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Chapter 228 The Young Professor

Caesar strolled around the greenhouse with Ita, using the same story he'd just told whenever he ran into classmates, which convinced them that Caesar was indeed well-connected in the ecology department.

After completing her record of a leafy plant in her notebook, Xia turned around and saw Caesar strolling around with a petite female researcher, chatting and laughing.

Her beautiful eyes widened slightly.

"Is he... is he that kind of person?"

About half an hour later, the students regrouped at the entrance of greenhouse number 4 to prepare for the next exhibit. Ita said goodbye to Caesar and then quietly left.

Afterwards, they visited two greenhouses, both of which were planted with ornamental plants. They also saw the seed bank project that the Institute of Ecology was building, which currently preserves the world's most complete biological gene pool.

This project, known as the "Ark," has already received billions of gold coins, and the kingdom continues to fund it.

After the Great Devastation and the mass extinction of life on Planet Eli, people have placed great importance on the technology of preserving biological genes. What they are visiting now is still the Level 1 Seed Bank, while underground in the Ecological Institute, plant seeds that have undergone special genetic cultivation are preserved, which can provide food supplies for tens of thousands of people within a week even if Planet Eli experiences another Great Devastation.

This is also a consequence of the great famine of that year. After experiencing a disaster or crisis, humanity develops various coping mechanisms.

When Zhu Liang introduced the seed bank project, his previously lifeless face lit up with pride and honor. Undoubtedly, this was a project that could save all mankind, and any participant would feel an immense sense of honor.

She explained that the person who initially proposed the "Ark" project, and who has been working towards it ever since, is Professor Muirner.

Muirner is perhaps the person with the longest-term vision of our time.
Afterwards, they continued their visit, watched a demonstration of fruit tree grafting techniques, tried it themselves, and then tasted the fruits and vegetables specially supplied by the Institute of Ecology. All the students tasted the sweetest apples they had ever eaten.

Soon it was afternoon, and all the students gathered at the dome plaza in the center of the Ecology Institute for their final activity.

The domed plaza is a semi-open-air structure with an egg-shaped skylight made of thousands of crystal glass pieces overhead. This design provides excellent lighting, strong insulation, and keeps the space warm in winter and cool in summer. It also features a terrace that allows direct sunlight. The plaza is lush with flowers and plants, boasts excellent landscape design, and has fresh and fragrant air.

In the center of the square stands a black monument without any words. At the top of the monument are countless withered hands supporting a sapling, which is the only colorful item on the monument.

"That's the Great Destruction Memorial, to commemorate humanity's rebirth a century ago."

Zhu Liang introduced himself to everyone.

The students were all moved by the impactful sculpture and gathered around to admire it.

"Please wait here for a moment. Professor Muirner will be here soon to lead you through the final step of today's activity," Zhu Liang said.

This is something most students are looking forward to: meeting that mysterious professor.

After waiting for a while in the central square, a beautiful figure walked in through the passage and arrived at the central square.

At first, no one realized that such a young girl was the dean of this ecological institute and the renowned professor.

Until Muirner smiled, narrowed his eyes, and waved to everyone:

"Hello, children. I am the director here, Muirner."

"Huh? She, she's the professor?"

"Are you kidding me? I thought it was an assistant."

"He looks about the same age as my sister. Is he really the dean?" The students exclaimed in surprise, all doubting Muirner's identity.

Then they saw their ecology teacher step forward with exceptional respect and greet Muirner.

"Teacher, it's been a long time!"

“Hey there, Longbottom, oh, your hair looks even thinner than before,” Muirner said with a smile.

"Haha, let's not talk about that," Longbottom said awkwardly, touching his thinning hair.

He called out to those around him, drawing all the students together.

Everyone stared in surprise at the girl who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old. In most people's minds, the image of this professor was that of an elderly and kind old woman from before Caesar. No one expected her to be so young and energetic. If you didn't know better, you would think that she was just someone randomly picked by the Institute of Ecology to fill in for the role.

“No, I’ve heard she’s older than the principal, how come she looks so young?” Leon asked in surprise.

"You're ignorant. They're elves, a long-lived species."

Tess glared at him. Having met Muirner once when she was young, she was less surprised, but her excitement was still evident. She looked at Muirner over there, looking eager to try.

"Welcome everyone to the Institute of Ecology today. I wonder if you all had a good time?" Muirna said with a smile.

"So happy! I'm super happy!"

Of the group, only Tess jumped up excitedly, raising her hand and shouting.

"Really? Then I'm relieved." Muirna seemed very happy, patting her chest lightly with both hands.

"So, to conclude today, if anyone still has any questions about the Institute of Ecology, please feel free to ask me. Don't be nervous, just treat it as a casual chat among friends," she said with a smile.

"I... I didn't hear wrong, did I? The professor said... said it was my friend?" Tess clutched her chest, looking like she was about to faint.

"Hey, calm down, they were just being polite," Leon quickly reassured her.

"Teach, instruct."

Among the students, Celia timidly raised her hand.

“Yes, feel free to ask questions,” Muirner said to her.

“We saw a clump of ice moss in greenhouse number three. I read in a book that this kind of moss only grows in extremely cold regions. Why is it growing here?”

"Because that's a subspecies of ice lichen, well, to put it simply, they're related. The one from the Ecological Institute has lower requirements for its growing environment and will grow more vigorously. In some northern regions, herders even use it to replace pasture grass," Muirna explained.

“I see, thank you, Professor,” Celia said politely.

"You are welcome."

With Selil taking the lead, everyone became more lively. Muirna was very approachable in front of them, like a wise older sister, patiently and carefully answering all the questions they raised.

(End of this chapter)