Besides, Ye Zan left the Tower of Babel and went directly to the Steel Fortress. At this time, the competition held by Yuqing Taoist Palace to select outstanding disciples had already ended. Regardless of whether they were the ones who were defeated or simply came to watch the fun, they had already dispersed. Only the outstanding disciples who were selected remained in the Steel Fortress, undergoing some final tests.
This time, Ye Zan wanted to select some outstanding disciples for the Yuqing Sect, and outstanding disciples not only had to have excellent qualifications, but also needed to be inspected from their aspirations to their character. Although everyone brought out from this small world must leave their names in the military register, which is equivalent to an extra layer of loyalty protection, it does not mean that nothing really needs to be taken care of.
For example, there is such a person who is very qualified and performs extremely well at ordinary times. But when he encounters something big, such as facing the threat of a powerful enemy, he suddenly loses control for no reason. His original ability Can't even perform one percent. Although this kind of person is not very common, it is by no means a special case. The main problem is that his mental endurance is too poor, and he panics when encountering something.
Of course, this kind of person is not hopeless. As long as he can find a way to break through that mental barrier, he can still become a useful talent. However, Ye Zan is impatient to deal with this issue of psychological adjustment now. Anyway, it’s not like he can’t choose someone else. Moreover, those who have problems with their mind and character can also stay in the Yuqing Taoist Palace and slowly reform. When all the problems are corrected, it will not be too late to take them out to join the Yuqing Sect.
In addition to qualifications, other tests and tests need to be done through technological means. For example, in psychological tests, although this world also talks about xinxing issues, they often rely on the so-called experience of knowing people, or they can only wait for the weaknesses of the other person's xinxing to be exposed. However, through the technological world, it is possible to accurately expose the psychological problems of the subjects.
Ye Zan came to the Steel Fortress and first met the two Yuan Ying ancestors who stayed at the Yuqing Dao Palace. These two Nascent Soul Ancestors, one named Li Tianying and the other named Wang Mingyang, are both in charge of the Yuqing Taoist Palace today.
"I've met Elder Ye!" After Li Tianying and Wang Mingyang saw Ye Zan, they immediately greeted him very respectfully.
"Oh, I've met the two elders. Thank you for your long wait!" Ye Zan returned the greeting with a smile.
After the two parties met, Li Tianying and Wang Mingyang looked at Ye Zan, then raised their hands and said, "Congratulations to Elder Ye for being promoted to the Nascent Soul realm!"
In fact, since Li Tianying and Wang Mingyang knew that Ye Zan was taking someone away this time, they could naturally guess that Ye Zan's cultivation level had improved. However, the two of them were quite surprised when they saw Ye Zan and felt the mana fluctuations in Ye Zan's body. When they thought about it, Ye Zan had just stepped into the realm of Yuanying, and his cultivation was naturally at the early stage of Yuanying. But I didn't expect that the other party seemed to be stronger than the two of them in the middle Nascent Soul stage.
"Haha, thank you very much." Ye Zan said politely.
"Elder Ye, we have already completed the selection of outstanding disciples that you ordered before. Now, eight disciples of the Golden Core Realm and seventeen disciples of the Foundation Establishment Realm have been selected. A total of twenty-five people are undergoing the training. The final test." Li Tianying reported to Ye Zanhui.
"Well, I have two elders to thank. Since our Yuqing Sect has just had ten Nascent Soul Realm elders join us, in order not to cause tension in other sects, we will have to wrong these two and other elders from the Dao Palace in the short term. Please forgive me, the two elders." Ye Zan explained to Li Tianying and Wang Mingyang the reason why he did not take the Yuan Ying ancestor out this time.
"What did Elder Ye say? We are not yet perfect in our cultivation. We practice the same wherever we are. Moreover, as long as the sect is in need, we will work for the sect wherever we are. How can we feel aggrieved by this?" Li Tianying and Wang Mingyang responded quickly.
"Well, don't worry, two elders. Your contribution to the sect will be remembered by the sect and we will not treat you badly in the future." Ye Zan also assured Li Tianying and Wang Mingyang.
