Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 327 Dredging the World's Thousands of Rivers
Li Xiang arrived at Jiang Cai'er's three-bedroom apartment and replenished her refrigerator with all sorts of supplies, replacing all the snacks in the room. There were still many left over from before, and now he had added a lot of new, high-end imported goods.

We also added several bags of coffee beans from different brands. Some of the beans were just roasted and need to rest for a while to achieve a stable flavor.

When Jiang Cai'er returned, she saw Li Xiang doing housework and couldn't help but rush into her arms like Xiao Yan'er.

That evening, they went to visit the Forbidden City (it was too crowded during the day), and then went deep underground to visit the Dragon Spirit of the Capital. However, the Dragon Spirit of the Capital was still asleep, so Li Xiang and the others left quietly without disturbing it.

When Li Xiang came over, Jiang Cai'er took a few days off to accompany him on his travels, eating and drinking. Jiang Cai'er is indeed a prolific writer and performs exceptionally well. In less than half a year since enrolling, she has already entered a national key laboratory and started participating in research projects and conducting experiments.

This is almost impossible for the average freshman. Nobody gets this privilege.

Jiang Cai'er has not only begun to participate in major scientific research projects, but has also published several review articles in journals with extremely high impact factors, such as Nuclear Science and Techniques, EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies, Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations, and Nuclear Science and Engineering.

The little one nestled in Li Xiang's arms, his face beaming with pride as he shared with him.

"Bao'er is the best, a little scientific research genius!" Li Xiang naturally didn't hold back his praise. Jiang Cai'er had grown up; she was no longer the little high school girl she used to be. Her demeanor and speech exuded the air of a scientific research elite.

In particular, when Jiang Cai'er talked to Li Xiang about some scientific research matters, well, Li Xiang didn't quite understand.

After all, he didn't study this major before, and it's like being in a completely different field. Moreover, what Jiang Cai'er was talking about wasn't just ordinary basic knowledge, but rather sharing some of her new insights in this area.

But Li Xiang listened very attentively, nodding and praising from time to time. In short, regardless of whether he understood or not, he prioritized emotional appeal.

This amused Jiang Cai'er greatly, and the two enjoyed their time together immensely.

But five days later, Jiang Cai'er started asking him to leave again. The main reason was that Li Xiang's presence was too physically and mentally draining for her, and she couldn't handle it, even though Li Xiang was being reserved and subtle, always pressing the accelerator lightly.

“From now on, you can only stay here for a maximum of three days a month. Any longer and it will really affect my research career,” Jiang Cai’er pouted.

"Okay, okay, don't push yourself too hard, just do your best."

It must be said that Jiang Cai'er is very hardworking. Even though she is in college, she is still diligent and never slacks off. She is either in class or in the library or laboratory. She hardly has any weekends and doesn't return to her residence until after 11 pm every night.

She possesses the world's most brilliant mind, along with two "memory palaces" and a "matrix quantum computer." How can anyone compete with her? She is arguably the most accomplished top scorer in the history of the National College Entrance Examination.

Therefore, in less than half a year since enrolling, she has earned the titles of "Little Research Maniac" and "Research Goddess" and has become a prominent figure on campus.

Several boys tried to pursue her, but Jiang Cai'er naturally turned them down. Besides Li Xiang, what other man could possibly catch her eye?

Moreover, she and ordinary boys are from two completely different worlds, so it's simply impossible for them to be together.

Li Xiang recently crafted many extraordinary pieces of jewelry and gave Jiang Cai'er more than ten pieces, but she didn't wear any of them. It wasn't that she didn't like them, but she felt that "wearing gold and silver" was too ostentatious. She preferred to be "natural" and had no jewelry on her body.

Furthermore, it's inconvenient to wear jewelry while conducting experiments.

But she kept all the jewelry that Li Xiang gave her. Because these pieces were extraordinary items, they could be nurtured in a spiritual energy vortex and could be "changed" immediately when needed.

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After returning home, Li Xiang secluded himself to cultivate, and also meticulously crafted several pieces of gold jewelry for his grandmother, all of them extraordinary items. He crafted over thirty pieces, but only selected three suitable for the elderly, capable of protecting their health and safety. Moreover, they did not require spiritual power to activate, acting as talismans with a "passive" attribute.

