Lady Lin's First-ever Journey to Immortality-Chapter 497: On Reconstruction (II)
The so-called “bunkers” are actually special metal circles buried deep in the soil. When the instrument is officially operated driven by magnetic force, it will form a semisolid gas shield. Some surviving federal gathering places on the earth are all protected by such kind of bunkers. As for some places with chaotic atmosphere like the moonstar, they need more advanced bunkers.
Building these bunkers also needs energy. Many years ago, the Earth Federation was inspired by psionic weapons and it uses mutant monster inner boluses as support.
The bunkers are soon ready. There are many volunteers who work for the reconstruction project without being paid. Teams of agriculturists are also here. Some gray-haired old men burst into tears when they hold many plants which have died out during the war. Some more stare at those little saplings. They seem to see the prosperous future of forests.
In fact, in the past three hundred years, the Earth Federation of the New Era has done a lot of research on how to restore the earth land. The most effective way is to bury expensive inner boluses of mutant monsters under the soil layer. If plant seedlings are strong enough to survive the preliminary tough period, the harmful substances in the mutated soil land will be changed although the grown fruit may still not be edible after a few generations of planting.
The effect is predictable but the cost is so expensive that the Earth Federation doesn’t carry out this plan.
Actually, the gray fog is invisible to the naked eye of mortals. It is the substance that kills the organic matter in the soil. Reiki is the most effective thing to deal with the gray fog. Lin Luoran understood this when Baojia was seriously injured lying on the surgical bed many years ago.
However, Lin Luoran doesn’t want to carry out the plan of those agricultural scholars.
It takes so many inner boluses of mutant monsters. Even if she can kill monsters to get them, her hands will totally be numb at that moment.
She has something better than the inner boluses. Liao hints that it’s the time for her “mother lode of five element” to work.
Lin Luoran remembers she never mentions “the mother lode of five element” to Liao. Liao has been very mysterious and he seems to be totally clear about her situation.
Now he and cyan little fox have both been to Weifang, Shandong. Liao has never given up on the Counry of Green Mountains. No one knows when the person and the fox will return.
After volunteers “clean up” mutant monsters, they successfully install the bunkers and build defenses. Lin Luoran chooses one night to put the mother lode of five elements into the ground. She almost drives away the gray fog in the test field. When the soil quality is improved and the plants can survive, she can take back the mother lode to transform another area.
She feels a little worried because the gray fog being driven away doesn’t just disappear but goes to other places.
It seems that Reiki can only fight the gray fog but cannot eliminate it… if things gradually deteriorate, the gray fog on the earth will gather together. If she can’t find a solution at that time, the situation may be even worse than today.
Sure enough, everything is risky.
Lin Luoran dresses herself as an ordinary volunteer and plants a locust tree on a hill outside Dongting City.
The groundwater quality has totally changed. People have to bring water from Dongting Lake for irrigation. An artificial lake is built in a low terrain area. Some small fish and shrimp are also brought here and they are stranded in some places. Those volunteers don’t just eat them as Lin Luoran thinks. Instead, they voluntarily release the fish and shrimp… They are even better than she thought.
Volunteers work for free and the federal government pays for most of the food. Occasionally, there are some wealthy and famous businessmen provide snacks for volunteers.
For example, the Han family in the eighth district of the moonstar provides a thousand pounds of white noodles today. Cutting boards and large pots are set up on the wilderness. Volunteers who are good at cooking take the initiative to cook. They knead the noodles and make a fire. More than a hundred people steam buns to make dumplings together. There is too much demand for too few terminals. Some people get snacks and some even drink up all soup in the pot. Those who eat nothing are not annoyed but still enjoy this snack event.
In a mountain col, Han Kuisheng watches Han Weiya carefully planting some pine trees. He feels a little upset, “Weiya, do cultivators also have to plant themselves?”
Han Weiya nods, “After asking Aunt Lin’s opinion, the Federation decided that federal citizens can apply for a trial plot in the reconstruction area. People can plant green plants on half of the land and grow cash crops on the rest of the land. As long as citizens do the farm work for more than ten years, the experimental field will be registered in their name in the future. Dad, though the place is remote, it takes me a lot of effort to finally get it!”
“Aunt Lin” her daughter is talking about is Mortal Heart Fairy. Han Kuisheng knows this truth not long ago. Han Weiya calls Mortal Heart Fairy as someone of his generation and Han Kuisheng feels so stressed and nervous about it.
Seeing that Han Kuisheng is distracted, Han Weiya hands him a glass of water.
“Dad, this policy is very promising. There is nothing bad with farming. Most of the work is done by agricultural robots and we can get a piece of private land. I think you can bring some people here. Our Han family can’t leave home for a lifetime. The moonstar is so boring.”
Han Weiya uses her fingers to count advantages for Han Kuisheng. The elder Han is pleased that his daughter has been so mature. He regards her as an adult and takes her proposal as an equal conversation between adults. He finds it quite impressive.
It’s a pity that the news is released and the application for the first batch of experimental plot in the reconstruction area has long finished. The news is so unexpected that many forces of the Earth Federation do not prepare for it. The Han family does not occupy the quota and others are also not better than it.
There will only be fewer opportunities for private ownership of land like this in the future. Han Kuisheng also feels a little regretful. Even if he can apply, it is meaningless to get a place far away from Dongting City. Now everyone knows Mount Jun Taoist field and everyone knows that “the fairy” is going to be the resident of Dongting City.
Han Kuisheng grabs the shovel in his daughter’s hand and digs a hole on the hillside.
Han Weiya has a sweet smile and plants a small pine tree in the pit which his father has dug. They have been busy until the evening. Pine trees are all planted on this scorched land. Han Weiya’s dream is to get herself a pine forest. She has been watering and fertilizing them, and her nose is covered with sweat.
They don’t have to pay for the first batch of saplings, seeds and fertilizers. The Han family is wealthy and Han Weiya hopes that she can plant successfully the first time.
The siblings of the Ma family and Colin all have their own test plots. She doesn’t want to lose to her friends!
It’s getting dark and the Ma’s Villa becomes lively again.
Compared to the quiet Dragon Palace, Ma’s Villa looks warmer. No one will know that Mortal Heart Fairy lives so near to the people of Dongting.
Ma Yiming and his generation have never planted fields themselves since they were born. The scorched land is hard. Even with the help of robots, this is still a tougher job than that of farmers before the New Era. If they don’t have a strong body, they really cannot endure this hardship.
The four young people wash away their sweat and exchange some farming experiences. Lin Luoran smiles and asks them to eat.
The cucurbit fruit grown in front of the yard tastes a bit sour when it is raw. With a bit of garlic salad, it is crunchy and sour, like pickled cucumber strips. She also cooks water spinach, steamed pork with preserved vegetables, and steamed eggplant with green pepper. These are all some home-made dishes.
Picky and mean cyan little fox is not here and Lin Luoran’s casual cooking is highly praised. Even Han Weiya and Ma Shuangshuang eat two bowls of rice.
After eating, the four take the initiative to clean up the dishes. They are about to go back to the room for self-cultivation when Lin Luoran stops them.
“I’m going to the center of Chuan province in two days and I can’t tell you when I will be back. The Dongting City is all up to you. Contact me if there is an emergency.”
Colin nods, “Should I go with you?”
Lin Luoran says no. After Miaoyin Spell Conference, Baojia left quietly. Lin Luoran doesn’t know where she’ll go except for the center of Chuan province.
Apart from looking for her, Lin Luoran herself also wants to go back to the center of Chuan province.
