Steel torrents pioneering a different world

Chapter 65 The Otherworldly Seed Experimental Field (Please read on, recommend, and vote!)

While Ming Yufei and his engineering team were out there battling wits and courage against monsters in the freezing cold, inside a laboratory 800 meters away from the time portal, a completely different battlefield was unfolding.

Researchers from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences are carefully pushing open a door that reads "Yuan's Agricultural Product Growth and Cultivation Center".

A small, futuristic experimental farm, brimming with cyberpunk aesthetics, comes into view.

Rows of neat metal racks held countless transparent incubators, which emitted a mesmerizing glow under the purple plant growth lights.

This is the cross-border agricultural experimental center.

It is the lifeline for their expeditionary force to take root here.

The lab's gaze swept over the incubator in area A on the left.

The seeds cultivated there were native grains salvaged from the ruins of that burned-down alien village.

Many plants have already shown amazing vitality, with tender green shoots breaking through the soil.

When illuminated by the lights, the researchers felt that light was condensing on these plants.

On the right, in section B, lies hope from the modern world.

Wheat, corn, soybeans... these cornerstone crops that support the civilization of a population of over a billion are being given high hopes.

“In Zone B-7, barley sample No. 3 is growing well, and its root system has initially adapted to the humus layer of the alien world.”

“In Zone B-11, the spinach samples show slight signs of wilting. We request an adjustment to the light spectrum and nutrient solution ratio.”

The researchers' eyes were sharp as knives as they quickly scanned through rows of data, their brains working at lightning speed like supercomputers.

A soldier's battlefield is the front line; his battlefield may be free of artillery fire, but it is just as dangerous.

Any error in data or any misjudgment could lead to delays or even failure in the breeding of a key crop variety.

If an extreme situation occurs where the time portal suddenly closes, it will directly threaten the expeditionary force's food security.

He stopped in front of a set of incubators containing potatoes, the most common potatoes in the modern world.

But at this moment, the tender sprouts of these potatoes are turning a faint pale purple.

"Record: Potato 'Hope No. 2' sample has undergone an unknown mutation in an alien environment."

The researchers happily recorded everything, their hands trembling slightly with excitement as they held the recording tablet.

The unknown represents both risk and infinite possibilities!
This brand-new world is responding to visitors from another world in its own way.

Another researcher took a deep breath, picked up a sample box containing twenty groups of freshly harvested corn seedlings that had undergone "alien radiation energy mutation".

Next, he will go to the main laboratory for more detailed observation!
The researchers at the agricultural college are determined to grow crops on this land that are more precious than gold.

We must cultivate crops that can feed everyone and give them the confidence to stand tall!
The researchers brought the plants into the main laboratory and happened to see Sun Minchu, one of the heads of their otherworldly agricultural experiments, busy at work.

"Boss, the new seedlings have arrived!"

"Put it away first! We're busy here. You can check the growth comparison data from day six! Analyze it yourselves first."

"okay!"

Several young researchers immediately sprang into action, classifying the various experimental seedlings.

On the other side, Sun Minchu didn't even look up, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the microscope's eyepiece.

Sun Minchu's entire world was condensed into the small space under the eyepiece.

"This is fucking insane..."

He saw it.

Barley seeds from the modern world are splitting in a transcendent way.

The edges of the cell walls are surrounded by a visible pale green halo, and the activity of mitochondria is 35 percent higher than that of similar crops on Earth.

"Incredible! Modern seeds can indeed mutate in another world! I wonder if these changes are good or bad."

"Boss, there's a change in the plants here. The No. 3 barley in section B-7 has started secreting a special enzyme in its roots. It's actively decomposing the humus layer, and its absorption efficiency is incredibly high!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Minchu suddenly raised his head, a terrifying glint flashing in his bloodshot eyes.

He walked up to the researchers, picked up the data report, and scanned it with the sharpness of a hawk.

"This is getting increasingly insane! Our seeds have evolved in this other world after just a few days of absorption?" "Report: The otherworldly grains in Sector A-4 have also increased their growth rate after sufficient photosynthesis..."

One astonishing discovery after another exploded like bombshells in the laboratory.

Looking at the various data, Sun Minchu's dark face broke into a bright smile, like that of a farmer who had just had a good harvest. He then slapped his thigh hard.

"Okay! Okay!"

"These little guys adapt to new environments better than us old bones! Those otherworldly treasures can even absorb the nutrient water we brought over. Haha..."

He looked out the window; the snow was still falling in the distance, and the figures of the construction team could be vaguely seen working.

"I wonder how the tests in the modern world are going! The discoveries here are truly astounding!"

"It's been two days already, and there's still no new news from Modern Times?" Sun Minchu suppressed his excitement and asked his assistant.

"Boss, the experimental data won't be available for interaction until tomorrow!"

"Collect the mutated seeds and take them back to the modern world for research to see if they are influenced by magical elements from another world!"

"Ok!"

Looking at the busy team, Sun Minchu's thoughts wandered.

If we could bring these "super seeds" back to the modern era and use the advanced equipment there for gene editing and targeted mutagenesis...

He could hardly imagine what kind of "miracle" it would create that would revolutionize the entire agricultural industry!
Just then, a fully armed soldier knocked on the door, his voice steady and powerful: "Professor Sun, fellow researchers, it's time for dinner. Please be sure to rest."

The intense atmosphere in the laboratory instantly cooled down a bit.

Everyone subconsciously glanced at the clock on the wall.

It's another mandatory rest period.

Since Deng Dakang collapsed without warning on the front line and was diagnosed as "suspected of being impacted by a psionic environment or by a mental shock," "work-rest balance" has gone from a slogan to an ironclad rule for the advance team.

Sun Minchu rubbed his throbbing temples, a sense of powerlessness welling up inside him.

In modern times, he and his team might sleep on the floor for a project.

However, a purely scientific research environment here requires cooperation with the military.

This world has ice and snow and monsters, but what they fear most is the unknown force that is invisible and can penetrate the human mind and influence the mind.

"Got it, we'll be there right away."

Sun Minchu responded in a deep voice.

But in his mind, he was thinking about how to conduct some tests later.

Is it gene editing? Hybridization screening? Or something else?
No, there should be new cultivation methods and growth formulas. This new world, full of miracles and magic, doesn't need improvement. It needs people to create their own divine seed on this land!

After packing their belongings, the group left the laboratory under the "escort" of the soldiers.

Walking down the brightly lit alloy corridor, my tense nerves finally relaxed.

"I wonder what the cafeteria is serving today. I wish they had sweet and sour pork ribs. I'm so hungry for them." Li Hang, a doctoral student supervised by Sun Minchu, rubbed his belly with a longing look on his face.

Another female researcher rolled her eyes at him. "Dream on. I bet five cents it's beef stew with potatoes today."

"Stewed beef with potatoes is not bad either! It's better than eating compressed biscuits."

"You bunch of youngsters, all you think about is food," Sun Minchu said with a laugh, but his furrowed brows didn't relax. His mind was filled with data, thinking about the characteristics of seeds grown in that other world, and the production conditions of various plants...

Li Hang chuckled, just about to say something witty to liven things up.

at this time.

"boom--!"

A muffled yet highly penetrating explosion came from the nearby chemical laboratory area!
The explosion came suddenly; everyone felt the ground tremble, and a visible shockwave crashed through the isolation window, blasting away a large number of glass shards!
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