Chapter 159: A Lot of Eggs
"What's that smell? The smell of plants?" He Ziqian was a little confused when asked this question. To be honest, they were in a primeval forest, and the smell of plants was everywhere. He really couldn't tell if there was any special smell.
"Can't you smell it? It's a kind of... plant smell that doesn't sound like a plant's. Compared to the stone rock, the vitality is obviously closer to that of a plant. It's ninety-nine percent likely a plant!" Ruan Xi was analyzing it on his own. In the end, he gave a definite result on his own and clapped his hands to celebrate.
He Ziqian: "..." There was nothing he could do. He loved the god-like confidence of his little miracle doctor. What's more, his little miracle doctor's confidence had never failed so far.
"Although I can't smell it, I can help you find it." He Ziqian stated it decisively, his attitude as sincere as ever, and a little bit obedient.
"Um!"
One answered fluently, the other was pleased, and they had a perfect understanding.
Since it is related to plants, with Ruan Xi around, the search process will not be too difficult. In fact, it is a bit too smooth.
"What kind of plant is this? A new variety?" He Ziqian didn't know much about plants, but he had memorized the Imperial Plant Encyclopedia. The plant in front of him looked more like a rock in shape and texture, and had definitely never appeared in the Imperial Plant Encyclopedia.
"It's definitely a new species. I'll ask Dashu to help us identify it. Maybe Dashu knows it."
But the big tree also said that he didn't know it and had never seen it. He even said that Ruan Xi was wrong. It was just a rock the size of a palm, not a plant.
"Big tree, can't you feel its vitality? I can clearly feel it..." This time, Ruan Xi was really surprised. He and the big tree had never had such a disagreement on the perception of vitality or energy fluctuations.
"Is the perception clear? Or is there a feeling of confusion?" Dashu was a little careless at first, but now he became nervous.
As the tree of life, his perception of vitality can never be weaker than that of Ruan Xi, a wood-type mutant. If Ruan Xi's perception is not wrong, then something must have affected the tree.
"I think my perception is correct. I was a little uncertain at first, but now I am 100% sure that this is a plant. This plant even has mature fruits hidden inside the body of the plant!" Ruan Xi did not "give in" at all and was 100% confident in his perception.
"So, my recovery speed is slowing down..." After a moment's silence, Dashu actually figured out something. Moreover, the more he spoke, the more certain he became. After he finished speaking, he was basically certain that the problem lay with the environment.
"Could it be that the environment of this planet has an impact on the big tree?" He Ziqian was also thinking actively and expressed his guess as soon as possible.
Ruan Xi nodded thoughtfully. "It's possible. Perhaps this is an exclusive magnetic field that causes the native plants to thrive, even overgrow. But this is the law of survival on this planet. Is it possible that a powerful 'king' here has used all the plants to create an exclusive magnetic field, or perhaps a magic array? And this magic array only works on large trees, which are also plants."
In this way, Ruan Xi and He Ziqian, the two humans, lived in peace.
"This is so strange. They are on guard against their own kind, but ignore us two weirdos. There must be something wrong!" Ruan Xi came to a conclusion, and his eyes began to search around warily.
It seems that every plant around here has evil intentions!
He Ziqian was also wary of everything around him. His perception of danger was far superior to Ruan Xi's, but even so, he could not feel that the surrounding environment posed any threat to them.
"It seems that they really don't take us seriously. They probably think that only big trees can pose a threat to them." So, is the "king" of this planet also a tree?
After coming to this conclusion, He Ziqian felt embarrassed. Ever since he accepted the big tree's family setting, he always felt that the first plant around him might have self-awareness and become a friend or enemy of humans.
"After this analysis, it is quite reasonable. I don't know whether the weakening of the big trees by the tree king of this planet is temporary or continuous. If it is continuous, then it will be a bit troublesome." The continuous weakening of strength has led to more uncertainties when they are not sure when they can leave or even whether they can leave smoothly. It is ultimately a threat to the safety of the big trees.
It's so hard to get the big tree to stay with him. If it continues to weaken and leads to its "downgrade", then they will be wronged. Who will they cry to then?
"Will the big tree be forced to leave?" Thinking of the time when the big tree appeared, He Ziqian guessed that the appearance of the big tree was closely related to Ruan Xi's own ability.
"I'm not sure, but it's very likely. I don't want to be separated from the big tree again, although I miss the little tree too." However, the little tree is still a "child" now, and what he needs most is to take root and grow.