First, there is the "Longevity Gold Bracelet," which possesses two extraordinary attributes: "immunity from all diseases" and "protection by karma." The "protection by karma" attribute is particularly remarkable; when an elderly person is scammed, the bracelet vibrates and projects a holographic image of a fraud prevention guide; it can also absorb the emotional energy of verbal abuse and transform it into the calming scent of sandalwood.

Li Xiang's "Crystal Gold Armor" absorbed the essence of Eileen's alchemy and Jiang Cai'er's "artificial intelligence," which is why the extraordinary items he created were so strange and had the characteristics of modern technology products.

Secondly, the "Qiankun Ping An Kou" possesses two extraordinary attributes: "Five Qi Converging to the Origin" and "Unmoved in All Directions".

"Five Qi Converging to the Origin" can prevent myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction, while "Eight Directions Immovable" is for dealing with emergencies, such as car accidents or falling objects from heights. It can generate an amber gold barrier with a radius of 1 meter. There is also the skill "Shrinking the Earth to an Inch", which can teleport people to a safe point within 500 meters. However, it can only be used three times. After three times, the safety buckle will break.

It's alright, Li Xiang can refine it again later. Hopefully, he won't need it.

Thirdly, the "Double Blessings and Longevity Lock" possesses two extraordinary attributes: "Rejuvenating Spiritual Breath" and "Affinity with Earth Veins".

"Rejuvenating Breath" means that when the wearer's heart rate is below 50 or above 120, it automatically releases "life pulses" to stimulate the vagus nerve and restore normal rhythm.

"Earth Pulse Affinity" activates an anti-gravity field (0.5-second buffer) at the moment of a fall, reducing the impact force by 90%. This is because elderly people are most afraid of falling.

With these three protective charms, Li Xiang felt much more at ease.

He also prepared many gifts for Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui, including various extraordinary necklaces, rings, earrings, magical weapons, and armor, equipping them from head to toe. Yao Yao's clones also received some.

The tenth-tier extraordinary item "Purple Gold Blazing Poison Tail Thorn" obtained in Africa is shaped like a Western rapier, extremely sharp, and has two extraordinary attributes, "Crimson Flame Corrosion" and "Accumulated Poison Explosion," which are particularly suitable for Lei Xiaohui, but it only has the "blade" and no hilt.

Therefore, Li Xiang used "Crystal Gold Armor" to add a golden hilt to the stinger for easy gripping. The finished product was like a fine work of art, and Lei Xiaohui loved it after receiving it.

Because Li Xiang had two "Endurance" runes and had even added points to them, his fighting power increased more than threefold. When they "fought" again, Yao Yao complained bitterly. She used to be able to fight Li Xiang for two hours, but now she was defeated in just thirty-four minutes.

As for Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui, it goes without saying that they were completely exhausted after just over ten minutes, like a pile of mud, with no strength left in their bodies.

Jiang Cai'er lasted a little longer, firstly because she was more skilled, and secondly because Li Xiang was more tender and gentle with her, unlike when he was driving other cars and flooring the gas pedal.

However, Jiang Cai'er is not very interested in this aspect; she is more engrossed in academics and scientific research.

After cultivating at home for over a month, Li Xiang, feeling restless and contemplative, came to the banks of the Yellow River and began dredging it.

There will be a massive flood in two years, and the north has always lacked experience in flood control and prevention, especially the Yellow River, which has changed course many times in history and is now not navigable along its entire length.

The river is not navigable for two main reasons: firstly, the upstream terrain is steep and the current is rapid; secondly, the downstream is a "suspended river" or "above-ground river," meaning the Yellow River's riverbed is higher than the surrounding plains, making the water shallow and unnavigable. Furthermore, when the water volume is high, the river can breach its banks and change course at any time, flooding the Central Plains.

The construction of water conservancy projects and the dredging of rivers play a very important and crucial role in flood control.

Li Xiang is going to undertake a huge project, dredging rivers of all sizes and thousands of waterways across the country. He won't be working for nothing; he'll be cultivating himself while he works, which will greatly benefit his own strength.

Working in his own vegetable garden is no longer of much benefit to him, but if he were to dredge the rivers of the world, he has a feeling that he might be able to step into the Saintly realm in one fell swoop!
Compared to the Yangtze River, the Yellow River needs dredging even more, so he came to his first stop, the banks of the Yellow River!

(End of this chapter)