he couldn't fulfill this small wish, especially for Bao Bao, who admired him so much and had told her kindergarten friends that she would take a photo of herself riding a big horse to show everyone. "If it doesn't work, I'll spend some money and buy a riding Quarter Horse. It's only a few thousand dollars. If necessary, I'll borrow some money from Kelly."

Just as Li Han was gritting his teeth and making up his mind, a female voice suddenly rang out in the bathroom. "Host has triggered the Shennong System's wish task to cure the Gull disease in the Quarter Horse. Does the host choose to bind the Shennong Space System for the cure?" "Who? Who's talking?" Li Han was startled, and the soap in his hand fell to the ground. He felt a chill, wondering if Kelly was playing a trick on him. "Kelly?" Li Han waited for a while, but there was no response, so he picked up the soap, puzzled.

"Am I really hearing things?" Li Han scratched his head. When he turned around, he froze. A small, glowing, circular object about the size of a beer cap was floating in front of him. Li Han was dumbfounded. "It must be a hallucination," he rubbed his eyes, but the object was still there. It looked like a mini-UFO, but Li Han had never heard of such a small UFO. After staring at it for a while, Li Han cautiously reached out to touch it. The voice from before sounded again, and even though it wasn't the first time, Li Han still jumped.

"Are you the one talking?" Li Han's mind was completely blank. The circular object not only floated in the air but also spoke. Could he have encountered an alien? Li Han couldn't think of any reason why an alien would be interested in him.

"Host, Shennong E-type 2014 at your service. Do you choose to bind the space system?" Li Han frowned slightly, as if the small object really wanted him to bind with some space. Li Han muttered to himself, wondering if it was trying to turn him into a host. Having seen too many alien movies, he felt a chill. What should he do? As for the Shennong System and its benefits, Li Han didn't dare to think about them.

"Let's talk about this later. What did you say about the Gull disease?" Li Han cautiously guarded against the small circular object, wondering when it had entered. "Hmm, it seems familiar." A thought flashed through his mind. He had seen something like it last night, a meteorite fragment. Li Han suddenly remembered the scene before he went to bed. He recalled the strange events that happened when he got home, the lack of bloodstains on his clothes, and the changes in the charcoal-black meteorite fragment.

Li Han quietly lifted his cut finger, which he had completely forgotten about during the shower. When he looked at it, he was stunned. The wound had completely healed. "This can't be. I clearly cut it yesterday." "This is impossible. It must be because I drank too much last night and haven't woken up yet. It must be that."

"Host, your mental fluctuations are intense. Please calm down." Li Han was dumbfounded. This thing seemed quite powerful. "Calm down, calm down. Tell me, what do you want?" Li Han quietly picked up the showerhead, ready to defend himself.

Li Han forced himself to calm down, got dressed, and went to the living room to open the fridge. "Do you need anything to drink?" Li Han felt he couldn't lose face as an Earthling. As the host, he should at least be polite.

The small UFO didn't respond, and Li Han pouted. "Alright, tell me what you need. I don't have any energy cores or anything like that." Li Han's storage room had quite a few revolvers and other collectibles, but no energy cores. Even the revolvers were mostly old antiques that didn't work, and Li Han loved collecting famous models, which cost a few to a few dozen dollars. The revolvers in his house were bought at low prices at charity parties.

"Xiao Milly, come here. Don't be impolite." The chubby golden retriever Xiao Milly was very interested in the glowing small UFO and was trying to grab it with her paws. Li Han stopped her. In the afternoon, a few rays of sunlight filtered into the room, creating a pleasant atmosphere. The weather was nice, neither too hot nor too cold. As long as it didn't turn into a day of shouting slogans and holding signs, the temperature of around 25 degrees was quite comfortable.

However, the atmosphere in the living room was somewhat oppressive. Li Han held Xiao Milly, his face tense as he stared at the small UFO. If anyone saw this, they would surely go crazy. A person talking to the air was truly bizarre. After more than an hour, Li Han finally understood what the object was: an advanced tool for extraterrestrial explorers, a portable farm. Whether on a march or exploring a star system, one didn't need to carry supplies as long as they had a portable farm, which could grow food and raise livestock, ensuring no worries about food and drink.

However, the one in front of him was damaged. Even so, Li Han still felt this pie from the sky was a bit too big. "Binding won't harm me," Li Han was swayed by the various benefits. With this thing, his life would definitely be easier, and he might even be able to run a large farm. At the very least, he could treat other people's cattle, sheep, and horses, which wouldn't be bad. "The host's safety is the system's highest priority."

"Alright, bind it." Since the blood had already been absorbed, Li Han nodded in agreement. But as soon as he spoke, he was overwhelmed by intense pain. "I told you, pies from the sky are always moldy. You're a liar."

Li Han fainted, and the system binding completion prompt went unheard. After an unknown amount of time, Li Han's fingers moved, and he suddenly opened his eyes. He rubbed his sore arm, feeling dizzy. It was as if he had been working in the fields for three days straight, his body aching all over. "System, are you still there?" Without a doubt, Li Han knew he had been deceived. "Host, Shennong 2014 at your service." "Tell me what's going on."

Li Han was dumbfounded after listening. The Shennong Space's energy source was broken, and it lacked energy. During the binding, it absorbed Li Han's blood to convert into energy. "You mean, it absorbs three times a month? You might as well kill me." "Host, your genetic perfection is too low."

"Perfection?" Li Han had never heard of this before. Genetic perfection. "Is energy related to genetic perfection?" Li Han was dumbfounded after listening to the system's explanation. The Shennong System's minimum binding requirement was 70% genetic perfection. This type of binding was harmless to the body and provided the system with enough energy for upgrades. The energy source was the host's excess energy stored and accumulated, used for upgrades or to maintain the space's operation for low-perfection humans.

"Are you saying that this is overloading, not only providing no benefits but also greatly shortening my life?" Li Han was dumbfounded. It was a half-wrecked space that required him to risk his life. "Can the binding be undone?"

"Only if the host dies, and the Shennong System detaches and is passed on." Li Han was completely dumbfounded. This pie was made of stone, and he was almost killed by it. "Is there no way?"

"Method, data missing." "No way?"

Li Han felt a bit desperate. This was too much. Fortunately, the system finally provided a solution: gather energy by finding a girl with over 70% genetic perfection, combining her blood with Li Han's to create a human system, and having a child. The system would run on the energy provided by a child with over 70% genetic perfection. Li Han nodded in agreement without hesitation. A child was better than a short life, and if necessary, he could have a bigger one.

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