Li Qiusheng murmured, "Are they saying we can't use the soil from the dungeon?"
No one could answer her.
Li Qiusheng suddenly had a brilliant idea: "What if I used the soil from my own body?"
Every time Li Qiusheng turned into soil and then back, he was always whole; he never tried to separate a piece of himself from the soil.
This time, we're going all out to win first place!
Li Qiusheng transformed into soil and slowly moved into the flowerpot. She separated a bit of soil from her hair and quickly transformed back into a person.
Then, right before Li Qiusheng's eyes, that small amount of soil slowly turned into hair and floated to the bottom of the basin. It was like a group of small clods of earth, except for one that foolishly lagged behind.
Xia Chuhe hesitated, then said, "Your hair..."
"What's wrong?" Li Qiusheng scratched his head. Her hair was long, but it didn't matter if it was a little short; it would grow back in time.
"Pfft, hahahahahahaha..." Ah Bao burst into laughter.
Li Qiusheng said of her, "It's inexplicable."
Ah Bao pointed to his eyeballs: "Come closer and look at my eyes."
Li Qiusheng knew that Ah Bao and his boss were currently secret allies and wouldn't harm him, so he did as she said without worry.
Ah Bao's eyes were round and amber in color; when you looked closely, it was as if you were looking into a bronze mirror. But because Ah Bao had become a corpse, this bronze mirror was now clouded and had lost its luster.
Even with a dusty bronze mirror, Li Qiusheng could clearly see the mess on her head. The section of hair she had parted was precisely on the top of her head. As a result, while the hair at the bottom of her head hung down normally, the section on top was short and frizzy.
Even hens eager to brood don't want to sit on her head.
Xia Chuhe watched Ah Bao and Li Qiusheng interact without showing any emotion. Just now, Ah Bao didn't seem like a human being to her.
Lu Dangui diligently cleaned the flowerpots, then steered the conversation back to the main topic: "So, what should we do now?"
Plants need soil, water, sunlight, carbon dioxide, and various trace elements to grow, but now they can't even find soil.
The men had already pulled the flowerpots out of the basement. Seemingly noticing the weak competition between Xia Chuhe's and Du Zhen's teams, the men chose to avoid both teams: "We won't stay in the basement tonight; it'll be more convenient outside."
Xia Chuhe watched their backs as they pulled the flowerpots away; they seemed a little stiff, as if they had been dead for two days.
The flowerpot had been rolled over the plant, and a lot of soil was stuck to the outside of the pot.
The lower layers of the wasteland lack suitable soil for planting, and most ordinary people will never encounter sophisticated planting techniques in their entire lives. In the eyes of the wasteland inhabitants, planting is simply putting seeds in the soil, watering them, and waiting for the harvest.
Where do these men get the confidence to grow plants in the dungeon?
If none of them have evolved plant-related superpowers, then there is only one possibility left—they have hidden clues.
Entering the instance two days early, it's impossible that you wouldn't have found any clues at all.
Xia Chuhe whispered to Li Qiusheng, "Follow them and see what they're up to. If there's any danger or unusual situation, come back immediately."
Li Qiusheng nodded, silently turning into soil, and using the plant vines and leaves as cover, perfectly followed behind the men.
Once the men were completely out of sight, Xia Chuhe and Du Zhen exchanged a glance, and both teams jumped into the basement to prevent the other team from eavesdropping.
Xia Chuhe looked at A Bao: "What should we do with our two teams?"
Ah Bao was eager to try: "I want to compete with you and see who can make the seed mature first."
Du Zhen pulled her behind him: "Pretend to compete, but actually cooperate. No matter which team comes in first place, the spoils will be divided per person."
The little calico cat meowed, indicating that it was also part of the group.
Although none of Du Zhen and his group knew how to plant, the instance had already demonstrated its extraordinary power, making planting skills seem insignificant.
Du Zhen's suggestion was fair enough, and Xia Chuhe readily agreed.
Everyone was satisfied, except for Ah Bao.
Xia Chuhe also sensed something was wrong. A Bao said he was the corps commander, but it felt like Du Zhen was the one in charge.
...
Since soil cultivation doesn't work, let's try hydroponics.
Xia Chuhe took a large bucket of water from the farm and poured it into a basin.
However, the water disappeared without a trace once it was poured in. The bucket, which had felt a little lighter, immediately became heavy again. The water had returned exactly as it had been poured in.
Ah Bao muttered under his breath, "That person only told us to grow things, not that we had to use this flowerpot, right?"
Xia Chuhe recalled the scene of the astronauts putting seeds into flowerpots and felt that things were definitely not as simple as A Bao had said. But regardless of whether it would succeed or not, she had to give it a try.
The area around the ceiling was covered with soil and plants, and Xia Chuhe didn't want to plant his seeds there.
On the one hand, there are many plants here, and if you accidentally confuse the sprouts of a specific seed with those of other plants, you'll have wasted your time. On the other hand, the soil is opaque, making it difficult to observe changes in the seeds.
Xia Chuhe used a bottle as a hydroponic container and put a few seeds in it.
If the method proposed by Ah Bao is useful, the changes in the seeds can be seen in a few hours, and then it will be timely to adopt this method for all of them.
Xia Chuhe placed the bottle on the farm: "I want to go to other places and see if I can find more clues. Do you want to come?"
Du Zhen shook his head: "It's fine if we stay nearby."
Ah Bao said, "I'll go with you."
Xia Chuhe reminded her, "You must remember that we are now competitors."
Ah Bao, though unconvinced, retorted, "I know, is it wrong for me to observe the competitors' strategies? Didn't you also send that country bumpkin out to observe the other team?"
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