Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2233 The abnormal crops are not an isolated case!
Time flies like water.

Another month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Three months have passed since the sea fog arrived at the headquarters base in Dazhangshu.

Over the course of these three months, the camphor tree experienced torrential rain initially due to the use of rain-inducing agents, followed by blizzards as temperatures continued to drop.

The temperature dropped to minus fifteen or sixteen degrees Celsius, with biting winds and freezing snow.

But the residents and combat personnel at the base continued to live, work, and fight off the zombies as usual.

Meanwhile, Xiao Jun, stationed at the tungsten mine in Xunwu County, transported six batches of tungsten ore to the headquarters via a transport convoy.

This batch of tungsten ore can produce 2 million tungsten steel alloy bullets, greatly alleviating the bullet shortage predicament of the Dazhangshu forces.

In addition, led by Li Tie and assisted by a helicopter squadron, they also successively eliminated the King Kong zombie horde on the iron mines surrounding the camphor tree within this month.

They obtained a maternal gland from each zombie mother.

Half of the mother nucleus glands were sent by an elite team to a secret research base in a mountain cave more than 100 kilometers away from the headquarters.

After Li Tie and his team cleared the area, the number of Vajra zombies outside the camphor tree base decreased by 80%.

The pressure of defending the city suddenly decreased.

After this experience leading the team, Li Tie exudes a decisive and ruthless aura.

This was the first time he had single-handedly commanded a large-scale operation for an extended period of time.

The successful completion of this mission significantly elevated his status within the military department.

In the entire military department, apart from Li Yu, his third uncle, his eldest uncle, and a few section chiefs, he had the highest prestige, even higher than that of a typical combat battalion commander.

Inner city.

The Inner City Branch of the First People's Hospital of Dazhangshu.

Third floor, cardiovascular ward.

Li Tie, carrying a basin of fruit freshly picked from the greenhouse, pulled aside a passing nurse and asked:
"Bi Tianxing, which room is Director Bi in?"

After seeing Li Tie, the nurse pointed ahead and answered:
"Ward 319."

"Okay, thank you." Li Tie nodded and then walked towards room 319.

Arriving at ward 319, he knocked on the door, and heard Bi Tianxing's somewhat weak voice coming from inside.

"Enter."

Li Tie pushed open the door and walked in. He immediately saw Bi Tianxing lying on the hospital bed, covered with a blanket, his face pale.

There was also a member of the helicopter squadron, Fei Wen, standing nearby.

Li Tie also knew him.

"Captain Li." Fei Wen quickly stood up from his chair when he saw Li Tie.

Bi Tianxing smiled at Li Tie and asked in a somewhat unsteady tone:
"I heard from Fei Wen that you did a great job in clearing out the King Kong zombies this time, Captain Li Tie."

Li Tie placed the fruit basket on the table next to the hospital bed.

This room contains only one hospital bed and also has a private bathroom and toilet.

The ward also has a desk and a sofa, making it quite well-equipped.

After briefly glancing at the layout of the ward, Li Tie turned his gaze back to Bi Tianxing's face and replied:
"It's all thanks to the brothers' hard work. We followed the plan and it went smoothly. It's nothing special."

"And you? You look better."

Bi Tianxing gently lifted the blanket, revealing his bandaged chest.

"Open-chest surgery is incredibly painful, but thankfully, Dr. Liu is a master of coronary artery bypass surgery, and the operation was performed very well."

Li Tie smiled and nodded. "The surgery was successful, that's good."

"Captain Bi, just rest and recover. There are far fewer King Kong zombies outside the base than before, and with the tungsten ore that Xiao Jun brought back, our base's bullet problem has been completely solved!"

Bi Tianxing let out a long sigh of relief, seemingly feeling much more relaxed.

"Then I'm relieved. Tip, pour Captain Li Tie a small glass of wine."

Li Tie was a little confused. What? He had to drink alcohol just to see a patient?

What customs?
Seeing Li Tie's bewildered look, Bi Tianxing explained:

"It's just a custom. Hospitals aren't considered auspicious places. You're still young, so just take a small sip."

Li Tie took the small glass of wine that Fei Wen handed him and drank it all in one gulp.

"Then Captain Bi, you should rest well. I won't bother you anymore." Li Tie placed the small cup on the table.

Bi Tianxing nodded. "Thank you for coming to see me. Once I'm healed, let's have a good drink together."

