Chapter 53: One Hundred Jin of Rice is a Small Thing

After receiving the photo, Shen Linglan searched for various information on the Internet, but could not find the "prototype" of this green giant.

It looks like a mallow, but its leaves are not as pointed as those of a mallow. It is round and serrated in shape, and has thorns on its branches. If you magnify it, it looks very dangerous.

She spent the whole morning looking through information but couldn't find the scientific name of this monster. Shen Linglan had no choice but to post the photo on a well-known plant forum.

Shen Linglan cropped the picture, leaving only a branch and a few leaves, so that people could not see the whole picture, let alone that this monster was growing on the building.

Unexpectedly, after the picture was posted, it caused heated discussion in the forum.

Countless people came in to say that it looked familiar but they just couldn't remember where it was. There were also netizens who studied biology, who called their seniors and juniors, and even their teachers, but after looking for a long time, no one recognized this monster.

After trying for a long time without success, everyone became somewhat angry and embarrassed, saying that the picture was photoshopped and that there was no such thing on Earth.

Shen Linglan didn't expect to wait so long and get such an answer. She was a little disappointed for a moment, and when she was about to close the forum, she suddenly received a private message from the backstage.

She opened it and saw that the person was the default avatar and the ID was also the default forum user JDC and the default ID.

[I know this thing, but it became extinct in the age of dinosaurs. Can I take a look? ]

Shen Linglan's eyes lit up instantly because JDC took a picture of that page in the book and showed it to her. Although the page was yellowed, it was still clearly visible that the plant in the picture looked exactly like the green giant in Zhao Yunduo's photo.

She quickly typed on her phone: [What is the name of this book? ]

The other party responded quickly: [This book is called "Lost Flowers and Plants". It is a unique copy. There is only one copy in the world.]

Unconvinced, Shen Linglan opened various shopping apps and even Baidu, but sure enough, she couldn't find any trace of the book.

During this period, JDC could not wait for Shen Linglan's reply and sent her several messages in succession.

[I am a doctoral student at University B, my name is Zhou Xueer. This book was given to me by my teacher. If possible, we can make an appointment to meet and I will bring the book to you.]

As it concerned Zhao Yunduo's mission and safety, Shen Linglan did not hesitate at all and immediately made an appointment with JDC to meet in the evening.

But she was also cautious and asked Huang Linfeng to investigate this person. Before they met again, Huang Linfeng handed a thin piece of information to Shen Linglan. Just as Zhou Xueer said, she was a doctoral student and her teacher was a well-known "plant geek" in the industry. She loved studying flowers and plants, and even liked to delve into how to make food crops grow normally and be harvested in extreme environments.

Knowing that this person was innocent and devoted to academics, Shen Linglan went to the appointment with the photos in her phone at ease.

When the agreed time came, Shen Linglan stepped into the coffee shop and found that Zhou Xueer had already arrived.

The two exchanged photos and books as agreed. After quietly looking through them for a while, they were both a little disappointed.

Shen Linglan was disappointed that the book simply recorded some of the habits of the green giant. It was no different from other plants. It liked sunlight and water, but for some reason, it became extinct along with the dinosaurs.

What disappointed Zhou Xueer was that although the photo was clear, Shen Linglan did not bring the actual item.

It is impossible to find a natural enemy for an extinct plant. Shen Linglan covered the book and returned it to Zhou Xueer.

Shen Linglan asked: "The reason for its extinction... is there no definitive answer?"

"Not yet." Zhou Xueer shook her head. "Some people speculate that something on the dinosaurs provided them with special nutrients, so when the dinosaurs became extinct, they also became extinct."

This is too casual a guess.

Maybe this thing used to eat dinosaur meat, and when the dinosaurs became extinct, it also became extinct?

Zhou Xueer held Shen Linglan's phone in her hand and couldn't let it go. She asked Shen Linglan unwillingly, "Can you tell me where this photo was taken?"

Shen Linglan processed the background so that it was impossible to tell where it was. Zhou Xueer thought it was a plant growing on some land.

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you."

Zhou Xueer looked regretful, but she didn't force Shen Linglan. "Then can you send me this photo?"

Although neither of them got the answer they wanted, Zhou Xueer still added Shen Linglan as her friend and begged her to contact her if she had any information about the plant. She would try her best to fulfill any request from Shen Linglan, even if it cost her money.

The data collected by Huang Linfeng showed that Zhou Xueer's family was well-off and she was not a second-generation rich. Unexpectedly, she was willing to spend money on this thing.

