Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 592 - 543

Chapter 592: 543

However, it was Qingyan, Long Shao, and Lei Mingyuan who were in charge of the "High-Yield Crop Research Project".

Owing to the consumption of the [Money Box] from the [Great Yan Treasure Ship], they had preliminary research results that exceeded the original plan.

New ability of the [Money Box]: It can actively search for cargo carried by ocean-going ships that have been lost at sea with the help of "Sea Transport Trade".

Any unclaimed lost items along the sea trade routes could potentially be captured by the newly updated [Money Box].

The first command Wang Yuan issued to it after the update was to actively look for sweet potatoes, potatoes, and any other crops that had fallen into the sea.

After bringing them back, they were immediately given to the Agricultural Research Institute for identification.

Unexpectedly, although they didn’t find sweet potatoes or potatoes for a while, Qingyan, the [Azure Dragon Star Lord], accidentally discovered a plant... sea rice!

This discovery made them ecstatic, as if they had found a priceless treasure.

Although it was just a small plant with tiny grains, barely stronger than a blade of grass.

It might even be overlooked by the common man.

But in reality, it held extraordinary significance!

Wang Yuan had told them that even if they could produce high-quality crops, factors besides seeds—like various chemical fertilizers—would determine the ultimate yield.

Without the support of technology and hard work, even the best seeds wouldn’t reach their full potential.

This sea rice, however, which didn’t use existing farmland and could grow on saline-alkaline soil, was a completely different story.

It could fundamentally make the "cake" bigger, with every grain produced being incremental.

In Red County Shenzhou alone, there were at least 200 million mu of barren saline-alkaline land.

According to estimates from Emperor Jianming’s era, the annual grain output, not counting the production of cultivators’ Cave Heaven Blessed Lands, was around 250 billion catties, with no significant long-term changes.

This grain, along with grass roots and tree bark, barely supported a population of two hundred million.

Even if they only planted sea rice on one hundred million mu in the future, calculating at 500 catties per mu, it would increase the annual grain production by 50 billion catties, which could feed an additional forty million people!

This 20% population increase was more than enough to secure a [Immortality Dao Fruit] for a Green Seal Sage, with some to spare.

Of course, whether it was the Daoist Skill industrial revolution or agricultural promotion, the premise for everything was that Big Cousin secured ample territory to monetize these advanced technologies.

Now, with the aid of the [Four Symbols Twelve Yuan Chen Daylight Mirror] that could accelerate the flow of time by nine times.

Under the cooperation of Sichun, Simu, Si Dongfang, and Silinchong—the three hundred sixty [Azure Dragon Star Lords] Qingyan, Long Shao who presides over agriculture, and Lei Mingyuan, who has extensive experience in hybridization—the second round of breeding for the sea rice was already completed.

They had cultivated the initial single plant of sea rice into half a mu of land.

Next, the three of them planned to use these as a blueprint.

Through trait recombination, trait interaction, trait accumulation, and so on, they aimed to select a super sea rice that would almost be impossible to naturally form in the natural environment!

They were confident that, while the taste might not be great, a yield of 500 catties per mu was definitely not the limit for this sea rice.

Moreover, with the acquisition of thirty-six Clear and Muddy Dragon Balls, in just a year or a year and a half, Qingyan and Long Shao were sure to ascend to the rank of Green Seal True Dragon.

At that time, the mutually beneficial water-wood interaction within their [Inner Scene Heaven and Earth] could significantly accelerate this process.

"Aiyo, I’m exhausted!"

"Isn’t that the truth?

But as lowly little demons who are not even worthy of the Red Seal, where could we find any friends or relatives to trick into helping us grow this rice?

Those strange demons are all too clever; telling them that there’s a Jade Marrow Mine here and that they could easily strike it rich won’t convince anyone anymore."

Two demons, whose bodies appeared to be Mountain Demons, were bent over in the experimental field, manually weeding and removing pests, sweating profusely.

Apart from accelerated time, no Daoist Skills that could potentially affect crop growth were permitted in the experimental fields.

Naturally, a large number of cheap "biological-type fully automatic cotton harvesters" were needed for manual labor.

The hiring policy established by Wang Yuan had always been that those who could trick more people into joining had higher ranks.

The more people they deceived, the more rest time they had and the better the treatment they received in terms of food, clothing, and other necessities.

Ever since the first Golden Toad Taoist set an example by swindling seven or eight Yellow Seal Mages,

people increasingly deceived others in droves, energetically joining what they thought was the number one scam group in the world.

And before they knew it, they had become mere cogs in the Blood and Sweat Factory.

Moreover, the vast majority were demons and deceitful creatures from the major Daoist temples and peripheral forces of the Peach God Tao.

Even though the high-level officials of Peach God Tao had realized who was poaching their corner, they couldn’t dare to demand their people back and could only swallow their grievances.

A Heavenly Gate stood between them, preventing them from calling for assistance from the forces under West King Holy Mother’s command.

Suddenly.

These two low-level demons, who had only dared to grumble verbally, became increasingly agitated as they spoke, their pupils gradually staining with blood.

"Why should we do all the dirty and exhausting work while we never see any of the benefits?

Not to mention a raise or promotion, we don’t even have a moment to catch our breath. I’m done with this!"

"That’s right! They treat these worthless grasses like treasures, don’t they? According to outside time, they’re due for harvest tomorrow.

Let’s just destroy them all today and show them what us little demons are capable of!"

While the three project developers were rewarded with substantial [Heavenly Dao Favor] for their labor, these did not.

Until now, everything they did was merely to atone for the [debt] they had incurred in the past.

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