CHAPTER 665: CHAPTER 611: GRAND FINALE (PART THREE)

"How long has the notification been out?"

Chen Tianliang paused for a moment, "It has been over twenty-four hours."

Which meant that the barley grass in these areas definitely had no abnormalities. However, the barley grassland front was very long, and some were very far from the city, like Jiudao Ridge; it would take over six hours by car, so they had to wait a few more days.

At this time, someone called out to Chen Tianliang. Chen Tianliang said to Qiao Qingyu, "Don’t wander off too far, we’ll be heading back soon. I need to take care of something over there."

"Brother Chen, go ahead with your business; I’ll take another look around here."

Chen Tianliang turned and walked towards the direction of the call.

As Chen Tianliang walked away, there were no irregularities this time.

Qiao Qingyu looked around and then crouched by some bushes, lowering her voice to call He Xiuyu.

He Xiuyu was driving, and when he saw the incoming call from Qiao Qingyu, he immediately answered. Qiao Qingyu first asked if he had time.

He Xiuyu replied, "I’m on my way to Jiudao Ridge. I’m feeling a bit uneasy, so I decided to come find you. I tried to call you on the way, but there was no signal on your end. However, I’ll be there in another hour. Is there something wrong?"

Qiao Qingyu hadn’t expected He Xiuyu could actually make it. Now that he would arrive soon, Qiao Qingyu felt a firm sense of relief. She lowered her voice even more and shared her recent discovery before pausing and asking, "Has our research base come out with the results of their study?"

"No, I haven’t received any message. They’ll call me once they’ve concluded their research. Don’t tell anyone about this for now. Even if you did, they’d just think you’re seeing things. Plus, Chen Tianliang is already fixated on this matter. If you tell him, he’ll probably end up living in this grassland."

"Don’t worry, I won’t be reckless."

On the other end, He Xiuyu hummed an acknowledgment before hanging up. Meanwhile, Qiao Qingyu stood up and straightened out her clothes. She had been wearing a canvas hat, which she took off to fan herself, but this time she felt much more at ease.

Even though she carried the space device, she genuinely needed He Xiuyu’s help for many issues.

Upon observing now, she really couldn’t discern anything. The final verdict of the experiment still depended on research, analysis, and testing.

Everything had to be backed by scientific data.

But it wasn’t true that there were no findings at all. At the very least, these people were aware that the soil fertility of these two places was different. The soil beneath the mutated barley grass was richer and darker, resembling the fertile black earth of the north.

But when compared to North City, there were some differences. It wasn’t as dark as the north, as it had a mix of granules and sand.

It wasn’t long before the sound of a car traveled from the base of the hill.

Lu Ye looked down to see, and when he spotted a distinctive jeep, he raised an eyebrow. It was He Xiuyu arriving. He turned to look at Qiao Qingyu, who was standing not far away, and said with a smile, "Chief Engineer He is here to find you."

Lu Ye even joked with He Xiuyu as he made his way up the hill, "Not feeling secure, huh? Wanting to personally pick someone up to go back."

He Xiuyu smiled but neither denied nor confirmed.

He was carrying a shovel and his gaze swept across the field of mutated barley grass.

Lu Ye shared with He Xiuyu what he had just told Qiao Qingyu, while Chen Tianliang also stood beside them.

He Xiuyu glanced at him without any change in expression, but inside he was far from calm, fearing Chen Tianliang might have gone to the exterior of the space device.

After a few moments, He Xiuyu was certain that Chen Tianliang hadn’t gone there.

Especially now that Chen Tianliang had pulled him aside to ask in a lowered voice whether they had started studying the topic of time and space.

If Chen Tianliang had visited the space device, he wouldn’t be so composed even if he didn’t tell the truth to He Xiuyu.

But then, how could they explain Chen Tianliang’s sudden disappearance?

Was there a time-space rift here or perhaps another space device?

He Xiuyu simply crouched down and pulled up a cluster of the mutated barley grass.

Using the shovel he brought, he began to dig into the soil beneath.

Someone else on the side had already been doing the same thing.

Lu Ye walked over, commenting, "Lao Liu has already dug more than a meter deep. There’s not much change in the soil, but it’s certain that the root system of this mutated barley grass has improved the soil. It’s just not clear how deep the improvement goes."

He Xiuyu stopped and passed his shovel over to Lu Ye, who continued to dig laboriously.

He Xiuyu thoughtfully said, "The likelihood of barley grass seeds mutating is extremely low, so low that it’s nearly incalculable. Yet, the reality is that the barley grass has indeed mutated."