Chapter 11 So many spirit stones! "Bell!" A sharp sound...
"Ring!" The sharp, piercing alarm sounded continuously throughout the base.
The drowsiness of someone who hadn't slept all night was completely driven away.
"What's going on?" Old Qian was engrossed in reading the report when he heard the commotion and frowned.
Lin Xiang, the assistant beside him, was stunned for a moment before he realized: "This frequency means that Hope is coming back."
Upon hearing this, Qian Lao immediately dropped the report and headed towards the observation room.
Lin Xiang quickly followed, making sure to bring along the report that Qian Lao had left behind.
"Are you really back?"
"Have you calculated the time?"
"Never mind, never mind, it's exactly 12 hours."
As soon as Lin Xiang followed Qian Lao to the observation room, he saw a group of experts who had already arrived and were discussing the matter.
This observation room was the first one built in the base and used the most advanced observation methods, but even so, they were unable to detect any observable data about Sang Zhitao's departure.
Now that Sang Zhitao has returned, it remains the same...
"Alright, he's back, that's enough. Is he still sleeping?" Old Qian interrupted their discussion and said in a low voice.
Lin Jing, who was next to her, replied in a low voice, "She's still sleeping, but the green light has faded a lot, so she'll probably wake up soon."
As she spoke, the green light on the sleeping Sang Zhitao on the big screen seemed to be absorbed and suddenly disappeared from her chest.
Sang Zhitao also awoke from her deep sleep.
Opening her eyes and seeing the familiar carved canopy bed, she immediately lifted the curtains and walked to the window.
"Whoa!" Sang Zhitao was startled by the men, women, and children of all ages standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window of the observation room.
Before she could say anything, the door to the observation room opened, and Sang Lezhi strode in.
"Tao Tao, you're back." Sang Lezhi stopped about three or four steps away from Sang Zhi Tao's house.
"Hmm, should we do a check-up first?" Sang Zhitao asked immediately, understanding the situation, when she saw her sister's actions.
Sang Lezhi nodded.
A special device descended from above the room and surrounded Sang Zhitao.
Since entering the base, Sang Zhitao has been living in the observation room and has become very familiar with the entire inspection process.
Time flew by, and the inspection report was soon in everyone's hands.
"Even though you've grown 1 centimeter taller, your bone density is still increasing, and your cell activity is also increasing." Lin Jing looked at everyone while holding the report.
"You've grown taller?" Biologist Ling Ping smoothed his long hair and frowned slightly.
"So, what are your thoughts?" Li Mingguo's gaze swept over the crowd.
"Could it be related to the energy she absorbed?" another biologist, Lang Yue, asked.
"There should be a connection, but our current instruments cannot detect the energy she absorbed. We can only see from the cell activity that her body is trending towards evolution," said medical expert Li Feng.
"That's one aspect. The biology team should try to find a way to detect the energy in her body. What ideas do the physics team have?" Li Mingguo nodded and looked at Qian Lao and the others.
After a moment of contemplation, Mr. Qian said, "According to the monitoring of existing instruments, when she traveled through time, the proportion of carbon dioxide in the surrounding air increased abnormally, but there was nothing else unusual."
“I think we still need to test the jade pendant that Dr. Sang mentioned,” said another physics expert, Lan Hu.
"Agreed."
"Agreed."
Many people raised their hands in agreement.
Seeing this, Li Mingguo could only nod: "Alright, you two discuss it with Tao Tao later and proceed according to your plan."
After saying that, he looked at the floor-to-ceiling window of the observation room and saw that Sang Lezhi had taken something from her sister's hand and was full of surprise.
“I see what Dr. Sang is holding. You guys take a look later and see if Tao Tao brought something from over there.”
"Bringing something again?" Ling Ping and Lang Yue were the first to react. They had longed for the spirit stone for a long time, and now they couldn't wait to walk to the French windows to take a closer look.
After exchanging a few words with his sister, Sang Lezhi held the string of spirit stones his sister had brought, and was momentarily stunned.
"Sister?" Sang Zhitao called out, snapping her out of her surprise.
“Tao Tao, this…this…” Sang Lezhi said incredulously.
Sang Zhitao smiled and scratched her head: "I didn't know if I could really bring it. I'll definitely bring more next time."
"Okay!" Sang Lezhi looked at her younger sister with tears in her eyes and a touch of heartache.
Just as Sang Zhitao was about to say something, an old man pushed the door open.
"More spirit stones?" The old man was Professor Zeng, an academician of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He knew that Sang Zhitao had returned as soon as he arrived, so he rushed over from the nearby experimental field.
"So many!" Professor Zeng was overjoyed when he saw the dozen or so walnut-sized spirit stones that Sang Lezhi was holding in his hands.
"Those who are interested can come down and take a look too." Seeing Ling Ping and Lang Yue looking at him with eager anticipation, Li Mingguo said helplessly to the group.
However, none of them chose to leave; instead, they all went downstairs to the observation room.
Looking at the jewel-like spirit stones, they were momentarily speechless.
Sang Zhitao could see the expectation in everyone's eyes, and she knew that they had been reluctant to speak because they were worried that these spirit stones were their food.
Without hesitation, she said directly, "I have enough of the spirit stones I had left over. You can take all of these."
Li Mingguo noticed everyone's reaction and sighed inwardly, but still refused, saying, "No, these spirit stones are something you worked hard to bring, you can't take them all."
He then looked at everyone and said, "The medical group, physics group, and biology group will share one, the agriculture group will share one, and the rest will be given to Tao Tao."
Ling Ping and Lang Yue from the biology group nodded in agreement: "We have no objections."
