Chapter 306 Split Operations
Was he referring to... that chaotic, hungry aura clinging to him?
Or are you talking about... me? Or my system?
Zhou Jue's mind was in complete chaos, with countless possibilities surging wildly, only to be extinguished one by one by her.
She didn't know.
All she knew was that from this moment on, the smiling man in front of her had become the biggest unknown.
"Xiao Jue?"
Commander Qi's voice came again, this time with a hint of urging and concern.
Zhou Jue took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in his heart.
She tossed the deformed paper cup into the recycling bag next to her, quickly composed herself, turned around, and strode towards the center of the makeshift camp.
Regardless, the play must continue.
Since he didn't want to expose himself, she couldn't expose him either. After all, an existence that she couldn't sense, and that the old tree and the Listening Sea Beast couldn't fathom, was not something they could fight against right now.
In the center of the camp, research team leader Li Zhen and several researchers were sitting around a transparent isolation box, their faces showing a mixture of excitement and confusion.
Sun Jiuchou was already standing there, listening to Li Zhen's explanation with great interest, as if the thrilling conversation that had just taken place had never happened.
As Zhou Jue approached, his gaze immediately fell upon the isolation box.
The strange purple plant has been transplanted intact, and it is now emitting a faint, eerie glow.
"Commander, Major General Zhou, look."
Li Zhen pointed to the sensors inside the box, his voice trembling slightly with excitement.
"We discovered that this plant is not just a simple living organism; it's like an 'energy converter'!"
He pointed to the data stream jumping on the screen.
"It can actively absorb the special energy that is free in the air, which we call 'spirit energy,' and then release it in a unique form of bio-light."
"What's even more amazing is that its 'breathing rate' changes with the energy concentration of the surrounding environment!"
Li Zhen looked at Zhou Jue with burning eyes.
"Major General Zhou, your spiritual energy is the most abundant. Could you please release some of your spiritual energy and see if there are any changes?"
Zhou Jue nodded, stepped forward, and channeled his spiritual energy through his fingertips, drawing it onto the plant.
As she led the way and fed the animals, a wonderful scene unfolded.
Inside the isolation box, the small purple grass that had been emitting only a faint light suddenly shone brightly!
A ring of purple light spread out from it like ripples on water, giving the entire isolation box a dreamlike color.
"My God! The frequency has increased by thirty percent! And the energy dissipation value has doubled!"
A young researcher looked at the instrument and gasped in surprise.
A hint of surprise flashed in Commander Qi's eyes.
Li Zhen was so excited that his face turned red: "It's responding to you! Major General Zhou, it can sense the energy you're releasing!"
"In other words, the growth of new plants is directly proportional to the concentration of spiritual energy!"
Zhou Jue didn't speak. She could feel the grass's closeness to her, a kind of instinctual yearning for higher energy.
“Interesting.” Sun Jiuchou pushed up his glasses and spoke slowly.
"It seems this little thing is quite good at 'tailoring its approach to people'."
Upon hearing this, Commander Qi's eyes flickered, and she looked at Sun Jiuchou: "Jiuchou, why don't you give it a try? Try your wood-type energy and see if it's more compatible with plants."
Among those present, Sun Jiuchou possessed the wood-type spiritual root. He had learned during the previous Hundred Arts Cultivation Project that the wood element naturally promotes plant growth.
Commander Qi also wanted to see how this mutated plant would react to the wood-based energy.
"I?"
Sun Jiuchou smiled and waved his hand: "I am a weak scholar with a low-grade spiritual root. I haven't even broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage in all this time. How could I have the ability of Xiao Jue? Let's not get involved in this. Let's call a warrior with a high-grade wood-type spiritual root to give it a try."
“Give it a try, Jiu Chou,” Zhou Jue suddenly said. She turned her head to meet Sun Jiu Chou’s gaze, her face showing just the right amount of curiosity.
"I also want to see if it's just as 'enthusiastic' towards wood-type energy." This was the first time she had taken the initiative to probe Sun Jiuchou.
Sun Jiuchou looked at her, his smile undiminished behind his glasses: "Alright, since Xiaojue has said so."
He strode slowly toward the isolation box.
All eyes were on him.
step.
Two steps.
He walked to the isolation box, then channeled his spiritual energy through his fingertips and injected it into the mutated plant.
He was at the sixth level of Qi Refining, just as he himself said, he hadn't even broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Zhou Jue stared intently at the plant, which slowly stretched under the energy of the Nine Domains.
Nothing unusual happened, there were no mutations, and no growth beyond the energy range; everything was normal.
"It seems these plants do respond to wood-type energy. Professor Li, besides wood-type, try to get all the system-type spiritual roots to try as well, including mid-grade, high-grade, and top-grade wood-type spiritual roots!" Commander Qi instructed.
“Okay!” Li Zhen quickly replied.
"Xiao Jue, we expect to finish exploring this area by tomorrow. The logistics department will be responsible for the subsequent camp setup."
"Let's discuss this tonight: should you take the lead in establishing the domestic energy base, or should Cheng Gan take the lead?"
“Okay.” Zhou Jue nodded to Commander Qi.
“Commander Qi, with the global spiritual energy revival imminent, I believe we should proceed simultaneously, both domestically and internationally,” Sun Jiuchou said earnestly.
"Starting earlier means gaining resources or a voice earlier."
"I suggest that Cheng Gan lead the team to explore the energy points in China, and Xiao Jue lead the team to conduct preliminary explorations of the energy points abroad. I can go with Xiao Jue to her side."
"After all, the energy points are practically harmless now, right, Xiaojue?"
Zhou Jue understood somewhat from these words. Did this person want to take her out alone? Did he want to talk to her or do something else?
"Brother Tongzi, can you sense what's on Sun Jiuchou?"
[Host, I can sense that he is Sun Jiuchou, he hasn't changed.]
The system also knew what the old tree and the listening sea beast had said. It had just checked and found nothing. The host was just an ordinary, normal person. It even suspected that the host and the two of them were a bit neurotic.
"...Can you sense whether his aura is good or bad?"
[Host, your aura suggests you're a good person.] The system took a deep breath. Yes! You're a good person!
Zhou Jue changed his mind and replied to Sun Jiuchou and Commander Qi: "Yes, the energy points we have sensed so far are all in the initial stage, and we have not detected any major threats yet."
She paused, then continued, "Commander Qi, I agree with Jiu Chou's suggestion. I want to monitor the whole world before I leave. Traveling separately will improve efficiency and give us an advantage."
Commander Qi agreed when he heard that both of them said so: "Okay, then we can set off when Cheng Gan comes over tomorrow. You two think about what else you need to bring tonight, and I'll have someone prepare it in advance."
"Yes!" Zhou Jue and Sun Jiuchou responded in unison, their eyes meeting for a moment before looking away.
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