Chapter 95 Chapter 95 Full Mushroom Banquet
It was really unexpected that the federal deputy district chief suddenly came to the Xisha District in person.
And they also brought Shi Ren with them.
Hou Lin was puzzled. "Why did you bring him here? Just so we can beat him up and vent our anger?"
Gu Yu: "The district chief said that the Lion Tribe brought a lot of things here and wanted to apologize to Ye Ning in person."
Hou Lin rolled his eyes. "Apologizing is just a side note. The real reason is that you want to meet Ye Ning in person."
Ye Ning lay sideways on the chair. "So do I still have to see them tonight? I don't want to."
Gu Yu nodded. "Not today. You've already worked hard today."
"But he's the Deputy District Governor of the Federal Territory. It would be best to find a time to meet him in person, but if you don't want to meet him, forget it."
It's definitely necessary to meet in person. Ye Ning: "Let's talk about it in a few days when I'm not busy."
Giving her time to choose means she's not in a rush. If she's not in a rush, then she can just wait.
Everyone could see how busy Ye Ning was. They had indeed come unexpectedly, without making an appointment in advance. Now that the Xisha District had kindly asked them to wait, they naturally had no choice but to wait patiently.
Ye Ning finally gave herself a day off. After getting up full of energy the next day, she took advantage of her good morning mood and exercised for another two hours.
When Ye Ning was training, Gu Su was filled with amazement.
The plan proposed by Gaojiang District to improve talent does include content about exercising to improve physical fitness.
But the pure humans in the capital area are all lazy and inactive. No one has such high-intensity training like Ye Ning.
Although they are not as good as beast-like soldiers, they can already subdue some orcs who do not have daily training.
Gu Yu said softly, "Don't tell anyone about this."
Gu Su nodded. "Don't worry, I know what's going on. Since I'm in Xisha District, I belong to Master Ye Ning."
After finishing, Ye Ning wiped the sweat off her face with a towel while feeling her current physical condition.
Exercise releases dopamine and endorphins in the brain, making people feel happy and satisfied. It also improves blood circulation and helps restore and improve brain function.
So her brain is very active at this moment.
While taking a break, Ye Ning took another look at the planting progress in each area.
The planting areas scattered across the model of the Dust Planet have already given the originally grayish-yellow planet a new appearance of greenery, large and small. Compared to the entire Dust Planet, the area is still insignificant.
But it will be quick once agriculture is developed.
The main difference between agricultural planting and ecological restoration is that agricultural planting focuses on quickly cultivating plants for human consumption in the short term, with incidental economic benefits; while the main purpose of ecological restoration is to improve the natural environment and maintain ecological balance by restoring natural vegetation and ecosystem functions, pursuing long-term benefits.
It only takes a few months for ordinary crops to grow. It may seem slow at first, but once you get started and have a harvest every day, it starts to feel fast.
After taking time out to discuss with Shi Cong and others these days, she felt that the most appropriate way to promote the crops was to plant them outdoors directly.
While indoor farming is fast, it consumes a lot of resources. Once the economic cost increases, widespread adoption becomes difficult. Therefore, the most pressing challenge is how to cost-effectively grow crops on a large scale and at a low cost.
In addition, the climate in different regions is different, so the crops suitable for planting will also vary greatly.
For example, the Central Asian continent is located near the equator, which is very suitable for growing crops such as rice.
However, due to problems such as resource shortages, poor environment and pollutants, the various federal districts have been independent of each other and only care about pursuing their own interests.
This leads to a problem: when each federal region focuses on growing crop varieties suitable for its own regional conditions, the circulation and sharing of crop varieties may be hindered. Therefore, they must find a way to plan the circulation and sharing mechanism of crops between regions in advance, so as to improve overall agricultural production efficiency.
If we promote it as a whole, there are many things to consider.
Ye Ning's knowledge of crops wasn't very deep, but she had been reading a lot of information lately. They were all plants, and the principles were the same. She had also brought a lot of information from her original world, which had given Shi Cong and the others a lot of inspiration.
While her brain was active, Ye Ning went over the most important things at the moment in her mind.
When she finished taking a shower and changing her clothes, Shao Yu just brought Shi Cong over.
Both of them were holding large boxes in their hands, which contained the newly improved seeds that Shi Cong and his team had developed.
There were faint dark circles under Shi Cong's eyes, but his eyes were filled with joy.
Although it was only a few days, with the help of technology and Ye Ning's planting speed, the seed improvement progress was rapid.
Everyone could see the happiness on Shi Cong's face. His happiness meant that the research was going smoothly, and everyone became happy too.
Shi Cong: "Lord Ye Ning."
Ye Ning looked at him, "Did you stay up late again last night?"