Although Shen Linglan was not short of money, she still admired her academic spirit.

Shen Linglan took pictures of all the pages of the book, preparing to study them carefully when she got home.

Zhao Yunduo had already returned to the base on the plane.

The B City base looks like a modern residential area. Outside is a wall that is half a person tall, isolating the zombies from the outside. Most of the buildings inside are three stories high.

There is a special apron for the plane. After getting off the plane, they passed through an iron gate and officially entered the B City Base.

Everyone in the base was extremely respectful when they saw Cui Zhende. They all bowed and nodded to him and called him Professor Cui.

Zhao Yunduo, Zhou Micheng and Yaoyao were brought by Kong Liang to register. When the accommodation was assigned after registration, the registrar looked at Kong Liang and said, "Since you were brought here by Brother Kong, I will give you a room for ten people. There are exactly three empty beds in dormitory No. 11."

Kong Liang looked embarrassed. "Hey, is there any room for four people available? If that doesn't work, how about a room for six people?"

The registrant was a smooth talker, and his words were very pleasant: "Brother Kong, you know, generally newcomers with no supplies and no contributions have to stay in a room with 20 people. If it weren't for your face, they wouldn't even be able to stay in a room with 10 people."

Kong Liang had no choice but to say to Zhao Yunduo and the others, "Why don't you guys squeeze in first? When we go on a mission together next time and make contributions, you can apply for a four-person room, okay?"

Zhou Micheng took Yaoyao's hand and planned to respond first.

Zhao Yunduo asked first, "If the houses are allocated according to the resources, how are they allocated?"

The registrar pulled out a sign from under the table. It read:

[To apply for a room for ten people, you need ten kilograms of rice or one hundred contribution points;

To apply for a six-person room, you need ten pounds of pork or two hundred contribution points;

To apply for a four-person room, you need 50 kilograms of rice, flour, grain, or oil, or 500 contribution points.

To apply for a double room, you need 100 kilograms of meat or 1,000 contribution points.]

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There are also single dormitories, single rooms, and one-bedroom apartments. Zhao Yunduo looked at the bottom row. To apply for a two-bedroom apartment, the requirements are 10,000 contribution points, or 100 bottles of purified water, 100 kilograms of beef/lamb/chicken/duck/goose meat, or just 10 boxes of any usable antibiotics and a laptop.

Kong Liang noticed that Zhao Yunduo's eyes were on the last row.

I patiently explained to her, "The apocalypse has been going on for too long, and there are too few usable electronic devices. Professor Cui is in urgent need of a laptop, so this is a new addition."

In fact, Zhao Yunduo can provide both pure water and meat. Now it is the end of the world, and the plants and animals have mutated. Meat can only be obtained by raising poultry in the base. There is also a chance that the poultry will be spoiled, so no matter what kind of meat it is, it is very precious.

Water resources have long been polluted, and no one can produce electronic products. Medicines are also non-renewable resources. But they are indispensable to human beings.

Zhao Yunduo looked at the conditions and thought about it.

I've heard Zhou Micheng say before that in the apocalypse, not only is the water polluted, but even the soil can't grow food normally. Rice and wheat are hard to grow. Now everyone can only rely on finding pre-apocalyptic stored food to maintain basic food needs.

Although ten kilograms of rice or even a hundred kilograms of rice is a piece of cake for Zhao Yunduo, she cannot take it out.

Her luggage consisted of just a travel bag, and if she took out a hundred kilograms of rice, meat or water, wouldn't that be equivalent to making the fact that she had space public?

No matter how big the travel bag is, it can't hold so many things. If you take them out, it will undoubtedly tell everyone that you are an inexhaustible "food machine".

Zhao Yunduo doesn't even need the green giant to take action, he will probably be wiped out by the people in this base.

So she couldn't reveal the fact that she had space for the time being.

But she didn't want to live in a dormitory. Not only would it be awkward to live there, but she would also have trouble explaining herself if she took some food out of her space to eat.

"For Brother Kong's sake, I won't charge you for the rice for ten people."

After waiting for a while, the registrant lost his patience and was about to register the three people in the ten-person dormitory. At this time, Zhao Yunduo pretended to rummage in her travel bag, and then, in front of Kong Liang's shocked gaze, she took out a brand new fruit notebook, and then took out ten boxes of antibiotics.

"We want to stay in a two-bedroom, one-living room apartment. Please register."