Chapter 217

Zhao Hexi thought for a moment and said, "I'll send someone over to inspect the land first, test it, and then write up a planting plan. Then we can consider it based on the situation."

Qing Mengzhu nodded. "Okay, thank you for your hard work. There's no rush for things on the frontier. It's covered in snow now, so we can't plant anything. We'll have to wait until spring to plant."

Zhao Hexi: "Understood. I'll first check what we need to plant here, then finish dealing with the members' matters, and proceed according to the order of importance and urgency."

Qing Mengzhu only grasps the overall direction of the company; the specific operations are always handled by Zhao Hexi and his team.

Therefore, even now that another spring has arrived, he is still not very busy.

The tomato and pepper seeds this year are excellent.

The tomato seeds are of "Good Grade+" quality, and the chili seeds are of "Superior Grade- " quality.

Qing Mengzhu was quite satisfied with these two kinds of seeds. This batch of seeds was much better than the previous batch. With their current planting technology and resources, they would definitely be able to harvest very good tomatoes and peppers after planting them.

After Qing Mengzhu quickly selected the seeds and confirmed they were fine, she planned to hand them over to Li Ba and the others to clean and disinfect them, and then coat them with fertilizer and pesticides.

Coating the seeds with fertilizer and pesticides helps them germinate better, provides them with sufficient nutrition in the initial stage, and protects them from pests and diseases, making it a very necessary project.

Before Qing Mengzhu could even have Li Ba come and get the seeds, he was browsing the Interstellar Mall that day when he came across a new item in the discount section— Seed Gene Agent.

This is a product from the technology dimension. After using a gene agent on the seeds, their quality can be improved, basically by one minor grade, and if you're lucky, by two minor grades.

When Qing Mengzhu glanced over, she couldn't help but hold her breath.

He was not only amazed by the effects of Seed Gene Agent, but also by Seed Gene Agent price.

The Seed Gene Agent, originally priced at 320,000 yuan per bottle, is now on sale for 260,000 yuan per bottle, effective on one kilogram of seeds.

Ming Chunxi was coding when he suddenly heard Qing Mengzhu grinding her teeth. He couldn't help but lean over to look. "What's wrong?"

Qing Mengzhu showed her phone screen to Ming Chunxi: "The Interstellar Mall is starting to grab Star Coins again."

They had just finished harvesting tomatoes and peppers a while ago. Since this was the last batch of tomatoes and peppers, and there were many small fruits on them, they sold them all to the Interstellar Mall and received more than 100,000 Star Coins.

In addition, in order to reach his monthly sales target of 100,000 Star Coins, Qing Mengzhu secretly sold a batch of hazelnuts and shrimp, which also earned him tens of thousands of Star Coins.

Therefore, they currently have a large balance, with over 270,000 Star Coins in their personal accounts.

The Interstellar Mall's discounted price of 260,000 is clearly aimed at emptying their Star Coins.

Qing Mengzhu sighed at Ming Chunxi, "What a scheme! After buying the Seed Gene Agent, we'll definitely need to buy fertilizer, Soil Fertility Restoration Agent, and maybe even spirit stones. At the very least, we'll need to buy a lot of Spirit Pearl Dregs."

Ming Chunxi looked at the Seed Gene Agent and said, "If you feel too much pressure, we won't buy it."

Qing Mengzhu hugged Ming Chunxi's waist. "This bait smells so good, but I'd be reluctant to not eat it."

Seed Gene Agent are such a good thing; if you don't buy them this time, you might not be able to get them next time.

Moreover, in addition to their need to grow tomatoes and peppers, they also have bamboo on the mountain.

Their mother bamboo was cut from "Supreme Grade-" bamboo, which is the only "Supreme Grade- -grade" quality crop they have encountered so far. If they had Seed Gene Agent, maybe they could bring the mother bamboo back to "Supreme Grade- -grade" quality?

Although the possibility is slim, what if it happens?

Qing Mengzhu's heart was pounding wildly.

