Fang Zhao had already spoken the answer in Fan Lin's heart. Fan Lin could not continue lecturing him. However, Fan Lin's reaction was fast enough. He did not show any awkwardness. Instead, he laughed loudly.
"Yes! Your thoughts are the same as mine. I like to see them germinate. They are very lively, especially the arrow sunflowers. You will see them tomorrow morning. But before that … "
Fan Lin let Fang Zhao and Kevin Lin follow him to the experimental plot.
"Aren't you guys going to livestream? You can begin. Fang Zhao, there are tools for hammering the ground over there. If we don't look at the land for a day, some areas will have to be firmed up. "
Kevin Lin stomped on the ground. The ground had been hammered, so it was very hard. It was hard for Kevin Lin to associate it with farming.
"Is there really something under here?" Kevin Lin found it hard to believe.
"Of course. Otherwise, why would I call you guys over? It had been planted for two months. If it were any other plant, they might think that the seeds had already rotted in the soil, but the arrow sunflower was different. Let's wait and see. The monitoring data underground is normal. It will germinate tomorrow. After two months of accumulation, the seed underground has already expanded dozens of times. "
They had accumulated 30 years of experience in planting Arrow Sunflowers. Up until now, they had already planted more than 20 generations of Arrow Sunflowers in this experimental plot.
While Fan Lin was explaining the new species to Kevin Lin, Fang Zhao had already pulled out a sledgehammer from a box at the side of the experimental plot. It was a little heavy in his hands, but like the pickaxes in the mine, it was a powered mechanical tool. It was a little heavy, but it was much easier to use.
After informing Fang Zhao, Kevin Lin started the live broadcast.
Kevin Lin's originally gloomy expression turned into a warm smile in an instant, as if he had encountered something good. "Hello everyone, I am now at the Academy of Science HQ's Professor Fan Lin's experimental plot on planet Baiji..."
He gave a brief introduction of the surrounding terrain. He did not specify which outpost it was, nor did he take pictures of other places. He only took pictures of the experimental plot. Thus, the audience did not know exactly where this experimental plot was located on planet Baiji.
However, the focus of the online viewers was not on the sentinel. They were puzzled as they looked at the screen.
"What are you broadcasting today?"
"Why do I only see a flat piece of land?"
"Are we going to broadcast ourselves eating dirt?" someone joked.
"The ground is so hard, how can you grow anything? Do you think I've never planted flowers before? "
"Fan Lin? The name sounds familiar. "
"Nonsense. Of course I'm familiar. Everyone in Muzhou knows him!"
As soon as they heard the name "Fan Lin," the Muzhou online viewers could not help but sit up straight and become more serious. Those who were more quick-witted had already guessed that there might be some important new product that was about to hit the market.
In the live broadcast, Fan Lin was introducing the new species that he had cultivated in his laboratory — the Arrow Sunflower.
"... This kind of annual herb was bred in my laboratory 30 years ago. It has half of Earth's genes and half of Baiji's genes. In the past 30 years, we have also been experimenting further..."
Fan Li also talked about the various benefits of this new species, such as providing a variety of vitamins and being able to resist many diseases. It could also be used in cooking, food therapy, medicine, and even in the military.
"Really?" The online audience didn't believe it.
"So many benefits?"
"You're bragging, right? Don't those people like to boast about their own things and then make money? "
"Bullshit! Look at who said that! That was Fan Lin! He might not be famous in other continents, but in Muzhou, he's a household name! "
The name "Fan Lin" was a golden signboard in Muzhou. Most of the crops that Muzhou farm owners grew had come from Fan Lin's laboratory. For example, the fruit that had been very popular a few years ago. When farm owners went to buy seeds, they would also look at the laboratories that cultivated the seeds. There were a few that would not be suspicious of safety issues just by looking at the name. Fan Lin's laboratory was one of them.
Some people listed all the vegetables, fruits, and grains that Fan Lin had cultivated in the past. Even if no one listed these, one only needed to search online to know how awesome Fan Lin's laboratory was.
However, even though Fan Lin did not say much, people who understood this field could already guess that this new species would probably go the high-end route after it hit the market.
When Fan Lin's colleagues heard the news, they immediately switched to channel S5 to watch.
"Without saying a word, Fan Lin actually went to planet Baiji too! Looks like that place is indeed a treasure land. The soil quality must be pretty good. Otherwise, Fan Lin would not have taken a liking to it. "
"That means Fan Lin has long since invested on planet Baiji."
"Thirty years earlier, thirty years ago, planet Baiji's land was really cheap. Back then, did it cost 100,000 to sign a 100-year lease contract? "
"Maybe 50,000 could have been obtained. Back then, renting land there was practically free. Now, if you don't have millions, you still have to go through a lot of inspections. Planet Baiji might not even agree. "
In the past, it had been very easy to get a plot of land on planet Baiji to conduct experiments. Baiji base would certainly open their doors wide and approve as much as you wanted. As long as it was not too excessive, Baiji base could not wait to attract more people.
