The woman's figure matched the one in my memory.

Is that Teacher Jiang?

Zuo Rou dropped the seeds in her hand and rushed out the door.

"Teacher Jiang! It really is you!" Zuo Rou exclaimed in surprise.

Jiang Zhi asked in confusion, "Who are you?"

Wanfu rolled its eyes in Jiang Zhi's arms. "I used to learn from you, how come you don't remember?" It remembered perfectly well—a diligent and studious little beauty, hehe.

"I am Zuo Rou. Back when I was at the Shuofang base, you taught me how to produce more food without consuming too much of my special ability."

Jiang Zhi still couldn't remember who Zuo Rou was, but that didn't matter; if she didn't remember, she could just get to know her again.

When did the Shuofang base arrive at the Fuxi base?

"It happened not long ago, about three months ago." Zuo Rou noticed Jiang Wenlong's dark face beside her, immediately abandoned any intention of saying more, and stood aside awkwardly making small talk.

Jiang Wenlong seemed unaware: "You used to be from the Shuofang base?"

"There is some connection between them."

Jiang Zhi entered the room that Zuo Rou had just rushed out of. Inside were two long, flower-bed-like structures filled with soft soil, and a pile of straw on the ground, indicating that they were using straw to accelerate the growth of crops.

The box contained a pile of blue and green crystals, and Ye Yun and He Zichen were holding two of them in their hands.

"So, Consultant Jiang also has plant-based abilities, then why did he only report ice and space-based abilities?"

"Minister Jiang, what's the point of worrying about this?" Jiang Zhi retorted.

Jiang Wenlong choked, but he couldn't deny that Jiang Zhi's words made a lot of sense.

If you thoroughly investigate everyone's background, what's the difference between that and trying to turn them into puppets? It will only make the other party unhappy and backfire.

"Ahem, I'm not going to say anything more."

Jiang Zhi grabbed a handful of rice stalks that had just been stripped of their straw and threw them into the soil. Using the "All Things Return to Nature" technique, the seeds transformed into rice stalks laden with heavy ears of grain in less than a minute.

"This...this..." Jiang Wenlong was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

"Yes, yes, that's it! Teacher Jiang is even faster than she was eight years ago!" Zuo Rou exclaimed excitedly, gesturing wildly.

Ye Yun and He Zichen, standing to the side, instantly felt unworthy. Was this guy some kind of freak? The pinnacle of plant-based superpowers?

"Oh my god!" Ye Yun exclaimed, covering her mouth.

“This is no secret.” Jiang Zhi turned to look at Jiang Wenlong and said, “As long as you give me enough benefits and don’t let my efforts go to waste.”

"Understood, got it, will arrange it right away!" Jiang Wenlong almost jumped up like a young man: "What do you need?"

Jiang Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Gold, and teach me how to convert crystals into electrical energy. It would be even better if you could provide the equipment."

"That's easy, I just need to talk to my colleagues in the power sector."

Jiang Zhi simply wanted to install a crystal-driven power generation system in the space so that she wouldn't have to go through the hassle of adjusting the solar panel every time.

The diesel generator was too noisy, so she hardly ever used it.

"In return, I can help the base produce 20,000 jin of rice."

She originally came here under the guise of doing good deeds, so it would be great if she could learn something and gain some knowledge from the experience.

"Great! That's wonderful! Consultant Jiang, is there anything else you need? Besides gold, the base should be able to provide you with jewelry!"

No wonder Jiang Zhi was able to walk alone in the apocalypse unharmed, with a rosy and radiant complexion. She clearly hadn't suffered any hardship; she was practically a bug in the system.

Jiang Wenlong quickly grasped the situation and understood Jiang Zhi's preferences.

"Sure, I like really pretty ones. I won't accept anything without a sense of design." She has no shortage of food and clothing, and once her basic needs are met, she wants to get some luxury items.

The gold is naturally for Djokovic. It's been a long time since he's had any metal, especially precious metal, so he's determined to have his fill this time.

The gold brick in his pocket flashed twice.

Zhou Heng is currently a level 6 fire-type ability user. Due to his position, he is allowed to enter the residential area for advanced ability users, but after asking around for a long time, he still couldn't find any news about Jiang Zhi.

The old guard at the door couldn't stand it any longer and said to him, "Miss Jiang Zhi has gone underground."

"Thank you." Zhou Heng concealed his excitement and sat at Old Wei's place waiting for Jiang Zhi to return. He waited until evening.

Jiang Wenlong brought her two hundred catties of gold and various jewelry. She immediately filled more than a dozen empty cultivation rooms with rice, and a group of people were organizing the harvest.

Rice straw fiber can be used to make clothing after being processed using a special method. In addition, the husk of rice also has certain nutrients, which can be extracted, ground into powder, and used to feed livestock raised in captivity.

"We'll talk about the rest later, I need to rest." Jiang Zhi took away the gold and jewelry, as well as a box containing about two hundred crystals of various colors.

As soon as Jiang Zhi arrived at the dormitory entrance, she heard someone calling her.

"Jiang Zhi! Jiang Zhi!"

The voice sounded somewhat familiar.

She turned around and saw that it was Zhou Heng.

"It really is you. You're still alive."

Jiang Zhi smiled gently. Since she returned, almost every acquaintance she encountered had said the same thing.

Is this what it feels like to be missed?

"Yes, I understand that the Shuofang base only came to the Fuxi base more than three months ago."

Having not seen each other for many years, there wasn't much to reminisce about, since they had practically no past to share.

"Hehe..." Zhou Heng chuckled for a while, then carefully examined Jiang Zhi and found that she was exactly the same as she was back then, without any change.

Eight years have passed; she must be over thirty by now.

He looks as weathered as an old man.

"Could we find a place to sit and talk?" Zhou Heng asked cautiously, afraid that Jiang Zhi would not remember their past and would reject him.

The two went to a restaurant on the second basement floor. Zhou Heng spent 500 points, and the restaurant served two bowls of mutated beef noodles and a plate of cold vegetables.

"With limited resources, this is all we can eat. The food at the restaurant is a bit more expensive than in the cafeteria, but it's nice to treat ourselves here occasionally."

Jiang Zhi nodded, released Wanfu from her arms, and took out a piece of candy from her pocket to give it to Wanfu, telling it to calm down.

Wanfu rolled his eyes in anger. It would be better to just lie down in the space; at least he could eat when he was hungry.

"Is this the cat?" Zhou Heng was very surprised. The cat was still alive and had lived for so many years.

He knew this was a mutated cat, and its fighting power was probably no less than his own.

Well, as long as I can protect Jiang Zhi, that's fine.

Jiang Zhi looked at the noodles in front of her. The beef was made into a sauce, so the taste of the mutated beast meat was masked by the seasoning.

She'd spoiled her palate, so eating this bowl of noodles was a little of a burden for her, but she didn't show it.

The two finished their noodles in silence. Zhou Heng followed General Huo Xi on a mission that lasted for more than half a month. He ate compressed biscuits for more than half a month, and his mouth was so bland that he wished he could lick the oil stains off the bottom of the bowl.

But with Jiang Zhi around, he really didn't dare to lick her.