Chapter 444: Chapter 360: Full Harvest (Please subscribe!)_1 With a whole bunch of people watching in the Command Room, Tang Qing stopped worrying about his cousin Tang Nian’er’s matters, realizing that he couldn’t help anyway. After hanging up on his Uncle Tang Kai’s call, Tang Qing arrived at a place that was making him slightly anxious. ---- The Training Area. Standing on the entrance platform to the Training Area. Tang Qing looked at the sight before him with a face full of dismay and helplessness. Bunches of plump wheat and rice swayed cheerfully in the man-made wind. These crops appeared like mutants, growing taller than normal wheat and rice and producing more grains. Even the vegetables and fruit trees were the same. They had all started to mature and bear fruit. However, the yield seemed obscenely high. The fruits like tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelons hung thickly on the vines while the almost half-person high cabbages and the apples and pears on the trees looked like they were about to break the branches. Normally, such a yield should put a smile on any farmer’s face but here it was just making Tang Qing worry. Tang Qing had guessed that the vegetables here would grow quickly from the rapid sprouting phenomenon, but he hadn’t expected it to be this fast. In less than half a month, fruits have started to form and tree seedlings of barely a few centimeters had already grown to their mature height. As Tang Qing looked at the abundant harvest, He felt worried. What should he do now? Even if only a tenth of it was taken out, how could his family possibly finish all these? Given the size of his few families, even if they tried their utmost, they wouldn’t be able to finish a fraction of these in several years. Should he sell them? Don’t joke around. He doesn’t have that much free time. "System, will these plants go bad if they continue to grow in the field?" Tang Qing really didn’t know what to do. "Host, they won’t. Once these plants reach maturity, they’ll stop growing. When they reach their death stage, they’ll naturally die," replied the system. Tang Qing murmured, "Death stage?" "Yes, host. Every living organism has its own genetic lifespan. Plants are no exception," the system said. "Is there a place here that can preserve these?" Looking at all these potentially wasted crops, Tang Qing couldn’t bear it. Wasting food, especially this much, was practically a crime. The system said, "Yes, the living area of the Combat Dispatch Center has special cold storages where you can store these foods for a long time." Having a place to put them was good. Tang Qing nodded. "That’s good. By the way, will taking things out of here affect the stability of this... this space?" Tang Qing suddenly thought of a problem and got a bit worried. Even if the system was mysterious, it still had to obey the law of Conservation of Energy. If a large number of things inside this space were taken out, Tang Qing didn’t know if it would have any impact. He decided to ask first to prevent any mischief. "Host, the loss of any material from the Comprehensive Service Center will not affect the safety and stability of the space where the Service Center is located. We have special equipment that can extract energy from the void and convert it into various tangible materials to ensure your normal use," the system said. Upon hearing this, Tang Qing got excited. "Damn, system, are the weapons in the Mall synthesized from energy extracted from this void?" This news was a bit explosive, a solid black tech that was startlingly advanced. "Sorry..." "Get lost." A high-spirited Tang Qing laughed and cursed. No matter whether the system answered or not, he could more or less guess the answer. He didn’t expect the creator of the system to be so impressive, capable of creating things out of thin air, using the theoretical black tech of energy to matter synthesis. But he couldn’t use it himself. No, he had already used it. The weapons in the Mall and the creation of those fighters must have used this device. Such an advanced concept. But it couldn’t do anything else. A pain. "Little Two," Tang Qing called. "Commander." The ubiquitous Little Two. "Have people store all these mature fruits and vegetables in the cold storage of the living area. As for the rice and wheat, find a way to thresh it and replant another batch. Throw the remaining stalks into the water to feed the fish." As long as it didn’t impact how the land was farmed, it was fine. In case his subordinates ran out of food later, an emergency