Shi Cong hesitated for a moment, but he didn't want to deceive Ye Ning, so he nodded slightly.
"Don't worry, there's no delay in work."
Ye Ning threw a ball of supernatural power at him, "Work is not as important as your health. If you don't take care of your health, what will you do if you get sick from exhaustion?"
Shi Cong instantly felt his fatigue dissipate, and he smiled, "No, you treat us very well. We all eat a lot of plants."
I'm afraid there is no research institute anywhere in the entire federation that can provide unlimited mint water like Ye Ning and give them lunch made from plants every day.
Working in such a clean environment without pollutants, everyone feels that their brains become faster and more active.
Ye Ning shook her head. "If you keep working all night like this for a few days in a row, I'll have someone enforce a time limit on the lab."
She's excited now, but once the excitement wears off, she'll feel lethargic. Emotions fluctuate, but she still thinks it's best for everyone to just work steadily.
Shi Cong knew that Ye Ning was serious about this matter, so he nodded and placed the improved seeds he brought in front of Ye Ning.
The environment on Dust Planet is harsh, so they have three goals in choosing crops: resistance to extreme environments, short growth cycles, and high nutritional value.
Finally, six crop varieties were identified for promotion first, namely rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, lettuce and edible fungi.
While eating breakfast, Ye Ning covered the seeds with her supernatural powers. Five minutes later, the seeds had turned into mature plants.
Shi Cong quickly took out the pollination tools and took pollination samples from the plants.
After he finished pollinating, Ye Ning continued to use his supernatural powers to stimulate the growth until all the plants produced mature seeds, and then he stopped.
Shi Cong carefully took the seeds off and put the plants back into the box. After saying goodbye to Ye Ning, he left happily.
There were several large boxes, and neither he nor Shao Yu could move them all at once. Le Song and Gu Su came together to help him get all the plants into the car.
It was the first time that Gu Su saw Ye Ning planting with his own eyes.
Seeing the plants in their mature state was a shock, and seeing with one’s own eyes how the plants sprouted and matured in Ye Ning’s hands was another shock.
Feng Yue had always said that Ye Ning's strong planting ability was due to the Source Stone and Green Singing Stone. But now, Ye Ning clearly didn't have any auxiliary energy sources.
She was even eating breakfast, and with just a few simple movements, she easily stimulated all the plants in front of her. Except for him, no one else showed any shock; everyone was used to such horrific things!
The most important thing is that Ye Ning has never shown her true abilities in public so far!
Moreover, Shi Cong was the most gifted researcher in the Capital Region. He was known to everyone in the Capital Region. He also followed Feng Yue and had met Shi Cong several times.
But every time they met, Shi Cong was always serious and taciturn. Feng Yue had complained to him about Shi Cong more than once, and he had always thought that Shi Cong was just like that. Now it seems that it depends on the person.
Hou Lin followed her every day, recalling the rice he had just seen, and was a little surprised. "The yield of these plants seems to have really increased a lot."
The ears of rice were densely packed on the stalks, and they were larger in size and had fuller grains, making them very appetizing at first sight.
Ye Ning nodded, "The production has increased by about 20% now."
She looked at the information and found that the output of agricultural products could increase by 10%-40%, so there is still room for improvement.
If it were planted normally, it could have already been promoted. But now that she's accelerating the process, they should soon be able to improve the yield to 35%, which would allow them to promote it more efficiently.
As the seed yield increases, the amount of pollutants it absorbs will also increase. Once it is promoted, its pollution absorption progress will definitely be faster.
After the successful research and development, she will definitely give the Shi Cong team a big prize and give them a vacation to have a good rest.
Ye Ning: "Let's eat mushrooms tonight. I want to have a mushroom feast. I want to eat fried mushrooms, grilled mushrooms, mushroom soup and mushroom hot pot..."
Ye Ning: "Prepare more so we can eat together."
She listed a bunch of mushroom recipes in one breath. Hou Lin had never heard of them before, but he wrote them all down and said, "Okay, I'll ask the chef to prepare them now."
Ye Ning looked at the information again with satisfaction.
There is a lot to learn, but fortunately her brain is getting better and better.
After breakfast, Ye Ning went to cut the ribbon for the newly built school and planted a small sapling right in the center of the school entrance.
In the afternoon, she went to the botanical garden and visited the residents who had moved out of the garbage area.
Hou Lin looked at the news online and said, "People in Gaojiang District are asking when you will go to Gaojiang District to meet everyone."
Ye Ning: "It will be soon. Once the situation here stabilizes, I will be able to go over."
Hou Lin nodded and said, "Then you must go to Gaojiang District as your first stop. It's a good opportunity for me to go home and visit."
