Chapter 60
Su Ran hugged the colonel to sleep very seriously.
In his opinion, sleeping between living things is just hugging each other and telling stories before going to bed. So he hugged the colonel, put the little flower bud against Si Chengyan's chest, and fell asleep listening to his heartbeat.
And with daily hugs, Si Chengyan's wounds slowly recovered.
The first thing that disappeared was the black mark, and then slowly the black blood beads around it also disappeared - in the end, only a faint trace remained.
And Su Ran also turned into a snail rose.
Every day he would get up early and follow the location in the exploration log to look for crystal cores. Then, he would search for available supplies outside and then come back with a big bag.
Tired, but very determined.
He waited for the colonel to wake up and also hoped that the elder would recover.
I have never been a little rose that whimpers when something happens.
Thinking of this, Su Ran became more determined. He wanted to grow into a rose that could help everyone, instead of just relying on the power of healing.
The Rose Clan has always relied on the "Sacred Tree" for survival. Despite their distortions, they can still draw necessary water and fertilizer from the sacred tree. Therefore, an annual Rose Clan worship ceremony is held to express gratitude to the sacred tree and the deity who still protects them during this era of distortion.
Therefore, the rose's ability to survive in the wild is very weak.
They basically only move in deep wooded areas. Occasionally, some wild roses are taken away by birds and luckily land on fertile soil or in rainforests suitable for survival.
Su Ran was taken away by that stinky bird because she was naughty that day.
At that time, he only had the power of healing, nothing else.
Even its roots were limp, and at that time it could only survive with the help of other plants.
But no matter what, every time he recalled that time, he didn't regret it at all.
After all, he met Colonel Wow that time.
If he hadn't met Unit 1311, he might have been just a wandering plant instead of the colonel's little rose. But now that he was picked up, he had to take responsibility for humanity.
So Su Ran took better care of the colonel. Early this morning, he set off with his small bag on his back.
This time we went to an abandoned camp.
According to the records above, there is a complete human map, medicines and gauze, and these are what Su Ran needs now.
The colonel's wound was indeed improving, and maybe in a few days he would be able to see his colonel again.
Thinking of this, Su Ran worked harder to hurry on his way.
This time he got help from a deformed bird. Because it gave him two fruits, the bird promised to take him to the abandoned place to find supplies.
After half an hour's journey, Su Ran arrived at this abandoned camp.
"Thank you, Bird." Su Ran stood on the rhizome and gently patted the bird with the leaves. "Just wait here."
The bird roared to indicate that it agreed.
So Su Ran happily hugged the bird again and stuck to it to express his gratitude.
Once he had stood up straight, he turned and headed for the abandoned camp.
This was a long-abandoned camp, covered in verdant vines and algae. Beneath this greenery lay collapsed medical equipment, scattered medical supply kits, and numerous unknown base documents. It was rumored that this was the result of a massive aberration several years ago, the first major plant-based mutation.
Many dangerous plants became very aggressive after that deformation. They attacked human villages and camps, and even returned double the pollution that humans had previously caused.
Even Su Ran knew about their madness. When he was still a small flower seed in a cradle, most of the shaking wooden basket was eaten away by the deformed plants and fell directly to the ground.
"Fortunately, there are no aberrations here..."
Su Ran whispered softly. He squatted down and pulled apart the roots one by one, looking for usable supplies.
The weather has been foggy recently, but today it was unexpectedly sunny, shining on this abandoned campsite.
Su Ran used a leaf to block the sun, then opened her backpack and put the supplies she had found into it one by one. Soon, the backpack was bulging with gauze.
Just then, he saw a slight movement nearby.
It seemed that behind something, there was a green thing, quietly swaying its leaves.
Su Ran: “!!”
He suddenly became alert and lowered the flower bud to look at him.
I saw the thing in front of me twisting and turning, as if it didn't want Su Ran to know, hiding under a lot of papers - but this made it more obvious.
So this thing appeared next to Su Ran's rhizome, holding the paper.
Su Ran mustered up the courage and asked, "Who... are you?"
"vine!"
Unexpectedly, this plant could speak human language. Su Ran looked at him curiously for a while and asked, "So... what do you want from me?"
