Though the water-rice tasted like corn, had the texture of corn, was as nutritious as corn, and even looked like corn, it was pale blue, so it didn't look like a proper crop at all. It looked more like some kind of poison-laced fantasy species, the sort an evil wizard could use in a potion without any processing.
That wasn't the point, though.
Luo Ming rubbed his eyes, making sure that the robots picking corn on the terraced fields really were Red Sand Enforcer-4 models, produced by Tulong's standard factory. These scorpion-shaped robots could lie in wait amid rolling yellow dunes and desert sands. Their two mechanical arms and the tail on their backs could be fitted with different weapons.
Of course, they were currently equipped with sickles for stripping corn cobs, which seemed reasonable enough.
Then Luo Ming spotted a Lumina sitting by the field ridge. This tall alien from the Far Shore sector was deftly working a terminal with two arms, while the other two did bicep curls with dumbbells that looked to weigh at least fifty pounds.
Just then, he heard the group approaching and turned around. "Oh, it's you, Director Luo..."
Then he seemed to remember something and hurriedly set down the dumbbells. "I'm not slacking off, you know. I can exercise and work at the same time. Besides, this is a workout the 'Captain' taught me."
No, it was just that every time Luo Ming saw aliens like them, blessed with such incredible gifts, he felt that being born human made him especially fragile. He greeted the other man.
Lumina had four arms, two for gross motor tasks and two for fine motor work. The species, which looked like giant longhorn beetles, were all basically like Xiaolongnü, but they'd never thought of training themselves this