Chapter 108

Cen Liang stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning. He stared at the green seedlings in the corner of the wall. His eyes first widened to the size of copper coins, and then he rubbed his eyes with his hands in disbelief.

After taking another closer look, he realized...was he really not seeing things?

Cen Liang was extremely shocked and couldn't help but take a few steps closer. He squatted down tremblingly and reached out to touch the Star Chain Fruit Tree closest to him.

The touch from his fingertips and the unique aroma of the Star Chain Fruit Tree leaves that he smelled were enough to make him sure that he was not dreaming!

This is indeed the real Star Chain Fruit!

He lowered his head again and looked carefully at the roots of the star chain fruits.

They all really grew out of the soil!

This scene was so plain and simple that it even made Cen Liang a little dazed. How many years had it been since he had seen plants growing out of the ground?

Also, there was no metal floor where he stood.

Cen Liang looked back and realized belatedly that the land behind the nursery building had been reclaimed! The sight of the exposed land made him subconsciously feel terrified.

After all, he has been on Prison Star for so many years, and he hasn't seen real land for a long time!

"you……"

Cen Liang looked at Su Ci and opened his mouth to say something, but for a moment he couldn't speak.

So shocking!

This scene before him will definitely shock him for the whole year!

He had been on Prison Star for so long, but he had never seen anyone successfully grow crops on the land of Prison Star, let alone... grow so many!

He couldn't help but think of Zhuang Shisong's evaluation of Su's poems: good vision and some research in planting.

How could this be considered a minor research? If this was only considered a minor research, then what were these people in their cultivation garden? Are they worthless waste?

Cen Liang took a deep breath, and then felt that the air here was much fresher than anywhere else.

He looked down at the land again, at the Star Chain fruit trees... Oh no, there were also the Jade Snow, Golden Taro, and Ying Cui Beans...

Cen Liang had a keen eye for plants and no problem counting, so he quickly discovered that there were three of each of the three plants at the end. Thinking back to what Zhuang Shisong had told him about the number of seeds Su Ci had taken...

He couldn't help but cover his chest.

So the germination rate is really 100%?

Cen Liang's gaze towards Su Ci became increasingly fiery.

"Keeper Su, how...how did you do all this?"

He had so many questions.

For example, how did he overcome the problem of soil pollution on Prison Star? How did he achieve such a high germination rate? And for example...

Cen Liang looked at the thriving green plants, especially the ten growing around the small spiritual bud. He calculated the time in his mind, but found that no matter how he calculated it, it was wrong.

The mutant garlic sprouts happened to be discovered on the day when the breeder Su went to the nursery to ask for seeds, so the timing was easy to calculate. Moreover, even if we count from his first day on the job, it has only been less than half a month!

These green seedlings grow so fast!

These trees in the corner have probably grown for two months, and those ten special ones...

It can be seen that the Yingcui beans, which mature faster, are approaching the flowering period, which means they have been growing for at least three to four months!

This time is not right no matter how you calculate it?

Cen Liang looked confused.

Of course, he soon noticed the small open space in the middle of the land, and the two green sprouts in the center of the open space that were obviously different from the surrounding plants.

Looking again, he saw that the closer the plants were to the two green buds, the faster they grew. Suddenly, he had an epiphany.

Cen Liang pointed at the two green sprouts and blurted out, "Then... do those two green plants promote the growth of other plants?"

Su Ci knew that if anyone saw this green area, they would definitely notice something was wrong, but he didn't expect Cen Liang to see through the clues so quickly and accurately guess the function of the two small spiritual buds.

As expected of a plantation specialist, he is really good at it.

Su Ci nodded, "Plants planted around them do grow faster."

Cen Liang swallowed hard and asked nervously, "So... are these two mutant plants?"

Su Ci glanced at him and said, "Probably."

Cen Liang didn't know what to say for a moment in response to his nonchalant answer.

They were all so excited when they found just one mutant garlic sprout in their cultivation garden that almost everyone was unable to sleep all night. And look at this breeder Su...

He had just arrived on Prison Planet and he had already discovered two mutant plants with such excellent properties! How could he be so calm?

Furthermore, no one knew what had happened to the mutant garlic sprout. After it suddenly glowed, the rich garlic smell became weaker day by day...

The researchers at the plantation were overwhelmed, and Cen Liang was also very anxious, but they couldn't find any problems.

When he had a video call with Su Ci yesterday, he said that he was very busy recently. This was not nonsense. He was mainly busy with the mutant garlic sprouts.

If he hadn't accidentally caught a glimpse of the green plants in the corner, he would have felt more and more that something was wrong and finally decided to come over and take a look. Otherwise, he would never have been able to deliver the things to Su Ci in person.

