It's the beginning of July, and it's only been three days since the last time I completed the Starter Mission.

As if he had just breathed a sigh of relief, the next task arrived, as hurriedly as catching ducks on the shelves.

However, at this time, Ye Han sat in the pavilion, feeling the breeze blowing by the lake, looking at the rippling blue waves of the lake and the lotus flowers blooming, and thought in a good mood: If you can manage this botanical garden well and let the plants in the garden come to life, it is not reluctant to accept the task.

What's more, there are also generous rewards, no loss.

Soon, a translucent interface appeared in front of her, and the text popped up in a shiny dialog box:

[Advanced task 1: Please introduce no less than 30 species and no less than 200 plants within two weeks to enrich the botanical garden, and create no less than two special scenic spots to prepare for the opening of the garden.]

Reward: Hear the plant speak 'Goldfinger'. 】

Hear Plants Talking Goldfinger!

Ye Han's eyes suddenly lit up, she needed this function very much.

Plants themselves cannot express their own ideas, and some problems will inevitably arise in the cultivation process; But if you can talk to them and understand what they need, you will be able to take better care of them.

This reward is very useful.

Just introduce no less than 30 species and 200 plants at once......

Thinking of the balance of the bank card that he only saw yesterday, Ye Han's long eyelashes trembled, and he suddenly felt a little headache.

While thinking about it, a new task box pops up:

[Advanced Task 2: Please cultivate 5 A-grade plants (or at least 1 S-class plant) within two weeks to facilitate gene collection.]

Reward: Boutique Glass Flower Room*1. 】

Actually released two missions at the same time?

Ye Han looked a little stunned, she didn't expect to release two tasks at once, and the time was only two weeks.

Compared to the last January Starter Mission, this time the time is clearly getting tighter.

The volume of tasks has increased exponentially.

Thinking of this, before he started planning, Ye Han already felt the heavy pressure.

However, things always have to be solved one by one.

Ye Han took a deep breath and set his eyes on the first task.

It actually has two requirements:

The first to introduce a sufficient number of plants requires resources, money and manpower.

The second is to create a special scenic spot, focusing on the planning of the entire botanical garden, which brings popularity to the first opening of the garden.

The combination of the two means that the 200 plants are not introduced at random, but must be arranged according to the planning of the characteristic scenic spot.

Ye Han looked at the vast area of artificial lake, two characteristic scenic spots, one of which must be the aquatic plant landscape belt:

It is composed of a half-pond lotus pond, a royal lotus with the title of 'King of Aquatic Flowers', and plants such as iris and cattails on the shore, plus a promenade and pavilion in the lake as an ornamental area, and the cruise ship passes through to increase the interaction, which is enough to create a characteristic scenic spot.

The first one is solved, and as for the other one-

Neither evergreen deciduous trees, mixed coniferous forests, bamboo forests, nor the remaining potted flowers are sufficient to form an ornamental area.

Ancient Tree District?

There are a total of 5 ancient trees in Nanshan Botanical Garden, all of which are relatively common tree species, and they are too scattered in terms of species and planting area.

In addition, the fruit of the ginkgo biloba is not yet ripe, and the maple tree has not yet reached the season of turning red, so it is not very ornamental.

However, Ye Han thought of the more than 400-year-old peach tree, after two watering of plant nutrient solution, it seemed to be more energetic than before, and the absorption efficiency was much improved.

It may be used as a viewing attraction in the future, but it is not suitable until it is revived.

Therefore, another landscape area needs to be considered slowly.

Without a clue for a while, Ye Han put this aspect on hold for the time being, as for the second task... Gene collection?

She looked at the text on the light screen, and suddenly remembered that when she first bound the B544 system, one of the tasks of the other party: to collect the genes of the existing plants on the earth and upload the relevant data to the galaxy database.

However, in the past month or so, the system does not seem to have done so.

Could it be that it didn't collect a single of the hundreds of plants in the Nanshan Botanical Garden?

Ye Han clicked on the information on the left side of the interface.

Name: Ye Han

Gender: Female

Age: 22 years old

Binding system: Galaxy B544

Planet: Solar System - Earth

Information collection location: Nanshan Botanical Garden

Area: 300 acres

Acquisition process: 0

Rescue of endangered plants: 0

... The acquisition process is indeed 0.

Ye Han hadn't paid much attention to it before, so it seemed that if he wanted to enter the Galaxy Database, he needed a very high standard, and it was not something that could be achieved by a random plant.

Do I need to be [A-grade]?

There were notes on A-class and S-class plants at the bottom of the task, and she read them carefully to understand what they meant.

Grade A plants refer to the plants of the same species with the best development and the most perfect flower color, stems and leaves.

