Chapter 12
It was just daybreak, and several newly built greenhouses next to the gathering place were faintly visible in the morning mist.
Jiang Zihan squatted beside the soft soil and carefully transplanted the tender vegetable seedlings into the pit.
"This is the first batch." Lu Renshuang wiped the sweat from her forehead. "This batch of seeds is the most robust and should be quite cold-resistant."
Jiang Zihan's fingertips touched the leaves of the seedlings, and she felt the faint vitality coming from them. The seedlings had very low deformity, and as long as they were carefully cared for, the chance of disease should be very low.
The greenhouse is filled with the fragrance of soil, mixed with the unique fresh scent of seedlings.
"Open up the spacing a little more to leave enough room for the roots to grow." Lu Renshuang directed the others. The sunlight shone through the roof onto the busy figures, leaving mottled light and shadows.
Every seedling carries hope. Lu Renshuang didn't say much, but if this batch fails, they can just plant another. They'll just have no fresh vegetables to eat this winter. If the experiment succeeds, they can steam, stir-fry, or eat it any way they want.
At this moment, Su Su suddenly ran over, stood at the door and waved to Jiang Zihan.
Jiang Zihan asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"There's a man outside, saying he's here to seek refuge with you." Su Su scratched her head, her tone full of confusion, "He's carrying a lot of bags, go check it out."
The man looked clear-eyed and didn't look like a deformed person.
Jiang Zihan put down the seedling tray and wiped her dirt-stained hands on her apron. She didn't have any other friends here. Could this be someone this body knew from the past? Confused, she walked towards the main entrance.
When she saw the other person's figure from afar, she paused. How could it be him?
The man was wearing a dark gray flight suit, which made his figure look even more slender. He was lowering his head to sort out the luggage at his feet. When he heard the footsteps, he looked up. The sunlight fell on his angular profile, and he looked exactly like the pilot he had saved earlier.
Seeing her approaching, Lu Chenyuan quickly took off the backpack from his shoulders and took out a metal box from it.
Slender fingers opened the lock with a "click", revealing the neatly arranged injections inside. The glass tubes reflected a clear glow in the light, and the flowing light blue liquid was clearly visible.
His voice was low and firm. "This is the latest purification injection we've developed. It's even more effective than the last one. I think you can use it."
Jiang Zihan stopped, his eyes filled with alertness: "What do you mean?"
Lu Chenyuan looked calm and looked straight into her eyes: "I come to you."
"Fired?" Jiang Zihan glanced at the row of injections and raised an eyebrow. "But why should I take you in? Just relying on these few injections? The cost of supporting a person is far more than that."
"Of course there's more than that." Lu Chenyuan calmly put the box away, then nodded his forehead, a faint smile on his lips, "I know a lot of news from the outside world, and I have many acquaintances in the tower. I will be able to learn more in the future."
Are you recommending yourself as an intelligence officer?
Jiang Zihan was silent. Currently, the only way for her to communicate with the outside world was through live broadcast barrage, but because it involved some secrets, the barrage would be blocked under surveillance, so it was indeed a good thing to have such a source of intelligence.
But she had only met this man a few times. Could she really trust him?
Lu Chenyuan calmly took a step closer, his brows relaxed slightly. "I know you're treating the war beast's deformity. I saw you preparing nutritious meals earlier, so that's probably a way to treat it. The meat you sent here is indeed good for the Wind Chasing Tiger, but this privilege can't last forever, because he'll be leaving for the front soon."
Jiang Zihan was curious: "So who sent this meat?" She glanced upwards, "Could it be... Zhuifeng's previous owner?"
Today's meat is more diverse than yesterday's, weighing dozens of kilograms in total. It is also specially equipped with a freezer and a matching small solar generator.
"Not everything can be sent in. These energy generators and potions are prohibited items, and even high towers are rare." Lu Chenyuan explained, "The one who made the move is Major General Feng from Lan Ze Star, the commander of the East District Security District and the son of Zhui Feng's former master."
Jiang Zihan was a little puzzled. This military rank was not small. If he really cared about Zhuifeng, was there no way to bring it back?
"Didn't they say the war beasts were retired from the front lines? They should be heroes, right?"
Lu Chenyuan lowered his voice. "But currently, the distortions are incurable. Letting them run wild will only cause greater harm. Even for warriors, severe distortions will lead to two consequences."
To put it bluntly, the place of exile is nothing more than a large euthanasia concentration camp.
Jiang Zihan sighed: "In that case, come with me."
It has to be said that the information Lu Chenyuan brought was very practical. Under Jiang Zihan's arrangement, he put on a thick mask and started going out hunting with Zhuifeng.
