People who don't know the truth think that those who heal people with special abilities have a high status, especially the most powerful and famous ones, who eat and drink the best food every day. Who knows that they have no way to express their suffering.
Those combat-type psychics can save their powers because the country has been relatively peaceful in recent years, but they can't. Some are sick while others are not injured, and some are dying of old age. They can ignore ordinary people, but there are so many powerful people in the base. Can those people refuse?
Don't want to use your powers? Then don't do it!
If one day their energy is not exhausted, they are extremely lucky, because the feeling of exhaustion is extremely uncomfortable. They will feel extremely tired and hungry, but their treatment is not particularly good either. They still have to eat so much every day. In the end, they are almost the same as those who work less and get less, and they are also extremely tired.
It brings tears to my eyes just by talking about it.
But if I could gain Lin Zhongrong's appreciation and become his exclusive therapist, that would be a completely different situation.
However, they were destined to be disappointed.
Lin Zhongrong looked at his daughter. Lin Man nodded confidently, indicating that she could leave her mother's health to her. After the three people's assessment, she felt more confident. Lin Zhongrong and Chen Yu naturally trusted their daughter more, so Lin Zhongrong let the three people leave.
Lin Man suddenly said, "Since you're here, why don't you help our people see a doctor?"
Naturally, there was nothing Lin Zhongrong could not agree to, so at this meal time, the news that three very capable doctors came from the big base to provide free medical treatment to people spread throughout Dayan Mountain.
Who doesn't have some illness these days? There haven't been any decent doctors in recent years. Minor illnesses have become serious ones, and serious illnesses can only be endured. In the early years, people could go up the mountain to collect herbs and make folk remedies, but these days even having enough to eat is a problem. Who cares about those illnesses? It's good enough to be alive.
So when people heard the news of the "free clinic", they were all excited. They didn't even eat their meals and rushed to line up even though it was dark. The three psychics looked a little ugly, especially the young man. If he didn't dare to resist Lin Zhongrong and had Lin Cheng to suppress him, he would have quit long ago.
Lin Man didn't mean to let them work in vain. Doctors still have to be respected. She asked someone to arrange a nice meal for the three of them. The treatment was naturally not as good as what Lin Cheng and the other five received yesterday, but it was enough to make them eat with their eyes wide open and their mouths watering. After that, they didn't complain at all. Their attitude became better, and the people who came to see the doctor naturally felt it. Both sides were very happy.
Then they started seeing patients overnight.
Why was it possible to operate overnight? Because Lin Zhongrong had brought a power generation system from the Tuanyuan base. Although the sun had already set by the time they had set up the massive solar panels, the batteries they had brought had enough power to keep the lighting system running that night.
Even if there were no medical consultation activities, everyone would have to come out and gather around the big light bulbs to see what was new. Since everyone was so happy and the three doctors were in a good mood after eating and drinking, they would have started seeing patients today.
Lin Man looked around and saw Lin Cheng walking away alone. She thought for a moment and chased after him: "Lin Cheng."
Lin Cheng turned around and stopped.
"Lin Cheng, if you want to go back to the North, I have no objection at all. I will tell my dad, so don't worry."
Lin Cheng didn't expect her to say that, and said with a smile: "If I want to leave, I won't leave now."
"That is to say, if everything is fine in the north, you won't leave. If something happens, you must rush back, right?"
"Um."
Lin Man asked: "Is there anyone you care about over there?"
"No, it's just that that's where I grew up after all, and I have such special abilities. I can do more important things there than staying here. I hope you can understand."
"Oh, I understand." Lin Man herself would certainly not go to the north to shine and work hard. The more dangerous the situation was, the more she would stay with her mother. But she also understood Lin Cheng. The north was where he lived, and there were people and things he was familiar with. He certainly couldn't just sit there and watch something happen there.
After that, she asked curiously, "Is your ability to create flowers and use the petals as weapons?" Although the chrysanthemum petals looked very powerful that day, it was a bit unprofessional to hold a flower while fighting zombies, which did not match Lin Cheng's image.
