Chapter 452 Between choices
On a moving sand dune nearly three kilometers away from Awaji Village, several young Suna ninjas dug a large pit using earth escape. Then they threw the domestic garbage collected during this period into it, filled it properly, and finally left.
If this place hadn't been designated as a landfill by Daimaru, no one would have passed by for several years.
The surrounding area is densely covered with quicksand and severely salinized. Except for the occasional appearance of a few small animals such as scorpions, lizards, and desert vipers, it is basically a restricted area for life.
After all their subordinates left, Daimaru and Qian stood on the top of the sand dune, watching the rising wind and sand completely cover up the traces of human activities.
"That'll be fine?"
Qian said with some regret,
"I think what the scholar from the Kingdom of Fire said makes sense! The Kingdom of Wind is barren. If we can build a biogas digester, it can also solve some of the problems in everyone's daily life..."
Daimaru curled his lips disdainfully:
"If we have that spare time, we might as well spend some money to buy coal from the Land of Fire! We are not spare enough to need to consider this kind of problem..."
High-quality coal needs to be imported from outside. Local coal is scarce and not distributed centrally. The quality is not high. The amount of surface oil and natural gas that can be mined is very small. It has basically been requisitioned as military supplies by Sunagakure Village.
In some relatively closed places in the Country of Fire, there are indeed private-led methane digesters. They are self-made and used for their own use. Over the years, they have accumulated a lot of experience, and they can be regarded as one of the more mature "local sciences".
There are outsiders spreading some advanced technologies of the Fire Nation, and Daimaru is also happy to see the results, but forget about the so-called biogas pools and the like.
People who do not live near so-called biogas digesters, ecological agriculture demonstration villages, environmental protection and energy-saving pilot model villages, etc. may not be able to imagine what it feels like to be "smelly in the wind for ten miles".
All attempts to achieve perfection with good intentions require sufficient science and technology to support them. Things like biogas pools are beautiful in theory given the conditions of the Ninja world, but in fact they are meaningless if they are far away from settlements. , it’s very smelly when you’re close, and it’s easy to attract mosquitoes, flies, and diseases.
Awaji Village holds many hopes, but Daimaru does not want it to become a garbage dump known far and wide.
After looking at Qian who was a little regretful, Daimaru said seriously:
"Don't be too ambitious just after a few good days. We are ninjas, not officials! It is impossible to arrange everything properly. Next, we must gradually retreat behind the scenes and control the overall situation instead of Like now, I have to do everything by myself..."
"I see!"
Although he didn't understand, Qian still agreed with Daimaru's decision.
Awaji Village has become increasingly lively in recent times. Even so, the amount of fresh water produced by the desalination plant still far exceeds the daily needs of residents, and the water output from the underground reservoir is rising.
The power generation capacity of the power plant is also absolutely abundant. If the villagers have the ability, they can just buy household appliances. There is no need to consider the issue of biogas energy supply.
Although electrical appliances are quite expensive and not everyone, even a ninja, can afford them, people must have dreams!
Daimaru is not everyone's bread and butter, so there is no need to arrange everything.
After sensing that no one was prying around, Daimaru took out a batch of seeds and scattered them around, released the White Zetsu clone, and then used Wood Release.
In an instant, a large area of green plants spread, covering most of the windward slope of the dune. The low ones were many unknown weeds, the slightly higher ones were sea buckthorn, Elaeagnus angustifolia, etc., and the best growing one was a kind of big pill. This type of pine tree has a thick and solid trunk and is a rare drought- and alkali-tolerant tree.
"Is this Mudun?"
Qian's eyes shone as he looked at the miracle in front of him in amazement. For Suna Ninja, green plants were too precious.
Daimaru nodded and replied:
"Yes, I'm not very skilled yet! I led an underground water channel from the reservoir to here, which should be of some benefit. Even so, most of them will die. The ones that survive are the ones that can adapt to the environment, and they will be screened from generation to generation. , you can always find good varieties suitable for this place..."
It takes who knows how many years to rely on natural growth and survival of the fittest. With the Wood Release Ninjutsu, this time can be greatly shortened and a self-sufficient vegetation can be created as quickly as possible.
Daimaru didn't want the village he worked so hard to build to be completely swallowed up by the moving sand dunes in a few years.
It was the first time to use Wood Release to try to control desertification by greening. Daimaru did not release Wood Release, so it was able to maintain this catalyzed grassland for longer, so that they could adapt to the growth environment and increase their survival rate.
Even so, according to Daimaru's estimation, one week is the limit.
Fortunately, this time is enough for those plants and trees that are strong enough to survive.
It is a pity that if chakra and life force like Senju Hashirama were directly injected, a large and vibrant forest could be created in an instant, but Bai Zetsu's Wood Release was still far behind.
After estimating the opportunity for replanting next time, Daimaru used Wood Release again to catalyze a few oak seeds and build a small wooden house to shelter from the wind and sand.
"This is a place for observation and rest!"
Qian stepped forward curiously and knocked on the light yellow wood texture.
"It's real wood..."
"It's true! Even if the ninjutsu is lifted, it won't disappear..."
It's just that the life in the trees has completely disappeared. If Daimaru can supply life energy and chakra for a week or two, it might be possible to bring it back to life.
However, the original purpose is to build a house for temporary residence. It would be too inconvenient if some branches sprout and bear fruit one day.
"It's amazing!"
As if he understood that Daimaru was not lying, Qian asked happily,
"With Mudun, can our country of wind be as rich as the country of fire?"
"How can it be?"
Daimaru smiled and shook his head,
"Mudun can temporarily create a forest, but if you want the forest to survive for a long time, you still need abundant water and soil resources..."
Wooden Ninjutsu is amazing, but it is not omnipotent. Only the Ten-Tails Jinchuuriki can "green" the entire Ninja world unscrupulously, and even Senju Hashirama cannot do it.
If he really had such ability, the first Kazekage's request decades ago would not have been to trade the tailed beasts for land, but to ask the first Hokage to plant trees.
The entire Ninja world is green, and the world has fewer conflicts.
"Let's go!"
Daimaru looked back at the branches and leaves of the trees swaying in the wind and sand, and sighed inwardly. It was the first time he tried it, but he didn't know how effective it would be.
In his previous life, an entrepreneur boasted that the survival rate of planting trees in the desert was 80%, but Daimaru did not have such confidence. After a week, half of it was left, and Daimaru was satisfied. 30% was considered a success, and 10% was worth continuing to try. If it was any lower, he would just give up. Well, holding on is a waste of time.