“It’s a deal!” Li Tie replied firmly, then turned and left decisively.

Bi Tianxing watched Li Tie's departing figure and fell into deep thought.

He thought to himself: I feel like Li Tie is different now. He seems more composed and decisive.

It seems that this month of large-scale operations has been a baptism for him.

It has helped Li Tie grow a lot.

Plantation No. 1 outside the city.

Inside greenhouse D-83.

As usual, junior agronomist Tian Fang came to the greenhouse to carry out his day's work.

Regularly check the temperature, humidity, and ventilation in the greenhouse.

After he finished inspecting these areas, he nervously headed to area number eight of the greenhouse.

A month ago, he discovered that the edges of the potato seedlings growing in area eight had unnatural brown spots, and there were golden spots shining in the center of the brown spots.

He reported it, but his superior, Sima Qian, did not pay any attention to it.

Over the past month, the condition that appeared in that small patch of potato seedlings in area eight has not spread to other potato seedlings.

Tap tap tap~
Before he even reached Zone 8, he discovered that overnight, the potato seedlings in Zones 6, 7, and 8 had developed brownish-red spots on their leaves.

"What!?"

Upon witnessing this scene, he was struck dumb, and his entire body swayed.

He initially thought it was true, as Ma Qian had said, that it was just a small-scale case of insufficient fertility.
But he fattened up the potato seedlings in area eight for the past month.

Unexpectedly, it even spread!

He hurriedly squatted down and then pulled up a potato seedling.

The small potatoes under the potato sprouts have shriveled up!

A month ago, he noticed that the small potatoes growing below were just a little small and looked a bit odd.

But now it's completely shriveled, as if all its nutrients have been drained.

He broke open the shriveled potato, and it was hollow inside!
According to the timeline, these potatoes should be about half the size of a fist by now, and they could be harvested in another month!
But now, it has turned into a hollow potato, with an outer skin and an empty inside.

He stumbled and randomly pulled out a few potato seedlings from areas seven and eight.

Without exception, all the potatoes turned shriveled up!
Finished!

He sat on the ground, stunned for a long time.

He is a junior agronomist and is responsible for the management of five greenhouses.

Each greenhouse has ten sections.

Now, in one of the greenhouses under his jurisdiction, problems have appeared in three sections.

He sat on the ground, stunned for a while, when suddenly he realized something and quickly got up.

He ran to other areas to check on the potato seedlings. To his horror, he discovered that, except for a few areas, the potato seedlings all had extremely tiny, dark brown spots.

These spots are so small that they are almost invisible unless you crouch down and examine them closely.

He quickly pulled out a few to observe how the potatoes below were growing.

Fortunately, there haven't been any major changes.

His eyes darted around, indicating that the potatoes in areas six, seven, and eight were primarily affected.
But it seems that as time goes by, potatoes in other areas will likely be affected as well.

Could this really be a disease?
If this is a disease, then the entire D-83 will probably be affected.

But looking at these dark brown spots, they didn't seem like a disease; at least, he couldn't recall ever seeing such a disease before.

It's more like a mutation of a plant.

He quickly packed the potato seedlings (numbers 6, 7, and 8) along with the potatoes, as well as the less affected seedlings, into vacuum-sealed plastic bags, sealed them, and placed them in a basket.

I was just about to take these things and run to the agronomist's office.

But when he reached the entrance of the greenhouse, he suddenly stopped.

He glanced down at the basket in his hand, and an idea flashed through his mind.

What if this problem wasn't limited to greenhouse DS-83?
The thought sent chills down his spine.

He quickly put the basket down and rushed out of the greenhouse almost like a madman.

I went to the DS-82 greenhouse next door and squatted down to carefully check the sweet potato seedlings inside.

No burnt brown spots appeared.

He found more than a dozen sweet potato seedlings in the greenhouse and even dug out the sweet potatoes inside; everything seemed normal.

But he wasn't reassured and went to the other three greenhouses he was in charge of.

DS-81 is fine, and greenhouse DS-80 is also fine.

Greenhouse No. DS-79 also
wrong!

His gaze suddenly fell on a sweet potato seedling at the edge, and he stared intently at a single leaf on that seedling.

The leaf made him tremble all over, as if it were a man-eating beast.

"No, no, this isn't an isolated case!!!"

He squatted down and dug out the sweet potato seedling to examine it closely. It was almost identical to the brownish-red spots he had just found in greenhouse DS-83.

How could this be!
He gasped.

