After seeing off the people from the fourth base, Qiao Xuejun returned to the base.
Go to the scientific research base.
Zhao Xian should be in the research lab now.
Qiao Xuejun walked to the door of the research laboratory, knocked and went in. They were already halfway through their conversation.
"Teacher Qiao is here? She's talking about your purple flowers!" Old An waved at her, "Come and sit down."
Qiao Xuejun walked to the sofa and sat next to Zhao Xian: "Speaking of purple flowers?"
Zhao Xian habitually picked up Qiao Xuejun's right hand and kneaded it for fun.
Elder An smiled and said, "Yes, the quality of the purple bristles we harvested recently is very high and rich in purpurine."
Qiao Xuejun listened thoughtfully and said, "I've also noticed that the bristles are harder. This may be related to the good weather. When the weather is warm, the hairs grow better."
Qiao Xuejun continued, "Did the Lord just say that? There are no mutants at the Fourth Base, and their sea monsters don't seem to have the ability to infect humans."
Zhao Xian: "Just saying."
Elder An nodded. "This is very strong evidence. The source of infection isn't a sea monster, but a certain place—the source of the bacteria. It's near our base."
Therefore, mutants only appear near them.
Zhao Xian pointed out several areas where they were highly suspicious during their fight with the sea monster.
An Lao ranked these locations according to their likelihood: "We still need to conduct a detailed search. At present, we can only make a guess about the possibility, which is not accurate."
However, those places are densely populated with sea monsters, and most of them are submerged in water. They are easy to defend but difficult to attack, and are not suitable for gunfights. It is basically impossible to conduct a detailed search.
Elder An took out a batch of new drugs. "This batch of drugs is the result of the second phase of research. The stability problem has been solved. After injection, it will take effect at different times according to the size of the sea monster. Small sea monsters will die immediately. Large sea monsters will only collapse and will not die. The effect on giant sea monsters will take even longer... The specific details need to be verified by practical data."
Zhao Xian took the new medicine and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I'll take it for testing."
Elder An: "It's not us who's working hard, it's the patrol team. This batch of new drugs was also improved based on the phase one experimental data you provided."
Previously, Zhao Xian’s patrol team used a lot of first-stage potions on sea monsters over and over again, recorded the data, and provided it to the scientific research department.
Zhao Xian respected the research department very much: "From now on, I would like to ask everyone to do their best. The base will fully support you."
Mr. An said seriously: "Okay!" The full support Zhao Xian said was never empty talk. They were indeed able to mobilize all the resources of the base, and the research was always smooth.
Coming out of the research lab, Qiao Xuejun took the box of medicine from Zhao Xian's hand and said, "Your hand hurts. Let me do it."
Zhao Xian let go obediently: "Okay."
Qiao Xuejun held the box and looked at him: "Wait until your hand injury is healed before proceeding to the next activity. Don't be too risky."
Zhao Xian: "Okay, no risks, only small events, no big ones."
Qiao Xuejun: "Now that geothermal energy has been rolled out, we don't have to fight so hard." Zhao Xian's injury was a laceration from the tiger's mouth to the palm, caused by a fight with a 20-ton giant sea monster.
Geothermal energy can completely solve the energy problem.
The key is that you can use geothermal energy however you want, it is an infinite cycle, and you don’t have to worry too much about the cost.
Qiao Xuejun and Zhao Xian took the medicine and put it in the military supply depot.
In order to reassure Qiao Xuejun, Zhao Xian did not go out that day and followed her to the Ministry of Agriculture to take care of things.
The agricultural department is now divided into two parts, the planting experimental fields and the animal pastures.
The animal farm has ice-foot horses, ice-foot cows, chicken farms, and rabbit farms.
Qiao Xuejun also plans to raise some shrimp as well.
The experimental fields include open-air rye and various vegetables in the greenhouse.
Today, Qiao Xuejun led the people in the experimental field to start planting beets.
She chose not to grow in a greenhouse, but instead found a well-turned plot of land in the back hills. She explained the reason to her students: "Beets, like rye, require a low-temperature vernalization process to flower. We need to artificially create this process and cannot grow in a greenhouse, otherwise the drop in temperature will affect the yield of other vegetables."
Someone asked, "Teacher Qiao, are beets propagated like potatoes, using underground tubers as seeds?"
Qiao Xuejun: "No, they are not the same. The underground rhizome of beets is not their reproductive organ. It is the one that produces flowers and fruits."
She explained the reason to her staff and the steps involved in growing beets: "What we need is the fruit it produces, for seed."
"We need to carry out artificial pollination during its flowering period."
The studious Xiao Feng immediately thought: "Is artificial pollination the same as the tomatoes and peas we used to do?"
Qiao Xuejun shook her head. "No, they used to be self-pollinating. The beets we collected this time are all from the same wild species. To preserve genetic diversity, we need to avoid self-pollination and try to cross-pollinate as much as possible."
As he spoke, Qiao Xuejun looked at Zhao Xian who was watching nearby and said, "Lord, ask the engineering department to help build a windproof planting shed."
Zhao Xian: "Got it."
Qiao Xuejun smiled and turned back to continue talking to his men, "If we allow them to self-fertilize, the next generation will most likely have some defects... In the end, it might even develop to the point where it can't bloom or bear fruit. That would be useless."
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Qiao Xuejun finished her day's work, planted all the beets, and followed Zhao Xian back to the base.
Just as he reached the gate of the base, Zhao Xian's walkie-talkie rang again.
Zhao Xian took out the walkie-talkie and said, "Speak."
"Lord, another group of mantis shrimps attacked Squib Mountain today!"
Opposite him is Yan Wei, who is now responsible for the safety of the people of Haibao who mine and live in Squib Mountain.
As he spoke, he cursed inwardly: "Damn it, there's no way to kill all these mantis shrimps. When one dies, another comes."
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