After Wales left, Yu Yue sat on the cold ground as if she had lost her soul.
"Let alone an afternoon, even if you gave me three days, I couldn't think of any solution."
Ren Yuanhao, on the other hand, appeared unhurried, pacing slowly in the hall.
"I didn't expect to find a place this decent, and a beauty like you."
Yu Yue didn't have the mood to listen to perfunctory compliments at this moment. "Thank you for alleviating my crisis, but thank you also for pushing me into the fire pit. I really can't find any way to deal with it."
Ren Yuanhao said, "There are still two or three hours until dark, why the rush?"
"Two or three hours? Let alone two or three hours, even if you had three days and three nights, I wouldn't be able to think of any solution. This place is not like the outside world; we are on an extremely chaotic geological layer."
Yu Yue had lost all desire to struggle.
"Chaotic geological layer?"
Ren Yuanhao tilted his head and asked.
Yu Yue's eyes were vacant, with no focus. "That's right. You should know that place that became a ruin because of the nuclear power plant explosion, right?"
Ren Yuanhao had naturally heard of that place, and not long ago, he had also heard that the extremely dangerous place, full of radiation, had become a must-visit spot for influencers to show off.
It had to be said, this world was truly crazy. Some people would risk their lives for money, while others would spend a fortune just to extend their lifespan.
"I know that place, but this place doesn't look like it has nuclear radiation."
Yu Yue sighed, "It's not necessarily nuclear radiation. This place used to be a prison, then a garbage recycling station. Various metals, plastics, and waste materials have accumulated here for twenty years, causing severe soil erosion. Growing satisfactory fruits and vegetables to supply the people here was already an extremely difficult task."
She pointed to the cultivation room area. "The fruits and vegetables in there were transplanted from outside. We used various methods to make them able to take root and sprout normally here. Just as we were about to harvest them on a large scale, aphid infestation occurred."
"Isn't it just aphids? Can't you just kill them?"
"It's useless. As I said, to resist the special nature of the local soil, these plants have been injected with various 'antibodies' similar to humans. Aphids that eat these roots are also more resistant to diseases than those outside, so ordinary medicines are of no avail."
As Yu Yue spoke, her mind felt like it was filled with paste. She thought, if it weren't for her research failure and the nearly devastating debt weighing on her, how could she have dared to take such a risk to work for these dangerous people.
"Didi, detecting employer's chaotic emotions. Suggest to pacify their heart. Botany and Zoology database, as well as top-tier animal and plant doctor buff have been activated. Host can call relevant information at any time to solve the problem."
Ren Yuanhao felt a wave of coolness flow through his body, followed by two thin men wearing thick-rimmed glasses swaggering into the hall.
Upon seeing Yu Yue's dejected appearance, the two immediately stepped forward to inquire. After learning the outcome, they collapsed to the ground like defeated dogs.
"Hey, hey, hey, I said, there are only a little over two hours left until dark, are you guys planning to just sit here and wait to die?"
One of the men, whose hair was almost entirely gone, said, "This kind of extremely special area, coupled with the special cultivation method, once infested with aphids, it's almost an extinction-level blow. The only thing we can do is probably count the wall clock, watching our lives come to an end second by second."
"Why say such demoralizing words without even trying? Relax, I, Long Xiaotian, will handle everything. You guys just sit there and wait to die."
As soon as Ren Yuanhao announced his name, Yu Yue's face flushed, and her gaze towards Ren Yuanhao softened considerably.
—So this man is my customized boyfriend? No wonder he was willing to protect me just now. If I had a man who could protect me like this in the past, I wouldn't have ended up like this.
Yu Yue's eyes gradually became gentle. She thought that finding such a handsome and outstanding man in the last period of her life would be enough for this life. Ren Yuanhao seemed to not notice the change in Yu Yue's expression and turned to enter the cultivation room.
At this moment, the two men kept sneering, "What solution can an ability user like you, who knows nothing, find? That would be a miracle."
"Exactly. Let alone us, even a world-class professor couldn't find any way to treat aphid infestation. The only solution now is to eradicate everything, bury it deep, completely eliminate the aphids, and then replant. Otherwise, this cultivation room will absolutely be unusable."
Yu Yue said, "However, the time and financial resources required for that far exceed the budget. Even the Grey Wolf would find it difficult, especially when funds are tight right now."
Seeing Ren Yuanhao shuttling through the rows of fields without any intention of replying, the bald man said again, "By the way, who exactly are you? Why did you come here out of nowhere?"
Ren Yuanhao looked at Yu Yue and smiled brilliantly. "Why don't you ask Yu Yue?"
However, before the two men could speak, Yu Yue's bright and flushed cheeks already indicated everything.
"Yu Yue, don't mess around. What can a man like this, who is only handsome and useless, bring you?"
Yu Yue smoothed her somewhat messy hair from her temples. Her face, full of scholarly charm, appeared gentle and radiant. She didn't even bother to reply or look anywhere else, simply stood up from the ground.
"Yu Yue, where are you going?"
"Xiaotian might be right. Instead of sitting there waiting to die, it's better to risk my life and try our luck." Yu Yue took a few steps forward, then suddenly turned back. "If you ask why I like this man, it's simple. He dares to stand in front of me when something happens, while you only know how to hide behind me seeking protection. Do you need me to say more about this difference? Moreover—"
Yu Yue stepped into the cultivation room, smiling brightly. "Moreover, I just like handsome men."
The two looked at each other. The bald one asked, "Aren't we pretty good too?"
"Good at what? I'm telling you, sometimes when I see the light reflecting off your bald head, creating a faint glow, I even feel disgusted."
"Damn it, your face is full of pimples, just like a toad. I also find it utterly disgusting!"