Chapter 32 Chapter 32 [The system has already taken into account the situation in this area...
The middle is the sweetest and most delicious part of the watermelon.
Before Ye Ning came, she asked Feng Qi to bring a spoon with her.
She couldn't wait to scoop out a spoonful of red soil in the middle with a spoon, handed it to Feng Qi, and then scooped a spoonful for herself.
The moment her lips touched the watermelon, Ye Ning felt its sweetness. As she took a bite, the juicy watermelon instantly burst in her mouth, crisp and sweet. The sound of the flesh crunching between her teeth was equally crisp and pleasant.
So happy! She finally got to eat watermelon!
Ye Ning narrowed her eyes slightly, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously. She savored the hard-earned sweetness and felt that all the sensory cells in her body were awakened.
Watermelon is indeed the most delicious fruit in the world, no doubt about it.
The expression on her face was full of happiness, satisfaction and joy.
The air was filled with the refreshing sweetness that was unique to watermelon, and coupled with Ye Ning's expression, everyone knew that this watermelon was really delicious!
Feng Qi stood aside, spoon in hand, her gaze flickering between Ye Ning and the vibrant, juicy piece of watermelon in her own hand. She hadn't even seen many plants, let alone such a unique and alluring fruit. The vibrant red contrasted sharply with the common greenery, making her curious yet hesitant to take a bite.
Plants are really precious. Is she just going to eat them along with her sister?
After Ye Ning finished eating, she realized that Feng Qi hadn't moved yet.
"Try it." Ye Ning pushed her hand, signaling her to eat it quickly.
The eyes of the people around her were all looking at her longingly, and Feng Qi felt a little stressed.
But seeing Ye Ning's expectant eyes, Feng Qi finally gathered up the courage and put the watermelon in the spoon into her mouth. She just wanted to take a small bite.
But when that small piece of watermelon finally touched her tongue, Feng Qi was instantly overwhelmed by the refreshing sweetness. The cool, sweet taste instantly exploded in her mouth. Her eyes widened in surprise, unable to believe that watermelon could be so delicious!
“It tastes good, doesn’t it?”
Feng Qi nodded frantically, his tone filled with excitement and surprise: "Delicious, delicious, so delicious! I've never eaten anything so delicious!"
Some people around even swallowed unconsciously.
I have worked so hard to grow it, so I must eat it myself first.
Ye Ning even used a fork to pick up a large piece of watermelon, searched for it in the crowd, and then passed it to Bai Qing after passing through several layers of people.
"Try it too."
Seeing Ye Ning eating, she felt it was natural, because everything grown on this plot of land belonged exclusively to Ye Ning, and she had absolute rights to use and control it. In fact, she could use any other plants in the laboratory as she pleased. After all, without her, they wouldn't have a room full of plants like this.
However, when they saw that Bai Qing, who was also a researcher, could also eat it, everyone couldn't help but feel an indescribable complex emotion in their hearts.
Everyone present knew that Ye Ning had been pining for the watermelons for days. It could be said that these watermelons were the most important thing to her in the grow room. She would come to check on them carefully every day and even personally help prune and press the vines.
If the leaves of plants are already precious, then the fruits, as the crystallization of the plant's life cycle, are even more precious than one can imagine. They witnessed the entire process of these watermelons from flowering to fruiting and then growing slowly.
Some people even regretted not agreeing to go outdoor natural growth with Ye Ning.
What if Ye Ning really can grow it? Even such a big and delicious watermelon can be grown outdoors, so it is not impossible?
Bai Qing ate the watermelon in the envious eyes of everyone.
She held it in her mouth, and the extreme sweetness made her reluctant to swallow it.
A researcher nearby immediately asked her, "Is it delicious?"
"What does this watermelon taste like? Will the fruit have a better purifying effect?"
…
Bai Qing was a little overwhelmed by the constant stream of questions from the crowd.
Ye Ning stood in front of Bai Qing and said, "Everyone will know after trying it."
Everyone:!!!
They have a part too?!
Ye Ning instructed Gu Yu to peel off all the watermelon rinds and cut the remaining watermelon into small pieces. She packed a separate portion and asked Hou Lin to give it to Hou Sen. Then she packed another large portion to take away and distributed the rest directly to the researchers.
It wasn't much, just one piece for each person. It definitely wasn't enough for her to eat just that.
But when Ye Ning pushed the watermelon over, the researchers even spoke cautiously. "Are you really going to give us these?"
