Great Power Technology

"It's not up to us, it's up to everyone."

Ye Zhou had a relaxed look on his face, and Lin Ling on the side also smiled. At this moment, neither of them thought about the far future. The things they had just talked about about the crisis in the adjacent dimension seemed to drift away. The wind did not leave many traces in their hearts.

For Ye Zhou, he has never doubted the correctness of the path he has chosen, because he can indeed see part of the future from the simulator, and he has personally experienced the miracles created by China again and again.

But what about Lin Ling? Ye Zhou actually couldn't quite explain where her confidence came from, but it seemed that her confidence was the same as that of all other ordinary people.

After finishing the meal, the two casually walked around the small square of Huawuyuan for a while. Under the breeze, they finally stopped talking about those heavy topics, which gave Ye Zhou a long-lost rest. --Mental rest.

The night sky enveloped this land as always, just like the blue island thousands of kilometers away.

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There are people out there doing the same thing.

Although it was only the end of February, the rice fields of Hailan Academy of Agricultural Sciences were already filled with the sound of frogs. Xu Lei was holding a mobile phone in one hand and half a popsicle that had almost turned into water in the other hand, inspecting her in the field. soldiers.

This batch of rice has just been sown and is sparsely erected in the paddy field. From a distance, it looks like swaying weeds. If you don't look at it carefully, it is easy to ignore them. Instead, they are reflected in the paddy field. The full moon caught the eye.

She walked to the end of the rice field and after confirming that all the facilities were normal, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, found a flat place to sit on the edge of the field, and carefully put her feet into the water of the rice field.

But in an instant, she retracted her foot as if she had been electrocuted - the snakes she had placed in the rice fields had all finished their hibernation. Although they were all non-venomous snakes, she didn't want to be slithered by a slipper during such a leisurely time. Slippery objects crawled up the insteps.

There were still three days before she left Hailan Academy of Agricultural Sciences. During this period, there was very little work assigned to her. She usually just wrote reports during the day and weeded in the evening. If she hadn't taken the initiative to come over to patrol the fields, this would have been impossible. She should have been lying on the bed watching a movie on her phone and slowly falling asleep.

After sitting quietly for a few minutes, she tentatively touched her hand back, and after confirming that the field ridge was dry, she lay down without caring about her appearance.

She felt the slight sting from the blades of grass on her back, took in a breath slowly, and let it out slowly.

There are only three days left until we leave this familiar place.

And the direction she was going to was a land she had never set foot on.

She had heard before that there were deserts, snow-capped mountains, sandstorms and oases in that land. She had also heard about the raisins, cantaloupe, large plate chicken and red willow barbecue in that land, but her knowledge of it was , in fact, it only stays in short videos.

Such a beautiful short video cannot dispel her fear of the unknown, just as a series of official information cannot dispel her fear of the end of the world.

However, most of the time, she deliberately controlled herself, controlled herself not to think too much, and controlled herself to do what she should do.

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Just like this time I took the initiative to apply to do farming experiments there.

Keeping yourself busy is better than joining some pastoral organization like some of my colleagues, and then being caught by the officials and sent to the northwest to plant trees - but it seems that the ending is not too different?

They went to plant trees and farm their own fields. They took different paths and reached the same destination.

Xu Lei couldn't help but find it a little funny. She couldn't understand what those people were thinking. They were obviously doing the same research as herself, and some of them were even seniors who had witnessed the development of agricultural technology from scratch. How could they go crazy? , do you think the pastoral life is beautiful?

Have they forgotten so quickly the hard times they lived decades ago?

Disaster is a terrible thing—or rather, death is a terrible thing.

The fear of death, coupled with distorted, fond memories of the past, causes those people to lose their faith.

The saying that the older you get, the more you fear death, seems to have some scientific basis.

