Then Luo Pingjun left without looking back, but he also assigned a soldier to follow her. No matter how angry he was, he would not forget the mission.
The snow had been falling all night. Although it wasn't heavy, it had already covered the ground with a layer of silver.
So everyone saved a lot of energy dragging the big boxes, and they were constantly moving. They didn't feel as cold as sitting in the car, and the journey was pretty smooth.
They went around a small valley and saw a little green in the depths of the forest from afar. Everyone couldn't help but stop and feel the magic of this scene.
He Xiaobei saw more clearly than them. The mountains and forests were covered with white snow, but among the snow there was a big tree that was about 10 stories high.
In this land of ice and snow, a big tree stands quietly.
The wind was biting cold and the snow was falling heavily, but it was like an indestructible fortress, firmly rooted here.
Its thick trunk stands straight and tall, as if declaring its tenacity and indomitable spirit to the world.
Although the surroundings are all white, the branches of the big trees are still dotted with green leaves. They are like precious gifts from nature, bringing a touch of vitality and hope to this cold world.
On the trunk of the tree, a purple vine quietly grew, winding up in an elegant manner, as if dancing with the tree.
Snow-white flowers are blooming on the vines, swaying gracefully in the wind and snow, as if telling the tenacity and beauty of life.
After looking for a while, the soldier hurriedly asked everyone to continue on their way. They didn't reach the big tree until almost noon.
The exploration team had come here to explore before, and found that there was no danger here, but the soldiers still distributed masks to everyone in advance.
He Xiaobei looked at the big tree in front of him and found that there were still a lot of grasses under the tree. These green grasses were a little withered, but they didn't look like they were frozen.
Only when we got closer to the tree could we see the vine clearly. It was as thick as a tire and grew right next to the roots of the tree.
Not only does it wrap around the trunk, but when it grows to a certain height, it also branches out into many thinner vines, tightly wrapping around the entire tree, not letting go of any larger branches.
The vines are covered with sharp thorns, all of which are embedded in the body of the tree, as if they are absorbing its nutrients.
He Xiaobei's eyes sparkled. It was the first time she had seen such a magical thing.
It's a pity that she is a water-based mutant. If a plant-based mutant comes and controls this thing, she will be able to do whatever she wants in the future.
As she looked around, the men and soldiers wearing large white down jackets with the word "research institute" embroidered on their chests had begun to open the large wooden boxes one by one and move out the machines inside.
He Xiaobei took a quick look and only understood one thing: a chainsaw with a strange shape. She had no idea what the other strange-shaped things were.
Everyone got to know each other a little bit along the way and knew He Xiaobei's identity.
So everyone was busy with their own work, no one paid any attention to her, and no one dared to ask her for help.
She simply wandered around with Lightning on her back. The branches of the tree were very dense and extended very far. It took He Xiaobei a while to reach the edge of the tree.
As soon as she stood still, she heard a crisp sound under her feet. She quickly took a step back and looked at the place where the sound came from.
She thought she stepped on a dry branch, but when she looked closely, she saw that it was something white, so she squatted down.
Using a fire axe to dig through the dead leaves mixed with soil, a complete animal foot bone appeared before her.
He Xiaobei looked at it for a while. Judging from the size of the paw, it was easy to tell that it was a large animal. She estimated that it was at least as big as a wild boar.
Since she had nothing to do, she simply continued digging. However, as she dug, she felt something was wrong.
The animal's skeleton was buried in the soil with its head facing downwards; it couldn't have gotten in on its own.
Then it could only have been dragged down. She dug a few more times and indeed saw plant roots entangled in the skeleton.
Looking up at the big tree and the vines wrapped around its trunk, she quickly ran to Luo Pingjun and told him all she had discovered, and pointed out the place where the animal bones were buried.
After hearing this, Luo Pingjun immediately walked to the place where He Xiaobei pointed and took a look. He then sent a soldier to call a man who was about forty years old. He was wearing a large white down jacket with the word "Research Institute" embroidered on his chest.
The man ran over, lowered his head and took a look, then immediately explained:
"Don't worry. Dead animals provide abundant nutrients for plants. And as you can see, the plants in this small area have all undergone varying degrees of mutation. So it's not surprising that they can use their roots to drag dead animals down with them."
After saying this, he raised his head and smiled at the two of them, comforting them:
"When the scouting team came here before, they placed a few live chickens here and waited for several hours without attracting any attacks from the plants, so this place is still relatively safe."
After listening to his explanation, He Xiaobei nodded frantically. He learned something. It seemed that he had been bored recently and read too many novels.
"I'm sorry, I didn't understand this and thought there might be some danger. I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
Luo Pingjun did not show any displeasure this time, but looked at her seriously:
"You're doing the right thing. Report any findings promptly and let professionals determine the results. It's also a precaution."
The man in the white down jacket said goodbye and left after explaining. He trotted back to the trunk of the big tree and continued to work.
Just as He Xiaobei and Luo Pingjun were about to go back after they finished talking, they heard a shout from a distance.
The two of them quickly looked towards the source of the sound, which was made by a researcher from a research institute.
He had just been directing the operation of cutting the tree trunk to collect samples, and accidentally touched his hand with the sharp thorns of the surrounding vines.
The spikes were so sharp that they directly cut through his special gloves, leaving a large gash at the man's knuckles.
Bright red blood flowed down the vine and the man's hand to the ground. The soldier quickly brought a medical kit and another man in a white down jacket bandaged him.
But no one noticed that the blood stuck on the thorns had slowly seeped into the vines.
At this moment, He Xiaobei and Lightning's ears suddenly moved.
They both heard a small rustling sound, and the man and the cat immediately looked upwards.
I saw that the vines that had been quietly wrapped around the branches before were now slowly extending towards the crowd below.
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