Academician Bai Lang, after a period of testing, discovered that the hybrid rice seeds were indeed free of the wilt pathogen. Bai Lang was as happy as a child.
"Excellent. The portal has truly isolated the wilt pathogen. Wonderful. We can plant in the dinosaur world."
Su Han, standing nearby, did not feel overly surprised. After all, everyone carried the wilt pathogen. No wilt incidents had occurred during their journey to the dinosaur world.
While such matters seemed natural, they were not absolute for scientists. They placed greater trust in their experiments, and this successful test put their minds at ease.
Bai Lang decided not to delay. He immediately called out, "Prepare the experimental fields immediately to plant rice, corn, wheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and all other plants that can serve as staple foods!"
Bai Lang, a biologist with profound expertise in both flora and fauna, found this task of simply planting Dragon Country's seeds did not require immense scientific prowess. After assigning the task, Bai Lang went directly to research dinosaurs. At present, dinosaurs were the creatures that most captivated his interest in this world.
A few kilometers away, in the military camp, stood numerous cages, both large and small.
The smaller cages were almost all filled with dinosaurs. Many of the larger cages, however, remained empty. This was because large dinosaurs were fewer in number and harder to trap.
Driven by his curiosity about dinosaurs, Su Han also visited the military camp.
A major led Su Han and Bai Lang on a tour of the camp.
"Gentlemen, please observe this Brontosaurus. Its large size, if we had enough of them, would be immensely beneficial to our Dragon Country."
After the major had shown Su Han and Bai Lang around, Bai Lang immediately immersed himself in the laboratory. Su Han, on the other hand, was somewhat curious about the dinosaur meat.
"Major, I heard that your soldiers have begun to consume dinosaur meat. Please take me to try it."
"Certainly, Vice Minister Su Han."
The major enthusiastically led Su Han to the temporary military camp's mess hall.
The mess hall was also constructed from large tents. A large fan inside blew air, making the temperature noticeably one or two degrees warmer than outside.
Su Han had already felt warm outdoors, and it was even hotter inside the mess hall.
Regarding this dinosaur world, previous drone reconnaissance had mapped out a significant portion of the terrain. The portal's location was roughly near the dinosaur world's tropics, and meteorologists predicted it was early summer. The current time was 11 AM, and the outside temperature had reached 28 degrees Celsius. The temperature inside this tent was around 30 degrees Celsius.
The major, noticing Su Han's discomfort from the heat, apologized. "Vice Minister Su Han, this is currently the only mess hall in our camp. Perhaps you would prefer to return to the laboratory? I can have the dinosaur dishes prepared and sent to your office."
"No, it's fine. I can endure this temperature. I will dine here!" Su Han looked around the interior of the mess hall tent.
He saw cooks entering through another door, carrying platters of food to a table.
Adjacent to the mess hall tent was a mobile kitchen unit. The cooks prepared the food in this mobile unit before bringing it over.
Upon seeing the major and Su Han approach, the cooks immediately saluted.
Su Han went to the table where the dishes were laid out. There were many meat dishes, and only after about a dozen meat dishes did he spot a plate of green vegetables.
"What are these dishes? Please tell me," Su Han asked.
The cook replied, "This is braised Ichthyosaur meat, Ichthyosaur meat stewed with Baak Dragon meat, vinegar-fried Ichthyosaur skin, spicy Ichthyosaur tail… stir-fried fern shoots."
After listing a multitude of meat dishes, the cook finally mentioned the sole vegetarian dish.
Su Han, hearing this, expressed surprise. "You can even have meat stir-fried with meat? And the only green vegetable is these stir-fried fern shoots?"
The cook explained, "There's no other way. There's simply an abundance of dinosaur meat here! Other ingredients are quite scarce."
Su Han inquired, "Is all the food here?"
The cook responded, "There's also a pot of dinosaur bone broth, and then we're done."
Hmm, done? Su Han distinctly did not see any staple foods like rice or steamed buns!
"That's it? No staple foods?" Su Han asked.
The major quickly interjected, "Vice Minister Su Han, meat can also be filling!"
Su Han glanced at the major beside him and noticed his somewhat awkward expression.
Su Han immediately understood that there must be more to the story.
"What's going on? Are there no staple foods?"
The major reluctantly revealed the truth.
"Ever since the higher-ups learned that dinosaur meat here is unlimited, they've been sending less food. Therefore, we lack rice and flour. We can only use meat as a staple. The remaining shipments have been diverted to other areas, such as equipment and various materials."
Su Han felt speechless that such a situation had arisen.
"Are the soldiers used to eating like this?"
"Eating dinosaur meat every day, of course they're used to it. It's just a bit monotonous. However, we are striving to prepare the dinosaur meat in more varied ways."
"Alright, then give me a portion of dinosaur meat as well. I'll taste this dinosaur meat feast and see how delicious it is."
Soon, Su Han, holding a tray, took a portion of dinosaur meat and began to eat at a table there.
The major accompanied him and also began to dine.
While eating the dinosaur meat, Su Han found the taste of two types of dinosaur meat to be acceptable.
Since it was all meat, the cooks had tried their best to prepare it in ways that were not too greasy.
About halfway through the meal, soldiers began to enter in batches to eat.
Of course, they all saluted the major and Su Han as they entered.
After finishing his meal, Su Han was sweating profusely.
"Conditions will improve soon. By the way, if they're not transporting staple foods, can't you find food in the dinosaur world that can be used as a staple? Like those stir-fried fern shoots!"
Su Han had eaten a stomach full of meat but still felt that a meal with staple foods and some vegetables would be more suitable.
Upon hearing this, the major's face lit up with joy. He immediately stood at attention and said, "Yes! Sir! Thank you, sir."
Su Han felt a hint of confusion. Why should he be thanked? It was quite strange.
With these questions in mind, Su Han left the military camp and returned to the experimental building. Su Han's office was temporarily located in this experimental building.
In the afternoon, Su Han received a report that the major had led soldiers to search for edible plants and plants with high starch content. They were looking for large quantities, and the priority was the same as hunting dinosaurs. They even claimed this was an order from Vice Minister Su Han.
Su Han then understood that the major had taken his casual remark and used it as an official command. The original order was to prioritize capturing dinosaurs; now, both were being pursued simultaneously.
Indeed, after they began their search, they soon discovered a palm-like forest. The trunks of these trees were high in starch content. By extracting the starch, it could be made into noodles, steamed buns, and other similar foods.
Upon finding these, relevant machinery was immediately transported for processing. It was expected that soon...