Differential Treatment

In the blink of an eye, Qu Jianlei's group had spent three months on Homestead Star, where the genuine pastoral scenery was incredibly peaceful.

There were downsides too. The land was vast and sparsely populated; there were hardly any people nearby, and even the nearest town was over sixty kilometers away.

Qu Jianlei and the others were all cultivation fanatics, but no matter how much someone enjoyed cultivation, they still had social needs.

Aside from Old Lady Jia, even someone like Xiao Qin, who was somewhat weary of the world, could not stand such a monotonous life.

As for young girls who loved liveliness, like Claire and Xiang Xue, that went without saying.

Even Fourth Boss half-jokingly remarked that the place felt a little like a border outpost, where they saw nothing but the same familiar faces every day.

During their free time, everyone could take turns tending to the farming, but robots handled most of the work.

They had also visited the nearby town several times to buy daily necessities.

However, despite its size, the town was terribly deserted, with most of its buildings abandoned.

There was only one lively street, and the total population was fewer than two thousand.

One had to know that a household here usually had seven or eight children, so the severity of the hollowing-out was plain to see.

Fortunately, there were still a few other farms around the land Qu Jianlei's group cultivated.

Those farms were much smaller, though. The largest was only twenty square kilometers, cultivated by a family named Milton.

The Milton family had a little over twenty members. The heads of the household were Mr. and Mrs. Milton, both appearing to be in their early eighties.

The couple had nine children, seven or eight grandchildren, and three hired workers.

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