After Ye Shang and it reached an agreement, Ye Shang immediately used his earth-based ability to dig a large pit in the yard. Then, he waved his hand and placed all the remaining stone slabs around the pit and poured in a lot of water.
Lotus then jumped directly into the pool, taking root in the water without sinking too far; it seemed to float on the surface.
Ye Shang checked its condition and used a spatial seal to trap the petal that had fallen into his hand.
"Take it to Nanxian tomorrow."
She handed the sealed lotus petals to Qingli.
Qingli took it and asked, "Is this why you agreed to go there? Did you know beforehand that there were evergreen plants there?"
Ye Shang shook his head: "No, I didn't know I would encounter this thing before I went there. I only found out after I got there."
Qingli nodded, said nothing more, and put the petals away.
After thinking for a moment, he said to Ye Shang, "Ah Shang, could we also extract some of the genes from these lotus leaves?"
Ye Shang looked at him: "How do you want to draw it?"
Qingli said, "Just extracting a little bit of juice from the rootstock will do."
Ye Shang did not answer him, but instead looked at the lotus. Just a moment ago it was swaying, indicating that it was in a good mood, but now it suddenly seemed as if time had stopped, and it stopped swaying for a long time.
"Just take a tiny bit," Ye Shang said calmly.
Only then did the lotus reluctantly throw out a small, thin thread from the root of the lotus leaf.
Qingli caught it and thanked Lotus with a smile, "Thank you."
The lotus then resumed swaying intermittently.
Seeing that everything was resolved, Ye Shang pulled him inside, saying, "Let's go inside first."
There's no one in the house yet. Maybe it's too early. Chen Zui and Shen Qian aren't home.
It's around 10 a.m. now. They set off very early in the morning, and everyone at the base is working at this time.
After the two returned to their room, Qingli first went to the dressing room to change her clothes, and then went downstairs to make some lunch.
Ye Shang also washed herself and changed into a robe. Her hair was a little wet, so Qing Li took a handkerchief and wiped it for her.
It was almost noon. Qingli had prepared a simple meal: two dishes and a soup. Although simple, the portions were generous. Since they were all superhumans, they naturally ate a lot.
After lunch and tidying up, I went out to the research base.
When Qingli handed the two items to Nanxian, he looked at them with a light in his eyes as soon as he received them. "These things are plants that survived the apocalypse?"
These aren't vegetables that survive and thrive only through the combined power of their abilities; these are plants that could survive naturally, meaning they are unaffected by the post-apocalyptic environment and can survive directly.
Ye Shang nodded: "That's right, so I'll leave it to you."
Nanxian nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."
As for the plant research center, they have never given up on using the original land in the post-apocalyptic world to cultivate various green plants, but unfortunately they have never succeeded. Each time, they need the cooperation of earth-type ability users and plant-type ability users to grow the green plants.
The original soil could never support these green plants. Seeing that the sandstorms in the apocalypse were getting worse, they were very anxious. In order to prevent real sandstorms, the green plants surrounding the base were all made of various pots and a container that was built to hold the soil condensed by earth-type ability users and the trees cultivated by plant-type ability users.
But this can only provide temporary relief; it won't last. Sooner or later, the sandstorm will bury the entire world.
By then, their options would be dwindling, and even with ability users creating soil and plants every day, it still wouldn't be enough.
For this reason, all the bases are constantly researching various green plants. Every day, some are planted, but the faster ones wither in a few seconds, while the slower ones can only survive for a few hours before withering.
Qingli smiled and said to him, "Don't worry, we'll always find a way."
Nanxian's eyes reddened with excitement. "Yes, captains, thank you for bringing hope to the base. I'll go and get back to work now."
He bowed slightly to Ye Shang and Qing Li, then turned and ran towards the laboratory.
Ye Shang watched his excited back and said, "They've had it tough too, all for the sake of humanity."
Botanists almost all live in research labs, constantly conducting experiments every day. Initially, it was to enable people to eat green vegetables, but later it was to ensure that the world could evolve at a slower pace.
I've heard that many researchers have gone bald, and they still can't slow down this change.
Qingli pulled her along and walked outside. "It's alright, it's always good to have some hope."
The two slowly walked towards another office building. He had been working from home almost all day to wait for Ye Shang to return, handling many matters. Later, when he checked the time and felt that she was almost home, he put down his work and went to the door to meet her.
There were no particularly urgent matters at the moment, so both of them were walking rather slowly.
Along the way, we met many colleagues, and everyone was already used to the two of them.
For example, Changlin, who was about to come up with the documents to ask Qingli.
Seeing the two men heading towards the office, he thought for a moment and then stepped forward, saying, "Captain, Captain Ye, I have a document here that you need to take a look at."
Qingli nodded: "Let's go, let's go into the office first."
After Ye Shang went inside, he sat down on a chair not far from Qing Li, looked at Chang Lin, and asked, "What is it?"
Qingli sat down to the side, took a look at the document, and then handed it to Ye Shang.
Ye Shang opened it and took a look, raising an eyebrow slightly.
This means that the First Base wants to cooperate with several bases simultaneously, and it seems that some superhumans are also echoing this sentiment.
Qing Li's voice was somewhat deep, "Qing Wentao made the decision? What about Qing Mingxiu? Didn't he say anything about the problem?"
He felt that this matter was not simple. Why was the document signed by Qing Wentao? Could it be that the old man had given up his rights?
These two don't seem like the type to delegate authority.
Chang Lin adjusted his glasses, his voice cold: "I heard that the old man is now bedridden and unable to walk, so Qing Wentao is in charge of everything at the First Base."
Qing Li never addressed Qing Wentao as "father" in front of them, always referring to him by his name. Therefore, his subordinates naturally did not show him any respect.
When I worked at the First Base, I would at most follow the old man's orders, but most of the time I was in charge of making decisions.
Qingli narrowed her eyes slightly: "The old man's health is failing? Didn't he awaken his superpowers? Now he's lying down and can't walk?"
His words were full of questions. In everyone's impression, as long as someone has superpowers, even if they are old, their physical fitness will be many times stronger than before.
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