The problem is now more complicated than he had anticipated.

Generally speaking, plant diseases are mainly divided into infectious diseases (contagious) and non-infectious diseases (non-contagious).

Infectious diseases are caused by biological pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and nematodes, and can spread among plants.

However, this disease can only occur in a single greenhouse due to the isolation provided by the greenhouse.

Therefore, even if a disease occurs, it will at most affect the crop harvest in one greenhouse.

The fifth-generation intelligent greenhouse is set up with very strict requirements. Each greenhouse is independent, and the shovels and other agricultural tools used are also individually configured.

Even during harvesting, disinfection methods are used to prevent the spread of diseases between greenhouses.

but
Of the five greenhouses he managed, greenhouses DS83 and DS79 simultaneously developed an unknown "lesion"—brown spots.
He knew it shouldn't be a lesion, but he didn't know how to describe the situation.

"This is a huge mess!"

The problematic sweet potato was uprooted and brought to the entrance of the greenhouse.

He originally intended to go to the agronomist's office to report immediately, but after careful consideration, he felt it would be more appropriate to have the leader come and see for himself.

then.

He quickly contacted his superior, Sima Qian, using a walkie-talkie.

"Master Ma, we've discovered a peculiar disease in the greenhouse I'm in charge of. No, it's not really a disease, it's more like a plant mutation. Could you please come and take a look?"

zizi~
Ma Qian's voice came through the walkie-talkie, "Diseases? Where are there so many diseases? It's probably just a fertilizer problem. Last time, greenhouse number 53 had the same problem. Go and learn from Lao Zhao."

Old Zhao is also a junior agronomist, at the same level as Tian Fang, and is in charge of five greenhouses.

Ma Qian is an intermediate agronomist with five junior agronomists under his command, responsible for 25 greenhouses.

Upon hearing Ma Qian's reply, Tian Fang anxiously shouted:

“Master Ma, this time it’s really different. Crops in two greenhouses have developed brown spots at the same time, and it’s two different crops that have developed this problem at the same time.”

I suspect this is not a simple disease, but rather a large-scale plant mutation!

Upon hearing his words, Ma Qian's expression changed slightly. Sitting in his chair, he asked seriously:

Which two greenhouses?

“Greenhouses DS83 and DS79, one is used to grow potatoes, and the other is used to grow sweet potatoes.”

Ma Qian, who was in the agronomist's office, suddenly changed his expression.

If only two nearby greenhouses experienced changes, that would be understandable, given their proximity.

However, there are three greenhouses between DS83 and DS79, which is at least a hundred meters apart.

And they are different crops.

Realizing this was not an ordinary situation, Ma Qian quickly replied:

Where are you now? I'm coming right away.

“I’m in greenhouse DS79 right now, but I’m going to greenhouse DS83 later. The situation there is more typical. I’ll wait for you there.”

"it is good."

Ma Qian put down the walkie-talkie, a hint of worry in his eyes.

He quickly put on his coat, and when he got to the door, he put on a protective suit that agronomists always wear.

This isolation suit is a one-piece design with an attached hood.

He pushed open the office door, and outside, snow was falling heavily.

Within a 20-kilometer radius of the large camphor tree, snowfall occurred due to the effects of rain-inducing bombs.

Their plantation, No. 1 outside the city, was also within 20 kilometers of Dazhangshu, so it also experienced snowfall.

It was bitterly cold.

He didn't ride his electric scooter; instead, he walked there.

The roads are slippery in snowy weather. Although snowplows are used to clear the snow, the ground is too slippery, and it is easy to fall while riding an electric scooter.

A dozen minutes later.

He arrived at greenhouse DS83.

After taking off his protective suit, he immediately saw Tian Fang squatting on the ground.

"Let me see!" Ma Qian shouted impatiently after taking off his clothes.

Tian Fang turned his head and saw him, holding a potato sprout along with the shriveled little potato underneath, and walked over.

"Master Ma, look at this, it doesn't look like a lesion at all, what is it?"

Ma Qian looked at the dark brown spots on the edge of the leaf, with a golden sheen in the center of the spots, which looked somewhat eerie.

His pupils contracted slightly.

This, this, this
Even though he had been an agronomist for so many years and had encountered all sorts of diseases, this time, he...
I have absolutely no idea how the brownish-red spots on the potato leaves formed.

"I don't know either." After observing the leaves for a long time, he frowned and answered in a sullen tone.