interstellar farmer

Chapter 292 Star Tree

Second-order minerals, this is a division of purified minerals, and it was also taught to them by Han Zhen after studying in Meng Kong.If Sig's best refined minerals are classified as Tier [-] or Tier [-], most of the products produced by Tier [-] and Tier [-] countries are Tier [-].In the previous earth civilization, the refined minerals had no grades, they could only be regarded as rough ores, and the price was cheap because of this reason. Only after they were bought by the families of Tiandun and then refined again could they be counted as one. grade minerals.

The higher the civilization, the higher the requirements for the grade of minerals, and purification is a very necessary process.Take the gold in the original earth civilization as an example, the gold with three 9s is already extremely pure, but in some manufacturing industries that need to use gold in the third-level civilization, it is far from enough, and there are too many impurities. They can refine to at least four nines, five nines, and even six nines.In a country like West that is about to enter a fifth-level civilization, the requirements for using gold as a mineral will be higher. Reaching nine nines is a necessary condition, and this extremely high-purity gold must be decomposed. become a single substance.

The term single substance is inaccessible to civilizations that do not reach the high end. In the eyes of the original earth people, the extremely stable and extremely high-purity gold, in the eyes of high-end countries, is a combination of multiple metals with similar properties, and it is called a composite substance. , gold is called composite gold; decomposing into single substances means decomposing several or even dozens of single substances from composite gold.Single-substance gold can be used alone according to different uses, or several of them can be used in combination. There are various methods. The improved substance obtained through such processing will be stronger than the previous substance.

This is just one of the points, and the degree of improvement to the original composite substance is not too great. Now, the era of using technology on a single composite substance has passed, and the truly high-end civilization has long begun to let single substance and other substances After dissolution and fusion, an attempt to form a new compound substance has been obtained with great success.Therefore, after reaching the fifth level of civilization, looking at the level of a country's civilization, you only need to look at its method of decomposing composite substances.The more high-end countries, the more single substances are decomposed, and the more new composite substances are combined, and the effect will be better.

"Can its body reach the second level of purification?!" Han Zhen was a little surprised.Very good!When Star Tree 45 dies, all the branches and roots will be of this composition. How much trouble will be saved by then!It's simply killing two birds with one stone.But after thinking about it for a while, he frowned again. It shouldn't be that big of a deal, right?I had predicted it before I left. Being able to reach the first level would be considered extraordinary! "how did you do it?"

"Master, it can indeed be achieved!" Yang Yichen said.Such a result was shocking to him as an experimenter, "I didn't expect this at the time, but I found out the reason later, which has a lot to do with the material composition of the planet No. [-] where it is located." While talking, he adjusted the material composition of planet No. [-] and enlarged it.

"Damn it, you're lazy!" Han Zhen cursed with a smile.Planet No. [-] was probably a meteorite that wandered in the universe for a long time. After it arrived here, it was left behind by the star. The iron, copper, and silver on it are its basic components, and they are everywhere!There is no soil, even stones, the proportion is pitifully small - if you can't reach the second level under such favorable conditions, it's really a shame!
Yang Yichen scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Did you use the spirit bite mine for the experiment?"

"Master, we first experimented with unrefined ore, and then placed the resulting ore directly in sections; after many times, we also used the weighed second-order ore to place it down, and the weighed third-order, The fourth level after weighing,...except for the ore that was not recorded due to errors, the rest can reach one thousandth." Yang Yichen replied confidently.

"Level one?" Han Zhen asked lightly, knocking on the table.

"Yes, master, the minerals stripped from the fruit are all first-order." Yang Yichen understood what the master was most concerned about, which was the grade of minerals in the fruit of the star tree.

The first level was actually quite good. Even if it was just rough ore, Han Zhen felt that he should be satisfied. After all, it was just fruit and had the same properties as the ore that the miners had just dug out.The biggest function of the Star Tree is to aggregate all the minerals distributed everywhere without missing a trace. As long as it has a first-level purity, the next thing will become very simple.