Lin Cheng laughed: "Of course not. Simply put, I can turn fake things into real ones."
"So amazing? Do you want to draw it on paper and then make it come true?" Last time he "grabbed" a flower from the painting.
"That's how it was when I was a kid. Back then, I carried around several books with me, mostly printed with all sorts of weapons. Whenever I needed a weapon, I'd just pull one out. The more detailed the weapon was on the paper, the more realistic it would be, and the more powerful it would be. Of course, this power required my energy to support it."
"That's pretty cool too!" I'm afraid some people have a lot of energy but don't know how to use it effectively. It's like a person with a lot of strength, but the power of punching blindly with his eyes closed and punching skillfully will definitely be very different.
At this moment, Lin Man and Guan Guan's minds were in sync: "Do you still have a book like that? Can you make another one for me to see?"
She looked very curious and expectant, so Lin Cheng naturally would not refuse: "That was when I was a child. Now I have mastered the use of my supernatural powers. I don't need books and can create things out of thin air." He raised his hand, and a small knife appeared in his hand. Lin Man took it and touched it. The touch was the same as that of the chrysanthemum, very realistic.
She felt the blade, and Lin Cheng warned, "Be careful," and promptly dispersed the knife, but Lin Man's finger was still cut. Lin Man covered the small wound on her thumb nonchalantly, and it healed in a little over ten seconds.
She said, "It's really true. My dad said that my control ability allows me to use everything around me as a weapon, and your ability is to transform anything. Isn't that even more unexpected?"
Lin Cheng hadn't expected her to reveal her other ability so openly. He said, "Didn't the commander tell you that dual-element abilities are extremely rare? Didn't he tell you not to share this with others?"
Lin Man said: "But it doesn't matter to you, right? You are not someone else."
Lin Cheng was stunned. The little girl who was wary of her two days ago could now say something like "You are not someone else".
But then Lin Man said, "Besides, I can hide it from others, but I can't hide it from you, unless I never use this ability again. Besides, my father thinks so highly of you, so you must be trustworthy."
The analysis makes a lot of sense.
Lin Cheng laughed. It was indeed like that: "To be precise, you can control something to achieve your goal, but I have to conjure that thing first, and then use that thing to achieve my goal. It consumes more energy, and I want to conjure something that is realistic and durable enough, so I have to be familiar with it.
He moved his fingers, and a silver-white iron spike appeared in his hand. Lin Man exclaimed, "This looks like it's mine, right?" She clearly remembered the few rust spots on it. She had polished the spike until it was thick at one end and thin at the other, and even the polishing marks were identical. "Where have you seen this before?"
Lin Cheng just smiled without saying anything, and then Lin Man realized that this was not something he had conjured up, but a real iron spike: "You..."
Lin Cheng then pulled out several more iron spikes. "Here are my returns. I found them near Lu Youjie and Lu Youzhuo's men. At the time, I was wondering why they would use these short, thin, needle-like things, which have no fulcrum and are difficult to wield. I wondered if the people using them had control abilities."
Today this speculation was confirmed.
Well, it turns out that she has revealed her flaw. She said that she could hide it from others but not from Lin Cheng.
She then asked, "What if you are not very familiar with something, can you transform it?"
"Yes, but it will be ugly and distorted." Lin Cheng said, and closed his hands again. An orange chrysanthemum seemed to grow out of his palm. The scene was somewhat beautiful, but it was not so beautiful when viewed up close.
Because this flower looks so fake!
Lin Cheng had clearly modeled his transformation after the chrysanthemum he'd seen that day, but the fuzz, the texture, even the dewdrops and the fragrance were all so realistic. This one, on the other hand, was a giant, stiff thing from head to toe, and the color was incredibly unnatural. Lin Man took the flower and examined it from head to toe. It couldn't have been more fake, and the feel of it in his hand wasn't right either.
