Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 442

Chapter 442: Chapter 442 Survival of the Fittest

Chapter 442: Chapter 442 Survival of the Fittest

Their research direction had always been wrong.

Everyone had assumed that in the Apocalypse, the soil and air were contaminated to various degrees, and so when cultivating seeds, they would take them to an indoor pollution-free environment and use grow lights to provide illumination. Little did they know that crops grown this way were actually not capable of naturally thriving in the harsh conditions of the Apocalypse.

Long before, Darwin had mentioned the rule of survival of the fittest in his theory of evolution, the so-called natural selection. Organisms compete for survival, with those who can adapt continuing to live, while those who can’t are eliminated accordingly.

Just like the Special Ability Users, Mutated Plants, and Mutant Animals that had evolved in the post-apocalyptic environment, the same natural laws applied to seeds.

Ren Yingjie had simply planted some cabbage seeds he got from the old man directly in an outdoor environment, carefully tending to them every day, providing enough water and light. Although only one out of a thousand seeds germinated, he wanted to prove that this one seed had overcome the harsh natural conditions and was the most adaptable to the Apocalypse!

“It’s just that out of all the seeds I’ve experimented with, only a cabbage seed has germinated,”

Ren Yingjie was still somewhat disappointed. Those wheat and rice seeds seemed to have all gone silent, not germinating at all.

“The Darwinian cabbage,”

Liang Wei looked at the photo with satisfaction. Although it was just a small, newly sprouted seedling, it was already a major breakthrough after so long.

“Yes, if this cabbage grows well, then the seeds it produces might be even more adaptable to the current environment. If that’s the case, it would be wonderful!”

Ren Yingjie said earnestly to everyone, appearing almost frantic.

Liang Jiuhui, looking at Ren Yingjie who clearly hadn’t washed for days, suddenly felt that the eighty thousand Crystal Cores he spent were well worth it.

Not just Ren Yingjie, who was focused on agriculture, but Dr. Pei and Tan Yiran, who were specializing in chemical engineering, had also begun manufacturing shells and ammunition under Liang Jiuhui’s request. On the biomedical front, Fang Zhengyang, along with Xu Mingzhi, had started researching the Antidote for the Zombie Virus.

Although the research on the Antidote was almost starting from scratch, someone had to put in the effort. Liang Jiuhui didn’t expect them to come up with some miracle cure; he simply wanted to support their research, whether or not there were results, he could afford to support them.

“Everyone has been working hard lately, come and have a late-night snack. I just happen to have a few bottles of wine that haven’t been opened,”

Liang Jiuhui said with a smile.

“Bro, where did you get this meat from? It smells so good,”

Liang Jiuqing came up behind Liang Jiuhui, who was slicing cured meat, and tried to sneak a piece.

Slap!

Liang Jiuqing’s hand was slapped to a swollen red without surprise; Liang Jiuhui didn’t even give her a glance and said, “Go wash your hands!”

“Oh,”

Liang Jiuqing pouted and obediently went to wash her hands, but the thought of the abundance of cured meat Liang Jiuhui had brought back made her look forward again. She knew the meat must be from the Heart Talk Store—the cured meat sold there was the best.

…

As the weather gradually turned colder, Su Jin remembered, only after being reminded by Mrs. Su and Lin Tianhui, that they had a young apprentice at the auto repair shop whom they hadn’t checked on for a long time. However, she was surprised to hear from Lu Hao that Rong Yuan had recently been following Li Haochu all the time.

But then, considering Rong Yuan’s future abilities, having him work for the base might actually be a good choice.

So Su Jin picked out some autumn and winter clothes in her Space, planning to deliver them to Rong Yuan early the next morning when she went out for a mission—after all, he was a kid she had bought for eight Crystal Cores…