The most popular day in the Department of Agriculture

The dean acted quickly on his business trip. Two days after making the decision, he had booked a ticket to Feixing.

On the spaceship, he repeatedly did psychological work on himself.

An abandoned mining planet holds many possibilities. It could be a barren wasteland, a land of devastation, or even a sea of ​​bones... Ore is the most important energy source in the interstellar world, and miners are the lowest level of laborers in the interstellar world. Wherever the capitalists' iron hoofs pass, anything is possible.

Perhaps it was because his psychological expectations were too low that when he actually set foot on the land of the waste planet, he felt that it was not as lifeless as he had imagined.

There is a lot of life here, but humans call such planets waste stars.

"Hello, Dean!"

The person who greeted the dean was Meng Sheng, a student from the previous year of the Department of Agriculture.

Su Yanxi was waiting at the port early. As soon as the dean got off the spaceship, she led her people inside.

"How would you like to conduct the inspection, Dean?" she said straight to the point.

“…” The dean blinked.

This isn't a problem the company should be responsible for solving. What do you want to show others? What kind of corporate image do you want to establish? Can't you handle inspections? Why is it that when it comes to him, he still has to deal with it himself?

"Just take a walk." The dean didn't want to put too much pressure on Su Yanxi. Although this outstanding student did not act cautiously, she at least took this step.

Su Yanxi nodded and followed the instructions to lead the dean up the hill.

“…” The dean was so tired that he was out of breath. Along the way, he didn’t even see the shadow of the planting area.

After finally climbing to the top of the mountain, the dean finally saw the grower and the planting area.

More than half of the growers were his former students. When he appeared, it didn't seem like he was there to conduct an inspection, but more like a fan meeting. Many people greeted him with great enthusiasm.

Given this situation, they should really like this job.

The dean had a good initial impression of this place, and his eyes softened as he looked at Su Yanxi.

An expert in agronomy, he took a quick look and immediately noticed something peculiar about this growing area. The topographical layout of the area showed that it employed a common zoning management model, but what was unique was that each zone was divided into hexagons.

In the central hexagon were planted five flowers and plants he had never seen before. Surrounding the six sides of the hexagon were six larger hexagonal areas that had not yet been planted.

"What are you going to plant there?" asked the dean.

"Grow some vegetables."

The dean nodded. It was obvious that Su Yanxi was really putting her heart into this matter, but her behavior was puzzling.

"Logically speaking, flowers are more delicate and harder to grow than vegetables. Shouldn't we plant vegetables first here?" he asked.

The dean doesn't believe that the top student would forget such a simple truth.

Su Yanxi kept it a secret: "Guess."

"The professor is so smart, he will definitely figure it out in no time."

Dean: ...

The reality is that we overestimated him. He had never seen such a layout, let alone the operation of finding such barren land to grow flowers.

It is said that there is only a thin line between genius and madness. What others cannot understand is either truly disordered, irregular, and meaningless, or there is another intention, but they are too ordinary and have low IQ to understand it.

Obviously the former is more likely, but the dean believes the latter.

There must be a reason why Su Yanxi did this.

He was very good at judging people. This student was always meticulous about academic matters, and sometimes his sudden wit was even more brilliant than his.

The dean stroked his beard, looked at the staff quarters, which had been converted from former miners' dormitories, and said, "I think the conditions here are pretty good! I'll just have a couple of days to experience it!"

Su Yanxi was surprised, "You didn't say that before."

"Oh, you cheapskate! I'm a big professor, so how can I be more capable than these little brats? I can also help you take care of the plants."

When Su Yanxi heard that he could get free labor, he immediately had no objection.

She was quite happy, but the new employees who heard their conversation were feeling miserable. One shameless male plant technician complained, "Professor, you're such a big shot, why don't you try to steal our jobs? We finally found a job, but we only make 3,000 a month, which isn't even enough to buy you soil!"

The dean glanced at the speaker and said angrily, "Who said I want a salary?"

Free work?! ! !

After finally finding a class to attend, these young people, who have not yet been beaten by society, have their umbrellas torn apart by their former teachers.

The employees looked at Su Yanxi in fear, fearing that she would agree with the dean's statement in the next second and let everyone work for free.

It was so horrible, they couldn't even imagine it!

"Dean, don't involve them." Su Yanxi just found it funny that the dean had such a down-to-earth side.

"Oh, I really don't need that little money. Can you just observe the flower for me and make a record?" the dean asked eagerly.

