Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Field Visit
The climate in the Xisha region is hot, and the Beibing region delegation felt the extreme heat and various discomforts as soon as they landed.
The heat wave swept over their bodies, and the air around them seemed to be burning like fire.
In just a few minutes, several people began to experience symptoms such as difficulty breathing and rapid heartbeat due to overheating.
It was not until they quickly changed into new protective clothing that everyone's condition gradually improved.
The North Ice Region and the Xisha Region, one cold and one hot, are simply the two places with the most extreme temperature differences on the Sea Dust Planet.
Moreover, they live in extremely cold areas all year round. In order to maintain body temperature, their bodies are covered with a thick layer of fat and dense, warm hair, and their skin is not used to dissipating heat at all.
So at this moment, even those wearing protective clothing can feel an unprecedented burning sensation, as if being placed in a huge steamer, and the skin becomes sticky and thick.
"The surface temperature is 45 degrees Celsius. The Xisha area is too hot."
The Arctic Fox Orc next to him frantically wiped his sweat. "The environment in the Xisha area is indeed a bit difficult for us to adapt to. We just need to stay a few more days."
The polar bear orc was sweating profusely, his handkerchief soaking through. "I never thought we'd end up in the Xisha area one day."
"But have you noticed? The pollution concentration in the Xisha area is not as high as it used to be."
The high pollution concentration in the Xisha Islands is a consensus of the entire federation, but after they landed, they actually felt that it was not so bad. Looking at the pollution level on the wristband, it was not as exaggerated as they had imagined.
Moreover, the overall environment in the Xisha area seemed to be quite clean, at least much better than the information they had seen.
"Look over there, there are actually several plants there!"
Everyone looked in the direction the other person pointed, and lush green plants instantly came into view. After reading the information above, everyone realized that they were actually several cacti.
Bright green and dark green cacti grew together in varying heights, the tallest reaching over a meter tall, their yellow spikes looking quite imposing. A large, enclosed barrier surrounded the area, leaving the cacti exposed to the air.
The orcs in the Arctic region, who had never seen such green plants with their own eyes, all gasped.
The Xisha District is willing to place so many perfectly grown plants in such a busy flight port. The people around the Xisha District seem to be used to it, and no one is as amazed and shocked as they are.
This shows how high the planting level and popularity of plants are in the Xisha area!
"Even Xisha District has seen such a significant improvement. The plant therapists there must be very capable."
Speaking of this, everyone couldn't help but take out their bracelets to check the vegetation conditions.
The young trees and seedlings on that small piece of land are growing slowly in the cold wind and snow.
A mixture of relief and emotion arose in everyone's heart.
"I thought we would never see plants in the Arctic in this life, the next life, or the next life."
"People in the National Capital Region are always so arrogant and boastful, and it's hilarious."
The North Ice District had been cooperating with the Capital District for many years. All things related to plants were imported from the Capital District. In exchange, a lot of resources were given to the Capital District at low prices or even for free.
Later, Gaojiang District emerged. They bought things from Gaojiang District, but people in the Capital District were very unhappy.
Later, because the Capital District had the largest number of pure humans and could directly provide them with S-level plants, they did not dare to offend them, so they could only secretly purchase things from the Gaojiang District. In order to appease the people in the Capital District, more resources were exchanged.
But the plants provided to them by the Capital District are even more expensive than the planting packages sold by Gaojiang District itself!
They immediately bought the seed packages and tried to plant them. In the warm environment, the planting effect was very good, all the plants sprouted, and even the mint could be smelled.
So this time, after realizing that Ye Ning had a way to help them grow plants in the North Ice District, the North Ice District immediately sent people over. Even if they directly purchased large quantities of goods from the Gaojiang District, it would be more cost-effective than cooperating with the Capital District.
In fact, they were originally prepared to be rejected. Lord Ye Ning was just a little cub, and it was estimated that the people who helped make the decision would still be from Gaojiang District and Xisha District. With the two districts plus the empire, the number of people was actually relatively stable.
But unexpectedly, after they proposed the idea of cooperation, the other party immediately agreed and invited them to come over for detailed discussion.
"As long as we can cooperate with Lord Ye Ning, we don't have to worry about their faces."
Everything went incredibly smoothly.
"Captain Bear."
As soon as everyone came out, Lu Chuan, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted them with a smile.
Ye Ning didn't expect that people from the Beibing District would come directly to the Xisha District, and come so quickly.
