Surviving In A Wasteland: I Can Evolve Endlessly - Chapter 17
Chapter 17: Cutting off the Beard
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It was a quiet night.
The next morning.
Everyone had a feeling that a storm was coming.
Currently, there were two of the strongest forces in the camp, as well as a group of smaller forces.
Their core members were all rubbing their hands.
They couldn’t help but look at the eye-catching library.
As time passed, more and more people arrived.
When Fu Mengyu and the other bosses appeared, everyone started to walk toward the library.
Along the way, many people hurriedly made way for him, afraid that they would suffer an unexpected disaster.
At this moment, the two people guarding the entrance of the library couldn’t help but tremble.
After all, the hundreds of people on the other side looked very intimidating.
Just as the two of them were about to escape, the library’s door was opened.
Zhou Yuan walked out calmly.
When the two of them saw Zhou Yuan, they immediately found their pillar of support and quickly stood behind him.
At the same time, Zhang He and two other people carried a huge bucket and walked over from the side.
When Zhang He saw Zhou Yuan, his face was filled with excitement.
He put down the water bucket and couldn’t help but shout,
“Mr. Zhou, our rice has sprouted!”
“It’s growing very well!”
As soon as he said that, Fu Mengyu and the group of bosses who were not far away were stunned.
Everyone’s faces were filled with shock.
Fu Mengyu even shouted,
“Impossible! It’s impossible!”
How could the rice seeds grow so easily?
The rice seeds could germinate overnight?
Who was he trying to fool?!
Even if the rice seeds could be grown, it was impossible for them to germinate so quickly!
Fu Mengyu ran toward the field in disbelief.
Seeing this, the bosses followed Fu Mengyu.
When they arrived at the paddy field, they were all dumbfounded.
The land that had just been scattered with rice seeds yesterday was now lush and green.
All of them were rice seedlings.
Indeed, as Zhang He had said, they were growing very well!
Fu Mengyu suddenly stopped talking.
The truth was right in front of their eyes. The rice had been planted by Zhou Yuan.
This was simply unbelievable!
She had built the best experimental area in the past.
Every day, she would take care of the rice seeds, fertilize them and water them.
However, in the end, the rice seeds all rotted in the soil.
There was not a single time when a seedling was successfully cultivated.
Yet, now, the rice seeds that Zhou Yuan had casually scattered had actually sprouted?
What was this?
Fu Mengyu felt that all the knowledge she had learned over the past 20 years had been in vain.
She could not understand how Zhou Yuan’s rice seeds could survive so easily.
Was there a problem with this world, or was there a problem with the knowledge she had learned?
It was not surprising for potatoes and sweet potatoes to sprout overnight.
However, the fact that even rice had actually grown in just one day and one night?
If the rice took about a week to germinate normally, Fu Mengyu could still accept it.
Now, this was completely beyond common sense.
It didn’t make sense at all!
The students who had rushed over upon hearing the news also saw the seedlings.
All of them were shocked and then fell silent.
They didn’t know what to say.
Just yesterday, they were all saying that Zhou Yuan was wasting the seeds and drinking water.
But now, they have been proven wrong.
Without any drinking water, the rice seeds still sprouted.
He didn’t waste any seeds or drinking water.
Then, the students looked at the potato and sweet potato seedlings that had grown very tall.
Their hearts were filled with bitterness.
They kept feeling like they had gone to a fake university.
How could the crops planted by the god of death germinate so quickly and grow so well?
Who could explain this?
The students looked at their teachers.
However, they noticed that Fu Mengyu’s expression was gloomy and she seemed to be thinking about something.
At the side.
The group of bosses looked at each other and communicated with their eyes.
The bosses of a few small forces already had the intention to retreat.
They were facing someone who was much better at growing crops than Fu Mengyu, and who was extremely powerful.
They didn’t want to offend him.
After all, everyone just wanted to live.
With such a powerful person joining the camp, everyone’s life would be better.
Even the two most powerful bosses fell into silence.
They thought about whether it was worth it to attack Zhou Yuan.
After all, peace and stability were a must if one wanted to live a better life.
Now that Zhou Yuan’s value had risen again, they were somewhat shaken.
Cooperation was better than confrontation, and many people wanted to see mutual benefits.
At that moment, Fu Mengyu sensed a strange atmosphere.
Hence, she immediately said,
“What’s wrong? Do you all want to give up?”
“Just planting rice is enough to make you cower?”
“I’ve grown so much food back then, but I’ve never seen any of you respect me more!”
“Besides, doesn’t this mean that he has the technology to induce the growth of seeds?”
Fu Mengyu thought about it for a while and finally concluded that the reason the seeds sprouted so quickly was that Zhou Yuan had an unknown catalytic technology.
Otherwise, she would really break down.
After all, even with all the knowledge she had, she could not explain this phenomenon.
“Let’s take action and snatch this technology back.”
“In the future, everyone can grow a large amount of food. Isn’t that better?”
“You don’t need to be afraid of Zhou Yuan anymore!”
“Could it be that you want to wait for Zhou Yuan’s food to ripen and then rope in more people?”
“And in the end, have full control over you and become more powerful than the butcher?”
“If any of you are willing to cower under someone else forever, then pretend I didn’t say anything.”
“Those who are willing to help, follow me!”
Fu Mengyu’s words made the wavering bosses become firm again.
There was one thing that Fu Mengyu was very accurate about.
The bosses were all ambitious.
They couldn’t accept the fact that there was an existence even more powerful than the butcher taking control over them.
They exchanged a glance.
The bosses all followed Fu Mengyu and returned to the front of the library.
Seeing that everyone had returned, Zhang He said proudly,
“How is it? Are you convinced this time?”
“Ms. Fu, can you make the rice seeds germinate in one day and one night?”
“Bosses, do you still want to guard this woman?”
“Isn’t it obvious whose technique is better?”
Zhang He was still worried that the other party would make a move, so he wanted to persuade those bosses.
He hoped that a few of them would turn against Fu Mengyu and not attack Zhou Yuan.
Fu Mengyu ignored Zhang He and snorted at Zhou Yuan.
“Zhou Yuan, I’ll give you a chance.”
“Hand over the seeds and the technology.”
“And I’ll forgive you for offending me yesterday.”
“Otherwise, you’ll regret it!”
Zhou Yuan remained unmoved as he sat on the single sofa that had been brought out.
He said to Zhang He and the others calmly,
“Pour all the water in the small buckets into this big bucket.”
Zhang He and the others immediately did as they were told.
Although they had no idea what Zhou Yuan was planning to do.
However, after the success of the rice seeds, they had an unconditional trust in Zhou Yuan.
