Chapter 32: An Uncertain Future

The gloomy half-month of Blue Rain Star had mostly passed, and the atmospheric temperature had reached its lowest point, around minus seven degrees.

Lin Lei and Fuweili basically did not leave the cave; they even sealed the entrance, leaving only a few openings for ventilation.

Lin Lei started a fire pit inside the cave to drive away the chill, and also used it for lighting.

He was not afraid of the cold; the thick, tight layer of subcutaneous fat on his body guaranteed this. Having lived on this planet for over half a Blue Rain Star year, he had adapted very well to the climate here.

Fuweili, wearing her Combat Suit, was also not afraid of the cold. At this time, she was even more resistant to cold than Lin Lei, but after taking off the Combat Suit, the situation became tragic.

Since confirming their relationship with Lin Lei over ten days ago, there had been many times when she took off the Combat Suit; one could even say, very many times.

Both were young and had excellent physical fitness, so in these days as sweet as honey, “battles” naturally occurred frequently.

Especially Lin Lei; having tasted the sweetness, he demanded almost without restraint, and the System in his body turned a blind eye to this behavior, never offering any opinion.

Lin Lei asked it if this affected his strengthening process.

The System only sent him a message saying “consumption is negligible,” then fell silent.

Well, this further indulged Lin Lei. In the end, Fuweili almost tried to avoid him; this man was simply too fierce—towards the wild beasts outside, and also towards his woman.

Fuweili’s behavior reminded Lin Lei that not everyone had a body as good as his. At least Fuweili could not handle his intensity; he had to consider her body.

A gentle land is the hero’s grave! This saying was not just empty talk. Lin Lei felt he had been a bit depraved these past few days, but fortunately, he put a stop to it in time.

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Now, Lin Lei was focusing on roasting a beast leg. This leg came from a small herbivorous animal called an Andalor beast; the meat was very delicious and tender. Especially when roasted, it carried a plant-like fragrance and was very tempting.

Even more rarely, Fuweili also exceptionally liked this roasted meat, so Lin Lei, who always considered himself a gentleman, was of course very happy to serve his wife.

Hmm, yes, wife. That was how Lin Lei saw it; the current Fuweili was his wife. Of course, as an Apocalypse Star person devoted to love, Fuweili thought so even more.

As for the saying about a gentleman staying away from the kitchen, Lin Lei had long thrown it to the back of his mind. He enjoyed it and liked serving his wife, and it did not bother anyone.

“Lei, come try this on and see if it fits?” Fuweili spoke in the Apocalypse Star language; she said it out loud, rather than communicating through thoughts in her mind.

She discovered that Lin Lei really did have the excellent memory he bragged about. As long as she said a basic pronunciation of Apocalypse Star once, he could firmly remember it, and the same went for various grammar rules.

She patiently taught him for seven days, and Lin Lei was basically able to communicate with her daily in the Apocalypse Star language.

However, Lin Lei’s native language was depressing for Fuweili. Not only were the pronunciations awkward, but the meanings of various words were highly condensed and rich in imagination. Although it sounded pleasant when Lin Lei spoke it, when she tried to speak it, her words often failed to convey her meaning.

Helplessly, Lin Lei had to admit that Fuweili was indeed not suitable for learning Earth languages, especially his native language, Chinese; her vocal cords were not suitable for producing the various syllables of Chinese.

Therefore, Lin Lei could only communicate with Fuweili using the Apocalypse Star language. This language sounded very pleasant too, and in many places, it was like singing, full of melodious rhythms.

What Fuweili wanted Lin Lei to try was the beast leather clothing she had sewn these past few days; this was the result of their full cooperation.

She was responsible for drawing cutting lines on a whole piece of beast leather, while Lin Lei was responsible for cutting it and punching three rows of dense, neat small holes next to the cutting lines using sharp beast bones. Then, Fuweili sewed it together using beast tendons.

This sewing work sounded easy, but in reality, it was a task that especially tested one’s patience. The force had to be controlled evenly; if it was too loose, it could not be sewn, and if it was too tight, with Lin Lei’s strength, he would directly tear the beast leather apart.

Just like that, after spending three days, a beast leather garment with an ancient Apocalypse Star style was freshly completed.