Moreover, they are very sincere. They not only hope that Gaojiang District can guide them in growing plants, but also hope that they can send people here to study.
"Although the Arctic region is far away from the main areas of orc activity, due to the influence of atmospheric circulation, pollutants from mid- and high-latitude regions can still be transported long distances through the atmosphere to the Arctic region."
"Because the Arctic region experiences perennially cold temperatures, pollutants easily condense directly on particles or ice crystals at low temperatures, quickly settling on the surface, in water bodies, or within the ice. Therefore, the Arctic region has long been a global 'pollution sink.'"
Pollutant sinks refer to areas where pollutants are concentrated and accumulated.
"Originally, those pollutants were frozen in solid matter, and the level of air pollution was low. However, over the past few decades, global warming and frequent extreme weather events have directly exacerbated glacier melting and sea ice loss in the Arctic. In particular, as the ice melts, the frozen pollutants melt and are released, significantly exacerbating pollution levels in the Arctic..."
In the newly built Ecological Restoration Research Institute jointly built by the three districts.
The researchers were suppressing their excitement and eagerness in their eyes as they introduced the situation in the North Ice Region to Ye Ning in detail.
This was the first time everyone saw Ye Ning in person.
The expected cub did not appear, and instead a young girl who had just reached adulthood came into view.
It was like a bright color in the morning light, instantly lighting up everyone's eyes.
Although Ye Ning is still young, she has a gentle and friendly temperament and a sincere and peaceful attitude. With just a few words, she made everyone present feel respected and valued.
During the one-hour meeting, Ye Ning's speech, demeanor, and logical thinking were all clear and sharp. She was able to quickly grasp the core of several complex issues and offer unique insights that enlightened everyone.
When she encounters something she doesn't understand, she won't avoid it. Instead, she will actively and humbly ask everyone.
If it weren't for the aura she exuded, which made people feel an unprecedented sense of joy and happiness just by looking at her from afar, they would have thought she was also a young and extremely talented researcher who had emerged out of nowhere.
Everything seems to be taken for granted. No wonder so many outdoor plants can be grown in Xisha District!
Thinking about what happened before, everyone was still frightened, with waves of fear and relief in their hearts.
Fortunately, the person was found. It is impossible to find a second pure human being like this on the entire Sea Dust Star who is intelligent, hardworking, possesses top-level talents, yet is humble and kind.
It's no wonder that the rebels would try to take her away again and again at all costs.
Looking around the room at this time, everyone felt very relieved when they saw a group of burly S-level orcs holding weapons.
It turns out that the credibility given by being a cub and being an adult is very different.
She was too young before, and it always took her time to demonstrate her abilities before people would trust her. But now, she could see the changes in people's eyes just by standing there.
There was a feeling of "I see," "I suddenly understood," and then my trust in her increased dramatically.
Ye Ning looked carefully at the information in her hand.
The ecosystem of the Arctic region is mainly composed of three subsystems:
The first section is about polar deserts. When people think of the Arctic, they might first think of frozen soil and ice fields covered in snow and ice. However, desert-like environmental features can also be found there. However, the "desert" here isn't the yellow sand of the Xisha region, but rather a desert-like landscape composed of ice and snow.
The second part is the permafrost of the tundra. Here, only plants in the lower layers can survive. Because the soil below a few centimeters is frozen, tree roots cannot penetrate deeply, and therefore cannot grow. Furthermore, because precipitation cannot penetrate the soil, it easily accumulates on the ground, eventually forming icy swamps. However, this part is the largest and most widespread subsystem of the Arctic Ice Zone.
The third area is forest permafrost. This area is similar to the above, but differs in that it is located deeper in the soil and contains permafrost, allowing trees to take root. Furthermore, the temperature in this area is higher than in other areas, allowing forest vegetation to grow.
"All the detailed information we have about the Arctic region and its plants is hundreds of years old."
"Beijing itself has no research institute anymore, so there's no new information to refer to."
"But they've already sent people over. We just need to train them for a while, and then we can have them go back and collect the latest and most detailed information."
This is the best way to cooperate at the moment. They provide the planting technology and the necessary materials, and the North Ice District provides the manpower and material resources. Furthermore, given the scarcity of personnel in the North Ice District, it would probably take a long time to independently conduct research and plant crops.
Ye Ning smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."
The frigid ecosystem of the polar regions makes vegetation vulnerable to destruction, but once destroyed, restoration is extremely difficult. The conditions in the game are already quite good, but in 350 days, nearly a year, the trees only grew a dozen centimeters.
