Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#848 - Unstable factors

"The fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and milk from your farm are in such high demand that many people want to order them separately. I've already received tens of thousands of requests, and the number is still growing.

I don't even dare to look at the messages from all sorts of leaders."

On the plot of land in Xiaocheng Farm that was set aside specifically for planting alien oilseed trees, several adolescent golden macaws had already begun to be released in small batches, with the tacit approval of the professional breeders.

The farm's melons, fruits, vegetables, and even the feed for livestock like chickens and ducks, had all become food for these little fellows.

Liang Yue was currently wandering through the oilseed tree forest, watching a group of workers systematically harvesting the fruits from the trees and gathering the saplings.

Meng Xiaoyu, who was at his side, looked particularly excited, her big eyes brimming with unstoppable laughter.

But this was quite normal.

After all, she was the one who brought back those oilseed plants from Xandar.

Meanwhile, the barren land outside Xiaocheng that she had contracted was now fully equipped with drip irrigation pipes after more than a month of overtime work.

With the tree seeds and saplings about to officially enter the planting stage, a bright future was in sight.

This was all Meng Xiaoyu's industry!

Moreover, it was her first large-scale industry in life, so it was understandable that she was a little excited.

To protect her land, the young woman spared no expense, hiring another large group of professionals half a month ago to erect a three-layer steel wire fence around the area.

Besides these oilseed plants, Meng Xiaoyu was also eager to plant various medicinal herbs in the land.

Of course, in addition to preventing erosion from various snakes, insects, rats, and ants, the steel wire fence was also meant to help her guard the land...

Since Liang Yue planted a small, turquoise tree in his hometown of Xiaocheng that could convert a large amount of heaven and earth spiritual energy, word had spread, and a considerable number of people had set their sights on the land around Xiaocheng.

This included relevant departments, the military, some well-informed influential figures, and their children, family members, confidants, and so on.

With such a major event as heaven and earth spiritual energy involved, there would naturally be various conflicts of interest and struggles for power.

Meng Xiaoyu's situation was relatively special because she had already contracted the land next to Xiaocheng before Liang Yue planted the turquoise tree.

This was purely good luck, a blind cat catching a dead mouse.

Now, it was said that the land within a hundred kilometers of Xiaocheng had been included in some kind of special planning channel.

Even if one had connections or a background, it was impossible to obtain it.

Even those barren mountains and rocky hills that were originally worthless had now become planned land.

No wonder Meng Xiaoyu was in a hurry to build a steel wire fence; she was probably afraid that one day, she would lose her contracted land without realizing it…

"Hmm? It's only been less than a week since we started selling, and the reputation has spread so quickly?"

Not only were they nutritious, but some vegetables didn't even need soil or extra cultivation. As long as they were exposed to the air and left in a stable environment for a period of time, they could slowly develop from a seed into a ripe fruit.

During the process, they would automatically absorb moisture from the air and convert light energy to synthesize their own nutrients.

They could be eaten raw or cooked, and the taste was quite good, so it was inevitable that people would covet them.

Then, on this basis, add the nourishment of abundant heaven and earth spiritual energy...

"It's not just because of the reputation. Many people have actually obtained information from other channels, knowing that the things produced on your farm are grown by absorbing pure heaven and earth spiritual energy.

An ordinary vegetable can be as effective as those tonics on the market, so they want to get a batch in advance every time our dishes are released."

"To make special offerings?"

"Almost!"

"That's not possible. You know that the vegetable garden on the farm only occupies a small area of Xiaocheng, just enough to supply those few fresh food stores every day.

Basically, everything can be sold out on the same day, and there's no surplus to make special offerings to others."

"Then you should appropriately expand the planting area. You don't have to only plant those alien vegetables. Those earth-native vegetables are actually very good too."

"Then you go plant them. Aren't you going to do some kind of vertical agriculture on your land? The spacing between each oil fruit tree can be a little larger, and then you can plant some vegetables in the middle of the trees.

You can also hang some melon vines on the trunks."

"Is that reliable? Besides, didn't I already plan to plant various medicinal herbs on that land?"

"You can set aside a piece of land to try it out, maybe it will work."

"… You said, how come there are so many grasses on your farm but no mosquitoes? Even pests are basically invisible. Did you use any special methods, such as formations or something?"

Meng Xiaoyu rolled her eyes when she heard this, then looked around, seemingly inadvertently, and said.

"I occasionally throw some light green liquid into those reservoirs, remember?"

"Yeah ~"

"Those things are actually by-products of that small tree that can convert heaven and earth spiritual energy. They contain a large amount of wood-attribute energy substances. You can think of it as a precious natural treasure."

"Can it be used for cultivation?"

"It can be used for cultivation, but it's difficult for people with too low a realm to digest. Even that group of ability users and martial artists who came over from the relevant department before couldn't digest a drop in ten years.

If you're not careful, you'll be eroded by the wood-attribute energy inside, causing the organs, limbs, or even the entire person to turn into wood."

"Oh ~! You mean, those insects, mosquitoes, and so on, are no exception?"

"This liquid is a rare natural treasure that has a fatal attraction to many living things, but except for plants that can absorb it steadily and play a positive role.

Other animals, insects, and so on, once they ingest too much, they can basically turn into wood on the spot."

"I see! That's a good thing, it can be used as fertilizer and kill insects! Hey ~ that's not right, according to this, wouldn't the cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, and so on raised on your ranch also turn into wood?"

"So what I threw into the reservoirs was not pure liquid, but a mixed substance that had been precisely mixed and diluted by Xiao Wu, diluted tens of thousands of times.

It can turn those mosquitoes and pests into wood, and ensure that slightly larger living things don't show any obvious reactions."

"But in this way, after a long time, there should be some sequelae, right? After all, those cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, and so on, can't cultivate."

"It can probably last for eight or nine years."

"That's okay! In eight or nine years, those animals on your ranch should have been replaced more than once. Hey ~ what if those livestock mutate? What if they adapt to this diluted liquid ~"

"Then it means they have the potential to evolve into higher-level species and can be given key training."

"That's right! Hmm? By the way! According to you, can certain specific groups of people also cultivate by refining this diluted liquid?"

"Probably, but you must first have a reliable cultivation technique."

"Chinese martial arts or something, should be okay, right?"

"The effect is average, about the same as eating vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs, and milk produced on the farm. This liquid is actually more suitable for cultivating various spiritual medicines. You can study it yourself."

"Okay, I'll report all of this, and then see what the people above do. By the way ~ the relevant parties have now almost finished exploring the underground water veins in that large basin.

Basically, it's the same as the water vein map provided by Xiao Wu. They did find abundant underground water there."

"So, they plan to build a lake?"

"Building a lake is certain. Isn't the big pit you dug a ready-made lake bed? Once it's formed, the entire Northwest Desert will have a rare benign turning point.

However, the lightning spear you put there is a bit of an eyesore. It is said that it is just pressing on the node of the water vein, and the electric field it releases will interfere with the operation of some instruments."

"You can just pull it out yourselves."

"We've already tried to find someone to try it, but it seems it's not that simple."

"That's a compressed aggregate of lightning, and I solidified it with runes. You can think of it as a temporary lightning-attribute magic weapon that can explode at any time as long as I want.

But I don't need to do that. If someone can pull it out, they can get a simple lightning-attribute cultivation technique from it, which is a small opportunity I left for those who are destined."

"Tsk ~ you should pull it out yourself. That thing is an unstable factor for the country…"

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