Chapter 185 You can actually grow vegetables
After 200 kilograms of grain were handed over, Fu Hengyuan, Mu Jiu and the Gu siblings followed the guards into the base.
The rest of the people stayed in the armored vehicle, led by Zhao Yue, to guard all the supplies on the vehicle.
The Chenguang Base is very lively at night, especially the brightly lit area near the sea. The fishing boats going in and out of the sea and the market on the shore are crowded with people.
Under the extremely hot and toxic sunlight, most people have acquiesced to a life of reversed day and night, getting up at night to move around and sleeping during the day.
The person leading the way was a sturdy man wearing a black vest, colorful beach pants and flip-flops. He had a pistol on the right side of his pants and a hidden knife on the left side.
He used the intercom to call a charged sightseeing bus and took Mu Jiu and his companions to the main building of the base.
The sightseeing bus was moving slowly. Facing the official group, the slippers guy wrapped himself up as Black Impermanence and the weirdly dressed country bumpkins, proudly introduced the beautiful scenery in the base.
The sea breeze at night blowing on my face and body was very cool and comfortable, alleviating a lot of discomfort from the extreme heat.
The bus passed through shanty towns, residential areas and single-family villa areas, and finally arrived in front of a high-rise complex building.
The surrounding area is well-greened and has a huge granite plaque, and it is not difficult to tell that this was a high-end star hotel before the end of the world.
The facilities and environment are kept in their pre-apocalyptic state, with an area for used fitness equipment, children's slides and other amusement facilities.
But due to the ravages of extreme weather, it is no longer usable.
Mu Jiu guessed that this was probably a resort developed by a private owner before the end of the world, similar to the hot spring resort where they were originally.
However, this seaside resort is much larger in scale. It not only has villas and hotels, but also large forest-style residential areas.
To the north sits a large freshwater purification plant, to the south is a small cargo port, and further south is a large cluster of connected fishing villages.
The right time, right place and right people provide perfect conditions for dealing with extremely hot weather.
It is difficult to refuse to join this private base, as it seems that 50 kilograms of food per person is not a bad deal.
Brother Slippers took them to the reception room on the first floor of the building and handed them over to several men and women in formal attire. One of the men in uniform said:
“Whether you are here on behalf of an official base or not, please hand over all your weapons before meeting our base commander.
No sharp weapons, whether pistols or knives, may be brought upstairs.
We will keep it for you temporarily, and return it to you when you leave."
Fu Hengyuan and Mu Jiu looked at each other and realized that they had to behave themselves when they were in someone else's territory.
So each of them placed the weapon belts that were uniformly distributed around their waists into the baskets prepared for them.
They even ran a metal detector over each of them to make sure they were comfortable.
But Mu Jiu was not worried at all. There were mountains of weapons in her space, including many tanks and armored vehicles. No one could stop her from doing anything.
"What about this box?" asked the woman in uniform nearby.
"This is a gift that I will personally give to your base commander. Each package is vacuum-sealed and inconvenient to open.
But you can use the detector to scan it, there are no hidden weapons."
Mu Jiu said that this was a small amount of dried vegetables and fruits that they brought.
One pound each of carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, Chinese cabbage, spinach, leeks, cabbage, strawberries, blueberries, tangerines, lemons, grapes, etc.
They were all vacuum-packed into small bags, filling an entire box.
As Mu Jiu spoke, he opened the lid of the box and showed it to these people.
Sure enough, I saw a scene of shock.
This is exactly the expression that Mu Jiu and Fu Hengyuan wanted to see. Rarity makes things precious.
The woman in uniform stared at the dried fruits and vegetables with envy and scanned them carefully with a metal detector, not missing a single one.
Although there are kelp, seaweed and other things in the ocean to supplement various trace elements, they can never be compared with the rich variety of fruits and vegetables on land.
Most people in the base are not coastal natives, and they really can't get used to the taste of those strange and colorful seaweeds, but in order to survive, they can only swallow them as a task.
After the inspection, they could finally go upstairs, which gave Mu Jiu enough time to check every room in the building.
This complex hotel has three floors, namely the reception hall, dining floor and entertainment floor.
The 18th floor above are ordinary private rooms, with about 60 rooms on each floor. The 9th floor above are business rooms, with about 40 rooms on each floor. The 2nd floor above are large suites, with about 10 rooms on each floor.
The top floor is a special suite that takes up the entire floor and includes an infinity pool and private helipad.
Several uniformed men took Mu Jiu and others to the sightseeing elevator next to them and went all the way to the top floor on the 33rd floor.
Then he led people into a small reception room on the side, where a young woman wearing a heavy-work cheongsam and dressed neatly and elegantly was already sitting on a leather sofa waiting.
"Mr. Li, the person has been brought up!" the female uniformed officer reported.
"Please sit down." The woman greeted them with a smile, but did not stand up, showing their host's arrogance and behavior in their faces.
Her eyes swept over Fu Hengyuan and Mu Jiu one by one, and finally stopped on the siblings Gu Yang and Gu Nuan.
The fleeting strangeness in the woman's eyes was quickly caught by Mu Jiu and Fu Hengyuan. Could it be someone who knew them?
But the two did not point this out. They sat on the sofas on both sides of the living room, while the Gu siblings stood beside Mu Jiu, like two beautiful doorman dolls.
“I heard from the people below that you are here on behalf of the official base to discuss the freshwater business.
I remember that among the bulk business in Tamsui, there was a boss named Su who was also from your official base.
It seems to be at the level of deputy base commander. Why are your official purchases divided into different factions?"
Mr. Li's question hit the nail on the head, putting Fu Hengyuan on the head, ready to be roasted at any time.
If he says no, that doesn't make sense.
But if he said yes, the other party would definitely think that they were having internal conflicts and would take the opportunity to raise the price, making them compete with each other, and ultimately making them work in a thankless position.
Mu Jiu spoke before Fu Hengyuan: "How could that be, Mr. Li, you are joking, of course official procurement does not distinguish between factions.
However, due to the large population and huge water consumption, all the fresh water transported back by Deputy Base Commander Su was used to solve people's livelihood issues.
Knowing that the fresh water purification efficiency of the Chenguang Base is high, we want to expand the scale and open a separate water supply route for the vegetable and fruit growing department, so that water is used exclusively for the purpose. "
Mr. Li raised his eyebrows, obviously interested, "Oh? You grow vegetables and fruits?
I heard that there is a serious water shortage in the inland area. All rivers and lakes have disappeared, and most plants have died.
You can actually grow vegetables? Are you kidding me?"
They also wanted to grow some vegetables and fruits to eat in the surrounding wasteland under the extremely hot weather and favorable geographical conditions.
But who would have thought that the seeds that had been frozen by the extreme cold for more than three years would be as good as dead and could not be bred at all.
There are many planting experts and professors among their staff, but it is of no avail.
Experts can only cultivate other green trees in the base to make them exceptionally lush, but they are of no use as they cannot be eaten.
Even the large coconut trees by the sea do not bear fruit.
After the extreme heat began, not a single coconut was seen, but the coconut trees were visibly growing taller and stronger.
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