As soon as the lively atmosphere of the New Year's Eve was over, the base immediately entered into more intense production and construction.
The current resources and personnel composition of the base are not at all able to reach the point where you can sit and eat with peace of mind, and you should seize every minute and every second. Among them, the part of the farm that Ji Cha is responsible for is the most critical. After all, if you don't have enough food and clothing, don't talk about anything else.
Ji Cha woke up early, but he was not the first person to arrive at the work place. Zhao Tiankuo had already been waiting there with several technicians.
If placed under natural conditions, there is almost nothing that can be grown now, and it is troublesome to grow. But using greenhouse technology, and considering the short planting period and cold resistance of many vegetables, it is absolutely possible to grow some edible vegetables.
One of the problems that has been facing the farm before is the degradation of key seeds. The seeds that can be bought from stores before the end of the world are basically for one-time use, and the seeds cultivated in the fruits grown from commercial seeds will inevitably degenerate. But today, Zhao Tiankuo suddenly told Ji Cha good news: "Two technicians came yesterday who said they were working in this area before, and with the seed inventory on our side now, there is no need to worry about using it before the research results are obtained." Finished the seed."
"That's great," Ji Cha's mood immediately jumped up, "I also kept a lot of carefully selected seeds. The last batch was used for planting, and the degradation phenomenon is not obvious. This is also a guarantee."
From the first batch of vegetables planted after the Chinese New Year to the first batch of mature harvest, the cafeteria can basically keep vegetables every day. With the arrival of spring, the planting process of various staple foods has also begun, and the farm has officially become the busiest area outside of various construction projects.
But what makes Ji Cha most happy is the safety of animal husbandry. A batch of chickens have been slaughtered so far, and they can prepare meat dishes for the cafeteria for a few days. The other little chickens also saved a lot. From being at a loss and needing Ji Cha's guidance at the beginning, the management employees are now able to master their own work areas, which also eases the burden on Ji Cha's shoulders a lot.
The speed at which the rabbits gave birth was also astonishing as Ji Cha expected. Now the first breeding rabbits have given birth for the third time, and the first batch of born rabbits have also begun to show signs of sexual maturity. More than two hundred rabbits, Ji Cha kept most of the female rabbits, and except for the good-looking male rabbits, the rest were sent to the cafeteria, and the fur was kept for the textile production block that was started to be constructed in the base.
However, the prosperity of the current situation did not allow Ji Cha to completely relieve the pressure in his heart. After all, if there is a small disaster at this time, the harvest may fall short.
Unexpectedly, the plague of diseases and insect pests did not wait first, and other things appeared now.
The weather at the end of March finally started to warm up gradually, because everywhere was quite stable, Ji Cha could spend half a day at home without having to travel around. Unexpectedly, just after lunch that day, a technician from the farm hurried over and told Ji Cha anxiously, "Xiao Ji, something happened in the vegetable area."
Ji Cha quickly left his job and led the technician to the vegetable area on a small electric donkey.
To say something happened, it can be big or small. After the newly planted seeds germinated a few days ago, I found that the green vegetables in a corner suddenly mutated. Not only did the color become withered and yellow, but the body was also very fat, and there was a behavior of eating away at the surrounding vegetables.
"Damn it, this is too evil. How can it grow a mouth to eat its own kind?" Zhao Tiankuo squatted aside and stared dumbfounded.
Ji Cha has experience with this, and it's not like this phenomenon didn't happen on the farm during the last apocalypse. He hurriedly pulled Zhao Tiankuo away, "Don't get too close."
As soon as the words fell, the place where Zhao Tiankuo was squatting just now was hit by a leaf, and the seemingly soft leaf was deeply embedded in the soil.
Zhao Tiankuo was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, and hurriedly didn't dare to stand too close.
"Get rid of these mutated vegetables first, and then quickly patrol to see if this happens in other greenhouses." Ji Cha frowned, "Burn it with fire, don't touch it with your hands. This piece of land will not be planted within a month. "
The workers below hurriedly followed suit, and as soon as the flamethrower was activated, the withered and yellow vegetables stood up immediately, taking off their powerless camouflage, and the leaves swung as if trying to catch the flames. However, it was burned to ashes in the end.
"Use a shovel to dig out the root system below and burn it clean. Don't leave it behind."
Ji Cha's digging was not without reason. The workers took the hoe, and the root system dug out with the hoe was squirming. Everyone felt disgusted when they saw it, and many turned their faces away.
