#419 - Chapter 419 Borrowing Water
The Planting Department.
Or, one could say this is the main base for food production in the Green Source Base.
After receiving Yuan Mu's message, Qin Jin was overjoyed and quickly led him over to check things out.
In just a few minutes, they arrived at a ground-level greenhouse in the main base.
"President Qin, this batch was first planted at the end of February. It's been about a hundred days, which makes it an early rice variety. After analysis and evaluation today, we've determined that they've all reached maturity!"
"Which means they can be harvested at any time!"
Yuan Mu squatted beside the ridge of the greenhouse field, carefully stroking the abundant golden rice ears with his hand, his wrinkled face creased with a smile as he introduced them to Qin Jin.
Heaven knows how long they had been waiting for this day!
The Green Source Base's own cultivated grain had finally been produced!
Qin Jin's face was also full of joy.
He walked to the rice, gently stroking the golden ears with his right hand, feeling the fullness and firmness inside. This was real grain grown by their own people!
Unlike what they used to find from the outside, this represented that they truly possessed the ability to produce their own food!
This was definitely a moment of great significance!
"Good!"
"Very good!"
"You've done a very good job!"
At this moment, Qin Jin was so happy that he didn't know what words to use to praise Yuan Mu and the others.
These were all heroes of the base!
"I will remember your contributions! Keep up the good work, and feel free to ask for anything you need in the future! I will definitely not refuse anything I can satisfy!"
Qin Jin repeatedly patted Yuan Mu's shoulder, not caring that the old man staggered from the force.
"President Qin, cough cough... It's nothing. As a member of the base, we are also happy to be able to contribute our strength."
"This is just the first batch to mature. The rest should be ready to mature in a few days. The rice seeds we chose at the time were all early-season varieties with shorter cycles, and with the stable environment of the greenhouse and basement, they have been growing well."
"I suggest that all the rice can be harvested in another week!"
Yuan Mu continued to introduce the various planting conditions of the rice for a while. In fact, he had also reported to Qin Jin regularly before, but this time the details were more direct and thorough.
Qin Jin listened attentively and nodded repeatedly.
According to Yuan Mu, the rice harvest at the main base this time would completely meet or even exceed the initial expectations!
All the crops in the ground greenhouse and the first underground level had been successfully planted!
"President Qin, I suggest that we start the next planting immediately after the rice is harvested. We can completely control the temperature and humidity here, so there is no problem with seasonal climate!"
"As long as the energy and water resources are sufficient, we can completely achieve three harvests a year!"
Yuan Mu continued to release good news.
Of course, this issue had been discussed and evaluated before, but now that the first harvest was about to come out, it could be truly confirmed!
This was the benefit of full indoor temperature and humidity control.
It allowed the rice to be in the environment it needed for growth throughout the entire process, and there would be no crop failure or reduced production due to the weather.
The only downside was that it consumed a lot of energy.
Not only was it necessary to maintain electricity and water regulation throughout the year, but it also required constant and careful care from personnel.
However, this seemed less important in the apocalypse.
For Green Source, it was definitely a worthwhile thing to exchange energy for food production!
Now Green Source had abundant power generation and water sources, and there was no shortage of manpower, which could fully support this kind of detailed planting!
"Very good!"
"Then I will make a preliminary decision that all the grain will be harvested and processed in a week!"
"Keep this matter confidential for now, and I will have people make arrangements later!"
Qin Jin immediately made a decision.
The specific output of grain should be known by as few people as possible, as it related to the survival security of everyone in Green Source.
"Also, Team Leader Li and his team are out on a mission, and may need to go to Sea Island Province in a while. You'd better have the members of the Planting Department prepare, as someone will need to go with them at that time!"
Changing the subject, Qin Jin suddenly mentioned something else.
Yuan Mu also knew that the leader was preparing to look for more powerful food crops, and they would also need to go on a business trip when the transportation was arranged later.
Of course, Qin Jin would not let Yuan Mu, the leader of the Planting Department, go out.
Not to mention that he was already old, but more importantly, the base could not be without such a rare planting expert.
The probability of finding another such talent outside was too small.
"No problem, our department can deploy manpower at any time to cooperate."
Yuan Mu also nodded in agreement easily.
He had originally proposed to go out to find super crops, and he hoped even more that there would be a good result.
That way, not only would Green Source take off completely, but all human survivors might also benefit from it.
If those materials and samples lying in the laboratory were not taken out, they would never create value.
Qin Jin nodded in satisfaction repeatedly.
Today was really a good day.
The base's grain planting problem had been initially confirmed.
They could finally be self-sufficient in this apocalypse!
As long as they didn't cause trouble and the base's military strength continued to grow, he would not fear any challenge!
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Evening.
The busy Green Source Base began to enter the final stage of work.
One construction team after another began to pack up their tools and line up to clock out and go home.
People who lived far away could only mutter 'MMP'.
Because they could only drive or ride their bikes back to their residences on their own, the base had not yet provided them with long-distance shuttle buses.
Only those who lived in the residential area, or not far from the residential area, could enjoy the benefit of the shuttle bus.
Six o'clock in the afternoon.
At this time, basically all the people living in the Green Source Zone had returned to their homes.
Because after another hour, it would no longer be safe outside, and zombies hiding for a day would emerge from all over to wander around.
At this moment.
In a house on the edge of the Green Source Zone, several people were talking.
"Brother Yu, can you lend us some water? We really couldn't find a water source outside today, we will definitely return it to you tomorrow when we find some! Please!"
A woman who looked about forty years old was holding a worn-out mineral water bottle and begging a Level 1 personnel who had just returned from working in the Life Zone.
And the supplies she was asking for were actually the simplest water source!
"Sister Lin, I don't have much water either, I can only give you about 500 milliliters, I have to save the rest!"
The man being asked for help replied with a troubled expression.
He did not refuse.
The woman who asked him for help was a survivor living in the same house.
A total of about 10 survivors lived in this house, all of whom were assigned to live here after being registered after coming to the Green Source Base.
This Brother Yu was a little luckier, he came relatively early and got a Level 1 personnel qualification, and recently he was fortunate enough to join the construction work of the Life Zone.
As for the other survivors who came to Green Source later?
Then they were not so lucky.
For example, Brother and Sister Lin came late and had not even obtained the qualification of a Level 1 personnel.
That is, the kind of people who are allowed to live in the Green Source Zone, but have not reached a certain number of transactions with the Green Source Base, and do not have special skills.
They can only continue to work hard to obtain the qualification of a Level 1 personnel after the number of transactions meets the standard.
In the past, everyone did not care too much about whether to upgrade to a Level 1 personnel, because everyone lived in the Green Source Zone and could only survive by finding supplies to exchange for food.
Only those who were promoted to Level 2 personnel and could enter the residential area were enviable.
As a result.
A few days ago, Green Source announced the construction of the Life Zone and the absorption of Level 1 personnel to work there.
Those survivors who had not yet obtained Level 1 regretted it so much that they beat their chests and stomped their feet!
Who knew that Level 1 personnel could have priority work opportunities!?
If they had known, wouldn't everyone have desperately upgraded?
(End of this chapter)
