Chapter 35 Chapter 35 If she could be by His Majesty’s side…
Inside the palace, the most important ministers of the empire were gathered together to discuss important matters.
The meeting was in full swing, but when everyone noticed something was wrong with the king, they fell silent. They looked at him, their eyes filled with concern for his health.
"Your Majesty, your condition..."
Silos wiped away the dark red blood on his lips with a light touch.
His movements were graceful and deliberate, as if he was just wiping away the dust that had accidentally touched his lips.
"Go on." The low and magnetic voice still maintained the majesty of a king, but also carried a hint of imperceptible weakness.
Everyone had complicated expressions, their eyes filled with uncontrollable worry, but they quickly retracted their gazes and continued with today's meeting.
"We have dispatched our most elite scientific research team to the area of heightened pollution. After collecting samples, they will collaborate with researchers in the Capital District to analyze them. Gaojiang District also hopes to receive data samples."
"We have also deployed personnel to clean up pollutants in the shallow waters and have reinforced coastal defenses to prevent polluted marine life from harming residents in the shallow waters."
"Regarding the distribution of newly discovered deep-sea resources, the three oceans have reached a preliminary consensus..."
The meeting lasted a full five hours. Silos sat at the top of the table. He seemed casual and indifferent, but he always raised key questions and gave insightful suggestions.
The Green Singing Stone was constantly consumed in his hands. Under his decisive decision-making and efficient guidance, the originally piled up government problems were quickly and comprehensively resolved.
Until the end of the meeting, he did not let anyone notice anything unusual.
The discussion began only after the ministers filed out and completely left the palace.
"Your Majesty's injury seems to be more serious." An elderly minister said worriedly.
"Yeah, it's been two months, and I've been using S-level plants, so why isn't there any improvement?"
Silos was injured in an underwater battle two months ago.
Two months ago, extremely high concentrations of pollutants suddenly appeared in a deep sea rift. The area was rapidly infected, and nearby marine life rapidly mutated, becoming enormous and deformed, behaving in an unusually ferocious manner, and possessing incredible strength.
During the clearing process, they also discovered that they had an extraordinary regenerative ability. Some marine organisms had even evolved toxins with strong corrosive properties.
The marine orcs suffered heavy casualties. In the end, Silos personally took action and, relying on his powerful mental power, strangled the monsters completely before they could recover.
But because he had entered the center of the polluted area at that time, his skin began to ulcerate wildly, and in the end, he had to cut flesh to repair the wound.
Although this can solve the problem temporarily, it cannot solve the problem fundamentally.
The pollution is still getting worse. If Your Majesty doesn't get treatment...
The young king had no successor, and the empire had no way of finding another king as powerful, wise, and benevolent as he was. The ocean was far from the tranquility and peace everyone imagined. If Siros truly died, the empire would undoubtedly be in great turmoil.
"Where is the plant therapist from Xisha District?"
"That sir has successfully cultivated marine plants, but it will take some time for them to fully grow." He showed the latest photos he received.
The kelp and seaweed inside had grown a few centimeters and looked exceptionally green. They swayed gently in the water, looking full of life and energy.
"The fact that Gaojiang District can launch so many products and equipment is definitely due to that plant therapy expert. His talent and abilities must be far beyond our imagination."
"They asked us to give them more algae seeds, saying that the algae would grow faster and be easier to cultivate and harvest."
This was almost the best news he had heard recently.
A bright light suddenly flashed in the eyes of the elderly minister. He couldn't remember how long it had been since anyone on this planet had been able to grow marine plants. But that plant therapist had actually done it!
But this joy did not last long, and was soon replaced by a solemn and worried expression.
"Your Majesty, the situation is critical. When you negotiate with them, you must demand that they cultivate the ocean plants as soon as possible."
"yes."
With such a high talent for planting, if she could be by His Majesty's side...
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The news soon reached Heyang.
This time, the Empire's attitude was undeniably tough. Everyone could sense the Empire's unconcealed anxiety and sense of urgency.
Although He Yang and Hou Sen didn't know what had happened, they guessed that the situation in the empire was probably critical.
What Yarlin said last time was probably not all. The situation should be much worse than he described.
But it is normal to cover up something, because He Yang is also worried about Jiang Kong's affairs at this time.
A few days ago.
Jiang Kong's limbs were tightly bound to the bed. He stared at the light above his head. After a few minutes, he slowly recovered from the dizziness. But he was still a little confused.
He looked around for a moment before asking, "Is this a hospital?"
