Chapter 247 Harold: There is something wrong with my thinking
"Not yet." / "Thinking about it."
The voices of Deshia and Haroldt overlapped.
Dixia looked at Harold in surprise: "Ah? When did you think of this? Why didn't you tell me?"
Tinari didn't look surprised at all. To him, it would be strange if Harold didn't think about it in this way.
Harold rubbed his forehead and explained helplessly:
"I've had enough failed experiments lately. Your pollen treatment is fine. The success of the previous experiments proves this.
There is no problem with the wiring of the incubator, ultraviolet lamp and other equipment, so the problem can only be these external factors or my inference.
I didn't tell you because I wanted to wait and see for a few more days. I was still holding out hope that there would be new progress in the hybridization experiment in the next few days, or that the range of variables could be narrowed down as much as possible through some experimental phenomena.
Because there are so many variables, such as soil, water, air... I can't be sure what went wrong.
Then I have to use the exhaustive method, which is time-consuming, material-consuming and labor-intensive. I really don’t want to use it unless it is absolutely necessary. "
"Take your time. You can't rush this," Tinari consoled him.
"Fortunately, your ultimate research goal is not to cultivate the three-element Liar Flower. Next, you should focus on the cross between Sweet Flower or Mint and Liar Flower."
Harold nodded silently, then smiled and said, "You really care more about my greenhouse."
"That's the part I'll be involved in," Tinari shrugged.
"And I also heard some rumors in the Ministry of Education that a great master in Huachengguo paid a lot of money to ask the 'Light of the Myo-lun School' to design several greenhouses that are more luxurious than the Zen Garden.
I don’t know what material those greenhouses are made of, but they are colorless and transparent, and from a distance they look like crystal palaces.
Even my teacher had heard of it, but he was concerned about the practicality and cost of those greenhouses and whether they could be promoted.
You should also know that the original greenhouse building materials were too expensive. All the scholars in our Ami Liduo College shared one greenhouse, and the application for use was even put on hold for three years."
"That's why I paid for the greenhouse myself." Harold shrugged helplessly.
He thought to himself: If the Shenglun faction had a few more shared greenhouses, not too many, just four or five would be fine, then I would definitely choose to write a letter to Lord Nafis to explain the pros and cons and ask him to open a back door for me.
If I can get it for free, why wouldn't I? Is it because I don't want to?
Tinari smiled and said, "Before I left the Order Institute, my mentor specifically told me to go over there and take a look at those legendary greenhouses.
If possible, ask the wealthy master about the building materials he uses, and then take the time to write him a letter and tell him the results of your investigation.
I told him what I knew, and he was very excited to hear that the glass factory you were working with had developed 'tempered glass', and asked me to ask about the price of this material and the date it would be on the market. "
"If it's just ordinary tempered glass, it's not expensive and will be available in the market within two months, but if it's an upgraded version that's been processed using alchemy, the price will be higher.
This glass is still in the development stage, and should be available on the market by the end of this year, or early next year at the latest.”
As Haroldt spoke, he took Tinari to see his other test subjects. As they walked, Tinari suddenly said:
"That Miss Dixia did a great job. It's hard to believe that this is her first year studying with you."
Harold: "She has a very good learning ability."
Tinari considered for a moment and said, "Do you plan to accept her as a student? Excellent mentors do have this right, but she is a desert person... There is no such precedent in the Order House. In the eyes of some senior officials, her background is far more important than her ability."
"Ms. Dixia doesn't want to be listed as a mentor of the Order Academy," Harold spread his hands, "She still wants to be a mercenary, which is very similar to you."
"It's different. The choice I have is that I choose to give up." Tinari pulled his ears.
"I don't want to accept her as my student. She has good abilities, but her ideological awareness is still a little lacking." Harold said regretfully.
She actually asked me for a salary. If I let her be my student, she would change the atmosphere of my entire team and destroy our cohesion. Harold added in his mind.
Tinari remained silent, feeling somewhat surprised by Harold's answer. He had thought that Harold would give Miss Dishia the same high evaluation as he did.
The two of them carefully looked over the facilities and experimental subjects in the research institute. Through the research notes of several people, Tinari gained a deeper understanding of Harold's hybridization experiment of the deceptive flower.
Afterwards, the two of them rode on pack animals to the greenhouses in Huacheng Castle. They only had a rough idea of the details of these greenhouses from the photos provided by Harold, and they let out a long sigh when they saw the real thing for the first time.
“It’s even more beautiful than what we saw in the photos!” Tinari knocked on the glass wall of the greenhouse with his hand and exclaimed, “It’s so strong, it can definitely withstand a hurricane.”
"Would you like to go in and take a look? There are a lot of things planted inside." Harold said with a smile.
Tinari: "Of course, that's why I'm here."
The two walked into the greenhouse together and saw large fields of mint and sweet flowers. Tinari's eyes suddenly sparkled.
He took a breath and instantly felt the smell of mint take over his brain, making him feel energized.
"In a few weeks, these flowers will bloom one after another," Harold squatted down and gently pushed aside the leaves of a thriving mint plant to look at the flower buds between the leaves.
"My students will come here to collect pollen and bring it back to my institute. I would like you to prepare suitable incubators for them to prevent the pollen from losing its activity on the way."
Tinari: "Okay, I know the properties of these two plants very well."
The two discussed some details of the pollen collection work, and then Harold showed Tinari his one acre of land and some fungus species.
Tinari was very satisfied with the welcome gift that Harold prepared for him, and his tail wagged slightly because his master was in a good mood.
...
The work at the institute was all assigned, and Harold had a week off.
He spent most of his free time guiding Ladue in drafting the paper that would define the periodic table and conducting tests on the effects of "Gia Rang" on dioecious plants.
At the weekend, during the regular academic meeting, Setale excitedly explained her conclusion to the three people:
“Lord Little Auspicious Grass King is in Jingshan Palace now!
The great sage went to Jingshan Palace this Tuesday and stayed there for a full two hours, much longer than usual."
Only she, the assistant who had been with Azar for many years and had an excellent memory, noticed this. In the eyes of other guards and sages of Jingshan Palace, Azar was just talking to the little auspicious grass king on time as usual.
"Great!" Kavi breathed out.
The plan of the great sage and the safety of the little auspicious grass king had always been like a thorn in his heart, making him flustered in everything he did. It was not until this moment that he finally put his heart at ease.
"Then it's time to finish the work. Next, I will ask some merchants to put some 'goods blessed by Little Auspicious Grass King' on the shelves.
After some of the goods are sold, the Great Sage will make up for the cause and effect himself. Miss Setale does not need to do any other work, just keep doing the usual things. " Harold said in a relaxed tone.
"Okay." Setale nodded solemnly, looking at Harold with eyes full of trust.
"The doctor hasn't been here in the past few weeks, has he?" Elhaisen asked suddenly.
Setale shook her head: "No, at least I haven't seen him in the House of the Decrees."
Kavi glanced at El Haisen and asked, "Why are you asking him all of a sudden?"
El Haisen: "Prepare for the worst-case scenario."
Kavi: “For example?”
"For example, after this incident, the Great Sage suddenly increased the guards of the Jingshan Palace, or asked the doctor to modify the equipment that imprisoned the Little Jixiang Grass King, or to speed up the research process, etc."
Harold folded his hands and rubbed his thumbs in a relaxed manner, but what he said made Kavi turn pale with fear.
"What should we do? Wouldn't we then become the sinners who harmed Lord Little Lucky Grass King?!" Kavi couldn't help but shout.