The Agricultural Research Institute recently developed several other types of vegetables, as well as some grains.
Soil remains a problem, but they will try their best to overcome it, and one day they will be able to research this stuff!
Shen Qian and Ye Shang talked a lot about the base. She didn't go out to work today; in fact, she hasn't gone out at all in the past two days.
Ye Shang thought for a moment and asked, "Do you have any connections with reclusive families?"
Shen Qian was a little puzzled as to why she suddenly asked this question, but she still honestly replied, "Yes, there are, but not many."
Ye Shang thought for a moment and said, "Yes."
For reclusive families, the most important thing now is to increase their strength in order to face the difficulties ahead.
Shen Qian didn't ask Ye Shang the reason. In her opinion, as long as she continued to assist Ye Shang in completing the final important task, that was enough.
The base at night is different from before, where everything except the patrol personnel is in darkness after nightfall because the power supply is not very stable.
But now there's no need to worry about that, so the lights are still on at night, and there are streetlights every so often.
The Fifth Base is now the best among the bases, second only to the First Base.
As we walked along, we saw that many small shops were still open at night, but we rarely saw any food shops.
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A reclusive family.
Liang You and Meng Qiulan returned to their family, supposedly to live in seclusion, but in reality, it could be described as practicing mystical arts.
This is a mountain range in the Flower Kingdom, shrouded in mist all year round. Even in the apocalypse, the two mountains remain lush and green, showing no signs of decay.
With its forests, mountains, and lakes, it's no exaggeration to call it a paradise on earth.
Whether it was due to the mysterious magic or the power stone, the apocalyptic catastrophe did not befall this place.
But almost no one outside can get inside, let alone the zombies.
The array formations and mystical techniques contained within are enough to lure those unfamiliar with this place into it, and a single misstep could lead to their death.
It can be described as being in the mountains, or as a place of mystical arts unlike any other.
The two mountains are practically a natural protective barrier, allowing the people living around them to stay within the area almost year-round.
It wasn't a simple little mountain village, but rather a series of magnificent, palace-like mansions. Although they weren't the high-rise buildings of the capital, they were still a vast and ancient-style place.
There are more than a thousand families here, and while there are ordinary people living here, most of them are deeply entrenched, reclusive clans.
They will hire outsiders to work.
They would also teach them some simple mystical techniques, but they were not allowed to teach them to others without permission.
Even some simple mystical techniques might be able to prolong one's life, not to mention that many wealthy people outside longed to come here to work and live here year-round. As long as one can extend their lifespan, who would care about any dangers?
As usual, Meng Qiulan returned to her family home. The steward was already waiting outside, smiling as he said, "Miss is back."
Meng Qiulan smiled and said, "Uncle Meng."
The two walked down the corridor.
Uncle Meng asked with a kind expression, "Did the trip go smoothly?"
Meng Qiulan raised her chin. "Of course, Uncle Meng, just you wait and see, I'm very capable."
Uncle Meng was the oldest member of the Meng family and could be considered a retainer of the family, including his father and grandfather.
Although they weren't originally surnamed Meng, they were given the surname Meng during the generation of Uncle Meng.
The Meng family is considered an upper-tier family among the hidden families, with middle-tier and lower-tier families also existing.
However, at any time, people's tendency to compare themselves will inevitably lead to subtle comparisons among people in roughly the same position.
This is a perfectly normal phenomenon.
This place is home to thousands of reclusive families, most of whom are self-sufficient, with only a small number needing to travel to the human world to purchase necessities.
But since the chaos outside and the zombie outbreak, fewer people have gone out. Unless absolutely necessary, they don't leave this place.
However, because the younger generation of the Lin family later brought back a lot of mutated plant and animal crystal cores that could enhance their strength, many families sent people out to search for them.
But I've heard that finding these things requires a certain amount of luck, otherwise they're very difficult to find, and even if you do find them, you still need to kill them.
If they didn't kill it, then it would be their own descendants who would die. So many elders in the families discussed sending their illegitimate children out, and if they could find them, they could exchange them for cultivation resources for their families.
For those born out of wedlock, cultivation resources are extremely scarce, with most being prioritized for those born into the direct line.
For children born out of wedlock, this is also a decent source of income.
Liang You and Meng Qiulan were at least related by blood, so they went out together.
At this moment, Meng Qiulan was sitting to the side, while the people above her were the head of the family and his wife.
"Master, this is the deal."
Yes, Patriarch, she had never even called him father, she had always called him Patriarch since birth. Meng Qiulan took out the crystal core from the storage bag, and also took out the IOU.
Ye Shang not only signed the document but also stamped it, indicating that it was genuine.
"Ye Shang." Meng Zongzhe, the eldest son of the Meng family, spoke softly from the side.
The matriarch, who was standing nearby, also looked at the IOU and frowned slightly: "This amount is too much."
Meng Qiulan thought to herself, "This is still a lot? This is the amount of crystal cores. We only brought back one before, and we didn't even ask for it. It was still the same price as this one." But she still smiled and said, "Mistress, this is the same price as the previous one. Every single one is the same price."
Madam Meng glanced at her: "You bought so much this time, shouldn't she give us a discount?"
Upon hearing this, not only was Meng Qiulan speechless, but even the patriarch beside her frowned: "Don't talk so much. This stuff is hard to find, and besides, they don't specialize in wholesaling it."
Meng Qiulan lowered her head slightly: "Patriarch, this is the strongest person in the human base at present. He has traveled all the way overseas. My cousin Liang and I have practiced killing mutated beasts, but we almost lost our lives. However, this person was able to kill them all with ease."
She wasn't saying all this to show how pitiful she was or anything; she only had one purpose: to let these people know that she wasn't someone to be trifled with.
Meng Zongping, the second son, said in a somewhat nonchalant tone, "That's because you guys are too weak. If I went with my eldest brother, it wouldn't be a problem at all."
Hearing this, Meng Qiulan kept her head down and didn't say anything, only sneered in her heart, "Ha, you'd die eight hundred times over without ever turning back."
The head of the Meng family actually had the same idea, but after glancing at his illegitimate daughter, who was of average talent but had many fortuitous encounters, he said to Steward Meng, "Alright, bring the required amount of Ink Star Stones."
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