The sound of frogs croaking in her ears continued, and Xu Lei's thoughts wandered wildly. She thought about catching a batch of frogs for breeding, then thought about the bullfrog stew she had just eaten two days ago, and then thought about it again. The senior brothers and sisters who ate bullfrog with her then thought of their own families.

In fact, even the most enlightened parents have concerns about a girl like her going to a land that has not yet experienced complete development. In order to convince them, I spent a lot of effort, even making video calls. A whole lot.

Even so, the attitude of the family has not completely changed. Maybe during the holiday in three days, I still have to have a good chat with them in person.

Thinking of this, Xu Lei took out her phone and was about to click on the family group chat interface on her phone, but she found that she had several missed calls on her phone.

The caller was the leader of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, who was also her master.

After hesitating for a moment, she sat up from the field ridge, glanced at the time, and then dialed a phone number.

The phone rang twice and was picked up. The master on the other end sounded tired.

"Hello? Leilei?"

"Master, what's wrong?"

Xu Lei asked doubtfully.

"I have something to discuss with you. Are you still in the field? Come back first. If you haven't finished your patrol, you don't have to continue it."

Xu Lei stood up, patted the dirt on her pants and asked:

"What's the matter, master? Are you so anxious?"

"It's about your work arrangements. There are some changes from the original. You should come back first and we will talk face to face."

"good."

The two didn't say much. After hanging up the phone, Xu Lei walked directly towards the dormitory. Twenty minutes later, she saw her master in the dormitory with the lights still on.

The latter did not be polite to her, but asked directly:

"Leilei, how much do you know about the Tongtianhe project?"

Xu Lei was stunned for a moment and replied:

"That's it. I basically know some of the public information, and then I will learn more about the information related to us - what's wrong? Is there a problem with the project?"

The master shook his head and replied:

"There is no problem with the project itself, there is a problem with the project advancement."

"You know, this project is going to phase out the water sources of most rivers in the southwest. If it is really settled, it will have a great impact on the agriculture of the downstream countries."

"Especially in Yindu, the flow of the Ganges River is conservatively estimated to drop by about 40%, which is a devastating blow to their agricultural system."

"Their agricultural technology is underdeveloped, especially field management technology and water conservancy technology. If they lose this amount of water, their food production will not only be reduced by 40%, but will directly fail."

"So, we are facing a lot of pressure from Yindu - they are almost trying to stop this project by any means necessary."

"We have also done a lot of work and efforts, both military and non-military."

"Recently, we have reached an agreement with them."

"For humanitarian and overall benefit considerations, we decided to provide them with technical assistance and develop water-saving agriculture and precision agriculture in Yindu."

“We want to use agricultural technology in exchange for the smooth progress of the Tongtian River project.”

"To do this, we need a large number of agricultural experts - especially those who study field management systems and seedling technology."

"The organization conducted a preliminary review and they saw your information."

"You took the initiative to apply to go to the northwest. The organization believes that you are strong in both initiative and loyalty, so they hope that you can go to Punjab as the first batch of technical support personnel."

Having said this, the master paused for a moment, and then continued:

"To summarize briefly, the organization hopes that you will take a team to Yindu, and now we are officially asking for your opinion."

Hearing this, Xu Lei showed a surprised look on her face. After a long silence, she asked:

"Is safety guaranteed?"

"Security work is directly guaranteed by our military and police - we will be stationed there."

"If you go, when can you come back?"

"At least two holidays a year, the specific situation depends on your arrangements."

Xu Lei breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask:

"Where are my parents? Will there be anyone doing ideological work?"

"The organization will assist, but in principle it respects your and your parents' opinions - if they firmly object, the organization will not force it."

"Okay. Last question, is there a chef?"

The master opposite looked stunned, then smiled helplessly and replied:

"I haven't seen this detail yet, but if you say there will be one, then there will definitely be one."

Xu Lei, who received a positive reply, also smiled. She put down the handful of weeds she had grabbed at some point, moved her fingers that were slightly stiff due to nervousness, and then replied:

"Okay, I agree."