Published: February 10, 2025
“Ah?” Daning expressed his second surprise since coming in today.
Although he didn’t know much about his boss, he was aware that his boss possessed gardening skills and had abundant mental energy.
The clusters of ginseng melons and carnivorous plants at the base of the city wall served as proof.
As a member of the laboratory, Daning even knew about the research project on the Yama Tree. In the early stages, he was a core executor of the plan, well aware of Ye Zhongming’s role in it.
That was an eighth-level life form! Ye Zhongming could provide numerous research samples; could there really be a higher version of the eighth-level Yama Tree?
But he also knew that his boss wouldn’t joke about such things, so there had to be something wrong.
He had no doubt about Ye Zhongming’s abilities; the problem must lie with the Destiny Rice Seed.
“But I see these few plants are a bit wilted, but their vitality seems strong. How could that situation arise?”
Ye Zhongming shook his head. “I’m not too sure about the specifics. The mother plant of the life rice seed is perfectly normal and produces ten seeds each time. However, when these seeds are planted, the new plants that grow exhibit the problems I mentioned.”
“I see.” Daning frowned, clearly pondering over the issue.
“I even used Nourishing Life Soil.”
Ye Zhongming provided another piece of information.
“Nourishing Life Soil?”
Faced with the confusion, Ye Zhongming explained what Nourishing Life Soil was.
At Daning’s level, he shouldn’t have known the specific effects of this national specialty, but after hearing about it, his gaze toward Ye Zhongming was filled with awe.
Anyone would be thrilled to hear about such national specialties. The ability to promote growth was the biggest attraction for Daning, who had always been researching crops.
“I’ll leave this to you for research. I’ll also give you some Nourishing Life Soil for testing. If you need me to use my gardening abilities, feel free to find me.”
Ye Zhongming stood up. Since he couldn’t find the problem with the Destiny Rice Seed, he would hand it over to a professional.
“Don’t worry, Boss! I will definitely find the problem quickly!” For a researcher, nothing is more delightful and exciting than being entrusted with an interesting project.
“Just do your best.” Ye Zhongming walked out. “Your guard level will be upgraded to A+. Someone will contact you later. You can discuss the specific arrangements. This house will serve as your temporary laboratory. I’ll have a brand new one built according to your requirements in some time. If you need anything, you can come to me or Xia Lei. If we’re not around, you can also find Mo Ye or Hatsune.”
The guard levels were a change implemented by Xia Lei based on previous work experience, mainly assigned to the Guardian Combat Team and avoidance. They were divided into five levels: D, C, B, A, and S, with A and S further subdivided into A-A+ and S-S+.
As the number of Cloud Summit members increased and the structure became more organized and standardized, the roles of core members and backbone members became increasingly important. These individuals also had more autonomy, which meant that to some extent, these core members and their subordinates could function as small independent forces.
Aside from the collective plans of Cloud Summit, they could freely undertake individual activities such as hunting and gathering, although these actions had strict regulations to follow.
This freedom within a structured framework provided Cloud Summit with great vitality. In the reports every week, Ye Zhongming could see encouraging information, and the entire Cloud Summit was thus full of energy.
Under Xia Lei’s supervisory team and the comprehensive detection of avoidance, this format developed healthily.
However, with benefits come drawbacks. The most prominent issue was that the roles of core members and backbones were highlighted. Once anything went wrong with them, the entire team could fall into chaos, or even lose control.