Su Yanxi was also thinking about studying various aspects of the silver ghost flower. With someone to help her, she could have more brains and more ideas, so she readily agreed.

The two hit it off immediately. Seeing that their salaries were saved, the employees breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to water the plants and fertilize them. Even the dean personally took part in the operation. If they didn't do a good job, they would be scolded.

Sure enough, an unlucky guy was caught by the dean:

"You must have been distracted during class! How should you apply fertilizer? Put a little on the side, otherwise it will corrode the roots! How did you get hired if you're so unreliable? You might as well stay here for another four years!"

Su Yanxi touched his nose.

Wasn't she the one who hired him?! I felt like I was being scolded.

However, she also discovered a problem.

Not everyone is like her, who has mastered planting by the time they are in their sophomore year. Some people have no chance to practice at all, and most of them only know how to do it on paper, but have a lot of problems when it comes to actual operation.

Having the dean to help supervise can make up for this.

If a few more professors came, she would soon have a group of experienced growers.

However, I just thought about it in my mind. The professors are busy every day, so how could they have the time and mood to farm on a barren planet?

*

The silver ghost flower has adapted well to the desolate planet, with a survival rate of up to 95%. A 5% loss is a considerable number for Su Yanxi, but it is still within an acceptable range.

Su Yanxi hadn't figured out what to do with these dead flowers yet, so the dean asked for them and planned to take them back to the laboratory and put them in a specific environment to see if they could be revived.

"That's great, Dean. Thank you for your hard work!"

"It's okay. Those surviving flowers are so delicate that we dare not take samples for experiments. As for these discarded ones, we should give them a try. Maybe the flowers can be saved and our research will make new progress."

"Then I'll wait for good news from the dean!" Su Yanxi certainly believed in the dean's ability. He was one of the most powerful people in the interstellar planting world. If he couldn't save them, there would be no way to save those silver ghost flowers.

After the dean left, Su Yanxi continued to carry out follow-up planting work.

After the Silver Ghost Flower takes root, it can produce a random piece of ore every day. The ore will generally appear randomly under the adjacent soil, some deep and some shallow.

With a constant supply of minerals, the soil is energized and ready to welcome the seeds.

Su Yanxi loves to eat strawberries, so Waste Star No. 1 mainly grows strawberries.

The dean, who was busy treating the silver ghost flower, learned that Su Yanxi was going to start growing vegetables, so he picked some fruit trees and flowers from his remaining research materials and gave them to Su Yanxi. These things were difficult to grow and cost a lot of money, so the dean himself kept the plants in a cold storage room.

Maybe Su Yanxi can create another miracle.

The dean thought, what if a blind cat happens to catch a dead mouse and the fruit trees are planted!

Most of those silver-gray flowers survived, which shows that even in harsh conditions, plants can always find their own way to survive.

When other professors in the Department of Agriculture heard the news from the dean, they opened their seed banks and generously contributed their seed collections.

Attached to the seeds were the professors' greetings:

"Su Yanxi, work hard, we are counting on you!"

The family also received a new generation of planetary shields and a complete security system, along with a note. Beneath the rambling words of encouragement from my parents, there were four simple words: "All the best."

It was obvious that it was written by Su Cheng, and Su Yanxi could imagine her unhappy look.

Knowing that she has such a group of people supporting her, she feels full of strength and motivation.

Su Yanxi planted the seeds he had obtained, but it was not enough, so he bought some miscellaneous vegetable seeds from the seed mall.

Most of them are vegetables. They sprout in one day and grow into a small tender vegetable in three or four days. They are green and juicy, full of water and nutrients, and look delicious.

The day when the first batch of vegetables was harvested was very special to Su Yanxi. She designated it as the biggest celebration in the territory - the Food Festival.

She plans to organize some activities on this festival in the future to commemorate today's first harvest.

Su Yanxi divided the first batch of vegetables into many portions. He sent one portion to his family, one portion to each of the professors in the Department of Agriculture, and some to his classmates in the Department of Agriculture. Of course, there was also a portion for his own employees.

Su Yanxi took the remaining vegetables directly to the school as welfare distribution, and promoted the produced vegetables at the same time. These will be the products that will be sold in the future.

*

The Imperial Military Academy went completely crazy today.

A vegetable tasting point has appeared in the campus square. It is a small stall specially set up by the Department of Agriculture. As long as you join the group, you can buy a fresh vegetable with five-star coins.

