While waiting, Lü Yongchang and the group of academicians around him carefully observed the fragile sapling that was struggling to grow in the laboratory.
Based on data from other experimental groups, they slowly adjusted various environmental parameters in the laboratory.
Moisture, radiation, temperature, atmospheric composition...
Whether it was psychological or something else, when several parameters were adjusted to their optimal state, Lü Yongchang seemed to see the extremely thin root system of the sapling tremble rapidly a few times.
It's like expressing one's joy and satisfaction with a comfortable environment.
Looking at the increasingly vibrant light green leaves, a faint smile appeared in Lü Yongchang's eyes.
Outside the laboratory, a series of light footsteps approached from afar.
Meng Lu has arrived.
Perhaps because she had learned about the new research project, her steps seemed unusually hurried and frequent!
The laboratory door slowly opened, and Meng Lu's voice followed.
"Professor Lü, what strange civilization has the fleet discovered this time?"
Her voice revealed a hint of excitement and agitation.
Even now, she still remembers the shock that the language system of those amino giant fish brought her.
pity……
With the outbreak of that war between advanced civilizations, the Gliese 555 star system was completely destroyed.
The amino giant fish located deep within the ice giant... naturally could not escape the fate of extinction.
Thinking of this, Meng Lu clicked her tongue in regret.
It seems that in the future, she will only be able to reminisce about these silly giants through the civilization records she compiled.
"Academician Meng, come quickly."
"Let me make this clear first, this mission is much harder than the last one, so you can't run away now!"
Just as Meng Lu was standing at the laboratory door deep in thought, Lü Yongchang's voice came from inside the laboratory.
She paused for a moment, then took a step towards the group of academicians who had gathered there, somewhat puzzled.
"Professor, what are you saying?"
"I wouldn't even look at a research task that isn't challenging!"
She spoke half-jokingly as she walked closer to the crowd.
Inside the transparent aluminum curtain wall is a spacious room with white as the main color.
Looking at the various arrangements, a sense of understanding rose in Meng Lu's eyes.
This is a biological laboratory.
But then she frowned.
Inside this biological laboratory, apart from the busy Type I research robots, there seemed to be no other living creatures—except for the extremely thin sapling in the very center.
"Did you see that?"
"This is your research subject."
Lu Yongchang's voice came from the side.
Meng Lu was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand in surprise to point to the sapling inside the transparent wall, and asked in an extremely strange tone, "Professor?"
"You want me to study the language system of a tree?"
"Are you... serious?"
Lü Yongchang smiled and waved to the side: "Old Mao, you explain."
"Academician Meng."
A familiar voice came from the side: "We meet again."
"Academician Mao!" Upon seeing Mao Zhengzhi, Meng Lu quickly greeted him, "You..."
Mao Zhengzhi chuckled and interrupted Meng Lu before she could finish speaking: "Don't rush, let me introduce you first."
"This is a plant-based, highly intelligent life form that we discovered on a planet."
More than ten minutes later.
Unlike her initial confused and bewildered look, Meng Lu now looked at the inconspicuous, thin sapling with a strange glint in her eyes.
"Plant-based intelligent life..."
"The universe is so vast, it's truly full of wonders!"
"How about it? Are you confident?" Lu Yongchang asked with a light laugh and a gentle tone.
"..."
Extremely unusually, Meng Lu did not respond to Lü Yongchang's inquiry immediately.
This is, after all, an unprecedented plant-based life form, unlike animal-based life forms that communicate through sound or other media.
Although Academician Mao Zhengzhi gave her a detailed introduction to this giant tree, she is still completely confused.
Therefore, when faced with Lü Yongchang's questioning, Meng Lu's face showed a deep sense of conflict.
After hesitating for a long time, she finally replied, "Professor, I'll give it a try first."
Lü Yongchang wasn't too surprised by Meng Lu's reaction.
After all, it was a completely new field, and even he dared not say that he could definitely decipher the language of the giant tree.
He smiled gently: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"This is not the core research direction of the Academy of Sciences, so even if it fails, it will not have a significant impact."
Seeing Meng Lu breathe a slight sigh of relief, he said softly again, "If you encounter any difficulties during the research process, you can tell me or Academician Mao, and the Academy of Sciences will try its best to meet your needs."
...
The research has officially begun.
Based on the experimental and exploratory data provided by Academician Mao Zhengzhi, Meng Lu can basically confirm that these giant trees rely on their root systems to transmit information.
According to Professor Lü and Academician Mao's speculation, all the trees on the Lost Star are branches of that giant tree that is 10,000 meters tall; in other words, it is a separate individual life.
A problem has arisen.
The value of a language system lies in communication. Whether it is spoken language, gestures, or written language, its ultimate purpose is communication.
Does an individual life form truly possess a language system when it does not need to communicate with its own kind?
Without a comprehensive language system, the difficulty of her work would increase exponentially.
To make a tree understand human meaning, or is it an alien tree?
That's easier said than done!
Before the experiment even began, Meng Lu already had doubts about its success rate.
Even so, she still tried to start the experiment according to the normal procedure.
Because there were no precedents, she could only conduct tentative experiments based on her own understanding.
The first thing that came to her mind was the hypothesis of bioelectricity.
Inside the isolated biological laboratory, research robots are carefully implanting tiny electrodes into the roots of saplings.
Under the camera's lens, Meng Lu could clearly see that as the research robot moved, the sapling trembled slightly with its thin root system, seemingly resisting the action.
She breathed a slight sigh of relief as the last electrode was successfully implanted into the sapling's roots.
To minimize the stress on the seedlings, she specifically chose the smallest electrode available.
Fortunately, no unexpected situations occurred during the entire operation.
She turned her head to look at the holographic image beside her.
After a short wait, undulating curves appeared in the holographic image.
"There really is bioelectric current..."
Meng Lu frowned slightly as she carefully observed the fluctuations in these curves.
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