Ye Wengui was stunned after hearing the report. He grabbed Yan Wenzhuo and asked, "Is what you said true? You're not lying? There really is a mountain of that many crops, all of them grains, and they're growing exceptionally well?"
"Really, I'm not lying to you! This is a very important matter, all the brothers are there guarding it," Yan Wenzhuo said urgently in a low voice.
“This is no small matter. Please wait a moment while I report to Lord Wen.”
"Alright, go ahead. I need to catch my breath and rest. I'm exhausted from running all the way back." With that, she plopped down on the ground, fanning herself with her hands and panting heavily.
Ignoring the complaints behind him, Ye Wengui ran incredibly fast, as if his legs were made of fire wheels.
A dozen minutes later, he pushed open the door to Wen Mengguan's office with a "bang," and tried to say something, but he was too breathless to speak.
Large beads of sweat dripped down his forehead, and his face was flushed red, as if it were on fire.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that the other person couldn't speak, Wen Chaohui comforted him, "What's wrong? Let's talk slowly, don't rush, okay? Come on, have some water to calm down."
Ye Wengui took the cup, gulped down two mouthfuls, and then said, panting, "There have been discoveries over Wensheng Mountain. It is said that the mountain is covered with all kinds of grain crops, and they are growing quite well."
Wen Mengguan's eyes lit up, and he grabbed his arm, asking, "Really? How big is the area?"
"I haven't gone to see it yet. Yan Wenzhuo told me about it. Today, a group of them went hunting and wandered to Wensheng Mountain. They noticed something unusual there and, fearing it might cause trouble, they came back to report immediately."
What do you think we should do? Should we leave it alone, or should we send someone to take over?
"Of course we should send people to take over! The land here at the base hasn't recovered to normal yet, and food production is limited. If we don't increase our sources of income, even if we have a lot of reserves, we won't be able to hold on. Hopefully, what they say is true, that they can bring hope to everyone. Let's go, let's go take a look."
"Are you going too?" Ye Wengui asked.
Wen Chaohui rolled his eyes: "How can you truly understand the area and estimate the grain yield without experiencing it firsthand?"
“Alright, Yan Wenzhuo is still waiting in the agricultural area. I’ll go get him and have him lead the way.”
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements here too. I'll call Su Sibin and Ming Jiakang to come along. See you at the base entrance in half an hour."
"Okay, see you in a bit."
Because they were in a hurry, Wen Mengguan and Ye Wengui did not choose to walk. Instead, they rode the electric bikes stored in the air-raid shelter and sped out of the base.
The passersby in the base were stunned. They'd been there so long and had never seen such a "modern" mode of transportation. They'd thought the tsunami had washed everything away.
What they didn't know was that the other party had stockpiled quite a few cars. These were all pre-sealed in caves, so the impact was minimal. However, unless it was a major incident, they wouldn't easily deploy them.
It took the group more than an hour to reach Wensheng Mountain. Wen Chao walked up the mountain for a while and saw a completely different landscape from that at the foot of the mountain.
About ten meters into the mountain, crops started growing wildly. They were all enormous, clearly mutated.
Moreover, they grow densely and in a variety of species. However, they are very haphazardly arranged, not at all like something someone would have specifically planted.
Wen Mengguan was overjoyed and wanted to go closer to take a look, but found it was impossible. The climbing sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and cantaloupes had completely filled the gaps, leaving no place to stand.
Seeing this sight, the group was overjoyed. But how did it come about?
"Old Ye, what do you think?"
Ye Wengui was also completely baffled. He shook his head and said, "I don't know. It seems like they've collected all the mutated plants in the entire city. I wonder who's so generous. Maybe they're chosen by fate? Or maybe there's something good in the mountains that stimulated the plants to mutate?"
"But the other trees and grass are all normal. And where did these seeds come from?"
"Perhaps someone's seed pack was washed ashore by the sea, broke apart, and scattered, and then after the water receded and the seeds had rested, they sprouted?"
"What you're saying doesn't hold up to reasoning. After all, nobody has that many mutated seeds. Even in research institutes, the variety isn't that complete!"
Wen Mengguan fell silent, then gave up in despair: "Whatever, let's just say it's God taking pity on us."
After saying this, he waved his hand and ordered the area to be surrounded and turned into a natural research base for Haishi. The crops inside must be carefully protected, and no one should be allowed to steal them.
Jiang Shu nodded and went to make the arrangements. Ye Wengui looked on with genuine envy, wanting to dig up a few to take back for research, but was stopped by Wen Mengguan.
"Stop messing around. What if the seed doesn't survive or doesn't bear fruit? Wouldn't that be a complete waste?"
Ye Wengui reluctantly let go of his hand: "Alright, alright, I'll come back to check after we've harvested this side."
"Sure. I'll save some seeds for you to take home and try planting them."
After the visit, it was getting late, so Wen Mengguan led his men back to the base.
They summoned Liang Huaxin and arranged for a team to build temporary accommodations and a wall over Wensheng Mountain.
Although the project is quite large, it is not impossible to complete if local materials are used.
Then they reported it to the capital overnight.
When General Li learned of this, he was quite surprised, but he just smiled and told the Haishi base to handle it as it saw fit. If possible, expand the planting area as much as possible.
It's not that we haven't considered getting our hands on the capital, but that's not realistic.
Moreover, Xiao Kai already receives a lot of attention, so there's absolutely no need for him to seek further benefits in the capital.
The research institute itself has also preserved some seeds and seedlings of mutant plants, which have been planted in the space and yielded much better results than ordinary seeds.
However, the space itself will increase production, and the mutated seeds will degenerate after being mutated a dozen times. From a cost-effectiveness perspective, there is really no need to go to the trouble of collecting those mutated seeds.
However, he still sent someone to investigate to see if there were any similar miracles in China, otherwise, he would have been unable to help but suspect Shen Yanming.
Upon investigation, it was found that such a place actually exists, and it's quite far from Haishi.
It wasn't on a mountain, but on the edge of a ruined city.
Mutant plants and common plants coexist, and there are many species, but the coverage area is not very large. If you don't specifically look for them, you might not be able to find them.
That's right, this is what Bi Qiaoan launched back then, and after a year or two of development, it has already reached a considerable scale.
Li Zongmengguan ordered the nearest guard team to send people to guard the area. As for whether to keep the seeds for further cultivation or take them back to supplement the meals of the base residents after they matured, he didn't care.
Although the Qinghua Kingdom has not disintegrated, its various bases have gained considerable autonomy. As long as the interests of the alliance and its residents are not harmed, the capital will allow them to develop freely. As for who is stronger or weaker, let them contend with each other.
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