Chapter 185 Security Patch
Seeing their dejected expressions, Han Dongling comforted them, "At least you have special abilities that have improved your physical fitness, which makes you much stronger than ordinary survivors. So don't be discouraged. Maybe one day, your special abilities will play a big role. It's just that you haven't found the right place for them yet."
"Boss, don't try to comfort us. We're used to it, and we're already very lucky to have such a good boss like you." Teng Pingke laughed heartily again.
"Yes, yes, let's hurry up and pick up the sweet potatoes. They're so big, one isn't enough for one person to finish in one meal."
"Pick out the sweet potatoes and potatoes and pile them together. I'll come and collect them in a bit."
After arranging the work for the two of them, Han Dongling went to the empty land on the other side of the farm where no crops were planted. She wanted to study whether it was possible to purify the soil here without using spiritual power.
She chose this place for her research because she hoped that if she could truly purify the land, she could expand the farm's planting area in the future.
Since she was using spiritual power, Yang Ming and the others couldn't see the spiritual energy, so she felt at ease.
Han Dongling selected a piece of land, then divided it into several smaller plots, and placed five crystal cores (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) into the five smaller plots of land.
She didn't know if the crystal core was useful. She only had a general idea before, but she had been busy with the base and hadn't had time to test it.
Thinking that it might be useful, and worried that different crystal nuclei might interfere with each other if they were too close together, Han Dongling divided the five plots of land relatively far apart.
Besides the area for the crystal core, she divided it into two other sections. She put a low-grade spirit stone into one section and used her spiritual power to try to purify the other section herself.
Even after exhausting all the spiritual energy in his dantian, he didn't notice any sudden changes. Unlike the last time after the rainstorm, no plants suddenly sprouted, and the color didn't change much either.
Han Dongling sat down and meditated, recovering about 10% of her spiritual power before stopping.
She didn't have time to keep an eye on things here, but she could come back once or twice a day to check on things later. The experimental site would have to be left at that for now. Han Dongling got up and went to the sweet potato field. Yang Ming and the other man were quite fast; they had already picked almost all the sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Han Dongling also went forward and picked up the last few rows before finally collecting the four piles of sweet potatoes and potatoes that were as high as small mountains.
"If only we had a scale, we could weigh these sweet potatoes and potatoes and calculate the yield," Yang Ming said regretfully.
Teng Pingke nodded, "Yes, when I was picking them, I weighed them in my hands and didn't find any that were less than five pounds. If we could grow more, the base's food supply would be guaranteed!"
"I'll see if I have the chance to get one back. As for the sweet potatoes and potatoes we harvested this time, I won't save any for you." Han Dongling said while observing the expressions of the two men.
"Boss, this is grain from the base. We usually exchange grain for grain using points, so we'll exchange it for grain later using points," the two said in unison.
Seeing that neither of them seemed to be acting out of character, Han Dongling felt even more satisfied with them.
"You'll be responsible for farming here, and there will be extra rewards. I'm not giving you sweet potatoes and potatoes yet because I want to make sure they're edible and there are no problems. Then I'll give you a few as a reward later. Only then will the base open up the exchange." Seeing that the two had no other objections, Han Dongling began to explain her intentions.
"But in order not to waste time, it's not good to leave these fields empty after the harvest. You can continue to plant other things. Next time we'll plant corn, and after that, once we've confirmed there are no problems, we'll plant wheat. As for rice, we'll do it later, after I get the water."
Hearing what Han Dongling said, Yang Ming and the other man's expressions became more and more vivid. "Really? Boss, you can grow rice?"
"Yes, you should focus on planting. Here are some corn seeds. Plant them in these two plots. I'm heading back now."
"Okay, boss, you can leave it to us without worry!"
After leaving the farm, Han Dongling immediately contacted Ning Xuan.
That's right, Han Dongling's experimental method was to ask Ning Xuan if she could help test whether these sweet potatoes and yams had any toxins and whether they were safe to eat.
Ning Xuan then asked Lin Yuhan, who replied that there was no problem.
If it were a year ago, she would have had to go through a lot of trouble to find someone or an organization to help with the testing.
However, this period was perfect for preparing to enter the beauty industry, so Han Dongling started recruiting talents and has already recruited a group of R&D personnel, and purchased all the necessary equipment.
They've even developed several beauty formulas and started producing finished products, but mass production hasn't started yet.
Since they had their own staff and equipment, and several of them had relevant expertise, Lin Yuhan didn't bother looking for external organizations. She simply had her own employees do the testing, which was very convenient.
However, when she saw the enormous sweet potatoes and potatoes, she was so surprised that she almost dropped her milk tea.
[Is this the legendary mutant potato/sweet potato? Will it be radioactive?] Lin Yuhan's thoughts wandered, worrying not only about whether these two things were poisonous, but also about whether they were radioactive or something.
"Don't worry, there's no radiation. It should also be non-toxic," Ning Xuan replied.
Ning Xuan discovered that her system seemed to have secretly patched itself after the upgrade. Now, when she scans something, it not only displays the name of the item but also its security level. However, instead of a specific number, it displays a color bar, a gradient bar from green, blue, yellow, orange, to red. The redder the color, the higher the level of danger.
Although these sweet potatoes are referred to as mutant sweet potatoes/potatoes by the system, their safety level is green, so she believes they should be non-toxic.
As for why she still needed Lin Yuhan's help with the testing, it was mainly because she wasn't quite sure herself. She planned to have Lin Yuhan help with the testing a few more times to verify her hypothesis. If the safety level wasn't just about physical damage, such as whether it would explode or stab her, then she would have another powerful advantage.
Lin Yuhan felt relieved after reading Ning Xuan's reply. In order to avoid causing trouble, she cut a small piece of sweet potato and potato before taking them to her researchers for testing.
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