Since most of the supplies had yet to be put into production, aside from the newly added training grounds, the only large multifunctional building the base had gained was the large farm.
The farm was a fully enclosed ecological-cycle farm that simulated the environment. It had its own day and night cycles and simulated seasons, with a perfect ecological cycle tailored to all the species inside.
As for the species, they were excellent biological species selected from Wine Immortal Lord's territory. At least, that was what the goblin had said.
The highest-yielding crop was Red Soil Stem Tuber. It was a high-yield tuber product from Red Soil Star, one of Wine Immortal Lord's four agricultural planets. It had a low crude-fiber content of 2–4%, crude protein of 7–15%, crude fat below 9%, and nitrogen-free extract as high as 67.5–88.15%. Its main components were easily digestible, high-energy starches or pentosans. Its characteristics were simple: abundant, filling, and requiring extremely little to survive. Once a finished crop could be grown inside the farm, they could try transplanting it outside.
A slightly lower-yielding crop was Green Fresh Crystal Bamboo Shoot. It was high in fiber and low in sugar, making it suitable for warriors to mix with meat to supplement their nutrition.
Dense Carbon Melon was a high-water-content melon product. Besides the nutrients found in ordinary premium honeydew melons, it also contained trace mineral components from Fire Feather Carbon. Its cultivation required a certain amount of Fire Feather Phosphorus as nutritional fertilizer. It was a high-end fruit that could be used by elves who disliked meat to supplement their nutrition.
There were more than a hundred kinds of vegetables and mature products. Judging from their descriptions and nutritional lists, their quality was fairly good, and Xi Ye had been rather satisfied when he first took over.
When he entered the farm again, many varieties had already begun trial cultivation. Xi Ye was greeted by the fragrant scent of fruits and vegetables, and he immediately felt refreshed from head to toe.
"Has the lord arrived?" The one who came out to welcome him was the Agronomy Tutor, Charlie Willantel. The Willantel family of the Federation was a renowned agricultural clan. The agricultural products they researched and grafted had always been famous throughout the Federation for their high standards and high yields. Although they were inferior to elves at cultivating delicate and rare plants, they were agricultural experts whom many lords most often hired.
There were only two developers in his own faction who had chosen agriculture as their field. Since their courses were rather leisurely, Xi Ye simply put this farm under Charlie's management.
Many Elf Balls wafted about inside the farm base, each giving off the scent of flowers. They were undeveloped flower spirits sent over by Wei Lin to identify plant species.
"When will the first harvest be?" Xi Ye asked directly.
Charlie hurriedly replied, "In half a month. I've already figured out the characteristics of every product in this farm, and I have a plan for how to adjust them for harmless forced ripening. We'll begin implementing it tomorrow. The first batch of fresh agricultural products should be ready in about half a month!"
"Mm..." Xi Ye nodded in satisfaction. At last, I won't have to eat that damn Nutrient Solution anymore.
"What about the meat?" Xi Ye asked about the matter he was more concerned with.
The Green Titans in the base were growing extremely quickly. They were **still becoming familiar with their genetic powers, so Nutrient Solution was enough for now. Once they reached Level Two, however, they would need large quantities of fresh meat to replenish their nutrition. According to Zanda, at most a month would pass before a large batch of Green Titans successfully advanced to Level Two.
If they could not mass-produce meat before then, he would have no choice but to import it. Agricultural imports could easily expose their location, and Xi Ye very much wanted to avoid that. Even when facing Wine Immortal Lord, who appeared so honest and straightforward, Xi Ye did not dare expose his position.
Xi Ye understood that although that fellow looked as honest as a Panda Man and seemed extremely loyal, someone who had built such a vast fortune in such a short time was definitely not as kind as he appeared. Once he learned Xi Ye's secrets and coordinates, he might turn on him in an instant and swallow him whole!
That was why, before returning, Xi Ye had spent one hundred thousand God Coins to commission the official authorities to conduct a comprehensive, precise inspection of those three billion units of supplies.
It was all to prevent there from being any black technology hidden inside that could expose his coordinates.
"As for meat, the Helm Yellow Cattle, Pudoth Star Rhinoceros, and Nikon Beasts in the farm are all high-energy livestock approaching magical-beast standards, and we've already begun mass production. With the help of mature flower spirits, we'll probably be able to begin supplying enough for thirty thousand Green Titans in about three months," Charlie reported professionally.
Xi Ye rubbed his chin.
Flower spirits possessed talents for stimulating growth, inducing mutations, and controlling the growth of beasts. They were the Federation's finest star-beast breeders and rare-plant specialists. Using them to raise livestock was indeed a waste of their talents.
But Xi Ye had no choice. The base was full of talented people. Weren't even such high-quality Green Titans being used to haul bricks?
Someone had to handle certain tasks. Once there were more colonized planets later, these basic jobs could gradually be transferred elsewhere.
After asking about the progress, Xi Ye was generally quite satisfied. He nodded and said, "Thanks for your hard work."
"It was no trouble, no trouble!" Charlie waved his hands repeatedly in reply. "As long as I haven't let you down after receiving your salary."
He was fairly satisfied with the current situation. A Level 8 Planet was actually able to make use of such a high-level multifunctional farm. This lord is damn rich.
And his subjects were the same. When Charlie had first arrived, those elves had all still been in their primitive forms, and they were even the most difficult-to-cultivate Wood Elves. At first, he had thought this lord was extravagantly wasteful. Most lords only used such things to maintain their gardens, yet he had even hired a professional tutor.
But after only a few days, Charlie had already seen dozens of flower spirits on the verge of taking humanoid form.
He immediately realized that the natives under this lord were of such astonishing quality.
He guessed that they might be a small faction secretly cultivated by another Great Lord. That Great Lord had hired newly graduated gods to cultivate high-quality natives for him. Gods secretly controlled by other Great Lords were not unheard of. Otherwise, why had none of them ever seen where those natives came from?
Still, this was a good thing. Although he was a puppet, at least he had a powerful faction backing him. Safe and stable!
Thinking of this, Charlie was still quite satisfied with his current situation. His faction was stable, the working environment was decent, and the salary was high. Finding such a job right after graduation already counted as considerable luck. After all, competition in the Federation's current market was growing fiercer by the day.
After asking about the progress, Xi Ye returned to the elf training grounds.
He had just received resumes from Talent Network for a Ranger Master and a High-Level Magic User. What delighted him most was that the headhunter had even found two Mecha Warrior trainers who were willing to consider coming to work for him.
There would also be a large recruitment fair tomorrow. Xi Ye planned to make a trip back, while also buying some basic mecha products and some high-quality star-beast eggs.
The basic mecha products were for developers who wanted to become Mecha Warriors to use in basic training. The star-beast eggs were mainly intended for the flower spirits in the base.
He could not really let these high-quality flower spirits spend all their time stimulating livestock growth, could he? Although the work still had to be done, he could not waste their talents. This time, he planned to buy some high-quality star-beast eggs and rare spirit plants for future use. As for how many to buy, he first had to ask Wei Lin how many flower spirits she estimated there would be in the future.
As soon as he returned, he saw a large group of elves in the Elf Base spinning in spirals. He was instantly dumbfounded. "What are they doing?"
Wei Lin sighed helplessly. "They were provoked. Every one of them wants to twist their bodies into the shape of that Phoenix species..."
The corner of Xi Ye's mouth twitched. He then said to the AI, "You... go call Grandpa Lu. Give him some information and have him write a guide about the elf class. Try to downplay the roles of those higher species as much as possible, and talk more about the advantages of normal elf professions."
AI: "In what capacity should I go, lord?"
Xi Ye: "The game's official backend!!"
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