The Law of Food Raising - 11

Chapter 11 - Exhibition

"Oh? She is finally willing to take action?" Samus mocked after hearing Chi Xiao's report, "I thought she planned to delay it until the return trip."

"She has no intention of sharing her technology at all." Chi Xiao said, " She even made it clear that she will definitely not let us interfere."

"It doesn't matter. As long as she is willing to do it, there is no skill that we cannot learn." Samus said coldly, "Since she dares to promote herself in Kavos, she should make some contribution."

"Why did she agree suddenly? I thought we would have to wait for at least more than a month." Wei Chen has had enough of the torture of these young ladies these days.

"Don't worry about this. Just send someone to keep an eye on them and don't let them have the opportunity to cause trouble." Samus ordered, "Arrange whatever she needs, and make sure it is 'perfect'."

"Yes." Wei Chen understood.

Samus and others never thought that the reason why Abbey took action was to let them, "bumpkins who treasure the golden balls", see what real ornamental plants are. If not, she might have delayed taking action until the return trip, as Samus and Wei Chen had guessed.

A few days later, Abbey selected an herb called "Lanxuan*". She seemed to be very experienced in cultivating this kind of wild plant. She first used the genetically modified medicine she carried with her to breed it. She completed the division propagation in about three days, then transplanted it into the soil and began to use strange magic to catalyze the cultivation.

*From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant"

Abbey thought she was being very careful, but the day after she finished using the medicine, Samus sent someone to steal the medicine and replace it with something else, so that Abbey didn't notice anything was wrong. He then handed the drug to the research institute for pharmacological analysis.

Samus knew that different genetically modified drugs were needed to cultivate different plants, and the proportions were very important. If the cultivator was not sure to use it for a certain plant, then even getting the drug would be useless. Once used incorrectly, the plant will immediately die or mutate again.

Hua Duo was very interested in Abbey's process of cultivating the Lanxuan, but Samus firmly disagreed with her getting close to them. Although they are strictly forbidden to apply perfume and rouge, who knows if they have terrible smells such as body odor, foot odor, bad breath, etc. What if they accidentally stun Duoduo!

The poor ladies of the royal city have lost their image after being subjected to such malicious speculation by Samus.

Samus didn't allow Hua Duo to watch, so she could only look up Lanxuan's information from the book given by Samus.

"Lanxuan (variation), also known as "bloodthirsty orchid", has bright flowers, strong aroma, and is easy to cultivate. Its roots, stems and leaves contain trace amounts of toxins and it likes to eat blood. After artificial cultivation, toxins can be removed, and it has certain edible value and extremely high ornamental value. "

Hua Duo listened carefully to Samus' interpretation, and until the end of the article, she still had only a half-understanding. After all, it is a mutated plant. Without seeing the real thing, it is difficult to fully grasp its characteristics. What's more, Thuran's criteria for judging plants are very different from Earth. To them, it's just a "trace amount" of toxins, but to her, it may be fatal.

Samus' decision not to let her come into contact with the wild Lanxuan was undoubtedly the right one. After thinking about this, Hua Duo stopped paying attention and continued to take care of her gentle, delicious and lovely plants.

Half a month later, the first batch of transplanted cabbage also matured. The yield was not large, but it was delicious and nutritious. By the time for the second batch, the yield will definitely increase, but the nutritional value will decrease. Without the spiritual nourishment of Hua Duo, the quality of the plants will gradually stabilize after two or three transplants, and planting can be promoted.

The plants cultivated by Hua Duo herself in the Lord's Mansion Plantation Park will all be the highest quality ancestral spiritual plants.

"Duoduo, Guze squeezed the cabbage juice for you, come here and try it, do you like it?" Wei Chen walked into the garden, smiled and raised the bottle in his hand towards Hua Duo.

Hua Duo's eyes lit up, and she stood up from the dandelion bed. Just as she was about to run over, she found something strange about the dandelions around her, with a faint light flickering on the flowers.

【Please be careful if you find toxin-containing substances. 】The Book of Spiritual Wood reads the information from the dandelion in a timely manner.

Poison? Hua Duo retreated tens of meters with a swish.

Wei Chen: "..."

Usually when I bring food to Duoduo, she will rush over happily. What happened today? Could it be that there was some peculiar smell on him that was hurting her? No way, he takes a shower every day now! Ever since Duoduo was irritated by the smell of perfume last time, everyone familiar with the situation has become very particular about personal hygiene. They don't dare to approach her if they smell something strange.

Wei Chen smelled himself with a strange expression. There was really no strange smell!

"Duoduo, what's wrong with you?" Wei Chen tried to get closer to her, but saw her take a few steps back.

He finally determined that the problem did lie with him.

"Duoduo..." Wei Chen was about to ask, but he saw the girl suddenly raised her right hand, and a gust of breeze blew by, blowing up dandelion petals. The petals flew towards Wei Chen and slowly swirled around him. Within a moment, all the pale golden petals turned into black, scattering into the soil like ashes.

Wei Chen's expression changed slightly. No matter how slow he was, he understood that something was wrong. Duoduo seemed to have removed some harmful substances from his body just now.

"Duoduo, what's going on?" Wei Chen asked, looking at Duoduo walking towards him.