But now, applying for even a small plot of land was rather difficult, and there was that stingy Shanta there.
"How enviable!"
"His luck is really good. He directly applied for 100 years of use rights. Only 30 years have passed. Although compared to the past, if we want to apply for experimental plots on planet Baiji, we still have to hurry. When planet Baiji gradually develops, even if we want to, it will be even more difficult to obtain land there. "
"Is that fellow Fan Lin showing off? There is so much land. Even if planet Baiji's research ends and we don't plant there anymore, we can still make a killing by selling the land. "
Fan Lin's live broadcast this time had indeed aroused the envy and jealousy of many of his colleagues. It also made even more people have thoughts of encroaching on planet Baiji.
Unlike Fan Lin's colleagues, other Muzhou farm owners were thinking that if they could open up planting in Muzhou, it would be great. Even if they could not plant it in Muzhou, Muzhou could be responsible for importing it. When it came to processing vegetables and fruits, Muzhou was the best in the world, so they could reap many benefits.
As an agricultural continent, for Muzhou's various farm owners, this was even more attractive than grade A ore. After all, they relied on the land and agricultural products to make a living.
Everyone could see that Fan Lin was using S5 to advertise the new product he had developed in his own laboratory.
In comparison, this S5 star Fang Zhao did not have as much of a presence as Kevin Lin. At least Kevin Lin was beside Fan Lin in charge of filming, so he could answer Fan Lin's questions. Fang Zhao just silently carried the hammer at the side and did not interrupt.
Fan Lin walked around the field and stopped when he reached a spot. His feet tapped the ground twice. "Fang Zhao, over here. Two more hammers over here."
Fang Zhao did not say much. He hefted the hammer and walked over to the spot Fan Lin had pointed out.
"Here, here. Be gentle! Hey, that's too gentle! "
Fan Lin directed Fang Zhao to hammer one spot after another. Seeing how Fan Lin was directing people, Kevin Lin could not help but ask, "Are there no machines to do this work?"
Although Kevin Lin had wanted to tell the audience during the live broadcast that even if Fang Zhao was not mining at the mine, he was hammering at the experimental plot and was not lazing around, he still asked many questions that the audience had been wondering about.
Because of the ore in the mine, many of the instruments had lost their precision and could not be used. That was why manpower was needed. But did the work of hammering at the experimental plot require manpower?
Fan Lin did not evade this question. "If there is manpower, why do we need machines?"
Kevin Lin: "…" Why do you sound so confident and self-confident?!
Those who did not know better would have thought that Fan Lin was deliberately making things difficult for Fang Zhao.
Fan Lin suddenly asked, "Do you know how strong the germination of seeds is?"
Kevin Lin collected his thoughts and replied, "I once read relevant information that said the germination of seeds can split mountains and split rocks."
"That saying isn't wrong. However, even though it sounds very strong, it is not something that can be done in a split second. It is a slow process. But arrow sunflowers are different. Their germination process is compressed into a very short period of time. During that short period of time, the power that they can erupt with is rather astonishing. When the sun rises tomorrow, it will be time for them to germinate. "
At the mention of the fruits of his painstaking cultivation, Fan Lin's eyes lit up. At the same time, he also told the online audience that what he wanted to show everyone would be tomorrow morning.
Fang Zhao busied himself in the experimental plot for half a day. Even Kevin Lin felt tired just by watching. The dull thuds of hammering the ground were real. There were no feints. Even if the hammering tools were powered, it still required strength. And Fang Zhao's attitude was the same when the live broadcast was on and when it was off. He did not slack off just because the live broadcast was off.
Although Fan Lin kept directing Fang Zhao as he hammered everywhere, he also thought that as long as this little fellow said he would take a break, he would certainly not object. He was very satisfied with Fang Zhao's performance. He was not like some small-time celebrities who had completely different attitudes in front of and behind the scenes. The reason Fan Lin had not said anything was because he wanted to see how long Fang Zhao could last.
But as it happened, after hammering one plot after another, when it came to the eighth plot, not to mention Kevin Lin, even Fan Lin felt tired. Fang Zhao seemed to be rather relaxed. He had only broken out in a thin layer of sweat. Seeing how he was not even panting, hammering another eight plots would not be a problem.
Fan Lin watched Fang Zhao, who was helping out with the hammering, and said with satisfaction, "This little fellow feels like he has our Muzhou bloodline."
Muzhou people were very good at doing farm work. On average, their physiques were also strong. Even many big farm owners who seemed to live like princes were much stronger than people from other continents when they stood in the fields.
"Don't think too much. I have seen Fang Zhao's file. Going back three generations, they are all Yanzhou people," Kevin Lin said.
Fan Lin did not pay attention to what Kevin Lin said. He had just been sighing. In his heart, he was thinking about how to get Shanta to transfer Fang Zhao over here for his military service.
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