Day by day in the infinite game

Chapter 209 209. Travel in the Desert ([-])
After breakfast, the players carried the shovels they had prepared and followed the villagers to the village chief's house.

Lao Yang, who was holding a shovel, frowned and looked at these serious-looking young people. He finally nodded, but still warned in a deep voice: "I don't ask for any help from you, I just hope you don't cause trouble." That's it."

The players nodded helplessly.

This warning made people feel uneasy with a baby-like tone, which was really embarrassing.

If you want to change the village chief's opinion, it seems it's time to show your true strength.

The village chief took the lead, followed by a small group of villagers, followed closely by the players, and an instantly growing team stepped into the desert.

Compared with the taciturn village chief, several other villagers appeared to be very honest and talkative. In a short time, Lao Tian, ​​a master of interpersonal communication, had successfully infiltrated the villagers, and they chatted with each other "old brother" one after another.

"Brother, if we plant trees here, will the survival rate be high?" Tian's younger brother Yuanzhi came online.

"Where can it be high!" Villager A shook his head, with a helpless expression on his face, "There is a lot of wind and sand here, and sometimes the seedlings that were planted hard the day before came to see them the next day, and they had already been blown away by the wind, and they had to come back again. Even if the sapling doesn’t say anything, my heart aches.”

"Ah? Is it so difficult? What should we do then?" Lao Tian stared.

His silly expression obviously pleased many people. A village woman wearing a headscarf even turned her head and glanced at him: "What can I do? Just plant it again. After planting the saplings, use branches, stones, etc. Strengthen seedlings to minimize the chance of them blowing away.”

"Yes, we will plant again after the wind blows away. This is how we came here. No matter how distressed or angry we are, we can't give up. We must persevere. You see, the trees and bushes around us are all grown slowly and slowly bit by bit. It’s accumulated.”

Villager A looked at them with relief in his eyes, like parents seeing their children who have finally grown up.

The players listened quietly, feeling suddenly heavy in their hearts.

Soon, we arrived at our destination.

Lao Yang turned around with a shovel, and the other villagers spread out without waiting to be greeted to check the planting status of the seedlings.

"You can move around freely, but please be careful where you step. Planting seedlings is not easy, so please cooperate. In addition, don't go too far. There are many dangers in the desert. There are quicksands in some places. Once you fall in, it will be difficult to escape. I hope you all can Take responsibility for your own safety. Okay, I won’t be verbose anymore, just do it yourself.”

Lao Yang patted the black dog on the head, picked up the shovel and walked into the nursery forest.

The player team was quickly divided into several teams, led by their respective team leaders to observe the villagers.

Different from the common tree planting situation in cities, planting trees in desert areas is not as simple as digging a hole, placing trees, filling the hole, and watering.

The villagers almost crawled on the ground, inspecting the seedlings that had been blown up by the wind, then replanting them, and finding dry branches to reinforce them. They repeated this action roughly tens of thousands of times every year.

"Uncle, what can I do to help?" Laojiu carefully avoided the seedlings on the ground and came to Lao Yang.

Seeing that his expression didn't look fake, Lao Yang didn't refuse anymore: "First follow me and learn to dig out seedlings that can be transplanted."

"Be careful when you dig, don't use too much force, don't be impatient, and don't hurt their root system."

"Come here and let me see." Master Yang demonstrated once and then asked Lao Jiu to try it out.

Laojiu, who studied medicine, was originally cautious and conscientious in his work. He kept in mind the key points of the village chief's instructions and completed the operation steps in slow motion but to the village chief's satisfaction.

Lao Yang patted the young man who impressed him and said, "Boy, you did a good job. These seedlings are our hard work and our hope. I believe you will take good care of them."

Everything went well on Laojiu's end, and the other players also sought advice from the villagers. Soon, the seedling forest was full of busy figures.

"Uncle, where should we plant?"

Old Jiu asked, carefully protecting the Haloxylon ammodendron tree seedling in his arms.

"Go west. The sand control forest in the east is quite large. Let's go over there and take a look later. The sand in the west is in worse condition. It is adjacent to a large area of ​​saline-alkali land, which is Populus euphratica. Our patron saint in the desert can adapt there. .”

Everyone tried their best to bend their bodies forward to block the wind for the seedlings in their arms. They all looked funny, but they were also very cute.

"There are some Elaeagnus jujubes on the trees here. They taste good. If you are interested, you can pick them and try them. You may not be able to eat them elsewhere."

Lao Yang pointed to a small forest nearby, his eyes full of nostalgia.

These Elaeagnus jujube trees were planted by his father himself. They are now very tall, nearly three meters tall, with lush branches, full of vitality and abundant fruits.If the old man is still here, he must be very happy to see this scene.

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"Uncle, shall we water now?" Lao Jiu followed Lao Yang's footsteps, asking questions back and forth.

They had just planted the seedlings next to a relatively mature small forest. The woods were mostly composed of Elaeagnus angustifolia, Salix salix, and Sea Buckthorn trees. With their presence, they could block part of the wind and sand for the seedlings to a certain extent.

"Well, water it." Lao Yang glanced at the serious Lao Jiu, his expression much softer.

They opened the water bottles they brought and began to carefully irrigate the roots of the seedlings.

Unlike other players who were busy taking care of the seedlings, Tang Qinqin was "chatting" with this group of tenacious plants.

Seabuckthorn: "I'm not bragging. Human beings have confirmed that my fruit has extremely high nutritional value. They call me the king of vitamin C. The nutrients I contain can promote regeneration, protect and nourish the skin, and delay aging."

Elaeagnus: "I'm not bad either. I'm called 'Desert Ruby'. As soon as you hear this name, you know my value and how popular I am. Not only am I sought after by humans, but animals also like me very much. They eat me I can help them release milk and nurse their babies.”

Salix: "Although my fruit is not very famous, I am very extraordinary. My branches are bushy and not afraid of sand pressure, my root system is developed, and my germination is strong. I am one of the main tools used by humans to prevent wind and sand. I heard that humans invented On the 'Cloud Planting Tree' online platform, my name is very popular and I am very popular. I still have a lot of use value..."

Haloxylon ammodendron tree: "Everyone, please keep a low profile. Living in such a harsh environment, who of us is an ordinary person? There is still a human here. Don't let people read the joke and say that we plants are arrogant and immodest. I Well, I don’t need to introduce more. I am also a warrior used by humans to prevent wind and sand and stabilize sand dunes. I can be used as fuel, feed, or just a traditional Chinese medicinal material. I am also hailed by humans as a desert guardian, ecological The benefits are great..."

(End of this chapter)