If the Arctic ice zone's ecosystem were to recover to a certain level and scale relying solely on natural growth, it would probably take centuries.
This is bound to be an extremely long process, but as the saying goes, the best time to plant a tree is ten years ago, the second best time is now. As long as you seize every opportunity to start now, it is not too late.
Moreover, if she could operate directly on the Dust Star model later, the entire ecological recovery process would definitely be faster.
Ye Ning looked at the game forum again.
In just over a week, some very good players have emerged.
Although everyone is still planting on a small scale, their planting layout, resource allocation, and the level of ecological circulation system construction are growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Ye Ning was scrolling through the news when she suddenly saw a very popular post.
She clicked on it and saw that a player had planted a rose heart field and proposed to the person he loved.
The screenshot was taken in the morning, with soft sunlight shining on the rose field, making it look warm and beautiful.
The rose field is quite large, with probably hundreds of rose plants in it. The petals of each rose are stacked on top of each other, blooming in competition, looking full and warm.
Their initials were also planted in grass in front.
But this is not the most important thing. The key is that this player spent a lot of money to customize a rose seed package and planned to broadcast the planting progress live every day.
After their seed package was released, the effect was quite good, but people mainly bought the basic package. Not many people bought other exclusive customized seed packages because they were more expensive.
There must be people who can afford it, but everyone is just waiting and watching.
But it takes about 6 months to 2 years from seed to rose bloom. Reality is not a game, there is no such speed-up effect.
And they will get married in half a month.
Ye Ning thought about it and simply started a pot of red roses to bloom, but she only grew them to the point of forming buds.
It was the first time Hou Lin had seen a rose tree. He circled it twice and found it magical no matter how he looked at it. "Are you going to give this to him?"
"This is too extravagant. Giving away such a large pot of roses like this will make others jealous."
Ye Ning was just thinking about this. She turned the rose pot around and said, "It's not a good idea to just give it to them. We can give it to them to put up at their wedding. We can take it back after they're married."
Hou Lin nodded, "Okay, okay, that's fine. We can also run some ads and promote it later."
"How long can this flower bloom? Otherwise, I'll rent it out to people getting married. I'm sure many people will be vying for it."
As the popularity of apps continues to rise, our staffing efforts are also increasing. We now have a dedicated and professional team to manage the apps.
So after Ye Ning handed the roses over, everyone immediately knew what to do.
They took advantage of the popularity, pinned the roses, and then wrote a series of tweets.
In Ye Ning's name, they also sent their blessings to the newlyweds, especially emphasizing that roses would bloom on their wedding day.
The roses in the game are fake, but the ones grown by Ye Ning are real.
They had never seen what roses looked like when they bloomed in real life. Ye Ning not only grew them in such a short time, but was also able to control the time of flowering, which showed how terrifying her talent was.
While the popularity is at its peak, "Source of Life" has introduced new game mechanisms.
——Planting theme challenge.
Next, they will set a different, most specific challenge each week, for example, "the smallest ecological recycling system" or "the most purified plant community within ten square meters."
Players can submit their own design works on weekends, and then on weekdays, all works will be ranked by system calculation, player voting and judges' selection.
As long as you participate, you will receive rewards. However, the lowest participation prize is just a simple gold coin reward, but the top 10 are different. In addition to generous rewards, the top 10 will have their designs included in the Hall of Fame for everyone to browse and learn from, and they will also receive comments and suggestions from dedicated professors.
There are not many opportunities for one-on-one comments and guidance, especially when the professors in Gaojiang District are far ahead of those in other districts.
After the plan is completed, other players can directly copy it and place it in their own planting area. However, copying requires gold coins, and the player being copied can also receive gold coins.
This activity is intended, on the one hand, to increase everyone's enthusiasm for planting, and on the other hand, to enhance interaction and improve the feasibility of migrating from games to reality.
For a moment, everyone in the game became excited.
"Master Ye Ning hasn't recovered yet? He's even grown roses, so why hasn't he shown up yet?"
"Yeah, it's been weeks, you still haven't recovered, okay?"
"Are you worried about the rebels, so you don't dare to expose yourself easily?"
"If they can't even protect a child, doesn't that mean that Gaojiang District and Xisha District are incompetent and don't value Master Ye Ning enough? And don't you think it's strange that Master Ye Ning, a five-year-old cub, suddenly appeared in Xisha District and became the plant therapist of Xisha District?"