Lin Man pondered and said, "It seems that you still need to carry a few books with you. What if you encounter a situation where you suddenly need to change into something you are not familiar with?"
Lin Cheng smiled faintly and said, "I think so too."
Lin Zhongrong watched from afar as the two of them stood together, chatting and laughing. At the end, Lin Cheng even conjured a flower for his precious daughter. His face darkened. What was this brat, Lin Cheng, up to? As an elderly father, his sensitive heart was about to explode. But before he could calm down, a thought struck him. He stood there motionless, a look of deep thought in his eyes.
Then Lin Cheng noticed him, and Lin Man also looked up. Lin Zhongrong seemed to have just found them: "Come with me, we have something to discuss."
Lin Zhongrong had limited time and had to leave in the middle of the night and return to the base early the next morning, so he pulled Lin Cheng and others to discuss where to start deploying defenses in Dayan Mountain, the range, how many tower defenses were needed, where to build the camp, how much materials and weapons were needed, which parts of the terrain needed to be modified, etc.
Lin Man and Zheng Gang were also present to offer suggestions. They were most familiar with Dayan Mountain, and as the home team, their opinions were naturally very important.
After two hours of discussion, the initial plan came out, and Lin Zhongrong saw that it was time to leave.
Lin Zhongrong felt reluctant to part with his newly recognized daughter, and Lin Man was also a little sad. Although her father had only appeared for a few hours, he had given her 300 people to command with just a few words, and also provided Dayan Mountain with a lot of manpower, technology and material support, allowing the place to upgrade comprehensively.
It was also the first time in her life that she felt how wonderful it was to have a powerful backer. No wonder Zhang Chengtao wanted to cling to her so much. It turned out that one could really soar to the sky.
Lin Zhongrong put his arm around his daughter's still tender shoulders, a thousand words brewing in his heart, not knowing which one would be the best. After a long while, he said, "Have you seen the gift Daddy gave you?"
Lin Man: “…”
Why are you so hung up on gifts?
She said quickly, "I'll go and see right away."
"Haha, then you'd better wait until I leave before you read it. Dad is just worried that you won't like it." Waiting for his daughter's reaction when opening the gift was like waiting for judgment. He had never felt so nervous in all these years.
"Dad is leaving. Take good care of yourself. If you have any problems, tell Lin Cheng. You can also call Dad. As long as I have time, we will keep in touch every day... Take good care of your mother. Dad is sorry for you and your daughter. I couldn't protect you before, and now I can't be with you."
Lin Man was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know about what happened before, but I can understand this time. Don't worry, my mother and I will be fine."
Lin Zhongrong laughed. His daughter's personality was actually very similar to his wife's. One was one, two was two. She was rational and decisive.
Thinking of his wife, he felt a little sad: "Dad will go talk to your mother for a few more words."
Lin Man also discovered the problems between her parents, but she didn't know what she could do about it and didn't intend to intervene.
Suddenly remembering that she hadn't explained Lin Cheng's matter clearly, she chased him and told him her thoughts again.
Lin Zhongrong was silent for a moment. "Xiao Man, I said I would give you 300 people, but you didn't even ask what they thought."
"As long as you have the ability and can feed them, they will be willing, right? Then what's the point of asking?" Lin Man said, "Besides, I know Lin Cheng, but I don't know those people."
She knew Lin Cheng. In her eyes, Lin Cheng was a living person with his own ideas. He was not someone who could be made to do anything just by feeding him. The legendary three hundred people were now just a collective label.
Lin Zhongrong said, "Okay, I promise you, if anything happens, I'll let him go back immediately." He sighed, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been willing to let Lin Cheng stay. You pushed him away."
Lin Man just smiled.
Lin Zhongrong went to see Chen Yu and chatted with her in the house. Then he got up and headed north. He called Lin Cheng aside, gave him some instructions, and suddenly said, "Lin Cheng, what do you think of Xiaoman?"