Star tree No. 45 is the most representative one for Yang Yichen. He was in charge of researching and developing 46 kinds of star trees, and explained the others to Han Zhen one by one.He is also responsible for the star tree No. 45. Like No. 46, it was generated without water and sunlight. However, No. 72 is more nutrient-friendly and can absorb [-] kinds of minerals; it can form two kinds of knots. The fruit of mineral production can be regarded as a leap forward.

"Yukun, what are you doing?" Han Zhen asked.

"Master, I am in charge of fifteen types, named from No. 16 to No. 30,..." Liu Yukun took out his achievements over the past year and described them in detail, "...this is what I developed. Star Tree No. 30, it abandons height and toughness, and absorbs the characteristics of creeping grass and broken tail, please see, master, this is my external testing ground."

In the entire demarcated area of ​​one square kilometer, there are all grass-like objects in black with white spots, and the cloth is tightly packed.Liu Yukun adjusted the holographic screen to show the situation under the surface: there are dozens of thick roots at the bottom of these grass-like objects, with a diameter of more than 50 meters!The length is about 2000 meters, and the fibrous roots diffracting from this thick root are even more unclear. They are lingering and wrap up all the soil in the delineated area from the surface to the 2000 meters underground!
"Isn't this place all his nourishment?" Han Zhen asked jokingly, making Yang Yichen blush.

"No, master, my place is different from the sixth brother's test site. The soil and rocks account for more than 90%, and only a small amount of metal ore can provide some necessary nutrients. When the nutrients are insufficient, he can transform them into the soil. It absorbs conventional nutrients for its own use... Because it discards the height and toughness, it minimizes its needs. Because creeping grass has super reproductive ability, it has only been half a year since Xiaxingshu No. 30 was planted. It has entered the mature stage, and I have made strict regulations on the limit, that is, it can only reproduce within 500 meters of the main root, so as not to let it spread too much."

Han Zhen nodded.Any plant, especially one with strong reproductive capacity, must be controlled. He is very aware of the consequences of not restricting reproduction. The optimized plants are really abnormal. If they are spread, it will be an absolute disaster!
Liu Yukun went on to say: "The characteristic of Duanweiteng is that we can extract the liquefied ore liquid from the taproot while harvesting the two rare ore fruits. The interval is two months;... .”

They are all talents!Listening to the reports of the two, Han Zhenxin sighed that he was really satisfied with his two apprentices.It's only been a year, if you give it a few more years, maybe you can create a plant that can be directly inserted into the center of the planet to extract the magma in the center of the earth!
Tan Gongyan was one of the earliest outstanding agricultural scientists who followed Han Zhen. His level was definitely sufficient at that time. However, due to the rapid development of the Han family in recent years, especially the rapid development of the Chinese family, there are more people who are more capable than him. For example, Liu Yukun and Yang Yichen, not to mention how much their own Tianyuan mentality can help in research, but the changed brain regions after practicing the mentality are better than Tan Gongyan when receiving new knowledge and new technology too much.

Han Zhen did not forget the contributions of these old guys because of this. He first popularized the Earth Origin Mind Method among every researcher, and a hero like Tan Gongyan not only enjoyed the genetic modification liquid, but also his own earliest, already extremely strong skill. Gao Shen's eight apprentices taught Tan Gongyan the first three levels of Tianyuan Xinfa, a total of twelve levels.As long as they can achieve these third grades, not only will their lives grow considerably, but they will also be even more powerful in research.

Although Tan Gongyan is not as good as Han Zhen's two apprentices in terms of research and development capabilities, his qualifications are there and he can better coordinate the cooperation among researchers. Han Zhen makes the best use of his resources by letting him be the dean.

"Old Tan, you should be responsible for the first fifteen kinds, right?" Han Zhen asked with a smile.The two apprentices assigned only one-tenth of the researchers in the research institute, and the rest were given to Tan Gongyan. With more people, more strength, it also slightly made up for the lack of ability.These, Han Zhen personally asked, naturally know.

