Chapter 87
The Black Ridge Mountain base is responsible for cleaning up the area on the outside, and the plants are also busy.
The spikes and cannons along the edge of the wall remained untouched to prevent zombie attacks, and the items left on the ground were cleaned up.
The apple tilted its head back and exhaled thick smoke, filling the fog of the attacked maze.
Crispy Peach stayed by its side, feeding it a few pills and the crystal cores that humans had previously "offered".
After consuming several crystal cores, the apple leveled up a few more times and exhaled even more smoke, covering the Blackridge Mountain base.
Cattail grass went to find a place to bask in the sun and sleep, leaving no other plants with it, and even leaving the white hydrangea beside Qianhui.
And the new plants it brought, a total of twenty-five, will all be registered and added to the courtyard.
All twenty-five plants are flowering plants, including baby's breath, peonies, jasmine, and roses...
The vast majority of them are mid-to-high-level offensive alien plants. They look delicate but are actually quite powerful in fights. There are also three with outstanding support abilities.
The last remaining white hydrangea is the only low-level one, with skills that aren't very useful. It's said to be responsible for taking care of the cat's tail grass's daily needs.
The white hydrangea counted the leaves on her hand, saying that every day she had to feed the cat's tail grass, wash its dishes, trim its tail, and wash its headscarf...
With the sunflower right beside her, Qian Hui felt a pang of nostalgia for what she had done for Cat's Tail Grass back in the courtyard.
However, at that time, the cat's tail grass only had one headscarf. The carnivorous plant and cabbage would occasionally be washed and dried on the branches the next day.
Qian Hui's feelings were subtle and complicated. She looked down at the white hydrangea next to her.
The white hydrangea probably noticed its resemblance to Qianhui, touched its own petals, pointed to Qianhui's silver hair, and happily exclaimed, "Woo!"
Qian Hui hummed in agreement and reached out to pick it up.
These plants are used to living together, and with the cat's tail grass leading the way, they have long since become an experienced team.
So the carrot decided not to separate them, and instead let the cat's tail grass take care of them, allowing them to find a place they liked to live in the mountains and forests, according to their habits.
It's not easy to collect so many flowering plants, and this is probably a unique quirk of the cat's tail grass. It likes plants that look good, preferably fragrant ones, as having them around will lift its spirits.
With these, along with cat's tail grass, and the previously mentioned pomelo, small lotus root, and nine small bitter gourds, the base now has 87 members.
We're still a little short of the 100 members required for the side quest.
After picking up the pomelo, Qianhui originally planned to look around the surrounding area on the way back to see if she could find any new plants.
However, an unexpected incident occurred on the way, and the team hurriedly returned.
Now that another zombie king has been spotted nearby, it seems there's even less time to recruit new plants.
With so many wood chips scattered earlier, there must still be some plants that have seen them.
Qian Hui was secretly troubled when Nan Tingjin handed her the communicator.
The message inside was from Yuanji. It was learned that the Jianghai base's operation had failed, and suddenly three or four other bases took the initiative to contact them, trying to befriend the plant base and offering to buy mushroom water.
Not long after, the situation in the human camp changed drastically. Seeing that Wen Jue's pharmaceutical factory had completely disappeared, some people finally softened their stance and had no choice but to seek help from the alien plants.
Qian Hui wasn't good at handling these things, and Nan Tingjin didn't have much patience either. Fortunately, Yuan Ji was there to oversee things, and Qi Yue would sometimes offer some advice.
He replied using Nan Tingjin's communicator, saying he would ask Little Mushroom in the next couple of days to make some new mushroom water.
After replying to the message, Qian Hui returned the communicator to Nan Tingjin and looked thoughtfully at the friendly factions in the encyclopedia.
The small courtyard is likely being targeted by that zombie king, so the plants can't easily venture out alone, while the other humans are relatively safe and have some free time.
If only humans could help transport the plants over, it would be perfect for everyone.
Moreover, the purpose of friendly factions is to help each other.
As for which humans to choose to help... that's something the Blackridge Mountain base will have to do to select them and figure out the best way to arrange things.
Qian Hui told Nan Tingjin her idea, her eyes brimming with excitement: "Is this okay? But I want the crystal core too..."
Nan Tingjin gently squeezed his palm and replied, "Okay, I'll go ask."
More than twenty new plants were taken away by Lettuce, including white hydrangeas. Lettuce can find a place to rest first, or wander around and familiarize herself with the layout of the base.
As they walked and looked around, the peony flower let out a gasp of amazement.
This forest is much larger than the one I used to live in, and the environment is much better. Although there are many unfamiliar plants here, they all seem quite friendly.
As we passed the lake at the foot of the mountain, small white lotus roots poked their heads out of the water and waved to us.
Along the path sparsely paved with pebbles, a small bitter gourd ran by carrying some food, greeting the lettuce and other plants as it went.
The nearest baby's breath responded, then turned and saw an identical little bitter melon, and ran over with the food in its arms.
Little Bitter Gourd also greeted us: "Woo woo!"
Baby's Breath stared blankly: "Ugh..."
Halfway up the mountain, the cat's tail grass wandered around and finally chose a satisfactory spot.
This is an open space where the dense grass is not shaded by trees, and the sun shines directly on it.
And for some reason, there was a shallow pit in the grass, as if something had been placed there before.
