Anyway, there was nothing much to do even if they returned to Earth, so Hao Ren and the four ascetic monks simply stayed in the ecological zone of Kuiper Station for a few days. The Space Station was quite deserted, and although its supplies were plentiful, they were somewhat monotonous. However, none of that was a problem. For one thing, they would only be staying there briefly; for another, the wondrous and novel experience of life in space left these country bumpkins no time to discuss the quality of the Space Station's food. Lily was quite satisfied with the place, at any rate. Every few days, she could go bother Lulu, or run to the observation corridor and spend an entire day watching spaceships come and go outside.
The four ascetic monks, meanwhile, remained calm in any environment. In fact, ever since Hao Ren had asked Lulu to prepare rooms for Big Beard and the others, no one had seen much of the four oddballs. They spent day after day sitting in meditation in their rooms, or huddling together to study ancient and secret knowledge. They only showed up at mealtimes, collected their minimum portion of water and dry rations, then returned to their rooms to continue working. No one else could understand what was so good about such a dull, tasteless life, but Big Beard and the other three savored this routine. Hao Ren felt that there was no way to communicate with them, so he simply stopped bothering.
Everyone was waiting for the large Dream Plane conversion device to be delivered to the Space Station. It was a specialized piece of equipment commissioned by Raven 12345. It was difficult to install on Earth, so it could only be used at Kuiper Station. A civilian company was transporting it,