Chapter 83
The cat's tail grass and other plants arrived at a distant location, at an intersection somewhere on the outer side.
This place is both a necessary stop on the way to the base and a viewpoint of the base, making it convenient for gathering intelligence.
The only downside was that there was only bare ground and some uncleaned ruins all around.
The plants searched the vicinity and finally found a spot, where they built a simple little house out of some stones.
The most complete and exquisite little house was naturally the one made by the cat's tail grass. The white hydrangea was dusted off and the little bed was skillfully made out of the bundle.
Cattail ate some dry food it had taken from the human's car, stepped inside, circled the small bed, and curled up to lie down.
Having traveled for so long, it maintained a high level of concentration throughout and was the most exhausted of them all.
The other plants, trying to be as quiet as possible and not make too much noise, quickly tidied up their new "homes," arranged for the plants to take turns guarding the night, and then went to sleep one after another.
It was almost six in the morning when the sky gradually brightened.
The narrow ruins were quiet and peaceful. If you looked closely, you could vaguely make out a few small stone houses that had been built.
A baby's breath and an orchid stood guard nearby, constantly watching their surroundings.
There was nothing unusual about the direction of the Blackridge Mountain base. The patrol team of superhumans expanded their search area, but did not reach the intersection where the plants were located.
Furthermore, there are few zombies around, so the patrol's primary target is humans.
Qian Hui didn't sleep very soundly, waking up several times in the middle of the night, and got up before 10 a.m.
The first thing I do when I wake up is check the condition of the plants in the plant encyclopedia.
Especially the pomelo, whose berserk skill is the most powerful and needs to be restored as soon as possible.
Despite having Yuzu, yesterday's faction conflict resulted in a near-total victory.
But if the person being interrogated is not lying, more superhumans with the potion will arrive, intending to attack the base; they may already be on their way.
Before going to bed early yesterday morning, Qianhui prepared a lot of mana potions for Youzi. Now, when she opened the encyclopedia, she saw that the mana accumulation progress had reached 20%.
Compared to other top-tier exotic plants, its recovery speed after using the Berserk skill seems somewhat slow.
It might not be enough time for the pomelos to fully recover... Both bases must be fully prepared.
Several farms that I previously connected with after purchasing mushroom water proactively sent their greetings and offered to help, and their products are still on their way.
Qianhui stepped out of the wooden house, and Xiaobaocai, carrying Xiaomogu, ran towards her.
He picked up the small mushroom, put it in his pocket, and slowly walked out: "Want to sleep a little longer?"
Little Mushroom waited for Qian Hui until dawn last night, and now her eyes are too tired to keep open. She nodded and slipped into her pocket.
Many other plants in the base have also awakened and are busy with their own tasks.
The carnivorous plant and the cabbage are training the new plant, teaching them how to cooperate.
Nut kept jumping along the fence, checking if the spikes on the outside were installed properly.
The three-barreled cannons placed by the wall were being studied by Lettuce on how to use them and how to allocate them to suitable plants.
Carrot and Chili were alone, holding a few blank wooden boards, discussing specific battle preparations.
Yuzu woke up and was led around the base by Sunflower, who also chatted with it.
Of all the plants in the entire base, only the small lotus roots and bitter gourds that joined yesterday are probably the most idle.
The little lotus root is still adapting to its environment in the lake. The nine little bitter gourds really want to join the attack team, but unfortunately they are not strong enough. They follow Apple and Crispy Peach to help out everywhere.
When they woke up, the little bitter gourds all had a small piece of wood around their necks, with the numbers one to nine engraved on both sides for easy identification.
Upon seeing Qian Hui, Chili rushed over.
It opened the small backpack on its back, which contained two communicators, and showed one of them to Qianhui.
Just then, the sunflower and pomelo approached, followed by the carrot.
Qianhui held the old communicator and read the chat history between Chili and an unfamiliar signal inside.
"A plant that can also use words?" He frowned slightly. "Who is it?"
The chili pepper shook its head, feeling quite ashamed, as it hadn't even found out what kind of plant was on the other side.
This morning, while Qianhui was still asleep, it sent two messages, but for some reason, they didn't seem to be delivered successfully.
Chili really wanted to meet a plant that could use a human communicator just like herself.
It even wondered if the mysterious plant had already set off for the base, which was why the signal was unstable and it couldn't receive any information.
Chili pepper's eyes sparkled with anticipation: "Wow!"
It said it might come to help! It must be a very powerful plant!
Sweet Pepper, leading a newly formed attack squad, passed by, glanced over, nodded in agreement with Chili's words, and then disappeared.
Carrot, however, was cautious, leaning closer to examine the communicator with a suspicious look in his eyes.
Could it be a human in disguise...? But Chili also said that she heard the voice from the other side yesterday.
Looking at the chat history, it felt that the other party's attitude was somewhat subtle.
It's hard to say for sure; perhaps this is just the nature and speaking style of this mysterious plant.
Qian Hui also felt something was strange and had no clue what to do.
“Let’s wait and see,” he hesitated. “If we come to the base, the detectors will find us.”
Throughout its journey, Mimosa continuously used its skills to sense everything around it. Upon returning, it was somewhat tired and went to rest.
In comparison, the detector's sensing accuracy is not as good as that of the mimosa, but its range is sufficient.
Chili nodded and left the communicator with Qianhui.
If the other side sends another message, Qianhui can choose to communicate directly with that plant.
After saying this, Chili Pepper left to check on the new plants with Carrot.
Yuzu took the initiative to approach and rub against Qian Hui's arm.
It carried the small backpack Qian Hui had given it yesterday, which contained many pills that it could take from time to time, and also use the sunflower's light to restore its strength.
Yuzu now understands its importance, but the recovery of its charged attack takes time, and since this is its first time using it, it can't be rushed.