redistribution from here wouldn’t raise any suspicions and could even avoid the scrutiny of interested parties. Best of both worlds. "Yes, Commander," Little Two obediently replied. In a while, a group of fighters with military sabers began to harvest rice and wheat, although at a somewhat slow pace. Many ’Sightseeing Cars’ had been pulled in to transport the fruits and vegetables. Looking at that, Tang Qing couldn’t help covering his face. If only there were trucks. Damn, the system that was messing with the robots, they were from the same source, why fight with each other. If there were no vehicle equipment in the next tier, he would really need to argue with the system. Was this appropriate? Poor robots. Forget it. Let’s not join the workforce. Then. Tang Qing started to do something else. He went to the shallow water beach to catch crabs among the rocks. Yes, you heard it right, catching crabs. The growth speed of plants is astonishing, and so is the seafood in the water. For example, the green crabs, while not as gigantic as a washbasin, are indeed larger than a palm. And each of them is incredibly ’ferocious’, not afraid of people at all. Some of them even crawled ashore, waving their claws at Tang Qing like they were some kind of warriors. Tang Qing sneered. What guts they have. Dare to stare at me, if they stare again, I’ll eat them. Tang Qing couldn’t help but joke with the crabs. The next second, Tang Qing quickly grabbed it by the shell. "Little guy, go ahead and show off again." He immediately threw this big crab into a military backpack. In this way, he walked and collected along the way. These green crabs are so unintelligent. Tang Qing thought they must have a short growth period. Within half a month, they grew from small crabs to big ones. Plus, there were plenty of food in the sea and no natural enemies, their intellectual development must be problematic. Yes. It must be the case. Stupid crabs. Then, Tang Qing began his journey of collecting dumb crabs. Afterward, he found a place on the beach, set up a stove, lit a fire, boiled water, and cooked steamed crabs. Half an hour later, Tang Qing opened the pot. And started to enjoy his meal cheerfully. Well... These big crabs taste good. After having over twenty crabs, Tang Qing finally felt satisfied and let out a full burp. Why not get some for Uncle and the others? That’s not a bad idea. Natural, pollution-free, and also... huh? "System, can the substance in these animals’ bodies be transferred through unstable gene species, just like plants?" Tang Qing suddenly remembered. Last time he only asked about plants, he hadn’t asked about animals yet. "Yes, because plant genes are relatively primitive, they can’t be transferred stably, while animals can absorb and transfer to the next in the food chain but cannot be consecutively transferred," the system explained. "Damn, that’s great, you can leave now." System: "..." Since it’s useful, what is he waiting for? Tang Qing went straight back to the ’seaside’, picked up his backpack and went to catch those crabs basking in the sun. Should he get some shrimp or fish? That’s also a good idea, but he didn’t have any. Tang Qing was in a bind. He didn’t have any fishing equipment, and even if he did fish some out, they might not be what he wanted. Tang Qing frowned. And started to rack his brain. Wait. He might be able to try this. Tang Qing suddenly thought of a good method. The next moment. Five hand grenades appeared in his hand. Anyway, in his space, he could use weapons as he wanted. He pulled the pin. Tang Qing immediately threw all of them into the ’sea’ ahead. These were high-explosive underwater hand grenades, specially designed for underwater targets, and they would be perfect to blow up fish. Soon, five indistinguishable ’bang’ sounds were heard. The water was splashed to more than ten meters high. "Boom..." ’Splash.’ The splashed water struck the sea surface hard. Fortunately, Tang Qing was far enough away not to get wet. Less than ten seconds later, a bunch of white things floated on the water surface in the distance. Tang Qing knew the harvest season had arrived. He hurriedly bought a small inflatable rubber boat and rowed over. There was no ’high-end’ equipment like engines for sale in the mall. Half an hour later. Tang Qing was quite satisfied with the fish in the bag, a plentiful harvest. Although he didn’t pick too many, but those he got were not small in size, and had unique benefits. Giving some to his family to eat should be enough. PS: Third update, asking for votes!