Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 135: Field Inspection

The next day was a sunny day.

Zhou Yi rode his bicycle and took the rat king Nemo to the field to see the melons.

Many workers and farmers along the way greeted us warmly.

"Chairman."

"Hello, Chairman!"

“You look so good!”

Zhou Yi responded with smiles one by one, his face stiff from working so hard.

Fortunately, after getting away from the residential area, there were fewer people along the way and the surroundings returned to their natural tranquility.

Zhou Yi said as he stepped on the pedal, "How are the gerbils doing?"

Nemo poked his goggled head out of his pocket and said, "Chairman, everyone is doing well now. The food produced has increased, and the amount of rotten food left by humans has also increased. The gerbils can also get more food supplements."

"The collaborative work is also progressing smoothly. Many gerbils have formed long-term linkages with humans and black hand mushrooms."

"When Emerald City does cleanup, everything will be blown away, so everyone has to clean up after themselves. In Building 2, where you allow gerbils to enter, the residents like to let the gerbils clean up branches, ropes, and fallen food scraps at home, and clean up the small insects that follow people in. The gerbils do this in exchange for mushrooms fed by the residents, and they have a stable source of income."

"Once the black hand mushrooms leave the mushroom forest, they are not very sensitive. The gerbils lead the way for them and warn them of danger. The black hand mushrooms like gerbils very much and have employed them for a long time with mushrooms."

"And the farmland..."

According to Nemo's description, gerbils work as housekeeping mice in Emerald City, as guide mice in the Mushroom Forest, and as pest control mice in the expanded farmland. They have developed many new jobs and obtained a lot of food supplements.

Frequent contact with residents near the Emerald City has also gradually made the image of gerbils more positive.

Zhou Yi turned the handlebars and steered the bike around the rocky area ahead. "What about the underground engineering?"

“There are good and bad things.”

Nemo's goggles flashed green. "With the help of the warrior crabs, we dug a lot of volcanic ash from the extinct volcano and put it into the farmland here to replenish the fertility."

"The speed of building underground pipelines is much faster than any other period in the past. Our underground water is flowing from the south all the way to the north. In addition, there has been a lot of rainfall in the past two months, and the thorn grass we planted has grown a lot, and the number of trees cut down has also decreased a lot. If this situation can continue, the oasis will soon be able to recover."

“It’s just that the gerbil population is growing too fast.”

The light of the Mecha Mouse's lenses turned a worried red.

"The improved living environment has increased the reproduction desire of the gerbil population, and a large number of mice were born this spring, forming a baby boom. The number of baby mice far exceeded my expectations, and the increase in the population will cause a series of new problems."

Zhou Yi looked down at the Rat King and asked, "Will the number of rats increase and cause trouble?"

Nemo grabbed the edge of his pocket with his paws. "There was a peak in the number of gerbils in the past, and then there were problems due to overcrowding. It may sound funny to say this, but gerbils are not the type that like to live too densely."

"Oversocialization can make them anxious and they may take radical, daring risks, such as settling in dangerous places. Especially the new generation of gerbils, they will settle in places where there are fewer of their own kind."

"During the previous peaks, the final choice of the gerbils was to go deep underground... They would try to cross the Dead Sea and find new land to live on. This spring, young gerbils have begun to dig holes to cross the sea."

Zhou Yi felt his foot slip and quickly stepped on the ground with one foot to steady his balance.

Gerbils have social anxiety disorder?
Migrating across the Dead Sea?

Zhou Yi was puzzled: "Isn't this seeking death?"

“Yes, the mortality rate is high.”

Nimo said: "There will be a lot of sediments underground at the bottom of the Dead Sea. Although the energy of the dead light will be absorbed and dispersed by the rock and soil, its density is much higher than that of the dead light on land."

"Before I met gerbils, they lived like this. If food is scarce, their desire to reproduce will become low and their activities will decrease. When food is abundant, their numbers will grow to a certain level and they will explore other new places to live."

"I am more worried that this method may enter the underground of the Dead Sea and cause unpredictable consequences."

