Alien Relic Hunter

"The 'new home' prepared for us..." Ivan squatted down, picked up a handful of soft and fertile soil, and sighed in a low voice, "To be honest, until now, I still have a very strong feeling Unreal."

"Who isn't? I used to think that if there were Alpha people still alive on this planet, a war with us humans would be inevitable, so I always regarded them as enemies... But I Unexpectedly, the Alpha people are actually humans from another time and space." Layton said, "The exploration team found several deep wells filled with this soil in the first block, and according to calculations, the total reserve is about 400 million. About cubic meters, if they are all dug out, laid flat on the ground, and then planted with grain, let alone the 3 people on Yagunaktor, even if this number is increased ten times or twenty times, we Can also feed."

"Soil...is this the soil of the earth?" Ivan murmured, rubbing the rough particles with his fingertips.

As humans born in the new era, they have not really come into contact with the soil from the earth—although there are many soil-ponic farms on the Ark that are specially used to produce "high-end crops", in fact the "soil" used in these farms is just a This kind of artificially formulated solid medium is essentially the same as those liquid mediums in hydroponic farms, except for the different appearance and slight differences in nutrients and various added elements.

To put it bluntly, this is called high-end customization, highlighting a taste and style, reflecting the wealth and taste of consumers; to put it bluntly, it is IQ tax.

Ke Lan once suspected that it was the idea of ​​the Dongying people to keep these soil cultivation farms. After all, in the old era, they were the best at doing this kind of thing-just pulling an old craftsman is some kind of "craftsman", "master" ", even the title of "immortal" can be crowned casually. With the blessing of this cultural atmosphere, Japanese food has become a sharp knife for consumerism...a bowl of plain white rice , Just add a story, come to some "XX Immortal" who has been immersed in this way for decades, and put a limited label on it, you can buy several times or even dozens of times the price... Money is not too easy to earn.

After the Hunting God Hunting Group became famous and everyone started to have money, the hound once bought a bag of rice that was so-called "top soil cultivation farm". After comparing it with the ordinary rice produced by hydroponic farms, Everyone found that there was no difference between the two.

Only after knowing that the bowl of rice in front of him comes from a soil-cultivated farm, will the experimenter feel that the bowl of rice seems to be whiter, more fragrant...the taste should be softer and glutinous. .

As for the real earth soil... It can almost be regarded as the top luxury on the Ark. The price of this thing is more expensive than a diamond of equal weight.The largest jewelry brand on the Ark once launched a series of luxury jewelry with the theme of "homeland". The main body of these jewelry is an artificial gemstone with a cavity inside. In this cavity, several Milligrams of "earth soil"... Although Ke Lan had no money at that time, the jewelry company posted this gimmick product advertisement on every conspicuous place on the Internet, so that he had no interest in jewelry and luxury goods like him. Those who don't care know that the pendant containing 7000 grams of earth's soil was finally auctioned for a sky-high price of [-] million credits.

If anyone had the luxury of growing food with real earth soil...

After the Ark landed on Planet Alpha, it is not that no one has thought about the soil on the surface of Planet Alpha—but from an agricultural point of view, the quality of the soil on the surface of Planet Alpha is extremely poor, whether it is pH, the content of various beneficial or harmful elements , or the degree of radiation, the soil here is not suitable for growing food crops.

If you want to grow food on Alpha Planet, there are only two ways to go: one is to improve the genes of the earth’s crops to adapt to the harsh soil environment and climate environment of Alpha Planet; the other is to build a closed greenhouse, and then filter and purify Alpha The soil of the star is adjusted to a level suitable for crops by various means.

The researchers of the Agricultural Branch of the former research institute have been working hard, but have not achieved any results.As for the latter, the "soil suitable for planting" produced in this way is actually no different from artificially synthesized solid medium. On the contrary, the cost of purifying one cubic meter of Alpha soil is enough to synthesize hundreds of cubic meters of solid medium.

The technology of hydroponic farms is very mature, and there has been no large-scale food crisis on the ark after landing on Alpha Star...Under the influence of multiple factors, the originally high-priority "Alpha Star Reclamation Plan" was continuously pushed back. until it is completely forgotten.

Of course, in that era, some scholars took a slant and devised their ideas on the native crops of Planet Alpha... These plants have undergone tens of thousands of years of evolution and have become very suitable for the environment of Planet Alpha, eliminating the need to modify the earth's crops The complicated steps of genes... But after countless experiments, they found that there are very few crops that can be eaten by humans on Alpha Planet, and most of them have slow growth cycles and pitifully low yields, which are not suitable as main crops at all. rations.

The only one that is close to the selection criteria is the staple food of the exiles in the wilderness, "gray potatoes". This crop only takes two to three months from planting to harvesting, which is similar to potatoes on Earth. Provide enough calories for the eaters - but the problem lies in how to deal with the neurotoxins that are difficult to remove, as well as the heavy metal elements and radiation pollution that are enriched inside the potatoes due to the planting environment.

The reason for the high incidence of radiation sickness among the exiles, apart from the fact that they often enter high-radiation areas, is the main reason is the long-term consumption of gray potatoes.

"Alpha Star is not suitable for the development of agriculture at all." This is the truth that the academic circles have unanimously recognized.

But both Ivan and Layton knew that this planet was not called Alpha...it had the same name as their hometown, called "Earth".

"It's not like a synthetic solid medium." Layton said to Ivan, "Either the technology of the Alpha Civilization has been strong enough to create fake soil, or this is what was preserved on the earth before it was polluted. Natural soil. To be honest, I prefer the latter."

Ivan picked up a small grain of gravel, put it to the tip of his nose and sniffed it vigorously. He closed his eyes, his expression relaxed, as if he smelled a good smell.

