My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

Chapter 615: Chapter 373: Li Family Treasure Vault and the First Exotic Beast-Version Stellar Mother Ship’s Trial Voyage

Zhao Xueqing had previously planted a small patch of West Lake Longjing Tea in the underground farm at Guanghan City. For the past few years, food had been scarce, so she was constantly busy cultivating and promoting high-yield crop seeds. Now that the situation had eased, she remembered Li Xiang’s love for tea and the National Tea House he had opened during peacetime, so she started growing tea again.

Although Li Xiang had plenty of tea stored in his Otherworldly Warehouse—which had a unique preservation property that kept items in the exact state they were put in—that supply would eventually run out. Besides, it always felt like tea grown with one’s own hands tasted better.

Now that construction had begun on Jade Rabbit City, it naturally needed an underground farm of its own. Lei Xiaohui felt that her city should have everything that Guanghan City had. After all, a tea field wouldn’t take up much space. So, Zhao Xueqing helped her by planting a small patch specifically for her, but this time, it wasn’t West Lake Longjing Tea. Instead, it was Mengding Ganlu, a famous tea from Sichuan Province.

Lei Xiaohui was extremely satisfied. Once the tea plants matured, they would make for a beautiful sight.

The tea wasn’t planted on a flat plot of land, but rather on a small, rolling underground hill. The climate, humidity, and other factors were controlled to simulate the conditions of its native region as closely as possible. As for how well the plants would actually turn out, that remained to be seen.

In any case, the plants hadn’t matured yet and were far from ready for harvesting; it was merely a small experimental plot.

Zhao Xueqing had a real knack for agriculture and was full of ideas. In addition to scientific farming—using various modern agricultural techniques like simulated sunlight, precise temperature and humidity control, and even hydroponics and tissue culture—she also researched Extraordinary cultivation methods.

Earth had a massive population, so even if only one in a hundred was chosen, the number of Extraordinary Beings was still huge, with an incredible variety of Superpowers. She collaborated with Shen Wenqian to screen for a large group of promising individuals with Plant Element abilities, sending them invitations to work at her agricultural research institute.

Many people, upon hearing they could work under a Saint Tier expert, were incredibly eager to join.

Now that Li Xiang had reached the Divine King Realm, the other Saint Tiers naturally didn’t mind revealing their identities to display their power.

Besides, Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui were already immensely popular.

On Earth at present, a Saint Tier was equivalent to an academician. And Zhao Xueqing was a major figure who combined her Superpower with agricultural science, having already been quite famous during peacetime.

Although her standing in the academic world wasn’t on par with Jiang Cai’Er’s, it still surpassed that of an ordinary academician. Jiang Cai’Er, on the other hand, was in a league of her own—a great scientist whose name was known to all and inspired deep admiration. The combined achievements of several hundred academicians couldn’t compare to hers alone.

As a result, Zhao Xueqing also recruited a large number of research-oriented Extraordinary talents. For example, there were those proficient in ”Spirit Plant Telepathy” who could communicate with plants to understand their specific needs and promote growth. There were Extraordinary Beings with a Water Superpower who specialized in watering plants with rain, and those with an Insect Superpower who could control insects to pollinate flowers.

For instance, there was a young woman named Lin Wanwan, nicknamed the ”Chuanyu Little Dragon Girl,” who also hailed from Sichuan Province and was an expert beekeeper. The Spirit Bees she raised included several Tier Three and Tier Four queens, as well as bees of the First and Second Tiers. Their ability to collect nectar and pollinate was unparalleled. Not only were they excellent pollinators, but the Spiritual Honey they produced was also incredibly sought-after.

Of course, a large portion of this Spiritual Honey was a special reserve offered directly to Li Xiang; only a small amount was ever sold to the public. The young woman would also keep some for herself to share with her family and friends.

Zhao Xueqing also had several dedicated Spirit Plant Gardens where she grew mutated plants. She had a large one in City No. 03, and now on the Moon, she had established new ones as well. The Spirit Seeds she used were all seeds or cuttings brought over from City No. 03. It was worth noting that many of these spiritual plants didn’t grow well from seeds. However, when propagated from cuttings or grafts, they grew lush and vibrant, and the Spirit Fruits they bore were brimming with Spiritual Qi.

It was like a beautiful private garden where people could relax and pick Spirit Fruits in their leisure time.

The mutated plants Li Xiang had previously discovered on Earth, such as the Golden Rattan Wood from the primeval forests of Sichuan Province and the Agate Vine from Kalimantan Island in Indonesia, had all been transplanted and were now growing in the Spirit Plant Garden in City No. 03.

The main Spirit Plant Garden in City No. 03 housed over six hundred species of mutated plants. The branch gardens in Guanghan City and Jade Rabbit City had slightly fewer, with each containing over two hundred species.

Among them, the peach trees and Golden Thunder Bamboo were particularly noteworthy. They had been cultivated into a peach grove and a bamboo forest, and the Spirit Fruits and Spiritual Bamboo Shoots they produced were exceptionally fine.

Besides being edible, some Spiritual Materials were also excellent for crafting weapons. For example, Vine Sticks made from Agate Vine had been very popular among the young people of Lei Family Gully back in peacetime. Now that the vines had truly mutated, the sticks were Divine Sticks possessing an Extraordinary Attribute.

The same was true for Golden Thunder Bamboo. For musically-inclined Extraordinary Beings, a bamboo flute made from it was worth a fortune.

And the Extraordinary Bracelets made from Golden Rattan Wood fetched astronomical prices.

For now, these items only circulated within the Underground Cities of Country C, but news and short video clips had made their way abroad. When foreign Extraordinary Beings saw them, they couldn’t help but marvel once again. ’We’re really not in the same league.’ This sparked an endless longing in them, making them want to immigrate.

When residents of foreign Underground Cities looked at the cities in Country C—especially City No. 03, Guanghan City, and Jade Rabbit City—they thought everything about them was better, to the point where it felt like ”even the air there must be sweeter.”

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As Li Xiang condensed Star Sand in space, he also came across a good amount of high-quality ”Meteorite Iron.” Activating his Crystal Gold Armor, he casually forged some Extraordinary Battle Armor and Spiritual Soldiers.