After completing the task, there's a potential ranking list?

Did they hear me right?

What the hell is this thing?

As if knowing what they were thinking, the robot continued to explain: "This potential ranking will be recalculated every time a task is completed, and the top ten will receive extra rewards."

Only the top ten receive rewards?

Everyone fell silent. They had all just seen it: Xiangcheng, ranked 59th...

There are only 100 cities in total, and starting from the 60th place, the problem is that the person hasn't found all ten types of bamboo.

This is a bit awkward!

Cheng Zhen immediately shut down the robot's incessant chatter and manually pressed the return button.

Once the robot was forced to shut up and reluctantly boarded the helicopter, Cheng Zhen waved his hand and said with great magnanimity, "Don't care about this damn potential ranking, we don't care!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Sister-in-law, don't feel pressured. Judging from their stingy attitude, even if they make it into the top ten, there won't be any worthwhile rewards!"

Jiang Wan felt inexplicably moved, but also ashamed of her perfunctory attitude towards the task.

She probably guessed that the problem still lay with the palm bamboo. She tried to cheat by using all the classifications of palm bamboo to inflate the numbers. Sigh, people aren't stupid, are they?

Robot on the helicopter: Hmph! Ignorant humans, the rewards for the top ten are quite generous!

That's so stupid!

They deserve to fall behind!

Everyone in the outer city didn't care about the list. After all, it was useless to care. Since they weren't in the top ten, why put more pressure on their sister-in-law?

But some people in the inner city felt uneasy.

The still seriously injured Lord Bi sent a letter of criticism, accusing Jiang Wan of being a lazy and irresponsible person who did not deserve the favor and preferential treatment of the National Plant Protection Bureau, and demanding that she hand over the box of Omega to the inner city.

Upon seeing this ridiculous letter, Cheng Zhen destroyed it without saying a word, and sarcastically remarked, "Old Bi is getting worse and worse. Does he still think we're playing house with him?"

Old Chen was also extremely disdainful, but he remained composed and didn't show it: "I heard that the group that went to Zhusha City ran into some trouble and disappeared without a trace after leaving the city. He's probably desperate, which is why he's eyeing this box of Omega in our hands."

"Ha, he's dreaming!"

Cheng Zhen added sarcastically, "I told you long ago that Zhu Shacheng's real intentions weren't what they seemed, but they wouldn't listen. They'll have to suffer a bit!"

Old Chen pointed to the box of Omega and instructed him, "There's no time to lose. You should quickly arrange for someone to get started. Also, ask the team that went to Vermilion City what happened."

Ω is just a raw material. It must be made into a glass-like baffle before it can be used to build a forest farm. And the people in Xiangcheng who know how to make this are the old guys from the former Optical Research Institute.

Cheng Zhen tucked the box away and swaggered out, saying, "Don't worry, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

Meanwhile, Jiang Wan received a second task, jointly issued by the National Plant Protection Bureau and Longcheng, requiring Xiangcheng to hand over a total of ten tons of cold-resistant arrow bamboo and arrow bamboo without bracts within one month!

When Lao Chen received this task, he was completely confused. He went to the forest farm to find Jiang Wan, told her about the task, and then couldn't help but ask, "Can this kind of bamboo take root and sprout after being cut down and stuck in the ground?"

Tsk, that idea is too naive.

Jiang Wan shook her head: "No, they probably have other uses for the bamboo they want."

"Can it be eaten?" Besides that, Old Chen really couldn't think of any other use for it.

Jiang Wan nodded: "It is indeed food. These two types of bamboo were the favorite staple food of giant pandas in the past."

Old Chen was taken aback: "You mean there are giant pandas in Longcheng?"

Those are national treasures, but after the apocalypse of oxygen deprivation, humans were in danger and killed so many animals, fearing that they would take away the little oxygen in the city's protective shield. He once thought that giant pandas would also be doomed.

"Yes, there should still be some." Jiang Wan nodded affirmatively.

Even a rough and uncultured man like Old Chen couldn't help but rub his hands together with joy: "That means they need to provide bamboo."

After speaking, he looked at Jiang Wan and asked cautiously, "Is it difficult to produce ten tons a month?"

If it were before the apocalypse of oxygen deficiency, let alone ten tons a month, even ten tons a day would be no problem, as long as there were enough manpower and resources.

But now, finding bamboo is already a difficult task, let alone finding so much.

"You'll have to ask your men." After all, she was only responsible for finding bamboo; physical labor like cutting bamboo was beyond her capabilities.

Jiang Wan searched her memory for relevant information before asking Old Chen, "Could you provide me with maps and related books and materials for all the towns and villages in Xiangcheng?"

Old Chen was a rough and uncultured man, so he wouldn't know about this. He scratched the back of his head and said, "The Xiangcheng Central Library should have it."

But the library is within the inner city's jurisdiction, and he was worried about Jiang Wan going alone.

If Cheng Zhen finds out that he made his woman risk her life, there will probably be another uproar.

So he thought for a moment and said, "When Cheng Zhen comes back, I'll have him take you there."

"It's too late." Jiang Wan shook her head. She knew Cheng Zhen had gone to work on the Omega project, which would take at least ten days to complete. But she also needed time to find the information. By the time he returned and they went to the library, there wouldn't be much time left to find the bamboo. What if they ran out of time...

Old Chen immediately thought of that damn list. If he didn't complete the task, not only would he not get the Ω, but he would also lose face in front of the whole country.

Tsk, even though he's indifferent to fame and fortune, he still cares about his reputation!

He didn't care much about his ranking on the list, but he had to complete the task!

If he fails to complete the task due to time constraints, well, where will he put his face then?

So he thought about it and finally made a decision: "I will arrange people for you, you should go and come back as soon as possible."

Um?

Jiang Wan blinked, somewhat unable to follow the battalion commander's train of thought. She had gone to the library to find information, but she didn't have an automatic scanner that could instantly scan and find the information she wanted!

Old Chen seemed to know what she was thinking and winked at her: "Don't you have spatial abilities? Why don't you just empty that damn library out of the way!"

Forehead!

Is this even possible?

Jiang Wan readily accepted the proposal. The books and materials were a valuable asset. Now that the inner and outer cities were at odds, she would rather keep them all herself than let others benefit from them. That way, she wouldn't have to risk going to the inner city to find any information in the future.

Old Chen arranged for two people to take care of her: Yu Fen and his bodyguard, Brother Yun. Before their secret departure, he personally instructed them: "Protect Comrade Jiang Wan well! If she suffers even the slightest injury, I will hold you responsible!"