Starships of All Realms Online

Chapter 79 Desert Turns into Fertile Land, Resistance Organization

On the moon, in a testing ground within a biological laboratory, Fang Heng and Wang Yang from the cabinet arrived.

"Your Majesty, Speaker Wang, this is our latest Devourer II."

"Hmm, tell me about the situation with Devourer Number Two."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Devourer II has performed exceptionally well. After deploying Devourer II in areas filled with foundation rubble, it only requires a layer of water to reproduce rapidly."

The substances secreted by its roots can quickly decompose these foundation stones, turning them into dust.

"Won't turning into dust pollute the soil underground?"

"Your Majesty, this brings us to another characteristic of Devourer II. Once the foundation rubble in this area is cleared away, these Devourer IIs will die. Their corpses will combine with the decomposed dust to become a kind of primary fertilizer similar to wood ash, which indirectly increases the fertility of the soil."

"That's quite a performance, well done."

"Your Majesty, Speaker, this is our experimental site. Look at those blooming flowers, those are Devourer II."

"It actually looks like this? By the way, have you ever studied using bee colonies to collect nectar from these flowers?"

"Your Excellency, the main function of these flowers is not pollination, but to store water. Due to climate change, many places in North America are now desertified. We can't water them every day, so we designed these flowers. With just one large-scale artificial rainfall, they can store a large amount of water to meet the growth needs for a long time."

"So, this can be grown in the desert?"

"Theoretically speaking, that's true. Foundation gravel also contains sand. Since we can decompose foundation gravel, decomposing sand should be no problem either. However, we haven't conducted any experiments in this area yet."

"Then let's do it. I need the detailed data."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After learning about the situation of Devourer II, Fang Heng immediately thought of many uses for it.

According to the information above, after Devourer II died, the fertilizer it produced could seep into an area about one meter underground.

If planted in several rounds, the plants can penetrate to a depth of five meters underground.

This depth is sufficient to meet planting needs.

However, Devourer II was only the first step. After modifying the soil, it was necessary to prevent soil erosion, so the researchers took them to another test site.

Looking at the tall trees inside, Fang Heng was also quite curious.

"And what is this?"

"Your Majesty, this is a fast-growing tree that we developed."

"Oh? What are its advantages?"

"This fast-growing tree grows extremely quickly. In just two months, it can grow into a huge tree that is tens of meters tall. At the same time, its roots can cover an area of ​​500 meters in radius, ensuring that the soil and water in this area will not be lost."

Even after the trees are cut down, their roots and stems in the soil can survive for up to a year. Furthermore, to facilitate agricultural production, we have also performed gene editing; the main area of ​​the roots and stems of these fast-growing trees is located ten meters underground. However, we are concerned that surface cultivation might damage these roots and stems.

"Very good. What if we want to remove these roots and stems beforehand?"

"Then you only need to drip a drop of pheromone on any part of the rootstock, and the entire rootstock will rot and become fertilizer within 3 days."

Fang Heng was very satisfied with the researcher's explanation.

The combination of Devourer II and Fast-Growing Tree can quickly transform large areas of desert into fertile farmland.

As a Chinese, Fang Heng had a deep-seated love for farming, so he was very happy to learn that so much fertile land could be transformed.

"You've done a great job, Wang Yang. You should also communicate more with the Institute of Biology. They have a dedicated agricultural cultivation team. The two of you should work together to complete the construction plan for the planting base as soon as possible."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" *2

With everything in place, Wang Yang immediately issued instructions to begin construction.

For some time afterward, nearby residents would occasionally see large flying machines flying across the sky, heading into the distance, and then returning shortly afterward, repeating this cycle repeatedly, which aroused the curiosity of many people.

Soon, a rumor spread that the current ruler of the Blissful Space was going to transform the nearby desert into fertile fields. Although it was just a rumor, it still caused a sensation throughout the residential area.

"What are these lords of Elysium trying to do? They've never done anything like this before."

"I heard that the new government is different from the previous one. They emphasize putting people first, that human civilization is a whole, and that they want to give people a happy life."

"I don't know if it's true or not, but I hope it is. Life is already terrible, and it can't get any worse than it is now."

"That's the truth. We ordinary people, generation after generation, were just like leeks to be harvested in the eyes of the rich people before us, with little value."

