Landing 500 Years Early, I Became a God by Digging for Treasures 54

Chapter 54: Rare Fruits and Inferior Fruits

Lu Yuan dug his way out of the tunnel he’d originally used. Many sections had collapsed over the past few days, but the collapsed snow was thankfully loose, making excavation quick.

A day later, Lu Yuan left the man-eating plant’s territory.

Overjoyed, he raced home!

His chest swelled with pride and ambition, not just from the huge harvest, but also from a strange sense of accomplishment.

He had actually “defeated” the man-eating plant!

This must be the power of “wisdom,” he thought.

“Hahaha, going home to eat fruit!”

Old Wolf, a kilometer away, heard Lu Yuan’s footsteps and came charging out with a “Woof woof!” He was so excited he kept slipping and falling in the snow.

Finally, he leaped high into the air, almost knocking Lu Yuan over.

Thinking his master was dead and ready to inherit Lu Yuan’s legacy, his joy at his master’s return was genuine!

“Brother, we’re having a feast today!” Lu Yuan said excitedly.

The next second he was cursing, “Tongue! Get your licking tongue away!”

Miles of flying snow transformed the mountains into a furnace, melting everything into silver; the cold wind, like knives, treated the earth as a cutting board, turning everything into withered stalks.

One man and one dog, in the snow, gradually disappeared into the distance, leaving only a string of lonely footprints.

It was dinner time!

… …

Yunhai City.

Paranormal Research Center.

A large group of researchers were gathered in the cafeteria, enthusiastically discussing their latest milestone reward.

The mutated rice and the mutated peach tree received the highest level of attention – if the Nobel Prize existed, the economic impact of this mutated plant could easily garner 10 Nobel Prizes in Biology!

“According to the assessment of several superpowered individuals, the growth rate of this mutated rice is about twice that of ordinary rice, and the yield per acre is 2.5 times that of ordinary rice…resulting in a 5-fold increase in grain production!”

“Once it’s promoted in Yunhai City, the food problem can be completely solved!”

An old professor with gray hair sighed while eating his fried noodles.

This achievement would be unimaginable in the Earth era!

It could absolutely change the landscape of human civilization.

Grain can not only feed livestock but also be used for alcohol production, creating an entire industrial chain.

Henry Kissinger, the US Secretary of State, once said: “Whoever controls the food supply controls people.”

This wasn’t a joke.

It was astonishing that this mutated rice appeared so easily, even seemingly spontaneously, on the Pangu Continent… This fact was truly breathtaking.

Of course, food was just the most basic lifeline.

In the age of the paranormal, the peach tree was even more crucial.

“Let me put it this way…this peach tree is a hundred times more valuable than the rice! After all, rice can be replaced by other high-yield staple foods like corn and sweet potatoes. But peaches can’t be replaced.”

“Just the scent emanating from those peaches has a certain…ability?” The old professor suddenly couldn’t find the right word, his old face turning red.

“Ability?” Many young researchers gathered around with their plates.

The young girl with identification abilities softly said, “The largest peach is a low-grade natural wonder. The rest are not.”

“Low-grade…” The researchers’ faces showed a mixture of joy and confusion; the term felt oddly inappropriate.

“Like a legendary thousand-year-old ginseng. Just the scent alone can fill a person with vitality!”

“We let a seriously injured ant smell the peach, and it lived much longer,” the professor adjusted his glasses. “If I had to describe it, it’s as if a life force was absorbed by the ant.”

“The larger the peach, the higher the life energy it contains.”

“The largest one is a low-grade natural wonder.”

A medical expert’s eyes lit up: “If the scent is this potent, what about the actual peach flesh? Wouldn’t it be like a蟠桃 (Pan Tao, a mythical peach of immortality)? What would a higher-grade natural wonder do?”

“We don’t know, we don’t have any relevant data yet.”

“What’s the specific mechanism of the peach?”

The old professor shook his head: “We don’t know yet. In the paranormal age, anything is possible…”

“We can make medicine from it. One peach could yield the effective ingredients for thousands of medicines, curing many intractable diseases.”

“Can this peach tree reproduce?”

“The identification ability can’t detect all the information. But I don’t think so.”

A heated discussion erupted. From this perspective, the civilization milestone was truly significant.

Just by completing one milestone, Yunhai City had solved two major problems: food and part of the medical needs.

“Haven’t the other human branches completed their milestones yet?”

“I guess not… how could they be like us?”

They were quite proud of their accomplishment.

The old professor raised his hand, signaling for quiet, and continued: “Those peaches have developed a shell-like protective layer.”

“The peach tree seems to deliberately preserve its fruit. Its production capacity is clearly not very high; it probably only produces a dozen fruits a year at most.”

“So, we must find a way to maximize its utilization.”

Whether the mutated peach tree likes it or not, humans have ways to harvest the peaches.

But if the peaches are left unpicked, they seem to be able to grow indefinitely…

In a hundred years, a thousand years, they would become true extraordinary wonders!

At that time, one peach would have the efficacy of a hundred or a thousand today!

This was a difficult decision.

After a heated discussion, the scientists decided to adopt a phased harvesting method, leaving at least one peach from each batch as a foundation for future civilization.

The largest peaches would not be picked, and their growth would be observed.

“What if these peaches really take a thousand years to become ordinary supra-grade items?”

“We won’t be around then. Sigh, human lifespan is too short,” a young female doctoral student sighed wistfully.

The old professor, however, was full of ambition: “As long as the Daxia civilization endures, this research project will continue…”

“Don’t you think this thousand-year research project is romantic?”

“It’s also a valuable legacy we leave for future generations.”

“It’s said we should trust the wisdom of future generations, but as predecessors, we can’t consume all the resources.”

… …

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(End of Chapter)

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