Chapter 58 Chapter 58 A magnificent operation!
The next morning, Ye Ning discovered that the gray in that area had become a little darker.
The last wave of pollutants wasn’t long ago, and based on the current frequency, the next one should occur at least a month from now.
She simply spent some more time carefully examining the entire planet model.
There are also many large gray areas in other places, but none of them are as gray as the Xisha area, which is almost black.
There are still a large number of injured people in the hospital. If another wave of pollution breaks out, I can’t believe how bad the situation will become.
Ye Ning thought about it and decided to contact Hou Sen first.
Hou Sen had been at the research institute all this time and was just about to take a nap when he received Ye Ning's call. But as soon as he saw the message she sent, he immediately contacted her.
"Teacher." Ye Ning greeted him cheerfully, but just as she finished speaking, she noticed the dark circles under his eyes.
Just a few days later, his hair on the temples had turned grayer, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked very tired.
Hou Sen looked at her, feeling more relaxed. His smile was filled with kindness. "Why don't you sleep a little longer? You're up so early. You're still young, you should get more sleep."
Ye Ning swallowed what she was about to say. "Teacher, are you busy today? Can you go back to the planting room first?"
Hou Sen was a little surprised, "What happened to the planting room?"
Ye Ning shook her head. "The planting room is fine, but I have something important to tell you. If you're not busy right now, could you please come back?"
This was the first time Ye Ning had asked him to go back so seriously. Hou Sen nodded quickly and said, "It just so happened that we have finished the testing equipment and instruments for new pollutants. I am coming back now."
An hour later, Hou Sen appeared in the planting room.
When he hurried back, Ye Ning was having breakfast. Seeing him back, she quickly invited him to eat with her.
Her breakfast today consisted of boiled corn, fried eggs, animal milk, cherry tomatoes and a nutritional supplement tailored for her.
Gaojiang District later sent her a chef who was very good at cooking, especially meat, so Ye Ning now eats very comfortably every day.
As the plant species in the growing room became more and more abundant, the chef also began to explore. Knowing that she likes to eat chili peppers, he made her a mint mapo tofu dish yesterday.
It has both the spiciness of chili and the coolness of mint, and the two flavors blend together in a subtle way.
In fact, there is no shortage of chefs with superb cooking skills on Haichen Star, but the chefs lack ingredients, so even if they have cooking skills, it is difficult to display them.
Ye Ning pulled Hou Sen over, asked him to sit down, and then pushed breakfast in front of him.
"Have breakfast first. This is freshly grown sweet corn and cherry tomatoes. They're both delicious. Try some." Afraid that Hou Sen would refuse, Ye Ning added, "I saved this especially for you."
Ye Ning looked at him with concern. Hou Sen felt a little warm in his heart. He did not refuse Ye Ning and started eating directly.
It was his first time eating corn, and he was a little confused about how to start. Ye Ning quickly demonstrated it to him.
As soon as he took a bite, the natural sweetness instantly filled his mouth. Although the corn kernels looked small, they were surprisingly fresh, juicy, and full of moisture.
Hou Sen savored the sweetness carefully, then felt a wave of relaxation and comfort, a feeling of ultimate relaxation both physically and mentally. It was as if the stress and fatigue of the past few days had dissipated, and he was completely immersed in a peaceful, warm and comfortable feeling.
Hou Sen turned and looked at Ye Ning.
"You look really tired. Have a good rest after breakfast, and then I'll talk to you in detail. No matter how important the matter is, it's not as important as your health."
Hou Sen didn't feel particularly tired at first, but after being wrapped in Ye Ning's plant elements, he really felt a sense of exhaustion all over his body after all the tension was gone.
But at the same time, a warm current rose from the bottom of his heart and gradually spread throughout his body. Listening to Ye Ning's concern, it seemed that no matter how tired or hard it was, it didn't matter.
"Okay." Hou Sen quickened his eating pace.
In the end, he even wanted to eat the corn cob, but was immediately stopped by Ye Ning.
Corn cobs are edible, but there's really no need to eat them raw. She'll have them ground into powder, or dried and soaked in water.
When he went to rest, Ye Ning threw another large amount of supernatural power at him.
While Hou Sen was sleeping soundly, Ye Ning ran to the planting room.
The condition for the use of pesticides is that plants are harmed.
Therefore, the best way is to throw the plants down first, and then spray the pesticide while the pollutants are devouring the plants.
Ye Ning looked around and felt that rock grass was the most suitable.
Rock grass will germinate and grow quickly after watering. The entire growth cycle is very short. Moreover, unlike those herbs with special medicinal effects or functions, it does not have great practical value. It is just an ordinary ornamental plant.
