Returning to the end of the world before the natural disaster, I emptied the world of supplies

Chapter 401 Ancestor of Crops

What Song Haitao was worried about was not a problem for Jiang Yan.

The flow of time in her spatial storage area is still, and these seeds and plants put in there will only be better preserved than outside.

But she naturally couldn't say such words, so she could only comfort Song Haitao, "Doctor, choose the lesser of two evils, you don't have to worry too much."

Song Haitao nodded, "That's right."

Sun Jingtao took out a few isolation suits from the cabinet next to him and said, "Jiang Yan, when you go in later, do you want to wear these?"

There is a thick layer of glass separating the outer room from the area inside where storage racks are placed.

"It should be a sterile environment inside. We are like this..." Song Haitao glanced at Sun Jingtao and Jiang Yan, who were covered in blood, and then looked at himself. "Forget it, I'd better put it on. It can reduce some bacterial contamination, which is better."

Sun Jingtao had no intention of following them in. After handing the isolation suits to the two men, he turned and walked outside. "Okay, I'll go guard outside. Call me when you're ready."

No matter what kind of security environment he is in, one person must be left outside and not everyone can enter the house. This is a habit he has developed over the years.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Brother Tao." Jiang Yan handed him the emergency light, put on protective clothing, opened the inner door, and walked in with Song Haitao.

We will have to collect a lot of things later, including some high-tech equipment and instruments. It is not as simple as just throwing them into space. We also need people to guide and instruct them.

Apart from Mo Jingsheng, this person is most likely Song Haitao.

So Jiang Yan was already prepared to reveal some of her spatial strength in front of him.

However, Song Haitao was obviously not prepared.

He was completely shocked when he saw with his own eyes that the storage shelves filled with seeds disappeared completely after Jiang Yan's fingers touched them.

"Xiao Jiang, your high-tech backpack is really amazing."

"Not bad." Jiang Yan smiled and continued walking forward.

"Can it become smaller?" Song Haitao's eyes paused on this backpack that had no logo but looked of good quality.

"No. But it's okay, Doctor. Even if someone snatches it away, it will be useless." Jiang Yan knew what he meant by asking this and explained.

Song Haitao nodded, "That's good."

As a scientific researcher, he was full of curiosity about Jiang Yan's "black technology" backpack.

But his professional ethics and personal morality told him that some questions were not appropriate to ask.

So Song Haitao didn't continue asking.

He glanced around and changed the subject, "Xiao Jiang, after we collect these seeds, we will also collect the computers, instruments, and materials in the archives."

Jiang Yan nodded, "Okay."

After a while, except for the seeds, all the items in the house that could be picked up independently were collected by Jiang Yan into the space.

Song Haitao exclaimed repeatedly, "Food is the primary need of the people. If we preserve these seeds, our human race will be saved in the future."

After collecting more than 10,000 seeds, the two went to the plant area.

Looking at the rows of familiar yet unfamiliar plants on the culture racks, Jiang Yan was stunned. "Doctor, this plant looks like rice, but also like a weed—"

Halfway through her speech, she noticed that there were a lot of labels underneath the bottle.

“Wild rice?”

Looking at the other plants nearby, almost all of them have the word "wild" on them.

She was a little surprised. "How come such a good warehouse is filled with wild crops?"

Song Haitao, who has also done some homework in aerospace, explained: “This is because wild relatives of crops contain excellent genes for disease and pest resistance and stress resistance, which can be transferred to cultivated varieties through hybridization, thereby increasing crop yields and enhancing their ability to cope with adverse environmental conditions such as climate change.

But over time, wild crops will become extinct or hard to find, so they will be protected.”

"So these wild crops can be said to be the ancestors of the crops we grow now."

Jiang Yan paused as she was collecting the plants. "Then can I understand it this way? The Lieyan Base and Musen Base are constantly conducting mutation experiments on humans and animals. In the future, ordinary people will actually have no competitiveness in front of natural disasters and these mutants.

However, if humans who have not undergone any genetic changes can survive natural disasters, will they also become a scarce species like wild crops? "

"It's possible." Song Haitao clenched his fist angrily, and a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes. "It's very likely that they have already done so."

Jiang Yan was slightly startled, and suddenly her mind recalled a video she had seen a long time ago.

A long time ago, black slaves on farms abroad were required to wear iron masks when working.

The reason is that farmers are afraid that they will steal fruits and vegetables when picking them.

But strong male slaves did not need to wear it.

Because of this, in addition to participating in daily labor, male slaves were also assigned by the farmers to "breed" at night.
"I don't know how Xiao Mo is doing now." Song Haitao's words brought Jiang Yan back to her senses.

Jiang Yan finished collecting the last storage rack, "Doctor, I have a feeling he should be fine."

She even felt that Mo Zhongcheng and Mo Shuaifeng specifically brought her to the AS area, and later ejected her from the Yaoben base from the AS area, which was probably all predicted by Mo Jingsheng in advance.

However, isn't it a bit cruel for him to let his own sister get involved?
An hour and a half later, Jiang Yan, Song Haitao and Sun Jingtao returned to the ground.

It was completely dark.

Zhao Yougong and his team cut a lot of pine branches and brought them back.

The sleds and their contents were also brought into the house.

All the glass shards on the ground were swept away.

Kong Wu and Qin Lang found some broken bricks from somewhere and built a simple stove behind a sheltered pillar.

"The supplies in the canteen and dormitory next door have been looted, and the wooden doors have been removed, but we found this." Song Qian was holding a large black pot and a spatula, as well as half a bag of salt and chicken essence:
"We should be able to have a good meal tonight."

"There is salt!" Lin Xiaohui's originally tired eyes suddenly brightened, as if she had seen gold.

"We have successfully completed the move today. How about eating the musk ox tonight? Or have some beef to nourish everyone?" Zhao Yougong said with a smile and subconsciously looked at Song Haitao and Jiang Yan.

The entire team did not specify who the leader was.

But when people encounter a problem, they will subconsciously seek the opinions of these two people.

Song Haitao smiled and nodded, "No problem with that. Although there is enough food now, I suggest you save some. But everyone should just enjoy a full meal tonight."

"Okay, I'm going to slaughter the cow!" Zhao Yougong heard it and happily carried the axe and walked towards the musk ox that had already frozen.

Lin Xiaohui took out her scalpel and said happily, "Honey, I'll go help you!"

Su Dai was stunned. "Doctor Lin, you don't need a scalpel to kill a cow, right?"

"I am responsible for solving the cowhide problem." Lin Xiaohui said with a smile.

Zhao Yougong paused when he heard this and said, "We need to boil some water first to remove the ice from the cow."

"Leave the boiling water to me." Kong Wu volunteered, picked up the big pot and walked out.

Sun Jingtao followed with the emergency light, "I'll go with you. We can't get into the black snow below."