Faced with such a crucial problem, everyone in the meeting was sweating profusely. They had no idea what to do.
They could not help but feel anxious. It was a problem that concerned the food supply of two hundred million people. If they all starved to death, it would probably be a demon in their hearts for the rest of their lives.
Everyone knew that this problem had to be solved, but no one could come up with a solution … They would rather fight Yuankou than think about this damned problem.
"I wonder how our ancestors solved the problem at the beginning of the apocalypse," one of the swordsmen said.
It was obvious that he was trying to find a solution to the problem from his ancestor's experience.
"At first, there was quite a lot of food stored in the old Yanjing City. Our ancestor had a natural Dimensional Pocket, so he brought all the food with him. It was barely enough for us to eat in the early stages.
When we entered the Fleeting Time Gap and the environment became safer, the ancestor organized the people in the Fleeting Time Gap to farm. That way, we managed to get enough food to feed a hundred thousand people, "Liunian Ling said.
"That's right, we can farm too!"
Liunian Ling's words enlightened some of the people in the meeting. "We can open up a large area of fertile land. A few thousand years ago, when there was no advanced technology, our ancestors could grow enough food to feed a few hundred million people with their bare hands. Now, we can use the most traditional method to grow food too!"
"That's right!"
"That's a good idea!" The swordsmen's words immediately won the approval of many people in the meeting.
But soon, someone coldly retorted, "I can tell that it's a guy who doesn't know anything about agriculture. How could he say something like that? Even the sweet potato, which has the shortest ripening period, needs four months to mature. By then, everyone would have starved to death!"
"Humph, it's only four months. Our food can last for another month. At most, we can eat a little less. One mouthful of food is like four mouthfuls of food. As long as we endure it, we will be able to last for four months!" someone immediately said.
"That's right, after four months, I don't think even half of the two hundred million people will survive. You'll be the murderer of a hundred million people!"
"What can we do? It's better than everyone starving to death!"
"Enough, your thoughts are so naive. Do you think you can feed all of us in four months with just sweet potatoes?"
The agricultural expert who spoke first could not help but say, "If you want to grow enough sweet potatoes for 200 million people, you would need at least three provinces of arable land.
We don't have that much land! "
The agricultural expert's words made everyone speechless. They didn't expect that it would take three provinces' worth of farmland to grow enough sweet potatoes.
Even at their peak, humans could only control eight base cities, which added up to less than two provinces. Now that human forces had declined to such an extent, the total number of sword bearers was less than 20,000. Under such circumstances, they might not even be able to control one-third of a province, let alone three provinces.
"Alright, there's no need to argue about this anymore. Agriculture is the foundation of our race. We must start preparing for the planting of sweet potatoes and the other crops now. The people from the Ministry of Agriculture will start collecting the seeds of all the crops we have, and compile a set of textbooks that can teach ordinary people how to plant the crops after reading them … Don't use too many words, limit it to five hundred. Otherwise, no one will be able to understand it!"
Said Guhan. The people from the Ministry of Agriculture immediately nodded in agreement. The argument regarding agriculture was put aside for the time being, but it was not settled yet.
They would have to wait for a month, when all the food was used up. Where were they going to find food for the humans?
"Everyone from the Ministry of Science and Technology, are the nutrient synthesizers all damaged?
Not a single one is in perfect condition? "Guhan asked the person in charge of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
"Not exactly, there should be two nutrient synthesizers in perfect condition in the gap!" the person in charge of the Ministry of Science and Technology said after a moment of recollection.
"Ling, can you please bring the machines over?"
Guhan turned to Liunian Ling and said. Liunian Ling nodded and disappeared from the venue. After waiting for about half an hour, Liunian Ling returned with the two machines.
Guhan looked at the machine carefully and found that it had a cross-sectional area of 100 square meters, and a height of 6 meters, which was equivalent to the height and size of a two-story building.
"How much food can this machine provide for the humans?
What does it need for raw materials? "asked Guhan.
"If we use it sparingly and only ensure the basic supply of heat to the humans, then this machine should be able to work 24 hours a day.
With such a machine working 24 hours a day, it should be able to meet the needs of around 20,000 people.
