Chapter 587: Chapter 587: Soilless Cultivation Chapter 587: Chapter 587: Soilless Cultivation Just as Chen Chuyao said, there were indeed very few people in his family.

When Su Jin and the others were brought over, there were only Chen Chuyao and his mother at the duplex apartment.

Chen Chuyao’s mother appeared to be a very capable woman; knowing that Chen Chuyao would bring people over to rest at the house, she not only prepared a large dinner table but also tidied up everyone’s rooms perfectly.

“You must be the Heart Talk Team that Chuyao mentioned, truly young and promising,”
Wen Xiaoling said with a smile.

“Aunt Wen flatters us, you look very young too,”
Su Jin gestured for Lu Hao to hand over the gifts to Aunt Wen, which they had temporarily taken out from the Space, including tea leaves and red wine from before the Apocalypse.

“Why are you bringing things when you’ve come from so far away? Come in,”
Wen Xiaoling did not expect the visiting Heart Talk Team to be so polite; she instantly felt her fondness for the group increase.

Chen Chuyao had also found out from Wei Junhao that Su Jin and Lu Hao were now level seven special ability users, and while Wen Xiaoling was preparing the meal, he took out a notebook from under the coffee table and began to ask the two about their various experiences.

“Were you two among the earliest to awaken your abilities when the Apocalypse came?”

“Why did you both progress so quickly; do you have any secrets?”

“How should the Wood Element Ability be brought into actual combat?”

“Why does Lu Hao have such formidable skills?”

“Does the Heart Talk Team kill zombies and train their abilities every day?”

“…”

Each time Su Jin and Lu Hao said something, he would jot it down nervously and meticulously, making the two feel as if they were being interviewed by a reporter.

Chen Chuyao only left them alone after Wen Xiaoling, unable to watch any longer, scolded him a few times.

At the dinner table, Chen Chuyao continued to speak endlessly and even directly expressed his wish to invite the Heart Talk Team to become special ability consultants for the N City Base.

“Mr. Chen, abilities are all something that special ability users have figured out on their own, and now, half a year after the Apocalypse, the knowledge about abilities is just what people are familiar with. I don’t think being a consultant would make much of a difference,”
Lu Hao declined tactfully.

Chen Chuyao sighed and said, “You’re right, I’m just too eager to improve the overall strength of the base; look at you, both at level seven now.”

“Eat your meal; all this food can’t even keep your mouth shut,”
Wen Xiaoling scolded, then turned to Su Jin and the others to apologize, “I’m really sorry, Chuyao has been competitive ever since he was a child; even when drinking milk, he had to compare himself with the child next to him, and he would get anxious if he fell behind. Please don’t mind him.”

Su Jin tried a bite of the braised chicken with mushrooms that Wen Xiaoling had made herself and actually felt it was on par with Lin Yunguo’s cooking skills.

“Auntie, it’s okay; we are happy to share what we know, but the dishes you make are too delicious,”
Su Jin attempted to change the subject, as she saw that envy was written all over Chen Chuyao’s face all the time.

Once Chen Chuyao heard Su Jin finally praising something from his home, he immediately swelled with pride: “Of course, my mom used to have certifications as a chef, nutritionist, and neonatal caregiver. She founded the most famous chain training organization in Huaxia all by herself.”

“That’s amazing,”
Su Jin exclaimed in admiration, no wonder she had thought Wen Xiaoling was a very capable person from the first glance. She didn’t notice that Lu Hao, who had been eating, paused for a moment before lowering his head to eat again.

Many of the ingredients on the dining table, including mushrooms, wood ear fungi, and bean sprouts, were cultivated by Wen Xiaoling at home on a daily basis. She also took a few people to visit her small balcony vegetable garden.

“I can’t grow vegetables and grains, but I can produce mushrooms and hydroponic crops; although the taste may not be as good as before, it’s much better than having nothing to eat at all,”
Wen Xiaoling said with a smile as she introduced them.

“This is really amazing,”
Lu Guanhai was also seeing such a tidy and useful small vegetable garden for the first time. He was inherently interested in plants and hadn’t expected these ingredients to be cultivated by an ordinary woman.

Su Jin also admired Wen Xiaoling, acknowledging that while the output of soilless cultivation wasn’t large, it was completely sufficient for a family.

“My mom is my strongest support. The methods she’s promoted are now prevalent throughout the entire N City Base and even B City Base. Although we’re short on food, as long as people have something to eat, they can survive,”
Chen Chuyao seemed very proud of Wen Xiaoling.

“Aunt Wen, Mr. Chen, could you teach us this soilless cultivation technology? I want to bring it back to the S City Base and promote it there. We can settle the fees with the goods from our space, what do you think?”

Su Jin suddenly had an idea. Mushrooms, wood ear fungi, and bean sprouts were actually very nutritious and it seemed that no one in S City Base had thought about this. If she could go back and spread the word, she believed that life in the base would be greatly improved.

“Of course, what fees do we need? We should help each other as compatriots,”
Wen Xiaoling had no intention of keeping her skills secret, but Su Jin insisted on paying the appropriate compensation. When Chen Chuyao found out there was still food in Su Jin’s space, he immediately decided to use crystal cores to buy food.

“We need a large amount, so Su Jin, don’t be shy. Of course, you can give us a bit of a discount,”
As the Base Leader of a base, his biggest worry was now the food issue in the base. Although N City Base and the Wei Family from B City had a cooperative relationship, from which they could buy food, he always worried that one day there would be none left to buy.

“Let’s use the S City Base’s price, 20 crystal cores per pound. Mr. Chen, does that work for you?”

Su Jin asked.

20 crystal cores?!

“Are these ordinary crystal cores?”

Wen Xiaoling asked in surprise. She hadn’t misheard, had she? It was for grain, right?

“Yes, ordinary crystal cores,”
Lu Hao replied from the side.

Chen Chuyao and his mother could hardly believe that the Heart Talk Team was selling grain for such a low price, and that their space’s supply of food was not even scant.

Initially thinking he could only buy a few dozen pounds, Chen Chuyao became ecstatic upon learning that Su Jin was willing to sell him supplies worth hundreds of thousands of crystal cores.

“Your supplies…”

Chen Chuyao had already gone out to contact the finance department, and Wen Xiaoling couldn’t help but ask, a bit curious.

“Aunt Wen, since the apocalypse, our Heart Talk Team has been wandering everywhere. Along the way, we have collected many warehouses and factories, which naturally means we have more supplies. But, after all, the grain will expire eventually. It’s better to sell it cheaply to those in need, don’t you think?”

Su Jin spoke sensibly, and Wen Xiaoling felt almost embarrassed to doubt her. She hadn’t gone out of the base and was unaware of the outside situation. Besides, the Heart Talk Team was indeed doing good deeds.

If those pre-apocalyptic materials hadn’t been collected and were wasted by zombies, that would have been the real crime.