I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

"Is this year going to be another year of disaster?"

Inside the Meteorological Research Center of the Ninth Security Zone.

The young director of the meteorological bureau crossed his arms and looked solemnly at the weather map on the big screen.

The curves of the above indicators are intertwined, and the most critical indicator is the content of foreign elements in the air.

The content of foreign elements in the air determines the crop catalysis rate, which in turn determines the overall grain yield of the planting area and whether the planting fields of major bases can stably provide food to the survivors.

"Director, based on the current weather map, there shouldn't be any consecutive days of rainstorms like before this year."

Foreign elements in the air will gradually dissipate over time, but if there are consecutive days of heavy rain, the rate at which elements dissipate cannot keep up with the rate at which they are added, and the overall concentration will increase.

"Connecting the planting areas."

The planting area is located ten kilometers away from the base.

The camera switched to a drone, showing the planting area enclosed by high walls, with neatly arranged fields inside. Some fields were greenhouses, while others were open-field. Some crops had already grown and borne fruit, while others were just sprouting seedlings.

These vast fields are the food source for the more than two million people in the entire base.

The growers were busy pushing the machines inside.

On the high walls, there were many patrolling and stationed soldiers, and an electric fence had been erected high in the sky to defend against the aerial mutated beasts.

"Director Xu, how's the planting area?"

Director Xu was also watching the footage of the planting area. "The red rain has just started, and the crops are in relatively stable condition. There are no abnormalities at the moment. We just don't know how long this rain will last."

Han Jindong replied, "If nothing unexpected happens, it will last for a week."

Director Xu frowned and sighed, but quickly calmed down. "A week is manageable."

As long as it doesn't rain red rain for a month or even several months like before, it's fine. The amount of foreign elements in the air is not enough to cause the entire planting field to lose its harvest.

If it's just light rain next week, the probability of crop mutation in the fields may increase by about 0.5 percentage points, which will cause a certain degree of yield reduction, but it is still within a controllable range.

As he spoke, Director Xu sighed, "I don't know if opening up the farmland area this year was the right decision."

Han Jindong: "Food is the most important thing for people. Survivors cannot stay in their comfort zone forever. They must try to go out. In short, there is land outside, and those who are capable can naturally eat their fill outside."

"Aren't those privately owned farms doing quite well? The vast majority of fruits and vegetables circulating in the market come from those few large private farms, don't they?"

"That's true. If more landowners could develop to that scale, sooner or later, the supply of food would exceed demand, and the price of food would come down. With the same amount of money, everyone could eat better, and the survivors could live more comfortably."

"..."

"Hey, Xiao Li."

"You haven't been going up the mountain lately, have you?"

Seeing that the rain outside was getting heavier, Jiang Tang couldn't help but call Jiang Li.

"It's raining and the mountain roads are difficult to walk on, so stay in the safe house."

She was afraid that Jiang Li would go up the mountain again to look for wild vegetables or hunt wild boars.

Jiang Li, biting into a steamed bun, looked at the rain outside. "No, I won't go out if it rains."

"Yes, good boy, that's how a good child behaves."

Jiang Li received a text message from the meteorological center saying that the rain would last for another week.

"Do you have enough food?" Jiang Tang asked.

Jiang Li: "That's enough."

Although there were no more vegetables, there were still more than 40 kilograms of pork in the refrigerator.

Jiang Li couldn't help but glance at the two small arched sheds being battered by the rain. Fortunately, the small arched sheds had been prepared in advance, which could provide shelter for the seedlings from the wind and rain.

[The host has absorbed sufficient plant essence; the wood-type ability has been upgraded, and a new ability has been unlocked.]

[Host: Jiang Li]

[Special Ability: Wood-type (Level 2)]

[Ability 1: Plant Perception (Level 2): ​​Perceive edible plants and their status within a 10-kilometer radius]

[Ability 2: Plant Growth and Decline (Level 1): Forces plants to reach maturity.]

Jiang Li: "?"

What is that? It's popped up again?

Jiang Li had long forgotten about this matter. This thing suddenly appeared in the mountains and said that she had leveled up, but she didn't understand the leveling-up mechanism at all.

"To extract sufficient essence from plants?"

Does it refer to breathing?

Is it possible to level up simply by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through breathing?

No, this isn't a world of cultivation.

Jiang Li glanced suddenly at the steamed bun in her hand...

Could it be because of this?

Absorbing the essence of plants refers to eating. Food is eaten and the body absorbs its essence to level up.

Does that mean the more she eats, the faster she levels up?

Painless upgrade?

Is that correct?

Jiang Li raised her fingertips and tried to mobilize the wood-element energy in her body. Soon, a faint emerald green halo flowed from her fingertips.

Just ...

How do I use this superpower?

Jiang Li tried to fling the supernatural power from her fingertips, but she couldn't. She couldn't help but speak into the void:

"Don't you ever come out and explain anything to me? You just keep notifying me. Can't you be a little more professional? Other people's systems aren't run like this..."

No one responded.

It seems that the system's only function is to notify her that an upgrade has been made. As for how the upgrade was made, don't worry about that. As for how to operate it, figure it out yourself.

Jiang Li put on a raincoat, walked into the vegetable garden, and lifted the small arched shed.

Is it possible that the reason the superpower can't be thrown out is because there's no target?

Jiang Li tried to unleash a burst of supernatural power at the eggplant seeds in the vegetable garden.

She saw something fly out from her fingertip, turning into shimmering green specks of light that scattered in the air. It was so pretty, like fireworks.

Then, Jiang Li's vision went black, and she fainted, dropping the communicator she was holding into the rain.

"Xiao Li? What are you babbling about?"

Jiang Tang's voice came through the communicator.

"Hey? Xiao Li? What's wrong? Say something!"

"..."

When Jiang Yan rushed over with a bucket of water, he saw Jiang Li lying unconscious on the ground, and a pile of eggplants that had already grown.

Jiang Yanren was dumbfounded, wondering if he had traveled through time.

Didn't I just plant these eggplants in the ground yesterday? How come they're already grown?

Could it be that he traveled to three months in the future?

Jiang Yan slapped his forehead, picked up Jiang Li, and ran towards the medical station.

"Doctor, what's wrong with my sister?"

He Yue frowned as she looked at the blood test results. "Malnutrition."

"Malnutrition? But my sister has been eating a lot lately," Jiang Yan said.

At least these days I've been eating much better than before, with meat, vegetables and eggs.

"That might be a problem left over from the past."

It's normal for most people in the apocalypse to be malnourished.

He Yue slowly turned her gaze to the person on the hospital bed, and said with a sense of existential doubt:

"But even if you're malnourished, why do you look so drained?"

At this moment, Jiang Li's face was bluish-black, and her eyes were sunken, making her look somewhat like a zombie at first glance.

He Yue thought she had traveled through time and that a zombie virus had appeared in this world.

She even took precautions, stuffing a wad of cotton cloth into Jiang Li's mouth to prevent her from biting herself.

"Anyway, let me give her some IV fluids first. She looks like she's depleted."