Chapter 208 Harold: Farming!
April is the season for sowing sea rice.
Harold brought both Murtada and Elias to Kawan Station via the anchor point, the barrier between the rainforest and the desert, where the sand wall was located.
Harold placed the anchor point inside the research institute, so the three people who appeared out of nowhere did not attract anyone's attention.
Murtada and Elias experienced an anti-scientific journey. They had just accepted the fact that they had arrived at Kawanyi from the city of Hua in an instant, and were quickly attracted by the layout of the research institute.
Their destination was the lounge, which was simply furnished with nothing but a few beds and a few wardrobes and hangers.
There was a glass window in the room, through which one could see many iron racks neatly arranged in the next room. Each iron rack was divided into three layers, and each layer contained a large blue box with an opening on the top. Neither of them could guess what it was used for.
Harold let the two of them look around, and when they had looked at everything they could see around them, he took out two brand new sets of clothes from the closet and handed them over.
"Put it on. I'll take you to see the experimental field right away. Today I'm going to divide the areas you're responsible for.
What you are going to plant are all important research materials. They may become thesis that will allow you to graduate directly and receive awards from sages in a few years.
So take it seriously," Harold said.
, 5
When Harold said this, these two numbers flashed through his mind at the same time. The former represented the number of sea rice seeds he currently had, and the latter represented that these seeds could be used to plant about 5 acres of land.
5 acres! It’s simply too little!
One student can plant 5 mu of land, but it is a bit tiring. It is a waste of labor to divide 5 mu of land among two people!
This is also the reason why he did not arrange Radu into the team this time. Murtada and Elias are more than enough, and Radu still has the periodic table to study.
But there was no other way. He only had so many seeds on hand, and he had to leave a batch as insurance to avoid risks.
Harold looked at the two of them with regret and sighed in his heart.
After hearing what Harold said, Murtada and Elias's faces became increasingly serious, and they both took this trip more seriously.
"Teacher, what should we plant this time?" Murtada finally couldn't help asking.
"Rice is a required course for the Life Theory School. You all know it, so I don't think it's necessary to teach it further." Harold answered frankly.
Huh? Rice? Go all the way to Kawanyi to grow rice? What is the teacher talking about?
Murtada and Elias were both confused. If Harold had not guided them in experiments before they came, they would even suspect that the teacher in front of them was a trick.
"Of course it's not ordinary rice. It's a kind of rice that has a very high yield, requires very little water, is salt- and alkali-tolerant, and can improve soil quality."
Harold spoke slowly, as if he didn't notice the two people's surprise.
"In my hometown, people plant it in saline-alkali land or sandy land to improve the soil quality and allow vegetables to be grown in these places where there was no grass.
So I say, this is a very meaningful topic, a topic that will make you stand out in the academic world.
If you can turn the desert into a rain forest and expand the territory of the rain forest, even if you say you want to rebel, the great sage will forgive you."
Haroldt raised his lips as he spoke, remembering a joke he had seen in his previous life: How can XX gain public understanding? Develop anti-cancer drugs.
What a pity, no one here knows I'm joking, Harold thought helplessly.
Well, I've gone off topic. The first half of the sentence is true and sincere, but the second half is just empty talk. It is true that sea rice can improve the soil quality in the desert, but it is not that easy to turn the desert into a rainforest.
But after hearing what Harold said, Murtada and Elias' eyes lit up, and they couldn't help but touch the clothes handed to them by the teacher, as if they were touching treasures.
It was not until Haroldt said, "Go change your clothes. You don't have to wear your rubber jackets for now. It rarely rains here." that they recovered from their shock and surprise, turned around and did as he asked.
The farming suit provided by Harold includes a sleeveless vest, brown trousers, a straw hat, a rainproof rubber jacket, and a windproof and sandproof cloak.
The two of them quickly changed their clothes and looked at each other. They couldn't help laughing in each other's eyes. It was the first time for them to wear such clothes, and they both felt that they looked a little out of place.
"Well, put on your hat and cloak, and follow me."
Harold said as he stood up and walked out the door, followed by Murtada and Elias.
After leaving the institute, the three of them were instantly exposed to the scorching sun and the wind without rain. Murtada and Ilias suddenly felt hot and dizzy.
Having lived in the rainforest since childhood, they breathed such scorching air for the first time. They felt that every gust of wind was filled with heat waves, which seemed to blow them into bacon.
Harold possesses the Eye of God and his physical fitness is far superior to that of ordinary people. In addition, he has been here many times and is generally accustomed to this environment, so he did not show any abnormality.
He deliberately paused for half a minute, waiting for the two to adapt to the environment, and then continued to walk towards the checkpoint of Kawan Station. Murtada and Elias saw their teacher start to move, and regardless of the discomfort in their bodies, they immediately followed closely.
In Kawanyi, the closer to the checkpoint, the less people there are, the poorer the vegetation, and the more vacant land there is.
Harold stopped at a certain place, and Murtada and Ilyas were a little caught off guard.
They had begun to look around earlier, and the large tracts of cultivated farmland in this area were not what they were most curious about.
They also saw many farmlands divided into long strips and squares in the distance, with low stone walls built around the edges.
There are several huge pools between these two areas, some of which have water and some do not, and there are pipes above the pools.
"I don't have many seeds at the moment, and they are not big enough for commercial planting. It is unrealistic to use these seeds for research.
So I want you to plant a few rounds first, and then make arrangements after harvesting a few batches of seeds." Harold said.