No one present didn't want to try the watermelon to see what it tasted like, but this watermelon was so precious.
When they were asked to eat it, they hesitated. If they were still in Gaojiang District, they wouldn't even dream of having such a treat. This is the fruit of a plant!
Ye Ning smiled and said, "The smooth progress of the planting room is inseparable from everyone's joint efforts. I know you all work very hard every day, and many of you even work late into the night, just to maximize the utilization of the plants. These watermelons are just a small encouragement to everyone."
"We can only share a little bit with you now. If we grow a lot together in the future, everyone will have more to eat!"
Ye Ning's consideration and respect made everyone present feel even more embarrassed. Especially when they recalled their previous firm assertion that she would never be able to successfully plant outdoors, they couldn't help but feel ashamed.
A researcher spoke first, "Master Ye Ning, you are engaged in outdoor planting. If you need any help, you can come to me."
"And me, there are too many factors to consider when conducting outdoor research, including but not limited to the invasion of pollutants, the challenges of extreme weather, and even the threat of wild beasts. Furthermore, we can't use S-level Originium and Green Song Stone to filter out pollutants and replenish plant elements. But if we can carefully design and create a sufficiently ideal environment, it's not impossible."
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For researchers, this is like facing a very difficult trade-off: choose to research something that can be effective immediately to save the ten people in front of you; or invest a lot of time and energy to try a project that seems to never succeed, or may not have immediate effects, but if it succeeds, it can save thousands of people in the future.
After careful consideration, many people found that both options were extremely attractive to them.
Ye Ning smiled and shook her head. "It's good to have Bai Qing helping me. You guys just need to focus on other research. If I need anything, I'll ask you for help again."
Ye Ning didn't know what they were thinking. She pointed at the watermelon rind and said, "You can eat the rind too. I'll keep a piece for myself and give you the rest. Watermelon tastes great. If it can be made into a nutrient solution, it should be very good too."
In the end, the researchers were reluctant to eat such precious plant fruits.
They cut the four small pieces of watermelon into eighteen pieces, and then each person got a piece of watermelon about the size of a fingernail.
But this is already precious to them.
Ye Ning now spends every morning in the land planting room and every afternoon in the ocean planting room.
But she has to say that she still prefers the ocean growing room.
Because in the blue world, she can always feel a sense of tranquility, as if the whole world has slowed down, making people feel comfortable both physically and mentally.
After a night of nourishment, the tiny kelp germ had already sprouted slender, tender green leaves, looking remarkably delicate. They swayed gently in the seawater, the lines on the edges of the previously transparent leaves gradually becoming more distinct.
The spores of the seaweed were scattered on the shells. The tiny sprouts that had been clinging to the base yesterday had now expanded and grown into small, round leaves that had turned a bright emerald green.
Ye Ning tried adding some water from the watering can to them, and then tried using a shovel, and it actually worked.
She was originally worried that adding fresh water to seawater would dilute the salinity and affect their growth.
But the system here is automatically monitored and adjusted. After she added fresh water to dilute the salinity, the monitoring system automatically adjusted the water quality to the appropriate salinity.
This is very convenient.
Unfortunately, there was no algae. She still felt that algae would grow faster. But now she could only wait for the Empire to send algae spores.
Feng Qi had been following Ye Ning. This was her first time in the ocean cultivation room, so she was very curious about everything in it. She wanted to ask Ye Ning about everything she saw.
No matter what Feng Qi asked, Ye Ning answered her patiently, which made the researchers next to her look at Ye Ning with even greater respect.
Ye Ning is patient and has a good and calm attitude, so no matter what difficulties and problems she encounters, she can remain calm and rational, actively seek solutions, and never give up easily.
It was always the most comfortable to work with such a person. Moreover, she was a top-notch plant therapist.
Here, when she was almost done, she received a notification from the robot.
The robot passed the data of the environmental assessment report to her.
Ye Ning immediately clicked on it to check, but the moment she clicked on the assessment report, the system's voice came in her mind.
[Congratulations, the basic environmental assessment has been completed. Please review the assessment report in detail.]
Ye Ning clicked on the flashing information bar, and all the data on the blank page yesterday had been filled in.
