On this day, except for the two bodies that stayed in the Deep Space spacecraft and one body responsible for adding fuel to the steam turbine, the remaining nine clones all gathered at Planting Base No. 1. Nine clones worked together. Some clones were responsible for picking sweet potatoes, some were responsible for carrying them, some were responsible for gathering the sweet potato vines, and the remaining few clones were there to organize the fixed objects and collect the nutrient solution. Everything was in order. It took a whole day to harvest all the sweet potatoes from less than an acre of land and pile them in the corner of the No. 1 planting base. Looking at the pile of sweet potatoes of different sizes piled high in front of him, Li Qingsong's heart was filled with joy. He has weighed the sweet potatoes, and the total weight of them is 520 kilograms! Of course, this is also due to the relatively low gravity of Roselle. If it were on Earth, the total weight of this pile of sweet potatoes would be about 4,160 kilograms. At first, Li Qingsong estimated that the yield would be only 4,000 kilograms, but he did not expect that the output would slightly exceed his expectations, with an additional 160 kilograms. "With these sweet potatoes, adding five more clones won't be a problem at all." Looking at these sweet potatoes, Li Qingsong felt full of satisfaction. At this moment, inside the Deep Space spacecraft, five new clone bodies are developing.
When the first batch of sweet potatoes was just planted, the seeds of the five clones had already begun to be cultivated. At this stage, the cultivation time is already halfway through, and it is expected that when the next batch of sweet potatoes is harvested, they will be truly born and add another group of helpers to Li Qingsong. In addition to these sweet potatoes, the peanuts and rapeseed planted by Li Qingsong were also harvested, but only a little. The peanut harvest was about 8 kilograms, while the rapeseed was only 7 kilograms. You can't get much oil from this stuff. Li Qingsong simply kept it all as seeds for future use. A few sweet potatoes were left at Base No. 1, and Li Qingsong transported the rest by landing spacecraft to the Deep Space Spacecraft for storage. There is no storage condition here on Luoshen, and it will go bad if left for a long time. At this stage, we can only store it in the spacecraft. Along with the sweet potatoes, there were also thousands of kilograms of sweet potato vines transported to the Deep Space Spacecraft. Therefore, the livestock and chickens and ducks raised in the spacecraft's nursery room also had a treat and could change their taste. Not only livestock, chickens, ducks and geese. Li Qingsong also took out some tender sweet potato vines, blanched them and fried them in a pot. So the clones who were used to eating vitamin tablets finally ate fresh vegetables together with the original body, and they were happy both mentally and physically. After completing the first batch of harvest, the second batch of sweet potatoes was planted immediately. Anyway, there are no seasonal restrictions in this planting base, so you can start planting at any time. On the contrary, the preparation of nutrient solution is more troublesome. However, with the accumulation of feces during this period and the crushed abandoned plants as supplements, the supply of nutrient solution can barely keep up. For Li Qingsong, any organic matter - whether it is the feces of clones or livestock, even the hair, bones, etc. of livestock, and plant plants, will not be wasted. All will be processed and become nutrients for the next round of plant growth. With the planting of a new round of sweet potatoes, a total of 12 bodies returned to their previous life patterns over the course of three months. Two clones stayed on the deep space spacecraft to study, two worked as firemen, four did mining, and four took care of plants. They were still busy, with no days off and no holidays. The food they eat mainly consists of sweet potatoes, supplemented by a small amount of meat, grains, and vitamin tablets stored in the Deep Space Spacecraft. The place they sleep is the aisle of the planting racks in the planting base, and a blanket on the ground serves as their bed. There were two beds in the landing spacecraft whose internal facilities had been removed, but they were also very crowded and small. Even so, only clones who are feeling unwell or overworked are qualified to sleep in it for a night. Fortunately, these clones have no consciousness of their own and will not complain. If they were normal humans, they would probably rebel. Three months passed under this circumstance again.
On this day, Li Qingsong's spirits were lifted again. The sweet potatoes at the No. 1 planting base once again had a bumper harvest, with more than 4,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes and a large number of sweet potato vines harvested. But this was not the main reason why Li Qingsong was so excited. What made him happiest was the birth of five new cloned bodies. After half a year of careful cultivation, they finally developed from the initial cells into adults and were ready to be born. The two bodies left behind in the spacecraft were under Li Qingsong's control. They carefully manipulated the culture tanks, released the culture fluid and collected it, opened it, picked up the five clones who were still in a deep coma, and placed them in the observation room, waiting for them to wake up. At the same time, a new round of five cell samples were placed in the culture tank again and cultivation began again. A few hours later, the five clones opened their eyes one after another. But without any self-awareness, they still lay quietly on the bed without any movement. Li Qingsong's mind moved, and his consciousness instantly spread over and connected with their brains. Then the next moment, the five clones stood up. At first, their body movements were a little stiff and unnatural, but with some adaptive training, their bodies quickly returned to normal. A meal that is easy to digest and nutritious is ready and waiting for them. After eating their first meal in their lives, they rested for a while, did some adaptive training, and then put on the five sets of unknown brand space suits that had been prepared in advance. "Go to work." The landing spacecraft roared away from the mother ship and landed on the star Luoshen again. With the addition of these five clones, Li Qingsong's shortage of manpower was finally alleviated. But at the same time, a new problem emerged. "17 clones would consume 51 kilograms of fresh sweet potatoes every day, which would be 4,590 kilograms in three months. By the time a new round of five clones are born, about 6,000 kilograms will be consumed every three months. In this case, even if the No. 1 planting base operates at full capacity, there will still be a gap of about 2,000 kilograms every quarter. After half a year of consumption, there are only less than 2,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes produced in the No. 1 planting base left, which can only last for a quarter. We will have to use our capital after one quarter, and that is not acceptable.” Li Qingsong thought secretly: "Now that we have enough manpower, it's time to expand the scale of the planting base."