Lin Cheng was stunned, thinking about what Lin Man had done in the Nanming base. If you asked him to evaluate Lin Man, he could say a lot, but he was not stupid. He talked about his only daughter, whom he held in the palm of his hand, in front of his superiors. Did he think her life was too easy?
He replied, "She's a very good girl."
Lin Zhongrong was obviously very satisfied with this answer. He asked casually, "Do you like her?"
…
Lin Man finally began to open her little gifts. There were four pink boxes in total, each containing a different type of item.
The first bite is a variety of small clothes that are either beautiful, handsome or practical.
The second bite was of various snacks, including several boxes of soft and hard candies wrapped in colorful candy wrappers, fragrant and crispy biscuits, fragrant fried sunflower seeds, and the spiced dried tofu and potato chips that she had seen at Lu Youjie's place.
When the third door was opened, there were colorful and sparkling jewelry, some for the head, some for the neck, some for the ears, some for the hands, some for the feet, and some for the fingers. There were many styles and types, including gold, silver, jade, pearls, crystal, diamonds, jade... They all looked to be of very good quality. Of course, this was what Chen Yu said, as Lin Man himself could not tell the quality.
Chen Yu was silent for a moment, then whispered, "He has turned himself into a bandit leader?" Where did all these gold and silver jewelry come from?
Lin Man smiled and said, "But they are all very beautiful." Although she didn't really like these impractical things, as a girl, she was always happy to see these beautiful jewelry. It was also interesting to take them out and look at them when she had nothing to do.
Guan Guan's big white ball rolled over: "Lin Man, I like this." It stretched out its little wings and pointed at some jade jewelry.
Lin Man immediately took notice: "You like jade? Is it because it has spiritual energy?"
"Because it looks good and it suits my aesthetic."
Lin Man: “…”
"Actually, it's mainly because they look like spirit stones. Spirit stones are the essence of heaven and earth, and they are created after a very long time. I know many immortals who like to use spirit stones to make magic tools, amulets, etc." Although this jade stone has no spiritual energy, it is also the essence of heaven and earth, and it was created after a very long time. It should be of some use, right?
Lin Man's interest was piqued again: "How do I make this magical amulet?"
Lin Man tickled the big white ball with his little wings: "I don't know, that's right, let's use spiritual energy to nourish it first."
How to cultivate spiritual energy? Lin Man picked up a teardrop-shaped emerald jade pendant and tried to transfer spiritual energy into it, but there was no space inside to store spiritual energy. She decided to study it carefully and took out the pendant separately, preparing to use spiritual energy to nourish it whenever she had time. After all, she had plenty of time and was not short of spiritual energy.
Guan Guan absorbed some of the spiritual energy from Lin Zhongrong and Lin Cheng, and said that it offset the spiritual energy that Lin Man had borrowed from her before. Lin Man could still continue to sleep in the space and absorb spiritual energy.
Chen Yu said, "Since you want to try it, just pick the best jade." Then he found a white jade pendant with exquisite patterns from a pile of jade. Lin Man took it in his hand. It was warm and soft, and seemed to be better than the pendant just now.
As for the fourth box, it contained computers, mobile phones and a bunch of dolls. Lin Man played with the dolls and then focused his attention on the electronic products.
She had only seen computers and mobile phones when she was very young, and her memory was almost fuzzy. She only knew what they were, but she didn't know how to use them. Chen Yu looked at her with a bit of sadness and tried to teach her how to use them. Then she found that the computer's memory contained many cartoons for children, as well as some games. Chen Yu was a little speechless. Did he really think Lin Man was a seven-year-old child?
But Lin Man was having a lot of fun, and Chen Yu stopped talking when he saw it.
Although the game was fun, Lin Man's favorite thing was the box of clothes. Some of the colors were too bright for her, some of the lace and patterns were too fancy, and some of the sizes weren't particularly suitable, but apart from those, there were still many things she could wear. She was very satisfied. She would never lack clothes in the future. These were better than the linen she had gotten.
This father was really a good person. I wonder if he is gone now.
