Chapter 405: The Strange Castle
The conditions in Wucheng are far worse than this, and the technological strength there is not very developed, but they still cultivated various medicinal materials. Before the end of the world, the United States was a major country in drug research and development, and had the highest survival rate for cancer patients in the world.
At least the survival rate of some cancer patients in China is only about 50%, but in the United States it can reach 95% or even 99%. This also demonstrates the United States' strong medical system and advanced technology.
This time, Jingshu and her friends were looking for jobs. It was not until they saw this information that they realized that Austin was so short of people who could grow and cultivate medicinal herbs.
Eiffel shrugged and said, "I'll show you around, and maybe you'll understand. What Austin lacks most right now is raw materials, but equipment and extraction are both available. In other words, as long as we have medicinal herbs, we can produce all kinds of scarce medicines."
Jingshu became really curious after hearing this. To be honest, she actually planned to get some medicine from the United States back. After all, medicines were very scarce in China. If she brought more medicines from the United States, it would be more convincing, which would be better than the secret recipe passed down from her ancestors, right?
Sadly, before the end of the world, a group of Chinese people went to an island and brought back smart toilet lids. Upon returning home, they discovered they were all made in China...
The agricultural base of the Great Castle is very large, but in order to better utilize energy and receive sunlight, all crops are grown on the second floor and the top floor.
There is no shortage of electricity in Austin. The machines are running non-stop, and pieces of dried radish, dried tomatoes, dried eggplant, etc. are being transported out and packaged.
"This floor is mainly used to dry vegetables and crops, and then preserve them as strategic materials. Of course, some of the particularly good ones will be provided to Austin's senior management. We process several tons of fresh crops every day." Eiffel introduced to everyone and kept greeting the supervisors and staff around him.
Jingshu counted them. The division of labor on this floor was reasonable, and the system was basically fully automated. However, there were still more than a dozen people debugging the machine. If she were to use hypnosis to suggest something, it would be impossible! Her Rubik's Cube space couldn't allow one person to fall asleep and then control another.
Therefore, it is unlikely that so many devices can be stolen.
"There are about a hundred square meters of industrial chain equipment. If all of them are taken away, it will be a big event. I wonder if Qian Duoduo got this complete set of equipment in his previous life." Jingshu secretly took some photos and decided to discuss it with Yang Yang after returning.
Several people were led to the second floor, the place closest to the special glowing material. Here, they saw a planting base of hundreds of square meters. There was much more than that, as there was another planting base on the elevated road.
But this field of crops did not make Jingshu's eyes light up, instead she frowned.
Because there were all sorts of mutant vegetables here, and they all looked hideous! The most obvious ones were giant tomatoes with all sorts of seedlings growing on them, long bunches of conjoined eggplants, mushrooms that had pierced through themselves, and many fruits growing together, or leaves growing out of fruits themselves—they were all completely opposite vegetables!
They also had green spots in color, which did not match the original color of the vegetable crops. The fat chicken following beside her was plucking Jingshu tightly. It was not interested in these vegetables at all and even pooh-poohed them a few times.
"These are newly developed crops?" It seems that there are not many of them produced in large quantities.
Eiffel shook his head: "No, these are naturally grown vegetables. This is one of the reasons why medicinal herbs cannot be cultivated. Because Dr. B said that the material he developed that can emit light naturally has some defects and will emit some radiation, which is why crops mutate. However, radiation is harmless. We have also undergone professional testing. After all, there is a lot of radiation in life that is non-toxic to the human body... So the vegetables can be eaten after being sterilized by high temperature.
This is how vegetables are grown, but medicinal herbs are more particular about growing conditions. Except for the very hardy ones, most medicinal herbs cannot be cultivated in this environment."
Jingshu looked up at the soft light and squinted her eyes. A strange sound wave came to her ears, as if the plants were crying and humming. Jingshu got goose bumps all over her body. Her intuition told her that the plants growing out of the light were...
Vegetables are not something fun.
However, the American technology has been tested and there are no side effects. I don’t know if it is true. For some reason, Jingshu remembered that there was a nuclear radiation leak on a certain island. The crops grown in the surrounding area could not be eaten, but the island was too bad. They did not eat the crops grown in the surrounding area themselves but sold them to others. As a result, many people got sick and died of cancer.
"Are you saying that the person who researched the material of this wall is... Dr. B?"
Eiffel nodded, "Oh my God, he is such a great man. He has been worried about the medicinal materials recently. If you can solve it, I will recommend Dr. B to you."
Jingshu touched her chin. "Dr. B?" She wanted to meet him. Perhaps this was the best way to learn about the walls of Austin Castle.
"Maybe it's because of the radiation. Why not consider growing the medicinal herbs outside?" Jingshu asked.
Eiffel continued to lead the three people forward, saying, "Because all the seeds have been irradiated, it is difficult to receive new complete medicinal herb seeds now."
"Hey, what is this short tree? Why is it growing so lush?" Jingshu said as she looked at the short tree that was specially circled and protected as a guest of honor.
This one dwarf tree received extraordinary treatment. Although it was only one person tall, it was the most lush and best-growing tree in the planting base, and it was full of fruits.
"Oh, this is our ruler's beloved Gesha coffee tree. It's the most expensive coffee in the world, priced at $350.25 per pound. It was transplanted here that year at a sky-high price and was nearly dead. But unexpectedly, it's growing stronger every day since it was transplanted here. It's the queen of this place."
Jingshu sounds like it's something very advanced, isn't it just a coffee tree?
Eiffel excitedly said: "Its floral aroma is like fireworks, constantly blooming in the mouth during the tasting process, with lemon, citrus, and strawberry-like juice, more like juice than coffee."
"The coffee and fruit flavors intertwine, with floral aromas emerging, and the aftertaste is also full of floral aromas. The fruit sweetness and texture are quite persistent. Oh, I was lucky enough to taste it once, and it was so delicious. It's a pity that we lack the technology to roast coffee."
Jingshu was not interested at first, but she also wanted to take some back and plant it in the space, maybe to drink some coffee in the future. But then she felt vaguely familiar with something, so she checked it out in the space.
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