Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Holding the Scales in Your Hand
Ye Ning glanced at the communication records on the bracelet. The last time Le Song sent her a message was on the day they just returned from Gaojiang District.
When he got home that day, he sent her a recent photo of the twins.
One of the two babies is in human form, and the other is in animal form. The animal form has pink paw pads visible, and both are fluffy little white puppies. They're super cute. Just looking at the photo makes you want to take a deep breath.
The rest of the messages also stopped on the same day. If they returned, they would have sent her a message as soon as possible.
They are quite powerful, and this time four of them disappeared together, perhaps they were going to carry out some very important mission.
Ye Ning hesitated for a moment, but decided to wait and see.
Bai Qing was very quick and gave Ye Ning several plans in the evening.
The focus of this plan is on how to form a natural ecological chain relationship between the introduced animal species and the plants.
We must avoid both excessive predation among animals and excessive destruction of plants.
However, the natural plants in the wilds of Sea Dust Star had been extinct for many years, which had a huge impact on carnivorous animals. For herbivorous animals, it was an even more devastating disaster.
In this environment, herbivorous animals must completely change their diet to adapt to the environment in order to survive.
This adaptability is the result of thousands of years of evolution in nature. During this process, the digestive system, behavioral habits, and even genes and genetic structure of herbivorous animals will undergo tremendous changes.
But now, she needs to slowly reverse this change.
Only when herbivorous animals mainly feed on plants and carnivores regain a stable food source can the food chain be re-established.
However, this world is full of pollutants. As long as they encounter plants, they will eat them frantically to purify themselves, so there seems to be no need to worry too much about this.
Bai Qing continued, "I selected some native insects, such as locusts, sand flies, darkling beetles, and grasshoppers. These are herbivorous insects that, after comprehensive analysis, are more suitable for adding to the planter box."
"But it would be more convenient to use robots to capture them. We don't have the extra manpower to do this right now."
Ye Ning nodded and uploaded one of the ecological plans into the system.
[Rating of this ecological restoration plan: B (good).]
[This plan has high implementation value, but needs to be continuously optimized and improved in subsequent work.]
Ye Ning was somewhat happy. Grade B was also pretty good, as long as it had a high implementation value.
Ye Ning picked out one of the plans and passed it to Bai Qing. "This one's the best. This morning, I saw many kinds of insects and animals gathered around the planter boxes. If we use robots to capture them nearby, we should be able to complete it quickly."
Bai Qing nodded. She took the one that Ye Ning had chosen and looked at it carefully. These were the ones she was most satisfied with, and she could hardly tell the difference.
Bai Qing asked directly: "This one is better, right? I want to know why it is better."
Ye Ning knew that she was studious and had a strong scientific spirit, so whenever she had a question she didn't understand, she would dig deep to get to the bottom of it.
But the reason was quite simple. Ye Ning pointed at the document and said, "These species are easier to find. I saw them during the day, so it will be easier to implement."
Bai Qing nodded and immediately went to arrange the robots.
It was still early, so Ye Ning simply followed her.
Bai Qing operated the keyboard quickly, and it only took two minutes for the robot to start operating on its own.
In this technologically advanced world, you can communicate directly with robots for any need. However, Gaojiang District doesn't like anthropomorphic robots, so all robots are designed to be non-anthropomorphic, focusing more on the practicality and functionality of the machines themselves.
Bai Qing: "If you're in a hurry, you can let him out now."
Ye Ning looked at the time. It was ten o'clock in the evening.
It was almost her usual bedtime, but since everything here was arranged, Ye Ning didn't want to waste another night.
"Then let's go out now."
Hou Lin followed them dutifully. Although there were two large mountains outside, Hou Sen was not there, and the Xisha District had not sent anyone else, so he still had to keep an eye on it.
When they went out, they found that the rain seemed to be a little lighter.
Hou Lin stretched out his hand to test it, and the rain was indeed much lighter. "Is the rain finally going to stop?"
It had been raining heavily for over twenty days, making people feel like they were going mouldy. But now, surprisingly, the sky was no longer overcast, and I could even clearly see the red moon hanging in the sky.
Ye Ning nodded. "I heard the rainy season only lasts for a month, so it should be almost over."
The three of them carried lanterns and walked near the planter box.
However, at this time, there were no other insects near the planting box, but the animals inside the planting box were all full of energy.
The horned viper was strangling the scorpion with its body. The scorpion waved its two front claws, trying to attack the horned viper, but the horned viper bit off its front claws in one bite.
The horned viper bit with brute force, completely different from its state during the day, and seemed extremely excited.