"Stop talking! The robot guards are right there. Do you want your hands broken?"

"Hey buddy, don't worry. I've observed that the robot guards have become more humane in their enforcement lately, no longer so brutal. But it's best not to provoke them, or these robot guards will still show you what the iron fist of justice is."

How do you know so much?

"Oh, man, firsthand experience, M3."

Seeing his companion's bruised and swollen face, the man quickly nodded in understanding.

Just as everyone was discussing this, a miraculous scene unfolded in the desert not far from their settlement.

After countless Devourer II seeds were scattered, the transport ship sprayed a large amount of seawater from the sky. The Devourer II seeds that came into contact with the water source quickly broke through the soil and soon grew the first flower.

For Devourer II, any water will do; whether it's fresh or seawater, it doesn't matter.

After repeating this process several times, the entire desert was covered with these vibrant flowers, and the first step of sowing was complete.

The second step is to conduct artificial rainmaking.

The desert we chose this time was originally a vast plain, but it has become what it is today due to environmental pollution and soil erosion.

The ocean currents are not changing much, so there are still many clouds in the sky.

At this moment, several warships hovered in the desert sky, all data having been calibrated.

"Captain, we may begin."

"Alright, let's begin. Release the rain-inducing bombs."

"yes!"

"Buzzing".

As a large number of drones flew out from the stern of the warship, the next moment, countless rain-inducing bombs were launched into the clouds.

"Boom boom boom!"

As explosions rang out, the sky soon began to change dramatically, the sunlight was blocked, and the sky turned dark.

"Captain, it seems we've used too many rain-inducing shells."

"What? Wasn't it all planned out beforehand?"

"Captain, weather changes are inherently difficult to predict, and this time it's also due to the cloud cover itself. A torrential downpour is about to begin, so I suggest we leave this place first."

"Hurry up, hurry up! Luckily, there's no one around here, so we don't have to worry about our pants flying everywhere."

"Yes, Captain."

Although there was a minor mishap, the ultimate goal was to bring rain, and whether it was moderate or heavy rain was not of great importance.

"Boom! Crash! Crash!"

As soon as the thunder sounded, raindrops began to fall from the sky in just over ten seconds, and in an instant, a large amount of rain fell.

Nourished by the rain, the growth rate of Devourer No. 2 became very fast, and at the same time, the flowers at the top were constantly accumulating and preserving rainwater.

After one night, Devourer II had grown to a height of 4 meters, turning into something like a small tree.

Upon seeing this, the captain who was carrying out the artificial rainmaking operation coughed awkwardly a few times.

"Captain, data collection complete. These Devourers II have now entered their mature stage and are continuously decomposing the sand below. At the current rate, they are expected to wither completely in about a month, at which point we can proceed with the second phase of the plan."

"Okay, report the situation here and have the machine guards keep an eye on this place. We'll come back in a month."

"Yes, Captain, the relevant data has been uploaded."

As this is the first large-scale planting, the data from sowing to growth to maturity is also very important. After all, the laboratory environment is mostly simulated and not as realistic as nature. Therefore, the biological research institute still needs this data to fine-tune the Devourer II.

On the other side, as nearby residents slowly approached, they also witnessed a miraculous scene.

"Oh my God, this is simply a miracle! Such huge flowers have appeared in what was once a barren desert. These flowers are as tall as two people. It's unbelievable."

The news spread like wildfire, and soon a group of unemployed people gathered there, gazing at the enormous flower in the distance.

The reason they didn't get close was because there were a large number of machine guards patrolling ahead, letting them know that they were not qualified to set foot in this area.

"What are these people trying to do? Plant flowers in the desert? What's the point?"

At this moment, a man dressed in civilian clothes and with an ordinary appearance looked at the desert not far away and fell into deep thought.

Within Elysium, there exists a resistance force. Western universal values ​​have led some people to become very dissatisfied with Elysium's practices, and they have spontaneously organized to resist Elysium's rule.

The underground organization Damon belonged to had also cooperated with the resistance, providing them with some procedural assistance.

However, after Damon realized that these rebels had been coerced by certain people and turned into a terrorist organization, he immediately distanced himself from them.

After seeing these things, the man quietly left the crowd and headed towards the residential area behind him.

However, what he didn't know was that at that moment, a stealthy drone in the sky instantly locked onto the man and started tracking him.