January

An old farmer standing at the very front thought for a moment before saying seriously, "Then let's try both plans!"

"Once we enter the breeding and selection stage, we'll only need to keep planting and selecting repeatedly. We won't need many people at all."

"We can carry out both plans at the same time."

At this, the other old farmers nodded one after another.

"Mm, not bad, not bad!"

"We can indeed do them together!"

Seeing this, Qi Shuang smiled and said, "Since you've already made up your own minds, then proceed according to your plan!"

"Now, I announce that the Agriculture Department's first task—the hybridization breeding of rice—has officially begun!"

"I hope that before Kirigakure plants its rice next season, I'll be able to see your results!"

Breeding through artificial selection was simple and crude, much like natural evolution. Something that would originally have taken countless generations to complete now had a chance of succeeding in a short period of time under the stimulation of White's Wood Release chakra.

The old farmers rubbed their fists and palms, eager to give it a try.

They were just as impatient to cultivate a new rice variety.

Once this method of hybridization breeding succeeded, it would mean that all crops would undergo new changes, and Kirigakure's entire agricultural industry would be completely transformed.

Agricultural cultivation that had remained unchanged for thousands of years had finally encountered a turning point in their generation.

After finishing his instructions, Qi Shuang left the Agriculture Department in a good mood. The other, more detailed tasks could be left to the others.

Time flew by, and another month passed.

The dams at the upper and lower river mouths had already been completed, but the Research and Development Department still had not finished the technique for purifying