Chapter 555 - 248: Is the End of Science Theology? Surprises from the Feng Shui Spirit Recording Stone!

No matter what, Bao Jing was captivated by the oilseed rape flowers, desperately wanting to know what was going on with them.

He decisively selected some promising students, took the relevant equipment, and headed to Linhe County as quickly as possible.

In Linhe County, Chen Kai personally received the professor.

Bao Jing, upon boarding the designated shuttle bus, didn’t hesitate to ask: "Director Chen, can we first take a look at those oilseed rape planting sites?"

Chen Kai could hear the urgency in the professor’s words.

In fact, he also wanted to know what was peculiar about those oilseed rape flowers, so he instructed people to head directly to the Chen Family estate.

Bao Jing had visited Linhe County more than once before, mostly to guide agricultural economic planting.

Once for kumquat cultivation, once for tea planting.

Now, these two crop plantations are greatly benefiting many villages in Linhe County, so he knows the situation there and knows Linhe County is a backward small county.

But this time, he noticeably found things different. Compared to before, just the number of taxis and ride-sharing cars at the train station was unexpectedly high.

Sometimes, the bustling activity around a train station indirectly reflects aspects of prosperity, since it’s an efficient flow of people, money, and information.

"Director Chen, Linhe County is quite lively now," Bao Jing couldn’t help but comment.

Chen Kai, with a touch of pride, said: "The tourism economy this year is developing well. First, there’s the Chen Family, and leveraging that, the county has also developed an Ancient City District tour, which has been quite popular. Later, we plan to organize some Wandering God-related special events. All these visitors are tourists."

Speaking of the Chen Family, Bao Jing and the students were intrigued.

As people from Qingmin Agricultural University, they had seen news videos about the Chen Family before.

On their way in the train, they specifically researched materials related to the Chen Family and found that this development truly had a legendary aura.

Many things seemed incredibly astonishing, apparently unable to be explained scientifically, yet the Chen Family’s patriarch would insist on ’believing in science.’

Bao Jing most wanted to know about the oilseed rape: "Director Chen, how did it occur to You City to plant oilseed rape all of a sudden? Did Chairman Liu know from the start that the oilseed rape was extraordinary?"

This was what puzzled him.

If Chairman Liu knew from the start, they would clearly understand the situation and surely hire a professional team; there would be no need for Linhe County to seek help from their university.

If not, as people speculated online, it’s impossible that the chairman would invest without research, knowing that this season is unsuitable for planting oilseed rape.

Yet oilseed rape was planted, showing rapid growth inappropriately for the season.

Something is amiss.

Chen Kai pondered, then honestly said: "Professor Bao, this was mainly the Chen Family’s decision to plant. The Chen Family patriarch said he received a dream from the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable, and his attitude was resolute. At that time, we couldn’t do anything!"

"..." Bao Jing was surprised by this reason.

Usually, agricultural planting considers geographical environment and climate impact before deciding on crop planting. It’s his first time hearing that planting was chosen due to divine intention.

Is a dream considered intention?

He couldn’t help but ask, "Did Chairman Liu agree? A wealthy investor like him would be cautious, right?"

"He is a devoted follower of the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable," Chen Kai commented sentimentally.

Indeed, Linhe County has always interacted with him, presenting various resources and advantages, yet he showed no investment intent.

But they believe if the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable again prophesizes something astonishingly unrealistic, this wealthy businessman would immediately invest.

Bao Jing and the students were speechless.

The situation they discovered was hard for them to comprehend.

Whether it was the dream of the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable or Liu Ye believing in such an event, it was all quite a shock to them.

The bus soon arrived at the site where the Chen Family originally planted the oilseed rape.

Bao Jing, with his students, got off the bus, eagerly observing the green shoots of oilseed rape.

From his experience, he quickly gathered these shoots were growing very robustly, with no signs of artificial stimulation.

If it were artificially stimulated, there would be many subtle differences.

Bao Jing promptly instructed students to collect some oilseed rape sprouts’ leaves and take them back for testing. They brought testing equipment with them.

"Director Chen, let’s go to the county; please find us a place where we can conduct tests." Bao Jing, having collected some leaves, said to Chen Kai beside him.

"Yes, it’s already arranged," Chen Kai nodded, returning to the bus and instructing the driver to head back to the county.

They had prepared a laboratory at the county’s top high school for Professor Bao’s team. As for their accommodation, naturally, it’s at the reception area in the Ancient City District.

The first high school is Linhe County’s best, with complete basic laboratory equipment. Combined with their own equipment, Bao Jing led the students into the laboratory, eager to experiment with the collected oilseed rape sprout leaves.

For a professor of his caliber, the allure of crops defying natural laws was greater than that of a great beauty.

Besides morphological observation, the most crucial aspect in testing whether these oilseed rape sprouts were a new variety is molecular identification.