Chapter 40
Qian Hui bent down and squatted down, and the cabbage that ran over suddenly jumped into his arms.
The cabbage was strong and much heavier than other plants; Qianhui was almost knocked over by it.
"Little Cabbage!" He hugged the cabbage tightly. "So it was you."
Cabbage let out a soft "woof," staring at Qian Hui with wide, moist eyes, as if she still couldn't believe it.
It loosened its gauntlets, its leaf hand gripped Qian Hui's hem tightly, leaned close and kept sniffing, then gently touched his cheek and hair.
Qian Hui still looked the same as I remembered, and her aura remained unchanged, except that her silver hair had turned light orange.
Upon closer inspection, his hair was unevenly colored and seemed to smell like carrots...
Seeing that Cabbage was curious about her hair, Qianhui explained, "Radish and the others dyed it for me, and it will all fall out in a few days."
Dyed?
The cabbage, full of curiosity, then noticed that there were several unfamiliar plants beside Qianhui.
There were sunflowers there too, and next to them were a money tree, an apple tree, and succulents...
A vine was wrapped around Qian Hui's wrist, with a thin branch peeking out from her sleeve. On one of the leaves was a mimosa plant the size of a fingernail.
Waaah, it's been so long! Qian Hui is still so beloved by plants...
Cabbage felt inexplicably wronged and extremely annoyed. She wished she had met Qianhui sooner. After leaving the plant courtyard, a lot must have happened to Qianhui.
It clung to Qianhui and wouldn't let go, burying its head and rubbing against her.
"It's alright, don't be afraid, it's all over now," Qian Hui said, still shaken. "Luckily we got here in time... Why did those humans attack you?"
The plant team, which had lagged a few steps behind, returned and surrounded Qianhui.
The cabbage made a "woofing" sound, and the sunflower, which had been pushed aside, helped translate and relay the message.
All the plants were listening, and the carnivorous plant raised its head to check the surroundings and make sure it was safe.
At this moment, the sunflower leaves twitched, and the small cabbage, almost buried underneath, quietly peeked out.
It gazed at the cabbage, its eyes shining slightly.
Baby bok choy and Chinese cabbage look very similar.
The difference between the two plants is that the small cabbage has a darker color at the top, resembling a round little ball.
Cabbage, on the other hand, is a lighter shade of green and has a slightly flattened body.
The two plants also differ greatly in size. The cabbage, when standing upright, is as tall as an adult's calf, while the baby cabbage is only the size of a palm, quite miniature.
But apart from that, their leaf patterns, the way they wrap around their bodies, and even the slight upturn of the leaf edges at the top are exactly the same.
Plants that look very similar, even if they are not exactly the same species, are generally related.
For example, chili peppers and radishes have different colors. The little succulent once lived on a human balcony where many succulents were grown. It said that the other succulents on the balcony were its older brothers and sisters.
So, the little cabbage wondered if the head cabbage might...
But the cabbage is so powerful; it's a top-tier mutated plant, while my level is the lowest, and I can't even fight...
The light in the little cabbage's eyes dimmed slightly, and it unconsciously hid behind the sunflower, continuing to observe the cabbage.
After hearing the whole story of Cabbage's attack on the base, Qian Hui frowned: "That was too dangerous. Don't do that again next time."
Cabbage always liked to do dangerous things. Even though its leaves were brittle and its defense wasn't high enough, it would still stand at the front to fight zombies.
Fortunately, it was strong enough to escape successfully after its first attack on the base.
Fortunately, the plant team arrived in time; otherwise, even if the cabbage had managed to break through, it would have been seriously injured.
Carrot stood aside and humphed.
It dared to break into a human base all by itself; it's quite capable... You should thank it quickly, as it hasn't slept all night, and if it had arrived even a little later, something bad would have happened.
The cabbage didn't argue; it was too lazy to pay attention to the carrot for the time being, and buried itself in Qianhui's arms, whimpering.
It also wanted to know about Qianhui's past experiences, but the ruins here were close to the base and not safe enough.