Hua Duo shook her head. She only knew that Wei Chen had slight signs of poisoning, but she didn't know what kind of poison it was.

Wei Chen thought about it carefully. Nothing special happened recently. The only thing that needs attention is that the orchid cultivated by Abbey has been successfully cultivated and has successfully entered the flowering period... Wait, Abbey? Is there something wrong with the Lanxuan?

"Duoduo, come with me." Wei Chen's face became extremely serious, and he walked out quickly with Hua Duo, who was confused.

Not long ago, Lanxuan was successfully cultivated, and Abbey asked Samus to hold an exhibition for her, inviting all the nobles and leaders in Kavos to attend.

This is the first time that Samus and others have had close contact with the cultivation of artificial plants, and they attach great importance to the results of this technology. After testing, it was found that there was no problem with the successfully cultivated Lanxuan. So after everyone discussed it, they all agreed to this request.

Today is the day of the exhibition, and most of the core figures in Kavos have been invited to attend.

The Lanxuan is placed in the center of the exhibition hall. The flower is bright red and stands gracefully, like an enchanting dancer, showing off its grace to the fullest.

The guests gathered around it and commented on it with great interest.

"Hehe, look at them, they are all ignorant country bumpkins." In the next hall, Fanny looked at the scene in the hall through the glass wall, covered her mouth and snickered.

A trace of pride flashed in Abbey's eyes, and she straightened her skirt, waiting for Samus to introduce her to everyone.

But unfortunately, Samus had no intention of showing up in person. The person hosting the exhibition this time was Chi Xiao.

This man is rigorous in his work and concise in his speech, almost turning a relaxed and pleasant exhibition into a military meeting. The atmosphere of the entire venue was quiet, serious, and depressing. When Abbey appeared on the stage, others almost thought that a denouncement was about to begin.

Abbey's expression was stiff, and for the first time under the solemn attention of everyone, she felt the urge to disappear immediately.

At this time, Wei Chen quietly arrived at the venue with Hua Duo and entered the lounge on the second floor.

As soon as Hua Duo came in, she smelled a faint fragrance of flowers. Even though it's a floor away from the lobby, you can still smell it.

"Duoduo, if you feel uncomfortable in any way, you must tell me." Wei Chen warned carefully.

Hua Duo nodded and looked toward the hall through the window.

【Lanxuan, artificial plant. Grade <none>, low quality, medium fecundity, toxic. Improper consumption may cause diarrhea, blindness, paralysis and even death. The aroma can penetrate the body and accumulate for a long time, which can lead to mental abnormalities, mania, and a thirst for blood.】

Hua Duo's eyes widened. Didn't it say that artificially cultivated plants will eliminate harmful genes? Why does this orchid still contain toxins? Or is its toxicity only for me, and everyone else is immune? No, if this were the case, Wei Chen would not be poisoned.

"How is it?" Wei Chen asked, "Is there something wrong with that orchid?"

Hua Duo nodded.

Wei Chen's face was gloomy, he stood up and said, "I'll report it to our Lord immediately. Duoduo, stay here and don't go out."

Hua Duo sat up straight, indicating that she would be well-behaved.

After a while, Samus' figure appeared in the lounge, wrapped Hua Duo into his arms, and glared at Wei Chen: "Who asked you to bring her out!"

Wei Chen lowered his head and said, "It's an emergency, please forgive me."

Samus waved his hand, looked down at Doudou, and asked, "Duoduo, are you sure there is something wrong with that Lanxuan?"

Hua Duo nodded.

 "Is it serious?"

Hua Duo thought for a while, and according to the test in the Book of Spiritual Wood, only improper consumption and long-term accumulation of odor will cause harm, so it should not be serious. So, she shook her head.

Samus breathed a sigh of relief.

Wei Chen said: "Our instruments did not detect any problems. Either the harm is minimal and can be ignored; or it is too secretive and cannot be detected by current instruments."

"Duoduo, what do you think?" Samus asked.

Hua Duo moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but no sound came out. It's not that she pretends to be mute, but the language of this world is very difficult to speak. Although she can understand, she doesn't like to talk. For her, basic communication with humans is enough.

But now it seems that some things still need words to explain clearly.

"Okay, don't force yourself." Seeing her face wrinkled, Samus comforted her, "Let's go back and study it slowly."

In the hall, Abbey waited for Chi Xiao to finish introducing herself solemnly, then immediately walked to Lanxuan and began to explain its advantages to everyone. Lanxuan is regarded as an ornamental plant in the royal city and is rarely eaten by people. Its gorgeous appearance fascinates many people.

Beauty and flowers complement each other, which is indeed pleasing to the eye.

"By the way, I heard that Kavos also has popular ornamental plants. Why don't we put them out and appreciate them together." Abbey suddenly suggested.

As soon as this statement came out, everyone started talking about it. Only a few people have golden ball potted plants, because they are natural plants. Although they are low-level, they are not made public and outsiders only hear about them.

"Lord Chi Xiao, it would be too lonely to only display one orchid in the exhibition. Why not bring out your special flowers for everyone to enjoy?" Abbey smiled particularly charmingly, and the other ladies also agreed.

Facing the aggressiveness of several people, Chi Xiao had no expression on his face. When he was about to send someone to ask Samus for instructions, Wei Chen had already walked over with a pot of golden balls.

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