"Side effects... side effects..." Limeng rose, hurried over to a bookshelf, and pulled out an old-looking thread-bound book titled *Liyue Anomalies*. He flipped through it quickly until he stopped at a page featuring a yellowed illustration of a plant known as "Power Herb," with a small marginal note: "Found growing at the edges of shifting sands, invariably accompanying sea-buckthorn. Warm and tonic in nature; prolonged use increases physical strength, though the yield is exceedingly scarce." A bold hypothesis began to take shape in his mind.
"Sea-buckthorn stabilizes the sand and improves the impoverished soil environment at the periphery... Iron Thorn Vine can serve as the primary crop, subjected to targeted cultivation to weaken its irritant properties while enhancing its mild, nourishing characteristics... If I can borrow the legendary properties of the 'Power Herb' and induce similar effects in the Iron Thorn Vine through intercropping..." Limeng muttered, his eyes growing brighter and brighter. He grabbed a pen and began sketching rapidly on a fresh blueprint: the desert fringe, the sea-buckthorn windbreak shelterbelt, the modified Iron Thorn Vine cultivation zone... The rudimentary prototype of a plan he dubbed the "Power Farming Initiative" sprang to life on the paper.
At that moment, Ganyu walked in carrying a stack of documents, a hint of worry on her face. "Limeng, these are next month's seed and fertilizer applications for the various districts; they need your …
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