This answer was unexpected, and Shi Jinzhe sincerely said, "They deserve respect."

Bing Zhou shrugged: "My father said the same thing, but I don't feel much about it. They were already dead when I was born. Other people's respect can't put food on the table. I would rather they left me more seeds to feed these people, otherwise we would all be starving to death."

"Seeds? You have seeds?"

Yes, that's all.

Bing Zhou pushed open the last door.

It was a very spacious area, with extremely faint blue fluorescence emanating from the walls.

Rows of tin boxes were placed on a large open space, filled with dry, loose loess soil, only slightly better than the soil on the Gobi Desert.

Looking back, one could see seeds buried beneath the soil, but none of them had sprouted.

Bing Zhou: "These seeds only have a chance to germinate here. If they are placed elsewhere, they will die immediately. But now, they haven't germinated for a long time."

Schech turned his head and said to Shi Jinzhe, "Your expertise."

Upon hearing this, Si Gou, who was standing nearby, quickly asked, "Are you a professional? Is this your major? Can you make seeds germinate?"

Everyone stopped moving, and all eyes were on Shi Jinzhe, filled with both doubt and expectation.

"You can give it a try. Is this what you want to accomplish?"

“Yes.” Bing Zhou’s eyes flickered slightly. He had originally wanted to appear more composed, but upon hearing the word “try,” he still felt a little excited.

Shi Jinzhe went to the nearest box, scooped up a handful of seeds from the soil, and observed them for a moment with their vitality.

It is a product of second-generation seed cultivation and is no longer suitable for planting. However, the conditions here are limited, and it is good enough that there is food. It is estimated that even if the crops are of poor quality, the mutants will be able to accept them.

"So, can you do it?" Bing Zhou asked nervously.

"It's not difficult."

Tiny seeds grow in Shi Jinzhe's palm. Sheh has seen this scene many times and remains calm, but the mutants are not; their eyes practically pop out of their sockets.

The sprouting green leaves continue to develop and turn orange-yellow in the blink of an eye.

A bunch of rice appeared before everyone.

Shi Jinzhe stared at the poorly developed rice plants that produced only a few grains. Their traits were unstable, and their offspring yielded almost nothing. He didn't actively change their genes, and giving them vitality wouldn't make much difference.

Moreover, rice grown in such a water-scarce environment, even if it mutates, will still require more water than other crops.

After thinking for a while, Shi Jinzhe turned his hand over and changed the shape of the rice in his hand.

It still looks like a wheat ear, only fuller and more golden, with thin, long needles growing on the ears of grain.

Rice is not suitable for saving seeds. Once this crop is harvested, there won't be any left for the next crop, and mutants still won't be able to grow it. It would be better to switch to wheat, as a longer cycle is always better than nothing.

He handed the ear of wheat to Bing Zhou, saying, "Take a look."

"It actually sprouted..."

The other mutants immediately surrounded them, each touching one of them, and were extremely excited.

No one doubts the difference between wheat and rice; after all, even in a radiation environment, humans develop distinct features.

For example, Si Gou looks like a naked mole rat, but no one would actually think he is a naked mole rat.

Shekh accompanied Shi Jinzhe to the next box. "Do you read books on agriculture too?"

These are clearly two different plants, one in front and one behind. It's just that the mutants don't understand these things and don't know that their things have been switched.

"I'm afraid that one day I'll be shown a survival video of a wild man, so I looked up some videos just in case."

"So how many books do you still not have read?"

"There are many. Before coming in, I was planning to read a book called 'The Supernatural Metamorphosis Animal Illustrated Guide,' which I heard is very interesting."

As Shi Jinzhe walked, he urged the seeds to sprout, joking with her, "There are still many CEO romance novels that I haven't read. I'll study them carefully when I get back."

Shekh's speechless expression was written all over his face. "That piece of junk can teach you survival skills?"

"Your tone sounds a bit off. I remember you were really enjoying it a while ago."

"...I don't like it anymore."

Shi Jin stepped back and stood beside Sheh, asking, "Did you see something you didn't like?"

Shekh sneered: "I saw someone write that you want to rip out my heart and kidneys."

Now, time has come and there's nothing left to say.

Which evil person is trying to harm him now?

He took out two candies from his spatial ring, put one into Shekh's mouth, and put the other into his own.

"Cheer up, don't think about those things. Just think of yourself as a doctor treating mental patients and reviewing the medical records of the person who wrote this."

Shekh bit into the candy, reluctantly accepting the explanation.

Suddenly, a little girl's voice came from behind her, clear and full of sincerity.

"A psychopath? Are you a doctor?"

?

Shekh turned around silently and saw Xiao Wu clutching an ear of wheat, looking up at him with a blush on his face.

In her silence, Xiao Wu clutched the wheat stalks in his hand and asked Shi Jinzhe probingly, "Are you the legendary vegetable person?"

...

Shi Jin forced a blank smile, telling himself that children's words are innocent.

This little mutant is really good at talking.

It may seem like an insult, but it actually pinpoints the characteristics of both people perfectly, leaving the listener unable to refute it.

In the awkward atmosphere, Bing Zhou hurriedly walked over and pulled Xiao Wu away.

"She's not very bright. Don't take anything she says to heart. The first time she met Si Gou, she even asked him if he knew how to dig a hole."

Shi Jin asked, "Then where did I see you?"

"She asked me if I was tall enough to kill her with one punch..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu grinned and started to chuckle foolishly.

Bing Zhou looked slightly embarrassed. "She really is stupid. I'm not calling her stupid, she just really has something wrong with her head..."

Shi Jinzhe didn't really take it seriously. She couldn't sense any malice from Xiao Wu, and her question was sincere. She genuinely felt that way.

"Fine, I don't mind, but..."

He glanced at Sheh, only to see her take the ear of wheat from Xiao Wu's hand, then turn and walk away, leaving only her back view.

“This is punishment for the stupid cub.”

Oh, it seems Shekh doesn't care either.

Bing Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, kept an eye on Xiao Wu, and continued harvesting wheat.

Once all the seeds have germinated, the system will send a notification that the side quest is complete.

Amidst repeated "thank yous," Shi Jinzhe and Shehe prepared to leave.

"This task is so easy, I feel like I'm doing charity work." Shi Jinzhe muttered, "It feels too easy, I'm a little uneasy."

"This is just a simple notebook."

Shekh didn't bother to explain; if it weren't for their skills being a perfect match, how could ordinary players gain the trust of mutants so quickly?

Furthermore, if the oxygen deficiency problem cannot be solved, it would be difficult for most players to stay in a nuclear power plant for such a long time.

"Yeah, I forgot about the dungeon difficulty," Shi Jinzhe said belatedly.

Night falls.

It was completely dark when Bing Zhou stepped out of the nuclear power plant and saw the car from the shelter outside.

Shi Jinzhe preemptively explained the reason: "Sometimes we also pretend to be ordinary people and enter the shelter. It's not very dangerous there, so we treat it as a vacation."

Bing Zhou didn't say anything and returned to his modified car.

Before getting in the car, he had the idea of ​​trying to win you over: "Where are you going? Would you like to come along?"