【Basic Environmental Assessment Report】
Assessment location: Dust Star (25°N, 13°E), 1*1 square meter
Environmental Overview:
1. Climate: Located in the desert, this area is characterized by extreme high and low temperatures, seasonal droughts, frequent rains, and frequent sandstorms. Diurnal temperature fluctuations exceed 50 degrees Celsius, with nighttime temperatures plummeting below freezing. Solar radiation is extremely strong, with summer daylight duration exceeding 14 hours, creating extremely harsh living conditions.
2. Soil conditions: Soil grade: F (extremely poor), desert sand, loose structure, poor water and fertilizer retention capacity. No organic matter, very weak microbial activity, extremely difficult for plants to survive.
3. Water resources: There is no natural water source in the area and the groundwater level is extremely deep and difficult to obtain.
4. Vegetation status: There is no natural vegetation cover, no natural recovery ability, and the ecosystem is extremely fragile.
Evaluation conclusion:
This small, one-square-meter area is located in an extremely harsh desert environment, facing challenges such as high temperatures, drought, heavy rain, and sandstorms. Poor soil, lack of water resources, and no vegetation make the area almost incompatible with natural survival conditions.
[The system has issued mission rewards based on the situation in this area.]
[Basic soil conditioner*1, basic insect control equipment*1. ]
It turns out that the purpose of making an evaluation report is to distribute rewards in a targeted manner. The system is so user-friendly!
Ye Ning's eyes lit up slightly, and she immediately clicked on the two rewards.
[Primary soil conditioner: The main ingredients of this conditioner are primary microbial flora, organic complexes, soil structure improvers, and plant growth promoters.
After use, it can increase soil microbial activity, organic matter content, soil aggregate stability, and soil fertility. It can also increase plant survival rate and plant growth rate.
[*Please note: Primary soil conditioner will take effect slowly over the course of a day.]
Basic Pest Control Device: This device uses the same formula as a natural, eco-friendly insecticide, making it gentle on plants but deadly to pests. Of course, different pests may have different resistance levels, but don't worry; it automatically adjusts the dosage for you.
Ye Ning originally found them in her backpack, the quantity was *1, which was different from the insecticide that could be used unlimited times.
"Do these only have one chance to be used?" If so, then she has used them up this time and will have to wait for the system to release tasks before getting them again.
This is a bit troublesome.
[It's also available in the mall. Click on it and take a look. It's just been updated! ]
Only then did Ye Ning discover that there was a red dot at the location of the mall. She clicked on it and saw that in addition to selling seeds, the mall also had a tool section.
When she clicked on it, she saw the primary soil conditioner and basic insect control equipment she had just obtained, including the plant care guide from last time. However, the price was 100 gold coins per copy!
She immediately checked her information panel.
【Character: Ye Ning
Level: Lv.21 (6720/7550)
Gold: 130
Planting Planet: L25 Dust Star
Current pollution absorption progress: 0.3201205%
The reason she didn't have many gold coins was because she had recently bought a lot of seeds from the mall. If it weren't for the plants producing a lot of seeds on their own, she would be out of money now.
But asking her to sell the plants back to the mall in exchange for gold coins is not an option, because there is a severe shortage of plants in this world, and even the current planting speed is far from enough.
"Besides selling plants back to the mall or upgrading them, are there other ways to get gold coins?"
[Also absorbs pollution! 】
Ye Ning nodded and looked at the model of the Sea Dust Star in her mind again.
It was still that gray, turbid sphere.
She changed her position and quickly locked onto the Xisha area.
Ye Ning zoomed down to see that the entire Xisha region was covered in a thick layer of sand and dust. The wind howled, and dark yellow, swirling storm columns were visible everywhere.
There's no sign of a heavy downpour yet, but according to Le Song's predictions, the month-long rainy season will begin in six days.
【Task 2: Soil Improvement and Preparation】
[Task Description: Improve the soil in the outdoor planting area based on the environmental assessment results.]
[Task Reward: Primary Fertilizer*1.]
【Please select the seeds you are going to plant. 】
Then she would definitely choose Welwitschia. Among these seeds, only Welwitschia is the most suitable.
After she made her choice, the Welwitschia appeared in that area.
[Welwitschia: Although this plant has strong vitality and adaptability, its lowest acceptable soil grade is E (very poor), and it must be cultivated with artificial support. For optimal growth and plant health, it is recommended that you use higher quality soil.]
In other words, she needs to transform the F-grade soil into at least E-grade in order to barely grow the Welwitschia.
It’s actually not too difficult.
"Sister?" Feng Qi waved his hand in front of her.