Furthermore, the base has just lost a small team, so they will definitely be more vigilant and on guard once they know the plants are coming.
A more detailed plan is needed to rescue the plants trapped inside.
So the carnivorous plant grew larger, letting Qianhui and the other plants in, and prepared to retreat to a more distant place.
The cabbage wouldn't leave her arms, so Qianhui picked it up and patted its head: "Little Cabbage seems to have gotten heavier."
Upon hearing this, the cabbage looked up shyly and pointed to its stomach, indicating that it was actually very hungry.
Qian Hui quickly pulled out half a packet of dried meat from her pocket and fed it to the cabbage, sighing with heartache.
The surrounding area was full of urban ruins, and there was not much food to be found. Most of the cabbages had been waiting outside the base for a long time.
But if it didn't try to help the two plants, it didn't know when it would meet Qianhui again.
Qianhui, holding a cabbage, crawled into the mouth of the man-eating flower. After Nantingjin and the other plants entered, the man-eating flower turned and quickly left.
The sunflower amplifies the light of its petals, replenishing the energy of the plants that have finished their battle and illuminating the surroundings.
Cabbage was really hungry, so she wolfed down the dried meat and ate four or five packets of biscuits and dried fruit.
Qian Hui prepared water for it and stroked it tenderly, saying, "Slow down, slow down, I have plenty more here."
To show his friendliness to his new partner, the potato even offered a piece of candy to the cabbage.
After delivering the candy, Potato ran back to Corn and quietly asked it, "Why do cabbages and bok choys look so alike? Are they related?"
The corn looked left and right, then shook its head.
It doesn't seem like a relative, but the little cabbage might be the boxing glove that the cabbage dropped before!
Potato let out an "Ah" and fell into deep thought.
Finally having filled his stomach, Cabbage drank the entire bottle of water in one gulp and lay back for a while.
It reached out and scratched its face, vaguely sensing the gaze directed at it, and subconsciously looked over.
A small plant is hiding under the sunflower leaves, with only half of its body showing.
When the little plant noticed the cabbage looking over, it quickly hid behind it.
The small plant stood against the light and quickly hid behind its leaves, so the cabbage couldn't be seen clearly.
It recalled for a moment and thought it was the red apple.
Cabbage turned her head again and glanced at Nan Tingjin.
It remembered that this was Qianhui's boyfriend, whom it had seen two or three times before when he took Qianhui to the forest cabin.
Nan Tingjin looked over, and Cabbage raised her hand and waved as a greeting.
A dozen minutes later, the carnivorous plant found half a building, picked out a clean and empty room, and opened its mouth.
The plants that had participated in the battle had rested enough, so Qianhui called everyone over and first introduced the cabbage.
The plants lined up and approached one by one, smelling each other's scents, and that was how they got to know each other.
When it was finally Qianhui's turn, she suddenly realized that Xiaobaocai was not there.
He looked around: "Where's the small bag?"
In times like these, the little cabbage should be the most proactive.
Qianhui called out again, almost thinking she had forgotten about the little cabbage. She saw the sunflower raise its leaves, revealing a tiny figure.
"Come here quickly!" Qian Hui waved to Xiao Baocai.
The little cabbage hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked forward.
It looked timid, yet its gaze towards the cabbage held a hint of expectation and longing.
The cabbage looked closely and exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?"
This little plant looks so much like me!
As the two plants, one large and one small, approached each other, Qianhui was taken aback.
He hadn't paid attention to anything else because he found the cabbage, but now that he looked at it again... when he first encountered the small cabbage, he had thought that the small cabbage and the cabbage looked very similar.
The cabbages were big and flat, while the baby bok choy were round and small, about the size of a cabbage boxing glove...
The little cabbage stood nervously in place, its two slender leaves unsure of what to do.
When it saw the cabbage approaching, it became even more nervous, closing its eyes and barely daring to breathe.
Curious, the cabbage stepped forward and circled the little cabbage, then held up its boxing gloves to compare and smelled the little cabbage's scent.
The little cabbage couldn't help but open its eyes and look up at them.
