Chapter 162 The Special Plant Discovered by the Chestnut Tree (Fourth Update)

Soon it was lunch break time, and Pandora and Mao Li returned together, dragging four large sacks full of seeds, one of which was completely filled with seeds.

Left fan: Isn't this a bit too exaggerated?

Although she had said beforehand that their main purpose in coming out today was to collect seeds, how long would it take them to plant so many seeds?

Zuo Shan was somewhat amused and exasperated, but then Pan Duole said excitedly, "Sister, I was really lucky today. I just randomly chose a direction and I encountered a lot of plants that had produced seeds along the way."

I randomly selected those leaves that looked plump and juicy to test, and surprisingly, quite a few of them tested positive for moderate radiation.

Some of them are marked as poisonous or have mild hallucinogenic effects. I remember that last time, Young Master Bai mentioned that his family had a pharmacist who was collecting hallucinogenic plants. He gave a reward of one million for just one mutated poppy.

So I separated the toxic, hallucinogenic, and edible items into different sealed bags, so it would be easier to distinguish them when I got home.

The little girl's face beamed with a bright smile, like a child yearning for praise, wondering, "Am I smart?"

"Our Lele is so great!" Zuo Shan quickly gave her a thumbs up, and the little girl pursed her lips shyly, her expression full of satisfaction.

Collection point No. 21 is rarely visited because it is a large grassland where most of the plants are suitable for livestock and do not suit human taste.

In addition, this place is a full 32 kilometers away from the base, which is too far for most people to come to. After all, there are many areas where edible wild vegetables can be found at this time of year, so coming here is really not worth it.

The reason Zuo Shan chose this place was because he needed to bring A Chen, Xiao Bao, and Mao Li, none of whom were suitable to appear in public.

Although Achen is human, she is an infant. A single woman with an infant is bound to attract some ill-intentioned people.

The second reason is that she has accumulated more than 20 years of knowledge from Blue Star, and in places that others don't like to come to, she has more opportunities to find hidden gems.

Take the daylily I encountered today, for example. It's such a good ingredient, but I never expected that people from the green algae planet wouldn't eat it.

Looking at it this way, it seems that the ancestors of Earth were smarter, especially the ancestors of the Han people. They could cook delicious food from all kinds of ingredients. With the convergence of various cuisines, there was nothing that could not be included in the recipes, whether it flew in the sky, burrowed in the ground, or swam in the water.

Pan Duole, who was praised, happily went to pick up Achen from the stroller, and said with a smile, "Little Achen, Auntie has only been away from you for a morning, but it feels like a long, long time has passed."

Is this what my sister meant by "a day apart feels like three autumns"? My sister said three autumns means three years, so this morning has been about a year and a half, which is indeed quite a long time.

Zuo Shan couldn't help but burst into laughter. Pan Duole didn't mind being tired at all, and regardless of whether the baby wanted to pee or not, he carried him to a distance to pee for him.

Suddenly, Mao Li leaned close to Zuo Shan and whispered mysteriously, "Master, I discovered a special mutated tree today. It's the same one I saw in the 'Secret Record of Rare Plants'."

This ancient book is recorded on a parchment scroll and is not allowed to be archived electronically. It is a closely guarded secret of our mechanical royal family.

I once asked my father why we didn't archive this document electronically. He said that anything archived electronically is traceable and cannot be truly kept secret.

"Since it's a closely guarded secret of your mechanical race, why are you telling me?" Zuo Shan asked, puzzled.

"Anyway, I can't go back now, so even if there's a leak, it won't affect any of our mechanical race's interests."

Furthermore, the reason I'm telling you this secret is to make you value this plant more. I believe it will bring you unexpected help in the future.

As Mao Li spoke, he carefully took out a large object from the burlap sack he had dragged back. After removing the seal, Zuo Shan saw an ordinary-looking plant that had been dug up with its roots and soil still attached.

She examined it carefully. If there was anything special about this plant, it was that its main trunk was straight and its branches were distributed in a very regular pattern.

Each branch forms a 90° angle with the main stem, and each branch is about ten centimeters taller than the last, with almost equal spacing. Furthermore, the length of each branch decreases from bottom to top.

At first glance, it looks a bit like a child's building block set, and it's even in a spiral staircase shape.

The branches are similar in color to ordinary willow branches, with relatively smooth green bark, but they are not round, but flat and round; the leaves also look very similar to willow leaves, but the leaves seem to be covered with a layer of wax, with a faint dark green luster.

Zuo Shan carefully counted, and there were already nine branches on it. The leaves on the branches were also decreasing from bottom to top, but because the branches at the top were getting shorter, the leaves did not appear sparse.

Now Zuo Shan has no doubt that he has mistaken Mao Li for someone else, because this plant looks ordinary at first glance, but after careful examination, you can find that it is highly recognizable.