Ye Ning: "Don't worry, I also want to go and see the planting area in Gaojiang District."
Although she could check the situation in her mind, she could speed up the place after she went there.
In the evening, the mushroom banquet that Ye Ning had been looking forward to all day finally appeared.
She had tried fried mushrooms once before and was amazed by their deliciousness. The fried king oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms were especially delicious. They were like meat, bursting with juice in every bite.
The mushroom hotpot was bubbling with many different kinds of mushrooms.
Ye Ning was rarely so excited and kept staring at the boiling mushrooms in the pot.
Just by smelling it, you can tell that this pot of mushroom hotpot must be very delicious.
Ye Ning: "Not well yet?"
Hou Lin and Le Song were also staring at it. Le Song sniffed it and shook his head affirmatively.
"The chef said it needs to be cooked for more than 30 minutes before it can be eaten."
There are some less safe mushroom varieties here, and the chef repeatedly warned that they are poisonous if not cooked thoroughly. But because they are so delicious, they are cooked anyway.
A group of people stared at a pot of mushroom soup, smelling the fresh and sweet aroma, and waited until the mushrooms were cooked through before they started eating.
There are so many people, and they are all strong and young. How can we let them eat plants to their heart's content?
So the chef prepared nutrient solution for them, and then prepared meat, fruits and vegetables.
It was mainly eaten by Ye Ning, but everyone else could also drink the mushroom soup.
Ye Ning was impartial and gave each of them a large bowl.
Hou Linxian was so excited that his eyebrows almost dropped. "This is too delicious."
Ye Ning nodded, "Plus, mushrooms grow very fast and can grow into complete mushrooms in a few days."
Unlike other leafy plants, mushrooms do not rely on chlorophyll for photosynthesis. Instead, they absorb nutrients primarily through their hyphae, allowing them to survive in places where ordinary plants cannot.
Mushrooms also have a very special feature. They have a strong ability to accumulate heavy metals and can absorb a large amount of heavy metals in the soil. Therefore, in some places with serious heavy metal pollution, mushrooms are specially planted to purify the soil.
Ye Ning briefly explained the characteristics of mushrooms, and everyone around listened attentively.
Le Song held the bowl and said, "So last time in the underground passage, you planted mushrooms specifically to tell us the direction."
Ye Ning: "Then if I get kidnapped again next time, I'll grow mushrooms again."
Several people couldn't eat anymore in an instant.
Long Qi said calmly: "There won't be a next time."
Hou Lin was as if facing a formidable enemy. "That's right, don't say such things, or I won't be able to sleep again tonight."
Ye Ning picked up a piece of fried mushroom for him and said, "You'll sleep well if you eat more."
Several people were eating in a peaceful atmosphere.
The mushroom pot was steaming and gurgling, and the steam lingered in front of Gu Su's sight.
He sat here, listening to Ye Ning and their voices, and felt a sense of unreality as if he was dreaming.
But soon, a series of urgent prompt sounds pulled Gu Su back.
It was his bracelet that was ringing, and everyone's eyes were on him.
Ye Ning: "Do you want to answer the call quickly?"
Gu Su nodded and glanced at the address above. He frowned slightly and just wanted to get up to answer it when he heard Hou Lin say, "Just answer it here. It's too troublesome to go out and answer it. We don't mind."
Gu Su didn't say anything and just clicked on the communication.
Hou Lin raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect Gu Su to be so decisive.
As soon as the call was connected, an anxious male voice was heard.
"Captain, Lord Feng Yue is missing."
Everyone paused, and Ye Ning also looked over, "Why is he missing? Was he kidnapped by the rebels?"
The other party realized almost immediately that the person talking to Gu Su was Ye Ning.
Surprise and excitement instantly changed the man's tone, and his anxiety was reduced a bit. "No, Master Feng Yue should have gone to the Xisha District."
After Feng Yue learned that Gu Su had gone to Xisha District, she angrily went to find Xiru. Finally, after confirming that it was Gu Su who had taken the initiative to propose going to Xisha District, her anger increased even more.
In addition, all of Ye Ning’s activities yesterday were broadcast live, so the people around her were naturally also filmed.
Gu Su was a stranger to Ye Ning, and soon someone uncovered his identity and discovered that he was the one who used to follow Feng Yue.
This is actually a trivial matter. The kettle Ye Ning used to drink water from yesterday, the color and style of the clothes she wore, and even the hairpin on her head were all taken off and made into an analysis record post.
"Lady Feng Yue was furious when she saw you handing a kettle to Lady Ye Ning yesterday. She smashed a lot of things and then disappeared early this morning. People at the port said she flew to the Xisha area and should have arrived by now."
Hou Lin frowned, "No, they've already arrived in Xisha District. Did you just realize it now?"
