Chapter 459 Difficulties

Fang Yuxin was stunned when she heard Qian Sen's words. She couldn't figure out how she could help Qian Sen. She had given all the mutant plants, research materials and precision instruments she could find to Qian Sen. She didn't know much about those research matters, so how could she help?

But if it wasn't for the research problems, Fang Yuxin couldn't think of anything else Qian Sen would ask her for help. This old man had hardly come out since he entered the institute, so it was impossible for him to offend anyone. Even if he did, there were Bai Zhengli, Fang Jintang and Qu Qianhe to deal with it, so it was impossible for no one to take care of it.

But when it comes to research, she is even more confused and can only look at Qian Sen in confusion: "Mr. Qian, what's going on? If you encounter any difficulties, just tell me, I will definitely help you if I can."

Li Qingyun quietly pulled Qian Sen and agreed, "Yes, Mr. Qian, just tell Xinxin about our difficulties. Since she said she would help, she will definitely help."

Qian Sen was reminded by her and realized that his attitude was a little inappropriate. He glanced at Fang Yuxin awkwardly, but his eyes were no longer as mad as before, and he seemed to have sobered up.

He immediately told Fang Yuxin about the difficulties he had encountered. "It's like this. After many experiments, we have cultivated some mutant crops that can shorten the growth period and have strong vitality. However, no matter how we experiment, the yield of these mutant crops is very low and there is no way to increase it. Once it is increased, the vitality will become extremely weak and it is easy to die. Li Yatou, others and I have experimented many times, but there is still no progress. I thought you have wood ability, so I wanted you to try to see if there is any way."

Fang Yuxin felt a little guilty after hearing this. She had been responsible for providing research materials, but because she had been outside the base for a long time, she had not paid attention to the research progress. Before, she wanted to avoid putting too much pressure on Qian Lao and Li Qingyun, but now that she thought about it carefully, wasn't this attitude a kind of indifference?

Although she herself didn't know whether she could help, she felt a little guilty when she thought of the hard work of Qian Lao and Li Qingyun. Although it sounded dangerous for her and Bai Ye to hunt zombies outside, in fact, they were no different from a vacation. Compared with the hard work of Qian Lao and Li Qingyun, it was much easier!

So she simply said, "In that case, I'll give it a try."

Qian Sen and Li Qingyun finally put their minds at ease after hearing this. Qian Sen said excitedly, "Then let's go now without further delay!"

Qian Sen and Li Qingyun took Fang Yuxin out, but they did not go to the research institute, but to the experimental farm affiliated with the institute. This experimental farm was full of planned experimental fields, specially used to grow the mutant crops that Qian Sen and his team were studying.

When Fang Yuxin arrived, she saw a young woman releasing water mist. She was already in the late stage of foundation building, and she could tell at a glance that the water mist released by this woman was different from hers. This person should be a mutated water-type ability user, and her mutation direction was purification. However, judging from her method of turning water into mist, she was much more skilled than Lin Feiyin at the time.

Thinking of Lin Feiyin, Fang Yuxin narrowed her eyes slightly. As far as she knew, there was no such mutant water-type mutant in the base, so could this person in front of her have used the inducer she brought back?

However, she clearly remembered that all the inducers had been handed over to the research institute, and the amount of inducers she brought back was not much, which might not be enough for research. It was impossible for her to directly find someone to experiment with it, right?

Fang Yuxin couldn't figure it out, so she turned her head to look at Li Qingyun and Qian Sen with a questioning look. Li Qingyun was her friend after all, and she saw what Fang Yuxin was wondering about at a glance, so she explained in a low voice: "She is Yi Ting. The inducer you brought back was studied by Mr. Qian. An upgraded version of the inducer has been developed. Although the success rate is only 30%, many water-based psychics are willing to try it. Yi Ting is one of the lucky ones. After using the inducer, she not only mutated successfully, but also realized the skill of mist. It happened that the mutant crops here are very fragile, so Mr. Qian asked her to help here."

Fang Yuxin nodded to show that he understood. At the same time, he couldn't help but look at Yi Ting again. Seeing that she was diligently releasing water mist, he didn't disturb her. He quietly followed Qian Sen and Li Qingyun to another experimental field.