Upon hearing this, the investigator looked up in surprise. He thought for a moment before asking, "Jiang Kong, do you remember what happened?"
Jiang Kong lowered his head and saw his tightly locked body and deformed limbs. His heart skipped a beat, "I..."
He shifted his body, then looked down to see countless lumps of flesh wriggling within his muscles. Instantly, he felt as if he were falling into an icy cellar, his voice trembling. "Have I turned into a deformed orc?"
The investigator was even more surprised. "Do you remember who you are? Do you remember what happened? Why did you suddenly become deformed?"
They had checked the surveillance footage from the time, but it didn't reveal anything unusual. They had also sealed off the school's warehouse and thoroughly checked it, but again, nothing amiss was found.
As for the sudden increase in pollutants to the fifth level, it was because there was an exhaust vent for pollutants there. The exhaust vent was broken at the time, and pollutants accumulated there, instantly producing a clustering effect.
Jiang Kong lowered his head, his body trembling slightly. "Will you dissect me for research, or send me to the mines to mine?"
The investigator said truthfully, "If you had no intelligence, we would have sent you to the mines. But you seem to have retained the same cognition as before the distortion, only your appearance and abilities have changed slightly."
"We can use instruments to scan your body for examination. There is no need to perform an autopsy on you."
"You should know that only by cooperating with our investigation can you get a better outcome."
Jiang Kong thought for a moment and spoke with a trembling voice, "Actually, two days before the incident, I felt a little unwell..."
In the conference room, He Yang and senior officers of the Xisha District Military Headquarters looked at the investigation report in their hands together.
"Jiang Kong said that the deformation was caused by drinking the nutrient solution?"
An older, senior officer put down the report in his hand, somewhat puzzled. "Even if he still has his intelligence, there's no guarantee that what he said is true."
Another senior officer nodded. "Deformed orcs have been appearing for a hundred years, and there are many in other areas as well. The cause of the deformation is completely unknown. How could it be caused by drinking nutrient solution?"
Tsuruha nodded at the report, "There is indeed no precedent."
"He also got the nutrient solution by chance. Anteater orcs generally have the habit of eating small meals frequently, and Jiang Kong's habit is even more pronounced. Even with the nutrient solution, he maintains a frequency of 10 meals a day."
"According to his description, he started feeling unwell after drinking that bottle of nutrient solution."
"There's still some nutrient solution left in that bottle. Investigators did extract extremely high concentrations of contaminants from it. Drinking it will cause orcs to experience various discomforts."
Heyang pushed out the nutrient solution.
"There's nothing special about this bottle of nutrient solution, but it comes from the original North District."
If Jiang Kong didn't have the habit of eating small, frequent meals, he would have finished the bottle of nutrient solution in one go. If he didn't still have some intelligence left, they wouldn't have noticed the problem was with the nutrient solution he had drunk.
"I have reported this matter to the Federation, and the Federation will send people to the former North District to investigate."
"But the Federation has initially concluded that it was the rebels' actions, with the intention of harming the Federation orcs."
When everyone was drinking the nutrient solution, they didn't care about these details at all. If a soldier drank it and became deformed due to the high concentration of contamination on the battlefield—
Everyone's faces turned grim. What on earth were the rebels planning to do?!
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Ye Ning had been thinking about the algae spores, and at noon, she finally received them.
She also received a communication from Hou Sen, asking her to plant more marine plants as quickly as possible.
Hou Senyou directly told her the reason, saying that the marine orcs' condition might be very serious and they urgently needed plants to save their lives.
Ye Ning nodded quickly and agreed.
She hadn't known they were in a hurry, so she kept the same pace as in the land-based cultivation room.
If you want her to go faster, it's easy.
The Empire sent over twenty different types of spores, fragments, and vegetative bodies.
Ye Ning opened them one by one and examined them carefully.
Algae spores are tiny and numerous, often invisible to the naked eye, but with her badge, she can easily identify and select the best ones.
Everyone was busy, and only Shao Yu was with her. But when she was about to sprout, Shao Yu just stood far away and watched her.
Every time the seeds sprouted, there was no one else around, which made it easier for her to change the seeds.
With the experience of germinating Welwitschia, Ye Ning felt that germinating these spores was really easy.
Moreover, there actually was giant kelp in there that she had only seen in information before!
Giant kelp is the largest algae in the world and is also known as giant kelp. However, it is very different from kelp.
Giant kelp can grow up to 500 meters in length, making it the largest and fastest-growing algae. However, its growth conditions are somewhat demanding, requiring both relatively low seawater temperatures and extended periods of sunlight.