Finding that the cabbage didn't seem to mind its presence, the cat's eyes lit up, and it ran to the cabbage's side and hugged the boxing gloves.
The little cabbage looked at him with adoration: "Waaah..."
The cabbage paused, and even seemed a little nervous.
Although it is strong and good at fighting, other plants have always expressed their gratitude and praise to it, both before and after it came to the plant garden.
However, the small plant in front of me looks very similar to it, so it feels quite different.
That subtle feeling of suddenly seeing a similar yet different version of yourself in another world, and showing absolute self-acceptance...
The cabbage looked down at the little cabbage, and the more it looked, the more it liked it. It unfolded its boxing gloves and picked it up.
The little cabbage was so flattered and excited that it accidentally spat out a cabbage lantern.
The miniature cabbage lamp, about the size of a finger, rolled to the ground. The cabbage picked it up and looked at it: "Oops!"
So small! And it even glows!
The little cabbage immediately spat out several more, intending to give them to the head cabbage as a greeting gift.
The cabbages were not polite at all; they were all collected and stuffed into the gaps between the leaves on top.
Then, it held its breath for a moment, took off one of its boxing gloves, and gave the gloves to the little cabbage.
The cabbage-shaped boxing gloves need to be replaced every now and then, so taking them off early means the gloves are in perfect condition.
Little Cabbage carefully took the boxing gloves, so happy she almost fainted: "Waaah..."
Seeing the two plants getting along harmoniously, Qianhui did not disturb them.
He casually opened the game, and the cabbage's illustration was already lit up. With the addition of a new combat-type super-grade alien plant, the team's combat power increased to 19,000.
The balance is 150,000, the faction value is 4,000, and the total is 230,000.
— Only 70,000 short.
If possible, after rescuing the plants in the base, they might try to find the horde of zombies.
And that zombie king, number 03.
How much reward will you get for killing a zombie king...?
Qian Hui glanced at the cabbage playing with the little cabbage, then closed the game interface.
He and the plants were in perfect harmony, and none of them brought up the little mushroom's condition.
We're very close... If we save another 70,000, Little Mushroom will be successfully resurrected, and then we won't have to be sad anymore.
The carrot, which had been waiting for a long time, coldly interrupted the cabbage and bok choy: "Huh?"
It was getting late, and they still needed to discuss their battle plan and figure out how to rescue the plants from the base.
The little cabbage was very sensible and jumped down from the top of the cabbage's head.
It nuzzled against the cabbage one last time, picked up its boxing gloves, looked around, and ran away quickly.
The boxing gloves are soft when pressed down, but the small cabbage, afraid of damaging it, sheds a layer of hard cabbage shell.
As long as you don't use it in a large size, you can keep two cabbage shells as spares. Open the shell of a small cabbage, put the boxing gloves inside, and they'll fit perfectly.
After doing all this, the little cabbage opened its outer shell a little more and touched the boxing gloves inside.
I wish it could be as delicious as a cabbage someday...
On the other side, the plants sat together.
Qianhui asked the cabbage to describe the scene she saw when it broke into the base last time.
Cabbage scratched its head: "Huh?"
It was too chaotic at the time, and it couldn't see clearly at all. It only remembered that there were quite a lot of humans and they were equipped with a lot of weapons.
The carrot punched the cabbage in frustration. Wasn't that a waste of breath?
Durian sat next to Carrot as usual, somewhat absentmindedly, glancing at the small cabbage and then at the cabbage opposite.
The cabbage was innocent; it had no idea what was going to happen.
However, it probably kept track of the number and frequency of patrols outside the wall, which should come in handy.
However, breaching a base is far more difficult than eliminating an equal number of human superhumans.
The carrot considered the possibility of forcing its way through, and thought it would be better to let the nut grow bigger and smash the wall open.
After several battles, the plant team emerged victorious, and it seemed quite confident in their abilities.
Now there's another problem: the other side already knows about the plants' arrival and will definitely take precautions in advance.
In this situation, the difficulty will increase even further.