Although mint also dies quickly, it has great practical benefits, and it is a waste to throw it away to pollutants.
Ye Ning simply took advantage of the free time and quickly planted hundreds of kilograms of mint leaves.
The leaves that were just picked yesterday are growing so lush again today. The researcher next to him was so happy to see the spectacle that he couldn't close his mouth.
Ye Ning calculated the time, hesitated for a moment, and decided to call Long Qi over to discuss this matter together.
When she told Hou Lin about this, he blinked wildly, "You want to invite him to the planting room?"
Ye Ning nodded, "This matter is very important, I think we can ask him to come along."
Long Qi is the key person in this matter. If she were to talk to Long Qi in private, it would be better for her to do it together now.
So Ye Ning thought about it and felt that it would be better to call Long Qi along now.
She picked some cherry tomatoes and strawberries, spread some mint leaves underneath, and then went with Hou Lin to knock on Long Qi's door.
Luckily he is in the house now.
When the door opened, Ye Ning held up the small box and handed it over, "Gift."
Maybe it was because every time she came to see Long Qi, she had to knock on the door, so she felt embarrassed if she didn’t bring anything.
And he helped her turn over 2,000 square meters of land yesterday. It was really hard work.
His house was still empty, but unexpectedly, Ye Ning saw the mint plant that she had given him last time.
The mint plant was surprisingly alive and well. All around was a cold, silvery color, with only that touch of tender green swaying on the windowsill, making the entire space seem much warmer.
Seeing the plant she had gifted someone else being carefully cared for made Ye Ning somewhat happy. She gently threw a ball of supernatural power onto the mint, instantly causing it to expand a little further.
Long Qi looked down at the thing in her hand and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
Ye Ning shook her head. "We're not here today to ask you to help us with the planting. We have a very important matter to discuss, one about pollutants, so I wanted to invite you to listen to our discussion. Of course, you can also visit our planting room."
Hearing this, Long Qi suddenly looked up at her.
The two looked at each other. The pair of red eyes still carried a cold aura, but Ye Ning already knew that he was not scary at all. Ye Ning smiled at him.
Long Qi paused, "Let's go."
When Ye Ning took Long Qi to the planting room, all the researchers were shocked.
The last time we saw Long Qi was on a rainy night. He passed by like the wind and no one had time to see his face clearly.
To be honest, this could be considered their first meeting with Long Qi.
They didn't expect that the extremely terrifying Emperor Dragon in the legend would look like this.
It’s just... really pretty.
He was dressed in black, with broad shoulders and long legs, and his facial features were delicate and three-dimensional, especially his eye-catching red eyes, which were like rubies dancing in flames, mysterious and seductive.
However, he lingered with an undeniably cold aura that made people unconsciously want to keep their distance from him. It was an innate sense of nobility and alienation that made them dare not even glance at him, no matter how curious they were.
Long Qi had already restrained a lot of his aura, but the natural pressure brought by his race and the aura of the Emperor Dragon still made the group of researchers tremble with fear and couldn't even utter a word.
Ye Ning acted as a tour guide and introduced him to the planting room.
"This is where we grow mint on a large scale, so everyone can drink mint water recently."
"This is where I usually grow fruits and vegetables for my own consumption. The watermelon and strawberries I gave you before were all grown here."
Ye Ning picked a few more strawberries, gave one to Hou Lin, one to Long Qi, and ate one herself.
Hou Lin wiped the strawberry carefully and put it in his pocket.
Ye Ning ate strawberries and looked at Hou Lin, "If you don't eat them now, they will go bad."
Hou Lin shook his head. "My grandfather's birthday is coming up soon, and I want to give it to him."
He hadn't eaten the fruit Ye Ning had given him recently, so he kept it all. He would send it over later, and the old man would definitely be very happy.
His grandfather must be quite old. Ye Ning: "Eat it, eat it. Tell me when you want to give grandpa a gift. I will give you other fresh fruits then."
Hou Lin quickly refused: "I'm so sorry, no thanks."
He has already eaten enough, and it would be shameless for him to eat and take more.
Long Qi was also holding the strawberry. His expression was cold and hard. His eyes fell on Ye Ning and Hou Lin. His eyes were slightly dim and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Ye Ning had almost finished a strawberry, but Long Qi was still holding onto it. Ye Ning asked him, "You don't want to eat it either?"
His fingers were long and slender, and the bright and juicy strawberry looked particularly tempting at his fingertips.
Only after entering did I realize how huge these growing rooms were. All these plants were grown by her.
Long Qi lowered his head slightly and ate the strawberry.
Hou Sen was worried about Ye Ning and woke up after only three hours of sleep.
