Chapter 275: Terrifying Food Production

"My Lords, I don't know why you are looking for me. I haven't done anything illegal!"

The hotel owner brought by Murong Jun was a little nervous. He didn't understand why Wang Jin wanted him to do it. He was afraid that Wang Jin was dissatisfied with him and wanted to make trouble for him.

After the killing last night, tens of thousands of survivors died. The hotel owner was deeply afraid of Wang Jin and was very worried about his own safety.

"Don't worry, don't be nervous. We don't have any other intentions. We just want to ask you something."

Wang Jin showed a self-proclaimed kind smile and asked the hotel owner to sit on the chair. Jia Ding next to him asked him.

"I'm very curious about a question. Your Lingnan Plain is so fertile, why don't you grow food? Isn't this a waste of this good land?"

The hotel owner saw that Wang Jin and others were not looking for trouble with him, and his tense heart relaxed. Hearing Jia Ding's question, he dared not neglect and said: "You adults don't know, it's not that we don't want to grow food in Lingnan Base. Food is so precious, how could we not want to grow it? We really have no choice, so we don't grow food in Lingnan Plain."

"Oh, it seems that there is really another hidden story."

Wang Jin and Jia Ding Murongjun looked at each other. It turned out that there was a reason why Lingnan Base didn't grow food!

"Yes, the reason why we don't grow food is because of the existence of herbivorous insects."

The hotel owner had a bitter look on his face, and sighed to Wang Jin.

"Herbivorous insects, what are those, mutant beasts? Why have I never heard of them."

Wang Jin was a little confused. This was the first time Wang Jin heard of this herbivorous insect. He didn't know what kind of existence it was.

"We call it herbivorous insects. They are fingernail-sized insects that usually live underground and feed on the roots and stems of plants on the ground. The scary thing is that they live in groups. Once they appear, there are tens of millions of them. The roots and stems of plants on the ground will be eaten up by them, causing the plants to wither and die."

The hotel owner said with a hateful tone: "This kind of insect especially likes to eat the roots and stems of food and vegetables. Every time we plant food, it will be eaten up as soon as it sprouts, and it can't grow up to eat. Because these insects can burrow into the ground and there are too many of them, we have no way to deal with them. Over time, Lingnan Base no longer grows food."

"Herbivorous insects" Wang Jin's heart moved slightly when he heard the explanation of the hotel owner.

No wonder many places in Lingnan Base have withered weeds, like ugly scars on the green grassland. Wang Jin felt strange at the beginning. It turned out that the problem was here.

"There are actually such insects. What a strange creature."

Others were also very surprised. They thought of many possibilities, but they didn't expect that the cause was caused by small insects.

It seems that the end of the world has changed not only humans and animals, but also insects.

"Yes! I grew up in Lingnan Plain. Before the end of the world, our Lingnan Plain was a famous grain-producing area, and it could export hundreds of thousands of tons of grain every year. Now, because of these herbivorous insects, we can't even produce a grain."

The hotel owner was very excited. The former production area has become a wasteland. He grew up here and was full of emotions. He was very sad about this matter, but he could do nothing about it.

Others were stunned by the numbers the hotel owner said. Hundreds of thousands of tons of grain, that can supply more than one million people, and there will still be a lot of surplus.

It is even possible that only half or one-third of this grain can be used.

"Are you sure you are right? Lingnan Plain can produce so much grain." He Youxi looked incredulous.

He only knew that Lingnan Plain was a grain-producing area, but he didn't expect it to produce so much grain. Even Wang Jin didn't know this, and he looked at the hotel owner in the same astonishment.

"Of course, I grew up here, how can I remember this wrong? The Lingnan Plain is more than 300 square kilometers, and two crops can be grown a year. Plus, the land is very fertile, so it's not surprising that there are so many crops. We can produce 400,000 to 500,000 tons of grain every year. If we grow high-yield sweet potatoes and corn, the yield can be increased."

The hotel owner said with a glare, very unhappy with He Youxi's questioning, and forgot He Youxi's identity for a while, just like a person who defends his hometown.

Click!

"400,000 to 500,000 tons."

The teacup in Jia Ding's hand fell on the table, and he looked at He Youxi tremblingly, and said in disbelief: "He Youxi, pinch me and see if I'm dreaming."

"Oh, you really pinched me!" The next second Jia Ding jumped up, rubbing his thigh and gasping for air, looking at He Youxi with an unhappy face.

If Wang Jin hadn't been here, he would have fought back.

"Hehe, didn't you tell me to pinch it? Then I'll obey your order."

He Youxi laughed evilly, and Chen Dong and Murong Jun beside him were also amused, and their shock just now was somewhat relieved.

"I've decided that this Lingnan Plain will be our grain production base in the future. We must find a way to get rid of those herbivorous insects and not let them harm the grain we grow."

Wang Jin suddenly slammed the table and shouted while panting.

Hearing that Lingnan Plain can produce so much food, Wang Jin, the great leader, can't sit still. This is related to the important issue of the future development of the base.

With enough food, Wang Jin can increase the population of the base without scruples, and increase the number of Zerg provided by the eyeworm in disguise.

Moreover, with food, Wang Jin can also trade with other large bases in exchange for brain core crystal cores from other bases to develop Zerg.

At the very least, food can also improve the quality of life of the survivors of the base, prosper the base, and thus improve the production efficiency of the base.

In short, food has many benefits. How can Wang Jin, a greedy guy, watch the fat meat of Lingnan Plain fly away? He will plant food here at all costs.

"I am willing to die for the city lord."

Others also had their eyes shining, and stood up and bowed in response.

They were also stimulated by the food output of Lingnan Base, and they supported Wang Jin's decision ten thousand times.

Four or five hundred thousand tons of food! Compared with the 12,000 tons of sweet potatoes that had just been harvested in the planting area of ​​Lishan Base not long ago, Jia Ding and others felt that they were losing money by comparing goods.

They were so proud of the grain output in the planting area before, but now when they heard about the grain output in Lingnan Plain, Jia Ding and his team were so ashamed.

How shameful! Facing the real landlord of Lingnan Plain, the planting area of ​​Lishan Base is just a poor peasant!

Now they are determined to take over Lingnan Plain and turn it into a sea of ​​grain.

Thinking of the happy things, everyone seemed to have seen the harvest scene with the fragrance of rice flowers and cattle and sheep walking everywhere.

Seeing the fiery eyes of everyone, Wang Jin felt that perhaps Lingnan Plain was the biggest gain of his capture of Lingnan Base this time.