Chapter 95: Rice was moved to the desert. Did it get kicked in the head by a donkey?
When they really arrived at the so-called "land reclamation front", Martha and her friends found that the introduction given by the tour guide Linkley was too one-sided.

The Chinese idea of ​​using the desert as "farmland" is already very bold. What's even more incredible is that just building an orchard seems to be unable to satisfy the Chinese people's "ambition" at all! In the depths of this desert that should be a forbidden zone for life, the Chinese are simply provoking nature. Not only are there green fields and orchards, but they have also artificially built many "paddy fields" and seem to be planting something in them!
This frightened the Allenians who had seen the power of the desert!

"Oh my God! Am I seeing things? It's ok that the Chinese planted a row of Haloxylon ammodendron trees on the edge of the desert for greening, but in the center of this desert, they even opened an orchard?"

"Apples, grapes, melons, watermelons...all kinds of fruits I've ever seen and eaten seem to be found here! But it seems like there aren't many of each kind of fruit, and some of the fruits seem to be wilted, as if they haven't grown well!"

"I've already said that this is an experimental field, so they must have planted a variety of fruits to try. The yield is definitely not high, so it's not surprising that some fruits can't grow. Rather, it's a miracle that so many kinds of fruits can grow, okay!?"

"I can't even imagine it. If I were trapped in the desert and suddenly saw an orchard like this, I would definitely hallucinate that I've gone to heaven! This is simply not a scene that can appear in this world!"

"And what's in that paddy field? Is that rice? But why is there so much water being irrigated underneath? Could it be rice? Has China gone crazy enough to plant rice in the depths of the desert? Are they crazy or am I crazy!?"

"Rice is the king of water consumption. I've only heard that it can be grown in South Asia and Southeast Asia where there is abundant rainfall! The Chinese actually moved rice to the desert. Did a camel kick their brains?!"

There were waves of exclamations one after another.

No one could believe what they saw. The green belt made of Haloxylon ammodendron trees was the limit of what they could understand. Planting trees and building a defense line between humans and the desert was the only solution recognized by Blue Star to prevent desertification and erosion! There was no other solution! Everyone said that with the current technology of mankind, it was impossible to compete with the power of nature!

So, is what China is now producing its own alien technology?
"Hey! Xiaolin, it's not time for the water delivery yet, why are you here? Did something happen outside?"

After Lin Yan and others got off the car, a well-mannered man came to greet them.

He was wearing a pair of thick glasses and holding a stack of record forms in his hands. You could tell at first glance that he was a scientific researcher.

It is just slightly different from most people's impression of scientific researchers buried in the laboratory. This expert named Li Peng has been working on the front line in western Xinjiang all year round. He does not look like a scientific researcher, but more like a farmer who has been working in the fields all year round. His skin is therefore extremely dark. At first glance, no one would think that he is from a scientific research background.

"Mr. Li, I just brought two of my friends here for a visit. It's very quiet outside, nothing happened."

As he spoke, Linkley picked a rosy apple from the tree and said in surprise:
"Ripe? I remember the apples on this patch of trees were still quite green when I came here last time. Can we pick them and eat them now? They look no different from the apples we usually eat, right?"

The focus of the whole audience was immediately on the apple in Linklei's hand!

Apples are a very common fruit that can be found everywhere on Blue Star.

But it is very unusual to grow apples in a desert with extreme water shortage!
"Well, the improved apple seedlings look good and can adapt to the special needs of desert areas. But it is still far from our ideal form. We hope that it can produce three harvests a year in the desert. Now it can only produce five harvests in three years, not even two harvests a year. It's still far from it."

Two crops a year? The goal is even three crops a year?
Are you Chinese scientists so crazy?

Prince Abel was stunned at this moment!

Apples may look like an ordinary fruit, but they are actually very stubborn. No matter how you improve their varieties and grow them at higher quality, they will always ripen only once a year!
It's not enough that China has the crazy idea of ​​planting apples in the desert, and even almost reaching a ripening speed of two harvests a year? Tell me! Where did you Chinese pick up this alien technology from!

Not to mention him as an outsider, even Lin Yan took the apple out of curiosity, played with it in his hands, and asked with interest:

“Could it be that the special varieties of fruits and vegetables in Western Xinjiang were developed here?” “About 70 to 80 percent.”

"That's really... not easy."

Lin Yan looked at the buildings in front of him.

They were surrounded by orchards, paddy fields and other agricultural facilities, and in the middle of these agricultural facilities were a few simple concrete buildings. Including Li Peng, a total of more than 20 researchers worked hard here, taking great pains to develop and cultivate each seedling, and also personally planted these seedlings and observed their growth results closely to improve their own research plans.

When you walk into this research institute, apart from the extremely advanced scientific research equipment that is obviously extremely advanced at a glance, the rest of the living facilities can be described as simple or even "crude" - there is only a dining table and a few sofas in the public area, and a wooden bed, two desks, and a few chairs in the room, and that's all.

Looking at the living conditions of these scientific researchers, countless people were silent.

Is this the kind of living condition a scientist should have?
Which country doesn't treat its most important scientists like treasures? A few simple tables, chairs and wooden beds are the scientists' daily life? What a joke!
They have no doubt that if their country dared to let its own researchers live such a "poor" life, it would cause protests from researchers across the country the next day! Or even leave the country!
How could Chinese researchers endure such harsh conditions? And even produce results that were as terrifying as alien technology under such harsh conditions?

Martha sat on the hard chair that hurt her buttocks and asked in a trembling voice:

"Is this how you usually live? Don't you think it's hard? I looked around and there doesn't even seem to be a place to take a shower..."

Li Peng rolled his eyes and didn't even bother to explain. It was obvious that he had gotten used to it.

After all, no one would specifically explain to others why they need to eat every day.

Lin Yan understood it clearly and explained to Martha:

"The most important thing in the institute is people, followed by these high-precision scientific research equipment. Don't forget, this is the center of the desert, and sandstorms often hit. I think the entire building should be a temporary building. When a sandstorm comes, they will immediately take the scientific research equipment and leave, and then come back to rebuild the institute after the sandstorm stops. In this way, there is no need to work hard on living conditions, because no matter how much effort is put in, it will be in vain, and everything will be fed to the desert as garbage."

Li Peng listened and smiled: "Yes, young man, you have some insights, and you are right on point. We are used to the bad weather in the desert anyway. It doesn't matter if we live in a worse place. We get covered in sand every day anyway, so why bother about these details? Xiaolin, you——"

Li Peng looked through the scientific research records in his hand and frowned, saying, "Old Liu should have issued a warning. The Takla Desert has been too quiet recently. The wind speed, dust scale and other data have all dropped to a rare low, which is too abnormal in this wind disaster season. The city's meteorological station has been asked to strengthen observation and report at any time. We should have reminded you not to come here if you have nothing to do, right?"

Although these words were not directed at Lin Yan, Lin Yan still couldn't help but subconsciously slap the culprit on the head.

Martha: “…Woo.”

Linklei spread his hands and was about to explain when his walkie-talkie suddenly rang loudly.

"Brother Lin! Brother Lin! Emergency! Emergency! Have you reached the front line of reclamation? Please reply immediately if you get it! Please reply immediately if you get it!"

At the same time, the cell phones of Li Peng, his assistant, and all the staff in the institute were ringing like crazy!
Seeing this scene, everyone's heart suddenly sank!
What's going on here!?

(End of this chapter)