Published: February 10, 2025
Danning shrank his neck as Ye Zhongming pulled him into a room, but he wasn't afraid because his boss had a smile on his face.
Although there were always rumors about Ye Zhongming's fierce reputation outside, the people at Cloud Summit Villa knew that as long as they didn't do anything harmful to the villa, Boss Ye was actually a very amicable person.
Of course, perhaps because he was too busy, the chance for these people to see him wasn't very high.
Ye Zhongming had to smile because the news Danning brought him was too surprising. He initially thought that building a workshop capable of producing vitamin tablets would suffice. Those small pills that could be produced once the raw materials were mastered were easy to manufacture and could be sold for a huge fortune.
But who would have thought that Danning actually gave him an even bigger surprise? This guy said they could also manufacture other types of drugs!
It could be said that Danning had opened a door for Ye Zhongming.
In the past, Ye Zhongming was constrained by his past life's knowledge; he instinctively believed that the future apocalypse would align closely with the one he was familiar with. Even if not everything matched, most parts should be the same.
But now Ye Zhongming realized that his arrival might have completely changed this world.
Many nine-star experts from his previous life didn’t have the opportunity to evolve to that level in this life. The strength of organizations like the zero commerce association, Radiant World Army, and the resistance area had been significantly weakened by him.
In his past life, Ying City had numerous factions, but in this life, it only belonged to Cloud Summit. Some names like Zhang Dalong had already completely disappeared in this life.
So, he really should change his way of thinking.
“Boss Ye, Boss Ye?” Danning cautiously called out a couple of times, wondering why his boss seemed distracted and why he was brought into this small dark room. Could it be…
Danning looked down at his muddy clothes and then at his middle-aged face in the mirror beside him, feeling that his boss didn’t have much chance to pay attention to him.
“Let me show you something.”
Ye Zhongming led Danning to a table, waved his hand, and a square container appeared on top. It wasn't large, and inside it was divided into two separate parts.
On the left side, some floating soil had about ten stalks of rice growing. Yes, just ten sparse stalks of rice, which looked quite different from ordinary rice on Earth, as they exhibited a faint golden color.
These rice plants were about thirty centimeters tall and still in their seedling stage, but they already showed signs of tillering.
Danning leaned over the table to observe carefully, muttering something that Ye Zhongming couldn’t quite understand, probably some technical terms related to rice.
On the other side, there was a single rice plant, which was very special. The entire plant was golden yellow and very robust, looking more like a small tree rather than rice.
This rice plant was much more mature; it had already spiked and bore fruit. After observing the ten plants, Danning turned to this one, carefully counting the ten fruits on this single stalk.
After watching for a while, he leaned in to sniff it and surprisingly detected a unique fragrance. As the aroma entered his nostrils, he felt a wave of comfort wash over him, with a warm flow coursing through his body.
And with the light from the window shining through, the leaves and grains of this single rice plant reflected dazzling colors, making it look as if it was made of glass.
“What is this? It’s so incredible!”
Danning exclaimed genuinely.
“Destiny Rice Seed,” Ye Zhongming replied with deep meaning.
This item was a reward from the competition of death roulette, and it had ranked just before the merit box, being the second-to-last reward.
Logically, this item should be extremely valuable, but until now, it hadn't played any role for Ye Zhongming.