Qian Sen and Li Qingyun had no other choice but to ask Fang Yuxin for help this time. They had done countless experiments, but unfortunately they had never succeeded. There was something wrong here or there, nothing was right.

Although the base has harvested a lot of food these days, compared with the base's consumption, these harvests are really nothing. If there were no food stored in the base, I'm afraid there would have been a food crisis long ago!

Not only Qian Sen and Li Qingyun were worried about this, but also Qu Qianhe, who was in charge of the base's logistics. After she had checked the base's food storage and compared it with the base's consumption, she realized that if things continued like this, the base would not last long and would face a food crisis.

However, Qu Qianhe knew that Fang Yuxin still had a lot of food in stock, so she was not as anxious as Qian Sen and Li Qingyun. But although Qian Sen and Li Qingyun had called Fang Yuxin, they were still unsure and had no idea how to ask Fang Yuxin to help.

Qian Sen only had a rough idea, and he didn't know if it would work. After bringing Fang Yuxin to the designated test field, Qian Sen pointed to the large area of thriving rice in front of him and said to Fang Yuxin, "These are one of the mutant rice varieties, which have extremely strong vitality, grow vigorously, and have a short growth cycle. Unfortunately, their yield is quite low, only 500 to 600 kilograms per mu, which is worse than ordinary rice."

He couldn't help but sigh when he said this. Before the apocalypse, the yield of ordinary rice per mu had reached about 2,000 kilograms. After the apocalypse, those ordinary rice were affected by the zombie virus, not only did they look sick, but the yield was also greatly reduced. However, even so, the average yield per mu was about 700 to 800 kilograms.

The mutated rice seemed to have more vitality than ordinary rice, but it only grew stems and leaves without seeds, and its yield was even lower than that of the sickly ordinary rice! This was not only true for rice, but also for many other crops. If this continued, the base would sooner or later face a food crisis!

Fortunately, Fang Yuxin is back! After experiencing all the shocks brought by Fang Yuxin, Qian Sen has become extremely trusting of her. He even has a strange intuition that no matter what the matter is, she can handle it!

Fang Yuxin looked at the vast expanse of green rice in front of her, and for a moment she didn't know what to do. But she also knew that the problem of crop yield must be solved now, otherwise the entire Hope Base would soon face a food crisis!

So she simply sat cross-legged beside the experimental field, closed her eyes, and released her spiritual consciousness, intending to try to contact the thoughts of these mutant rice plants. However, they were just the most common mutations, of a very low level, and their thoughts were also very weak. She could only barely feel some relatively strong emotions, and it was impossible for her to communicate with these low-level mutant rice plants.

Qian Sen originally wanted to ask her if she had any ideas, but when he saw her suddenly cross-legged and meditating, he silently shut up and quietly walked to the side with Li Qingyun, fearing that they would disturb Fang Yuxin. Although he couldn't see what Fang Yuxin was doing at this moment, he guessed that she must be thinking of a solution.

Fang Yuxin sat there motionless for several hours. Qian Sen and Li Qingyun also waited beside him without any complaints. They had been busy for so long and still couldn't think of a solution. Even if Fang Yuxin was so good, could he come up with a solution right away? Not to mention a few hours, even a few days or even months would be normal for them!

However, as the sky gradually darkened and it was six o'clock in the evening, Fang Yuxin, who had kept his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes!

Qian Sen and Li Qingyun were so exhausted that they had already fallen asleep without noticing, so they didn't see the light in Fang Yuxin's eyes when she opened them. But at this moment, Fang Yuxin's communicator suddenly rang. Qian Sen and Li Qingyun were not sleeping soundly, and they were woken up instantly after hearing the ringing.

At this time, Fang Yuxin had already stood up straight. She wanted to go out to answer the call, but when she saw that the two were woken up, she looked at them apologetically and answered the call. Then, Bai Ye's handsome face appeared on the small screen of the communicator, and he asked, "Xinxin, where are you? Are you done?"