The mechanical mouse said: "94 winters ago, some gerbils dug deep into the Dead Sea, causing some bone fish to emerge from the ground. Fortunately, the bone fish are not used to the low concentration of dead light environment on the ground, and they soon returned to the Dead Sea..."

"But if their instincts and habits are restrained, the gerbils will become aggressive and the group will become unstable and turbulent."

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Since it is the tradition of gerbils, we just need to guide them. Mark out a specific area and let them dig holes and migrate outwards. This way, the risks can be controlled." "Yes, Chairman."

Nemo's eyes turned from red to green: "This is indeed a good idea."

……

From the Emerald City to the Mushroom Forest, large tracts of land along the way have been reclaimed. Many green seedlings are planted on the ridges between the fields. They have dense leaves and seem to be growing well.

There were scattered farmers in the fields, they all looked very old, with gray or falling hair, and a hunched body. These people looked similar to Zheng Tao - they might actually be forty years old, but in the wasteland era, they were already genuine elderly people.

These are farmers who have retired from the farming group. They have many years of experience, but their bodies can no longer support them to continue working at such a high intensity, so they have all been dismissed by the farming group.

Zheng Tao introduced them to the company's farmland to assist the agricultural machinery brothers.

In fact, Zhou Yi was worried.

The main purpose of coming here this time is to see whether these human farmers are useful and whether they will affect the work of the agricultural machinery brothers.

The iron horse was sprinkling water at this time, and the bronze bull was next to a large pit, using a mechanical arm to stir manure to make fertilizer.

Zhou Yi stopped the car, walked to the iron horse, and jumped onto its back carriage.

"Iron Horse, these farmers..."

While working, Tie Ma communicated with his mind: "I don't like them. The human body is too fragile. It can't withstand the wind and sun, and it can't maintain high-intensity work. It will also be distracted and lazy..."

"But they are indeed useful. At least in this land, they have some primitive but effective methods."

"We are currently using open-field direct seeding. The advantage is that it can be planted on a large scale, but due to issues with soil moisture and the depth of the soil cover, it is difficult to preserve the seedlings. The amount of seeds used is more than twice the amount required to grow the seedlings."

"After observation, they filled the holes with gravel and covered the holes with thinner stones. These are purely local experiences, and they are missing from the planting techniques we have."

"I still hate them though."

Tiema stressed: "Slacking off is unacceptable!"

Zhou Yi could only smile awkwardly.

The Dongfanghong family farmer said: "Once I have learned all their skills, I will make them all leave! No one will be left!"

"Row……"

Zhou Yi thought that when the time comes, he would send these people to the mushroom forest to grow mushrooms and continue to find employment.

Anyway, there is still a big shortage of manpower in the planting industry.

Tie Ma added, "But I will also pay them for learning their experience and skills. I'll also give them a tuition fee. Can I deduct it from my future salary?"

"no problem."

Zhou Yi agreed immediately.

Zhou Yi stayed in the farmland area all day, chatting with Nemo, Tiema and Sun Chonglai next door about the company's agricultural development. The only person missing was agricultural consultant Zheng Tao, who was busy with the breeding platform and couldn't spare the time.

Everyone is optimistic about the future because the environment required for planting is already met, and there is no shortage of funds, fertilizers, seedlings, manpower and technology.

Shangu Town is in a period of unprecedented stability.

Just as Zhou Yi was returning, an emergency message came from the Red Falcon.

"Mechatronic Lifeform Teddy is here to visit on behalf of Qin Xie from the Seventh Fleet and has arrived outside the gated wall."

"Teddy said that Qin Xie is planning to explore the ruins of a city from the Age of Gods, and he specifically came to invite us to go with him. It has been confirmed that there are powerful alien life forms in the ruins. If we are willing to participate, Qin Xie will assist us in capturing them."

Zhou Yi thought, it is true that one does not come to the temple for no reason.

It seems that the outside world knows that I am interested in architectural life.

He summoned the Spinehunter and flew all the way back to the Emerald City.

(End of this chapter)