Bai Qing walked closer, holding a lantern.
She was still outside the planter box. As soon as she approached, the horned viper suddenly turned around, stuck out its tongue, and looked at her.
But the horned viper quickly curled up stiffly, and even hid behind the plants in the corner, not even caring about the half-eaten scorpion.
Ye Ning clapped her hands in admiration, "Bai Qing, you're amazing. You're not afraid of snakes and can even scare them away."
Hou Lin thought about how he was afraid of snakes, and how the snake didn't dare to breathe in front of Bai Qing. He couldn't help but say, "Snakes are afraid of eagles. It's a racial innate ability."
The last time he returned to Gaojiang District, he asked about Bai Qing curiously. An older researcher said that it was because Bai Qing helped the couple drive away a giant python when she was a child, so they felt they were destined to be together and adopted her.
It can be seen that she is not afraid of snakes by nature.
Bai Qing nodded, agreeing with Hou Lin. Then he said, "They must be in very good condition because they ate plants."
"But there are no insects around here, so we might have to release the robot."
If I let it out, it would be somewhat troublesome. I might be seen, I might be caught accidentally, and my whereabouts might be exposed.
After Bai Qing finished explaining the drawbacks, Ye Ning looked towards the house next door and said, "Let's just ask Long Qi for help."
Ye Ning turned around and asked Hou Lin, "Is he in the house?"
Hou Lin nodded.
After nodding, the two saw Ye Ning run directly to the window sill and said in a louder voice, "Long Qi, we need other insects and small animals."
Bai Qing was suddenly a little surprised, and she looked at Hou Lin in surprise.
Hou Lin was also surprised, he could only look back in pretended surprise.
After Ye Ning finished speaking, she ran back to them.
Bai Qing asked her, "Is this okay?"
Ye Ning nodded, "Okay."
She felt that Long Qi attached great importance to the plantation room. She had just asked for animals that morning, and he had delivered them. Asking him to deliver them again should be easy.
There was no response from the house, but after a few minutes, rustling sounds emerged.
Hou Lin quickly picked up Ye Ning. Ye Ning also put on a hat, trying hard to cover up the smell on her body.
It seemed that because Long Qi relaxed his pressure on the surrounding area, more small animals and insects suddenly appeared than during the day.
They appeared densely packed out from nowhere. The red moonlight enveloped the earth, turning the accumulated water on the ground red, which looked weird and creepy.
Bai Qing directly released the robot.
The robot quickly selected its targets and captured a batch of required insects.
Bai Qing: "Okay."
Ye Ning said to the house again: "Okay, okay, you can let them leave."
The insects and animals retreated like a tide without any hesitation or delay.
This summoning technique is really good. Long Qi is indeed easy to get along with.
Bai Qing kept observing the data in his hands. "There are probably more than a dozen species of insects and animals in here. They are all desert species that have long existed in the Xisha area and should be able to adapt well to the environment here."
Ye Ning nodded. Her system didn't give any prompts, but the goal of ecological cycle was not so easy to achieve.
It's enough to have a start, but they definitely need to be allowed to adapt to the environment.
*
Hou Sen finally returned early the next morning.
He had been away for several days and was so exhausted that he didn't even have time to change his clothes.
After coming back, Ye Ning saw the dark circles under his eyes.
"Teacher." Ye Ning walked to his side and threw a little supernatural power at him.
Hou Sen instantly felt a lot more relaxed.
He looked at Ye Ning kindly and patted her on the back, "Let's go, let's go next door first."
As he passed by the planting box, he looked at the state inside in surprise.
There were a lot of bugs and animals in it, and the leaves of the plants were bitten and had pits on them.
Hou Sen: “What is this?”
Ye Ning: "I want to see if I can restore the ecology inside so that animals and plants can live in harmony."
Hou Sen observed for another two seconds and suddenly sighed, "It would be great if one day we could plant plants all over the outdoors so that no one would have to worry about pollutants."
"I'm old now, and I don't know if I can see that day."
Ye Ning hugged his hand and said, "Of course, of course. You see, my planting speed is faster now than before. When I grow up, my ability will definitely be stronger."
She is not really a cub, but is temporarily suppressed to this size by the little mushroom, so she will not grow up normally at this size.
When the time comes, she can find a chance to return to her original appearance.
As for how to explain this situation, she hasn't figured it out yet, but she has lost her memory anyway.
Hou Sen held her hand and patted her back gently with his other hand.
A steady stream of heat was transferred to Hou Sen's palms. He drew warmth and comfort from Ye Ning, which finally calmed his anxious mood of the past few days.