"To be honest, when we just discovered these soils, that boy Ye Yan had a bad idea." Layton recalled with a smile, "The boy said that compared with the earth's soil, the soil can be faked. Block all the news of the block to the outside world, and then secretly take a little soil to the ark, and you can make a lot of money."

"He really said that?" Ivan was stunned, "However, even if some rich people who are ill-informed will be deceived, over time, the total amount of 'earth soil' 'circulating' in the circle will change. More and more, someone will definitely notice the problem... Even if the soil is exactly the same as the earth's soil, the reason why the earth's soil can be sold at a sky-high price is because of its rarity. Now that this rare attribute disappears... "

"The price of earth's soil would plummet, and its status as a 'luxury' would disappear, but what does that matter to us? The money is in our pockets anyway, and the cost to us is almost It can be ignored." A voice followed Ivan's words, and the two turned their heads to see that Ye Yan, who was wearing a overalls, was standing not far away, and he was still holding a lot of watch bags in his hand. It looks full of high-tech... farm tools.

"Did you really sell the soil here on the ark?" The corner of Ivan's mouth twitched unnaturally. Although this matter was harmless, for some reason, his heart was full of desire to complain.

It's a pity that he really didn't know where to start to spit out this groove... He almost got internal injuries.

"Not much. I sold 140 grams of soil a total of twelve times in three months." Ye Yan stretched out his hand and picked up a hardened clod from the hoe, "That's about the same amount. A huge sum of money was successfully withdrawn... After those people reacted, I have already canceled the company that was registered with a 'fake identity' by entrusting professionals, and all traces have been wiped out, and no one can find out On my head... Even if they find some clues that the soil is related to Yagunaktor, they don't have enough evidence to prosecute. After all, even if they identify it a hundred times and a thousand times, the composition of the soil and The texture is also the same as the only remaining earth soil on the ark."

"Good guy, why didn't I know about this?" Layton exclaimed, "I feel like I missed a hundred million... No, it's a lot of hundred million!"

"Miss Soma and Uncle Hound both know that Soma Consortium and Hunting God Hunting Group share part of the profit from the sale of the soil, but Uncle Hound said that you have a big mouth and will leak things out, so he let me keep it from you Yours." Ye Yan replied honestly.

"Damn it, the bastard, Old Dog, is making a fortune behind my back... This money, even if it's just a fraction of me, is enough for me to iterate all the equipment on my body a dozen times." Layton said dejectedly. Said.

"Isn't your cyborg prosthetic body already the latest model? And it's all top-of-the-line, how do you want to iterate?" Ivan was puzzled.

"You don't understand this, right? The so-called 'latest model' and 'top configuration' are only relative to mass-produced products. As for the road of customization, it is endless. As long as the resources are in place, you can always Keep upgrading."

"Understood, there is no end, a bottomless pit of burning money, right?" Ivan nodded, "Then can you beat Ke Lan? Oh...not to mention Ke Lan, he is too perverted, let me choose one for you Weak opponents—let me ask you, can you beat Akira Asano after your cyborg prosthetic body has been modified to the greatest extent?"

"Of course I can't...can't beat him." Layton was stunned, "How can Asano Akira be considered weak...he is also a 'monster' level, with human technology, it is impossible to win against him under the same conditions. Unless you ask me to build a plasma cannon of the main gun level of a battleship and blast it in his face, even if the cyborg prosthetic body is transformed to the extreme, even if it adds the technology of Alpha civilization, it will probably be in front of his knife. It’s just for being chopped melons and vegetables.”

"If you are still struggling with that money, I can tell you that this money has disappeared from this world." Ye Yan said, "When we were identified as rebels, all of our private accounts They have all been frozen... No, they should have been written off, and all the numbers that symbolize wealth have also been reset to zero."

Ye Yan's tone has always been calm, and there is no sadness or joy on his face, as if he was a different person from when Layton and the others first met him.

"Hey, let's not talk about this, let's change the topic." Layton waved his hand, "Speaking of which, Mukakh's side, things should be almost finished by now, right?"

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[PS Regarding the ending of "Alien Ruins Hunter", I want to tell you something at the end of the chapter: I have actually written the ending of this book, but I have encountered difficulties in how to transition the plot to the ending...

According to the plot of Hollywood blockbusters, there should be a vigorous decisive battle at the end, and both forces will bet their own fortunes to fight for life and death; if they want to take the lead, there will be more choices.

The first method is more secure, but it is a bit old-fashioned to be honest. As for other plot directions, it may be a risky attempt.

So I am still struggling. I have changed the detailed outline of the second half of the final chapter several times, but I have never come out with a plan that satisfies me... My last book "Rules of Survival in the Wasteland" was actually unfinished. Because of the 404 factor, many holes dug in the early stage could not be filled (even so, the whole book was taken off the shelf for a while), and the second is the first time I wrote a novel of more than 200 million words. There are still many deficiencies in the control, causing many places to collapse, and there are certain logical problems, so we can only end things hastily.

I have been thinking about how to write the end of this book all day long. It can also be said that I am in a state of serious cavanism, so the chapters these days are a little bit watery, and reading will seem a bit procrastinated , Today, most of this chapter is about farming... Please bear with me a little bit.

Speaking of which, I am actually quite interested in farming articles. One of the several proposals for the next new book is farming articles. I wonder if you want to read farming articles. The ending of this book or the new book), you can leave a message in this chapter of this chapter, I will read it one by one and reply seriously. 】

[PPS thanks for the 500 starting point coins rewarded by drinking saliva; thank you Xingyue Zhenghui. , 100 and [-] rewards of [-] starting coins. 】