Lu Sheng hadn't slept enough, and her big eyes were barely open, but when she saw the tiny mushroom on the little sunflower's head, her sleepiness vanished instantly.
"Where did you get this mushroom?"
Relying on his immune system, Lu Sheng didn't even bother to wear gloves and grabbed Little Sunflower to give her a good rub.
As expected, children need a guardian. She wasn't watching the child for just one night, how did the child get infected?! Does anything sent by the system have a lifespan limit? Will this little thing just die already?
The tiny mushrooms felt soft and plump to the touch, and the little sunflower proudly put its two little leaves on its hips and nuzzled its head against Lu Sheng's hand.
"Where's the crystal core?" Lu Sheng looked around but couldn't find it.
"Chirp!"
The little sunflower stood tall and proud, its little leaves making a gesture as if it were being pushed into its belly.
Lu Sheng was dumbfounded. "You ate it???"
"Chirp!"
The little sunflower nodded excitedly, bounced and landed on Zhuangzhuang's head by the bedside, then shook its head and walked back and forth on Zhuangzhuang's back.
Wherever it walked, a row of tiny mushrooms, each the size of a fingernail, sprouted from its strong, smooth, and oily fur, each one looking both cute and delicious.
Zhuangzhuang lazily flicked its fluffy tail and stretched out its paws to knock all the little mushrooms off its back onto the ground.
"Was it fun?" The little pig looked utterly dejected, swept the little mushrooms into a pile with its paws, and picked up the little sunflower with two fingers. "You planted it, so you have to take care of it yourself."
Lu Sheng picked up a small mushroom and squeezed it. It had a familiar fragrance, somewhat similar to the giant mushroom that Xu Bing had planted.
Like a child who has finished their homework and is having it checked by their parents, the little sunflower picked up the little mushroom and handed it to Lu Sheng, chirping incessantly.
Lu Sheng was amused by his eagerness for praise.
"Are you saying that you unlocked a new ability by eating the crystal core?" Lu Sheng stretched out a finger and let the little thing hang on it.
"Chirp!"
The little sunflower excitedly shook its flower head, eager to show it to Lu Sheng.
It rubbed those small mushrooms with its small leaves for a long time until it formed a ball the size of Lu Sheng's fist. Then it muttered something to itself, and the ball of mushrooms began to grow white mycelium.
In just a few minutes, the clump of white mycelium first wrapped around the small mushroom, and then the shape of the clump gradually changed.
Soon, Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow in surprise as the clump of mycelium transformed into the shape of a fat cat.
The little sunflower rode on Zhuangzhuang's head and pointed at Zhuangzhuang's big head with its little leaves.
"You've turned into Zhuangzhuang?" Lu Sheng asked, somewhat surprised.
I picked up the clump of mycelium from the ground and examined it closely. Although there were still some imperfections in the details, the overall shape and outline were already seven or eight parts similar to Zhuangzhuang's.
However, their sizes are quite different; the mycelium kitten is only the size of a fist, but it looks quite cute.
Lu Sheng held the little sunflower in his hands and gently touched the little mushroom on the flower head with his fingers.
Could it be that after this little guy ate the crystal core, he also gained Xu Bing's ability to grow mushrooms and use fungi to mimic appearances?
Little Sunflower's special ability is rather low; currently, she can only create toy-like mimicry. But with proper training, she could at least become a mushroom farming tycoon someday, right?
"Come on, drink more water, it's good for your health."
Lu Sheng took out a 1L bottle of crystal core extract and pressed the little sunflower onto the bottle opening.
...
For the next period of time, Lu Sheng and the others enjoyed a rare period of leisure. The various modules of the base worked smoothly, and the textile factory had enough fabric to make four sets of UV-protective clothing for everyone at the base, with some left over.
The little sunflowers are thriving under the irrigation of the crystal nuclei and are already skilled at growing delicious edible mushrooms.
Perhaps it's because everyone has their own expertise, but the mushrooms grown by Little Sunflower actually tasted even better than those grown by Xu Bing.
Even Xiao Yu, who has always hated mushrooms, was able to put aside her prejudices and finish a large bowl of mushroom sauce noodles.
The weather outside is getting worse and worse, and the extremely high intensity of ultraviolet radiation has made the vast plains almost barren.
Plants and animals have also evolved forms that are better adapted to the current harsh environment. Most plants have evolved a solid outer shell to protect themselves from dying due to dehydration.
The rhizomes have also evolved to be more robust, and they continue to penetrate deeper into the soil, seeking the meager underground moisture.
The animals completely changed their habits, becoming nocturnal creatures that were active at night and rested during the day.
Due to limited resources, most people with superpowers have completely given up going out during the day and can only come out at night to find supplies and food.
Although Lu Sheng and her group didn't have to worry about supplies and food, they soon faced new troubles.
"Miss Lu, please think of a solution. The livestock shed is in complete chaos; it simply can't hold all these animals anymore."
Early in the morning, Chef Han Mingjun, the old master chef, came to find Lu Sheng, covered in sweat.
The livestock shed had limited space, but with the base's breeding buff, the chickens, ducks, cows, sheep, and pigs multiplied like crazy, almost like copy-pasting. Although Lu Sheng and his group had grown in number, their eating speed simply couldn't keep up with the animals' prolific reproduction rate.
"And that rabbit you brought back got all the female rabbits in the barn pregnant! Now there are too many rabbits, we can't catch them all!" Han Mingjun said, looking completely exasperated.
The lop-eared rabbit that Lu Sheng brought back looked docile, but it actually did great things quietly.
Every day, besides being a manure-producing machine that can eat and sleep, I also have in-depth discussions with the soft and cute female rabbits in the shed about the great unity of rabbit life.
Rabbits, these small and vulnerable animals with virtually nothing, survive in a natural environment teeming with predators thanks to their powerful reproductive capabilities. Han Mingjun is busy delivering rabbits every day, working day and night.
Besides the livestock sheds, the vegetables and fruits planted in the fields are also harvested one after another, and the rate at which they are eaten cannot keep up with the rate at which they are harvested.
In addition, due to environmental reasons, fewer and fewer people are willing to brave the ultraviolet rays to shop at vending machines, resulting in a large amount of their goods going unsold!
If we let livestock, vegetables, and fruits proliferate like this, the base will soon be too small to contain them!
"Miss Lu, can you think of a way to sell all these supplies?" Han Mingjun asked, carrying a nest of rabbits in one hand, looking worried.
Han Rui hesitated, looking at the adorable, fluffy little rabbits, "Isn't this a bit too cruel of us? The rabbits are so cute..."
"Then..." Han Mingjun was stunned for a moment.
"Add more spice, I love it." Han Rui secretly swallowed.
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