Zhao Hai quietly stood at the edge of the desert. He has been in the desert for two months now. In the first month, he was dealing with the matters of the old people's stronghold. The stronghold was now on the right track. The things that the old people planted were slowly growing. Even if they didn't get the supplies from the Spirit Snake Stronghold, the old people wouldn't starve to death.
Because of this, Zhao Hai began to research drought resistant plants in the second month. After experimenting with natural energy for more than a month, he finally managed to produce a drought resistant plant. These were the seeds in front of him.
These seeds weren't any special plants, they were just grass seeds. This grass was the most common weed in the desert.
Don't underestimate this weed. Zhao Hai has already experimented with it. This weed's drought resistance was two to three times stronger than the grass in the prairie. However, it was clear that this weed couldn't adapt to the extreme drought of the desert. They can only grow near water sources. If they were far away from water sources, they wouldn't be able to grow at all.
Besides grass, Zhao Hai also discovered that the most suitable plant to grow in the desert was cacti. However, cacti weren't very useful to Zhao Hai. Because of this, Zhao Hai didn't choose cacti to experiment with.
These grass seeds were something that Zhao Hai had experimented with many times in his Space. After being modified by natural energy, Zhao Hai wanted to see if these grass seeds could grow in a natural environment.
Fat Cat and Zhou Qianqian were standing behind Zhao Hai. Fat Cat looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master, I've already asked the old people. They're very sure that in three days, there will be rain. Moreover, this rain will be very heavy. Right now, it's just before the desert enters the rainy season. What do you think, Young Master?"
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Plant these seeds underground and see how they grow. In a few days, I'll prepare more Bottle Tree seeds. When it rains, I'll plant them. Since the sand can't hold water, I'll store them inside the Bottle Tree." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright.
After Zhao Hai said that, he handed the seeds to Fat Cat. Fat Cat nodded and immediately planted the seeds.
In the desert, planting these seeds was very simple. It didn't take long for Fat Cat and Zhou Qianqian to finish planting the seeds.
Just as the two were done, several old people came over. These old people were people from the Old Man's Stronghold. They weren't young anymore, their hair was already white. Originally, they had prepared food and were ready to die in the desert. However, they didn't expect that the Old Man's Stronghold would suddenly be established. They were sent to the Old Man's Stronghold and didn't need to worry about implicating others. This made them feel grateful towards Zhao Hai. Additionally, when they were young, they were small officials in various bandit groups. Because of this, Zhao Hai allowed them to help him manage the Old Man's Stronghold.
It must be said that the Old Man's Stronghold didn't have much to manage. However, the teachers were old, so it was inevitable that there would be problems with their status. At this time, they needed to be taken care of. Because of this, the officials in the Old Man's Stronghold weren't in charge of managing the Old Man's Stronghold, it was better to say that they were taking care of the Old Man's Stronghold.
Moreover, besides the old people, the Old Man's Stronghold also had a lot of disabled people. These disabled people were the same as the old people, they had lost hope in life. But now that they were in the Old Man's Stronghold, they had hope to live again.
Everyone was willing to do what they could as long as they could support themselves. There was no need to ask for too much. This environment gave them the courage to live. Because of this, the Old Man's Stronghold was very peaceful.
At the same time, everyone in the Old Man's Stronghold knew what Zhao Hai was doing. To be honest, most of them didn't believe that Zhao Hai would be able to do it. However, they hoped that he would succeed. If Zhao Hai was able to grow plants that were suitable for the desert, then it would be a great thing for them.
Today, they heard that Zhao Hai was going to try to grow grass seeds for the first time. Because of this, the Old Man came here to see if they could help Zhao Hai.
When the group saw that Zhou Qianqian and the fat cat were done, they couldn't help but sigh. One of the old men turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Fort Lord, there will be a rainstorm in three days. If the grass can germinate during that time, then it might be possible for them to survive. However, the rainy season in the desert is very short, only about two months. Moreover, the amount of rain that falls is very little. If the grass leaves too far away from the water source, then they would die. Fort Lord shouldn't have too much hope." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "That's right.
Zhao Hai understood what the Old Man meant. The Old Man wasn't trying to pour cold water on him, he was trying to give him a heads-up. Even if the grass died in the future, he wouldn't be too sad.
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Thank you, Old Man Chen. Now that the seeds have been planted, we'll see the results in three days. Alright, let's go back." The Old Men nodded and then walked towards the stronghold.