When the students of the Imperial Military Academy heard the news, they initially thought someone was spreading rumors. After all, the price of vegetables in the interstellar space is very high, and ordinary people can hardly afford it.

With the mentality of joining in the fun, students flocked to the campus square. Huang Yan was the first one to try it out. After joining the group, he quickly paid five-star coins and then got a fresh vegetable with water droplets on it in his hand.

"Oh my God, they are freshly picked! They can really be exchanged!" Huang Yan held up the vegetable, took a deep breath, and drooled unconsciously.

To be honest, his family was ordinary and could have enough food and clothing, but they would not choose such expensive natural food as their staple food, so he had never tasted vegetables.

First, I sent a message to my friends and brothers:

[Brothers, hurry up! Go to the Agriculture Department to pick up your vegetables! Ye Zuo, stop doing experiments! Liu Hao, stop working part-time! Everyone, go to the campus square to pick up your vegetables! Hurry! More and more people are coming! I've already got my vegetables!]

Below the text, there is a picture of Huang Yan holding green vegetables.

For a moment, the other two people in the three-person dormitory group were blown out, and the group became very lively.

[Is this true? Is the Department of Agriculture so generous?]

[Oh my god, another friend sent me a message too! It’s real!]

[Oh my god, someone posted something! Damn!]

Liu Hao forwarded the post, titled:

[I would call this the coolest episode of the Department of Agriculture!!!]

Once the post was published, its popularity quickly soared, and many people posted pictures of the vegetables they received, showing off the natural food they bought with five-star coins.

[Pray up, can someone from another school come and get it?]

[There seems to be no limit, just join the group.]

[Brother! Can’t say it!!!]

[Thank you, bro!]

After reading the post, Ye Zuo quickly put down the experimental materials and headed to the campus square. He did not forget to send a message in the small group:

[Someone from another school is here, hurry up and get yours, or they'll be gone!]

Liu Hao posted a sad-faced emoji, [I don't have a chance anymore. I'm on another planet. I can't go back. Even if I go back, it's gone!]

[Godfathers, please leave a leaf for your brothers to taste!]

Word spread quickly, and soon long queues formed at the sampling spots. The entire campus square was filled with all kinds of people, including those from the school, other nearby schools, and even people from the public who got the news. For a time, the popularity of the Imperial Military Academy's five-star coin vegetables went beyond the campus and directly appeared on the Star Network hot list, triggering large-scale discussion.

Su Yanxi didn't expect the vegetables to be so powerful. She thought it would only be a small hit in a small area, but it unexpectedly gained nationwide popularity. The group chat was shared and reached full capacity in just over ten minutes. Membership was required to upgrade.

Group chats can make money.

Su Yanxi could only spend money to upgrade. In the end, she even set up thirty groups to barely meet the needs of the enthusiastic interstellar people.

The professors who received Su Yanxi's gift were very pleased and cooked vegetables to hold a vegetable banquet in the Department of Agriculture. For the first time, the office felt like a lively place.

The campus square is just below the office. While eating, the dean looked at the huge crowds of people downstairs and couldn't help but sigh:

“This is the first time the Department of Agriculture has been so popular!”

"So, these little brats, who normally look down on the Department of Agriculture and spread the word that agriculture is useless, are now running away faster than anyone else when something good happens!"

"After today, I'll see who can say our Department of Agriculture is incompetent again!"

Professor Wu turned on his smart brain to take photos as evidence. If anyone talked about agronomy in front of him, he would throw the pictures away. If it weren't for agronomy, there wouldn't be so many delicious foods in the world!

At this moment, the professors had a lot of feelings in their hearts, but they all agreed on one point: Su Yanxi was the right student to recruit!

“She’s sure to change agronomy!”

The professors believed this without a doubt. After all, she was the one who grew vegetables on a barren planet, and she grew them so well.

"But farming consumes a lot of minerals. Can Mr. Su really stick with it for a long time?"

*

Compared to the mixed feelings of the professors in the Department of Agriculture, there was one person who was very unhappy at the moment because of the vegetable tasting incident.

She is another influential figure in the school - Yun Fengxian.

Today was the day she was raising money for charity, and she happily held an auction. However, only a few people participated, and they all ran to the campus square to get food.

Yun Fengxian crushed the vegetables brought by the lackey and sneered at these ignorant civilians.

These commoners are so heartless! How can a vegetable be more important than a charity auction? So, commoners are commoners, and they can never become nobles! I really don't know why my father always wants to help these lower-class people!

What's the point of having their support?!