Looking at the two small spiritual buds, Cen Liang couldn't help but feel uneasy.

But when he met Su Ci's black eyes and noticed his gaze that seemed to see through everything, what Cen Liang wanted to say was once again suppressed in his heart.

Of course, it would be more appropriate to plant these two precious green plants in a nursery, but could he say that?

Obviously not.

He didn't know why Su Ci was so confident in bringing him here and letting him see the green land full of miracles behind the nursery building.

If it were him, he would never bring a stranger he just met to such an important place, unless...

He is fearless!

Under the impact of the green land in front of him, Cen Liang's constantly heated mind finally cooled down after realizing this.

Yes, what does this breeder Su rely on?

Cen Liang looked at the newly opened soil in front of him, and suddenly he thought of the key point -

As a trainee breeder who had just arrived at the nursery, where on earth did he get the authority to reclaim such a large piece of land at the 24th Base?

The ground in the base is all paved with metal. Isn’t it because the land on Prison Star is highly polluted and dangerous?

Judging by the state of these plants, they must have been cultivated for quite some time. Are the action team members blind? Why didn't anyone stop this breeder Su? Or... did they try to stop him, but it was unsuccessful?

Moreover, it is not easy to break through these metal floors. How did this breeder Su do it without anyone noticing?

Cen Liang looked at Su Ci, and this time, his eyes became cautious.

He forced a smile to hide his nervousness, then asked tentatively, "Keeper Su, speaking of which...how was this piece of land opened up? It's going to take some effort to get the metal floor off, right?"

Su Ci shrugged: "Fortunately, there is Luo Shengfei's machine."

Luo Shengfei?

Of course, Cen Liang knew the team leader of the maintenance team. He had also been working at the 24th Base for quite some time. It was impossible for him to do anything that violated the base regulations for a new trainee breeder.

Unless...there is no problem with the procedure of Su Ci entrusting him with this matter!

In other words, Su Ci's development of land behind the nursery building was approved by the base's intelligent computer and he had authorization!

Cen Liang became increasingly confused and uneasy.

So why would a small trainee breeder be given such authority?

Su Ci obviously had no intention of explaining to him. After he finished speaking, he walked towards the metal rack placed on the open space, looked at it, and nodded.

He grabbed the metal frame and moved it to the right position. When Cen Liang saw his movements, he wanted to ask him if he needed help, but Su Ci easily lifted the entire metal frame.

Cen Liang had no choice but to shut up, thinking that maybe the metal frame was not as heavy as it looked.

After putting down the metal rack, Su Ci walked to the green space, touched little Zhengxing's head, and decided to give the child an extra piece of barbecue at noon.

Seeing his actions, Cen Liang noticed that there was a child squatting next to the green space?

Aren't the cubs in the nursery kept in their rooms? But thinking of the wolf cub that suddenly appeared in front of the camera yesterday, Cen Liang felt relieved.

Maybe it’s a new change made after the breeder came?

When it comes to raising cubs, the keeper has the highest authority. Although Su Ci is still in his trainee period, who says he is the only keeper in the nursery now?

Therefore, Cen Liang did not express any opinion on this.

He approached the green space, wanting to take a closer look at the two mutant green plants that could promote plant growth. However, when he approached the metal frame, he accidentally noticed that one of the legs of the metal frame was pressing down on Yuxue's vines.

Without giving it much thought, Cen Liang reached out and grabbed one of the metal legs of the shelf, trying to lift it up. As a result...

Didn’t lift it?

He exerted a little more effort and was able to lift the metal frame a little bit and pull out the vine.

When he put it down again, his palms were red from gripping the metal frame.

You know, because the culture medium needs to be transported on a daily basis - although there are transport robots, it is impossible to let robots do everything, so Cen Liang thinks that he is quite strong.

However, looking at his slightly red and swollen palms, and recalling the scene of Su Ci casually grabbing the metal frame and lifting it up, Cen Liang suddenly became a little uncertain.

He looked at Su Ci, and seeing his thin and weak figure, he could not associate him with a strongman.

Seeing Su Ci and the child wrapping the vines on the ground around the metal frame, Cen Liang did not immediately step forward to help, but quietly turned on the communicator.

He needs to seek off-field assistance to determine the next course of action!

When Yan Ping received the message from Cen Liang, he was still guarding the metal wall outside the base.

Although he knew that the water dragon was caused by Su Ci, he did not dare to take it lightly. The members of the action team and the guards who had no idea about the inside story were even more nervous and on high alert.

He frowned slightly and turned on the communicator to take a look.

