Chapter 31 - Chapter 31: Bai Kaiyuan

Xu Zhengyang was terrible at naming things.

So when he saw the family butler that looked like a big white ball, he directly said, "You can just be called Big White."

"Naming successful!"

"Initializing program, please wait..."

...

As soon as Big White finished speaking.

Various codes that Xu Zhengyang couldn't understand began to rapidly refresh from top to bottom on the display screen on its head.

About a minute later, Big White completed its initialization.

At the same time.

Two blue dots appeared on the display screen, simulating human eyes.

"Master."

Big White bowed at a ninety-degree angle to Xu Zhengyang and then introduced itself, "I am the JY-1 model family butler, Big White.

Currently, I can provide you with high-quality housekeeping services and limited home security services; I can also continuously optimize myself through learning, mastering new skills and technologies to better and more accurately understand your demands and commands;

So as to provide you with better and higher quality services."

At this point, Big White's eyes suddenly changed from blue to red and continued, "Special reminder! For unknown reasons, I am currently unable to access X Company's cloud service platform via the internet.

Because of this.

If the master wishes to activate my learning module, you will need to provide me with a substantial amount of local computing power."

After hearing Big White's special reminder, Xu Zhengyang nodded thoughtfully, "So that's why I was asked to prepare computing power in advance..."

Having said that.

Xu Zhengyang directly commanded Big White, "Then you should familiarize yourself with the environment of the shelter, and first clean up the hygiene here."

"Understood, Master."

Big White replied.

Then its left mechanical arm transformed into a vacuum cleaner, while its right mechanical arm turned into a steam mop, and it began to clean every corner of the shelter as it walked.

Xu Zhengyang's shelter spanned a total of thirteen hundred square meters across two floors.

Such a large space.

If no one regularly cleaned it, over time, it would inevitably gather a thick layer of dust.

Xu Zhengyang had previously been troubled about how to handle the hygiene issues of the shelter.

But now.

With Big White, Xu Zhengyang could relax.

...

Big White truly lived up to its reputation as the best-selling family robot of the 22nd century.

It worked very efficiently.

In just a few minutes, it had cleaned every hidden corner of Xu Zhengyang's bedroom! After finishing everything.

Big White approached Xu Zhengyang and asked, "Master, the bedroom cleaning is complete. Do you have any other instructions?"

Xu Zhengyang nodded in satisfaction.

Then he thought for a moment.

He clearly arranged the tasks he needed to assign to Big White, saying, "You need to connect to the shelter's surveillance interface and maintain a 24-hour alert!

If anyone with ill intentions approaches the shelter, regardless of the time, you must notify me immediately and save the corresponding surveillance footage;

You need to constantly monitor the various air component levels inside the shelter, ensuring that the oxygen content in every corner remains at 20% by controlling the grow lights and fresh air system;

You need to keep the shelter clean and tidy;

Once the above tasks are completed, you can utilize the local computing power in the shelter to study the curriculum I have prepared for you in advance."

As soon as Xu Zhengyang finished speaking.

Lines of code flashed across Big White's display screen.

After a moment.

Big White's blue eyes reappeared on the display, and then Big White said to Xu Zhengyang, "Understood, Master!"

Having said that.

Big White swayed its way toward the shelter's main surveillance system.

...

Seeing that Big White had entered work mode, Xu Zhengyang nodded in satisfaction, then opened his task list to check the next task: [Timed Challenge Task: Vertical Farm (In Progress)]

[Your shelter is solid, safe, and well-stocked.

However, in the apocalypse, no matter how many supplies you have, if they are not replenished, they are like water without roots, and will eventually run out.

You need to build a vertical farm within your shelter to completely solve your food cycle problem.]

[Task Objective: Build a vertical farm (area not less than 200 square meters); the vertical farm must grow staple crops (yield not less than 500 jin/year), vegetables (yield not less than 300 jin/year), and fruits (yield not less than 100 jin/year);

The vertical farm must raise at least three different types of animals.]

[Task Deadline: 29th, 23:59:53]

[Task Reward: [Shelter Plugin: Optical Camouflage]]

After reading the task details, Xu Zhengyang was pleasantly surprised.

Because the reward for this timed challenge task was a shelter plugin!

"Optical camouflage?"

Upon seeing this term, Xu Zhengyang immediately thought of a movie called "Tuxedo" that Uncle Long shot years ago, as well as the optical camouflage cybernetic technology in Cyberpunk 2077.

If his shelter could also be equipped with this plugin...

Then as long as he made some reasonable disguises outside the shelter, the overall safety of the shelter would be significantly enhanced! "Action!"

Xu Zhengyang said excitedly.

Then he first instructed his Engineering Robot to create partitions in the room while he began searching online for information about vertical farms.

After a long while.

Sitting in front of the computer, Xu Zhengyang suddenly exclaimed, "What a coincidence?"

Having said that.

Xu Zhengyang immediately put on his coat and drove his car towards White City University!

*One hour later.

White City University, Agricultural Science Institute.

"Let's stop here for today.

In our field, theory is certainly important, but practice is even more crucial!

I hope all of you can work hard and keep pushing forward.

Class dismissed!"

At the podium.

Professor Bai Kaiyuan from White City University was giving the lecture.

After class.

The students in the classroom eagerly packed their belongings and rushed out, while Xu Zhengyang took the opportunity to approach Professor Bai Kaiyuan at the podium.

"Professor Bai, I have a question I would like to ask you."

Professor Bai Kaiyuan, who was organizing his teaching materials, glanced at Xu Zhengyang and then confidently said, "You're not a student at our school, are you?"

Having said that.

Professor Bai assumed Xu Zhengyang was there to ask him for a lecture, so he waved his hand and said, "I have to take care of a few kids recently, and I have a project on my hands, so I really can't spare the time for a lecture."

"No, no, no, Professor Bai, you misunderstood."

Xu Zhengyang quickly waved his hand and said, "I am very interested in vertical farms.

When I was searching for related information online, I found that you had published an article titled:

'Feasibility Verification of Carbon-Oxygen Cycle in Vertical Farms under Closed Conditions.'

Coincidentally.

I have a bit of spare money and am interested in this project.

So...

Could you guide me in building such a vertical farm?"

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