Taking lotus flowers as an example, the single-petaled lotus 'Little Dancing Princess' is a common variety, and there are more than a dozen plants in the lake that are about to bud or have just bloomed, although they are all beautiful in Ye Han's opinion, but the system will only select the most top-notch one, and it may not meet the collection standards.

S-class plants are one of the rarer and rarer plants in the same category.

Also taking lotus flowers as an example, the precious thousand-petal lotus has the potential of being S-grade.

The thousand-petal lotus is known as the 'treasure of the lotus', and when the flowers bloom, they are stacked on top of each other, and the number of petals can reach thousands, which is very spectacular.

Unfortunately, this rare species is not cultivated in artificial lakes.

In this way, in order to achieve the task, only 5 plants in the garden can reach the A-level standard.

Ye Han thought for a while and asked the system: "Are there any plants that are close to A-grade now?" ”

System: [There are two plants, both of which are Lotus, 'Little Dancing Princess' No. 11 and 'Snow White' No. 2.] 】

This number doesn't seem to be known to others, but Ye Han understands what it means.

She clicked on the product details of the water purifier and zoomed in on the diorama of the artificial lake.

The model is like a miniature version of an artificial lake, covering the distribution, number, growth status, and water quality indicators of the plants in the lake, and a serial number is indicated above each plant for easy identification.

'Little Dancing Princess' No. 11, 'Snow White' No. 2......

Ye Han walked along the water promenade, while comparing according to the number, the white dress rippled under the blowing of the lakeside wind, the hair danced with the wind, and the slender shadow and the sparkling water waves complemented each other, constituting a beautiful landscape painting.

After some observation, she quickly locked on to the two lotus plants through the railing.

Although it is not yet fully blooming, it is already beginning to show signs in terms of appearance.

The vertical leaves above the water are round and wide, the peduncles are thick, and the height is more prominent than the surrounding ones, and they are desperately growing upwards in order to better withstand the sun.

The buds are slim and elegant, the top is slightly blooming, one is white and pink, and the tip is a little red; The other is as white as snow, pure and flawless, with overlapping petals like ocean waves, even before blooming, you can feel the unique beauty of the double flower, worthy of the name of 'Snow White'.

Two plants of flowers. The diameter is beyond the general range, the petals are larger and more fat, the petal shape is full and transparent, and under the sunlight, it is like a beauty covering her face, wanting to talk and resting, you can imagine how amazing it will be after blooming.

Ye Han put her arms on the railing and looked at them quietly, and next, these two lotus flowers will be her focus on cultivation.

Not only should you enjoy plenty of light and water, but you should also spray the leaves with plant nutrient solution every day to shelter them from the wind and rain and prevent the destruction of summer rain.

In addition, according to the artificial lake model, Ye Han selected more than 10 aquatic plants with good growth and other plants with good growth and green branches as candidates, focusing on cultivation.

In two weeks, with the help of the plant nutrient solution and her careful care, it may be possible to complete the task of gene collection.

*

After Ye Han returned, he studied the materials of other botanical gardens, and planned to purchase some water lily seeds and put them in the pond and artificial lake at the door.

The tranquil and beautiful water lily, the huge king lotus, and the fragrant lotus flowers in the pond will form a perfect and unique water landscape, and the entire aquatic plant landscape area can be built.

At the same time, the brightly colored koi carp are thrown into the lake, and the rippling blue waves are in the lake water, and the swimming fish shuttle in the lotus leaves, the colors are beautiful and vivid, and it will be a particularly vivid scene.

In addition, the evergreen trees and shrubs on both sides of the road also need to be replenished, and the current distribution is too sparse and unsightly.

The introduced species such as French plane tree, camphor tree, zelkova, crape myrtle, magnolia and other common trees need more than 120 finished trees with an age of not less than 20 years to enrich the landscape and achieve a better greening effect.

After Ye Han and the two discussed together, he asked the experienced Wang Hongnian to make an estimate of the cost.

According to the other party's estimates, the price of each finished tree purchased in bulk is about 500-700 yuan, and the good quality may be 800 yuan per tree, plus the cost of excavation, transportation and transplanting, the overall cost is expected to be no less than 130,000 yuan.

Ye Han sighed silently in his heart.

Last month, it cost more than 400,000 yuan to deal with the pollution of artificial lakes, repair wooden plank roads, hire workers to loosen the soil, renovate dormitories, etc., and there are still about 560,000 yuan left in the account.

And this is just the beginning, the cost of maintaining the botanical garden, the introduction and domestication, and the salary of employees will have to come out of this, and the introduction of trees this time is a lot of money.

But these are necessary.

If you want to run this botanical garden well, attract more foot traffic, and sell tickets, you can't save on this.