Besides being a mid-level researcher, Cen Liang was also responsible for external liaisons, and he was quite familiar with Yan Ping. However, apart from official business, the two rarely contacted each other...

So why are you looking for him now?

[Pulmonary Garden - Cen Liang]: Captain Yan, the new breeder Su has opened up a piece of land behind the nursery building. Did you know about this?

Yan Ping's brows furrowed even more tightly.

How could he not know about this? He was even lucky enough to witness it with his own eyes...but now even the people at the plantation knew about it?

Ever since he knew Su Ci's strength and guessed that he might have a very high status in the Star Alliance, Yan Ping was worried that his men would clash with him, so he withdrew the action team from around the nursery.

No one was sent to monitor or patrol the inside of the nursery - it turned out that his approach was correct. At least the breeder Su was still friendly to him at the moment.

Although the members of the action team were very confused about the order, they all obeyed the boss's orders. So naturally, Yan Ping had no idea what the land looked like after it was reclaimed.

He looked at the message sent by Cen Liang, thought about it for a while, and replied cautiously: I know.

Almost the next moment after he sent the message, Cen Liang sent another message.

[Pulmonary Garden-Cen Liang]: So do you know the identity of this breeder Su?

Seeing this question, Yan Ping couldn't help but pursed his lips.

On the other side, Cen Liang was waiting anxiously.

Seeing that Yan Ping was taking a long time to come back, he felt it was not appropriate for him to just stand there and watch, so he took the initiative to go over and help wrap the vines on the ground around the metal frame.

The vines of Yingcui beans are relatively slender, not as thick as the vines of Xinglian fruit and Yuxue, and can climb to high places.

Obviously, the person who built this metal frame also took this into consideration, so many thinner metal wires were connected at the bottom of the metal frame to facilitate the climbing of the Yingcui bean vines.

Cen Liang wrapped it patiently and carefully, feeling that the quality of the metal frame was really good. He thought about asking the purchasing department to customize one later.

As for the vines of Yingcui beans, he treated them with great care, as if they were precious treasures that were hard to come by.

Judging from his years of experience in planting, once these two Ying Cui beans are fully grown, their quality will definitely reach S-grade! No, not only Ying Cui beans, but other crops as well can reach the same level!

Cen Liang felt like he was still dreaming, his head was dizzy and not very clear-headed.

At this moment, the notification sound of the communicator rang, which made him perk up and he quickly opened the message to take a look.

However, Yan Ping did not answer his question directly.

[Captain Yan]: What did you do at the nursery?

Cen Liang thought for a moment, then answered truthfully, continuing to type: [Yesterday, when I was video chatting with him, I accidentally saw the green plants, so I came over to take a look. I didn't expect...]

He didn't say anything after that, but just quietly sent a photo of the green land to Yan Ping.

Unexpectedly, Yan Ping's reply to him was...

[Team Leader Yan]: Withdraw the message, delete the photos, and don’t let anyone else know about this.

Seeing him so cautious, Cen Liang couldn't help feeling uneasy, so he quickly did as he was told.

Then, Yan Ping's message came again.

[Team Leader Yan]: I can only tell you that the identity of this breeder Su is not simple, so you should not offend him.

[Captain Yan]: We will try our best to satisfy any of his requests.

Cen Liang was confused, but he quickly responded, "Okay." Then he saw another message coming from Yan Ping—

[Team Leader Yan]: Breeder Su...is he in the nursery now?

[Peiyuan-Cen Liang]: Yes.

On the metal wall, Yan Ping couldn't help but take a deep breath as he looked at the reply sent by Cen Liang.

He looked far away in the direction of the riverbed. There had been no movement there for a long time.

So, how did this breeder Su get back to the nursery without anyone noticing? How come so many of them had been watching here the whole time and didn't notice anything?

Cen Liang was unaware of the frustration in Yan Ping's heart. After realizing that Yan Ping had no intention of continuing the conversation, he turned off the communicator.

He looked at the lush green plants all over the ground, then at the two little green sprouts that looked so cute in his eyes. After a while, his gaze fell on the young man who had created this miracle with his own hands.

The young man, wearing the gray-blue uniform unique to breeders, stood beside the metal frame and wrapped the vines around it one by one. The little boy standing next to him, although he couldn't see, was also groping to help.

This scene looks harmonious and friendly, and there is an inexplicable feeling of peace and tranquility.

As Cen Liang watched, he felt his mood calm down.

But soon, he remembered Yan Ping's words...

To be honest, he was unwilling to give up those two mutated green plants that could promote plant growth.

If they could be transplanted into a nursery, they would receive better care and allow them to research more topics.

