Chapter 19 The Base's Darling
The wheat in that small plot of land has been harvested.
Although it was only a small plot of land, no bigger than a washbasin, the harvested wheat grains filled a small cloth bag!
Professor Zhao weighed it; it was over five jin!
Based on this yield, the yield per mu (unit of land area) is at least 3,000 jin (unit of weight)!
This number stunned everyone.
You have to understand that in those days, a wheat yield of three or four hundred jin per mu was considered a high yield.
Three thousand catties?
That's an astronomical figure that we wouldn't even dare to imagine!
Moreover, the flour made from this wheat is as white as snow and smells so good it makes your mouth water.
With tears in his eyes, the head cook of the kitchen used the five pounds of flour, mixed in some wild vegetables, to steam a large pot of buns.
Although each person could only get a small bite, that small bite gave everyone in the base hope of survival.
From that day on, Zhao Di's status at the base skyrocketed.
Previously, everyone only knew her as a genius brought by Old Chen and a child protected by Commander Zhang.
Now?
That's the living Buddha of the entire base! He's our little ancestor!
Anyone who dares to say a bad word about Zhao Di will be drowned in spittle by thousands of people.
Lin Jianguo's door, which was already flimsy, was almost knocked down in the last few days.
They're either here to give gifts or to "borrow" people.
"Jianguo, I'm Lao Wang from the physics group."
An elderly academician with gray hair stood smiling at the door, holding an exquisitely crafted kaleidoscope in his hand.
"This was made from leftover scraps from making an optical sight. It has a prism inside, and it looks really nice."
"Could Zhao Di come to my lab to play for a while?"
"Just ten minutes! I'm stuck on a formula and want to borrow some good luck from it."
Before Lin Jianguo could speak, another old man squeezed up from behind.
"Old Wang, get out of the way! What's so fun about your broken kaleidoscope?"
"Jianguo! Look at this!"
The old man was a dynamics expert, and he was holding a spinning top made of pure copper.
That top was made with incredible precision; it wouldn't tip over even if you put it on your fingernail and let it spin.
"I machined this myself! I used the best bearing steel!"
"Zhaodi! Come to Grandpa! Grandpa will take you to ride the centrifuge! It's so much fun spinning around!"
Lin Jianguo stood at the door, watching this group of usually aloof and serious scientists now acting like children, bickering over a girl, and he couldn't help but laugh and cry.
He glanced back into the room.
Zhao Di was sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed), surrounded by all sorts of strange and wonderful "toys".
There are miniature missile models (carved from wood), LED lanterns that can light up, and fighter jets folded from scrap blueprints.
The system was humming and whining in Zhao Di's head.
These old men are pretty savvy.
[Host, that kaleidoscope is quite nice; the lenses inside are ground rather smoothly.]
That gyroscope will do; although its accuracy is so-so, it's not bad for industrial conditions.
Go ahead, go for a walk.
[This system's "Inspiration Aura" needs charging; go help these poor primitive people!]
Although Zhao Di didn't understand what "charging" meant, she took a liking to the kaleidoscope.
She slipped off the kang (a heated brick bed) and ran to the doorway.
"Grandpa Wang, I want to play with that shiny tube."
Upon hearing this, Academician Wang was so happy that his big front teeth were showing.
"Okay! Here you go!"
"Come on, Grandpa will carry you to the lab!"
Academician Wang picked up Zhao Di in his arms, glanced triumphantly at the other old men, and looked like a victorious rooster.
"Everyone, disperse! Zhao Di is with our physics group today!"
The other old men hung their heads in dejection, and could only watch helplessly.
We arrived at the physics lab.
Academician Wang placed Zhao Di on a high experimental table, surrounded by a circle of young researchers.
Everyone held their breath, as if waiting for a divine decree to descend.
In fact, Zhao Di did nothing.
She was holding that kaleidoscope, looking at it under the light.
Wow, so many colors!
"Like a rainbow."
Just then, the system quietly released a weak brainwave interference, slightly correcting an incorrect calculation step on the blackboard next to it.
The young researcher, who had been stuck, suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
He slapped his thigh hard.
"I see!"
"It's not a problem with the refractive index! It's the wavelength! We calculated the wavelength incorrectly!"
"Zhao Di talks about rainbows! Rainbows are just scattering light!"
"Yes, yes, yes! That's exactly the idea!"
The entire laboratory instantly erupted in excitement.
The way everyone looked at Zhao Di was as if they were looking at a goddess.
"Amazing! Absolutely amazing!"
"Zhao Di's casual remark enlightened us!"
Academician Wang was so moved that tears streamed down his face. He pulled out a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from his pocket—his monthly quota.
"Eat! Zhao Di, eat as much as you like!"
"Tell Grandpa what you want to eat from now on, and Grandpa will sell these old bones to buy it for you!"
Zhao Di unwrapped a piece of candy, popped it into her mouth, and squinted her eyes because of the sweetness.
She thought this new home was really nice.
Although it's all sand outside, and there are no sweet potatoes like those from the mountains.
But the people here are all so lovely.
There are lots and lots of candy here, and lots and lots of smiling grandpas.
Lin Jianguo stood at the entrance of the laboratory, looking at his daughter who was surrounded by a crowd.
His hand, which had been resting on the holster at his waist, slowly loosened.
He used to be afraid that he wouldn't be able to protect his daughter.
Now it seems...
At Base 091, among this group of people who have kept their identities hidden for the sake of the country.
His daughter is the safest.
Because this place is a fortress built with love and faith.
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