Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 44: Hands off the shopkeeper
The morning sun shone through the window into the restaurant on the first floor of the City Lord's Mansion. Li Mu looked at the two people in front of him who were surprised, and greeted them with a smile: "Good morning!"

Since the establishment of Wanling City, Li Mu and the other three naturally no longer needed to cook. They carefully selected three aunts with excellent cooking skills from the survivors to be responsible for cooking three meals a day.

Cheng Cheng looked at Li Mu who was enjoying breakfast, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, and asked: "Old Li, when did you come back? How come I didn't notice anything?"

Ah Sao also walked to the dining table and sat down. He picked up a bowl of rice porridge and said as he drank it, "That's right. You didn't even tell us that you were back."

Li Mu replied casually: "I came back late yesterday, so I didn't inform you. Now just concentrate on eating, and then we'll have a meeting after that."

He waved his hand, indicating that they had something else to discuss later.

On the dining table that was several meters long, more than a dozen colorful dishes were laid out in dazzling array.

These include roasted wild boar, braised beef shanks, and fried pork ribs, among others.

The three people having the meal were all extraordinary people. The amount of food they ate in one meal was even equivalent to the food needed by three or five ordinary people for several days.

Therefore, meat is essential for three meals a day, otherwise relying solely on vegetable food will not be able to satisfy their hunger.

After finishing all the delicacies on the table, the three of them stood up and walked towards the top floor of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Chengcheng, please report the situation first."

Li Mu signaled Yao Chengcheng to report the situation first.

"I won't go into details about trivial matters. There are two things worth mentioning after you left."

Yao Chengcheng glanced at the two of them, saw Li Mu and Yu Shuaikang nodded slightly, and then continued.

On the day that Lao Li left, Fu Zikui, Han Dong and others returned from the West Lake Shelter with hundreds of poultry chicks.

With my approval, they built a farm covering several hundred square meters on the west side of Wanling City to raise chickens, ducks and piglets.

The breeders of these livestock were all selected by Han Dong himself and have rich breeding experience. Currently, all work is progressing smoothly.

When Yao Chengcheng reached this point, he looked at Li Mu, and seeing that he had no intention of asking any questions, he continued.

"On the third day after Lao Li left, the person in charge of the Hope Shelter, Ren Hong, came to Wanling City and was received by me personally."

"He came here to investigate the situation in Wanling City and decide whether to join us. I spent half a day showing him around most of Wanling City. In the end, he was impressed by the abundant food and high security in the city and decided to join on the spot."

"I welcome their joining, but he frankly said that the Hope Shelter is weak and does not have enough capacity to relocate independently. So, I sent a team, and brought your modified tomato, back to the Hope Shelter with them."

"With our support, there were no unexpected incidents along the way, and the 78 members of the Hope Shelter arrived at Wanling City safely in the evening of the next day."

"I have placed them in the vacant tree house on the south side. We will discuss the follow-up measures after you come back."

After listening to this, Li Mu's face became serious. He did not speak immediately. Instead, he tapped the table lightly with his fingers and fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, the other two did not disturb him, but just waited quietly for his decision.

A cup of tea passed in a flash, and Li Mu finally stopped what he was doing. He glanced at the two people and said slowly: "The operation of the farm is crucial. It will directly affect whether we have a stable source of meat. I decided to appoint Han Dong as the director of the farm and appropriately expand his authority so that he can recruit more people to be responsible for animal breeding. At the same time, we will find someone to be responsible for the ratio of animal feed to ensure their growth rate."

“At present, the number of animals we have is still too small. Chengcheng, you should continue to send people to the West Lake Shelter or other shelters to exchange as many animals as possible.

You can directly give them the resources they need. If the value of the food does not impress the shelter, you can use the crystal cores of mutant beasts instead. We must exchange as many poultry species as possible so that we can achieve a virtuous cycle in the future."

After listening to Li Mu's words, Yao Chengcheng nodded slightly.

"Regarding the handling of the Hope Shelter, you can discuss it with Ah Sao. It's nothing more than arranging proper housing and jobs for them and helping them adapt to life in Wanling City as soon as possible. I won't meet them in person."

"We haven't found more management talent yet. You should first select some reliable people from the residents to help you handle daily affairs. Try to form a management team and let them perform their duties to avoid being overburdened."

"If you encounter a similar situation in the future, you can make your own decisions without asking me for instructions. I need to focus on researching new plants now."

Li Mu has never been keen on power and has no interest in trivial matters.

He was even willing to distribute all the power in his hands. Even so, he was not worried that his subordinates would rebel. With his strength, the number of people was no longer a decisive factor.

What's more, letting him deal with these matters is simply a waste of time. The area in which he is best and should devote all his efforts is undoubtedly plant research.

"You are just a hands-off boss, and the ones who suffer are me and Chengcheng."

Yu Shuaikang couldn't help but complain when he heard Li Mu's arrangements. He didn't want to deal with these things either.

"If you find it troublesome, you might as well learn from me and find a reliable person as soon as possible and hand over the matter to him."

Li Mu simply ignored Ah Sao's complaints. He was destined to be the hands-off boss anyway.

"Alright, alright, I'll handle it. There's still something important to discuss."

"Old Li, I heard that you think something major is going to happen. Can you elaborate on that?"

Perhaps because he had more things to deal with, Cheng Cheng became more calm and started to ask about the key points.

“I can’t predict what kind of major event will happen, but I have a feeling that a disaster is about to happen. This indescribable premonition has made me feel uneasy recently.

Although we cannot predict what major events will happen in the future, being prepared can always make the final result better. "

Li Mu looked calm, but he was actually helpless inside. He had a premonition, but he couldn't predict the future!
"Ugh"

After hearing Li Mu's answer, Yao Chengcheng could only sigh.

"Go ahead and do your work. Don't worry too much. What if my hunch is wrong? I have brought back a large number of plants from Lin'an Botanical Garden and they are waiting for me to study them."

After saying that, Li Mu stood up and left the meeting room, walking straight towards his laboratory.

After reading many people’s suggestions, I will start adding more updates and adjustments tomorrow!
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(End of this chapter)