A few days ago, she had opened a bunch of packages, so there weren’t many left today. After opening two, only one remained.
Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Huanyan just wanted to finish unboxing it and head back.
This last one was heavy and large, packed in a woven bag. Lin Huanyan spent quite a while just untangling the string.
Once she opened it, a mix of earthy and plant scents wafted out.
The familiar smell made Lin Huanyan feel excited, and as she opened the bag further, her excitement grew.
It turned out that this large bag contained her favorite food—potatoes—each one big, smooth-skinned, and with few pits, clearly a high-quality batch.
She couldn’t help but think of all the dishes she could make: sour shredded potatoes, oven-roasted potato slices, crispy fried French fries, stewed potato chunks, potato chips, wolf-tooth potatoes, potato pancakes, cumin-salted small potatoes, and mashed potatoes…
She couldn’t keep thinking about it, or she’d start drooling.
The urgent thing now was to deal with these potatoes quickly before they became contaminated by radiation.
Once again, Gu Yinchen was ignored. Lin Huanyan quickly told him goodbye and hung up the call.
She grabbed a large tray and dumped all the potatoes from the woven bag onto it.
One by one, the round potatoes rolled into the tray, filling it up quickly. She tossed the bag into the trash.
Lin Huanyan then began her work. Since these were all mature potatoes and there were quite a few, she figured her abilities might not be enough, so she first scanned them with her psychic power.
She picked out the ones with the most contamination and dealt with them first, leaving the less contaminated ones for later.
Placing her hands on the potatoes, she removed the impurities and then used her green vitality energy to nourish them. Once done, she placed the cleaned potatoes in another tray.
Lin Huanyan worked quickly, handling one potato after another in less than a minute. Before long, half of them were processed.
However, her powers were drained, and she couldn’t summon any more energy.
Lin Huanyan didn’t push herself. She stood up, took a bottle of large nutrient liquid to replenish her energy, then checked on the other plants.
She comforted them and received some green energy in return.
After resting on a chair for about fifteen minutes, her energy slowly recovered. Although not fully restored, it was enough to handle the remaining potatoes.
She got back to work and finished processing the remaining potatoes, which had lighter contamination, even faster than before.
She stretched her sore wrists and tapped her numb thighs from squatting too long.
It was time to clock out. It was already late, and the potatoes had been mostly processed. Lin Huanyan didn’t need to worry anymore, so she went directly back to her bedroom.
After taking off her lab coat and changing into comfortable home clothes, Lin Huanyan stepped into the bathroom again.
After a busy day, Lin Huanyan decided to reward herself with a nice hot bath.
She turned on the tap to fill the bathtub with water and used a hair tie to pull her long hair up into a bun on top of her head.
Lin Huanyan efficiently removed her clothes and stepped directly into the bathtub filled with water.
The design of this bathtub was exactly to her liking, she thought as she lay back in the water.
Her entire body submerged in the warm water, and the soothing sensation of the hot water, combined with its slight buoyancy, allowed Lin Huanyan’s tired body to begin relaxing.
The bathroom was filled with mist, and the scent of body wash lingered in the air. Lin Huanyan, soaking in comfort, felt her mental energy, which had just been exhausted, slowly begin to recover.
When the alarm went off, reminding her it was time to get out of the water, she dried herself off but didn’t rush to put on clothes.
Instead, she looked at herself in the large full-length mirror in the bathroom. A beautiful face, slender waist, long legs…
It seemed not to be her imagination. Since gaining her supernatural abilities, her already stunning body seemed even more perfect.
It might be because of her biological powers—the green energy had been stored in her body, subtly nourishing her.
She had recently noticed her skin becoming more delicate, turning slightly pink when she applied a bit of force. Even her previously pale hands and joints had changed, now looking more healthy and beautiful with a rosy white color.
The flesh on her body seemed softer too, almost like cotton candy. Lin Huanyan couldn’t help but pinch herself for a moment, enjoying the softness.
The most important thing was her chest. Lin Huanyan noticed that it seemed to have developed again. A few days ago, she had felt some discomfort in her chest, but it quickly passed, and she didn’t pay much attention to it.
However, when she observed herself in the mirror just now, she placed her palm on her chest and felt that it had indeed grown a little. What she could still grip just a few days ago was now impossible to hold with one hand.
Even more importantly, her body seemed to have become more sensitive. When she merely compared the size and tested the sensation, a strong, electric-like tingling spread from her chest throughout her body, making her stagger and almost lose her balance.
