During his first two days in the micro-world, Weng Ji was so excited he was about to explode. He tried his best to understand everything he could, and with his knowledge, he easily understood what everyone was saying. He also developed a strong interest in Chen Yang himself.
Aliens are like invaluable treasures to these scholars.
Although Chen Yang had tried his best to ignore him, it was still difficult to avoid his various questions.
It's not about revealing that he's not an alien. He told Li Su'er and Chen Liu about it some time ago, so now only four people know the truth.
If Ongji continued to ask questions, he would easily realize that something was wrong.
"Why don't you go to the Western Boundary River? You can study the desert climate anomaly zone there. You can also help Jiang Bo while you're at it," Chen Yang suggested.
Sure enough, Weng Ji agreed to the suggestion without hesitation and immediately had Ding Qihan take him away.
"By the way, the geological structure of this island is very strange. I'll come back to study it later," Weng Ji said before leaving.
Chen Yang didn't care about any of that now; he just wanted Weng Ji to leave as soon as possible.
"Poor Jiang Bo, newly married, and now he has no time for just the two of them," Ye Wu sighed.
Chen Yang pretended not to hear and continued doing his work.
These past two days, Li Su'er brought Chen Liu over. Chen Yang now works during the day and teaches Chen Liu Chinese and math at night. Chen Liu already speaks English very well and doesn't need much teaching anymore; children have the strongest language talent.
Chen Yang was very concerned about Chen Liu's studies, but he would only let Chen Liu study for three hours a day, and spend the rest of the time helping with chores or playing by himself.
He did not want Chenliu to grow up too fast.
During this time, he realized that Chen Liu's thinking was growing too fast due to the influence of the micro-world.
Parents who want their children to win at the starting line would be thrilled, but Chen Yang doesn't want Chen Liu to grow up too fast, as that would mean losing the joy of childhood.
He wanted to find a partner for Chen Liu, but Chen Liu's IQ was too high, and he couldn't play with his peers at all. So Chen Yang was considering whether to find an eleven or twelve-year-old child to enter the micro-world.
Although eleven or twelve-year-old children are not yet mature, their thinking should be able to keep up with Chen Liu's level. Moreover, children of this age have self-control and are relatively good at keeping secrets.
However, finding the right child isn't easy. They have to be reliable kids who won't excitedly run off to brag to their friends the next day and have their memories erased—that would truly be a waste of a spot.
Li Su'er had also worried about this issue. She felt that even a genius would probably need to be around seven or eight years old to catch up with Chen Liu's level, and Chen Liu was already one of the best among geniuses.
Among the residents, apart from Chen Liu and Ding Aiqi, all the others are adults. Including Grandpa Yun, Chen Yang's parents, Hou Yu's parents, and Jiang Bo and Jiang Yining's father, the average age is forty. It is indeed necessary to have one or two younger children to lower the average age.
Chen Yang asked Guo Zifeng and Yun Hu to look for someone like that, and Yun Hu immediately said that he had a suitable candidate.
One of his brothers' children is exactly eleven years old and has a very high IQ. He consistently ranks first in the school, wins numerous awards in various competitions, and is extremely obedient to orders due to his father's military background.
“This kid is good in every way, except he’s a bit arrogant. Let Chen Liu give him a good talking-to,” Yun Hu said. “My spot will be available in another half month. I owe this brother a huge favor when I was young, so I’ll use my spot to let him in then.”
Yun Hu's spot is indeed about to take effect, and Yun Shi's spot has been reserved. Yun Hu originally wanted to reserve Yun Shi's spot for his future wife, but after thinking about it, it seems unnecessary. He can let Yun Shi's mother in first, and then give his mother's spot to Yun Shi's future wife later.
Therefore, Yun Hu plans to bring his wife and his brother's son in another half month.
It is foreseeable that Microworld will definitely see a wave of new members soon, so the construction of houses is of utmost urgency.
The large wooden cabin they painstakingly built at the camp a few months ago will also be used as a temporary housing. When newcomers to the micro-world enter, they can stay here first and then slowly build their own houses.
On the very day that the wooden house on the island in the middle of the lake was about to be completed, a group of people on the Loess Plateau told everyone about their amazing discovery.
The three grown men who went to the Loess Plateau this time really lived up to expectations.
The three of them first checked the cattle and sheep and found that they were living very well and were fine. So, they continued on their way with peace of mind. They tried to explore along the stream, but they did not make any important discoveries for several days.
Just yesterday, they found a lake, a very special lake.
They never expected that there would be a lake in a place like the Loess Plateau.
This lake is not as large as Cheng Lake, and there are few trees around it, only some weeds. There are no fish in the lake, and no animals around. Compared to Cheng Lake, the types of usable resources it has are far too few, so few that there is only one.
Salt!
This is a salt lake!
Even before they got close, they noticed the lake's unusual nature. Unlike typical lakes that shimmer and sparkle, it reflected the sky like a mirror. Upon reaching the shore, they discovered the banks were covered in white granules. This salt lake had a high concentration of salt, naturally crystallized, and was a natural brine. With some processing, it could be used to produce edible salt.
Salt was a commodity with almost the same value as currency in ancient times.
Salt is the most important preservative for vegetables, meat, fish, and milk. As people's lifestyles gradually shifted from hunting to farming, and with a lack of salt in their food, they could no longer obtain salt from animals as before, and instead began to seek out salt-containing minerals.
Although Chen Yang and his group are currently in hunting mode and can obtain salt from animals, the importance of salt to them remains immeasurable.
As they gradually transitioned to an agricultural society, salt became an essential commodity. Moreover, salt is the most indispensable seasoning in Chinese cuisine, used by every household. In ancient times, salt was an important commodity controlled by the government, and even today, it remains an essential condiment for every household.
One salt lake is enough for everyone in the micro-world to use for a lifetime. Even if the population of the micro-world increases by 100,000 times, it will still be enough for a lifetime.
However, consuming salt evaporated from salt lakes or salt that has crystallized on the shore poses certain risks. Regardless of whether it is toxic, this pure, coarse salt is certainly not good for your health.
Therefore, what they are now researching is how to purify the crude salt into healthy, edible salt. Ideally, this could be done directly by the salt lake, and then the salt could be brought back.
Anyway, there are only so many of them now, and bringing back a big jar will be enough for more than a year. There is definitely a huge surplus of salt, but everyone is more interested in seeing the scenery of the salt lakes; each salt lake is a mirror reflecting the sky.
There were some errors regarding Hou Yu's location in the previous chapters, which I have corrected. I apologize to those who have already noticed them. Three updates today and three updates tomorrow, making up for yesterday's.
The results are still not satisfactory, so I will resume normal updates from tomorrow onwards, and hopefully I will update more frequently if I have the chance.
(End of this chapter)
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