Cattail grass squatted down in the pit, tucked in its tail, and curled up, just enough to lie down comfortably.
It straightened its headscarf and closed its eyes comfortably.
Before long, Nuts hopped and skipped over.
It also came to the location of the small pit, only to find cat's tail grass inside.
Nut stared at Cattail Grass, and Cattail Grass, noticing the movement, opened its eyes: "?"
"Hmm..." Nuts pursed his lips and said in a muffled voice, indicating that this was his spot.
It often comes here to sunbathe, always standing in the same spot, sometimes lying down, and rolling around after falling asleep.
Over time, the nut has carved out a small hole here, which is its own special "nest".
Cattail grass and nut stared at each other, then the cattail flicked its tail.
Forget about "yours" and "mine," it's first come, first served, whoever lies down gets to keep it.
Cattail didn't care about anything else and closed her eyes to continue sleeping.
Nuts kept watching it, and seeing that it really wouldn't leave, it hopped around in the vicinity before finally coming back.
Then, Cattail felt a round object approaching and pushing itself to the side.
It opened its eyes again: "Woo!"
You tough nut to crack, you've gotten bolder since I last saw you!
Nuts ignored him, closed his eyes, squeezed himself into the little hole, and fell asleep with his head tilted to the side.
The grass was soft, and the two plants were not very big; they could definitely fit together and sleep.
Cattail Grass was so angry that it slapped Nut a few times with its tail. Seeing that it was unmoved, it just let it go, adjusted its position, and went back to sleep.
The afternoon passed in a flash, and as darkness fell, the hanging cabbage lanterns gradually lit up in the woods.
Carrot came up to look for nuts and also found cat's tail grass. He called them down for dinner.
At the same time, Yuanji personally led a team to head to the Jianghai base.
As the group was leaving, they arrived at the entrance of the plant base. Qianhui stroked the leaves of the mimosa plant and said, "Don't be afraid, they will protect you. You'll be back tomorrow morning."
The mimosa plant swayed its leaves and stood up from Qian Hui's palm.
Qianhui handed it to Yuanji, the small leaf sticking to her light-colored sleeve, the signal clearly visible on the journey.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of it."
Yuanji asked for some of the mimosa's favorite food, then hurriedly got into the modified vehicle and left with the team.
As long as those who were arrested are not lying, there is a high probability that this trip will result in Wen Jue being captured.
If they escaped, searching the base for clues would be helpful.
As the modified cars disappeared from sight, Qian Hui felt a mix of emotions.
His contact with Wen Jue was actually very limited. Initially, it was to avenge Little Mushroom and to save the plants that had been imprisoned by Sky Base.
Qian Hui could easily list several reasons why she disliked Wen Jue, but aside from those, she also had an indescribable feeling.
He didn't want to see Wen Jue again; it would be better for Yuan Ji to find him and kill him directly, rather than bringing him back.
But the mission requires him to see Wen Jue; perhaps after seeing him, he will be able to figure everything out.
Qian Hui silently hoped that Yuan Ji would return soon, and pulled Nan Tingjin back to the base.
The rubber tree helped close the thick wooden door and followed behind to the kitchen dining table.
With many new members joining, the plants in the logistics team busied themselves bringing out the food.
There was dry food that Qianhui bought from the mall, meals delivered from the Black Ridge Mountain base, and a fish that had died from being raised on carrots.
The carrot, heartbroken, held the bowl and snatched a large piece of fish.
Cattail sat at a low table, and white hydrangea brought it a bowl of soup.
It lowered its head, took a sip, thought it was good, and drank several more sips.
Lettuce also brought over a bowl of soup, and Cat's Tail Grass noticed a rose following behind it and couldn't help but take a few more glances.
After a while, it came to the lettuce: "Huh?"
Is this rose your little brother?
Lettuce thought for a moment and nodded.
I'd say it was a junior member... It pretended to be the leader of the base back then, but later it confessed, and the rose and a few other plants still followed it.
Cattail flicked its tail: "Woof!"
She's pretty good-looking, why don't you give her to me!
The lettuce was stunned, and the rose beside it was also stunned.
Cattail grass didn't force them, letting them think it over, and then turned and left.
Dinner was very harmonious, and the thrills and battles of the morning seemed to have passed a long time ago.
At night, Qianhui bid farewell to the plants and followed Nantingjin back to the cabin.
Before going to bed, Nan Tingjin took off Qian Hui's coat and prepared to cover the cabbage lamp in the room with a cloth cover.
Qian Hui reached out and hugged him: "Xiao Jin, I'm so happy today."
He temporarily put aside Wen Jue's matter. The cat's tail grass had returned, and the courtyard was finally complete, with many new plants growing. Nan Tingjin was also by his side.
Although Zombie King 02 suddenly appeared and there is still a crisis that has not been completely resolved, everything has basically returned to normal, back to the "small courtyard" in Qianhui's memory, and even better.
Qian Hui hugged Nan Tingjin tightly and nuzzled against his neck: "I couldn't see you every day before, you had to sleep for a long, long time..."
Nan Tingjin paused slightly: "What?"
Qian Hui looked up and saw that he looked slightly hesitant. She asked in confusion, "Isn't that right?"
Nan Tingjin was silent for a moment: "No."
He stroked Qian Hui's silver hair and gently kissed her: "It's you who sleeps for a long time before waking up to see me."
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