Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 199 [Achieving Food Self-sufficiency]

Xiao Yu was quite happy to see that they had already put this into practice and to hear Yan Lingjun say that the effect was very good and that they were stepping up efforts to promote it.

After wandering around the street for a while, Xiao Yu asked curiously, "How many people does this underground town accommodate?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Lingjun replied: "There are about 41 people in total."

Xiao Yu was shocked when he heard this number. He couldn't help but turn his head to glance at Yan Lingjun: "So many? This is equivalent to about ten times the population size of Qingyang Town at that time."

The original Qingyang Town was a town of about 41 to people. Xiao Yu had not expected that this underground town was home to people. This population size was equivalent to the average permanent population of a county in his hometown on Earth.

The most important thing is that this is 2000 meters underground, not on the ground, and it was built from scratch in just over three years.

What really shocked Xiao Yu was the terrifying technological productivity that far exceeded that of the Earth.

Being able to build an underground town 2000 meters underground that can accommodate 41 people from scratch in such a short period of time is simply a fantasy on Earth.

This fact indirectly explains that the technological productivity of the Blue Planet world far exceeds that of the Earth, and it was definitely built without any restrictions.

Because Heaven would not allow the organization to build this underground town so easily. There would definitely be many constraints and restrictions when building this underground town.

Even so, they still managed to build an underground town that could accommodate 41 people in such a short time. How could Xiao Yu, a human from Earth, not be surprised?

According to Yan Lingjun's brief account, the original inhabitants of Qingyang Town basically stayed, while the other personnel were transferred from other places, most of whom were family members of soldiers. Another important factor that made the soldiers fearless and brave was that they had relatives and friends behind them, so they had no way to retreat and could only fight to the death.

Xiao Yu wandered around this underground town for more than half an hour, and was then arranged to rest in a residence.

The next day, Zhang Xingyan came to visit again.

"Mr. Xiao, the war is intense. I am deeply sorry for the poor hospitality." Zhang Xingyan said apologetically again when he saw Xiao Yu, and the latter naturally responded politely.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Xingyan was one of the important figures who supported the cooperation with Xiao Yu at the beginning, and it was he who proposed the courtesy first, providing him with organic body technology before Xiao Yu provided sufficient materials and means of support.

After a few pleasantries, the two sides began to talk. Xiao Yu said slowly, "I didn't expect that you have built such a huge town 2000 meters underground. What I didn't expect was that the people here have no complaints. I took a look around yesterday and found that everyone is united and works together to live and work in peace. This kind of atmosphere is rare and surprising."

Xiao Yu was considered to be giving the other party a helping hand, and Zhang Xingyan was of course happy to hear this. However, Xiao Yu was not just flattering him, and his description was indeed an objective fact.

Zhang Xingyan sighed and said, "It's still difficult, especially the big problem of food. We have to feed hundreds of thousands of mouths. These 41 people have to consume 13.5 tons of starch and other nutrients every day. Food and supplies have to be transported from the ground. The enemy's resistance is extremely fierce, and they have been trying to cut off our supply line."

The advantages of establishing a base 2000 meters underground are obvious, but the disadvantages are also very obvious. Supply is a big problem.

At this time, Zhang Xingyan changed the subject, looked at Xiao Yu and said with a smile: "However, with the grain crop seeds with breeding capacity provided by Mr. Xiao, the situation has undergone a fundamental change. It is no exaggeration to say that Mr. Xiao's help has ushered in an unprecedented new historical stage for our business. We all want to thank Mr. Xiao for your righteousness."

Xiao Yu immediately smiled and said, "You are too kind. I don't deserve such a great honor." Zhang Xingyan suddenly said, "Mr. Xiao, I will take you to visit a place."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu nodded happily. After a while, accompanied by several people, Zhang Xingyan brought him to the northwest edge of the underground town.

Excavation work is underway here in full swing, with numerous giant equipment continuously digging the bottom layer. The soil will not be transferred to the ground, but will be directly compacted to further compact and reinforce the wall.

Zhang Xingyan turned to look at Xiao Yu and introduced him: "Thanks to the food crop seeds provided by you, Mr. Xiao, this base was also allocated a portion, and we dug out a planting area in this place, which is expected to cover an area of 3.5 square kilometers."

When Xiao Yu heard this number, he was secretly surprised. It was really a big deal. It was an area of more than 5000 acres. You have to know that this was 2000 meters underground.

But this is the Blue Star world, so it’s not that outrageous.

At the same time, Zhang Xingyan smiled and said: "Once this planting area is completed and put into use, it is expected to produce 8 tons of grain a year, which is enough for the 41 people in the base to be self-sufficient in food."

When Xiao Yu heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. According to the Earth's thinking, it is absolutely impossible to produce 3.5 tons of grain in an area of 8 square kilometers. Xiao Yu knew the approximate yield of the grain crop seeds he provided. If they were planted in the open air on Earth, it would take at least tens of thousands of acres of land to grow them.

However, at this time, an accompanying staff member next to Zhang Xingyan immediately called up a holographic projection model, which was exactly what the planting area would look like after it was completed.

Just when Xiao Yu was confused, he saw this data model and soon understood.

It turns out that soilless cultivation is adopted and the space utilization rate is maximized. Planting is not limited to one plane, but is carried out in three-dimensional multi-levels. Two layers are equal to 3.5 square kilometers, and the actual planting area is 7 square kilometers. Three layers are 10.5 square kilometers, and so on.

Moreover, grain is extremely precious in the current Blue Star world. It requires a lot of effort to plant it, and with the help of advanced technology from the Blue Star world, it can be carefully cultivated. Five or even six crops a year is no problem. Combined with the use of multi-layer space, it is not a fantasy to produce 3.5 tons of grain a year in an area of 8 square kilometers.

The Blue Star world does not lack modern agricultural technology. What it lacks are crop seeds with the ability to reproduce. This has been artificially blocked at the genetic level. Once this monopoly is broken, with the assistance of the existing advanced technology in the Blue Star world, production capacity will definitely be easily increased.

At this time, Xiao Yu nodded and said to himself: "The annual output of 8 tons of food rations, 41 people on average, each person can have 390 kilograms of food rations per year, eating enough food is not a problem."

Zhang Xingyan laughed repeatedly and said, "More than enough, more than enough. Not only can we eat enough, but we can also eat well. The days of eating one meal and going hungry the next are gone forever. Even if the enemy cuts off the supply of materials to this place, we can achieve self-sufficiency in the future."

Xiao Yu thought of his hometown on Earth. The per capita consumption of raw grain in the country is about 193 kilograms, which is about 400 kilograms, and this is even taking into account various extravagant and wasteful data.

As long as the planting area of this base is built, the annual production capacity will be 8 tons, and the per capita food ration of 390 kilograms will definitely be sufficient, because in the Blue Star world, precious food will never be wasted.

Zhang Xingyan looked at Xiao Yu and said, "Mr. Xiao, you may have underestimated how much help your support will bring to our business. It is no exaggeration to say that it has brought a historic turning point to our business."

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(End of this chapter)