Feng Qi saw her standing there, looking at the bracelet, not knowing what she was looking at.
However, Ye Ning did not cover it intentionally. She also took a look, but she could not understand it at all!
Ye Ning withdrew her attention and pulled Feng Qi, "Let's go, now we can go and see how to plant plants."
Feng Qi:!!!
During this period, Ye Ning has been reading information related to desert cultivation whenever she has free time.
In addition to Haichen Star's own information, she also read a lot of information about her original world, which was found and brought over by Little Mushroom before coming.
Because in such a harsh desert environment, it is definitely not possible to simply throw seeds into the sand and let them fend for themselves.
They must first take some special measures to better help plants gradually adapt to this extreme environment and produce more resilient seeds.
She had discussed it with Baiqing yesterday. The first step of the plan was to allow plants to grow in an environment full of pollutants.
In this case, they need to control other factors of the plant first.
Bai Qing had already made a new planter box. Unlike the ones she had seen before, this one was installed directly in the location they had chosen.
Its main function is not to create a pollution-free environment, but to resist extreme weather and retain fertilizer and water in the soil.
The soil inside is still sand, but Baiqing has already made preliminary improvements.
Ye Ning didn't know how well she had improved the soil, because the soil in the planting room was the highest level of confidential information in Gaojiang District, and only people at the professor level knew the specific production method.
When Ye Ning pulled Feng Qi and took Gu Yu out, Bai Qing had almost loaded the planting boxes.
There was wind and sand all around, but the location she chose had slightly less wind and sand because most of it was blocked by Long Qi's house in front.
She really chose the most suitable location.
Ye Ning reached in and tried, "Not bad, not bad, there is no wind in here at all."
I just don't know what the soil is like.
"Have you improved the soil?" Ye Ning said, and then reached out to pinch the soil she had improved. It seemed to be still yellow sand, just a little clumpy.
Ye Ning glanced at the information bar and it still showed that the soil grade was F (extremely poor).
Bai Qing pushed his glasses up and said a little embarrassedly, "Yellow sand is very difficult to improve. I tried many kinds of reagents yesterday and consulted other researchers, but I can only improve it to this extent."
More professionally, other researchers don’t know how to transform the soil into that black color.
Ye Ning nodded.
"It doesn't matter. The sand is in the box anyway. Even if I water or fertilize it, it won't run away."
"I can also think of a way to see if I can channel other elements in the air into the soil."
Bai Qing looked up suddenly, extremely surprised, and then his eyes seemed to light up.
"What do you mean by other elements? Can you guide other elements besides plant elements into the soil?!"
Ye Ning was a little surprised that she was suddenly so excited.
Ye Ning pondered and said, "I can't explain clearly what plant elements are, but plant elements themselves are not a single element, they are a mixture of many things."
This thing itself is very mysterious. Haichenxing has always wanted to use science to explain, describe and create it, but has never succeeded.
As Ye Ning spoke, she took out the Green Singing Stone and slowly added the soil conditioner in. Anyway, there was no way to be sure if it was because of what she added.
The instructions say it takes a day to take effect, which makes it hard to control the time.
Ye Ning directly added all the improvers in. It was just a basic level anyway, so there shouldn't be any problem with the dosage.
Ten minutes passed like this, and when Ye Ning's hands were a little sore, she put down the Green Singing Stone and said, "Okay."
Bai Qing came over immediately and carefully checked the condition of the soil.
But it didn't look much different from before. She pinched some yellow sand with her hands and sniffed it.
It seems...there seems to be nothing different?
Bai Qing pushed up his glasses and asked, "Can I take some back for research?"
Ye Ning shook her head. "Using Green Singing Stone outside consumes a lot of energy. I can only produce a little bit."
"Also, the teacher gave me some newly developed soil nutrients. I plan to add them in and see how they go."
They had already brought her seeds back to Gaojiang District, so when she said she wanted to improve the soil, Hou Sen said he would bring her some newly developed ones.
These were delivered from Gaojiang District this morning. Ye Ning added a few more potions, but when she looked at the information page, she saw that the soil was still F grade.
This was just a primary improver, and it said it contained bacteria. If you used a microscope, you should be able to see it, so Ye Ning refused.
After she used up the amendment, she poured a lot of water into it and then shoveled it up.
After all this operation, the soil is still F grade.
The instructions said it would take effect within a day, so she had to wait a little longer.
At this time, Gaojiang District once again launched a series of new products at lightning speed.
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