More importantly, they can also increase crop yields. Once the patterns are understood and utilized well, they can solve the food problem of all bases on Prison Star!

Of course, all the bases on Prison Star... this goal is a bit big, but it should be no problem to just meet the needs of the second and fourth bases.

Once the supply of food and vegetables is sufficient, the soldiers will no longer need to live frugally, and other members of the base will no longer have to rely on nutrient solutions to survive.

With the extra food and vegetables, they can open a small farm. In this way, everyone can not only have rice and vegetables to eat, but also fresh meat!

The funds used to purchase food can be saved and used elsewhere in the base - being self-sufficient locally will definitely cost much less than transporting food across space.

Cen Liang couldn't help but fantasize about the future, and his eyes became more and more passionate as he looked at the two little green sprouts.

No matter what, we must get to the plantation!

But... thinking of what Yan Ping had just said, he forced himself to calm down.

The identity of the breeder Su is not simple, and we cannot offend him... If this is the case, then there is only one way to get these two small spiritual buds!

Cen Liang looked at Su Ci, his eyes becoming extremely firm and sincere.

He said, "Keeper Su, are you really not going to consider the proposal I told you yesterday?"

"What proposal?" Su Ci asked absentmindedly.

"It's about working at the plantation." Cen Liang smiled kindly and enthusiastically. "What I told you yesterday might have been a little too conservative. When it comes to outstanding talents, we at the plantation will definitely not be stingy!"

He made some more words to win over the people, focusing on explaining the welfare policies of the plantation. In addition to such practical benefits, he did not forget to make some promises.

"Keeper Su, with your knowledge, you should be able to easily see the function of these two mutant green plants, right?"

Cen Liang kept talking. When he mentioned the farm, the originally lazy Su Ci finally perked up a little, but...

"I knew you, this bad grandpa, had bad intentions!"

At this time, a figure rushed out from the side. It was the little wolf cub who was hiding nearby and observing secretly. After hearing this, he could no longer control his emotions.

Behind him, there was a little white deer that had been pulling him but failed to catch him in the end.

The young man with a pair of wolf ears looked much more ferocious than he did in the video call. Before Cen Liang could react, he was thrown to the ground and could no longer speak to persuade Su Ci.

"Susu won't go with you! Give up on this idea!"

Cen Liang was so frightened that his body froze as he watched the young man ride on him and raise his fist to hit him.

He was so frightened that he closed his eyes and only had time to raise his hands to protect his face. However, the pain he imagined did not come, but instead he felt a lightness in his body.

Cen Liang subconsciously opened his eyes and saw a scene that he would never forget.

The thin and weak breeder picked up the mad wolf cub with one hand, and no matter how the wolf cub struggled, it could not escape from his hand.

In the end, the little wolf cub could only calm down, with his limbs hanging down, looking at the young man pitifully.

Not to mention Cen Liang, even the little white deer couldn't help but widen his eyes, because he felt that this scene was so familiar - when he was almost bitten to death by Lang Ze before he fainted, he vaguely saw the scene of the breeder carrying the wolf cub.

It turned out to be true! He hadn't seen it wrong!

It was really Susu who saved him at that time!

The little wolf cub who was picked up was also shocked at first, but he soon felt relieved.

After all, Susu is so strong that he can easily kill a giant spider. Now he is picked up with just one hand. What's so strange about that?

He looked at Su Ci pitifully, but didn't think he had done anything wrong.

Su Ci felt a headache. He looked at the little wolf cub and said helplessly, "Didn't I tell you to be polite?"

Hearing this, little Langze felt very aggrieved. He pointed at Cen Liang and said, "I did call him grandpa!"

So calling him grandpa is polite?

Cen Liang struggled to hold his waist and, with the help of the little white deer, finally got up from the ground: "..."

He looked at the little wolf cub, then at Su Ci, and finally equated this skinny breeder with a strongman. Although he was shocked by his strength, he didn't want to give up just like that.

Cen Liang tried to make a final struggle. He looked at Su Ci and said, "Don't you want a greenhouse? I have a way..."

As long as you come to the plantation, you can have as many greenhouses as you want! You can use them however you want!

However, before he could finish his words, Su Ci let go of the little wolf cub and looked at him with a strange look.

The young boy who had nearly beaten him just now nimbly jumped to the ground. After looking at him suspiciously for a few times, he curled his lips and said, "Bad grandpa, even though you agreed to let us demolish the greenhouse, I still won't give Su Su to you!"

???

Cen Liang was completely bewildered. When had he agreed to let them dismantle the greenhouse? Did he want Su Ci to go directly to the plantation and use the greenhouse?