…
Beside the plane, Lin Cheng looked at Lin Zhongrong in astonishment, as if to confirm whether he had heard correctly. Then he found that he had not heard correctly. He was a little speechless: "She is only seventeen years old. Sir, do you think I might have any feelings for her?"
He was not a beast, so how could he possibly think that way about a girl who was not even an adult and whom he had only known for two days? If he really had any feelings for her, it could only be because she was the daughter of his superior.
Lin Cheng is not yet and does not need to be so dirty.
Lin Zhongrong sighed, "Yes, he's only seventeen years old." He had been absent from her life for seventeen years, and he couldn't be absent again.
Lin Cheng looked at him and suddenly said, "Is the situation in the north very serious?" Otherwise, why would he suddenly look like he wanted to entrust his son to someone else?
Lin Zhongrong paused and said: "Lin Cheng, you are so boring. Young people can't be like you!" Can't he just be concerned about his daughter's lifelong affairs? He can also associate this with the situation in the north.
Lin Cheng was a little upset and almost wanted to complain, "You're so funny! You always have a murderous face, and your life is all about business. But as expected, once you find a wife and children, it's different. You're in the mood to joke and tease others."
Lin Zhongrong ended this unsuccessful topic. He was just asking casually. He had just found his daughter and had no intention of entrusting her to anyone else. Is there anyone in the world who is more reliable and can protect her with all his strength than himself?
No matter how good Lin Cheng is, he can't compare to me!
"Xiao Man just told me that once the zombies are confirmed, you'll go back and help me." He had thought it through. If the North fell, what good would the South, which already had only two and a half people, gain? So once the zombies appeared, they had to concentrate all their strength to eliminate them immediately. Every minute they eliminated one earlier meant less loss for humanity, and a weaker enemy.
Think about the origin of the apocalypse, weren't those few zombies scattered around the world? But because they weren't controlled from the beginning, the zombie virus spread wildly, and eventually it got out of control.
Lin Cheng's expression was somewhat moved. Lin Zhongrong rarely changed the decisions he made, but this time he not only changed it, but also changed it so quickly. This was naturally all because of Lin Man.
"I'll get some people over when I get back. You should hurry up and teach them everything you need to know."
"yes."
The author has something to say: Two updates combined into one, I am still so diligent today, I am so touched
Chapter 60
Lin Zhongrong left overnight.
The three fighter planes that had arrived were all taken away, as they would be carrying more personnel and supplies. Those left behind included three healing psychics and 13 others, some of whom were skilled fighters, while the rest were technicians.
The technicians began their intensive and orderly work the next day, such as conducting a detailed survey of the terrain, making a base construction plan, investigating groundwater reserves, and understanding the types and numbers of species on Dayan Mountain.
Those soldiers, including Zhang Changming and four others who had originally followed Lin Cheng, took over Zheng Gang's 40-man guard team and began to train them seriously.
After all, even if three hundred fighters join here in the future, the original survivors here will need to become stronger and grow up on their own.
Lin Chengze found Lin Man early in the morning.
His attire today was particularly sharp. Although he usually wore black combat uniform, this gave him a particularly combat-like feel. He wore a tight black short-sleeved shirt and black trousers, the legs of which were tightly tied. There was no bulk anywhere on his body, only his broad shoulders, narrow waist, and long legs were clearly visible.
Lin Man couldn't help but glance at him twice more.
Lin Cheng said to Lin Man, "You can't let anyone know you have dual abilities. Healing people with abilities is often necessary, so there's no need to hide it. However, your ability to manipulate is inherently more unique and likely to attract attention. Furthermore, its inherent advantage lies in its ability to surprise the enemy, so it shouldn't be used lightly unless it's critical. It should be kept as a hidden ability. Therefore, you'll need some other skills to be public. Starting today, I'll teach you some combat techniques, which should be enough for everyday situations."
Lin Man was extremely happy when he heard this. He didn't even bother to hang around him, nor did he have time to complain about the fact that his real ability had to be hidden. He hurried back to change into sturdier clothes suitable for fighting, and followed Lin Cheng to a relatively flat, open and quiet place on the mountain.
