However, along the way, there were very few first-tier mutated plants. Perhaps the soil here was too fertile, Lin Yiran thought, because as far as the eye could see, the land was all black, just like the black soil in Northeast China during ancient Earth's time, which looked conducive to crop growth. Moreover, there was plenty of sunshine and rainfall here, no wonder the plants here grew so well.

Good food naturally leads to faster growth, which is why first-tier mutated plants are really rare.

Instead, the most common plants are second- or third-tier mutated plants, which can be seen almost every few steps. Of course, aside from the inedible ones, there aren't many edible ones left. Lin Yiran's strength is enough to deal with second- or third-tier mutated plants, but that would require consuming three crystal cores at once, which she is reluctant to do.

Popularity points are hard to earn, so let's use these crystal cores sparingly.

Therefore, her target is still a first-order mutated plant.

After walking for more than half an hour, she only found one leek and two large okra, which could be considered as adding a new variety to her barbecue stall, but she was not satisfied.

Putting aside whether okra tastes good or not, its slimy texture might not be palatable to everyone. Therefore, it's not a staple item at her barbecue stall.

We still need to find some other delicious food.

After walking for a short while, Lin Yiran encountered a very tall mutated corn plant, which she found with the help of the system's prompts.

Because corn stalks naturally grow quite tall, and good varieties can grow even taller than a person, this corn plant from Interstellar Park reached over two meters in height, requiring her to crane her neck to see what kind of plant it was.

After another struggle, Lin Yiran successfully captured the mutated corn plant.

After cutting it down, Lin Yiran peeled off the corn bud. One corn bud was enough for her to hold in her arms. When she peeled it open, the corn kernels inside were about the size of a fingernail. They should be very chewy. Lin Yiran couldn't resist picking off a kernel and putting it in her mouth to chew. It had the sweet taste of raw corn, and the taste was no different from that of ancient Earth.

It should be very filling to eat. But there's just too little; only two flower buds grew on each corn stalk.

Lin Yiran didn't mind. She wrapped the flower bud in the leaves of a mutated chive and dragged it back. Her space in her star brain was too small. After putting in a mutated capybara, she couldn't even fit a knife. She had no choice but to drag it along, carrying a knife in her hand.

She was still calculating in her mind that she currently had 1.5 million star coins in her star brain and was not short of money. When she went back, she would still need to get a bigger star brain. Lin Yiran thought that the star brain she had was the most basic and lowest-level star brain provided by the orphanage. Apart from being able to send messages and having a five-square-meter space, it didn't even have a positioning system, let alone any privacy features.

It's fair to say that if someone else picks it up, the mutated capybara inside will belong to them.

No, Star Coins are linked to personal accounts.

Lin Yiran wanted to change her Star Brain mainly because of its storage function. The higher the level of the Star Brain, the larger the storage space. She could just put all the ingredients she found into the Star Brain, how convenient would that be?

As she walked back, Lin Yiran did not forget to observe her surroundings. However, as she walked, she found that the road ahead was somewhat unusual. It seemed that several backpacks were hidden in the grass, as well as various laser weapons, blades, and other items were scattered in the grass in the distance.

There's a black lightsaber here, a silver machete with gold trim over there, and deep inside there seems to be a flashlight that can glow.

Besides finding ingredients, there's something else to collect? Lin Yiran's eyes lit up instantly!

Then he put down the mutated chives in his hand and rushed forward!

Ahhh!! So many weapons are mine! All mine! I got them for free, and for no money at all!

Just thinking about it makes me excited.

As for why not use metal-based superpowers to simply retrieve those weapons?

Lin Yiran: Ever since her superpowers ran out, she has been doing everything herself. After all, crystal cores are so expensive, she can no longer squander her superpowers as extravagantly as before! Once her superpowers are used up, they are truly gone!

So without thinking, I rushed straight up!

Even though the few people above were completely wrapped up in vines, with only their eyes showing, they were still desperately shaking their heads: Don't come any closer!!!

Don't come any closer!!!

Unfortunately, it was too late; Lin Yiran stepped into the circle of plants.

Immediately afterwards, countless wrist-thick vines flew up from the sky, like green snakes with eyes, and wrapped around her, turning her into a dumpling in no time.

Lin Yiran, who was also wrapped up with only her two eyes remaining, blinked and looked at the other rice dumplings next to her whose mouths were covered.

It turns out that wasn't a zongzi (sticky rice dumpling).

It is a person.

I roughly counted: one, two, three, four, ...

There were seven people in total.

The person closest to Lin Yiran was a middle-aged man. You could tell from his eyes that he was a little tired. He blinked at Lin Yiran and asked, "Why did you run so fast?"

Wu Yongde thought this person was coming to rescue them, which was why she ran so fast, but she didn't seem like it. The main reason was that the girl's eyes were sparkling when she ran towards them.

And they were moving incredibly fast, like they were coming here specifically to die.

Lin Yiran blinked: "What are you talking about?" She couldn't understand his expression.

Helpless, Wu Yongde shook his head and said, "It's okay, forget it." Then he looked into the distance, hoping that his teammates wouldn't rush in like Lin Yiran and get trapped together.

That would be the real end.

Confused, Lin Yiran summoned the system: "101, 101, what's going on? Why are these people willingly hanging here? Is this some kind of new art form?"

After hearing this, 101 laughed and then looked at him seriously and said, "No, in the interstellar era, mutated plants above the third rank have a predatory mentality and can absorb and shield the mental power of interstellar humans. That's why these people are trapped here. The trapped humans not only cannot use their mental power, but their mental power is also absorbed by the plants. They will eventually die from the depletion of their mental power. This is why interstellar plants are almost invincible."

"Eating them can cause your mental energy to go berserk to death; if you are caught by them, you will be sucked dry."

"Even a 3S-level mental strength expert would be the same; they would either kill the mutated plant immediately or obediently wait to be devoured by it. Comparatively speaking, dealing with animals is much easier than dealing with plants."