"I, I just..." Ivy said, "I haven't seen a living creature in a while, so I'm a little excited."
"So I came here quietly." His tone suddenly became proud. "We are always cautious when following the vine elders. Didn't you notice me?"
Su Ran: “…”
He didn't pursue the subject any further.
"Is your name Ivy?"
"We don't have names!" said the vine. "We all look the same, so even if we were given names, they would still be the same."
Su Ran thought for a few seconds and felt that what he said made sense.
"But if you want me to have a name, you can give me one," said the vine. "I'm not picky!"
Su Ran: "Really?"
"Of course."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Ran began to think.
He held the small backpack and thought for a while, then said, "I'll tell you to twist it, okay?"
After all, when we first met, I saw this vine twisting and turning, so it was understandable that it asked him to twist and turn.
As soon as this name came out, Niuniu immediately agreed happily.
"No one has spoken to me in a long time," he said. "I like any name."
Su Ran smiled and patted Twistle.
After staying for a while, he followed Niu Niu and searched the entire abandoned camp. Su Ran obtained a lot of gauze and cotton swabs, as well as a world map.
"I might have to go back." Su Ran said, "The colonel is still waiting for me."
"…Human Colonel?"
"Yeah!"
Niuniu saw that the small leaves were still wrapped with medicine, so she asked, "Is he injured?"
As soon as these words came out, Su Ran drooped her little flower bud: "Not only the Colonel, but also... Elder Rose."
"Oh my God, how could it be?"
"There's a strange fog, and monsters with bloody mouths." Su Ran said while imitating the monster's scary appearance, threateningly baring his teeth and claws. "They've eaten away the deep wooded area."
Niuniu: "Oh my God..."
"So, so Elder Rose was also injured." Su Ran burst into tears. "His leaves were torn off by the monster, and then, my healing power was gone. I can only help him find the crystal core."
Niuniu patted Su Ran to comfort her.
And just when he clapped his hands for the second time, he was suddenly stunned: "You just said crystal core..."
"right."
"I remember this thing being with the elders of the various plant departments," Niuniu recalled. "Our Vine Family also had one, but it was unfortunately taken away by a very evil vine..."
Su Ran: "You said it's with the elders?"
"That's right." Niuniu said, "Every plant department elder has one. You can ask the elder... Oh, no, Elder Rose is already unconscious."
Su Ran lowered her little bud: "Woo woo."
Niuniu looked at him, and after a few seconds, he suddenly thought of something and said, "You can ask our vine elder!"
"He's always been on good terms with Elder Rose, and they even exchange letters every once in a while!" Niuniu said, "Maybe Elder Rose can tell him where the crystal core is."
Su Ran suddenly became alert: "Really?"
"Of course." Niuniu said, "Our family is not far from this camp, in the Deep Forest. Let's go together."
Su Ran agreed.
He was worried about the colonel, so he told Niuniu that he would go back immediately on the bird after getting the clues.
After saying that, he took Su Ran and set off together.
The dark forest area was indeed not far from the camp. It could even be said that relying on the wings of birds, it only took them less than five minutes to reach the camp.
It turned out to be a wide platform with many vines wrapped around the tree trunks, resting. When they saw Niuniu coming, they waved their tips and greeted him.
Twisting also nodded the tip.
They didn't stay for long and went straight to the Vine Elder.
Among the countless vines, in a place where branches formed an arch, there was a green vine. Its leaves looked strong and vigorous, but they could not withstand the passage of time, so small wooden sticks were tied to the two tips to serve as crutches.
"Elder!" Niuniu shouted when he saw Elder Vine.
"What is the matter, my child?"
"This is Su Ran, the child of the Rose Clan elder," Niuniu introduced. "Actually, something happened not long ago..."
Niuniu told Elder Vine everything Su Ran had told him before, and informed the elder that the matter was urgent and many people were injured, especially Elder Rose and Su Ran's colonel.
The vine elder suddenly became serious.
He leaned back on the chair on the platform and thought for a few seconds: "Crystal core..."
After a while, Elder Vine suddenly thought of something and looked at Su Ran: "I remember that Elder Rose mentioned the location of the crystal core in the letter he wrote to me not long ago..."
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