Everything that's popped up these past two days has been a real headache for everyone. It seems like a bunch of clues are just there, but when you really start to sort them out, you realize they're actually completely unrelated.
But they were certain of one thing: the orc that had merged with the pollutants was not artificially created.
The "artificial" mentioned here means that the orcs and pollutants are not forcibly merged through surgery or genetic mutation.
Instead, they adopted certain methods to allow them to constantly devour and adapt to each other, naturally forming the current state.
This is even worse. Even an S-rank orc can become like this, what about other orcs with lower mental strength?
After Hou Sen brought Ye Ning into the ocean cultivation room, he discovered that Xilos's condition was completely different from the first day they met.
He sat upright on the bed, but his posture was straight and dignified, looking extremely noble and extraordinary.
The fish's tail, which had once been a skeleton, had surprisingly recovered considerably, now covered with a thin layer of flesh, making the tailbone almost invisible. The blue scales on the tail were also gleaming, and under the light and shadow of the waves, it looked radiant and colorful.
Ye Ning's gaze also fell on his fishtail, which looked particularly strong and gorgeous at this moment, full of stunning beauty.
Xiluos looked at Ye Ning, and a smile appeared on his face again, "Ye Ning."
He seemed to enjoy calling her name?
Ye Ning also smiled at him.
Hou Sen looked at him, "Your Majesty Xilos, your injuries seem to have improved a lot."
Xiluosi nodded slightly, "Thank you, Master Ye Ning. It is her top-level talent that allowed me to recover so quickly."
The day before yesterday, it had only relieved the pain, but yesterday, after she swam a lap in the water, his injuries suddenly recovered at an extremely fast speed.
Orcs' recovery speed is already very fast, and his mental strength is strong, so his recovery speed is even faster. It's just that this time he has not recovered yet.
I originally thought that it was because he encountered too many pollutants last time that caused his mental strength to be severely damaged. However, I found out yesterday that it was actually done intentionally by someone.
Ye Ning listened carefully, not knowing whether he was praising her or teasing her with what she had said yesterday.
Hou Sen quickly asked, "Can I check your current condition again? This may help our investigation."
Hou Sen was not vague and directly told him what had happened in the past few days.
Ye Ning was listening nearby, and the more she listened, the more surprised she became. "A fusion of orcs and pollutants?"
Hou Sen nodded and showed them the video directly.
In the video, the monster was crazy and twisted, but it actually retained a trace of consciousness.
For a moment, Ye Ning didn't know whether this was lucky or unfortunate.
Hou Sen looked at Xiluo Si and said, "If your mental strength wasn't strong enough, you might end up like this."
Silos naturally could not refuse Hussen's request.
Hou Sen quickly checked his condition with an instrument.
"The pollutants in your body have been greatly purified!" He looked at Ye Ning excitedly, "Is it because you introduced the plant elements directly into his body?"
Ye Ning nodded. "Actually, if he continues to eat plants, he can purify it. Those pollutants are a bit special, but they are still pollutants, just in very, very high concentrations."
Hou Sen nodded. "That's also what the data we analyzed yesterday showed. Those pollutants are highly stable, difficult to purify, and highly toxic. This makes it difficult for conventional purification methods to immediately have a cleansing effect on them."
But the plant elements extracted by Ye Ning can, perhaps because the plant elements she extracted are also high-concentration and highly stable.
Ye Ning pondered and secretly asked the little mushroom, "Since they are all pollutants, and the concentration is higher, can't the plants in the system absorb them as well?"
Although she can purify it, if the other party produces a lot of such pollutants and spreads them at will, she will not be able to purify them at all.
Little Mushroom: [Sure, the system is about to be upgraded soon, so we can upgrade together.]
Ye Ning was a little surprised: "Upgrade!"
The little mushroom nodded, looking happy and proud. "I need to upgrade the seed. The system has almost collected all the data of this world, so I can fully upgrade the seed."
[I was planning to tell you tonight after everything is ready! After the upgrade, the seeds will be more adapted to the environment here and will grow better!]
Ye Ning immediately clicked on her own page.
【Character: Ye Ning
Level: Lv.31 (21330/22460)
Gold: 32720
Planting Planet: L25 Dust Star
Current pollution absorption progress: 5.098290835%
Ye Ning: "Will the upgrade take a long time?"
Little Mushroom calculated with his matchstick hands, "It'll take about 48 hours. You can buy things in the mall in advance, but then you'll only have the items in your backpack to use."
Ye Ning: "That's great. Then we can plant crops outdoors on a larger scale."
