Chapter 75 State-Class Protected Plant, Jucai

Shen Yao didn't pay attention to the barrage in the live stream. She walked seriously. When she passed by Professor Zhang, Professor He, and a few others, she instinctively stopped and covered the camera with her hand.

"Hello, professors, hello, seniors," Shen Yao greeted politely, completely unaware that the camera had already captured Professor Zhang and the others.

"Good, good, good. Yao Yao, where are you off to? Be careful," Professor Zhang said, standing up and not forgetting to remind Shen Yao to watch her step.

They hadn't kept Shen Yao's pregnancy a secret from anyone, so Professor Zhang and the others were all aware. Seeing Shen Yao, a young girl, heading up the mountain while pregnant, they naturally cared about her well-being.

"I'll be careful, Professor. I'll be going now," Shen Yao said, shaking her phone. "I'm live streaming, don't worry, I didn't film you."

Shen Yao's actions amused Professor Zhang and the others. "It's okay, film away. It's a good opportunity to let netizens see the beautiful scenery of our country."

If it were before, they might have been a bit more cautious. But now, they were not worried. They had already sent all the detected results to their superiors.

So, even if it was discovered by someone with ulterior motives, it wouldn't matter. After all, they had reported it to the higher authorities. As long as the people in charge were clear-headed, they would definitely understand what those data represented.

"It's okay?"

"Don't worry," Professor Zhang said with a smile. "And it gives this old man a chance to greet the netizens in the live stream."

Shen Yao looked at Professor Zhang, knowing he was serious and not joking. She then moved her hand away from the camera.

"Holy crap, it feels like seeing daylight again."

"Ahhhh, Vice President Zhang is staring at me, as if he's looking at my graduation thesis that didn't pass!"

"Sob, sob, these are the real big shots! I heard that the new varieties of citrus grown in our hometown were developed by Vice President Zhang!" Kuaishu.com

"The old vice president looks quite old, but I didn't expect him to be personally involved. I'm really curious about why."

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After Shen Yao's reminder, Professor Zhang noticed himself in the center of the screen. "Haha, hello everyone, I'm Professor Zhang from the Beijing Academy of Agricultural Sciences."

After speaking, Professor Zhang didn't forget to turn to Shen Yao and ask, "Can they hear me if I say this?"

Shen Yao replied, "Yes, you see, they are all greeting you."

Shen Yao pointed to the barrage in the live stream, and Professor Zhang indeed saw many greetings.

After speaking a few words, Professor Zhang stopped talking to the netizens in the live stream and turned to Professor He, saying, "Old He, come over and say hello too."

Being called by Professor Zhang, Professor He could only come over and greet the netizens in the live stream.

However, after the greetings, the two elders didn't know what else to say.

So Shen Yao looked at the barrage from the netizens and read it out to Professor Zhang and the others.

Shen Yao said, "Professor, they are asking why you are here."

Upon hearing this, Professor He replied, "Because the things planted on this barren mountain are all new varieties developed by our Academy of Agricultural Sciences. This place is basically like an experimental field."

With Professor He's explanation, everyone understood. They were here for an inspection.

"The netizens in the live stream are asking what you were digging for earlier?"

Shen Yao actually didn't want to ask this question, but the netizens in the live stream were too curious. Eight out of ten messages were asking about this, so she couldn't pretend not to see them.

"Ah, this, we plan to take it back for testing. The soil quality here is good!" Professor Zhang said sincerely, expressing his admiration.

After asking these two questions, Shen Yao didn't ask any further. No matter how the netizens in the live stream scrolled their messages, she wouldn't ask.

The questions that Professor Zhang and Professor He had seemingly answered did not reveal any important details. This indicated that Professor Zhang and the others did not want to discuss them in the live stream.

Professor Zhang and Professor He also stopped paying attention to the live stream because Ning Ziyuan had just called them, saying there was a major discovery.

The netizens in the live stream were confused. Why did the professors suddenly leave?

"The professors have other things to do, so they won't be chatting with you anymore. It's already noon, so you should all go have lunch. Today's live stream will also come to an end. We'll see you next time."

As soon as Shen Yao finished speaking, the live stream screen went black instantly, giving the netizens no chance to react.

However, since they couldn't cause a stir in the live stream, they went to V station to vent.

At this time, V station was already trending because the two professors had suddenly appeared in Shen Yao's live stream!

Shen Yao was unaware of all this. She was now following behind Professor Zhang and the others.

Ning Ziyuan had called Professor Zhang and the others because they had discovered a Juta under the fruit trees. According to reason, Juta shouldn't appear in this place!

This was because this place was not suitable for Juta to grow, and this was a Juta that was listed as a protected plant!

"How can there be Juta here?" Professor Zhang was very curious. Although they were from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, they were also aware of some national protected plants.

After all, they not only needed to understand the habits of agricultural crops but also to understand any products that might appear in specific environments.

"Juta?"

Shen Yao was also puzzled. From what Professor Zhang and the others were saying, this thing seemed very precious.

"Yes, a national first-class protected plant," Professor He said directly. "However, there's only one. Never mind, I'll make a call to my old friend."

After speaking, Professor He took out his phone, dialed a number, and after explaining the situation, he hung up.

"Yao Yao, you might have to protect this place," Professor He said, looking at Shen Yao.

It turned out that Professor He's call was to his friend working at the Forestry Bureau. When the person on the other end heard that Professor He said Juta had grown at an altitude of only a few dozen meters, they immediately said they would rush over the next day.

Shen Yao nodded, indicating she understood.

This barren mountain had already been planted with fruit trees. Apart from the workers who regularly weeded and fertilized, no one else would come.

"I'll tell them not to come in later," Shen Yao said. She was also very fortunate that it wasn't harvest season, otherwise, it would have been difficult to say.

From Professor He's words, this Juta shouldn't have grown here. This could only mean that Juta might have grown here before, or perhaps it grew at a higher altitude.

The seeds, by chance, fell into the orchard. Moreover, the orchard's land had already been irrigated with spiritual spring water, which led to the accidental growth of the Juta.

"Alright, this is a significant discovery. We'll let the people from the bureau figure out a solution when they arrive tomorrow."