Chapter 13 New Discoveries by the Agricultural Group "Tell us about yourselves..."
"Tell us your new discoveries." Li Mingguo led his men quickly to the meeting room of the agricultural group outside the base.
"Lezhi, you speak." Professor Zeng looked at Sang Lezhi with satisfaction.
Sang Lezhi nodded and switched to the large screen, displaying a set of trend charts on it to everyone.
Looking at the trend chart marked with special symbols on the screen, it went up all the way with the date, and three days ago, the data even soared, far exceeding the previous gradual increase.
"What is this?" Li Mingguo asked, somewhat curious.
“This is a new element discovered in the wheat harvested in the current experimental field, which we have tentatively named New Element 01.” After looking around, Sang Lezhi continued, “Based on current research on New Element 01, we have found that it can stimulate the activity and regeneration of biological cells.”
"After the initial discovery, we conducted a series of experiments in the laboratory and found that the cells of the older mice regained their activity and regenerated. From a physiological perspective, the mice have returned to youth."
"Bang!" Lang Yue stood up in surprise, knocking over the chair he was sitting on. "What did you say?"
Sang Lezhi was not surprised by his excitement. After all, their agricultural group had also excitedly checked the experiment again and again before finally confirming the existence of this element.
“Professor Lang, the new 01 element can rejuvenate organisms, and based on the results of the first batch of mice experiments, we suspect it has the effect of extending lifespan,” Sang Lezhi said with a smile.
After being reminded by Ling Ping, Lang Yue sat back down in his chair. This time, hearing her say this again, he wasn't as agitated. He quickly asked, "How is this element generated?"
"Yes, how come I've never noticed this before?"
"Could it be that the soil elements in this area are different?"
"Can it be purified on a large scale?"
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The leading scientists were all discussing the newly discovered element.
Professor Zeng coughed lightly before gesturing to Sang Lezhi to continue.
Sang Lezhi nodded before saying, "This element was only observed in the harvested wheat last month. Not only that, we also found it in soybeans and other crops at the base. We made adjustments to the planting methods for the last batch of crops, which led to the rapid increase in the element concentration."
"So, what exactly is the reason?" Ling Ping looked at her and asked curiously.
Sang Lezhi didn't reply to her immediately. Instead, she smiled and looked around, saying, "Everyone, think about it, what has happened to us since we came to the base that hasn't happened on Earth before?"
"Elf Stone?!" Everyone exclaimed in unison.
"This..." Ling Ping's pupils contracted slightly, and he hurriedly asked, "Can you confirm this?"
Sang Lezhi said to everyone solemnly, "At present, it can be confirmed, so we hope to cooperate with the biology group to see if we can discover the direct effects of the spirit stone on biological cells."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the biology group.
Lang Yue and Ling Ping exchanged glances, a wry smile on their faces. Then Ling Ping said, "We... found nothing..."
The agricultural team was very surprised, especially Professor Zeng, who exclaimed, "How is that possible? Based on our current observations, we can confirm that it has a direct effect on biological cells."
“But…we really haven’t found anything.” Lang Yue sighed softly.
For a moment, everyone in the office was a little confused.
Why is it that plants grown from spirit stones contain elements that are very beneficial to the human body, yet no results are observed when they are used directly?
Lin Jing is a researcher in the Department of Space Science. Generally speaking, she doesn't need to participate in the results presentations of these two groups. It just so happened that Professor Qian brought her along when they ran into Li Mingguo and his group, so she followed out of curiosity. She never expected to have such fruitful results.
However… after thinking for a moment, she cautiously extended her hand and said, “I… I have an idea…”
Her voice wasn't loud, but it came at a time when everyone had just finished arguing and was taking a break. The meeting room was quiet for a moment, so everyone could hear her clearly.
"What are your thoughts, Dr. Lin?" Li Mingguo smiled kindly at her. "Why don't you share them? Sometimes, a third party can't see things as clearly as someone directly involved."
Lin Jing organized her thoughts for a moment before saying, "I think besides the fact that our bodies are different from elves, another possibility is that the energy of the elf stone is too concentrated?"
Everyone nodded in agreement with her idea.
Seeing this, she continued, "If this conjecture is true, then it can explain why the biology group made no discoveries and why the agriculture group was able to extract energy from the spirit stones after planting them."
Professor Zeng immediately agreed, saying, "That makes sense. Hope also mentioned that elves have a natural affinity for plants, so it's not impossible that elf stones, after being modified by plants, could become an energy that we can absorb."
"What do you all say?" Li Mingguo nodded and looked at everyone.
The others mainly looked at the experts in the biology group, and Lang Yue was the quickest to react: "I think it's very possible. I request that the biology group and the agriculture group cooperate to develop the new 01 element."
Li Mingguo smiled and nodded: "Okay, I approve."
Upon hearing that he had approved the application, the biology team was immediately relieved, and the agriculture team was also happy to have received help.
Sang Zhitao, who was in the world of elves, was unaware of what was happening on Earth.
She was already aboard an elven spaceship, having reached the target asteroid belt.
She peered out the window and saw meteorites everywhere she looked, some spinning on their own, some drifting about, some motionless, and sometimes even colliding with each other, the shockwaves pushing them further and further erratically.
"This...can we go in?" Sang Zhitao frowned, looking at Yi Lei with concern.
Irene smiled and patted her head, comforting her, "Don't worry, it's alright. The platinum-designed guide is very useful; we don't need to go inside."
Sang Zhitao finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had felt guilty ever since she proposed finding the mermaid prince, since the mermaid clan and the remnants of the wind elf army led by the female protagonist had all suffered losses in the original story.
Irene brought over a plate of spirit stones and placed it next to her: "I know you've been absorbing spirit stones very quickly lately. Here, I had Monark find you some more."
Sang Zhitao blushed, feeling a little embarrassed. She carefully looked up at Yi Lei, and seeing that Yi Lei's expression was normal, she blushed again, picked up an elf stone, and whispered, "Thank you, Yi Lei."
Irene gently stroked her hair with her fingers: "It's alright, Sylph, you don't need to feel sorry for this. It's our honor to dedicate ourselves to you."
Sang Zhitao nodded obediently, then, recalling what Yi Lei had just said, asked curiously, "Are spirit stones very precious?"
Seeing the worry on her face, Yi Lei couldn't help but laugh out loud. She patted her head with her finger and said, "Don't worry, there's enough for you to eat."
Sang Zhitao breathed a sigh of relief, but then worried about bringing it to Earth. After all, eating it herself and supplying it to the country were two different things...
A note from the author:
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I might take a break for a few days and wait for the second round of applications. If I fail the second round, I might revise my application. Right now, I feel like I don't have the energy, so I need to calm down.
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