Lin Cheng planned to first teach her bare-knuckle combat, laying a solid foundation and cultivating her combat awareness before teaching her how to wield a knife in combat. On the first day, he took a look at Lin Man's endurance and other aspects of her physical fitness. He was surprised to find that, despite her frail appearance, her physical qualities were far superior to his expectations, with her strength being the most prominent.
Strength can defeat skill, so having great strength is very advantageous.
He first taught Lin Man a set of basic fighting techniques, breaking down each movement into parts and explaining them in detail, and then combining them together for flexible application. During breaks, he taught him some practical skills, combat awareness, human body structure and other knowledge.
He was also surprised to find that Lin Man's recovery speed was very fast. He was exhausted and collapsed on the ground a moment ago, but he was full of energy more than ten minutes later. He didn't know that Lin Man had to circulate the spiritual power in his body several times before his fatigue was completely eliminated and he was revived with full blood.
In short, in Lin Cheng's eyes, Lin Man is just like a little tiger, always full of vitality, energy and fighting spirit, and she is also a very smart little tiger, who can learn anything quickly. This undoubtedly makes Lin Cheng, the teacher, teach very smoothly and feel very fulfilled.
Lin Man gained a lot that day. In the evening, he went into the space to review what he had learned during the day.
Guan Guan was its sparring partner. Although it looked huge and could only roll around to look cute, it was actually very agile and could dodge very quickly. And it could suddenly sprout a wing, extend a claw, or even whip out a chicken head to peck at her, making it impossible to defend against it.
Lin Man was fighting it as if it were a super invincible monster. She felt that with Guan Guan, this strange-looking weirdo, in front of her, zombies were not considered strange species.
After training, she started taking notes again.
Among the gifts Lin Zhongrong gave her were a few small notebooks and some pens, on which Lin Man clumsily wrote and drew.
She could recognize words and write, but due to the limitations of her upbringing, Chen Yu taught her to write on the ground, using a branch to scratch. It was her first time to properly hold a pen and write on paper, so her handwriting was extremely ugly and her writing speed was very slow, but she enjoyed it. Although there was a computer for typing, she preferred to use pen and paper to record.
Chen Yu felt sorry for her busy and hard work, so he wanted to save her the time she spent on treating him every day.
Now she sleeps in the space every night. Lin Man built a rack for her outside the wooden house and hung linen on it. The low-grade linen was thin and transparent, only slightly denser than a mosquito net. It could block most of the light without appearing particularly dark. If you wanted to create a darker environment, you could put down two more layers of linen.
Then put a small bed inside and sleep in it. It is neither too cold nor too hot, and there is a gentle breeze blowing, which is very comfortable.
Chen Yu always sleeps well in the space, and her body is obviously light and energetic. Even without Lin Man's additional treatment, her body will definitely get better day by day.
Lin Man disagreed and still spent an hour every day giving her mother beauty and rehabilitation treatment, trying to get her to a level where she could take medicine as soon as possible.
…
On the morning of the third day after Lin Zhongrong left, a number of fighter planes or large transport planes arrived at Dayan Mountain. This time, they brought the 300-person team that Lin Zhongrong promised to Lin Man, as well as 40 to 50 technicians and a lot of supplies.
What surprised Lin Man most was the presence of livestock. There were two half-grown goats, two piglets, one male and one female, a rooster, and two hens. The hens were in their egg-laying prime, though not very active. However, with the rooster as a breeding partner, their eggs had a good chance of hatching.
Lin Man was so happy that he couldn't contain himself. The people on Dayan Mountain, especially Grandma Wu and her friends were the most excited. They raised a total of seven animals like their eyes, hoping that they would soon get a group of sheep, a group of pigs and a large flock of chickens.
