A shade of emerald green with a touch of delicate pale yellow.
As he looked at the tiny sprouts in the glass dome, so delicate that they seemed like they could break at the slightest touch, Wei Xuan felt that there was no other color in the world more beautiful and dazzling than the color before his eyes.
After he had just spent half the time pulling and jumping around with Du Hang, Wei Xuan was now bent over the machine, his entire face almost completely pressed against the glass dome, and the exhaled air formed fine water droplets on the glass.
At this moment, he didn’t care about anything else and only used his two bright eyes that almost seemed to emit light to stare at the plants inside.
“It really grew… it actually grew…”
With two machines and four planting spaces, most of the seeds inside had already sprouted.
The ungerminated seeds were almost all concentrated in the first batch of seeds that Wei Xuan had obtained from the supermarket, which seemed to have already started to spoil.
But even among these seeds, there were some that had sprouted, which really made Wei Xuan feel like he was in a dream.
These seedlings had been growing for a few days, but Wei Xuan had completely ignored these two machines when he was carrying things back before. Even if they had already sprouted, they were only just a tiny bit, so it was normal not to notice them.
It wasn’t until today, when the vast majority of the seeds had grown to a certain height, that he accidentally discovered them.
“This one, this one, and this one have a strange color… I’ll move them to the side later, just in case they are mutant plants with attack capabilities.”
After the excitement in his heart had finally subsided, Wei Xuan regained his senses and began to carefully study the situation of those seedlings.
Although he had never planted any of these crops before and was unsure of their growth conditions, he had planted potatoes and carrots before and knew what normal plant growth looked like. He had also come into close contact with those mutant plants and knew their colors and appearance. So if there was anything abnormal about any of these seeds, he could naturally see it at a glance.
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Wait, weeds?
Wei Xuan suddenly remembered that he used to go to the city and other places away from the crowds in his past life, and could see some harmless weeds in some barren places. Although there were not many of them and they had no food value, those things were growing normally!
Thinking about the situation of the snowflakes again, they only fell four times a year at fixed times, and after a week, their traces could be found deep in the soil… Could it be that because they condensed in the soil, it made it difficult for the plants hidden everywhere to absorb the nutrients they contained?
Moreover, having only four chances a year for snowflakes to fall is too little. Even if the seeds can obtain some nutrients during that time, they will not be able to absorb the energy contained in the snowflakes during external or soil cultivation, especially after the snow has settled deeper into the soil due to the precipitation of snow water and subsequent rains.
Wei Xuan felt that although his guess seemed incredible, it made sense upon closer inspection. After all, it has been proven that these seeds can indeed obtain some nutrients in the water dissolved from snowflakes, but they cannot absorb the energy contained in the snowflakes during external or soil cultivation.
Looking at the machine in front of him, then turning his gaze to the place where spare snowflakes were stored in the room, Wei Xuan’s thoughts raced – would these snow waters only play a role during the germination period, and would the plants be able to grow slowly on their own later?
Or would they still need snow water irrigation in the future to continue their healthy growth, and be unable to survive without snow water?
Resting his chin on his hand, Wei Xuan squinted his eyes and said: “Let’s do an experiment.”
If these plants could only grow through hydroponics in the future, then it was inevitable that these plants could not be transplanted to the outside world, nor could they be cultivated in large quantities.
However, if he could find a way to make them grow normally in ordinary soil…
Taking a deep breath, Wei Xuan walked to the place where the seeds were stored and began to contemplate. Previously, in order to find out which seeds could grow in the end times, Wei Xuan only selected one seed from each type of plant. But now, since he wanted to conduct an experiment, he needed to produce multiple copies of some seeds of each crop.
Afterward, he could use hydroponics to cultivate one plant and transplant another plant into the soil after germination to try planting them separately.
After making the decision, Wei Xuan selected seeds from the same type as the ones that sprouted normally, and put the seeds that had already sprouted healthily in the same planting room. He also moved the three plants with strange colors together and put the new seeds, which were to be used as the experimental group, in a separate room for cultivation.
He took out a piece of snowflake and put it in a container to melt, just like last time when he collected snow water. After filling up the reserve water tank with the melted snow, Wei Xuan finally felt relieved. He stared at the two machines with hopeful eyes, saying to himself that he wouldn’t go out again for a while and that he needed to prepare containers for collecting snow water the next time it snowed.
