333: Super Seeds

While the two were talking, the lettuce, which he had endowed with growth capabilities, had already bloomed small, pale yellow flowers.

Lettuce is self-pollinating, and with a wave of Tian Ming's hand, the lettuce completed pollination and began to bear fruit.

"Director Lu, this..." Li Xian watched, dumbfounded; although he was an expert in planting, this operation was completely beyond his comprehension.

"Just a small experiment. I've altered some of the genes in the seeds produced by this lettuce to make them grow faster. Later, take the seeds to the Agricultural Breeding Research Institute to see if the rapid growth trait can be retained," Tian Ming said.

Li Xian nodded quickly; this was a major matter.

Tian Ming continued, "I've also seen the base's current meals, and they are indeed inadequate. If this continues, the physical condition of the base personnel will decline. And while I can make crops mature quickly, it's only a temporary solution.

For long-term sustainability, we still need to focus on breeding and cultivating better varieties.

Now that the base has ample energy, we can provide the best conditions for crop growth."

Li Xian agreed wholeheartedly, saying, "Yes, Director Lu, what you said makes a lot of sense." He didn't dare to delay, immediately picked the lettuce, and had his apprentice send it to the breeding center.

A moment later, Li Xian returned and said, "Director Lu, I only grow lettuce here; other areas have other vegetables like cauliflower and radishes.

We also recently built a new fruit tree cultivation base, and the first batch of saplings has just been planted.

Would you like to go and see them?"

Originally, the growth period for leafy vegetables wasn't long, but if fruit trees with longer growth cycles could bear fruit earlier, the entire base would achieve fruit and vegetable self-sufficiency.

Upon hearing Li Xian, Tian Ming nodded slightly and said, "Alright, take me to see them."

Arriving at the fruit tree cultivation base, it differed from the vegetable base; it wasn't hydroponic but used soil cultivation.

The lighting also simulated natural sunlight.

Li Xian said, "Director Lu, these are the fruit trees; currently, we've planted oranges, and they are mostly in the sapling stage.

I and Vegetable Park No. 7 jointly manage this area, with specialized orchard management robots handling irrigation and monitoring.

This is a high-yield variety; the fastest it can bear fruit is three years, and its peak fruiting period lasts about eight years."

Tian Ming nodded slightly, looking at these newly planted fruit tree saplings.

These saplings still looked very tender, but they were lush green and pleasing to the eye.

Tian Ming walked to a fruit tree sapling, and the sapling seemed to awaken, growing rapidly.

With a thought from Tian Ming, all the fruit trees in the entire underground orchard began to grow at a visible speed, as if time had been fast-forwarded.

The nutrients needed for plant growth were exceptionally abundant within Tian Ming's control; whatever was needed was synthesized, and the plant cells rapidly divided and grew as if injected with a stimulant.

In two hours, the transformation from sapling to fruit tree was complete.

Moreover, small flower buds began to appear.

Tian Ming stopped the forced growth and said, "That's enough. I've eliminated three years of waiting for you.

Fruit trees need pollination to flower. I'll give you some time to get some pollinating insects, like bees or anything similar, will do."

Li Xian nodded excitedly and said, "We've already considered that!"

Tian Ming nodded slightly and said, "Plants whose growth I've stimulated will undergo certain genetic mutations.

Basically, with sufficient nutrition and light, they will grow much better than ordinary plants.

Pay close attention and see if you can preserve some of these mutated traits through grafting or hybridization."

Tian Ming was now like a multi-field expert; whenever he didn't understand something, he would have Third Clone directly share the relevant knowledge with him.

The clone integrated with the intelligent brain, allowing him to become a polymath, even an omniscient being.

Li Xian nodded slightly and said, "Once the first batch of fruit comes down, I will definitely cultivate the next batch of plants diligently."

"Good, let's go to the next place. I'll visit all the relevant parks in the base," Tian Ming said.

Tian Ming followed Li Xian and visited all the planting parks within the base.

Now Tian Ming also understood what type of organisms he could control.

Basically, he could promote the growth of all plants.

However, it wasn't as effective for livestock.

For example, the super large bamboo rats and chickens didn't work.

Currently, it's unclear how to raise his biological control level.

Tian Ming visited the breeding center.

Within the base, almost all crop varieties were cultivated here.

The planting areas of the breeding center were not large, and the varieties were concentrated on fast-growing vegetables.

Of course, staple foods like rice, sweet potatoes, and potatoes were also present.

However, with the synthetic starch factory, staple foods were postponed in the plan.

Tian Ming's single growth acceleration caused all the crops in the breeding base that had not yet been planted to flower and produce seeds.

The birth of so many super seeds kept the breeding experts extremely busy.

Time passed quickly, and the one-month deadline Tian Ming had set for himself was almost up.

During this month, Tian Ming provided positive support for daily necessities, military supplies, and food.

Various raw materials for production had already filled the warehouses.

Weapons and ammunition were also at full capacity.

The density of energy weapons on the walls, radar, air defense facilities, rocket launchers, and so on were all at full capacity.

Now, the sensing range between Tian Ming and Third Clone could basically cover the entire globe.

If there was even a slight disturbance at the base, Tian Ming could rush back.

Even if he didn't return, the base's current equipment, combined with the super mechs, could easily withstand a saturated zombie siege for ten days to half a month.

Those who are powerful generally don't talk about tactics or strategies; it's just one sentence: "Bomb them for me; just cover them with firepower."

On the last day of the deadline, Tian Ming called all the main personnel in charge of the base.

In the base's largest integrated command center, Tian Ming stood up and looked at everyone.

"After today's meeting, I will be leaving the base.

I've done most of what needed to be done.

You can contact me at any time; Third Clone and my communication capability can reach 100,000 kilometers, covering the entire globe.

Before leaving, I will make a trip to Beidu to warn Jiang Chen."

Everyone remained silent; in fact, most people understood that Tian Ming's departure this time was to rescue Shen Yuan.

Since he was preparing to act, it naturally indicated that Tian Ming had a certain degree of confidence.

"All survivors of Su Yuan Base have perished, and we still have 8 million people on Jiang Chen's side.

Pressing him too hard might make Jiang Chen act recklessly, just like Lord Li.

Therefore, it will still be a stalemate for a long time.

For this, I hope everyone is mentally prepared."

Lin Yao nodded slightly and said, "Yes, we know that.

We still hope the base has a relatively stable development environment, even if all the people are rescued now, the base cannot accommodate them."