"Why?!" Sophia screamed in a trembling voice.

"Miss Sophia."

Colin turned his gaze back to the large green wheat seedlings and said:

"If my guess is correct, your idea should be to strengthen the taproot by changing the activity of the 3rd line on the main chain of the germ γ, so as to achieve the effect of cold resistance and active absorption and addition of the root system, right?"

"I didn't ...... That's right. ”

Sophia came to her senses instantly, opened her eyes wide for a moment, and asked with a little incredulity, "You also have studied botany?" ”

"I'm not good at magical biology."

Colin smiled: "But I can probably guess, let me think about it, the infando reagent plus 35% dark gray carbon solution, after the germ is soaked, all the dissection procedures can be completed in fifteen seconds, right?" Hiss...... This is a technique that has been improved on the 'Hugh Mars grafting method', which requires considerable skill and has a success rate of less than 10%. ”

"You...... Why are you ...... Know. Sophia was dumbfounded.

This method of germ transformation is the core content of her graduation thesis, and it took her and her supervisor Stanley Bennett to research and discuss for more than three months before finalizing the plan, and it took her nearly a year to really determine all the details.

"It's simple."

Colin squatted down and picked up a wheat seedling, lifted the root part of it, brought it to Sophia's eyes, and said:

"This phenomenon of such neat and short staggered root lengths, and almost the same thickness at the top and bottom, is a common effect of the 'Hugh Mars grafting method', and in addition, the mixed solution of solana reagent and dark gray carbon will cause irregular fine jagged edges on the leaves of plants, which is an atypical phenomenon of the 'Timaria effect', and your mentor should have told you about it."

Sophia was speechless in shock.

She was so proud of the results of the design, and the new lord had only been able to see it in such a short time, and it was as accurate as if he had participated in the study.

"Your knowledge is admirable, I didn't expect ......"

Sophia immediately fell silent.

She wanted to say that she didn't expect Colin Vane to be so accomplished in the study of magic.

Because in the Principality of Brighton and even the entire Western Continent, where she "studied", it is almost recognized by the academic community that Roman Sagan is at the top in terms of strength, but his results in magical research are very average.

Therefore, Sophia originally thought that as a disciple of "Storm Guide", Colin Vane was at most a powerful young magician, but she did not expect that he was completely inferior to herself in magical botany.

Colin guessed her thoughts and smiled, "Miss Sophia, your research has surprised me. ”

Sophia came to her senses, straightened up and said, "In that case, you should know the meaning of these wheat, why destroy them." ”

Colin sighed: "Because these wheat seedlings are destined to die, and before they can be headed, they will wither." ”

"Impossible." Sophia paused for a moment, unable to agree.

Colin didn't directly refute, but asked again: "Miss Sophia, if my guess is correct, you should have taken the soil here to Brighton, and then simulated the climate around the fortress in a temperature-controlled room to conduct a feasibility study, right?" ”

"Yes...... Yes. ”

"I also know that this is the first time you've conducted experiments directly on the land of twilight, hasn't it?"

"That's right......"

"You see, that's the problem."

Colin sighed, "You may have overlooked one thing, and your mentor, I'm afraid, didn't know exactly what you wanted to do, so he didn't help you take one factor into account." ”

"What factors?" Sophia's self-confidence has always been a little shaken at this time.

Colin looked up at the tall and majestic mountains and said, "The reason why the climate in the north is cold and dry is because the Dragonspine Mountains block the warm and humid monsoon winds blowing from the south.

"But...... Although the Longji Mountains are high in altitude, the width of the north-south direction is not large, and the monsoon winds blowing for hundreds of millions of years have made the soil temperature of the whole mountain range higher than that of the surrounding areas, even if we are in the northern foot of the mountain range, it will be affected.

"This effect is negligible on the shallow surface, but ...... in deeper soils"

When Sophia heard this, she already realized something, and slowly, a feeling of bursting hair rose from her back until her scalp was numb.

