Chapter 134

There were more than 200 Star Chain Fruits harvested in the first batch. Su Ci kept 200 and gave the rest to Wei Ming.

Although Wei Ming wanted to stay directly in the nursery, considering the awakened mutant garlic, he still rushed back to the breeding garden in the rain before dark.

Those cultivators and visitors to Base 26 who had fainted have all regained consciousness. Judging from Gu Qingchen's examination results, not only are they not seriously injured, but they are generally in much better condition than usual.

The reason for this is probably that after they inhale the rich garlic gas, the pollutants deposited in the body are expelled.

This intuitively proves that "garlic perfume" does have a refreshing effect, but not everyone can withstand the smell.

When Wei Ming returned to the plantation, the smell of the mutated garlic still had not dissipated, but the area where the smell was strongest had shrunk from twenty meters to more than ten meters.

However, this range shows intermittent changes, sometimes shrinking, sometimes expanding, sometimes becoming lighter and sometimes suddenly strengthening. Compared with the increasingly intense state before dormancy, it has become unpredictable.

The time is too short and the cultivation garden has not yet figured out the rules.

The director of Base 26 showed great interest in the mutant garlic.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to get close to check it out now, and this mutant garlic is very special, and Base 24 is also keeping a close eye on it. Before the final cooperation plan is finalized, it is impossible to open all the monitoring data to him.

Wei Ming took the fruit to find Zhuang Shisong. As for Cen Liang's share, he was in a meeting with the bosses and could only give it to him later.

"What's this?"

As soon as he entered the laboratory, he saw Zhuang Shisong watching a video repeatedly. The video clearly showed the whole process of the mutant garlic waking up.

Wei Ming was stunned when he saw the scene in the video where the leaves of the mutated garlic actively touched Su Ci.

Zhuang Shisong also looked at him and said, "Do you remember the first time we met Keeper Su?"

Without waiting for Wei Ming to answer, Zhuang Shisong retrieved the surveillance video from that time - there were not many people in the cultivation garden who had the permission to view the surveillance video, and he happened to be one of them.

When the two videos are played together, it becomes hard to believe that this is a coincidence.

Wei Ming was a little confused. "So, what's going on? Why do I feel like these plants seem to have consciousness..."

Moreover, they seem to like their keeper Su very much.

"Perhaps, the mutated plants really have self-awareness." Zhuang Shisong told him his conjecture about the advancement of plants, as well as Cen Liang's speculation about Su Ci's identity.

"Plant bloodline?" Wei Ming was incredulous. "Then he could have come to Prison Star as a cultivator. Why would he have to work as a breeder at the nursery?"

Although he felt that the cubs were very well-behaved and cute, he was passionate about farming and definitely did not want to be a breeder.

"Perhaps there's some special reason?" Zhuang Shisong couldn't figure it out. "But one thing is certain: Keeper Su's understanding of plants, especially mutant plants, is deeper than all of us combined."

"And I think..."

Zhuang Shisong watched the video playing repeatedly on the screen and murmured, "The mutant garlic woke up because of him."

Wei Ming thought this conclusion was absurd, but after watching the two videos on the screen, the balance in his heart had already tilted, and...

"It's very likely that three more mutant star chain fruits have appeared in the green area of ​​the nursery." He said.

Zhuang Shisong's eyes widened in surprise. After a moment of silence, he frowned and asked, "Tell me, are the many mutant plants in the nursery due to Breeder Su, or is it because of the soil on Prison Star?"

He felt he had grasped the key.

"Keeper Su has plant bloodlines, can communicate with plants, and quickly grasp their growth needs. So he must have a reason for choosing to plant in the soil!"

Mutated plants are unique to this planet, and so far, the probability of mutant plants appearing is so low, probably because they use soilless cultivation technology. It is difficult for plants to mutate without contact with the soil of Prison Star.

If that's the case...

"Do you think that before it was polluted, Prison Star would be full of mutated plants?" Zhuang Shisong couldn't help but wonder.

What a magical world it would be if there were mutant plants everywhere!

Wei Ming shook his head. "I've checked the data. When the Star Alliance first discovered this planet, it was very desolate, with scarce surface resources and small underground mineral reserves. It wasn't worth developing."