Upon entering the stronghold, Zhao Hai stared. The people in the stronghold were now taking precautions against the rain. Although they were old and had disabilities, it can be seen that they were already used to this.
Zhao Hai didn't quite understand what was going on. At this time, Fat Cat, who was by Zhao Hai's side, said, "Young Master, in the desert, you must take precautions against the rain during the rainy season. This is because the rain in the desert is different from other places. Either it doesn't rain in the desert, or it's raining heavily. Moreover, it's accompanied by strong winds that won't stop for a while. If you don't take precautions against the rain, then the consequences will be unimaginable.
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "I have a lot of things to do in these three days. Don't bother me, just help the people in the village. The most important thing is to take precautions against the rain. If you're too busy, send someone to Sand Tiger Village and ask them to send someone to help." Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "I'll be busy for the next three days.
Fat Cat nodded, then Zhao Hai returned to his tent. Since Zhao Hai entered the stronghold, he had been sitting in a small tent. Although there were some houses in the stronghold, Zhao Hai had already given them to the elders. Because of this, Zhao Hai's prestige in the stronghold was incomparable. The elders were very grateful to him.
After Zhao Hai returned to his tent, he immediately began to make a large number of Bottle Tree seeds in his soul space. Moreover, he also had an idea, which was to turn the Bottle Tree into a small pond. This way, the Bottle Tree could slowly change the desert.
If what Fat Cat said was true, then in these two months of rainy season, there was a lot of rainfall in the desert. However, when the water fell to the ground, it would directly seep into the sand. It couldn't be preserved and couldn't be used for plant growth. Except for a very small part of the water that formed the riverbed and became the monsoon river that appeared in the desert, the rest of the water was simply wasted.
However, the Bottle Tree was different. The Bottle Tree could absorb a lot of water, and this water could be stored inside its body. If there were a lot of Bottle Trees in the desert, then how much water would they be able to store every day? Could it be that the water that was wasted in the desert could be used? If this could be done, then it wouldn't be impossible to turn the desert into an oasis.
However, there were some prerequisites. The water inside the Bottle Tree had to be used by other plants. One must know that the water inside the Bottle Tree was for its own use, other plants wouldn't be able to use it. Even if a person wanted to use the water inside the Bottle Tree, they would need to pierce through the tree and release the water. This method wasn't suitable for the desert. Because of this, if one wanted to change the desert's environment, then ordinary Bottle Trees wouldn't be enough. One would need a special kind of Bottle Tree.
However, Zhao Hai didn't have time to improve the Bottle Tree right now. What he needed to do now was to make as many Bottle Tree seeds as possible. Then when the rain comes, the seeds would grow as soon as possible. This would allow the seeds to absorb as much rain as possible in order to prepare for the next step of his research.
In the next three days, the entire old people's village was busy. Whether it was the elderly or the children, whether it was the women or the disabled, everyone was very diligent. They strengthened the houses and tents, waterproof the food and other materials that were afraid of water. At the same time, they also paid attention to the situation of the river. It could be said that every rainy season was the happiest and busiest time for the people in the desert.
After three days, Zhao Hai came out of his tent. He looked at the sky and saw that it was still very good. It was a cloudless day. However, Zhao Hai didn't think so. He trusted the judgment of the people who lived in the desert for their entire lives. If they said that the desert would rain today, then it would definitely rain.
When Fat Cat saw Zhao Hai come out, it immediately ran over and gave Zhao Hai a salute. Zhao Hai waved his hand and said, "Alright, how are the preparations?"
Fat Cat immediately replied, "Replying to the Young Master, everything is ready. Everything has been prepared for the rain. You don't need to worry."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he looked at the village. Then he went into his tent and took out his wooden box. Then he began to walk around the village. Every ten meters, he would throw a seed on the ground. Then the seed would grow into a tree in the shortest time possible. Before long, the entire village was filled with trees. This made the people in the village very curious. They didn't know what Zhao Hai wanted to do.
Fat Cat followed behind Zhao Hai. As Zhao Hai walked forward, Old Chen, who was talking to Zhao Hai, found an opportunity to grab Fat Cat. Then he whispered, "Fat Cat, what is the Village Lord doing? Why did he plant so many strange trees in the desert? "
The Bottle Tree's appearance was indeed strange. Although it grew in arid areas, it wasn't as dry as the desert. It was very difficult for Bottle Trees to grow in the desert. Because of this, the people in the desert hadn't seen it before.
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