"We will do our best for the sect!" Li Tianying and Wang Mingyang couldn't say they were overjoyed when they heard this, but at least they had such a promise from Ye Zan, so they no longer had any worries in their hearts. After all, Ye Zan did not choose to take their Nascent Soul Ancestor away this time. No matter how they understood it rationally, they would still have some knots in their hearts.
At this time, the door of the conference hall opened, and Ye Yi and others who were responsible for testing the disciples came in and reported the test results to Ye Zan.
Originally, twenty-five outstanding disciples were selected, but after going through those technological testing projects, the final number was set at twenty. Among these twenty disciples, there are five at the Golden Core Realm and fifteen at the Foundation Establishment Realm. The passing rate is quite high. As for the five people who failed the test, they cannot actually be considered eliminated. The five people will also become key disciples in the Yuqing Taoist Palace. Moreover, Steel Fortress will also formulate some training plans specifically for their problems in the test.
Being able to select so many outstanding talents worth cultivating from such a small world, Ye Zan is quite satisfied with the result.
Next, Ye Zan took another look at the spiritual rice cultivation in the small world. Through Skynet's monitoring, even a bug crawling on the ground in the spiritual rice planting bases in the entire small world cannot escape his eyes.
This spiritual rice is of great significance to ascetics, so the Yuqing Taoist Palace does not dare to neglect the slightest bit in the cultivation of spiritual rice. Therefore, the growth of spiritual rice in various planting bases in the entire small world is quite good, and it won't be long before there will be another bumper harvest.
"Two elders, I have one more thing to do this time, and I need the help of everyone in the Dao Palace." Ye Zan said to Li Tianying and Wang Mingyang after seeing the planting situation of the spiritual rice.
"Elder Ye, if you have anything to do, please feel free to tell me!" Li Tianying and Wang Mingyang said quickly and respectfully.
"I have a batch of seeds here, but they are not spiritual rice seeds, but some high-yield ordinary crops." Ye Zan said, taking out a few things from the Qiankun Ring and placing them on the table in the conference hall. If you are from the world of science and technology, you will definitely recognize these items immediately. They also include crops that were very famous in the earth era, such as corn, potatoes, etc.
These crops were all found by Ye Zan from the plant gene bank he brought. They are among the top high-yielding crops in the technological world. Moreover, these crops have also been genetically modified and can be said to have more advantages than the original plants. In addition to high yield, other aspects such as insect resistance and drought resistance, as well as taste, have been adjusted and optimized. For example, potatoes, everyone knows that after they sprout, they will produce toxins, which can even be fatal in severe cases. However, genetically modified potatoes basically no longer have the function of producing toxins, and their shelf life has also been extended a lot.
The main reason why Ye Zan took out these high-yield crops was naturally for merit. After all, the promotion of spiritual rice has not yet reached the point of being broadcast all over the world, and he has also prepaid the merit for this part, so the merit he will get later will not be much. Although rail transportation has already started construction in the Tang Dynasty, it will also be a long-term project and will not allow him to get a lot of merit quickly.
Therefore, if Ye Zan wants to get a lot of merit as soon as possible, he still needs to think of other ways.
So, Ye Zan thought about something that has a great impact on human beings in terms of people's livelihood, high-yielding crops. You know, in the earth age of the technological world, when technology was not very developed, the emergence of these high-yielding crops saved countless lives.
In this world, the crops that secular mortals have always grown can be said to be quite primitive, both in terms of crop types and planting methods. For many farmers at the lowest level, the harvest they plow from the fields throughout the year may barely be enough to starve to death. Therefore, if there is any calamity, it is not uncommon for people to starve to death, and it is not uncommon for people to exchange their children for food.
In terms of planting methods, unless some technology is added, Ye Zan cannot make much change. After all, in terms of cultivation, people in this world have gone through tens of thousands of years of development, and it can be said that they have developed the original cultivation method to the extreme. And if you add some technological things, such as a harvester, seeder and other machinery, it is obviously unrealistic.
Therefore, Ye Zan decided to start with crops. Having a high yield of food would at least prevent people from starving to death, which is already a big merit.