Therefore, each leaf of giant kelp has a petiole, and an air sac grows in the middle of the petiole, allowing it to float on the sea surface and receive sufficient sunlight.
Ye Ning was thinking about the information she had read while making the algae sprout.
It didn't take much effort before the algae that were originally invisible to the naked eye gradually turned green in the water.
When it was time to move to the ocean cultivation room next door, Hou Lin and Shao Yu helped her move.
Hou Lin looked at the green things in those small bottles that were barely visible to the naked eye and couldn't help but marvel at them.
"Why do these marine plants look like this? I can't tell what they are." It's just a small ball of tender green, smaller than a grain of sand outside.
This kind of thing is actually a plant.
In Hou Lin's impression, plants should grow roots and sprout at the same time.
But these marine plants are completely different. You can only see a little bit of green, which means they have sprouted.
Hou Lin leaned in to smell it again. But because he was wearing protective clothing and a filter mask, he could only barely smell the salty, damp smell of seawater.
Ye Ning followed his gaze and saw that he was talking about Chlorella.
Chlorella also grows very fast. She read in the literature that Chlorella is the only plant in the world that can grow to four times its original size within 20 hours.
The normal cycle for growing a watermelon is 80-85 days, but under laboratory conditions and with her ability, it can be eaten in less than two weeks. So, what about the kelp and chlorella, which grow very fast?
Ye Ning could almost imagine that they would grow to be huge tomorrow.
It's said that giant kelp can be made into kimchi, or used in salads, stir-fries, and stews. But since Haiyang was in such a hurry, she had to send the entire first batch over.
Moreover, Chlorella is really cute, with tender green little balls that make people feel comfortable just by looking at them.
Researchers are also stationed in the marine cultivation room.
Everyone was surprised to see Ye Ning bringing new marine plants.
No one in the Federation is conducting research on marine plants, so there is currently a huge gap here.
Where there are blank spaces, there are opportunities, which are much easier to achieve than land plants that grow and die in a coiled manner.
After Ye Ning sorted them into different categories and put them into the water tank, she also gave the researchers a brief introduction to each one.
The researcher kept taking notes on the instrument. After Ye Ning finished introducing more than 20 species, not only the researcher, but also Hou Lin next to him was dumbfounded.
"There are so many varieties, and they all look pretty much the same, and you managed to memorize all their names in one go?!"
He personally delivered these seeds to Ye Ning, and they had been in her hands for only an hour. She had already placed them in a bottle without any label or record on it.
There were several of them that looked exactly the same to him and he couldn't tell the difference at all, but she could actually tell them apart clearly.
Ye Ning nodded, "They all look different."
She turned to the researcher and asked, "I think I'm remembering correctly."
The researcher nodded without hesitation. "Yes, yes, they all match."
If Ye Ning had not told him the variety directly and asked him to use the system to detect it, he could still match it, but that would waste some time.
Hou Lin looked at Ye Ning's brain. Her head didn't look big, so how could she be so smart?
Sure enough, there are huge differences between people's brains.
The researcher was also somewhat impressed by Ye Ning's memory. He couldn't help but say, "When you grow up, if you do research, you will definitely be very good."
Ye Ning smiled at him. If the world was full of plants and she didn't need to plant anything, being a researcher would be a good choice for her.
Due to Hou Sen's urging, a lot of green stones and S-level source stones were placed in the planting room.
The whole room is full of plant elements.
Since he had to make the most of his time, Ye Ning stayed here for another two hours.
When Hou Lin heard Ye Ning say that Chlorella would grow very fast, he couldn't help but want to stay and take a look.
He even turned on the camera to record it.
They all stayed, and Shao Yu naturally stayed as well, but he thought there were too many pollutants on his body, so he prepared to stand at the door.
Ye Ning held him back and said, "It's fine if you stay here. It won't have any impact."
As she spoke, Ye Ning found him a stool to sit on.
Shao Yu is tall and has long legs, and his legs look even longer when he sits down.
Ye Ning was envious for a moment, then turned around and looked at the information while urging the plants to grow.
Hou Lin stared at the small chlorella and saw it grow bigger little by little with his naked eyes. After two hours, it had grown to four centimeters in size.
It's amazing how it grew from nothing to something, much more amazing than land plants.
He turned off the camera and sighed, "These marine plants really grow fast."
"After staying here for so long, I feel like maybe one day I'll be able to grow a plant myself."
The researcher next to him burst out laughing. "You're an orc. Stop dreaming."