He didn't discuss the mother bamboo with Ming Chunxi. The Interstellar Mall must have a monitoring function, otherwise it wouldn't be able to recommend the most attractive products to them every time.

If we discuss the mother bamboo now, something might happen.

Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi together, their body temperatures mingling and their breaths mingling.

Qing Mengzhu's heart was beating too fast, and Ming Chunxi noticed his abnormality immediately, but Ming Chunxi also tacitly kept quiet.

The two hugged each other for a long time.

Ming Chunxi said, "Let's take a look at the scope of application of Seed Gene Agent."

Qing Mengzhu's palms were sweaty. "Okay."

The two carefully examined the scope of application for Seed Gene Agent, word by word.

According to the introduction on the Interstellar Mall, this is a medicine formulated with active substances that can enhance plant activity, help plants overcome genetic constraints, and achieve higher quality.

This Seed Gene Agent has been around for many years and is a very safe technology; every year, a large number of users choose to purchase it.

It works very well and the effect is immediate, but the drawback is that this effect can only be maintained within a certain range.

For example, it can only be used on one pound of seeds. Perhaps some users will use it on plant varieties that are very easy to grow, and then propagate them by cuttings after the plant's quality is improved.

Logically speaking, cuttings from the same plant should have very stable characteristics.

However, plants treated with Seed Gene Agent will not.

The more branches it grows, the weaker the effect of the Seed Gene Agent becomes; after cutting off enough branches, the effect of the Seed Gene Agent will approach zero.

Qing Mengzhu looked at the instructions and said, "It feels like this is a method to prevent cheating."

Ming Chunxi: "That should be it."

Qing Mengzhu: "Do you think if we buy it and scan it with the Mall Assistant, we can find out its ingredients?"

Ming Chunxi: "I don't think that will work. In the end, it will just give us a name, like the other seeds?"

Qing Mengzhu muttered, "I guessed so."

Ming Chunxi, standing next to Qing Mengzhu, "Shall we buy it?"

Qing Mengzhu hardened her heart and said, "Buy it! What about you, do you want to buy it?"

Ming Chunxi: "Buy."

Chapter 217

When Qing Mengzhu pressed the purchase option, her heart skipped a beat.

Soon, they bought the Seed Gene Agent, which quietly sat in their back office—it was a liquid in a small, exquisitely crafted jade bottle.

Qing Mengzhu chose extraction without hesitation, bringing the Seed Gene Agent into reality.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief after completing this step.

Ming Chunxi gently patted his shoulder, offering silent comfort.

With a burst of light, a small jade bottle appeared on the ground, its capacity estimated at one hundred milliliters.

No wonder they say this Seed Gene Agent can only work on one pound of seeds.

Holding the heavy, smooth jade bottle, Qing Mengzhu muttered to Ming Chunxi, "The jade bottle is quite beautiful, similar to the jade bottles we used to use for Growth Liquid."

Ming Chunxi gently touched the jade bottle. "It's probably synthetic jade, mass-produced."

Qing Mengzhu suddenly realized. "No wonder the jade bottle is so beautiful, and it's given away so casually. If jade can be artificially synthesized in interstellar dimensions, then it makes sense."

The technology in the interstellar dimension should be much more advanced than theirs, so synthesizing jade shouldn't be a big problem.

However, this jade is truly beautiful. Qing Mengzhu touched the jade bottle, somewhat reluctant to put it down.

Ming Chunxi: "Put it away first, we'll use it later."

Qing Mengzhu gripped the jade bottle tightly and uttered, "I want to use it on bamboo."

Ming Chunxi had already guessed it, but when he actually heard him say it, his brow still twitched. "If we want to use it on bamboo, then we have to dig up the bamboo first? It can only be used on the seeds or roots of crops."

In this short period of time, Qing Mengzhu had already made up her mind. "Dig!"

Qing Mengzhu looked at Ming Chunxi and said, "I think that with our technological capabilities and resources, it's impossible for us to improve the quality of bamboo to another level on our own. Instead of just leaving it there to grow, we might as well dig it up and try. Anyway, we don't only have mother bamboo in our bamboo forest."