Qian Hui patted its head and gently asked how it felt and whether it liked the new courtyard.
Yuzu answered each question in turn, and finally left with Sunflower to continue familiarizing themselves with the base environment.
The two plants left together, and the game interface in front of Qianhui opened.
Fortunately, the search for pomelos went very smoothly. Now, among all the illustrations of rare and exotic plants, only one is still gray.
Looking at the faint silhouette in the illustration, Qian Hui felt a pang of sadness.
Only cattail grass is left. After Lettuce went to find the other party last time and came back, Qianhui marked the location on the map.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will probably go there.
However, the base is now in danger at any moment, every aircraft is important, and there is no guarantee that they will be able to bring back the cat's tail grass.
Actually, on the way back yesterday, Qianhui had the idea of arranging for a plant to go again, but Carrot persuaded her against it.
Moreover, among all the plants in the yard, the cat's tail grass is probably the one that has fared the best outside; at least there's no need to worry about it being in danger.
Qian Hui was briefly lost in thought and sighed silently.
He stood up and put the communicator into his coat pocket.
The little mushroom in the other pocket was still fast asleep, and gently turned over.
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It was 1 p.m. at the Jianghai Base.
Wen Jue sat in a study, followed by two subordinates.
Sitting opposite him was another person, Zhao Yan, the leader of the Jianghai Base.
"The people sent to investigate have arrived," Zhao Yan said, throwing the communicator on the table with a venomous tone. "Those three teams have been completely wiped out."
He had a bad feeling when he suddenly lost contact with them yesterday, but he never expected that... not a single person would be left alive.
However, the team heading to Blackridge Mountain base had already been dispatched, and it was too late to terminate the operation now.
Wen Jue's factory is gone, yesterday's raid failed, and if they hadn't been able to breach that alien plant base, they wouldn't have been able to obtain the "antidote" from the alien plants that treats the loss of consciousness.
Zhao Yan suppressed his anger and forced himself to calm down: "Is Nan Tingjin also there? Those three teams..."
The investigators reported that the scene and the body had been disturbed, making it difficult to discern much information.
The entire army was wiped out after the use of the drug. Zhao Yan's first thought was Nan Tingjin; it could only be him who was responsible.
“Perhaps,” Wen Jue said, his eyes closed and his fingertips tapping lightly on the armrest. “There may be other strange plants whose backgrounds are unclear.”
He opened his eyes, his voice tinged with exhaustion, and reassured them, "Don't worry, even if we've done this much, the other side will need time to recover."
Wen Jue was very confident in his potion; taking down all three teams would certainly not be easy.
Now is actually the best time to attack the base.
Lately, Wen Jue has been using his superpowers less and less, but his intuition has always been very accurate.
With so many of his men dead, Zhao Yan was quite dissatisfied with Wen Jue's seemingly indifferent attitude.
He glanced at Wen Jue a few times, but ultimately said nothing.
Without Wen Jue, he wouldn't be in his current leadership position, let alone now that the two of them are in the same boat.
Wen Jue also promised him that the Sky Base would not be rebuilt and that the Jianghai Base would be one of the three major bases in the future.
"Then please get some rest, sir," Zhao Yan stood up. "I will let you know immediately if there is any new information."
After saying that, he turned and left in a hurry.
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The next day arrived in a flash, and the plants busied themselves preparing everything.
With plenty of in-game currency, Qianhui bought a lot of things in one go: skill point pills, evolution potions, helmets, weapons, and more...
Almost any plant can be used, as long as it's useful.
Nine little bitter gourds, each wearing an identical helmet, ran behind the durian.
The little lotus root also had a helmet. It didn't stand on ceremony with Qian Hui. After drinking the evolution water, the pattern on its right arm became darker and the design became more lifelike.
The prestige points from the last battle were plentiful, and Qianhui bought the ninth aircraft.
The aircraft cannot hold many plants, but it is more practical.
After finally getting everything arranged, my prestige points were almost depleted again. I spent 40,000 to 50,000 of them, and with the faction points that could be exchanged, I had more than 200,000 left.
However, spending so much of the balance also brought immediate returns: the loyalty of the new plants increased rapidly, almost all of them exceeding 60%.
Qianhui didn't have time to check the plant encyclopedia and skills one by one, so the newly formed attack team was handed over to the carrot-eating plants and a few others.
He was browsing the game store, trying to see what else he could prepare in advance, when his communicator suddenly beeped.
The communicator was the one Chili gave her yesterday; Qianhui picked it up to examine it.
"How is the situation?"
Qian Hui thought for a moment and replied, "Hello, we are doing well here. Thank you for your concern."
"?"
The other end immediately sent a question mark, followed by another message.
"Who are you?"
On the other side, Cattail Grass stared intently at the communicator screen.
The previous plant was clumsy and wouldn't have used so many words; this one is clearly human.
Humans, or...
The transmitter vibrated once, and the screen lit up again.
“I am Qian Hui, the leader of the Plant Garden.”
Cattail stared at the reply for two seconds, then snapped the real-time communication button.
Because of the location change, the signal took a long time to finally connect.
A very familiar voice came from the other end of the communicator: "Hello?"
His tone was gentle, and because of his zombified body, his pronunciation had a unique slurred quality, but it sounded much smoother than before.
Cattail Grass remained silent, its tail swaying unconsciously behind it.
Qian Hui, waiting for a reply, asked again, "Can you hear me?"
The cat's tail grass was pondering whether to lower its own voice or call another plant to hum a few times in its place.
Suddenly, it abruptly raised its head and looked into the distance.
There's movement...
Cattail snapped shut and leaped onto the high ground of the ruins.
At the edge of the horizon, several modified cars sped towards us.
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