"I also find it strange that she hasn't come out yet. Is it really because the rebels were injured, and not because Gaojiang District and Xisha District don't want her to come out?"
"She's only five years old. Even if she wants to go somewhere else and appear in front of the public, she can't do it on her own, right?"
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The topic direction gradually deviated.
People in Gaojiang District were the first to notice that the trend on the Internet was wrong.
And it was obvious that someone was behind the scenes, trying to sway public opinion in the direction of controlling and imprisoning Ye Ning.
They portrayed Ye Ning as a five-year-old little cub who knew nothing but had great talent for planting.
The poor little cub, whether it was an accident or human error, was picked up by the Xisha District. And then it was left in the Xisha District, a dirty and backward garbage area and exile place.
She had never been to other districts, and perhaps she didn't know that pure humans could freely choose the one to support her. So, without knowing anything, she worked hard every day to plant plants in Xisha District and Gaojiang District.
But even so, the people in the Xisha area failed to provide adequate protection, causing her to be seriously injured twice.
Ye Ning was a little surprised when she saw the public opinion.
"Who did it?"
It's impossible for things to be quiet at ordinary times and then suddenly explode in public opinion one night.
Hou Lin was a little angry. "Who else? The Capital District. Why are they so embarrassed? They realized they couldn't beat us, so they started using these tactics."
"Is it any use for them to create this kind of public opinion? If you just come out in public and explain the situation clearly, won't it be self-defeating?"
Ye Ning thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because they don't know I've become an adult yet."
Because she didn't know she was an adult, she handled the matter as if she were still a cub.
If she were a five-year-old kid, what she said could be misinterpreted as her being brainwashed and ignorant, and then used to continue to smear Xisha District and Gaojiang District.
Once they fall into the trap of self-justification, they will never be able to explain things clearly.
Ye Ning: "They should have other means, let's wait and see."
Gaojiang District and Xisha District shared the same idea. Ye Ning had already become an adult, and many people in the two districts had already seen her. If they needed to explain it later, Ye Ning would just have to make a public appearance.
This incident fermented very quickly, public opinion became more and more intense, the water army suffered various fates, and there were remarks everywhere that slandered and insulted Gaojiang District and Xisha District.
A day later, when the atmosphere reached its climax, the Capital District took the lead in applying to the Federation for an inquiry into the two districts, and also produced "evidence" to prove that Ye Ning was very likely the daughter of Ye Ming, the plant therapist of the Capital District, who had been away from home.
The reason they didn't announce it to the public or look for anyone before was because they all thought the child had died.
In fact, this reason and evidence are still far-fetched, but there are enough water armies in the capital area, and this is indeed the most far-fetched and closest to reasonable explanation.
"What the hell, what does this mean? Was Lord Ye Ning stolen by the Xisha District?"
"It's very possible. She couldn't have just popped out of nowhere. The Federation has only had a dozen new pure humans in recent years, and all of them are in the capital. It does make sense that Lady Ye Ning is a pure human who wandered outside the capital."
"Isn't this a blatant kidnapping of a pure human? No wonder they haven't dared to reveal Lord Ye Ning!"
"Master Ye Ning is so pitiful. He left his parents when he was young. At such a young age, he still has to plant so many plants every day."
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Someone calculated that the daily plant output of the two districts far exceeded the workload of more than a dozen pure humans. They directly used this as evidence of Ye Ning's abuse.
People in Xisha District and Gaojiang District did not expect that the Capital District would be so shameless.
If Ye Ning was still a cub, the capital might have succeeded in this matter. After all, they had no idea how Ye Ning suddenly appeared in the restricted area.
But when Ye Ning came, she had amnesia and so many old injuries. Now there was another one. Maybe it was because of some medicine that she had turned from an adult back into a child.
They couldn't find anyone to hold accountable for each case, but the Capital District jumped out.
The Federation called quickly, and the capital district also pressed them to hand over Ye Ning and let Ye Ning "make his own choice."
Ye Ning looked at the situation in the large planting area again.
The birds had been here for a while, and two species of birds happened to be in their breeding season and had already laid eggs in the nests they had prepared.
Together with other insects, small animals and the like, the task of attracting and maintaining at least five species of wild animals should have been preliminarily completed.
The only task left is ecological promotion.
I originally planned to release it together with this public release, so it doesn’t matter if it’s a little earlier.
Ye Ning directly sent invitation letters in her own name to the top 100 people in the game rankings.
Invite them to Xisha District to visit the 2,000-square-meter planting area.
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