Chapter 43: Night Light Vine Qi Shouqian said: "Yes...
Qi Shouqian said: "It's the energy node!"
Xuan Ji was standing behind Qi Shouqian, looking down at the buds that Qi Shouqian had grafted, with some curiosity on his face.
"Energy node?" Su Sanyue was puzzled.
"Yes!" Qi Shouqian said excitedly, "I've conducted over a hundred experiments today. After a mutant plant is grafted onto a normal plant, it will inevitably wilt within half an hour. Only by injecting supernatural energy into it can it be revitalized."
"Then what?" Su Sanyue asked.
"Then I turned around and grafted ordinary buds onto the branches of the mutant plants. I found that the ordinary buds survived quickly and grew extremely fast!" Qi Shouqian said excitedly.
"This means that the prerequisite for the successful grafting of mutant plants is that ordinary plants can provide them with enough energy!" Qi Shouqian said.
Su Sanyue nodded, showing her understanding, and asked, "Then how do we solve this problem?"
"It's simple, it's a matter of energy nodes!" Qi Shouqian said. "Plants rely on their roots to absorb energy. Assuming a normal plant has an energy node of 1, and a mutant plant has 10, then theoretically, if we merge the roots of ten normal plants and graft them together to provide energy to the mutant bud, the mutant plant's bud will grow normally!"
Su Sanyue couldn't imagine what ten peach trees would look like if they were combined. After a moment's thought, she said, "Grandpa Qi, peach trees aren't very convenient for you to do your root grafting experiments on. Why don't you try using watermelon vines? My watermelons have already mutated successfully. If your theory is proven true, we can then find a way to conduct grafting experiments on other mutant plants."
Su Sanyue's mutant watermelon successfully mutated a few days ago, but the direction of its mutation was a bit strange.
Type: Mutated watermelon
Status: Mature (27 hours, 47 minutes, 23 seconds)
Mutation direction: Whitening (The green-striped watermelon often envies the white and tender pear melon next door. It wishes it could become white and tender, so it transforms into a white watermelon, which it thinks is beautiful. Humans who eat it will also have beautiful and white skin~)
Qi Shouqian was so happy when he heard that watermelons had also mutated. If he could use watermelon vines to do experiments, it would be much easier!
He quickly said, "Watermelons are great! Can you give them to me now? I'll experiment on them right away!"
Su Sanyue said with a helpless smile: "Grandpa Qi, it's almost twelve o'clock now. You should go back and rest. I will bring it to you tomorrow morning."
"How can I sleep like this! I am very energetic now as I am about to verify the theory!" Qi Shouqian said.
Su Sanyue said: "If you don't consider your own health, consider Grandma Lan too. If you don't go home so late, Grandma Lan will be worried."
Su Sanyue tried her best to persuade Grandpa Qi to go back.
Su Sanyue and Xuan Ji sent Qi Shouqian back home, then they breathed a sigh of relief and walked slowly towards their own home.
Xuan Ji said, "His theory is very interesting, but he will hardly succeed according to it."
"How do you know?" Su Sanyue asked.
Xuan Ji said, "Besides the differences in energy nodes, the most important difference between mutant plants and ordinary plants is their different energy composition and life levels. If a mutant plant is to be grafted onto an ordinary plant, it must possess the ability to parasitize and absorb energy from ordinary plants."
"Why are you so sure?" Su Sanyue asked.
"Because I have seen it." Xuan Ji said.
"Have you seen it?" Su Sanyue asked doubtfully, "Where have you seen it?"
"Right on this planet, in a hidden place, there grows a special plant naturally. It has a very similar scent to your mutated plant. It failed to survive the thunder tribulation, and its roots were severed by lightning, but it survived by relying on ordinary plants." Xuan Ji said.
Su Sanyue asked in her heart: "System, do mutant plants exist in nature?"
The system said: "Plants have a chance of natural mutation, but without human intervention, the chance of natural mutation is very small. If it is on this planet, the host can go and take a look."
"Since there are exceptions in nature, why do you say that Grandpa Qi can't succeed?" Su Sanyue asked.
"Because the mutated plant on this planet is very special. It is a vine, and its mutation direction is [devouring]. It does not need roots to absorb energy from ordinary plants to grow itself. It cannot be considered grafting, but only parasitism, just like dodder." Xuan Ji said.
Su Sanyue looked at Xuan Ji and said, "Do you remember the exact location? I want to go and see it."
Xuan Ji nodded and said, "I can take you there."
Su Sanyue said quickly: "Let's go now. I'll drive the spaceship over."
Xuan Ji quickly grabbed Su Sanyue's sleeve and said, "No need for a spaceship. Just hold my hand and I'll take you there."
Xuan Ji can do anything very conveniently on his own planet, but once he leaves his original planet, many of his abilities will be unusable.
Su Sanyue placed her hand on Xuan Ji's arm doubtfully. How could she get over there? Teleport?