But thanks to Ye Ning's special ability, he swept away the fatigue of the past few days and looked energetic. He was completely different from when he came back in the morning, and the sharp light reappeared in his eyes.
Hou Lin came over first. When he saw Hou Sen, he immediately praised him, "Professor Hou, you look so radiant after this break."
Hou Sen glanced at him and said, "You know everything about the rebels, right?"
Hou Lin nodded, his expression becoming serious. "Don't worry, I'm watching. Besides, the Emperor Dragon is nearby, and there hasn't been anything unusual recently."
Hou Sen then continued, "The extent of the rebel infiltration is unclear. The Gaojiang District's confidentiality department and the military headquarters are conducting a secondary review of their core members. However, the Xisha District is in disarray and it's impossible to sort things out. The serious criminals at the mining site are also making moves, so you absolutely cannot let your guard down."
"yes."
The two of them whispered to each other again, and as they were talking, Ye Ning and Long Qi came over from the planting room.
"teacher!"
Hou Sen quickly put on a smile and said, "Thanks to you, I had a very good rest."
These three hours of sleep were better than several days and nights of sleep he had.
When he saw Long Qi behind Ye Ning, he was also stunned. The aura on Long Qi's body was such that even if he didn't say anything, everyone knew who he was.
"It just so happens that what I want to talk to you about is also related to him. So I invited him over."
Hou Sen originally had some prejudice against Di Long, but the peaceful coexistence during this period, coupled with his presence, did make Ye Ning a lot safer, and his prejudice completely disappeared.
Moreover, Hou Sen had no good impression of Yan Gang from the beginning, and he was even more disgusted with him after he found out that Yan Gang dared to reprimand Ye Ning. Now that he knew about Long Yu's affairs, he looked at Long Qi again and felt a little more pity for him.
But how could this matter be related to Emperor Long?
Hou Sen nodded to Long Qi.
He turned to look at Ye Ning, his tone becoming kinder, "What do you want to say to us?"
Ye Ning: "I want to ask you about the effective toxin that can control pollutants."
Hou Sen was a little surprised, and he immediately began to explain it to Ye Ning.
"That was accidentally discovered in the Xisha Islands, on a piece of pollutant debris. The composition of this potent toxin is indeed quite unique. It contains all-natural elements, such as pyrethroid compounds, minerals, trace elements, microbial metabolites, and even some plant elements."
Ye Ning asked Xiao Mushroom, the most core ingredient here is those plant extracts.
Plants themselves have a purifying effect, not to mention high-concentration plant extracts with multiple powerful insecticides. Of course, the core reason for such a good effect is definitely because it is directly supplied by the system.
Ye Ning nodded: "So I was thinking, can we add the plants I just planted? The same plant elements, definitely the ones I just planted, will have a higher concentration and better effects."
Hou Sen nodded immediately. "Indeed, this part can be re-developed. Research on effective toxins in the Xisha region has been ongoing, but there hasn't been much new progress. If you use the new plants you've grown, the effect will definitely be better."
Ye Ning continued, "When pollution concentrations are high, pollutants become more potent. So every time we encounter a wave of pollution, we try various methods to reduce it. But I think the most important thing to reduce is perhaps the pollutants within the pollutants themselves."
Long Qi looked at Ye Ning and nodded slightly.
Hou Sen also nodded. "That's true, but it's extremely difficult to reduce the pollution in the body."
"Orcs use various potions and food to reduce pollution, but pollutants only like to devour other creatures and won't eat things like nutrient solution."
Ye Ning: "But they like to eat plants."
"We can first spread plants to them, and then while the plants are purifying the pollution in their bodies and their attack power is reduced, we can use effective toxins and other weapons to disinfect them."
When Ye Ning said this, Hou Sen and Hou Lin looked over in surprise, and even Long Qi's eyes changed.
"Sprinkle plants?!" Hou Lin's voice suddenly changed. "Are you saying that these lush, precious and rare plants should be fed directly to pollutants?!"
Oh my god, what a magnificent operation! He would never dare to dream of eating plants in his life!
Hou Sen immediately thought about the feasibility of this matter.
He has become accustomed to Ye Ning's unique thinking, so now when he hears something he has never thought of, his first reaction is not shock or confusion, but to start thinking about how to promote and implement it.
As Ye Ning said, everyone knows that plants have a purifying effect, and they can certainly effectively purify pollutants. This is actually why pollutants so readily devour plants. Any living thing that becomes a pollutant will suffer immensely. And only plants can alleviate this suffering. Xishan is the perfect example.
Feeding plants directly to pollutants will definitely cause them to scramble for food.
It would have been impossible for them to do so originally, because plants are so precious that it is extremely difficult to grow them indoors, so it is absolutely impossible to feed them to pollutants.
