Too bad—I could've finished my daily quest a lot faster if I had some food. Tch, this hunger is really getting annoying, uncomfortable, and even slowing me down due to the lack of energy. Whatever. Back to the main point: just how strong do I need to be in order to break through those damn barrier shields?
Right now, it looks like I only have a few options to grow stronger. The first is completing daily quests, the second is killing aliens to level up, and the third is waiting for the next main or side quest to appear.
Killing aliens is definitely out of the question—not because I'm afraid of dying again, but because I'm worried about the risk of being thrown out into space. The thought of being lost and drifting alone in the vastness of space is terrifying, and I'm not willing to take that risk.