Chapter 89 College Recreation Party
Harold tried his best to persuade the teacher to give up persecuting him, but even so, Zacharias was still very excited. He quickly picked up another new project report from Harold, and couldn't wait to know what other surprises this disciple could bring him.
As he looked at it, he scratched his bald forehead, revealing a slightly confused expression. After looking for a while, his expression turned into astonishment.
He turned the document back to the first page and read it again. He frowned, looking unusually serious.
Harold stood aside and waited quietly. He knew that the content of this topic might seem incredible to some people.
Because his topic is [Experiment on obtaining distant hybrids of the Prank Flower, the Sweet Flower, and the Mint]
In layman's terms, it means crossbreeding the deceptive flower with the sweet flower or mint.
This is certainly possible, and Haroldt estimates that this project will be simpler than hybridizing the Trickster Flower, because the Sweetheart Flower and Mint themselves have almost no elemental power.
It sounds a bit outrageous, but in fact, the reproductive isolation between plants is relatively weak compared to that of animals. Plants of the same genus, such as oranges and grapefruits, can hybridize to produce oranges, and oranges and citrons can hybridize to produce lemons...
Of course, citrus plants are special, and these plants belong to the same genus, but some plants from different genera but with similar biological characteristics can also hybridize.
Professor Liu from the flower grower family successfully hybridized lychee from the genus Litchi and longan from the genus Longan to create a new variety, Crunchy Honey.
The secret to success, in simple terms, is to disguise litchi pollen as longan pollen, deceiving the longan's stigma and allowing pollination to be successful.
Before writing this research report, he conducted a series of experiments and confirmed that the degree of fusion between the Pianpian Flower cells, the Sweet Flower cells and the Mint Flower cells was high. After all, the Pianpian Flower was once believed by the academic community to be a mutation of the Sweet Flower, so this result was also expected.
He also tried to pollinate the Psoralea corylifolia directly with pollen from sweet and mint flowers. After pollination, some activities of the female flowers of the Psoralea corylifolia were consistent with signs of successful pollination, such as sluggish behavior and reduced activity, but the male and female gametes ultimately failed to combine.
He is currently studying how to disguise sweet flower pollen or mint pollen as cheat flower pollen. Fortunately, after seeing Professor Liu's research results for the first time, he was very curious and went to read Professor Liu's paper. He benefited a lot from the paper and he still remembers the actual operation process.
If he could successfully cross the liarflower with the sweet flower and mint, maybe he could get a hybrid offspring that could produce liar nectar but also be unable to leave the soil like the sweet flower? Wouldn't the danger of obtaining liar nectar be reduced to zero?
It’s just that no one on the continent of Teyvat has ever conducted similar research before, so I don’t know what others think about it.
Zacharias spent fifteen minutes carefully reading the research application eight times, and then said to Harold seriously:
"Harold, what you said is a bit too shocking. No one in our college has ever conducted research in this area before.
If it wasn't you who submitted the application to me, I would have rejected it after just one page, because our college has always required us to have a reverent attitude towards life.
Crossbreeding monsters and plants? Those with a heart would say that your research touches upon the sixth of the six root sins, 'speaking of secrets without fear'."
Harold: “But I think I am just exploring the mysteries of life. Because I respect life, I want to try these wonderful possibilities.
Teacher, you have carefully read my research topic. It is very likely that the cheating flower is a mutation of the sweet flower. The pollen of the sweet flower still has a certain effect on the female flowers of the cheating flower without any treatment. So my research can't be regarded as a 'slow-talking mystery'. "
After hearing this, Zachariah's expression eased and a smile reappeared on his face: "In fact, I think this topic is very interesting, and I am also quite curious about the final results of this topic. Just now, I just wanted to scare you and see how you would respond. I am very satisfied with your answer. You really deserve to be my valued disciple!"
...Really?
The corners of Harold's mouth twitched slightly.
In the face of Haroldt's undisguised suspicion, he quickly continued, "Hey, don't disbelieve it. When you submit this research application, I guarantee that many people will say something similar.
How about this, I'll keep this application with me first, and I'll find a chance to ask Lord Nafis to take a look. If our sages think it's ok, I'll submit the application to you, how about that?"
Harold nodded: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, teacher."
If even Nafis thinks there is something wrong with this topic, then he really has to stop the research.
However, he can use the same method to study the hybridization of Dun Dun peach and other plants. It's just that he has not yet found a plant with similar biological learning characteristics to Dun Dun peach, so the progress of this research will be slower.
Zachariah: "By the way, since you are here, I would like to ask you if you would like to attend the college recreational party with your seniors?"
College Carnival? Harold knew about this event. It was held every year by the six colleges to increase their influence and promote themselves in the city.
In other words, you can take the opportunity to see if there are any smart kids. If there are, bring them into the academy and accept them as your disciples in the future.
Harold was a little tempted, but then he thought:
But what can I do when I get there? Move my sugar-making equipment to Xumi City and invite the residents of Xumi City to observe the industrial sugar-making process for 16 hours?
Who would like to watch this? It would be a complete flop.
Well... the dancing of the Flower of Deception can attract people's attention, but the Council of Churches stipulates that monsters must be registered when brought into the city. If the Flower of Deception is only used in a carnival, the Council of Churches will most likely not approve it.
Seeing that Harold was silent, Zacharias thought he was hesitating, so he quickly said:
"Our students are worried about this. No one can think of what to put on the stall to attract residents. If this continues, the excellent students will be snatched away by Sahavalo College!"
"There's nothing we can do about it. This activity is obviously beneficial to the Sahavalo College." Harold said helplessly.
They are originally engaged in mechanics and architecture, so wouldn't it be more eye-catching if they just moved some large-scale device or architectural model than the mushroom pig or potted plant of the Life Theory School?
"Although we have no advantage over the Miaolun School, the scholars of the Zhilun School and the Yinlun School are probably the ones who will lose their hair for the amusement park," said Harold.
The Sulun School can perform alchemy, and the Minglun School can tell astrology on the spot. What can the other two schools perform? Foreign language translation or telling historical stories? That's too awkward, right?
Zachariah: "But don't you want to stay in the Order Academy as a mentor in the future? Participating in the recreational activities can bring honor to the academy and take the opportunity to find a few talented disciples. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"
In fact, I need disciples who can directly work in the farmland.
Harold thought, it's good to have talented disciples, but they are too young to hoe the fields, and I'm not the kind of person who would exploit child labor.