In the blink of an eye, the scenery in front of her eyes changed. It was really teleportation!
However, before Su Sanyue could marvel at Xuan Ji's ability to teleport, she was shocked by the scenery before her!
She and Xuan Ji were standing on a huge vine, with an upside-down forest in front of them. Above their heads was soil and roots, and under their feet were branches and a bottomless space.
However, the trunks of all the trees are entwined with a vine, which is deeply embedded in the branches of the trees. All the glowing leaves on the trees are leaves of this vine, and the light it emits provides light for photosynthesis for the leaves of the trees.
This entire area of tens of thousands of inverted trees is its territory. It connects them together with branches. The leaves of this vine emit bright light, attracting passing creatures. Once a creature stands on the leaves, it will be preyed upon and devoured by the vine and turned into its nutrients.
"It has existed for a long time," Xuan Ji said. "Originally, it lived on the surface, but later, due to crustal movement, it was flipped underground. Because it lives deep underground, it has not been discovered by passing humans, so it has survived to this day."
Su Sanyue's eyes sparkled, and she couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's so beautiful, nature is the greatest creator..."
Suddenly, dozens of vines near Su Sanyue and Xuan Ji suddenly stood up, and the sharp branches attacked the two.
Xuan Ji generated a high-pressure air shield around the two of them, and the vine was immediately cut in half when it hit the shield.
As if sensing that the two were not easy to deal with, the vines drooped down as if nothing had happened and returned to silence.
The system had already scanned the entire vine forest, and a vine information box appeared in front of Su Sanyue.
Species: Noctilucent Vine
Status: Mature
Mutation: Devouring (A vine close to immortality, possessing a small amount of human-like intelligence and decent attack power.)
"Host, do you want to take it back?" The system said, "We can plant it in our residential area. It can serve as both a street lamp and a security guard. It's quite good."
Su Sanyue thought to herself, "That's a good idea, but its mutation direction is intelligence. Does that mean we can communicate?"
"Host, you can give it a try." said the system.
Seeing Su Sanyue staring at the vine without blinking, with a gleam of determination in her eyes, Xuan Ji couldn't help but ask, "Are you planning to take it home?"
Su Sanyue said, "Is it okay?"
Xuan Ji yawned and said, "It lives peacefully here. There's no way it's willing to go with you. Don't waste your time."
Su Sanyue said: "That's not necessarily true, and I just want a vine of it."
Xuan Ji crossed his arms and watched Su Sanyue's actions.
Su Sanyue squatted down, placed his hand on a vine, and then input his supernatural power.
Suddenly, starting from the vine in Su Sanyue's hand, the entire vine forest swayed like water waves.
After Su Sanyue input a wave of supernatural powers, she stood up and stopped moving.
A few small vines raised their heads cautiously and rubbed Su Sanyue's fingers in a flattering manner.
Xuan Ji was a little surprised when he saw the vine trying so hard to get superpowers. How could it be so easy to lure it?
But come to think of it, Su Sanyue's ability is very magical. She can create mutant plants with her bare hands, and now she has created a fairy plant. It is not surprising that this vine would be attracted to it.
Su Sanyue stretched out her hand, radiating her supernatural powers. She said to the vine, "Will you give me one of your branches? I promise to take good care of it, and it will be able to consume my mutant energy every day."
Countless branches, like crazy, crowded in front of Su Sanyue, as if saying: Choose me! Choose me!
Suddenly, all the vines stopped moving and slowly drooped down, and a dazzling light bulb suddenly appeared behind Su Sanyue.
The big light bulb stopped right in front of Su Sanyue. Su Sanyue covered her eyes with her hands and took a while before slowly looking towards the big light bulb.
"What is this?" Su Sanyue asked.
Xuan Ji walked around the big light bulb and said, "It should be its seeds."
Then Xuan Ji looked up at the forest below him and said, "And it's the only seed."
Su Sanyue said in surprise: "Could it be that it wants to give me the seeds?"
Xuan Ji was also surprised and said, "In March, put your hand under the seeds."
Su Sanyue did as she was told, and saw the seed, as bright as a light bulb, slowly falling down and finally landing in Su Sanyue's hand.
The light faded, and Su Sanyue seemed to be holding an ostrich egg with the texture of brown bark, and the vine forest under her feet returned to peace.
Xuan Ji stretched out his hand and said, "Let's go, we should go back to bed."
Su Sanyue placed her hand on Xuan Ji's palm, and the two of them flashed back home.
Su Sanyue couldn't wait to dig a hole in the yard, feed it some superpowers, and then plant seeds as big as ostrich eggs.
After Su Sanyue finished planting, she turned to look at Xuan Ji.
Xuan Ji raised his hand helplessly and injected vital energy into the seeds.
The seed quickly broke through the soil and grew a thin branch. The branch climbed up the wall and soon grew branches, wrapping the entire wall.
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