After the Barrier expanded, the already busy residents found even heavier burdens piled onto their shoulders.
To cope with the ever-changing ecological environment, people had to stand at the very forefront of those changes and adapt to them proactively.
This was especially true of the Central Plain, which concerned food production and was the top priority of the entire island.
To safely harvest this season's grain, the island even committed the military forces that were still undergoing training.
The well-trained soldiers gathered in the Central Plains within a single day, transported by train.
And their timely addition immediately became an extremely important source of manpower.
With close coordination between the military and the farmers, the vast fields were effectively monitored and controlled.
For the month and a half before the rice matured, everyone was split into three groups and carried out nonstop eight-hour rotating shifts, patrolling day and night.
At last, through their united efforts, they successfully made it through the mutation period and smoothly entered the overall stabilization period.
And once all the changed regions had stabilized, the rice's ripening season arrived right on schedule.
That day, the thousands upon thousands of contributors who had shed countless drops of sweat on this land witnessed the breathtaking sight of fragrant rice and a golden sea rippling in waves.
Every grain of the rice that had successfully completed its evolution was so plump.
The crystal-clear Hundred-Rice Grain could make the mouth water and strength increase even when chewed raw.
For Spirit Masters, it could even produce the powerful effect of slightly increasing Soul Power recovery speed.
This Spirit Rice, which went beyond simply satisfying hunger and could even provide a little nourishment or medicinal benefit, was high-quality rice unlike anything anyone had ever seen before.
And what was even more astonishing