Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 29 Radish-flavored Rice
Li Mu accepted Mayor Qian's request without hesitation.

Compared to spending a lot of time ripening large amounts of vegetables and fruits, modifying seeds is not a difficult task for him.

"Where would you like to build your shelter?"

Mayor Qian asked again.

"Shuangpu Town, West Lake."

Li Mu smiled.

"Oh! That's a really nice place."

When Mayor Qian heard that it was Shuangpu Town, he squinted his eyes and recalled for a while, then seemed to remember something and said in surprise.

"Mayor Qian, it's settled then. I will send the seeds to you as soon as possible."

After the cooperation was reached, Li Mu and the other two bid farewell to Mayor Qian and returned to the villa.

As soon as they returned to the villa, Cheng Cheng and Asao began to sort out all their belongings, while Li Mu hurried to transform more crop seeds.

After some careful consideration, Li Mu finally chose potatoes and rice.

Potatoes have many advantages. First, they can not only be used as a staple food, but also can be used to make hundreds of dishes. Second, potatoes can be planted in winter and have good cold resistance. Third, the yield is high enough and planting is simple. One potato can be cut into many small pieces and planted directly.

Rice, as one of the staple foods of the Chinese, can produce more than one thousand kilograms per mu after continuous cultivation!
Three days passed quickly, and Li Mu finally completed the transformation of both. This was thanks to his ability to accelerate the growth of plants, otherwise it would have taken who knows how long to wait.

The transformation of potatoes was very simple. With the help of Li Mu's experience in transforming blood wheat, he quickly completed the transformation.

This transformation enhanced the potatoes' resistance to cold and enabled them to absorb source energy, allowing them to grow safely in temperatures of more than fifty degrees below zero when watered with a small amount of animal blood. However, their yield and variety did not change, and they were still ordinary food.

The transformation of rice was very troublesome. In fact, the transformation of potatoes only took half a day, and the remaining two and a half days were spent on the transformation of rice.

Rice itself is a crop planted in May and June, and requires sufficient sunlight and water. However, with the current temperature outside at more than 50 degrees below zero and the sun no longer warm, ordinary rice cannot be grown at all.

Even though Li Mu combined rice and animal blood together, he still failed to create a mutant variety that satisfied him.

However, when I was eating hot pot the next night, I suddenly got an inspiration when I looked at the radishes on the table.

Why not try combining different plants together?

In this way, we can take advantage of each other's strengths and combine the advantages of both plants to create suitable plants.

Thinking of this, Li Mu didn't even bother to eat and immediately started to test this hypothesis.

After a day and a night of experiments, Li Mu successfully combined the two plants together.

This also allowed Li Mu to unlock a new use of his ability: fusing different plants into a new plant.

This unique plant grows radishes in the underground part and rice above. It is not only cold-resistant but also has a good yield.

Well, it just tastes a bit weird.

Have you ever eaten radish flavored rice?

Or maybe rice-flavored radish?
Cheng Cheng and Asao have eaten it now.

"A sin!"

"Lao Li, what should I say to you?"

"People like you are generally called geniuses!"

Asao said this in a troubled tone while eating the rice in the bowl.

"Old Li, are you serious?"

Cheng Cheng picked up a piece of radish with chopsticks and took a bite, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Why?" "Isn't it delicious?"

Li Mu looked at the two people's performance and felt a little strange. He had tried both of them before and they tasted pretty good!
"It's not a question of whether it tastes good or not, it's just a bit shocking. Do you understand this feeling?"

Cheng Cheng's tangled eyebrows were almost twisted into a ball of wool.

"Fortunately, Lao Li, you can only transform plants, otherwise I'm afraid there would be many more strange creatures in this world."

Ah Sao sighed on the side.

"I don't think there's anything strange about it. Isn't it just a change in taste?"

Li Mu thought that this newly modified plant was really good, so he named it "Mi Luo". As long as you plant a Mi Luo plant, you can harvest radishes and rice at the same time. Isn't this the best of both worlds?
After finishing the lunch with doubts, Li Mu went to visit Mayor Qian with his results.

In order to gain Mayor Qian's trust this time, Li Mu used his ability to ripen both plants in front of him.

And told him that the yield of potatoes per mu is about 3,000 kilograms; the yield of rice per mu is about 8,000 kilograms, of which rice accounts for one-fifth.

They also promised to send 10,000 kilograms of potatoes and 30,000 kilograms of rice after the shelter was established.

Mayor Qian was very satisfied after hearing this.

Tang Anguo was called on the spot, and a battalion of his troops was lent to Li Mu for a week.

The specific time of use is decided by Li Mu, but all consumption during the period is provided by Li Mu.

Li Mu looked at Mayor Qian and felt secretly grateful in his heart.

He knew that this was Mayor Qian's trust in him and an affirmation of his abilities.

He quickly nodded in agreement and assured Mayor Qian that he would complete the task as soon as possible and fulfill his promise.

With the support and trust of Mayor Qian, Li Mu left the city government and returned to the villa.

As soon as they returned to the villa, Li Mu and the other two began intensive preparations. He needed to make a detailed plan.

After careful consideration, Li Mu decided to go to Shuangpu Town in West Lake first to investigate and understand the specific situation there, and then decide how to clean up the mutant beasts there.

Shuangpu Town is about 20 kilometers away from where Li Mu lives. Given the current environment, it would take a lot of time to go back and forth without any means of transportation.

After some consideration, Li Mu and his two companions decided to row a sled to Shuangpu Town.

Before leaving, Li Mu ripened a lot of tomatoes that could keep warm, and also brought necessary weapons and sufficient food. After an hour's journey, he finally arrived at Shuangpu Town when night fell.

The scene before them made them feel heavy in their hearts. This once peaceful town was now completely covered in ice and snow. There was no trace of its original appearance and it looked very desolate.

As it was getting late, the three decided to find a place to rest first.

After some selection, they finally found a high-rise building with the snow barely visible. The three of them worked together to dig through the thick snow and successfully entered the house.

After entering the house, they inspected the small building in detail. The kitchen was empty and the clothes were thrown on the ground at random, all of which showed that the owner had left in a hurry.

Li Mu then took out a pine seed from his backpack and activated his ability.

In a flash of green light, a few seconds later, a five-meter-tall pine tree as thick as a thigh suddenly appeared in front of the three people.

Then, Li Mu used his ability again and instantly drained the vitality of the pine tree.

This way, the wood for tonight's fire is ready.

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