The man hesitated, not daring to speak. Feng Yue had just finished her morning outburst and announced she was taking everyone out shopping. By the time they realized what was happening, she had already boarded the aircraft bound for the Xisha region with the orc guards.
But Xiru meant to notify them after the people arrived.
Man: "Captain, Lord Feng Yue should be here to see you."
Gu Su's face turned ugly. "She's making trouble, and you're just going to let her do that? What if something happens to her on the way? What if she's taken away by the rebels?"
The man said timidly, "But in the capital district, apart from you, no one can control Lord Feng Yue."
Gu Su hung up the call and stood up. "My apologies, Master Ye Ning. I'll go take care of this matter."
Ye Ning took a sip of mushroom soup and asked, "Do you need our help?"
Gu Su shook his head. "I will take care of this matter and will not let Master Feng Yue disturb you. I can find her by contacting the orcs accompanying her directly."
Ye Ning: "Go ahead. If you need our help, tell us."
"It just so happens that we're almost done eating. Gu Yu, you should come with us and find her first. If she disappears in Xisha District, the district chief will be very troubled."
Gu Yu nodded, and the two of them stood up and prepared to go out. As soon as they reached the door, they saw Feng Yue walking in with the others.
The two looked at each other from a distance. Feng Yue's face was a little pale, but obviously extremely angry.
She walked quickly towards the two of them.
Gu Yu frowned slightly, and Feng Yue walked in front of them in the blink of an eye.
Gu Su lowered his eyes slightly and called out without any emotion: "Lord Feng Yue."
Feng Yue glanced at him coldly, then turned to look at Gu Yu, "Where's Ye Ning?"
Gu Su: "Lord Ye Ning has worked hard all day and is resting now. If you have anything to say, you can tell me directly."
Feng Yue finally sneered, "I'll settle the score with you when I get back."
"You think you can leave me like this? Dream on."
"Even if I have to abandon you, I should be the one to abandon you. Who the hell do you think you are?"
Gu Yu frowned slightly. He knew Feng Yue had a bad temper. Last time she destroyed the planting area and got injured, he thought she had a childish personality, but he didn't expect her temper to be so bad.
Gu Yu: "Lord Feng Yue, Lord Ye Ning has been very busy these days and has been involved in external activities. If you have anything to say, just tell us."
Feng Yue stopped talking nonsense with them and started walking inside.
The orcs on both sides immediately stopped her.
They are all from Gaojiang District and have never had a good impression of people from the Capital District. Feng Yue is so arrogant and Lord Ye Ning has such a good temper. If they really meet, Lord Ye Ning will be able to tolerate her talking to him like that, but they won't be able to.
Moreover, Gu Yu and the others stopped her here, proving that Lord Ye Ning didn't want to see her either.
Everyone looked at her, but there was only heavy wariness and hostility in their eyes. The orc guards behind her were not even as fierce as those standing at the door.
Feng Yue looked around at them. She took out a dagger and placed it on her wrist. Her tone was surprisingly calm. "I'll say it one last time. Get out of the way."
Everyone was in an uproar.
They never imagined that Feng Yue would choose to coerce them in this way!
But the next second, the dagger in her hand was snatched away by Gu Yu.
Before Feng Yue could react, Ye Ning, who happened to see everything upstairs, leaned on the windowsill and said, "Cutting your wrists hurts."
Normal people wouldn't threaten others by cutting their wrists. But Ye Ning had to admit that when no one listened to her, using this extreme method was indeed very effective.
If she gets injured here, it will create negative public opinion for her and the Xisha District.
"Come in."
She had just finished her mushroom soup, so luckily it didn't affect her dinner today.
Otherwise, such a delicious dinner would be wasted.
Feng Yue finally got the chance to enter.
After she was able to get in, she became even calmer.
When Le Song came to pick them up, his face looked a little unhappy.
She was a pure human, so no one searched her. After entering, she must stay away from Ye Ning.
But it was obvious that she had never practiced at all. If it was Ye Ning holding the dagger today, Ye Ning would never let anyone take the dagger away so easily.
This made everyone feel that Ye Ning's exercise was indeed necessary.
After Feng Yue entered, he immediately smelled the rich aroma of mushrooms.
She and Ye Ning were four or five meters apart, with Le Song, Hou Lin and others standing in between.
The orcs following her were stopped at the door. They couldn't tell what the smell was, but it smelled really good. They couldn't help but sniff the air.
Ye Ning asked Le Song to bring the plate of fried mushrooms over and said, "Are you hungry? Eat something first."
Feng Yue looked at her coldly, not even looking at the plate of mushrooms. "I want to take Gu Su away."
Ye Ning rejected her without hesitation, "No."
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