Otherwise, this planet would not have been chosen as the Prison Star, and who would have known that the red fog would appear later?

"I mean, was this planet like this hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years ago?" Zhuang Shisong said.

"Didn't we interstellar humans escape from our home planet and, after countless years of development, achieve our current splendor?"

Because of the popular science education in history classes and family background, they have a deep understanding of past history. Zhuang Shisong's family even has an ancient book that has been preserved for thousands of years, which is their heirloom.

That ancient book records that in the past, even longer than the period of the two major human kingdoms, all interstellar humans came from the same planet.

This is also why it is said that all peoples in different countries share the same origin and ancestors.

It is also because of this blood bond that human beings from all countries can always unite to deal with foreign enemies in times of crisis, so as to avoid being destroyed by powerful monsters in the war against alien monsters.

The reason why humans fled their home planet is naturally because they could no longer survive on their home planet.

Natural disasters, wars, viruses... According to the descriptions in history books, it was a very tragic period in history, and only tens of millions of lives were able to escape on spacecraft.

You know, according to historical records, the population on the mother planet at that time had exceeded 10 billion at its peak.

Although the total population of the interstellar space now needs to be measured in trillions, Zhuang Shisong is still clear that the number of tens of billions is not small, not to mention the comparison between tens of billions and tens of millions.

Moreover, there are countless other species of plants and animals on the planet.

These lives are trapped on that planet, and their final fate... is not optimistic.

After all, when their ancestors fled their home planet, the global population had dropped by half. Faced with such a terrible disaster, it is hard to imagine that other miracles will be born later.

After escaping from their home planet, interstellar humans also experienced a very difficult period. Finally, relying on their wisdom and tenacious vitality, they successfully found a new home in the interstellar space and have developed step by step to this day.

Although humans have tried countless times to find their old home after regaining their footing, the universe is so vast and the technology they possessed when they first fled was so backward that they had long lost the coordinates of their home planet during the escape.

In short, many years have passed, and no one has ever found the planet that once gave birth to interstellar humans and countless animals and plants...

"Do you think that Prison Star has a similar history?" Zhuang Shisong said with emotion.

Wei Ming disagreed. "I'm not an archaeologist, how would I know? Besides, every planet is unique. If they really have similar histories, then you might as well say that Prison Star is our former home planet!"

"Maybe." Zhuang Shisong shrugged.

This was of course a joke, and he decided to bring the subject back.

"In short, the soil of Prison Star should be the key to cultivating mutant plants. Now that the mutant garlic has awakened, we can use it to improve the soil quality."

"The improved land should be ready for planting. Seeing if the mutant plants increase will prove my hypothesis correct."

In fact, the simplest method is to transplant the mutant garlic directly into the soil, but the garden director and others probably won't be so risky. Besides, there are still many research topics for the mutant garlic, so it is more convenient to plant it in the culture medium.

After hearing his idea, Wei Ming also thought it was feasible, but he was more concerned about other things.

"So, after the mutant garlic advances, will it enter the differentiation stage?"

Once other garlic cloves can be differentiated, and each base can obtain one in the future, it will not only improve research efficiency, but also greatly ensure the safety of the defenders of each base.

Although the mutant plant is very precious, if you want to maximize the benefits, it is naturally better to have it in your hands, but compared with human life, Wei Ming still hopes to make the most of this mutant garlic.

Moreover, without the influence of pollutants, more beast-blood warriors can serve on the Prison Star, the overall quality of the defenders can be improved, and the winning rate in battles with monsters can also be greatly improved.

The premise of all this is that this mutant garlic does not grow into a single garlic.

"It's not clear yet." Zhuang Shisong shook his head. "Why don't we ask Keeper Su tomorrow?"

He felt that he should be able to get an accurate answer from breeder Su.

"So you're going to the creche tomorrow?"

"I definitely have to go. Anyway, there are so many big guys here, and they don't need me for the time being."

Zhuang Shisong felt a little thirsty after talking, so he picked up a star chain fruit and took a bite. Just as he was about to continue talking, he was stunned when he tasted the fruit.