Colin sighed, "You should be most aware of your research, the 'Hugh Mars grafting method' causes the roots of the plant to go a foot below the surface of the soil to get more nutrients. And the actual soil temperature there should be 0.2 towers higher than your experimental parameters...... This would be a catastrophic error. ”

Sophia is already completely stupid there.

Because, as Colin said, she knows best what she's researching – at the latest, a month later, when the roots of the seedlings are one foot deep into the soil, a 0.2 tower temperature error will wipe out all her previous efforts.

She was stunned for a long time.

Finally, the whole person slowly squatted down weakly, buried his head in his knees, and began to cry.

Colin understood her mood at this time and did not bother, leaving her to cry alone. He walked slowly to the field.

"Are you done measuring?" He saw that several of the students had put away their measuring tools.

"Yes, my lord, it's 10.8 acres in total."

"Sort out the data and soil samples and hand them over to Anne."

"Yes."

Colin explained a few more words, and then let them go on.

When she looked back, she found that Sophia was no longer crying, but silently began to pull out the wheat seedlings she had planted with her own hands.

"Someone will take care of this tomorrow." Colin looked at her dejected appearance and said, "If you are really unwilling, I can help you keep a small piece of land." ”

"No, I'm pretty sure they won't live to the moment of heading."

Sophia stopped moving, straightened up, and after a moment of silence, said, "My lord, there is something you guessed wrong. ”

"Oh?" Colin was curious.

"I told my mentor, His Excellency Stanley Bennett, all my thoughts and purposes, and he knew exactly what I was going to do." Sophia's eyes became lifeless, the first time she experienced what it was like to be betrayed was at such an important point.

"Maybe he just ignored the issue." Colin said: "What's more, magic has no borders, but magicians have borders, and from the position of His Excellency Bennett, there is nothing wrong with him not wanting Tulum to be strong." ”

Sophia smiled bitterly: "In the two years I have been studying in the Western Continent, I have heard so much about their so-called concept of continental harmony, so that I often reflect on whether we Tulum are too sensitive, and now it seems that I am too naïve." ”

"It's not your fault that you're willing to trust people." Colin smiled: "What's more, the road to growth is like the study of magic, it will not be smooth sailing, and it is not too late to recognize the reality." ”

Sophia nodded, looked at the large green piece of her own hard work, and sighed: "It's a pity, I thought I could solve the food problem of the fortress......"

"The food problem in the fortress will be solved."

Colin also turned around and looked at the large land: "In two months, the seeds cultivated from here will be sprinkled all over the fields around Twilight, including those mountains and hills that are not suitable for cultivation, and it won't be long before the fortress and Twilight City will no longer have to worry about food." ”

Colin remembered that when he first experimented with ryegrass seeds, the overly vigorous wheat grass eventually encroached on his sister's garden, causing her to have to rebuild the entire garden.

Sophia was stunned for a moment, thinking that she had misheard.

"What do you mean ......"

"Like you, I've done some research on germ improvement. Not only wheat, but also seeds from several other crops. ”

When Colin said this, he looked at her and said, "Miss Sophia, I need someone to help me carry out the subsequent processes of cultivation, sowing, and ploughing. ”

"What do you mean......" Sophia asked as she realized that the lord had probably come prepared.

Embryo modification needs to be specific to the soil and environment, and if Colin Wine had only started his research here, it would have been impossible to produce results so quickly.

"That's right, how about it, would you like to be the 'Minister of Agriculture' of the fortress?" Colin joked.

Sophia hesitated, "Do you really want me to help you?" But...... I just messed up this thing. ”

"Who hasn't made mistakes?"

Colin smiled: "What's more, a magician who can master the 'Hugh Mars Grafting Method' is a rare talent wherever he is placed...... And most importantly, I'm not good at magical biology myself, and I urgently need a professional helper like you. ”