Inputs are also for better output.

Ye Han didn't think about it for too long before making a decision: "Then Uncle Wang will contact the wholesaler of the nursery base tomorrow." You and Aunt Liu go over to select together, be sure to choose trees in good condition and mark them.

For the specific quantity and type, we will comb it twice tonight, and give you a few days off after the planting is completed. ”

Wang Hongnian hurriedly said: "Okay, no problem." ”

Liu Chunling also said: "Then I will contact the young people in the village in advance, I am afraid that I will not be able to be busy at that time." ”

They have all experienced landscaping and know that this is a big project.

These finished trees are often 5 or 6 meters tall and have a huge crown, which requires four or five people to dig together before they can be transplanted, and the bark and root system must be protected (usually with large mounds), and the pits should be dug in advance and cared for in time.

It is also very troublesome to transport, and you need to use a large truck, up to 1-2 trees at a time, so many trees can be busy.

Ye Han had just graduated from school, and she lacked experience and resources in this area, but fortunately she had the help of these two senior garden workers, otherwise she would not have been able to complete it on her own.

After making a budget, Ye Han handed over the introduction of trees to the two of them, and he first purchased hundreds of water lily seeds and tubers to match the aquatic landscape.

It takes about 50-60 days for water lilies to bloom from seed to flowering, and with the action of plant nutrient solution, the growth time can be shortened by at least half, and it can bloom in 20-30 days, just in time for the opening of the garden.

Seeds are sexually reproduced and are more able to maintain plant diversity.

As for the introduction of koi, Ye Han went to the fishing grounds in W City in the past two days to select and compare.

500 species were selected, but the color is positive, and the koi fish look relatively healthy, with a body length of about 20cm, and a wholesale price of 120 yuan / tail; At the same time, 3,000 koi fish fry were purchased, and the total cost of transportation costs and fish food was nearly 80,000 yuan, and they were delivered soon.

It really costs money everywhere.

Thinking of this, Ye Han felt distressed, but there was no way.

Building a botanical garden is inherently extremely expensive, like some national botanical gardens, which are often invested in hundreds of millions or even billions of funds, which cannot be afforded by private individuals.

At present, she has the original dilapidated and desolate botanical garden, as well as the help of the system, which is very little at a cost.

After handling the things one by one, Ye Han counted the completion of the task.

'Introduce no less than 30 species and no less than 200 plants' - it has been determined that there are 17 species of finished trees, totaling 126 trees; There are about 3-5 species of water lilies, and because they are seeds, the number cannot be counted; Then there are no less than 8 species and 74 plants left.

Her budget is limited, and the finished tree will not be considered, so she can only choose some varieties with low unit prices.

It is best to use potted flowers, just enough to combine with a few bonsai plants that have been rescued in the garden.

Bonsai Garden.

Ye Han had this idea in his mind, if the pruned potted plants are beautiful and properly designed, and with some decorative flower pots, water features, etc., they can indeed be used as a special attraction.

What's more, the area of the Nanshan Botanical Garden was originally planned for a bonsai garden.

It's just in the open air.

In summer, the weather is hot, the sun is strong, and the rain is abundant, and the open environment is not suitable for the growth of some potted flowers.

Ye Han was thinking about it, and suddenly thought of the reward for completing the second task - the glass flower room!

If you build a glass flower house, especially a mobile glass flower house, with built-in air conditioning, it can not only achieve a certain degree of shade, but also resist the wind and rain in summer, plus the attribute of transparency on all sides, which is very suitable for the growth of potted plants.

This plan is doable.

But only if the second task is completed.

Ye Han put down the pen, and actually felt an unprecedented excitement in his heart, which had not appeared for a long time.

It was as if on the hot afternoon of the third year of high school, in the quiet classroom to solve the last math problem on the test paper, at that moment, everything was quiet, only the violent heartbeat thumped.

The excitement stimulates the cerebral cortex, making it difficult to sleep until the night.

The next morning, Ye Han woke up very early.

Pull up your long ink-colored hair casually, open the curtains, and the early morning sunlight suddenly fills the room, and the beautiful eyebrows and eyes look more and more charming.

After a night of thinking, she had already figured out which bonsai to bring in – more than 10,000 species of succulents from nature, and other beautiful plants.

Succulents and cacti are cheap and easy to raise, and they are also very cute, which is very popular with modern young people.

The former can also use leaf cuttings to produce new succulents, and with the promotion of plant nutrient solution, one pot can reproduce multiple pots, which can be satisfied in terms of quantity and ornamentality.

At that time, they will be placed in a glass flower room with a sense of design, and they will definitely be able to create a unique characteristic landscape area.