I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

What is cross-action?

Lin An was both shocked and puzzled after listening to Xie Luan's explanation of the research report.

Xie Luan: "The cross-effect means that a single evolved plant cannot produce this kind of mutagenic effect. It requires the interaction of multiple evolved plants, just like the principle of prescription medicine. A correct prescription requires multiple medicinal materials to play different roles."

"For example, an ancient prescription for treating colds caused by wind and cold consists of four medicinal materials: ephedra, cinnamon twig, apricot kernel, and prepared licorice root."

"Ephedra is pungent and warm, and plays a role in inducing sweating, relieving exterior syndromes, opening the pores, and dispelling wind and cold. Cinnamon twig warms and unblocks the meridians, and assists ephedra. If there is only ephedra without cinnamon twig, the meridians will be obstructed, sweating will not be able to come out, and wind and cold will be difficult to dispel. Therefore, the synergistic effect of cinnamon twig is needed so that wind and cold can be dispelled. Apricot kernel and licorice each play a role in lowering lung qi and harmonizing the body. If any one of these herbs is missing, the prescription cannot be complete."

Upon hearing this, Lin An roughly understood. "So, it requires the fruits of many different evolved plants to achieve this, right?"

Xie Luan nodded.

She lowered her eyes and said calmly, "Currently, all the major bases are actively searching for evolutionary plant resources, and our base is no exception."

"If consuming the fruit of evolutionary plants can induce human evolution, then our human condition will undergo a radical change."

Currently, all major bases are facing a shortage of military forces, which ultimately stems from the scarcity of evolved individuals. While the Ninth Base has not yet reached the point of mandatory military service, the situation is far more dire in some bases, which have policies requiring mandatory military service. Once selected, even ordinary people must join the ranks, and many who have not evolved are drawn into the army and sacrifice themselves in repeated operations to eliminate mutated beasts.

If only the proportion of evolved beings could be increased.

This new discovery may be a turning point in humanity's response to this disaster...

"How did you discover this evolved plant?" Xie Luan glanced at Lin An. "I heard it grows underground."

Lin An: "It has nothing to do with me; Jiang Li found it using her special abilities."

Xie Luan was surprised, "Her superpower has now progressed to the point where she can sense the presence of evolving plants?"

Lin An nodded.

She didn't understand how Jiang Li did it either. There were many inexplicable phenomena surrounding Jiang Li, especially that bag of Lay's potato chips, which completely overturned her understanding of Jiang Li. She could always pull out a lot of strange things.

"She's like an intruder," Lin An said. "Like someone who doesn't belong to our world."

……

Jiang Li was digging for gold in the field as usual.

There are always so many things I want to buy, but my pockets are always empty.

Sometimes she doesn't want things to be this way, but if she doesn't dig for gold, she won't have money to buy seeds. Without seeds, how can she expand her planting area? Without expanding her planting area, how can she upgrade her farm?

The system also wants her to upgrade the farm to level 7, which seems like an endless task.

Jiang Li sighed, straightened up, and rubbed her aching back.

Fortunately, the weather isn't hot now. If it were hot, working under the blazing sun would definitely be more tiring and difficult.

Today, we're mainly planting another batch of pumpkin seedlings. Last time, we planted 30 pumpkin vines in the field, and thanks to her careful care over the past two days, they've all borne fruit. Each vine has produced three or four pumpkins, and we've sold 14 of them. There are still many left to sell.

Looking around now, the fields are full of pumpkins as big as basketballs, yellow and orange, looking very plump.

She opened the forum and found that someone had sent her a private message.

[Xu Huanjun: Why did you come to the research institute?]

[Xu Huanjun: How do you know Xie Luan?]

[Xu Huanjun: Is there anything the research institute needs you to do?]

[Xu Huanjun: Jiang Li, are you really selling pumpkins?]

[Xu Huanjun: Did you send the pumpkins to the research institute cafeteria?]

All five of these messages were posted by Xu Huanjun.

Jiang Li thought for a moment, then replied to his message asking if he wanted to buy pumpkins, and also asked if anyone around him wanted to buy pumpkins.

After processing all the private messages in the backend, I confirmed with five people who wanted to buy pumpkins, noting down their contact information and addresses so that I could deliver them all together when the quantity increased.

Putting away her phone, Jiang Li continued digging a hole.

This is the last pit. She needs to rest for a while after she finishes digging this one.

Wielding a golden hoe, he struck down, and the earth splattered all over Jiang Li.

?

Her field was bombed.

Jiang Li looked at the hole that had been blown open on the ground, not quite understanding what had happened. She squatted down and saw a handful of gold coins in the hole.

[Your golden pickaxe triggered a critical hit, and you've dug up 99 gold coins.]

It's like a pillow being delivered when you're sleepy; I was just saying I didn't have money to buy seeds, and now I've dug up such a huge sum of gold.

It seems there's no need to worry about seeds in the short term. Jiang Li grabbed all the gold coins and put them into her money bag.

Gold Coins +99

Gold Coin Balance: 106

[You have money now! You can buy plant nutrient solution in the gold coin shop. Quickly buy the nutrient solution and grow golden crops!]

Jiang Li: ?

What are you babbling about?

Plant nutrient solution? What is that? And what is this advanced golden crop?

Jiang Li opened the gold coin shop with a bewildered look and found that the shop had been refreshed. The first item she saw was plant nutrient solution, packaged like bagged milk, in a transparent bag, with green liquid inside.

[Plant Nutrient Solution (250ml): Contains growth factors that can promote plant evolution. Dilute with water and spray onto plant roots; it may promote plant evolution.]

(Note: One bag is only suitable for crops within a 10-square-meter area. If used on fruit trees, it is recommended to use a whole bag of nutrient solution per tree to maximize the chances of promoting evolution.)

Jiang Li: ?

Doesn't that mean she can also grow evolved plants?

Price: 99 points

Looking at the price and then at the 99 gold coins she had just earned, Jiang Li frowned.

Why do I feel like I'm being manipulated by the system?

Never mind, I'll buy it and try it out. If I can grow rare evolved plants, then the price will be well worth it.

Gold Coins -99.

Jiang Li just had money and then ran out of money again.

Her wealth was brief and fleeting.

Jiang Li took out the plant nutrient solution she had bought from the supply box; it was a small, green, and shimmering bag.

First, fill a watering can with water, pour in the plant nutrient solution, and then stir it.

It has a minty flavor.

Can such a small bag of stuff really promote plant evolution?

Jiang Li took a watering can and went to the vegetable garden.

The system said that one bag of nutrient solution can only irrigate 10 square meters of land. Jiang Li looked at it and thought that wasn't much. How many crops could be grown in 10 square meters?

I watered a row of garlic plants, then a few eggplants, and also a little watered the peas, cabbages, and pumpkins. As for which ones will ultimately evolve, that's up to fate.

"Xiao Li, someone is looking for you."

Jiang Tang arrived at the vegetable garden and found Jiang Li watering the plants.

Jiang Li put down the watering can. "Who is it?"