When Wu Tian heard that Lu Yuan had found a new solution, his face lit up with joy. Then, he looked down and carefully examined the sweet potatoes and potatoes in his hand, and said quietly, "You mean these potatoes and sweet potatoes are also genetically modified?"
Lu Yuan smiled slightly and nodded: "That's right, these are also genetically modified potatoes, and sweet potatoes are also genetically modified. We don't need to worry too much about our food problem now. You should know the characteristics of potatoes and sweet potatoes. As long as they are buried in the ground, fertilization and other things are not very important!"
Wu Tian felt a surge of joy in his heart. He had originally thought that only wheat and rice seeds could have such a magical effect, but he did not expect that Lu Yuan would bring him two new crops today, which made him very happy.
"Mr. Lu, you have such a wonderful thing, why didn't you tell me sooner? I was worried for so long!"
Wu Tian stared at Lu Yuan with a hint of frustration in his eyes.
Lu Yuan shrugged and said, "I only recently discovered these potatoes and sweet potatoes. I've been busy with things at the base lately, so you'll have to figure out what to do in the meantime. Make sure the water issue is resolved as soon as possible!"
Wu Tian immediately nodded seriously: "Don't worry, President Lu, leave this matter to me!"
So Lu Yuan left the temporary research room and returned to his residence.
These past few days, he has been rushing into the dimensional space every day. Moreover, Lu Yuan no longer restricts the reproduction of pigs, cattle, and sheep in the dimensional space, but lets them reproduce as many as they can. Now is no longer the time to hide his strength. Lu Yuan knows that if they cannot get through this hurdle, a huge disaster will befall them.
After a brief inventory of his livestock, Lu Yuan found that he now had thirty cattle and sheep, forty pigs, and about a hundred chickens and ducks in his dimensional space. The number of fish was even more difficult to count, as they were all hidden underwater.
Looking at the poultry and livestock grazing and catching insects on the grass, Lu Yuan felt a little comforted.
Looking at these pigs, cattle, sheep, and poultry, Lu Yuan seemed to see an endless supply of meat and grain, but he knew in his heart that he absolutely could not tell anyone about these things.
Three days later, Wu Tianbin and his research team solved the water problem. Although the water in the base still had a strange taste, the sulfur smell couldn't be completely eliminated, having water to drink was better than being thirsty, and no one expressed any objections.
In the past few days, Lu Yuan dug up all the potatoes and sweet potatoes he had planted in the dimensional space some time ago. It took a lot of effort, but the harvest was quite good.
In just about a week, Lu Yuan had planted more than 20 kilograms of potatoes and more than 20 kilograms of sweet potatoes, but now he has harvested about two tons.
Lu Yuan silently led Wu Tian into the tent. Wu Tian scratched his head, wondering what Lu Yuan wanted to do. Although he was still thinking about the sweet potatoes and potatoes, Lu Yuan didn't tell him where they were.
When he entered the tent and saw the things covered with black plastic sheeting, Wu Tian immediately understood that these were the potatoes and sweet potatoes that Lu Yuan wanted to give him.
With a look of surprise, Wu Tian lifted the black plastic bag and found it full of potatoes and sweet potatoes, each bag weighing about 100 pounds.
"President Lu, that's great! This much food should last us for several days!"
Lu Yuan gave a wry smile and said, "Of course, if you don't plan to do this long-term, you can stick with these things for a while!"
Wu Tian smiled, then casually picked up a sweet potato, broke it open, and chewed it. Instantly, he felt the rich aroma of sweet potato fill his mouth, making him feel extremely satisfied.
"I didn't expect these improved sweet potatoes to taste even better than before! They're also exceptionally large and have a good amount of moisture. I wonder how fast these sweet potatoes are growing, Mr. Lu, have you tested them?"
Lu Yuan thought for a moment, then said, "It should grow about ten times faster than ordinary sweet potatoes! But I'm not sure exactly how much faster. You'll know when you try it!"
"Ten times, that's incredible! At this rate, we'll be able to get enough food in just a few months!"
"Don't be too happy yet. The growth rate of sweet potatoes is much slower with each generation than the previous one. So we still need to solve the food problem as soon as possible. Otherwise, when these sweet potatoes grow to the fourth generation, we will still face a food crisis!" Lu Yuan looked at Wu Tian seriously.
The other party nodded and said, "Then, Mr. Lu, I'll have someone plant all these potatoes and sweet potatoes right away. The sooner they're planted, the sooner we can harvest them! I'll keep some for research!"
"Okay, then let's go quickly!"
After they finished speaking, the two went their separate ways. Looking at the pile of potatoes and sweet potatoes on the ground, Lu Yuan could only sigh. This was all he could do to help. He had done his best for these people.
Potatoes and sweet potatoes were planted quickly, but because the base had too little land, most of the land fell into the rift valley.
The only area where Lu Yuan and his group are currently planting crops is the nearby mountains. However, what makes everyone feel very uncomfortable is that the two mountains next to them are shallow mountains with soil that is only about half a meter thick. The higher they go, the less soil there is, and the shallower and shallower it becomes. When they reach an altitude of about 200 meters, the soil is all rocky. It is simply a pipe dream to grow crops there.
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