[That’s right! ]
After Ye Ning heard the good news, her whole mood changed.
He looked obviously happier and more relaxed.
Ye Ning pulled Hou Sen and said, "Teacher, since this is probably a man-made pollutant, and it's similar to the original pollutants, we can definitely think of a solution. We can either increase the concentration of plants or improve the quality of plants. If we try one by one, we will eventually find a solution."
Once the system is upgraded, the plants she grows will be able to directly absorb these pollutants. Since the plants can absorb them directly, there will be no need to think of other ways.
Facts have proved that the system is the strongest.
Ye Ning praised the little mushroom again.
She had originally intended to fill up the Xisha District's planting room in the next few days, but now that the mall was going to be upgraded, she didn't need to rush. Planting new seeds would definitely be better.
There are definitely differences between the new and the old, but she doesn't need to rush to replace them all at once. She can just replace them bit by bit.
Siros looked at Ye Ning and swam to the edge of the tank. "I'm going back to the ocean tonight. Do you want to go back with me?"
Hou Sen was just thinking about the pollutants, but he didn't expect that Xilos would start poaching his talents.
He immediately stood in front of Ye Ning and said, "Your Majesty Xiluo Si, she is still young and cannot adapt to ocean life."
After saying this, he subconsciously remembered that he had once asked Ye Ning if she wanted to go to Gaojiang District with him. Hou Sen suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of reincarnation.
Seeing him standing in front of Ye Ning again, Xiluosi laughed, "She adapts well."
He took out a fish scale from behind him, floated to the surface, and leaned gracefully on the edge of the tank.
Xiluos handed the fish scale to Ye Ning, "It's a gift."
"You gave me the big pearl yesterday." The pink pearl was still in her private waters.
But she took it out and admired it with Feng Qi before going to bed last night. They put it under the quilt to see if it could glow in the absence of light, but it didn't.
"Using it, you can enter the empire at will. If necessary, you can also directly command the sea orcs."
This time, Hou Sen did not stand in front of Ye Ning, but said for her: "Thank you, His Majesty Xiluo Si."
This scale is still very valuable. Everything on an orc is a symbol of certain status. Of course, the premise is that the person has status.
For example, the scales on Xilos' body might not be detectable by land orcs, but sea orcs could definitely sense his presence. Furthermore, his scales were so special that any sea orc would be courteous to Ye Ning.
Hou Sen looked at Ye Ning and motioned for her to take it.
Ye Ning didn't understand the key, but Hou Sen seemed to want her to accept it.
Ye Ning took two steps forward. Before she could reach Xiluos, he crossed the water tank and placed the scales in her palm.
The blue scales are dazzling and have a cool touch.
When Ye Ning held the scales in her palm, she suddenly felt that she should give him something.
But it seemed like there was nothing good to give him. He had to go back to the ocean. Giving him land plants didn't seem to be of any use, and giving him ocean plants wasn't anything special either.
In the end, Ye Ning simply gave him another powerful ability to help speed up his recovery.
In an instant, Xilos' eyes looked at Ye Ning brighter.
Once the current issues are resolved, he will definitely invite Ye Ning to the empire again.
The Xisha District Military Headquarters at this time.
He Yang looked at the person in front of him in great surprise, "Are you saying that Lord Yan Gang is coming to Xisha District to help us plant?!"
The man nodded and said, "Lord Yan Gang is very interested in the Welwitschia plant, and he heard that Gao Jiang District is also doing research here, so he wanted to come and take a look."
"Now that he's here, he naturally wants to do what he can to help the Xisha District."
He Yang subconsciously wanted to refuse, "Thank you for your kindness, Master Yan Gang, but Xisha District is a garbage dump and exile area. A while ago, a wave of pollutants broke out. If Master Zhiliao comes to Xisha District, if something goes wrong, Xisha District will not be able to bear it at all."
"As you know, the rebels have been trying to abduct pure humans, and the pure humans in Bei'an District have not been recovered yet. They should return to the Capital District now."
Until now, they hadn't dared to reveal Ye Ning's identity. But Yan Gang had gone to Gaojiang District and was now planning to come to Xisha District. This was a bit too much. Did he not worry about his own safety at all?
The man waved his hand and said in a relaxed tone, "Don't worry, we will arrange for the manpower. Even if something goes wrong, the Xisha District will not be blamed."
"There are no pure humans in the Xisha area. If someone suddenly came and offered to help you plant crops, the civilians and soldiers would definitely be very happy. Wouldn't this also help you better manage the Xisha area?"
"They are on their way and will arrive tonight. You should get ready."
Tsuruo: ...
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