Natural Disasters Strikes: I stockpiled like crazy! novel Chapter 168

Because of the safe zone’s auto-cleaning setting, she failed at first. The compost pit was labeled as trash and cleaned up after her return.

Nanzhi: Seriously, System?!

[It’s not my fault.]

Nanzhi sighed.

On her second attempt, Nanzhi abandoned the direct soil-planting method and placed a landscape fabric and wire mesh underneath each raised bed. Finally, it worked.

The estimated decomposition time of her compost pit was supposed to be two to three months, but in less than 10 days, the compost pit had already decomposed.

She seemed to have discovered something about the safe zone.

The time dilation here must follow the same principle as the Virtual Farm.

This must also explain the higher productivity of the animals.

System, I wouldn’t be affected by the time dilation, right?

[Yes!]

Good to know.

Nanzhi wasted no time and planted cabbage, carrots, and other vegetables in the raised beds. She observed their speed of growth and found that although they couldn’t compare to the efficiency of the Virtual Farm, they could reduce harvest time by 30 to 35 percent.

For instance, a crop with an average harvest time of 90 days could reach maturity in just 63 days.

As for their benefits and side effects, since the crops in the raised beds hadn’t matured yet, she could only test the sunflowers and jasmine she had replanted prior.

She made them into lavender and sunflower herbal tea, lavender-scented almond cookies, sunflower and lavender osmanthus jelly, and lavender and rice flower congee.

Their benefits were about 30% of the stamina recovery of the crops from the Virtual Farm.

The research facility possessed the Bingdi Lotus. No doubt, their innovation of the Bingdi Lotus wouldn’t stop at just improving the soil. If she contributed, perhaps she could get some perks in the future.

Lin Weihao was handed a sack of soil.

"Zhi Zhi, what’s this for?" He opened the bag.

"A fertilizer," Nanzhi replied.

Lin Weihao blinked. "A fertilizer?"

Moments later, the researchers at the farm were smiling ear to ear. "Thank you so much, Base Leader!"

Lin Weihao cleared his throat. "It’s not free. The hermit farmer said that if you make a groundbreaking discovery about the lotus in the future, make sure to share it with him."

The researchers nodded eagerly. "Certainly! We can even invite him for tea!"

Meanwhile, after a day of contemplation and preparation, Nanzhi had just finished the vending machine designs, price settings, purchasing rules, and currency system.

Then the system chimed:

[Where do you wish to place the store?]

A virtual map of the military base popped up in front of her. Nanzhi picked the same spot as the jade store.

[Do you wish to place the store here?]

Nanzhi agreed.

A minute later, the noises stopped.

Ding—