Carrot racked his brains, hoping to come up with a perfect rescue plan.
The plants also fell silent for a moment, their expressions solemn.
Suddenly, footsteps sounded from behind.
Nan Tingjin approached, came to Qian Hui's side, and bent down.
He asked, "Do you need any help?"
Nan Tingjin looked down at Qian Hui, his tone indifferent, as if he were discussing today's weather.
The atmosphere around them seemed to freeze, and all the plants looked toward Qian Hui.
Qian Hui paused for a moment, then hesitated and asked, "Is it okay?"
Upon hearing this, Carrot quickly overturned all his previous ideas and began to devise a new plan.
If Nan Tingjin can make a move... the chances of breaking through the base will be very high.
“Yes,” Nan Tingjin replied in a low voice, “but I need a commission.”
Qian Hui paused for a moment, then asked, "Commission?"
Blackridge Mountain Base makes a living by accepting various commissions and bounties. They want Nan Tingjin to help the Plant Squad, but the opponent is a human on his side, so it seems they should pay him a commission...
However, Qianhui does not have a universal currency, and the only resources she can provide are those available in the game.
He thought for a moment, then asked hesitantly, "How many do you want?"
“Not much,” Nan Tingjin said with a smile, “You can pay me back first.”
—
Far in the center of the city ruins, within a branch of the Sky Base.
Upon confirming the death of the entire squad, everyone returned to base immediately, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The person in charge of the base activated the highest level of security on the perimeter wall, had several superhumans keep a close watch on the outside, and also brought out the firearms and weapons from the warehouse.
But the surrounding area was quiet, and the plants seemed to have left.
This is not good news. Did the plants come here just for that cabbage?
Many people have heard about the fighting power of those alien plants, and if the information is correct...
Among them are two combat-type super-grade alien plants, a sunflower with super healing abilities, a giant nut that has just awakened, and a mutated chili pepper with special abilities.
With the addition of several other outstanding mid-to-high-level alien plants, their combined strength and cooperation create unimaginable potential.
The base commander broke out in a cold sweat and kept contacting the main base to get operational instructions.
However, upon learning that the plant team had arrived and the cabbage had escaped, Wen Jue's body could no longer hold on.
He fell into a coma, and it's unclear whether he just happened to lose consciousness. His subordinates gave him medication, but he didn't wake up.
With that, only the remaining managers of the main base were left to discuss and decide.
Their first thought was of the plants kept in the base's branch, and they speculated that the alien plants might have come for this purpose.
However, if the imprisoned plants are secretly taken away, the risks are even greater if they are discovered.
If we try to hold the base, we might not be able to hold it, as the main base is too far from the branch base and we won't be able to get there in time.
Finally, the managers sent a second assignment to each base, requesting nearby teams to come and provide support.
Although there are risks involved... as long as we are careful, no one will discover the plants being kept in the base.
Upon receiving the instructions, the head of the base branch immediately began preparations.
He urged his subordinates to clear away some clutter and move all the cages containing the plants to a more secluded basement.
The subordinates rushed over and opened the tightly locked door.
Walking through the corridor, the room was filled with many iron cages of various sizes, each containing a mutated plant.
They were mostly listless, and when they saw someone coming, they hid in the corner of the cage, trembling and silent.
As the subordinate walked in, a cage by the door was suddenly slammed against, making two loud "bangs".
He looked down and saw a huge cherry, bigger than a basketball.
Several electrical wires were attached to Cherry, and she glared at the human in front of her, baring her teeth and letting out angry roars.
The subordinate frowned: "It hasn't been tamed yet?"
The person next to him replied, "No, he's very stubborn."
Cherry has been detained for some time now, and no matter how she is treated, she remains defiant and unyielding.
If they still cannot be tamed and utilized, they will probably be sent to the main base and handed over to Wen Jue's staff for processing.
Cherry bumped into it a few more times, its sharp teeth biting hard at the metal bars of the cage.
The subordinate, growing impatient, pressed a device on top of the iron cage, instantly stunning Cherry, who collapsed and lost consciousness.
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