Lin Man also looked at the chickens with envy, especially the attacking one. She really wanted to catch them back to the space for breeding. However, chickens were not easy to steal, but eggs were still okay. She decided that after the two hens laid a few more eggs, she would secretly exchange a few eggs with the eggs in the space, and let the old hen in the space sit on the brood, hoping to hatch a few chicks.
The forty or fifty new technicians, along with the original team, formed a rather impressive team. After two days of surveying, designing, and planning, the new design for the Peace Base was finally created. Thus began the massive construction effort.
Some particularly critical and important building materials are transported from the Tuanyuan Base, but this is a long journey, and not only is the quantity transported each time limited, but the transportation cost is also extremely high. You must know that oil is extremely limited now, and there is no technology and conditions to continue mining. The existing oil in the Tuanyuan Base was obtained from the oil-producing areas with great difficulty, and the less it is used, the less it will be.
Therefore, they chose to use local materials for the main construction materials, of course not such low-end materials as yellow mud. These people started making cement with a wave of their hands. Rows of solar panels were laid out, which could generate a lot of electricity every day under the hot sunshine. This electricity was first invested in the cement factory, and then a steady stream of cement was produced, and the road could be paved after a few days.
Watching the cement roads being built one after another and the appearance of Dayan Mountain changing day by day, Lin Man deeply felt the power of technology and the happiness of strength in numbers.
The team of 300 people was originally a group of soldiers. Their main job here was to guard. Now they have become construction workers before they can become guards. They seem to be used to this kind of work. They do their work in an orderly manner and their efficiency is amazing.
But Lin Man began to worry. These strong laborers were capable, but they also ate a lot.
Now they all ate food that was shipped from the Reunion Base and sponsored by her father, but this was not the way to go forever, so under the guidance of several agricultural experts, a lot of fields were reclaimed on Dayan Mountain.
The crops in the valley were now absolutely forbidden to be eaten; they had to be saved for seed. When the experts learned how much of the crops had been eaten, they were heartbroken, practically bleeding. They kept asking, "Is that what you're eating food? It's hope. Don't think you're just eating a stalk of corn; it contains hundreds of seeds, enough to grow a whole cornfield."
They spoke as if they had eaten their own future in one bite. Lin Man honestly came out to take responsibility for her mistake. She had someone take it away to eat, and she couldn't let others take the responsibility for her.
At this time, Lin Man really wanted to take out the mountains of corn cobs, sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc. in the space. That would mean so many beautiful tomorrows.
But the best news should be that several technicians used some equipment that Lin Man could not understand at all to survey the groundwater reserves under Dayan Mountain and the nearby mountains. The final calculation result showed that the groundwater reserves were quite abundant, but most of the places were relatively deep. If they were all mined, there would be no problem using them for ten to eight years. If there was more rain in the future, it would be able to last even longer.
Therefore, in addition to considering factors such as light and soil, the fields were also cultivated in areas with abundant groundwater. By digging a well nearby, irrigation became very convenient.
On the third day after their arrival, the first plot of farmland was cleared and fertilized, and the first batch of leafy vegetables was planted. Wild vegetables were the most abundant, covering a vast, almost endless vegetable patch. Staple foods like corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes would have to wait another ten days or so until they were fully mature before they could be harvested and planted.
So it is conceivable that in the next few months, everyone will have to be prepared to survive on wild vegetables and other vegetables. Those who are particularly craving green leafy vegetables now would do well to avoid having their faces turn green from eating them.
In fact, in addition to these three staple foods, there is also soybean on Dayan Mountain, but now there are only more than ten soybean plants growing in the valley, and they are still green. Among them, the ones with fuller pods are picked and boiled in water. For this, Lin Man was scolded by those experts again.
Lin Man just listened obediently. It was better to blame her than to blame others. It was unrealistic to ask a person who had a space that could produce food continuously and efficiently to worry about how to eat a few beans, right?
Lin Man was very concerned about the work in the fields and went to check on them every day. One day, he saw the elderly agricultural expert standing on the edge of the field and sighing. Lin Man immediately went over to ask him what was wrong.
