The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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Plastic storage boxes, metal buckets, and even drawers have all been transformed into various planting containers.

Professor Ye, dressed in worn-out clothes, was bending over to examine a shallow dish made from a plastic file box.

He held a handful of seeds in his hand and carefully sprinkled them evenly onto a damp paper towel.

"Remember, the key to growing sprouts is to keep them out of the light and keep them moist."

He looked up and explained to the few ordinary survivors who were helping him.

"Spray water two to three times a day. You can use our household water, the water condensed by the Awakened Ones, or purified rainwater. Just keep the soil moist, but not too much, otherwise the roots will easily rot and smell bad."

"Once the seeds sprout white buds, everything will be ready."

Despite Han Ning's speed-up ability, Professor Ye, adhering to the principle that it's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish, still taught them the complete planting methods.

"clear."

Several survivors nodded repeatedly, imitating Professor Ye, and carefully sowed seeds and sprayed water in their respective shallow dishes.

Not far away, Lin Qianqian, who was still resting, was filling flower pots made from cut-open large mineral water bottles with a mixture of wood chips, dead leaves and a small amount of wood ash.

These are all soils prepared for leafy vegetables.

Beside him, Chairman Wu was drilling holes in rows of neatly arranged plastic buckets to ensure drainage and ventilation.

Little Xu Yinyin also joined the work team.

She squatted next to a plastic flowerpot, which contained nutrient soil that Professor Ye had specially prepared for her.

The little girl looked extremely serious. She put a few round spinach seeds into the small hole, and then, imitating the adults, she gently brushed away the fine soil around the hole with her fingertips to carefully cover it up.

"Bury it properly, but don't pack it too tightly. Grandpa Ye said the seeds need to breathe..."

Xu Yinyin muttered to herself, as if talking to the seeds, or perhaps reminding herself.

After doing all this, she even imitated Professor Ye, gently patting the soil with the back of her little hand.

"My baby spinach will definitely grow very, very tall!"

On the other side, rows of homemade dark-colored mushroom bags were neatly stacked in a relatively dark corner.

These mushroom bags were made by Professor Ye himself.

The surface is covered with a thin, damp cloth to maintain humidity.

"The mushroom bags are sensitive to light, so just leave them here and don't touch them."

Professor Ye came over to inspect and gave instructions to the person responsible for looking after the mushroom bags.

"When you see the surface of the bag turn white and cotton-like things grow, that means the mycelium is growing, which is a good sign."

"Once the white coverings are fully grown, uncover the damp cloth to maintain humidity, and you'll soon see small mushrooms sprouting."

Under Professor Ye's guidance, the entire growers' team operated in an orderly manner.

"Grandpa Ye, when will my spinach sprout?" Xu Yinyin's innocent question broke the atmosphere of their earnest work.

Professor Ye straightened up and replied with a smile, "It'll be soon, it'll be soon. With Yinyin taking such good care of it, it will definitely grow very quickly."

Xu Yinyin nodded vigorously, her expression becoming very serious: "When they sprout, I want to be the first to tell Grandpa Ye!"

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While Professor Ye and the others were busy, Han Ning was not idle either.

"Old Xu, let's begin." Han Ning looked at the materials he had collected on the ground.

"Okay, boss!"

Following Han Ning's instructions, Xu Ming built a simple temporary stove in a relatively open corner of the office building using a few relatively flat cement slabs and bricks.

In the center of the stove, there were some dry flammable materials.

Above the stove, there was a large metal soup pot with slightly deformed edges.

Following the knowledge of the [High-Energy Soil Refining Technique], Han Ning began to organize the materials in an orderly manner.

He dumped all the collected jade-colored potatoes, red mist tomatoes, plant tissues from the mysterious seaweed fruit, some wood ash, a small amount of sawdust, most of the semi-finished compost, and a sufficient amount of powder ground from the monster's flesh and bones into the soup pot.

Then, he picked up a bucket of relatively clean water and slowly poured it into the bucket.

The water mixed with the other materials to form a thick, mottled paste-like mixture.

"Start a fire," Han Ning ordered.

Xu Ming immediately lit the burning material in the stove.

Orange flames rose, scorching the bottom of the metal barrel.

The mixture inside the barrel, when heated, began to emit an indescribable odor.

Han Ning took the energy stone out of his pocket and threw it in.