The growth of plants after germination changes almost every day. Now, Wei Xuan cannot rely on traditional nutrients or let them grow in soil and fend for themselves. Therefore, he needs to observe and study the growth of these plants carefully while nurturing them. Moreover, there are several special plants suspected of mutation, which requires him to observe them every day in case they have any adverse effects on other plants.
In addition, Wei Xuan also needs to prepare for the upcoming winter and for the next time he collects strange snow. Since he discovered that helicopters might pass by, he moved some of the containers placed on the roof to avoid being discovered. However, since these plants may only grow with snow water, and he also needs to feed his four zombies with snowflakes, he needs to use other methods to collect strange snow.
Of course, the more rainwater, the better. If these plants really only grow with hydroponics, he needs to collect more water to sustain them!
When you have a goal in life, you will have more motivation.
To be honest, after trying some relatively delicious food and finding so many convenient rice and canned food, Wei Xuan’s longing for good food has actually increased. He used to be relatively indifferent, but sometimes people are like this. When they think there won’t be anything better in the future, they will be relatively satisfied with the current situation. But once their appetite is stimulated, they become insatiable again.
Although Wei Xuan still has some grievances about not being able to eat meat in the future, he now has so many seeds and stocked up so many seasonings that he can make delicious vegetarian dishes, which is not bad.
“If only I could grow rice and wheat.”
Although it is troublesome to remove the shells, these things are staple foods! If he could really grow them, it would be a great fortune.
While feeling melancholy and staring at the seeds, Du Hang, who was just one step behind Wei Xuan, seemed to be lost in thought.
Having the seeds made Wei Xuan particularly excited no matter what else he was busy with. He even almost forgot that he wanted to eat canned fruit.
He quickly used the screwdriver that had been held in his hand and warmed up to body temperature to open the can. After eating half of the can in one breath, Wei Xuan reluctantly covered the lid and put it in the refrigerator.
After putting this can in, he selected one of each flavor of canned fruit and stuffed them in as well. Anyway, his refrigerator is now empty, with almost nothing except semi-finished rice dishes, so putting some canned food in and chilling them is just right. He just hopes that he can fill it up with edible fresh vegetables in a period of time.
With a joyful mood, Wei Xuan pulled Du Hang, who had just eaten some snowflakes, to go downstairs and survey the entire neighborhood.
Passing by Du’s father, who was holding a bone of Du’s mother, Wei Xuan fed him as well. While passing by the room where the two zombies lived, he went upstairs to check on their situation.
The two zombies were, as usual, sitting by the window and enjoying the view. However, when he entered the room, Wei Xuan was surprised to see their posture.
He had previously moved two chairs to the window so that they could sit comfortably and enjoy the view. But now, the taller one was sitting on the chair, while the shorter one was sitting in his arms…
“Coming in and seeing a couple of zombies showing affection,” Wei Xuan shook his head helplessly, feeling a bit dazzled. But then he looked at Du Hang, who had been following him obediently, and a smile appeared on his face.
“Let them show affection if they want to. Am I still afraid of seeing others showing affection?” he thought.
So, feeling a bit stimulated, Wei Xuan directly grabbed Du Hang’s hand, who was standing behind him, and walked into the room to check the snowflakes on the table. He didn’t need to add more for now.
Then, he went to the window to check on the situation of the two zombies. They were in good condition, keeping themselves clean and tidy as before, since they didn’t need to go out.
However, Wei Xuan was already considering whether it would be better to bring these two obedient zombies as pack animals the next time he needed to go out to get things. After all, he would always choose to go out at midnight and rest during the day. It would save him from running more errands.
But there were only those two extra-large backpacks at home. He would have to figure out a way to get a few more mountaineering bags before he could bring them along…
Thanks for the update
Not only a farmer, he’s also a exploitator for zombies
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Checking on his pack zombies…hahahaha! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌱👀
Thank you for the chapter! 🤍💚🤍💚
I feel so excited just imagining his plants future developments! thank you for the update ❤️❤️
Thanks for the chapter!
Du Hang has to be capable of thought to be lost in them!!!!1!! Is he getting better???!!!
It’s always so risky taking them out 😣