Space-Time Merchant: Exchange Food for The Elf Princess

Three days passed by quickly.

So quickly that Su Yi barely noticed, simply staying home and playing games.

Yet, it was long enough to transform a small island, which had been excavated and rebuilt by a Planetary Mining Machine until not a single blade of grass remained, into a vibrant tropical paradise.

"Is this the result of the transformation?"

From the floating landing craft, Su Yi looked at the massive island below, covered in dense jungle, his expression filled with awe.

If no one mentioned it, no one would have guessed that this place was completely barren just three days ago.

Even less would they imagine that four or five days prior, it was merely a small island less than fifty square kilometers in size.

"When the large-scale construction modules were designed, environmental transformation around the buildings was already considered. Therefore, they contain specialized robots for plant acceleration. These robots will gather local materials based on the characteristics of the vegetation on the planet, combine them with our genetic technology, and create plant catalysts to make these plants grow rapidly," Tian Shu explained.

"We transplanted a total of two million tropical plants onto the island and sowed over ten million different plant seeds. There's no need to elaborate on the seeds; most of these plants were seedlings when they were brought to the island. The robots deserve significant credit for their ability to grow to their current size in such a short period."

"Accelerating plants? Can those magical plants be accelerated?" Su Yi immediately thought of something else.

"Probably not."

"This kind of acceleration is not actually beneficial for plants; it's a result obtained through genetic modification technology at all costs. After modification, the plants' lifespan will be greatly reduced, and they are already considered to have inferior genes within their respective species. To prevent these inferior genes from spreading and contaminating the gene pool of normal plants, while these plants are being accelerated, their reproductive capabilities are also cut off."

"Most of the magical plants you currently possess are ingredients. If they are accelerated using these methods, it's uncertain whether they can even grow normally, and even if they can, they won't be able to bear fruit."

Tian Shu's explanation made Su Yi frown involuntarily:

"Then what's the point of such a transformation? Doesn't that mean that at most, in a few years, all the plants on this island will die?"

"Theoretically, that's correct," Tian Shu explained.

"After all, the original intention behind the design of these large-scale construction modules was to quickly allow explorers to establish a foothold on new planets. All of its construction logic is designed with this as the starting point."

"Some planets are not very suitable for human survival. In such cases, it's necessary to quickly plant a large number of native plants to carry out a certain degree of environmental transformation. Don't underestimate plants; even in the interstellar era, their role is irreplaceable by many technologies. In that world, technology was already very advanced compared to Blue Star, but people still couldn't solve the problem of deserts through pure technology, whereas planting trees could."

"Therefore, the large-scale construction modules contain various genetic modification programs for plants, which can ensure that these plants can adapt to any harsh environment with sufficient sunlight, and at the same time, grant them the ability to grow rapidly. However, these technologies do not consider the plants' own reproduction issues, nor how long they can live after modification, because it is merely a temporary solution; it only needs to be fast."

"That's a shame."

Su Yi was not a bleeding heart; they were just some plants, and if they died, they died.

It was just a pity that this method had significant side effects and couldn't make those magical crops grow faster.

Shaking his head, he pushed these thoughts aside and looked at the picturesque island below, unable to help but exclaim:

"The changes are so fast! I knew I shouldn't have gone back to being a slacker then. It would have been very interesting to watch for three days here."

"Sir, I have recorded the entire island transformation process from high altitude using drones. You can watch it anytime," Tian Shu said considerately.

Su Yi glanced at the time upon hearing this. It was still early, and there was still some time before the invited guests would arrive.

He didn't refuse and immediately asked Tian Shu to play it on the landing craft.

He certainly couldn't sit there and watch this video for three days.

So, in this video, which was only about half an hour long, Su Yi personally witnessed countless robots crawling across the island like ants.

As soon as each ten-thousand-ton cruise ship docked, the cargo it carried was quickly unloaded by numerous robots.

Then, accompanied by a clinking and clanking sound, buildings rose from the ground on the barren island.

Green plants also began to cover the island, starting from nothing.

Initially, the covered area was very small, but as time passed, the greenery rapidly spread across the entire island.

Even before the green plants had fully spread across the island, those that were planted first had already grown into towering trees, forming a dense forest.

The entire process was truly astonishing to watch.

Of course, this was without paying attention to the timestamps on the video.

If one were to look at the time taken for the entire island's transformation, it would be hard for anyone to believe it was real.

Three days!

No, it was even less than three days.

Nearly six hundred square kilometers of greening work, including dozens of buildings, with the tallest being 2222 meters high, simply rose from the ground.

Completely transforming the island.

This phenomenon, almost like a miracle, was completely unimaginable for ordinary people.

It was enough to make civil engineers faint on the spot and need a ventilator.

Su Yi knew without looking what kind of shock it would cause if he released this video.

But he still wanted to see it.

"Tian Shu, remove the timestamps from the video and post it online using our company's official account."

In fact, many details in the video indicated that everything was completed in a very short time.

Whether or not to remove the timestamps was irrelevant; many people would still be able to tell even if they were removed.

That would instead cause some debate online.

But it didn't matter; Su Yi deliberately wanted them to argue. It could also help to confuse the concept of time, lest the terrifying story of transforming an island in three days scare unsuspecting netizens.

"Yes, Sir. I have also completed the online warm-up for the establishment of the Group Headquarters. Releasing the video of the headquarters' completion now will indeed attract a lot of attention."

"By the way, regarding the news of listing our several models of exoskeleton armor during the headquarters' completion event, should we also pre-warm it up now? A few days ago, when you had the Tianyu Group Security Department test the exoskeleton armor, I also used drones to record some videos. If we edit them together with the island completion video, it should attract more attention and also help Tianyu Group establish an image as a technology company in people's minds," Tian Shu suggested.

"If you think it's fine, then let's do it," Su Yi waved his hand.

Tian Shu was a professional at such matters, and he didn't want to interfere too much.