Ye Ning thought for a moment and said, "If you want to grow marine plants, you have to change the water every day and control the light and temperature. It's a bit troublesome, but you can try mint. Just put it in the water."
He seems to be very passionate about plants recently. Ye Ning continued, "Mint has new changes every day. I can give you one."
Hou Lin shook his head. "Forget it, forget it. If I raise it to death, Professor Hou will kill me."
Just take a look at it and take care of it yourself. Forget it.
Ye Ning stayed here for two hours and went to take another look at the Welwitschia.
The condition of Welwitschia has been fluctuating between extremely poor and near-death in recent days.
Bai Qingyou specially made some nutrient solution for it and wanted to continue improving the soil.
However, the effects were very average, and the Welwitschia was still in a half-dead state.
But it seemed that because the Centella asiatica persisted day by day, people's attitude became more and more enthusiastic.
More than one person came to ask her if they could get the data on the Welwitschia plant.
It's not something that needs to be kept secret. Ye Ning generously shared it with everyone who asked. Maybe this data can give everyone some new inspiration.
Gaojiang District Planting Room.
Everyone was excited because they had successfully grown S-level plants!
When the seeds sprouted, no one could believe their eyes, especially Chong Ji and Jiang Yi, as they had never successfully sprouted an S-level plant before!
After some research and discussion, everyone found that the key lay in the seeds sent by Hou Sen.
Long before Hou Sen sent the seeds, they had synthesized new seeds based on the new genes. But those seeds hadn't sprouted yet, while the seeds sent directly this time had already broken their shells overnight!
For Gaojiang District, this is undoubtedly another exciting and great news.
Hou Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.
When new products are released, people from all walks of life come to inquire about the news, asking whether the plant therapy experts in Gaojiang District have made any new breakthroughs.
They have not responded to the outside world, but their lack of response will inevitably lead to various speculations from the outside world.
Seeing the S-level plant at this time, her heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down.
Chongji and Jiang Yi had been staying in Gaojiang District because Gaojiang District had enough trust in them due to some things. Moreover, without the planting materials sent by Hou Sen, they would not have been able to break through the restrictions and grow S-level plants.
So on the same day, Gaojiang District released a video showing the germination of their S-level plants.
It just so happened that Yan Gang grew another S-level plant.
But as soon as that video was released, it was overshadowed by Gao Jiangqu's video. Everyone's attention was on Gao Jiangqu, including other pure humans, who also paid close attention to this matter.
Chongji and Jiang Yi weren't particularly talented, but they were diligent and willing to spend more time cultivating plants. Even so, in the eyes of other pure humans, they weren't considered capable.
But such a person could actually grow S-level plants, and even sprout three at once!
How could they suddenly break through? According to their age, their talents should have been completely stable.
Considering Gaojiang District’s recent series of actions, everyone agreed that their breakthrough was inseparable from the Gaojiang District Research Institute!
The wind direction was reversed in an instant.
Gaojiang District, which had originally been contacted but no one paid any attention to, received calls from more than a dozen plant therapy experts in the morning.
The district heads of each district also frantically contacted the district head of Gaojiang District, trying to find out why the plant therapist suddenly grew S-level plants.
Of course, it is impossible to tell them such things easily.
A man was shoveling soil in the growing room.
He likes to eat a lot, so his whole body is fat, especially his round belly. When he squats down, the fat on his belly folds together.
The researchers in the planting room were all busy tending to the S-rank plants, and the orcs protecting him had gone to watch. Mom and Dad were busy, as were everyone else, so no one had bothered to ask him if he wanted to plant plants in a few days.
He shoveled the dirt a little harder.
He originally thought he hated growing plants, but now he realizes that it wasn't that he hated growing plants, but that he hated that he had no talent and couldn't grow plants.
He had heard people say before that he had no talent because his parents had no talent. People without talent would naturally give birth to children without talent, but now—
Chongrong glanced at the wilted plants beside him, put down the shovel, and tried to hold his breath and concentrate.
These five minutes seemed like a lifetime to him, and he kept holding his eyes closed, not daring to open them.
However, when he opened his eyes again expectantly, the plant in front of him still had not changed at all.
He has no talent, he is just a useless pure human being without any talent. It is useless no matter how long he stays in the planting room!
Chongrong threw the shovel aside, turned around and ran back to the room.
After a while, a researcher came over and looked at the mess on the ground. He couldn't help but shook his head and started to clean up again.
The other researchers came over and saw this, and couldn't help but complain a few more times.
At this time in the Xisha District, 72 hours after Ye Ning placed the Welwitschia outside, the Xisha District officially welcomed this year's rainy season.
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