Professor Zeng, who already received more from the agricultural group than others, had no objections.
Sang Zhitao shook her head repeatedly: "Really, there's no need. The leftovers are enough for me to eat until I time travel."
“No, your time travel is not stable at all right now. Who knows how long the interval will be before you travel again? What if it's three or five years? What if it's always like this…” Li Mingguo frowned and retorted.
Sang Zhitao looked at the thirteen spirit stones, hesitated for a long time, then stood up and rummaged through them: "Then leave one for me, enough for me to eat for a year."
"No, ten." Li Mingguo shook his head again.
Sang Zhitao frowned and stared intently at the other person. Seeing that the other person was still unwilling to budge, she sighed helplessly: "Two! Two will do, okay?"
Li Mingguo still retorted, "No, at least ten."
Sang Zhitao pursed her lips and looked at her older sister beside her: "Then I'll give my sister ten, and she can do whatever she wants with them!"
As she spoke, she angrily crossed her arms and sat down on the table.
Seeing this adorable child, Li Mingguo felt both proud that the country had such a patriotic young person and heartbroken for the child's selfless heart.
Sang Lezhi patted her sister's head with a smile before looking up at Li Mingguo: "Base Chief, why don't we listen to Tao Tao and give each group a few more?"
Li Mingguo rubbed his temples helplessly: "Then one for each of the remaining groups, two for the agriculture group, I'll leave you eight, okay?"
Sang Zhitao turned her back in dissatisfaction.
Li Mingguo looked at Sang Lezhi helplessly.
Sang Lezhi smiled and tapped her sister's forehead.
Sang Zhitao then looked at Li Mingguo and said, "Base Commander, you have to believe me. I won't do anything to hurt myself. Although I don't know when I will travel through time again, I dare say it won't be long."
As she spoke, she took a bite of a spirit stone and said, "Look, I can only eat this little bit at a time. For a spirit stone, it's almost like it hasn't been broken, so I don't need any new spirit stones at all."
Li Mingguo's eyes were full of tenderness: "Tao Tao, Uncle Li knows your patriotism and your desire to repay the country, but we can't just trust your intuition. We need to plan ahead."
Sang Zhitao nodded: "I know, that's why I'm willing to keep two. Don't worry, I won't joke with my life, if..."
"If I've actually finished eating and haven't time-traveled by then, you can just return it to me, right? Just consider it as me leaving it with you."
Seeing her sincerity, Li Mingguo could only sigh and reluctantly agree.
However, he still warned the group leaders on site: "According to the arrangement just now, each group should take their own spirit stones. The remaining spirit stones will be stored in the agriculture group. If you fail to find anything, return them to the agriculture group as soon as possible."
After saying that, he looked at Sang Lezhi and Professor Zeng: "I know that the spirit stones are of great help to the agricultural group, but I hope you can use them carefully and cautiously, so as not to waste them and not to let down the children's good intentions."
Professor Zeng smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, we have Lezhi here. If anyone dares to have any wild ideas, I'll be the first to deal with them."
Ling Ping and Lang Yue from the biology group exchanged a glance, took two steps forward together, and said to Sang Lezhi, "This stuff can promote plant growth and also promote the growth of the elves. We believe it should also have an effect on current organisms, but it's not confirmed yet. Our group's sample will be sent back to you after we collect the powder."
The head of the medical team also said with a smile, "Although I am researching drugs, I don't need a whole one for now. Let's just take some powder for temporary use."
“We’re the same,” the physics group leader said with a smile.
"Alright, alright, stop bothering Tao Tao here, let's go." After saying that, Li Mingguo led a group of people away, leaving the place to the two sisters.
Seeing this, the others naturally didn't linger any longer, and after smiling and saying goodbye to the two sisters, they all left.
"Thank you, Tao Tao." Before leaving with the teacher, Lin Jing whispered to her, "I made you a few new outfits, remember to try them on."
"Tao Tao, do you know how useful your spirit stone is? It can make soybeans and wheat mature in just five days. We've already conducted six rounds of experiments in just one month. In previous years, this would have been a year or even two years' worth of work." Sang Lezhi said softly, holding Sang Zhitao, after they left.
"Wow, that's amazing! Are there enough spirit stones?" Sang Zhitao exclaimed in surprise. She really hadn't thought that spirit stones would be so useful.
“That’s enough, that’s enough. You only need about ten milligrams per acre, and one of your spirit stones is enough for two thousand acres,” Sang Lezhi said.
“If it’s for nationwide use, it’s still far from enough, and each type of plant would require another application,” Sang Zhitao sighed.
"Silly girl, we can't use all the spirit stones. We only need to use them in the experimental fields of agricultural colleges in various places. We need to use things where they are most needed." Professor Zeng, who was overhearing her words, replied with a smile.
After hearing this, Sang Zhitao realized that she had said something silly and scratched her head in embarrassment.
"Oh, right, sister!" Sang Zhitao suddenly remembered what she had been thinking about before going to sleep.
"What's wrong?" Sang Lezhi looked at her in confusion.
"Could you help me find the novel I wrote before? I want to review the plot again," Sang Zhitao quickly said.
Sang Lezhi smiled and said, "Is that all? The base leader has already made arrangements. You mentioned before that the Elf World you went to was based on your novel, so we have collected all the texts you have written and handed them over to the literature team for compilation and statistics. They will send them to you later."
Sang Zhitao felt an indescribable embarrassment upon hearing this, after all, so many people had seen her embarrassing past...
A note from the author:
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Is the pace too slow? I'd really appreciate everyone's feedback.
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