Because of the arrival of these experts, Grandma Wu and other non-professionals felt relieved. They just had to do whatever the experts said. Seeing a small piece of land turned into a large field on the hillside, they couldn't help but admire these experts.
The old expert smiled kindly and respectfully when he saw Lin Man. They all knew that this little girl was Chief Lin's only daughter who had been left away for more than ten years. She could also be said to be the owner of Dayan Mountain and the future Peace Base.
In other words, she is the immediate superior of everyone here. In addition, at least from their current interactions, Lin Man has a good personality and temper, and she never gets angry no matter how she is criticized. So they are more satisfied with this immediate superior and have higher expectations for their future life.
The expert sighed, "It's almost September now. Based on past experience, the weather will get colder by the end of November and into December, and we haven't planted our staple food yet. I'm worried it will be too late."
The summers nowadays are extremely hot and long, but the winters are also extremely cold and long. The planting period of sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and soybeans is not short. After all, the weather has become cold around the last month of the growing season, and that is exactly the most critical time. The colder climate is likely to lead to a significant reduction in yield.
Then their winter food reserves would be in danger.
Lin Man was silent, and once again felt the urge to pour out all the beautiful tomorrows in the space. The mountains of food made the space more and more crowded. The good fields were full and could not be used to grow anything. With less food in the fields, the spiritual energy would also become less. It was simply a vicious cycle. It would be great if he could take it out.
She thought about it with great pain: "What about building a greenhouse?"
She heard that greenhouses can retain moisture and heat, and can even be used to grow out-of-season fruits and vegetables, which is a miracle of cultivation.
The expert nodded, "That's the only way." But that's easier said than done. Materials and manpower would be huge problems. And if the weather got really cold, the greenhouse wouldn't necessarily provide much warmth.
Lin Man thought for a moment and said, "How about adding some fertilizer to the land in the valley to make it grow faster?"
Even the fastest-growing corn and sweet potatoes there still take more than ten days to fully mature. If you apply fertilizer, you might be able to shorten this time.
Lin Man asked Guan Guan if there was any way to make the crops grow faster.
Guan Guan said: "Yes, you just need to give them spiritual power. The plants in the space grow fast because of the support of spiritual energy."
Spiritual energy, spiritual energy, and more spiritual energy. Lin Man felt that her spiritual energy was not enough, but she still decided to give it a try.
After all, there are nearly 800 people in Dayan Mountain now, and nearly half of them were given to her by her father. All the people were sent to her. If she loses the hearts of the people and loses so many talents because she cannot support so many people, wouldn’t that be a failure?
So after Lin Man applied fertilizer to the field in the valley, he would run over quietly every day to supply spiritual energy to the land.
Her current situation is that the spiritual energy she obtains from sleeping in the space every day is used on her mother. If there is additional need for spiritual energy, such as promoting plant growth, she will ask Guan Guan to borrow it.
How to return the spiritual energy received? Lin Man now asks Lin Cheng to transform a few flowers for her every day, under the pretext of urging him to transform a realistic flower as soon as possible and improve his supernatural power.
The spiritual energy contained in those flowers was naturally absorbed by Guan Guan. Just two or three flowers were enough to completely replenish the spiritual energy taken away by Lin Man, and there was even some left over. Guan Guan felt that this deal was simply too good to be true.
Lin Man was also very satisfied. Of course, she also asked Lin Cheng if transforming a few flowers every day had any effect on him. Lin Cheng said that if transforming a few flowers would become a burden to him, then he would be too useless. The little energy consumed would be restored in a few hours. His energy recovery rate was quite good now.
When Lin Man heard this, he felt that it would be a waste not to take this spiritual energy. He was so ruthless and guilty that he kept asking him to spend it every day, even wanting to spend it on him three times a day.
As for what Lin Cheng was thinking, she had no idea. At first, he would often look at her with a rather strange look, but later he got used to it and would spontaneously produce flowers for her without Lin Man urging him.
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