In fact, after several generations of cultivation, spiritual rice finally loses its ability to convert spiritual energy, and it can be regarded as a high-yielding crop. However, it is certain that even if it becomes an ordinary high-yielding crop, spiritual rice will not be planted on a large scale in the secular world. After all, in terms of planting conditions, the cultivation requirements of Lingdao are still quite high, and it is picky about the soil and other planting environments.
It is conceivable that if spiritual rice is introduced into the world, it will only become table food for the powerful class, and it is unlikely to become the food of choice for the people at the bottom to save their lives and tide over disasters.
Of course, before preparing to launch these high-yielding crops, just like rail transit, it is still necessary to conduct experiments on social adaptability in a small world. After all, the emergence of such high-yielding crops will definitely have an impact on the entire society, such as the impact on food prices and the various impacts brought about by changes in food prices.
However, after preliminary calculations, Ye Zan is certain that the impact will not be too great, and it will not directly cause some people to lose their jobs like rail transit. After all, food cannot be sold at a high price, so the worst it can do is not sell it. Anyway, it is a necessity for human survival. If you have this food, you will not starve to death. For many people at the bottom who are struggling to have enough food and clothing, not starving to death may be their biggest pursuit.
Therefore, Ye Zan asked Yuqing Taoist Palace to promote these high-yielding crops in this small world. In addition to conducting certain social adaptability experiments, more importantly, it was necessary to cultivate more seeds. After all, the seeds Ye Zan brought from the world of science and technology were only used to make laboratory samples, and the quantity was naturally very limited. The seeds he can now bring out for Yuqing Dao Palace to promote are those that have been cultivated through the time acceleration of the Jade Ball Space. However, it is impossible for him to keep using the time acceleration of the jade ball space to cultivate more seeds. The cost would be too high, and the speed is actually not fast.
Therefore, the best way is to let Small World plant it on a large scale for several generations. Then there will be enough seeds for large-scale promotion and planting in the Shenhua Domain.
After listening to Ye Zan's introduction to several crops, Li Tianying and Wang Mingyang looked strange, but they still stood up and saluted Ye Zan very solemnly, saying: "We, on behalf of all the sentient beings in this world, thank Elder Ye!"
"Well, you two elders don't have to do this. I just took out these crops. The specific promotion of planting depends on the two elders and the fellow disciples of the Dao Palace." Ye Zan waved his hand and said, not bothering to say anything to the other party. Explain the merit aspect.
"Don't worry, Elder Ye, leave this matter to us. We will make these crops spread throughout this world as soon as possible!" Li Tianying and Wang Mingyang assured Ye Zan.
"Well, then I'll help you two elders." Ye Zan nodded, and then took out one treasure bag after another from the Qiankun Ring, which naturally contained high-yielding crop seeds.
Li Tianying and Wang Mingyang also hurriedly collected the treasure bags. Nowadays, the Nascent Soul elders in Yuqing Taoist Palace have all been equipped with Qiankun Rings. Although the storage space is not very large, it is enough to store some things. After all, for ordinary people, there is no need to carry too many things with them. The most important thing is convenience. They don’t have to carry large and small bags everywhere.
After explaining the matter of this high-yielding crop, Ye Zan and the two elders, led by Ye Yi and others, met the outstanding disciples selected this time. These outstanding disciples already knew the reason why they were selected, so each one of them was a little excited.
"Greetings to Elder Ye, hello to Elder Li, hello to Elder Wang!" After seeing Ye Zan and the two elders, the twenty selected outstanding disciples immediately bowed to them in unison.
"Well, let's all get up." Ye Zan said, raising his hand to give everyone a little help.
Following Ye Zan's words, the twenty outstanding disciples stood up from the ground one after another, standing there with their heads held high, like soldiers waiting for review.
Ye Zan walked in front of everyone and scanned them with insight. This could be regarded as the last test. Through the way of insight, he can clearly see the entire situation of each person from the inside out, even down to the cell vitality, the subtle characteristics of the true essence, etc. Although these twenty people cannot compare with Qi Qianjun, their qualifications are still quite good, almost comparable to the elite disciples of various sects in Tiandao Mountain back then.