Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"Please use it slowly, Sir Jean. I'll call the section chief to come up."

"Larry, how did you know I would come at this time?"

Larry showed his white teeth and smiled.

"Master Jean, based on your speed and daily habits, after all, I have known you for almost 50 years."

Gene couldn't wait to sit over, picked up his chopsticks, and started eating. The noodles, made from fresh wheat flour this morning, were chewy, with a tangy wheat aroma and a rich bone soup.

Soon after the bowl of noodles was down, Gene was leaning on the chair comfortably, raising his head. The sunlight penetrated through the gaps in the vines, and the light and shadow were mottled on his face. It was a little warm and slightly cool, which was just right.

"How does that go?"

An old voice came, and Gene turned around.

"One out of five is successful."

The old man behind him has age spots on his face, wrinkled skin, and a thin body. He is 1.7 meters tall. He is wearing a white shirt with rolled-up sleeves. His hands and face are stained with mud and foam, and a smell of earth fills the air.

The old man has gentle eyes. Although he is thin, he seems to be in good spirits. He is the section chief of the 12th Agricultural Section, Ye Chunwang. He has a gentle temperament and has worked hard as the section chief in the Agricultural Section for more than half a century. Today, the proliferation of grain genes Technology and animal gene cell proliferation technology are two of his extremely important achievements, and these two achievements have also been applied to the drug proliferation and cultivation technology in the medical department.

Although it has a certain impact on the human body, as the technology matures, the impact is getting smaller and smaller. Because of Ye Chunwang's contribution, half of the people in Bright City had meat to eat 50 years ago.

"What is one fifth? What on earth are you doing this year?"

Ye Chunwang sighed helplessly, sat down, and pressed Gene's shoulder.

"Jean, the soil you brought back from the barrier area more than a year ago has been revived by my technology in at least 13 places. Although the cultivated crops and plants are somewhat malnourished, as long as you go to the field, If we improve slowly, there will be a way. The key is the rationing of funds, materials and talents. If these things are not available, what can we do in the agricultural department?"

Gene took out a cigarette, lit it, and shook his head helplessly.

The 12th Agriculture Department is the most special among the 13 departments because they cannot have any affairs with any businessmen or participate in any discussion of rights. They are only responsible for farming, but they are not subject to interference from anyone or anything. Once someone interferes, they will be It is a felony, or it is also a felony if the Agriculture Department has an affair with some outside businessmen.

After all grain output is sorted out, it is recorded clearly and in detail, and then handed over to the people in the business department of the trading station. The pricing of various foods and the daily shipments are controlled by the business department, so the last quarter-end After spending such a large amount of money, only Section 2 has information to check. Starting from the place where the problem initially occurred, we worked backwards bit by bit. After finding the accurate and detailed grain figures of the 12th Agriculture Section, we can find something, but there must also be The specific information on which link caused the problem, otherwise it would take at least a month to check such a huge number, even if the people in Section 2 worked tirelessly. This is why Section 2, after receiving the evidence, spent three days There are results.

"What are you laughing at, Gene? Aren't you in a hurry? The things of the past few days haven't calmed down yet. Now the city's food storage is enough to feed the whole city for 10 years. After all, the population has increased so many times. By then, Most of the poor people are hungry."

"I know, I'm planning it."

Ye Chunwang pointed east.

"Only the recovery of the barrier zone is the future of mankind. I told you this more than 10 years ago. If it doesn't work, just crawl back. You have to let the plan pass. The relevant plan report was published as early as half a year ago. It’s done well, but the technology was not mature before.”

Jean looked towards the prison tower to the south, which looked like a chimney in the distance.

Jean's eyes trembled slightly. After standing up, he sat in front of the shelf and leaned down comfortably. The coldness under his body was very comfortable, because the uniforms of the members of Section 12 were specially processed and had extremely strong heat dissipation performance. Although it is black, it does not absorb too much heat, and it has a certain fire-proof function. Jean's pants are already hot.

"I dont go."

Ye Chunwang squatted in front of Gene.

"Don't act childish at this time, Jean. You can crawl back on your knees, get the Six Gods King Seal, and let the plan pass."

"By the way, let's not talk about this for now. Take me to see your super gene fruit tree."

Ye Chunwang walked helplessly, and Jean followed him. Outside a test field in the corner of the research institute, Jean could smell the aroma of several fruits from a distance. Jean was shocked for a moment. , the aroma of real fruits in these distant memories is not comparable to taste agents and fruity aroma agents. Those things with a pungent metallic taste are just false tastes.

After turning around some experimental potted plants, Gene looked at the inexplicable fruit tree in front of him with some surprise.

A fruit tree about twenty centimeters in diameter, with six kinds of fruits hanging on it: oranges, bananas, apples, peaches, pears, and grapes. The bark of the tree is different colors. There are many kinds that make people unappetizing at first sight. The color of the fruits on the trees, even if they are of the same type, are all large and small, especially bananas, some of the big ones are about ten centimeters, and the small ones are only as big as toothpicks.

"Is this the product of some kind of radiation contamination?"

Jean said jokingly, and Ye Chunwang next to him looked at him with dissatisfaction.

"It's good if you can eat it. I used the fruit genes in the gene bank and successfully grafted it onto a tree. The tree varieties have also been improved, but the good and bad vary. It will take a period of improvement and testing. Now there is basically no Harmful."

Gene looked a little disappointed, and Ye Chunwang slapped Gene on the back of his head, almost biting his tongue.

"Asshole, think about it, if this kind of fruit tree is promoted for a long time, many people will be able to eat fruit."

Gene walked over, picked a bright red peach, and wiped it on his clothes.

Click

Jean chewed it, tilted his head, and smiled softly.

"The taste is not bad, a bit sour."

Ye Chunwang laughed.

"I've often heard you talk about the taste of fruit since I was a kid. How about I be awesome? Jean."

Gene smiled, walked over slowly, and patted Ye Chunwang on the shoulder.

"It's awesome."

A child-like smile appeared on Ye Chunwang's old cheeks.