Cheng Zhen and his group entered Zhusha City, and Jiang Wan was not idle either.
Despite the hot weather, she still tried to grow things.
Now that they have decided to stay here long-term, the food problem needs to be solved as soon as possible. At present, they are in a state of running out of food. If the food source is not solved, no one can guarantee how long they can survive.
To grow them, you first need Omega sensors to ensure that all plants can perform photosynthesis and respiration normally.
Secondly, she needs plant seeds, which is easy; she has potato mines and potato shooters in her tree hole space, so seeds are not a problem.
Moreover, she had a premonition that the potatoes given by the tree hole space might be a mutated species that could increase yield.
Without hesitation, Jiang Wan went to the forest farm. In reality, he just found a piece of land at the foot of the mountain, cleared away the weeds, collected the wild vegetables that could be eaten and those that could be used as medicinal herbs, and cleared away all the useless ones. This place used to be farmland, so it didn't take long to create a flat piece of land.
The weather was just too hot. The land, after the weeds were cleared, was immediately scorched and cracked by the blazing sun. In such a state, even if she had super potato seeds, they might not grow!
Jiang Wan tried pouring a cup of water into the soil. The water quickly seeped into the soil and was absorbed completely in a few seconds. Although it hadn't reached the point of evaporation and steaming, the drought was so severe that growing crops would be extremely difficult.
But she was unwilling to give up without trying, so she planted the potato seeds that had been cultivated in the space. Since it was an experiment, she did not waste many seeds and only planted half an acre.
"Sigh." After working for most of the day, Jiang Wan couldn't help but sigh.
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoxin couldn't help but ask, "Mom, why are you sighing?"
"Because we are short of water. Without sufficient irrigation, these potatoes probably won't grow. Even if they do, the yield will definitely not be as high as expected."
Jiang Xiaoxin was a little confused, but that didn't stop her from understanding, "We're almost out of food, aren't we?"
Although the food and supplies in the tree hole space were enough for the mother and her two children to eat for a lifetime, there were so many people in Longxiang City that they couldn't possibly use their own food to help others, but they also couldn't bear to watch everyone go hungry.
In an oxygen-deprived apocalypse, only by banding together can all of humanity survive. Only by living together can they avoid being swallowed up by this terrible, oxygen-deprived world.
“This is easy.” Jiang Xiaoxin immediately released her sensory abilities.
Although the plants outside had all turned into monsters and most of them no longer received Jiang Xiaoxin's senses, it did not prevent some plants of the Rosaceae family from obeying her commands.
So, although it took a little longer, he still received the news: "There is an underground river here."
"And there's that hill, there's a river over there."
Everyone knows about the river on the other side of the mountain, but because they have to cross an entire mountain, Cheng Zhen and his group are not yet prepared to fetch water.
If there were an underground river nearby, it would be much more convenient for them.
Jiang Wan was pleasantly surprised and asked her, "Where is the underground river located? Is it far from here?"
Just now, she simply pointed outwards, and Jiang Wan assumed it was on the other side of the mountain.
That's actually quite far, but for the long-term development of humanity, she decided to discuss with Cheng Zhen whether they should clear out the plant monsters in the mountains and create a safe passage for humans to fetch water and travel back and forth safely.
Jiang Xiaoxin replied, "It's not far, come with me."
Then she pulled her and ran outside until they stood on an open space outside the city gate. She pointed her chubby, fair finger at the ground and said triumphantly, "This is the closest place to the underground river."
She spoke with absolute certainty, and Jiang Wan had no choice but to believe her. So she called Yu Yuan over and said, "Get a few people here and start digging down from here."
Yu Yuan was puzzled, but the city lord had told them to listen to his sister-in-law in everything before he left, so he didn't ask any more questions. He went and called over a few strength-type ability users, each of them carrying shovels and other tools to start digging.
But Jiang Wan looked at the cracked soil and immediately stopped them: "Forget it, don't dig for now."
We can't just dig haphazardly. If the underground river vein is weak and he recklessly digs it open and exposes it, it will dry up and cause more harm than good.
We need to think of another way.
But Song Hui and the others understood: "Is your sister-in-law going to dig a well?"
"Yes, you can?"
Don't underestimate the job of well digging. There are many tricks and points to note when digging wells, and not just anyone can do it.
"Of course they will." Don't forget who they are. How could digging a well be a difficult task for them?
Jiang Wan suddenly realized, and then believed it. Yes, they used to be soldiers.
In the eyes of ordinary people, soldiers are omnipotent.
But in fact, they can do everything, and drilling wells is an essential skill for them.
So he instructed them: "You must dig out the water; it's very important for us."
While people were busily digging wells, Jiang Wan took advantage of the sunset to go to the foot of the mountain to irrigate the planted potatoes with diluted tree sap, hoping they could take root and sprout. Even if the yield was low, it was better than nothing.
In the extreme weather of an apocalyptic world lacking oxygen, with its harsh winters and scorching summers, only the scorching summers can allow crops to grow and produce food.
Cheng Zhen and his group returned the next day. As soon as they arrived, they saw a hole dug outside the city wall, and several people were gathered there.
They made a great haul on this trip. They not only brought back the six space-type ability users who had been captured, but also moved half of the ice stockpile in Vermilion City.
Zhang Hao coveted the supplies in their hands, but in the end, he only managed to steal a chicken and lose the rice instead, suffering a huge loss, but he couldn't do anything to them at all!
Cheng Zhen instructed them to hand over the ice to the ice-powered individuals so that more ice rooms could be added for everyone to cool off and rest.
He then walked over to Jiang Wan and asked, "What are you doing?"
Jiang Wan told him, "Xin Xin discovered that there is an underground river below us, so we tried to dig down from here, hoping to dig a well so that everyone will not have to worry about water in the future. Moreover, I plan to start planting crops, and we really can't do without water."
The well-digging team included strength-type ability users and earth-type ability users, so the process was very fast. In just one day, they had already seen the water level of the underground river.
Cheng Zhen leaned closer and saw water at the bottom of the well. He breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there was water, everyone could survive. Jiang Wan then asked him, "How was your trip?"
Cheng Zhen knew he was asking about the Vermilion City Armory, so she winked at him and smiled confidently: "We've already figured out its exact location."
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