bookbashuk Chapter 208 The Foundation of Team Building
Chapter 208 The Foundation of Team Building
Fu Xiaojian pressed his ribs as he slowly approached to examine the sweet potatoes.
Looking at the "farmland" in front of him, which seemed to have been magically accelerated in its growth, his eyes gleamed.
This is not just about accelerating food production, but also about creating a possibility.
In the apocalypse, there is nothing but fighting and looting.
Perhaps there is another way to coexist with the eerie, or even to utilize the eerie.
"How long will this 'acceleration' last?" Fu Xiaojian asked.
"24 hours!" Xu Si said, while also estimating the growth rate of the sweet potato. It would definitely grow very big in 24 hours, but he didn't know how big.
Moreover, this growth does not consume any additional of Niu Niu's strange energy.
"Arrange for people to take turns on duty," Fu Xiaojian said in a deep voice, this matter was of utmost importance.
"Dou Dou, you and Master Wei stay here for now. I'll find someone to replace you later. This is no small matter, so I hope you won't hold any grudges. Also, I'll explain the situation to Granny Xin. Old Xu, you stay here too!"
Since this is the first time Xu Si has used this method, it's safest to leave him behind just in case.
Xu Si nodded.
DouDou and Master Wei stared in astonishment at the sight of the sweet potatoes growing wildly.
They had thought the sweet potatoes might grow well, but they never imagined they would grow this well; the sweet potato vines were almost dragging on the ground in no time.
Fu Xiaojian and the others left the planting chamber to arrange other matters.
The chamber fell silent again, with only the slight undulation of the fleshy base and the increasingly obvious, extremely subtle rustling sound of the plant growing.
Xu Si did not sit down, but walked to the edge of the cavity wall, leaned against the warm and slightly cool inner wall of the carapace, and half-opened his star pupils, taking in the entire implantation cavity along with the slow feeding movements of the external vortex bulls into the perception of the "star vein".
His attention was focused on two things: first, the sweet potato vines that were frantically absorbing time and stretching their leaves; and second, the huge but docile whitlow at his feet, whose every twitch of its antennae and every subtle vibration of its mouthparts chewing the bushes was transmitted through its carapace.
Xu Si was mainly focused on his condition. As things stood, there was no need for Guiyi to bear the consequences, because he hadn't noticed any discomfort in Niu Niu.
Even the speed at which they ate did not slow down by the slightest.
This may indicate two things: first, the cost did not extend to Niu Niu; and second, aging had no effect on Niu Niu whatsoever.
Either one is acceptable.
Xu Si suddenly felt a strong urgency to upgrade his [Time Badge].
He used to think that exchanging 100,000 purification points for a [Time Badge] was a huge loss.
Now, the definition of profit and loss needs to be redefined.
Previously, he only regarded the [Time Badge] as a life-saving tool.
The current [Time Badge] is the cornerstone of team building.
He even wanted to raise Niu Niu's level.
If it's a level 4 cow, will the implant cavity cost double?
What about level five?
DouDou and WeiFuZi squatted in the center of the planting chamber, their eyes fixed on the nearest sweet potato plant.
The sweet potato tuber had swollen up like a small watermelon, and the soil on its surface had been stretched open with fine cracks, revealing the dark red skin underneath.
"Master, should we pull it out?" Dou Dou hesitated. Usually, when the sweet potato was this big, they would pull it out directly. If it got any bigger, they wouldn't be able to pull it out. But now, its growth seemed endless.
Master Wei was picking sweet potato leaves at this moment. The newly grown sweet potato leaves were so tender, and they were also good food.
He was taken aback when he heard Dou Dou's question, and then looked at Xu Si.
This was the first time Xu Si had ever seen a sweet potato grow so fast.
The sweet potatoes, which normally take five days to mature, are already growing very well.
In addition, there's the second characteristic of Xu Si's [Time Badge].
The largest sweet potato is now the size of a watermelon and is still expanding.
They don't need to worry about not being able to carry it, after all, there's still the behemoth that is Tashan!
"Let it grow!" Based on its current growth rate, Xu Si estimated that this sweet potato could grow to the size of a giant pumpkin.
Xu Si estimated that this plot of land might only yield a few sweet potatoes by then.
Because Xu Si discovered through his star trails that the smaller sweet potatoes were gradually shrinking, with all the nutrients being channeled to the largest ones, the energy flow was clearly visible.
"Let me help you!" Hearing Xu Si's words, Dou Dou no longer hesitated and helped Master Wei pick sweet potato leaves.
"Me too!" Xu Si only then noticed that Jiao Jiao hadn't gone out yet, but was lying next to the largest sweet potato, her figure hidden by the sweet potato leaves.
Before long, DouDou and Wei Fuzi's DouBao and KaoChang also joined the army of picking sweet potato leaves.
This can be considered the only leafy green vegetable in the apocalypse.
They couldn't stop pinching them; the more they pinched, the more there were. The speed at which they pinched them couldn't even keep up with the speed at which the sweet potato leaves grew.
"It's gotten even bigger!" Jiao Jiao said, pinching off sweet potato leaves while staring at the largest sweet potato. She didn't know how Xu Si had done it; it was terrifying!
Looking at his own little hill, and then at Xu Si, he wondered if Xu Si had any ideas.
Pshaw, she doesn't want it to be that big!
DouDou and WeiFuZi, carrying steamed buns and grilled sausages, carefully gathered the freshly picked sweet potato leaves to the side.
The children's eyes sparkled; they had never seen such a "harvest" scene, even though they lived in the plantation.
Master Wei remained silent, but his gaze occasionally swept over the giant sweet potato, then he quietly looked at Xu Si, who was sensing with his eyes closed. In his eyes was an undisguised shock and a trace of barely perceptible worry.
DouDou seemed both excited and apprehensive. She could sense that NiuNiu's life was still stable (a vague feeling brought about by the contract), but she was also uneasy about the abnormal growth rate before her eyes.
In the valley, Fu Xiaojian had already briefly explained the situation to Grandma Xin.
When the old man heard that Xu Si had a way to accelerate crop growth, his cloudy eyes suddenly lit up with an amazing light. You have to know that it was already unbelievable that sweet potatoes could mature in five days. Before the apocalypse, it was unthinkable. Which farmer would have made a fortune?
If it can be accelerated further, then even in the apocalypse, it could support many people.
"Grandma Xin, Dou Dou's abilities, and this vortex bull, are extremely important to our team. In the name of the Pioneer Order, I assure you that as long as one member of the team is alive, we will do everything in our power to protect these children."
In the valley, the rest of the convoy did not really rest either.
With his body wrapped in bandages, Tashan leaned against the bus wheel, counting "one, two, three, four, five, six" as he moved his body.
Su Su, along with Chen Pei, cautiously examined the remains of the strange shrubs that had been eaten by the whirlpool bulls along the stream, attempting to make some complete specimens.
Li Miao and Shao Bing were in charge of perimeter security, while Xiao Luo silently opened his energy barrier to suppress the aura of the entire valley as much as possible.
Tang Jinxiu helped check on the last few ordinary people who were still unable to move freely.
Their injuries have mostly healed, but because the location of the injuries is critical, the recovery period will be longer.