As for the raw materials, we just need to add enough water, then a large amount of soil, and finally human feces! "
"What!
This nutrient solution is made from mud and feces?! "
Some of the humans immediately felt disgusted after hearing the words of the Ministry of Science and Technology. They wanted to vomit the nutrient solution they drank yesterday.
"Don't you make a fuss?"
The person from the Ministry of Agriculture rolled his eyes at the people who vomited. "Don't the seeds need mud and feces to mature?
What's so surprising about that? We humans rely on feces to survive. "
After the Ministry of Agriculture said that, more people vomited.
"In other words, if we can produce 20,000 of these machines in a month, we can guarantee the food supply for everyone?" Guhan interrupted the somewhat disgusting atmosphere and said directly.
"Yes, your majesty!
As long as we have 20,000 machines and send a million people to collect the materials needed to make the nutrient solution, I can guarantee that there will be no problems with the food supply for 200 million people! "The person from the Ministry of Science and Technology replied readily.
He was actually bragging, but it didn't matter how much he bragged. With the current human condition, it was impossible to obtain 20,000 machines in a month no matter what.
"Do we have the materials to make these machines?" Guhan asked immediately.
"This … Didn't I just say … The materials to make these machines can't be produced at the moment …" The person from the Ministry of Science and Technology said pitifully. However, before he could finish, he was directly interrupted by Guhan. "I'm not asking you about that. I'm asking you, do we have the materials to make these machines?"
"I'm afraid we don't have that either … They've all turned into ruins and are lying in the deep pit …" The person from the Ministry of Science and Technology said weakly.
"Then, we do have them!"
Guhan's brows relaxed and immediately ordered the person in charge of the Ministry of Science and Technology to send a large number of sword bearers directly to the bottom of the deep pit to transport the materials to make the nutrient solution synthesizer.
Although they did not know why Guhan gave such an inexplicable order, at this time, Guhan's prestige was so great that no one would question Guhan's orders. Therefore, the people from the Ministry of Science and Technology immediately left with some sword bearers. After less than an hour, these sword bearers returned with colorful metal balls of various shapes in their dimensional pockets.
"What are these?" Some people in the venue could not help but ask when they saw these strange metal balls.
"These are the materials needed to make the machines!"
The person in charge of the Ministry of Science and Technology said with a bitter smile, "It's just that these metals have all melted under the effect of high energy and finally gathered into each of these metal balls.
With our current technological power, we can't separate these metals at all. We can only bring them all according to His Majesty's request! "
"Very good!
That's enough. You guys have done well! "
Bringing these metal balls directly was originally a helpless move by the Ministry of Science and Technology, but they did not expect to win Guhan's praise, which shocked everyone … "What does Guhan want these metal balls that have all kinds of metals mixed together for?
Could it be that he has the ability to separate these metals out of thin air? "
As soon as this question popped up in everyone's mind, they saw Guhan wave his hand forward, and one of the metal balls the size of a basketball flew directly into Guhan's hand. Then, something happened that blinded everyone. After the metal ball was held in Guhan's hand, the metal ball that was as hard as an alloy seemed to suffer from osteoporosis at this moment. Countless powder began to fall from the metal ball.
The powder that fell off did not simply fall to the ground. Instead, it seemed to be guided by something as it split into hundreds of different thin lines and floated towards different landing points. Finally, it piled up on the ground and formed small piles of powder.
At first, the speed of this metal ball powder was not fast, but as time went by, the metal ball began to shrink rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the different thin lines became thicker and thicker.
In the end, only ten minutes later, the basketball-sized metal ball completely disappeared in Guhan's hand, turning into hundreds of piles of powder.
"Oh my god, this is a hardcore fan, a hardcore fan!"
An ore expert from the Ministry of Science and Technology suddenly rushed to the largest pile of powder among the more than 100 piles of powder, grabbed a handful of powder, put it in his palm, and carefully looked at it. Then, he stuck it to his nose and smelled it. Finally, he even licked the powder with his tongue. Finally, he shouted excitedly, "This is iron powder, this is high-purity iron powder … Oh my god … I've never seen iron powder of such high purity … Oh my god, how is this possible!"