"Yes, my lord, Xiao Liu and Xiao Yang are considerate of me, an old man, and have given me the simplest fifteen items." Tan Gongyan was very humble.The fifteen species he is responsible for are all grown in petri dishes inside the base. This is because his star tree species are species that are only suitable for use on administrative planets.

The nature of Tan Gongyan's research determines that protecting the environment is the top priority. Therefore, in terms of nutrient requirements, it must be conventional, which is easy to do; it must also have some functions of purification, and it must be developed before. The characteristics of the purifying plants are also included; the aggressiveness should not be too large, and it must be able to accompany other plants;  ….There are many restrictions, but compared to the research projects of Liu Yukun and Yang Yichen, it is still simpler.

"Star Tree No. 15 matures in three years and has a lifespan of 15 years. However, after reaching the age limit, No. 15 will not die. This is his biggest characteristic, and it will only start to change. Because it was a perfect fusion of the characteristics of the banyan tree before. After 15 years, it will automatically transform into an ordinary banyan tree, and its growth life will be automatically extended; Star Tree No. 15 is not too aggressive, and can achieve symbiosis with the surrounding trees, except for the one that absorbs customization. Except for the rare ore green rock ice minerals, they will not absorb the basic minerals; on the rhizomes, once the 15-year period expires, in addition to supplying nutrients to the banyan tree, the rest will be integrated into the soil and become a fertilizer that can be absorbed by all trees; ...."

Han Zhen was very satisfied with the achievements of the three people for more than a year. After some encouragement, he gave them generous rewards. What made them most happy was that Han Zhen also became interested and directly decided to stay here for a month. Take the time to make a surprise attack on the problems they encountered during the experiment, and also catalyze the progress by doing it yourself.This is a great help to the three of them and even the whole institute, especially being able to watch Master do it by himself is the biggest temptation for them.

Star trees are not one kind, but a category, a type of plant that has the function of transforming and refining minerals. It is essentially different from the plant that has the function of transforming the planet's environment, but the two still have similarities.Han Zhen left a copy of the plants and seeds used for planet modification here. While giving Tan Gongyan and the others a reference, he also asked them to consider the possibility of merging the two functions.

Is there any need to combine the two?Han Zhen thinks it is still necessary, since he can transform the planet and at the same time include the rare minerals on it, why not do it?Han Zhen thinks a lot about it. He must know that this modified planet will not only be used on his own Han family in the future, but there will always be a day when it comes to the outside world. At that time, he will first collect these planets and then deliver them. Isn't the benefit gained greater?Speaking of the rare minerals contained in the soil of this administrative planet, there are actually a lot of them, but why are countless planets finally turned into Death Stars due to environmental problems, and it is very troublesome to use the environment to transform them?It's not because of turning the planet too much.The two types of plants with different properties can be regarded as the essence of the essence. How to combine them organically without reducing the original characteristics of the two is a work worth scratching your head.This problem will take longer, and Han Zhen doesn't have time to do it. Even if it can be completed, it is also a mentality that it is gratifying to succeed, and not disappointed if it fails.

In this month, Han Zhen spent half a month to increase the types of star trees from 46 to 197, and opened up hundreds of test sites on the four mineral stars to plant them!The next analysis and care work will be taken care of by this research institute; in the remaining half month, Han Zhen wants to try to fuse more than two kinds of star trees so that one kind of star tree can adapt to two kinds of things. The above environment, or in other words, makes Star Tree have high intelligence and automatically adjust and evolve to adapt!This is the same large-scale project as forcibly combining the planet-modified plants with the star trees. There is no need to rush it, as long as we can make progress.

Han Zhen did not stay for a whole month. After staying at the Special Research Institute for 20 days, Andre, who had been away from home for more than five years, returned with great fanfare.

(End of this chapter)