Although he was fired, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is better not to appear in front of the camera so openly.
Some people in the tower were so angry that their noses almost became crooked when they saw the live broadcast interface.
Bang! A cup was thrown to the ground, and the wine splashed everywhere.
The man was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick: "Are you all blind? You actually let him take away so many things!"
The person next to him looked aggrieved: "With our strength, how can we stop him?"
"I'm going to punish him! I want him to return tenfold what he took!"
The subordinate had a bitter look on his face. He was assigned to the tower after he was discharged from the army, and his contract no longer existed after he was expelled. He had carried his luggage into the land of exile by himself. What punishment could threaten him?
The man slumped down on a chair. "Then I'll ask him to compensate me, right? That's several boxes of purifier!"
The subordinate glanced at him secretly: "He said that those were his wages. Since he came to the tower, he hasn't received a single salary..."
The noise in the room gradually died down, and the boss's face instantly turned pale. He wondered why Lu Chenyuan didn't resist at all, and it turned out that he was waiting for him here.
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Jiang Zihan was busy in the greenhouse all day. When she came out, she happened to meet Lu Chenyuan who had just returned from hunting. He threw a bundle of trophies aside and held a struggling pheasant in his hand.
Jiang Zihan couldn't help but take a few glances: "Could this also be a war beast?"
Otherwise, why bother bringing him back alive? Wouldn't it be easier to just kill him?
This war beast looks quite deceptive. At least on the surface, it appears to be as harmless as Zhizhi.
Lu Chenyuan: "They are just broiler chickens, released by outsiders. They reproduce naturally in the wild. I thought they were all eaten, but I didn't expect there were still some left."
Although some people hope that everyone in the Land of Exile will die, there are still many friends and relatives who still retain hope.
He took out a pot from the big bag he brought with him and said, "How about making chicken soup? The meat should be just right." He looked up and down at the pheasant, causing the pheasant's eyes to be filled with fear.
Jiang Zihan stared at it for a long time. It looked like a hen, and suddenly he felt it was a pity to eat it like that.
She stopped him. "Can you catch a few more? There are so many people in the gathering place, one won't be enough to share. Why don't we raise them? That way we'll have endless meat and eggs."
Lu Chenyuan lowered his head to look at the chicken, then glanced at her thin wrist, and compromised: "Okay, I'll go take a look now, maybe I can still find the chicken coop."
Jiang Zihan stood on the edge of the field, the cold wind blowing up the strands of hair at her temples. The sky in the distance was gloomy, and there might be unusually heavy rain soon.
She narrowed her eyes and suddenly shouted, "Ye Sheng! Bring a few people over here, we'll build another greenhouse."
Ye Sheng, who was carrying wood not far away, responded from afar and soon ran over with Qiu Shi and the others. She glanced at them and said, "Is this wood enough? Do you want to go cut some bamboo?"
"Let's do this for now." Jiang Zihan was a little absent-minded. "You guys go ahead and do your work. I'll go inside and take a look."
After entering the room, she couldn't wait to call up the system interface. The pale blue screen illuminated her fair face, and her fingers slid quickly across the screen.
Cultivation solution, seeds, fertilizer... each item requires points. Now that we have spring water, the speed of exchanging for purified water can be slowed down temporarily. There are still quite a few stored in the cabin by the sea, and these basic supplies should be enough.
Her gaze lingered for a moment on the refreshed "Primary Physical Strengthener". The bottle of golden potion was priced at 500 points, but she only had 520 points left in her account.
There were tinkling sounds coming from outside the house. Jiang Zihan bit her lower lip. Logically, she should have saved these points for emergencies, but the feeling of powerlessness when she was besieged by strange beasts last time was still fresh in her memory. She could only hide behind others and watch helplessly.
This bottle of enhancer is enough to double her physical fitness in an emergency, or she can give it to others, such as Lu Chenyuan. Even if the potion has a time limit, it is enough for them to escape as long as they are not besieged by several S-level war beasts.
Her fingertips hovered above the buy button, trembling slightly.
The potion was good, but it couldn't solve the immediate problem. She sighed softly and hit the refresh button.
As the interface flickered, a silver light flashed by, her eyes lit up instantly, and she immediately pressed the buy button.
It was a piece of paper with an ancient sheen, with the words "cultivation plan" neatly written on it. She took out the plan, and the paper was faintly warm, as if it contained some mysterious power.
The paper details the optimized planting methods for various crops and animal breeding methods, and even lists the response measures for different weather conditions.
She breathed a sigh of relief. This was what the gathering place needed most right now.
Outside the house, Ye Sheng's voice came: "Doctor Jiang, the greenhouse is ready!"
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