"This fruit is so delicious, right? Super S-grade quality?" Zhuang Shisong said in surprise, "No, it tastes even better than super S-grade!"

"Is this true?"

Wei Ming also took out a fruit and ate it, and was also amazed.

He had eaten many star chain fruits, but he had never eaten one that was so delicious. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but when he ate the fruit, he felt an indescribable comfort.

Zhuang Shisong had a similar feeling.

The two young men, who came from farming families, were like country bumpkins who had never seen the world. They ate the fruits with shining eyes.

They had never eaten any fruit that tasted better than Super S-grade fruit before!

"Are the fruits of mutant plants so delicious?" Zhuang Shisong murmured.

Among the existing mutant plants on Prison Star, there are naturally some that produce fruits, but the quantity is scarce and they are never sold to the outside world, so they naturally have no chance to taste them.

Zhuang Shisong looked at the three remaining fruits in front of him, and only then realized how precious the Star Chain Fruit that Breeder Su gave them was.

"Wei Ming, what do you think... have we found a golden thigh?" he murmured.

Wei Ming stared at the seven remaining Star Chain Fruits in the box and couldn't help but say, "What should I do? I don't want to give Lao Cen his share!"

Zhuang Shisong rolled his eyes and continued to eat the fruit, but soon noticed something unusual.

"Hey, this star chain fruit is seedless."

"Seedless? It looks like mine is too!"

Do all the fruits of mutant plants have no seeds, or is this only the case with these three mutant star chain fruits?

The two of them had more and more doubts in their minds, but they could only keep them aside for the time being and wait until later to find the answers.

In the nursery, A Yan also discovered this problem when he went to collect seeds after dinner.

All the Star Chain Spirit Fruits have no seeds!

He was originally worried about how to preserve and plant so many spiritual tree species, but in the end he didn't collect a single seed.

After A Yan returned to the dormitory, he reported this problem to Su Ci.

"This is one of the characteristics of the Star Chain Spirit Tree." Su Ci said.

The special ability of the Star Chain Spirit Tree is growth. As long as the conditions are right, this growth can be close to infinite, which obviously violates the laws of nature.

Therefore, there will inevitably be corresponding sacrifices in the evolution process of the Star Chain Spirit Tree.

And this sacrifice lies in its reproductive ability.

After hearing Su Ci's explanation, A Yan tilted his head. "So, these three Star Chain Fruit plants are dead and can't reproduce?"

"Not necessarily." Su Ci said, "There is a type of plant that dies once it sets seed. The Star Chain Spirit Tree is probably the same."

Every advantage has its disadvantages, and everything has two sides.

However, this characteristic is not a disadvantage for Su Ci. He does not need so many spiritual plants, so the Star Chain Spirit Tree is actually a very excellent plant variety for him.

After answering A Yan's question, Su Ci looked out the window.

From this morning till now, the drizzle has never stopped. Thanks to this rain, at least the wasteland around the 24th Base is no longer short of water.

The next day, when Su Ci got up, the drizzle outside finally stopped.

Crystal clear water droplets slid down the glass of the greenhouse, sparkling like stars in the sunlight. Faintly, you could even see a rainbow hanging in the sky.

After the rain, the sky clears up and it is a new day.

When Su Ci arrived at the green land, the cubs were studying the colorful rainbow lights in the sky.

"This is a rainbow. I've seen it before!" Little Langze exclaimed. "You can see it every time the sun comes out after it rains!"

Except for Xuewei, all the other cubs had never seen a rainbow.

Xiaolu Jiao has called on the intelligent computer and started looking for the formation principle of the rainbow. Ran Lie, who has turned back into the Red Flame Tiger, squatted aside and looked up at the colorful rainbow. Although he was in an enclosed greenhouse, he did not feel oppressed.

On the contrary, I felt more peaceful and comfortable than ever before.

He thought about it all night last night, but couldn't figure out why he was in such a state of mind, but he understood one thing.

The freedom he wanted was not just to leave the nursery, but to be able to leave when he wanted to and come back when he wanted to. He could go anywhere he wanted.

He wanted the freedom to control his own life.

And now…

He looked at his friends around him and the brooding house that had changed drastically, and he felt such a strong desire to stay.

