The barren land, other than brown soil and sand, there were no buildings, no roads, no trees, not even a stalk of wild grass.
"Oh, my dear, the conditions here are much better than back then. The ground is flat. Whether it's building roads, diverting water, or plowing the soil, it doesn't take much effort. Look, the soil here is soft, and it's easy to plow the soil. The conditions here are not bad."
"Not bad, not bad at all. I wonder how many years you have left. You're just an old man with only one hand left. Why can't you save yourself some work? "
"Indeed, I don't have many years left to live. Since I have the government to pay for my meals and work, I have to work."
At the southern side of this wasteland, there was a convoy. A large number of people were busy working. There were Phecda members and other departments.
Some of them were moving the saplings down from the trucks.
This was a mutated area. After the final battle, Phecda had sent out Special Mobile Force members to investigate the area. They sampled the soil and confirmed that there was no radioactive material. Even though there was a slight change in the soil composition of this area, it could still be understood by current human science.
This place was habitable and could be used to plant some sand control plants.
A few days ago, the government came up with a plan called 'Operation Life Forest' to target this area.
The government would invest enough resources to build a water conservancy project on this 100,000sqm area and then plant it with sand control plants.
Turning this place into a forest, it would not only improve the environment, it would also help fight against the wasteland.
According to the 'Reality Contention Hypothesis' that Tong Ye obtained from Gu Jun or the Yith, the more different this place was from the wasteland, the less likely it would relapse.
It was still the planting season at Mo Bei so Operation Life Forest started immediately.
At that moment, there were some normal Mo Bei citizens among the tree-planting army.
Tian Fuhou and Zhang Maidong were among them. When Tian Fuhou heard that they were going to replant trees at his old home, he had volunteered to do the work.
The old couple chatted as they moved the shovels. Cai Zixuan, who followed beside them, said, "Master Tian, you have to take care of yourself."
Cai Zixuan had come with the team as a medic. His mental corruption had been cleansed and his body was fine. Phecda, on the other hand, needed help.
Elder Tian Fuhou was 79 years old. Due to acute radiation sickness, his right upper limb was amputated and the old man fell into a critical condition. However, Sir System lived to old age, its bones were really strong, and it recovered well after the surgery. However, the symptoms of radiation sickness became chronic, and the body experienced a lot of pain. It was also easy to feel weak and tired.
"Too much rest is a bad thing." Tian Fuhou was not too happy to hear that, "Lying around all day will make you sick."
"Doctor Cai, don't worry about him." Mai Dong also suffered from Chronic Radiation Sickness, but her condition was milder. She said in a mocking tone, "This old man has a tough life, an ox's life. He really doesn't feel at ease if he doesn't work! If you want him to go home and rest, you might as well chop off his other hand. "
Tian Fuhou chuckled and started digging with the shovel in his left hand. However, his movements were slow and he started to pant after a while.
His normally powerful right hand was now empty, only a small part of his upper arm remained.
"We know our bodies are not as strong as before." The old man sighed, "We have to take it easy, we don't want to cause you any trouble."
"Sir, it's fine, take your time." Cai Zixuan really admired them in his heart. The two old men dragged their sick bodies, but they were even more agile than him when they worked.
"But we can't be too slow, there's still a lot of work to be done. Nurturing seedlings, cultivating soil, building cofferdams, watering, they all have to be done according to the season … "
Tian Fuhou said as he turned to the north. As far as his eyes could see, all he could see was the same barren wasteland. "Doctor Cai, I really wish I could live a few more years, plant more trees so that I can return them to my tree farm. I've never had any regrets in my life, but now I'm afraid I won't live to see that day. "
Cai Zixuan wanted to say something but stopped himself. He scratched his forehead, not knowing what to say.
He also wished for Elder Tian to live longer but the possibility of him contracting cancer in the next few years was very high …
"But we won't be able to see it now, but you'll be able to see it in the future." Tian Fuhou added sincerely, "I know about this land, it can really turn from a wasteland into a forest. If we plant it now, in a few decades, your children and grandchildren will be able to reach the sky. "
At that moment, another group of people walked over and overheard the conversation.
It was Chen Jiahwa, Deng Ruotong and the rest of the students from the special training class.
26 of the 100 students from the special training class were sacrificed. Those who survived had all officially joined Phecda and were candidates for the Spell Department.
They were now part of the Life Forest mission, they were working and training.
Hearing Master Tian's words, the group was excited. Indeed, the wasteland would not be what it would be in the future.
The group walked forward to greet their senior, Cai Zixuan. Brother Xuan was Gu Jun's old friend, so they were quite nervous when they first met him. But now that they knew brother Xuan was an easygoing person, they got along normally.
Chen Jiahwa had not met many of the people he wanted to meet, like Gu Jun, Wu Shiyu and the One.
Since they were not here, they probably had other missions.
Since they had nothing to do, the group rushed to help the old couple. Tian Fuhou looked at their youthful faces and his face softened. He brought up another topic, "I heard from the news that many pregnant women had miscarriages, it might be related to this incident."
At this point, Chen Jiahwa and the rest kept quiet. They did not know much about this and Phecda's rules forbade them from spouting nonsense.
Cai Zixuan nodded with a sigh. Due to the global nature of the incident, it caused a lot of controversy. Phecda did not hide the truth but they did not tell the whole truth.
The various countries were still compiling the data but based on the preliminary numbers, the number of miscarriages on that day had reached 1 million, it was a very heavy number.
There were many other heavy details related to this incident, like the Locust Sickness victims who were now dead, part of the patients who participated in the clinical trials, the Death Warriors … Many things that were against humanity at the time, the pain caused by the betrayal of humanity became more and more apparent after the incident.
Tong Ye got drunk and rejected the commendation from the organisation, saying he had done nothing to contribute.
Cai Zixuan knew many of his colleagues shared the same opinion, including the One, the Medical Department and the Ancient Seal Department.
They did not think of themselves as heroes, they did not want a commendation ceremony, they only wished for a way to bring peace to the dead.
"I think," Tian Fuhou said, "you youngsters should have more children and you'll be back in a few years."
"Sigh, you don't even know how to read, what do you know?" Zhang Mai Dong asked her husband to stop, she sounded embarrassed.
Tian Fuhou looked at his wife and then at the group. He wondered if he had said something wrong. After all, these youngsters were still university students.
Chen Jiahwa and the rest were stunned. The older generation always had this kind of honest mindset, it was almost unreasonable.
"Sir, you're right." Cai Zixuan sighed, "What Sir means is that we shouldn't just focus on sadness, we need to live a good life."
"Yes, yes!" Tian Fuhou agreed instantly. University students were indeed different. "We have to live a good life."
The youngsters nodded, they understood.
Cai Zixuan had the urge to propose to Ban Xia when he got back! He hoped Tycoon Jun would return soon, his old friend would not disappear just like that. If Tycoon Jun returned, he might be able to marry Shi Yu and their children might even be betrothed to each other.
As they chatted, the group and the two elders dug a pit.
Then they moved a Chinese locust tree sapling over and planted it in the pit. Then the soil was compacted and the cofferdam was watered. Finally, the sapling was planted.
Tian Fuhou's wrinkled face broke into a childlike smile.
This would be the new Fu Hou Tree.
The sky was azure blue, and the wind brought with it heat. They, the two elders, and thousands of other people planted saplings one after another, working in full swing.
Gradually, the vast mutated area regained a bit of green. The green of the trees.
The group wiped away the sweat on their foreheads and smiles appeared on their faces.
'Let's move forward, let's move forward.
Everything in the past is a prelude. '
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