Then, with a thought, several vines that had hardened in texture, like egg beaters, were inserted into the mixture and stirred vigorously.

As he stirred, he also mobilized the natural spiritual energy within his body.

A vibrant green glow seeped from the vines into the viscous slurry.

With the injection of energy and continuous stirring and heating, the mixture inside the tank begins to change.

The texture became thicker and smoother.

Those materials that were originally incompatible seem to have begun to fuse under the catalysis of natural energy.

The entire floor was filled with this strange smell.

It's like a medieval witch brewing bizarre poisons.

"Boss, is this the 'high-energy soil' you were talking about?" Xu Ming asked curiously, constantly adding burning materials and glancing at the contents of the bucket from time to time.

The thick slurry in the bucket was hard to reconcile with the soft soil I had in mind.

"Well, it's only a semi-finished product yet. We'll see."

Gradually, the energy within the energy stone begins to react with the slurry.

The broth inside the soup pot, which had been just bubbling from the heat of the flames, began to fluctuate violently.

Visible deep blue ripples spread rapidly from the point where the stone sank, merging with the dark green slurry inside the bucket.

chi chi chi...

The white steam looked like boiling water vapor gushing out of the bucket.

It carried a faint energy fluctuation.

After an unknown amount of time, the energy fluctuations finally began to weaken.

As the steam dissipated, the large mass was reduced to about two-thirds of its original volume, with a uniform and delicate texture, and a reddish-brown, oily sheen, resembling dough appearing inside the bucket.

"Hmm...it looks very similar to the high-energy soil in the picture, except for the color."

Seeing that the bucket of slurry had completely turned into dough, Han Ning wiped away non-existent sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief.

Controlling the amount of vines consumed was nothing to him, but the strange smell emitted when the substances were stirred up was quite unpleasant for him.

Chapter 120 Farming, Steady Development

"Boss, the planting area upstairs is basically set up, just waiting for you to go up and use your abilities."

At that moment, Professor Ye's voice came from the stairwell.

"Hey, Professor Ye, you could have just sent someone over to deliver the message. There's no need for you to come all the way here yourself."

Upon hearing this, Han Ning poured the prepared high-energy soil into a plastic bucket, covered it with the lid, lifted it with one hand, and instructed...

"Old Xu, keep the rest of the materials safe, we'll need them next time."

"Okay," Xu Ming replied.

Han Ning carried the bucket and walked quickly up to the fifth floor with Professor Ye.

Under Professor Ye's guidance, he pushed open the heavy, temporarily installed door curtain.

Instantly, a fresh scent mixed with the smell of damp earth wafted over.

The originally spacious open-plan office area has been completely transformed.

In well-lit areas, there are pots made from various containers that have been modified into cultivation pots.

"Professor Ye, the place is well done," Han Ning praised.

He walked to the center of the planting area, stretched out his hands, palms down.

Emerald green light emanated from his palm, nourishing every seed and every seedling.

The spinach and bok choy seeds, sown not long ago, visibly broke through the damp seedling paper, peeking out tender yellow sprouts, and then quickly unfolded into two lush green cotyledons.

The buried soybeans and mung beans trembled slightly, their fine white roots quickly burrowing downwards, their thick cotyledons splitting open, and tender stems growing upwards from the bean shells, sprouting into bean sprouts several centimeters tall in just a dozen seconds.

Over at the mushrooms, under the damp cloth covering them, white, cotton-like mycelium spread rapidly, almost covering the entire bag, emitting the distinctive slightly acidic aroma of the mycelium.

After a round of skill activation, those short-growing sprouts, such as bean sprouts, were almost ready for harvest.

Leafy greens such as spinach and bok choy have also reached nearly half of their natural growth cycle.

On the panel, the proficiency in [Rapid Growth] has increased by more than thirty points.

"These bean sprouts are ready to be harvested and eaten." Professor Ye looked at the tender white bean sprouts with a joyful expression.

"Yes, there's a lot; enough to feed everyone."

Bean sprouts were very common and inexpensive in the life before the time travel.

But in today's environment, it is a rare and precious vegetable.

"After we finish distributing these bean sprouts, Professor Ye, it's our baby's turn next."

Han Ning called out, picked up the bucket of high-energy soil, and gently shook it.

"Oh?" Professor Ye became interested.

The two arrived at a more secretive area for cultivating extraordinary crops near their residence.

This area isn't as large as a typical planting area; it's just a small room by the window.