My abstract plant was exposed by my sister.

Lin Muyang nodded: "That's enough."

Fang Jingshan coughed lightly from the side: "Let's get down to business. If it's a large-scale sale, how will the profits be divided?"

Xiao Kui's camera trembled slightly; her hand shook. Making money was the most important thing.

Principal Chen continued, "The school provides the land, seedlings, and some start-up capital; you provide the induction solution that meets the requirements."

The profits will be split proportionally; the school's suggestion is a 50/50 split, half for you and half for the school. What do you think?

Lin Muyang remained silent for a moment. The school provided the land and sales channels, while he only provided the inducing liquid. Moreover, the 003 Screaming Grass inducing liquid had been improved by him many times and was already very stable, so it was not too difficult to prepare.

Lin Muyang finally nodded: "If the school can handle the sales channels, Wu Wu is fine with it."

"The school can handle the sales," Principal Chen nodded. "We can discuss existing partnerships or newly developed markets."

Lin Muyang thought for a moment and asked, "When can the experimental field be used? When can the seedlings be planted?"

"Anytime," Principal Chen said, "until you're ready."

Lin Muyang nodded: "I will purchase the 003 special induction solution as soon as possible. Let me know once you have planted the seedlings. Xiao Kui, you can discuss the specific contract details."

Xiao Kui was stunned: "Me?"

"You are the legal representative of Mu Kui Research Institute." Lin Muyang said expressionlessly, "You are in charge of coordinating the contract details with the school."

Xiao Kui took a deep breath, nodded, and agreed.

After Principal Chen and Fang Jingshan left, the number of viewers in the live stream had exceeded 500,000.

"Family members, did you all hear the news just now?" Xiao Kui excitedly announced to the camera, "That's right, the Screaming Grass is going to be cultivated on a large scale! The school has given us five acres of experimental land! We'll be able to sell it on a large scale very soon!"

The live chat exploded instantly:

"I want to buy it!!!"

"A congratulatory message from an insomniac"

When can I place my order?

"Can I make a reservation?"

Xiao Kui glanced at the comments section, then looked at Lin Muyang.

Lin Muyang thought for a moment and said, "We can create a pre-order link. Register first, no payment required. We'll notify you when the product is available."

Xiao Kui's eyes lit up: "Brother, you've finally figured it out!" She immediately opened the backend and created a new product link: "Screaming Grass Pre-order Registration, priority purchase and shipping after launch."

The moment the link was posted, a thousand people registered within three seconds, and then the number kept rising: three thousand, five thousand, twelve thousand...

Xiao Kui stared at the screen, her mouth agape in an "O" shape: "Brother... twelve thousand people."

She knew many people would want it, but she didn't expect so many.

Lin Muyang was moving flowerpots to prepare for planting trifoliate orange seeds. He didn't even look up: "Hmm."

"You just say 'hmm'? Twelve thousand people want to buy Scream Grass! And there will be even more in the future!"

"I know that cattle and horses are prone to insomnia these days."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Kui burst out laughing: "Pfft, hahaha, brother, you..."

A bunch of question marks flashed across the screen:

"????"

"oxen and horses:?"

"Who are you calling a beast of burden? Believe me or not, I'll work one less minute of overtime today!"

"Hey guy with facial paralysis, I urge you to be kind!"

"Someone has broken down, but I won't say who it is."

Lin Muyang buried the seeds of the trifoliate orange into the small flower bed by the wall, and sprinkled a thin layer of gravel on the surface of each pot.

Dilute the inducing solution with water to about 70% of the standard concentration, pour it into a small spray bottle, and spray it evenly.

"Plant fifty-two seedlings first, and let them grow along the inside of the wall, spaced one meter apart." He drew a simple diagram in his notebook: "We'll adjust the spacing as they grow."

The seeds of the trifoliate orange have a hard shell and germinate very slowly, normally taking about a month.

But the induction solution could make it germinate about three days earlier. He looked around and used a rope to pull up a temporary warning line to prevent people from stepping on it.

The big orange perched on the wall, looking down at him as he worked, its tail wagging slowly.

"Get down." Lin Muyang stared at it.

The orange cat didn't move, but it wagged its tail even slower and took the opportunity to roll its eyes.

On the third day after planting the trifoliate orange, Lin Muyang realized that he had underestimated the power of the induction solution.

On the morning of the third day, he was awakened by the screams of the big orange dog. The moment he opened the door, he thought he had walked into some abandoned military base.

The laboratory walls were gone, completely covered by a dense, impenetrable green thorn net.

The branches of the trifoliate orange tree seemed to go mad, climbing up the base of the wall, reaching the top, then flipping over and hanging down from the outside.

Each branch was covered with long, hard thorns that gleamed coldly in the morning light, like rows of barbed wire.

The big orange dog squatted in the middle of the yard, its tail tucked between its legs, looking aggrieved.

It has a thorn stuck at the tip of its tail, which it swings as it walks, and the thorn sways along with it.

Lin Muyang squatted down and helped it remove the thorns. The big orange cat let out a "woof" and ran away, squatting at the laboratory entrance licking its tail.

But as it licked, its movements slowed down, its ears flipped back, and its eyes became vacant, as if it were contemplating the meaning of life.

"What's wrong with it?" Xiao Kui came out of the house, holding her phone in her hand; the live stream was already on.

"Its tail got pricked; it's probably in pain."

"It shouldn't be this serious from a prick, right?" Xiao Kui leaned closer to Da Ju, wanting to take a closer look.

The orange cat ignored her, continuing to stare at the ground, its tail drooping limply. It yawned and then sighed.

Xiao Kui pointed the camera at Da Ju: "Family, Da Ju got pricked by a bitter orange peel. Why do I feel like he's a little emo right now? Do cats get emo too?"

Lin Muyang walked to the wall and carefully observed the growth of the trifoliate orange.

The branches intertwine to form a net, and every thorn is sharp and shiny.

He reached out and touched a branch. The branch trembled slightly, and the thorns turned towards him, but did not prick him.

He stretched out a bamboo pole, and the branches immediately coiled around it like snakes, hooking the pole with thorns.

"The defense is quite good." He noted this down in detail in his notebook.

Xiao Kui watched for a while, then got itchy to try it herself.

She crouched down, approached a cluster of drooping branches, and extended a finger.

"Brother, does this thorn hurt if it pricks me?"

"Don't touch it."

"I'll just touch it lightly."

Before Lin Muyang could speak, Xiao Kui's finger had already touched the thorn.

"Ouch—" She pulled her hand back, a small red dot on the tip of her index finger, from which a drop of blood oozed: "It's okay, it doesn't hurt much, it's just a little—"

Before she could finish speaking, her expression froze as if someone had pressed the pause button.

The smile gradually disappeared from his face, like ice melting and slowly collapsing.

The corners of his mouth went from upturned to flat, then downturned, and the light in his eyes went out instantly.

The phone slipped from her hand, hit the grass, bounced up, and landed face up with the camera pointing directly at her face.

Xiao Kui squatted down, and as if all her bones had been removed, her knees buckled, and she slumped down, almost landing on her bottom. She managed to steady herself by bracing herself with her hands.