Fang Yuxin glanced at Qian Sen and Li Qingyun who were obviously exhausted, and said to Bai Ye, "I'm at the experimental farm and will be back soon." Because she had something else to say, she spoke a few simple words to Bai Ye and then hung up the call.

Then she looked at Qian Sen and Li Qingyun again and said, "I have some ideas. I will go back and try them tonight. Give me some of the seeds that need to be mutated. Also, you haven't had a good rest for a long time, right? Don't be busy tonight. Go back and have a good sleep. I will give you news tomorrow."

Qian Sen and Li Qingyun had no hope that she could come up with a solution in such a short time. Although Fang Yuxin did not directly say that she already had a solution, the two felt that since she said so, she must have some confidence!

The tired eyes of the two suddenly brightened up, and they looked at Fang Yuxin as if they were looking at a savior. Fang Yuxin's mouth twitched at that look. She was afraid that the two would say something too exaggerated, so she hurriedly urged: "Qingyun, don't be in a daze, give me the seeds quickly."

She didn't dare say this to Qian Sen.

Qian Sen was still in shock, but he came to his senses immediately after hearing this: "Yes, yes, yes! Seeds, seeds! Li girl, come and help me, let's find the seeds quickly!"

When Fang Yuxin was meditating just now, some mysterious things suddenly appeared in her sea of consciousness. These things naturally did not come from those low-grade mutant rice, but from the inheritance she inherited at the beginning!

When she entered the Qingmu Spiritual Palace, she saw a blue lotus. After absorbing it, her body turned into a pure wood spirit body. That lotus was made from the essence of the Chaos Blue Lotus. It was the most precious gift given by the owner of the Qingmu Spiritual Palace to future generations!

The Chaos Green Lotus was born in the Abyss of Chaos. It is the most magical existence in the world and the ancestor of all trees. Although what Fang Yuxin absorbed was not the real Chaos Green Lotus, it was also part of the essence of the Chaos Green Lotus. When she became a pure wood spirit, the true qi and true essence she cultivated carried the breath of the Chaos Green Lotus, which exerted an invisible pressure on those plants and trees.

It was a pity that she had only been practicing for a short time and her cultivation was low, so she could not use many of the abilities of the Chaos Green Lotus. But just before she was meditating, an extra content appeared in her sea of consciousness.

This content has always existed in her inheritance, but because her cultivation is not high, many contents of the inheritance are sealed and she can't see them at all. If it weren't for the coincidence this time, she would not have known such a content.

However, after Fang Yuxin finished reading that part, she felt that it might be God's will that she knew this. After all, no one had heard of any base that had discovered high-yield mutant crops, and food crises had already occurred in many places. Once this food crisis spread and could not be effectively resolved, who knows how many more people would die!

As the saying goes, there is always a way out. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was providential that Fang Yuxin could find this out. She even had a vague premonition that if she tried the method in her sea of consciousness, she should be able to succeed!

So she felt relieved, took the seeds from Li Qingyun, and left the experimental farm directly. As soon as she went out, she saw Bai Ye standing at the door. It was already dark, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on Bai Ye's face, making his smile look unusually bright.

Fang Yuxin looked at him, her heart suddenly warmed up, she couldn't help but smile slightly, quickened her pace and walked towards Bai Ye. Bai Ye held her hand habitually, smiled politely at Qian Sen and Li Qingyun who followed her, and took her home.

The sunlight cast long shadows behind the two of them. Bai Ye glanced at them and tilted his head slightly. The shadows on the ground changed instantly, coming close together as if they were kissing.

Bai Ye subconsciously held Fang Yuxin's hand tighter, thinking secretly in his heart. He and Fang Yuxin have known each other for more than a year. Now Bai Qianqian is one year older. Should they hold the wedding? Although it is the end of the world and the conditions are difficult, and although everyone in the base already knows about their relationship, he still hopes to hold a grand wedding for Fang Yuxin, so that everyone knows that Fang Yuxin is his!

When Fang Yuxin saw the smile on Bai Ye's face, his heart suddenly jumped and he couldn't help asking, "What are you thinking about?"

(End of this chapter)