After solving the matter of this greenhouse, the farm area has become tense in the past two days, and patrols have been stepped up in each greenhouse.
Although such a variation occurred, it was fortunate that no major losses occurred because of the timely control. Ji Cha is not all worried about this. Because the variation after the end of the world has two aspects, the variation of green vegetables is negative, but like the apple trees in the yard at home, their variation is positive. If positive mutations can be obtained and utilized, then part of the food problem may also be solved.
Therefore, Ji Cha began to pay special attention to avoid eating the positively mutated grain before the harvest.
After patrolling the vegetable area for five days, Ji Cha really discovered something different. It was still the greenhouse where the negative mutation appeared, almost next door to the negative mutation, there was a small piece of green vegetables that grew very fast, and looked green and vibrant.
"This one is 20 days old. In theory, under normal growth, it should be only one-third the size of the one here, and the leaves and stems are not so well watered."
"It's almost catching up with the mature ones." Ji Cha squatted down and touched the leaves with his hands. There was nothing abnormal on the surface of the plant, and it was no different from normal green vegetables, but the difference was obvious, "Before Has anything like this ever happened?" He asked looking up.
The worker said: "There have been times when the vegetables grew very large. Originally, 20 centimeters of vegetables could grow to 60 centimeters in the end, but because the quantity was small, I didn't think it was strange. They were all sent to the cafeteria together. There will be a few."
"Okay," Ji Cha had an idea in mind, "The next time you meet such a vegetable, don't accept it, save it for the seeds."
"Understood." The worker nodded.
Ji Cha returned home after a busy day, sat on the sofa and rubbed his eyes.
Grandma came out of the kitchen and patted the back of his hand lightly, "Rub your eyes after washing your hands, your eyes should feel uncomfortable after a while."
Ji Cha sniffed and smelled the aroma coming from the kitchen, "What's for dinner tonight, grandma?"
Zhang Qinqin poked her head out of the kitchen with a smile, "Braised rabbit meat is the main course."
Xiaochao was sitting on the small bench at the door of the kitchen reading a picture book, looking very serious.
Ji Cha couldn't help laughing, the phone in his arms vibrated twice. He quickly lowered his head and took it out, but he was a little disappointed when he saw it.
The text message was just an internal notification message from the base, not Liang Jincheng that Ji Cha had expected.
Liang Jincheng has been away for two days, and the last time he contacted Ji Cha was last night. The signal station at the base can only provide signal communication within a short distance, and will naturally lose contact after walking a certain distance. Although Liang Jincheng had recently left the base more frequently and for a longer time, Ji Cha still couldn't get used to it. The inside of the base is always considered peaceful, but Ji Cha is well aware of the turbulent winds and storms outside and the many crises.
No matter how high Liang Jincheng's force value is, every minute and every second outside may be threatened by his life.
It was getting dark. A hundred kilometers away from the base, the team of supernatural beings was resting in the car.
The sleeping car has been modified to increase the sturdiness of the exterior, and the interior is large enough to accommodate twelve adults. Liang Jincheng was lying on the bottom of the first floor, holding his mobile phone to read the text messages he had with Ji Cha yesterday. After looking at it several times, I couldn't help but click on Ji Cha's photo. I've seen him secretly take it since I was a college student before going out this time.
"Boss, I miss my sister-in-law so much." Qin Shuang on the upper bunk poked his head out and said with a smile, "Why don't you bring your sister-in-law with you next time, so you don't have to look at your phone every day."
"Hahaha, how can the boss be willing to suffer so much outside?" Someone else laughed.
Liang Jincheng didn't mind their joking. He turned over and sat up. Suddenly, everyone stopped talking and listened together.
"Someone is coming." Qin Shuang put away his smiling face and took out his weapon from under the pillow.
After the car was turned off, it was basically invisible in the woods by virtue of the external camouflage, and there were not many people coming, just listening to the footsteps, about a dozen. This is completely stress-free for the supernatural beings, let alone a dozen supernatural beings together.
"The people in the car get down!" A low voice immediately sounded from outside.
Looking out from the one-way glass, Liang Jincheng saw a group of young to middle-aged men. Judging from their attire, at least they are passable, which proves that they are not people struggling to survive. At a time like this, if a small team of just a dozen people is sad to be like this, it can only further show that there may be a bigger obstacle behind them.
It is not surprising that other bases exist besides the S base. It's just that friends and foes should be treated with caution. Liang Jincheng put the phone back under his pillow, and put the dagger and gun into the leather pouch on his waist.