But now, Ye Ning has grown so many plants, so it seems feasible to do so?
Ye Ning looked at them and showed the rock grass in her hand.
"We can use rockweed. Rockweed is an ornamental plant. It's not very effective for orcs, but it grows very quickly, so feeding it to pollutants won't be a waste. Furthermore, rockweed is very thin, so it shouldn't be easy for pollutants to eat it."
"But if we are willing to use other plants with better purification effects, it will definitely be better."
Ye Ning thought about those extremely thick tentacles. It must be very difficult to use those tentacles to roll up such a small grass in the yellow sand. In this way, she could consume them for a while and continue to delay time.
Of course, the main reason she chose to use rockweed was to create conditions where pollutants would harm the plants.
Ye Ning finished speaking and looked at everyone.
The three of them also looked at her.
Ye Ning blinked. "These are just my ideas, but I think they should be feasible."
"Of course!" Hou Sen stood up immediately. "Your idea is very good!"
He even seemed a little excited. "I need to do some detailed data testing on this. I'll first work with the professors in the Xisha District to develop a new pesticide. Then, I'll measure and compare how much this method can reduce the level of pollutants!"
Ye Ning nodded. "Teacher, I can also try to guide plant elements into the water containing effective toxins. This way, the strength of the pollutants can be further weakened. So when you develop new effective toxins, be sure to come to me."
If she could get the hang of it, she could then put the insecticide given by the system in.
Hou Sen hesitated, "Will this be too hard for you?"
The scale of the indoor and outdoor plantings currently underway was already enormous. Hou Sen had been somewhat accustomed to this, but upon closer inspection, he realized that Ye Ning had actually accomplished something that would have taken nearly a hundred pure humans to accomplish!
Hou Sen broke out in a cold sweat. How old is she now? Even if she has natural abilities, he doesn't want her to work so hard.
Ye Ning shook her head. "Don't worry, if I feel tired, I will rest. And the more you use your talent, the faster it will improve."
It was just sprouting plants to grow, much easier than killing zombies, and far from the limit of her ability. Furthermore, with plants everywhere, her ability recovery speed had increased significantly. Basically, she was in a state of ease and comfort.
She was a little tired yesterday because she had been in the sun for a long time, but because she had planted wheat some time ago, the chef specially made her a strawberry mille-feuille.
While eating the sweet cake, she felt very happy and not tired at all.
Hou Sen lamented, "In recent years, not only the Xisha region, but all regions of the federation have been threatened by pollutants. If we could truly find an effective way to eliminate these pollutants, I wonder how many soldiers' lives could be saved."
"I've rested enough, now I'm going to hurry up and develop it!"
Ye Ning: "I have already prepared those plants. I have checked the information and they are more toxic and have better effects. You can take them away directly."
Ye Ning was ready when Hou Sen was sleeping.
Ye Ning handed over the large backpack of plants and threw a ball of supernatural power at him.
Hou Sen patted her on the back and then rushed back to the research institute with the things.
There were only three of them left in the room again.
Long Qi's gaze fell on Ye Ning, and a hint of inquiry arose in his heart.
She doesn't look like a pure human at such a young age at all.
Whether it's her thinking ability or her ability to express herself, she's far more intelligent than she should be at her age. And there's a rich, plant-based element lingering around her.
Ye Ning saw Long Qi looking at her and smiled at him again.
He must have found it strange, right? But Ye Ning hadn't intended to hide it from anyone from the beginning. She might find the right opportunity one day and turn back into an adult, so she had to get everyone used to it.
Furthermore, if she continued to act like an innocent and cute child, her mission would never have progressed so quickly. After all, trust needed to be built through strength.
Ye Ning looked at Long Qi and said, "Next time you go to the central area to intercept the tide of pollutants, can you wear the device and take a video? I'm really curious why pollutants are constantly being produced there."
Ye Ning's question was also a question that no one had figured out.
So far, even the extremely powerful Long Qi has been unable to find the center area, let alone others.
Ye Ning continued, "That's what I wanted to tell you. I see you get badly injured every time, so if you want to go there next time, can you come to me first? I can prepare some more plants for you and add more plant elements to the pesticide to make it safer for you."
Ye Ning would not use her superpowers on him. After all, last time in the restricted area, she was surrounded by pollutants for so long because she smelled so good.
She is indeed different from all pure humans.
Long Qi nodded slightly and agreed.
Seeing that he was about to leave, Ye Ning quickly stood up and said, "I just want to go outside to check out the plants. Let's go out together."
The pesticide issue was finally effectively advanced, and Ye Ning was in a very good mood at the moment.
But three days later, the Xisha area suddenly erupted in the largest wave of pollutants in history!
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