Gradually, the seedlings began to grow at a rate that was visible to the naked eye.
In just over an hour, a patch of lush green water spinach sprouted from the open space.
"Great! This growth rate is more than enough for large-scale planting! Next, we need to test its water absorption!"
So Lu Yuan found a large piece of plastic sheeting and spread it on the ground, then transplanted the newly grown water spinach onto it.
To ensure the accuracy of the test, Lu Yuan specifically sought out measuring cups and other tools for the test.
First, a simulated downpour was conducted. As Lu Yuan poured all the water from the measuring cup into the strainer, the water spinach below immediately began to be washed away like a torrential downpour.
In the first few minutes, the water level kept rising, but it did not reach an uncontrollable level. Then Lu Yuan saw that the water spinach seemed to be gathering all its strength and began to grow and absorb water desperately.
The water that had just overflowed the ground was quickly absorbed by the water spinach. As the water continued to increase, the water spinach's ability to absorb water became stronger and stronger.
Lu Yuan casually pinched open a water spinach and found that it was full of water. In order to absorb water, the water spinach had even grown its vines thicker, each one as thick as a finger.
"Wow! If this water spinach is planted, it will definitely be able to withstand all this water!"
So Lu Yuan turned off the water and proceeded to the next test, which was the roots' ability to hold the soil in place. This required using a large amount of water to flush it out.
Another large basin of water was brought over. Lu Yuan tilted the basin slightly, and immediately a large amount of water began to gush down the slope.
Some water spinach plants were even washed away by the first wave of floodwaters.
However, just when Lu Yuan thought the experiment was about to fail, he suddenly discovered that the mutated water spinach suddenly exerted its strength again. The roots and stems of the water spinach that had just been washed up began to grow continuously. Although the roots were washed out, some aerial roots that grew from some of the nodes began to desperately burrow into the nearest soil, and then fixed the entire water spinach in the soil.
"Holy crap! That's awesome! I completely forgot that water spinach is a vine-like plant. Even if you pull the roots out, new roots will grow from the nodes on the other stems and re-enter the soil! There's simply no plant more suitable than this!"
Lu Yuan then increased the amount of water, but without exception, it was all absorbed by the water spinach.
After ending the experiment, Lu Yuan dug out all the water spinach and tested the soil moisture content. To his surprise, he found that the soil moisture content had only increased slightly compared to before, with most of the water being absorbed into the roots and stems of the water spinach.
"Now I have a solution!"
After harvesting some water spinach, Lu Yuan collected all the seeds and put them into his backpack.
After leaving the dimensional space, it was almost time to get off work. Although Lu Yuan could now freely enter and leave the oil mill, his family still needed to work hard. This was mainly because Lu Yuan did not want others to misunderstand him.
I picked up a spatula and stir-fried some water spinach. The water extracted from the water spinach was even enough to wash the dishes and pots.
"You're back! Let's eat!"
Lu Yuan was in a great mood and invited everyone to eat.
"Huh? Water spinach? I haven't seen water spinach in ages! Where did you get this?" Xiao Shan was surprised to see the water spinach in the bowl.
"Hehe! There were some water spinach seeds left in my backpack. I tried planting them and found that they were mutated seeds! Look!"
As he spoke, Lu Yuan brought out a styrofoam box that he had prepared beforehand, which was neatly filled with water spinach.
"Yay! That's great! Next time I want water spinach stir-fried with pork!"
"No problem! We'll have water spinach stir-fried with pork tomorrow! Oh, and there's a little bit of water spinach left, let's give it to the others!"
"OK!"
Xiao Shan picked up her bowl and chopsticks and took a bite.
"I didn't expect the mutated water spinach to taste even better than before! It feels so juicy!"
"Hmm! This water spinach isn't just edible! I just tested it and found that it absorbs water very well! I'm planning to use this water spinach for something!"
"Oh? What's wrong?" Xiao Shan asked, looking at Lu Yuan while eating.
"Hehe! I went to District Nine today! The flooding there was absolutely terrible! So, I'm planning to help them clean up the water in their factory! More importantly, I want to make some money! Then we can finally live in a villa and open a factory!"
Xiao Shan couldn't help but look at the water spinach in the bowl.
"Will this work?"
"Of course! You'll see later! I just planted quite a few in our room! I'll distribute them to the others later and plant them downstairs in the dorm!"
After dinner, Lu Yuan gave the water spinach to the others, and then led them to plant the water spinach on the edge of the building.
Looking at these lush green water spinach, everyone's eyes gleamed with envy.
People who are used to eating protein cubes have long developed a great aversion to foods that have no nutritional value and are only good for survival.
Now that they see new edible plants, they are all drooling with envy.
"Everyone, hold back now! Nobody's allowed to eat any! We'll talk about eating them after they've grown up! If anyone wants some, they can come to me for some! But if I find anyone stealing any, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
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