"So, the little tree is now on Funong Star, and the big tree is staying with you instead of the little tree? The positions of the big tree and the little tree cannot be interchanged at will?" He Ziqian analyzed step by step, filling in the missing information bit by bit.
I felt like I was telling a fairy tale, and I could barely be considered a minor protagonist.
"Well, I'm a little worried..." Ruan Xi was so worried that he was not so happy when looking at the new plant species he discovered.
It was obvious that there was no solution to this problem for the time being, so He Ziqian simply changed the subject.
"I'm very curious, does this plant have no roots? It's just an... egg, where will it take root?" He Ziqian thought for a few seconds and felt that the image of this plant was closest to an egg, except that its color looked like a bad egg.
"Haven't you noticed? This round shell is its root. Look, the root system's patterns are very obvious." Ruan Xi brought the egg-shaped plant in front of He Ziqian and pointed out his discovery to He Zisai.
When He Ziqian took a closer look, he really did see dense lines, which did look somewhat similar to the roots of a plant.
However, it is just a similarity. The shape of these roots does not look like they will be rooted in the soil. For a plant growing in a purely natural environment, this situation is quite special.
"Like other plants, do they also absorb nutrients from the soil?" However, judging from the appearance alone, this "egg" seems to be out of tune with the surrounding environment. When it was dug out of the soil, it was not even covered with a speck of soil. It was so clean that it seemed as if it had grown in a vacuum.
"Of course, this is a common characteristic of plants. Regardless of whether they grow in water or soil, plants must absorb nutrients from the surrounding environment. Although this is not fully understood, it should be similar."
"That makes sense. Since it's a plant, it shouldn't be found only in this place. Let's look for it somewhere else?" Such a rare plant, and Ruan Xi's perception radar is so sharp. This thing must be more than just rare in appearance.
"Well, find a few more. When I take a break, I will test the medicinal properties. Maybe it is another rare and good medicine." Ruan Xi had a wishful thinking in his mind. When it comes to finding treasures, he has always had both luck and strength.
"This is a great idea, I fully agree with it." He Ziqian responded positively.
Afterwards, the two began to search in the grass with a clear goal. In less than fifteen minutes, they dug out a total of twenty "eggs", and each one looked more like an egg than the last. The surface of the last egg was so smooth that it was almost impossible to find the root pattern. It was Ruan Xi who discovered it using his special ability.
Otherwise, if you look at it with the naked eye, it looks like just an ordinary egg.
"So many eggs..." Ruan Xi was shocked. He felt like he had just dug up an ordinary plant that grew everywhere, but it happened to be considered "rare".
When twenty "eggs" gathered together, Ruan Xi immediately felt a special energy fluctuation. It was not a huge surge, but like a trickle. As long as you feel it, it will flow into your heart silently. However, these trickles of energy contain vigorous vitality. As long as you can feel it, you can understand what "vigorous vitality" is.
"He Ziqian, can you feel it? The energy fluctuations in these eggs are really similar to those in the big tree." However, we cannot pursue the details. What's more, with Ruan Xi's closeness to the big tree, such a similarity is impossible to deceive him.
When Ruan Xi mentioned this, He Ziqian subconsciously closed his eyes and sensed it carefully. He actually felt the energy fluctuations in these eggs.
Then, he felt an inexplicable shock in his heart. He seemed to have felt this kind of energy fluctuation somewhere before, and it happened in the past three months.
He Ziqian unknowingly fell into deep thought, and compared his memories of the past three months one by one, but he still couldn't find any relevant memories.
"What are you thinking about? Have you ever felt such energy fluctuations?" Ruan Xike was not stupid at all. On the contrary, he was very smart and guessed He Ziqian's thoughts at once.
"That's true, but I can't recall where I've felt this kind of energy fluctuation before. To be precise, it's probably similar, like different notes on the same key. Although the sounds they make are different, they are inextricably linked.
"The same tone..." Ruan Xi also began to think about this problem.
At this moment, the slightly hesitant voice of the tree sounded in Ruan Xi's mind.
"I... wasn't originally a creature from this plane. I come from a higher plane." Dashu said this just to remind Ruan Xi so that their guesses and analysis would have a specific direction, so as to avoid accidentally thinking off the topic and wasting time.
Unexpectedly, the big tree's reminder directly lit up the little green light in Ruan Xi's mind.
"It's Chilin!"
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