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Chapter 1224 The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (106)

The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (106)

Time flies by without us even realizing it.

It feels like just yesterday that Farm One was leased, and now it's already harvest season for the first batch of crops.

Early that morning, when Song Ning and Lan Si arrived, they saw several people standing outside the door.

At first glance, everyone was wrapped up so tightly that it was hard to tell who was who, but upon closer inspection, they were all familiar faces.

"Dr. Liao, Captain Man, and Ms. Liao? Leader, you're here too?"

Song Ning couldn't help but be surprised, and even wanted to ask from the bottom of her heart, "What brings you all here today?"

These three are all important figures in the base, each one busier than the last, yet they all managed to find time to come here together.

"We heard from the patrol team that your crops seem to be ripe, so we couldn't resist coming to see for ourselves. We hope you don't mind that we were so rude as to not even say hello."

Ms. Liao spoke with a smile, greeting the two of them and handing each of them a small bag.

"It's been a long time. I hope you won't find this small gift too much."

"You're too kind."

The small bag contained a light amount of material, but when Song Ning opened it, she discovered that it was full of crystal core fragments.

Lance's bag was exactly the same, totaling about twenty crystal core fragments.

"This is way too expensive!"

Song Ning hesitated slightly. Such an expensive gift, could it be that Ms. Liao and her group wanted something from them today?

Lance pulled out his key card and swiped it to open the door. "Let's go inside and talk. Aren't you cold outside?"

He even touched Song Ning's hand with his fingers to check the temperature.

Upon entering, the sight before their eyes caused the three members of the base to gasp in surprise.

"This is a really bumper harvest!"

Ms. Liao murmured, her gaze sweeping over the ripe crops waiting to be harvested in the field, her eyes filled with satisfaction and a certain respect for food.

"Although we thought you might be a good fit, we never expected you to bring us such a big surprise."

Ms. Liao sighed and squatted down to touch the crops that had grown so much.

When it was decided to outsource Farm No. 1 to Farm No. 10, there was a lot of opposition within the base.

Most people are kind-hearted but stubborn – it's not like they can't farm, so why not let their own people benefit from all this land given to 'outsiders'?

But Ms. Liao knew very well that the seed research institute could definitely supply enough seeds for the time being, but even so, she had to think about the future.

One cannot live off past achievements forever; both increasing income and reducing expenditure are necessary, and doing both is the most reasonable approach.

"You're too kind. We were very surprised and delighted by the huge surprise the base gave us."

He and Lance had even discussed whether to build more greenhouses, and just when he was about to doze off, someone delivered a pillow to his head. Song Ning was overjoyed.

Ms. Liao: "But you have been quietly contributing to the base all along, and we cannot ignore those of you who have made contributions."

Those who oppose this in the base simply can't see these things. As high-ranking officials, they can't turn a deaf ear. The appropriate rewards and punishments must be implemented in place so that the base can be properly revitalized and there can be a future for it.

"Alright, enough with the pleasantries. The main reason I'm here is to ask you what percentage of this harvest you plan to keep for yourselves."

Ms. Liao is a straightforward person, and it's easy to see that her family has always been like that.

That's what it was for.

Song Ning wasn't too surprised by this, since it was the time when crops were ripe, and there was no other reasonable guess.

He had actually discussed the first batch of this harvest with Lance in private.

Now that the base has asked, Song Ning smiled slightly.

"We'll keep a small portion of the first batch to try it out, and we're willing to trade the rest with the base."

"Really?"

Liao Xin was happy. He was standing behind Captain Man, and although he was a head taller than Captain Man, it was as if some invisible aura hid him completely when he stood behind Captain Man.

Hearing Song Ning's words, he was so happy that his presence was palpable.

The two ladies present looked at him at the same time, and Captain Man looked puzzled.

Why are you so happy?

She found it rather strange when she came over. This guy usually never wanted to leave his research lab, and he would only sneak out for some fresh air when he was feeling cooped up while recruiting people.

After hearing that they were coming today, Liao Xin kept pestering them to come along, and now she's so happy. "Do you want to trade with Song Ning and the others for something?"

She boldly assumed that she couldn't think of any other reason besides this.

Liao Xin suddenly turned his head and looked at her with an expression that said, "How could you think that?"

"Of course not. I can eat in the cafeteria. If we switch back, won't we have to ask the cafeteria to bring us food?"

So this guy has such an expectant look on his face because he's waiting for the cafeteria to introduce new dishes?

Captain Man, who is not usually particular about food, looked at her with incomprehension. She is used to running around outside and is happy as long as she has a hot meal. She is indeed not particular about food at all.

Ms. Liao looked at the two of them with a smile, while telling Song Ning about the acquisition price of the base.

Although the base has provided many greenhouses to the public, the prices of fresh vegetables and grains remain high.

The high exchange rate for greenhouses is one thing, but there aren't many people who are good at farming anyway. After the apocalypse, most of the older generation who were best at farming passed away in the process of survival of the fittest.

The survivors who are still alive today are mostly able-bodied men. Most of these people have been away from the land for more than ten or twenty years. They can work, become executives, and have all sorts of skills, but they don't know how to farm.

There are a few agricultural experts at the base, but they have to take care of the base's basic food supply and also mentor several students in their spare time. They simply can't find any time to spare.

The base had previously recruited a large number of talents for this purpose, but among the talents who came, there were very few agricultural talents. As a result, although the base has a development blueprint, it is still lacking in the area of ​​grain and vegetables.

This is why, after the base discovered Song Ning's talent in planting, they found a pretext to offer them a one-year lease on Farm No. 1.

In retrospect, Ms. Liao believes that the decision she made under pressure was absolutely correct and without any problems.