In that case, then stay.

What happens in the future will be decided by his future self, but now he has chosen to stay.

Ran Lie's mood was like the clear sky after the rain, becoming open and bright, no longer as twisted as before. Just when he couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of his lips...

Xiao Xuewei seemed to see something and turned her head to look at him. After meeting his gaze, she smiled slightly, revealing a very sweet smile.

Ran Lie: “…”

He would never forget the embarrassing moment when he agreed to touch the girl's ears in exchange for tea leaves, but she pushed him to the ground and left him powerless to fight back.

To this day, Ran Lie still hadn't figured out whether it was because he had consumed too much of the power of the Red Flame and hadn't recovered yet, so he was too weak to use his strength, or whether this girl named Xue Wei was really that strong...

Of course, despite his doubts, he didn't want to go through that experience again.

He looked away stiffly, pretending nothing had happened.

Xuewei didn't think much of it, she just thought the big cat was really cute. Then, she noticed the keeper.

"Susu, good morning!"

With her energetic greeting, the other cubs also noticed Su Ci's arrival, and immediately forgot about Rainbow and surrounded him.

Su Ci nodded, touched the heads of all the cubs one by one, then withdrew his hand happily and looked at the three star chain spirit trees.

After one night, the second batch of fruits were ripe.

With a wave of his hand, the ripe fruits disappeared from the vines and all entered his space button. Then he lightly tapped on the largest star chain fruit tree.

The star chain fruit, whose vines had already covered the rope net, became smaller and smaller under the gaze of the cubs, and finally became only the size of a palm, floating above Su Ci's palm.

After shrinking, the roots of the Star Chain Fruit Tree were intact and unharmed. However, the place where the Star Chain Fruit Tree was originally planted sank and turned into a pit.

Seeing Su Ci's actions, the cubs were stunned.

However, it was Xiaolu Jiao who reacted first. He raised his hand anxiously. After seeing Su Ci nod, he asked, "Susu, do you want to take this Star Chain Fruit somewhere else?"

After all, they watched them grow up little by little with their own eyes. The cubs knew the plants in the green space like the back of their hands and had long developed a special affection for them.

Seeing that Su Ci was about to take one of the trees away, they suddenly came back to their senses from the shock and looked at him eagerly.

Facing so many pairs of eyes staring at him, Su Ci paused before saying, "Well, I'm going to transplant it to the other side of the river."

"Then can we still go see it?" asked Xiaolu Jiao.

Among the cubs present, only the lion siblings, Zhengxing and Xuewei had not been to the river, and their expressions were somewhat confused.

Little Langze, on the other hand, said excitedly, "Yes, yes! Can we go out and play?"

Su Ci looked at him, then at Rong Heng and the others, thought for a moment, and nodded: "Of course you can, but you can't run around."

The weather is nice today, so I can take the children out for some fresh air. After all, they will be his little helpers in the future, so I have to take this opportunity to cultivate their feelings for the land.

Naturally, the cubs all agreed.

"Let's go," Su Ci said.

"Great!" Little Langze cheered, picked up Little Zhengxing on his back, called Lu Jiao and Rong Heng, and ran towards the gate of the nursery.

Su Ci shook his head. When he reached the front of the nursery building, he said to the wolf cubs who were jumping anxiously at the gate, "We're not going that way."

Then, ignoring the wolf cub's confusion, he led the other children into the nursery building.

Seeing this, the little wolf cub hurried back and asked anxiously, "Aren't we going out to play?"

"right."

"Then how do we get out of the building?"

"You'll know soon."

Su Ci carried the Star Chain Spirit Tree and brought the cubs to the roof.

I saw that a teleportation array had appeared on the rooftop at some point. This teleportation array was obviously larger than the one in the dormitory. Even Su Ci, A Yan, seven cubs and a red flame tiger cub could easily fit on it.

Then, with the flash of light, Su Ci led the children out of the nursery and came to the river.

Looking at the suddenly changing scenery in front of them, all the cubs except the Red Flame Tiger and little Lu Li were stunned. Even Lu Jiaolangze, who had been there before, was shocked by the change in the river channel.

And this time, everyone is finally here for the outing!