Frightened, she dared not move any further.
After the check, Lin Huanyan went to bed with mixed feelings—unsure whether to be happy or helpless.
She slept soundly that night, enjoying the comfort of the hot bath.
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The next morning, as soon as the alarm rang, Lin Huanyan quickly got up, heading straight to the bathroom to freshen up.
She was still thinking about the potatoes she hadn’t dealt with yesterday, so she moved quickly and grabbed a nutritional drink before rushing to the lab.
The day before, she had instructed the lab’s robot to tidy up the room next to the watermelon cultivation room and convert it into a potato cultivation room.
Luckily, she had already purchased a lot of soil, so setting up another lab was no problem. Otherwise, she would have had to wait.
Now that the space was ready, it was time to plant the potatoes.
The first step in potato planting was to select high-quality potato seeds.
The selection of potato seeds depended on their size and the thickness of their eyes. The larger, rounder, and fuller the seed, with thicker eyes, the better the quality.
Lin Huanyan squatted down, using both her mental energy and skills to carefully select each seed. Before long, she had picked out the best ones.
This batch of potatoes was of good quality—only a few didn’t meet the standard, while the rest were fine. If it weren’t for the “premium potatoes” label on the packaging, Lin Huanyan would have thought they were specially selected for planting.
Once the seeds were selected, the next step was to cut them. Lin Huanyan took a larger knife, assessed the position of the eyes, and started cutting. Since the eyes at the top were the best, she prioritized leaving those.
The next step was planting.
There were two methods: one was to sprinkle wood ash on the cut surface and wait for the sprouts to appear before planting, while the other was simpler—planting directly with wood ash and fertilizer.
Lin Huanyan wanted to get things done quickly, so she chose the second method.
Fertilizer was easy to deal with; she could prepare it with growth solution, but wood ash was another matter.
Wood ash helped to stick to the cut surface of the potato, accelerating wound healing.
Such materials should exist in the star system, given how much value plants held, and it was likely that the effect was even better. Lin Huanyan rummaged through the lab’s cabinets.
Sure enough, she found a jar of something similar.
It was a sealed, milky white jar filled with fine, black-gray powder. This powder was called “plant wound healing powder.”
It was said to be a product unique to a certain star. Many plants on that planet produced this powder, which was then sold to other planets.
Because it was cheap, abundant, and effective, it was very popular, and many buyers purchased it by the box. Lin Huanyan had just seen two large boxes in the cabinet.
With the cut potato pieces, prepared growth solution, and plant wound healing powder, Lin Huanyan went to the newly set-up potato cultivation room.
Like the watermelon cultivation room, this one was also filled with plant racks reaching all the way to the ceiling. However, considering the growth conditions for potatoes, the distance between the trays was adjusted to suit the length of potato plants, and the temperature, humidity, and other data were also adjusted differently.
Since the primary soil used for direct filling is loose and breathable, there is no need for Lin Huanyan to turn it over any further.
First, choose a suitable location and dig a hole about 20 cm deep, then dig another hole of the same depth at a certain distance.
Once one tray is dug, it is handed over to the robot for scanning and input. Afterward, the robot will dig similar holes in the other trays, making the process simple and convenient.
After issuing the instructions to the robot, Lin Huanyan continues with the planting.
She first pours an appropriate amount of cultivation liquid, sprinkles black-gray plant wound healing powder, then grabs a handful of soil, lightly sprinkling a layer to cover the cultivation liquid and plant wound healing powder beneath, and finally plants the potatoes.
When planting, attention must be paid to ensure the eyes of the potato face upward, and the soil should not be too thick—about 1.5 cm is enough, because after the potatoes sprout, additional soil will be added.
This planting process is a bit tedious, but since these are the first batch of seeds, Lin Huanyan can’t delegate the task to anyone and must do it herself, planting slowly but diligently.
Due to her special ability, Lin Huanyan’s planting process is even more effective. Even without actively using it, her ability subconsciously absorbs the surrounding energy to nourish the plants.
So, after a morning of hard work, when Lin Huanyan finishes planting the potatoes and uses her ability to check on them, she finds that all the potatoes she planted are growing well. Unless there is some unusual situation, they will quickly grow into healthy plants.
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translation works:
ARTTEDSBGT (After Rebirth The True Eldest Daughter Starts Brewing Green Tea):
main story – completed translating
extras/side stories – i still dont have money and account to access this
ATISIUP:
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