Lin Lei took it and put it on. Hmm, it fit well and was comfortable. Given that the beast leather had not been processed much, achieving this was already the limit.

The seams appeared dense and neat, unlike the armor Lin Lei had made himself on the Floating Island; that was sturdy, but the joints looked like a dog had gnawed on them.

“Ha, Wei, this is the best piece of clothing I have ever worn.” Lin Lei stepped forward and kissed Fuweili’s smooth forehead. Previous clothes were all bought from malls; unlike this one, every part of it was filled with the love of his beloved.

Fuweili smiled gently. Her already exquisite face radiated a soft glow under the firelight, just like… just like a luminous pearl. Lin Lei felt very proud of himself for finding such a metaphor.

Lin Lei, his heart full of love, picked Fuweili up and placed her on his lap; his hand habitually began to stroke her.

Sitting in Lin Lei’s embrace, Fuweili also habitually leaned against his chest and asked in a tone close to sleep-talking: “Lei, do you think we can successfully leave here?”

Fuweili’s voice was very soft, but it contained complex emotions that Lin Lei did not detect.

Lin Lei did not notice, and only said in a firm tone: “Yes, we definitely can. When the sunny half-month of Blue Rain Star arrives, we will start preparing to build a ship and go to sea. I have already scouted several large trees these past few days.”

Because they lacked tools, they could not build a complex ship, so Lin Lei planned to fell large trees and tie them together to make a big raft. Anyway, this was a one-time item, and they only needed to sail a little over a thousand kilometers; what he lacked the least right now was strength.

Fuweili sighed softly and nodded gently. Compared to the complex civilized society, she discovered that she actually felt attached to this simple, primitive planet.

She was a bit reluctant to leave here. In fact, she did not have many family members left, only an uncle she was not very close to. She had been in trouble for so long, and her uncle still had not found her. Presumably, besides bad luck in not finding her, a lack of effort was also an important reason.

Here she had the person she loved, her husband; being together was enough.

Fuweili already knew that Lin Lei was an Earthling whose mother planet had been destroyed by the Layite People. Lin Lei had not hidden this from her. Battles between Fourth-grade and Fifth-grade Civilizations were not taken seriously by the Level 8 Civilization Apocalypse Star. In their eyes, the Fifth-grade Layite People were presumably not much different from Earthlings.

So, from the beginning, he said he was a person in distress with no home, so he could only return to Apocalypse Star with her.

She did not know what kind of scorn and contempt Lin Lei, as an alien and an alien from a lower civilization, would receive after returning to Apocalypse Star.

When that time came, would this proud man be able to endure living under someone else’s roof? Fuweili was uncertain whether her position in his heart could change his decision.

After so many days of getting along, Fuweili sensitively felt that inside this Earthling man, Lin Lei, there was a ferocious beast. He could accept others’ submission and obedience, but he would be merciless to those who truly offended him.

True, icy ruthlessness—Fuweili had seen it before Lin Lei killed the Epic Beast. His eyes were blood red, his manner indifferent, and he killed the enemy with a single strike.

And that mother beast protecting her cub; Lin Lei could have easily driven them away, but after the mother beast struck out with her claw, he ruthlessly killed it.

He was a proud warrior. In the end, Fuweili reached the same conclusion as Yan Siyu.

Based on her understanding of Lin Lei, he would definitely choose to leave in the end. He was an existence powerful enough to kill an Epic Beast alone; how could he allow his dignity to be trampled! How could he allow his mother planet to be destroyed in vain!

When that time came, where would she go?

She stopped thinking about it. Fuweili somewhat hated that her brain was too sharp. If she were a bit more ignorant and could not see the future, how good would that be? At least she could live happily in the present moment.

Fuweili’s complex thoughts were completely unknown to Lin Lei. He was currently considering the preparations for going to sea in the near future, ensuring he could perfectly bring the spaceship up.

That would be his first spaceship! Lin Lei smiled until his eyes narrowed just thinking about it.

Immersed in the beautiful future, he did not notice at all the worried, lovely face of Fuweili in his arms.

The flames in the fire pit danced, illuminating Lin Lei’s face, but hiding Fuweili’s face in the shadows.