Her Celestial Farm on the Scrapyard Planet (by Kay Lucas) novel Chapter 184

Chapter 184 A Place to Belong

Chapter 184 A Place to Belong

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This time, their movements were no longer numb and mechanical, but driven by a frantic energy born from surviving disaster, a total submission forged under overwhelming power, and a strange, indescribable sense of security from being labeled as “assets.” Elizabeth didn’t linger. Her figure disappeared into the shadows near the warehouse as she went to inspect other areas.

Long after she left, Isaac and the others kept working at full speed, barely daring to pause.

On the open ground beside the warehouse, the ominous golden formation continued to glow. Inside it, the four men’s screams had grown hoarse and weak, yet they still echoed like a constant background noise, hammering against everyone’s nerves.

“M–Monkey,” Isaac said hoarsely during a brief pause between hauling loads, “When Boss said we’re her ‘assets… what does that even mean?”

“You think she means we belong to her now?” Monkey’s eyes were still a little unfocused.

“Of course, that’s what she means! She even said she’d make sure we don’t starve. Doesn’t that mean she’s going to keep us alive?” Isaac’s small eyes gradually cleared.

“And she never said she was leaving,” Jackal added quietly from the side, his body still covered in bruises. “Does that mean we don’t have to worry about being abandoned?”

“You’re right!” Isaac suddenly straightened up, a new light igniting in his eyes. Now, he had a fierce will to survive. “Boss isn’t planning to abandon us! She still wants us! As long as we’re useful, as long as we’re obedient, valuable assets‘, she won’t throw us away!”

“Exactly!” Monkey nodded hard, as if something had finally clicked inside him. “As long as we work hard, follow the rules, and become more valuable, Boss won’t abandon us.”

“Work hard and follow the rules…” The others murmured the words over and over under their breath.

It didn’t matter whether they had once been part of the Black Rats or Scarface’s crew.

At this moment, in their hearts, they all believed the same thing. They belonged to Elizabeth.

They stopped talking, fell silent, and threw themselves back into their work with even greater effort, pouring all their fear, lingering dread, and newly ignited hope into the labor before them.

At 4:30 a.m., Benji was jolted awake by the piercing alarm from his device. It was loud enough to wake a sleeping star beast.

He practically sprang upright, fumbling to silence it, afraid of waking the coworkers sleeping in the next room.

The room was pitch black, save for the faint, artificial starlight filtering in from the simulated night sky outside.

He rubbed his face hard, trying to shake off the heavy drowsiness.

But the faint, uncomfortable emptiness in his stomach snapped him halfway awake.

It wasn’t hunger.

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10:23 am Pppp.

Chapter 184 A Place to Belong

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Liquid supplements provided all the necessary energy and nutrients. Drink one, and the physical sensation of hunger disappeared instantly.

This was something deeper, something psychological.

It was like every cell in his body was protesting the cold, bland, and textureless liquid.

Ever since he grew used to it, supplements left both his stomach and mind feeling hollow. Something just felt off.

“That,” of course, meant the potatoes sold by the Tycoon Boss.

He quickly washed up and threw on a loose set of casual clothes.

Almost at the same time, his communicator buzzed. It was a message from Dylan. “Get up. Let’s meet downstairs.”

Benji replied with a quick “On my way” and slipped out quietly.

The hallway was silent, his footsteps echoing faintly.

Downstairs, Dylan was already waiting, looking just as sleep–deprived but forcing himself to stay alert.

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