Chapter 129
Su Ci took A Yan on the floating bus to the plantation, accompanied by Cen Liang and Zhuang Shisong.
As for Wei Ming, he stayed in the nursery. Originally, Cen Liang wanted to keep Zhuang Shisong as well, but after all, the mutant garlic was cultivated in his laboratory.
He has every reason to stay by her side, both emotionally and logically.
Now, no one dared to ignore Su Ci's opinion on plants. Although Wei Ming wanted to follow, the green plants in the nursery were equally important, so he had to stay with reluctance.
At this time, in the hover bus, Cen Liang also took the time to ask Su Ci. He had been studying the plants and soil in the nursery for the past two days, and also took samples from other land in the base for analysis. The results made him full of doubts.
Taking advantage of the fact that he finally had some time alone with Su Ci, he quickly asked.
"Keeper Su, I didn't detect any pollutants in the soil of the nursery. Are you clear about this?"
Moreover, not only the soil, but also the pollutant content in the air is lower than other places in the base, even close to zero!
This is the result of his preliminary testing today after moving the instrument to the nursery. Although more measurements are needed, the data already has certain reference value.
This also explains why the green plants in the nursery are so easy to survive.
After all, what has always troubled plant cultivation is the pollutants in the soil. Once this core problem is solved, other problems will not be a problem.
What's more, the nursery also has two mutant green plants that can promote the growth of green plants.
So the only question left now is -
In addition to promoting plant growth, do these two mutated green plants also have the function of purifying pollutants in the soil?
Did these two mutated green plants purify the soil, or did other unknown reasons lead to the purification of the soil and promote the emergence of these two mutated green plants?
This still requires time to explore, but if Su Ci is willing to provide him with more clues, it will undoubtedly save a lot of time.
In response to Cen Liang's question, Su Ci glanced at him and nodded slightly.
Cen Liang was delighted and quickly asked, "Then..."
"Those two small pear trees don't have the ability to purify pollutants." Knowing what he wanted to ask, Su Ci gave a direct answer.
As for how the land of the nursery was completely purified, it is too difficult to explain. Even if it is explained, they may not understand it in this Dharma-Ending Age that advocates science.
Therefore, Su Ci simply remained silent.
Cen Liang also saw his attitude, so he tactfully did not ask any further questions.
Although Cen Liang was somewhat disappointed by what Su Ci had just revealed to him, his intuition told him that Su Ci was not lying and that the two mutant pear saplings really did not have the ability to purify.
Cen Liang looked at the young man in front of him who exuded a lazy air, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart whether this young man possessed rare plant blood?
In addition to the beast-blood warriors who possess the blood of ferocious beasts, there are also some people in the interstellar space who have the ability to transform into plants. Of course, these people are even rarer than the beast-blood warriors. Once they appear, they will be protected like treasures by all countries.
Because these people are born with the ability to communicate with plants, they may not be able to play a big role on the battlefield, but in the field of agriculture, they are definitely geniuses of the apex.
The interstellar population is expanding, and the ability of various countries to feed such a large population is largely due to the contributions of these geniuses who possess the ability to communicate with plants.
It may take an ordinary agronomist several years to study the characteristics of a new plant and more than ten years of breeding to obtain an improved variety, but these geniuses can see the characteristics of a plant at a glance, greatly shortening the breeding time.
And Su Ci is most likely of this kind of bloodline!
After all, he was the first discoverer of mutant garlic, and he had given Zhuang Shisong and his team a heads-up when their research was going in the wrong direction. Now, in such a short time, he had created such a miracle on the land of the nursery...
No matter how I think about it, he fits the bill perfectly!
Moreover, it is said that those with plant bloodlines have gentle temperaments and have a special attraction to beast-blood warriors, especially herbivorous beast-blood warriors.
This explains why the cubs are so close to him and so obedient to him.
As he continued to think and gather evidence, Cen Liang became more and more certain of his guess. Although he didn't know why Su Ci, who possessed such a rare plant bloodline, came to Prison Star to be a breeder, but... that was not important!
Cen Liang looked at Su Ci with a fiery gaze, and couldn't help asking, "Then, Keeper Su, what do you think of that mutant garlic? Why did it fall into a deep sleep for no apparent reason?"
Zhuang Shisong couldn't help but prick up his ears.
He felt that Boss Cen's problem was somewhat dangerous for Breeder Su. After all, Breeder Su had not gone to the plantation to check after the mutant garlic incident.
Without checking the situation in detail, can you really explain it just by saying this?
Zhuang Shisong remained skeptical, but when he thought of the green land planted by the other party and the two mutant pear seedlings in excellent condition, he couldn't help but feel excited.
And Su Ci did not disappoint him.
He said directly, "When plants fall into a deep sleep, especially spiritual... mutated plants, there is generally only one explanation."
Spiritual plants are very delicate plants. Once the growing conditions are not suitable, they will quickly wither and die. They are not as tenacious as ordinary plants - of course there are always exceptions, and what he is talking about now is the general situation.
Therefore, when a spiritual plant withholds its vitality and falls into a dormant state, it usually means that this spiritual plant...
"It's advancing." Su Ci said.
Cen Liang and Zhuang Shisong said in unison: "Advancement?"
"That's right." Su Ci paused, then continued, "To put it in a more understandable way, it's undergoing a second evolution."
The two of them, who already understood the concept of advancement, suddenly had a more thorough understanding.
"So mutated plants can also advance?" Zhuang Shisong murmured.
There are still too few mutant plants on Prison Star, and Base 24 is so poor that there are simply not enough mutant plants for them to study, not to mention that there are only a handful of mutant plants that are in a dormant state, and most of them are dead.
Therefore, no one has discovered so far that mutant plants can advance, that is, evolve a second time.
Beast-blood warriors can also evolve a second time. They are generally divided into the awakening stage (cub stage), growth stage and maturity stage. After entering the growth stage, their bloodline will stabilize and will no longer easily fall into frenzy.
The growth period is undoubtedly a very important stage.
At this stage, those beast-blood warriors with powerful bloodlines can easily obtain the second superpower hidden in their bloodlines, also known as advanced superpowers.
It is said that the top group of beast-blood warriors may be able to advance a second or third time.
After reaching maturity, the abilities of the beast-blood warriors are basically fixed. Even if their strength increases, they can only use their original abilities, and it is difficult for them to acquire other new abilities.
And according to the breeder Su... if we refer to the standards of the human beast warriors...
"This mutant garlic has just mutated and it has begun to advance. Doesn't this mean that it... is gifted and has strong qualifications?" Even someone as calm as Zhuang Shisong couldn't help but be surprised.
Cen Liang couldn't help but look at him, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
It is too sloppy to believe something without verification.
However, when he looked at Su Ci, he found that he also felt that this was 80% true. After all... this was most likely a king bomb with a rare plant bloodline!
Cen Liang couldn't help but start thinking about the topic of mutant plant advancement. There was a lot that could be studied on this topic, such as the conditions that prompted mutant plants to advance, whether it was possible to intervene artificially, and so on...
At this time, Zhuang Shisong, who was originally surprised, became a little worried.
"So, did those mutant plants that fell into a dormant state and gradually withered and died fail to advance? The probability of mutant plants successfully evolving a second time is very low?"
As long as the beast-blood warrior enters the growth stage, even if he has not awakened advanced superpowers, he can basically reach the mature stage smoothly, the only difference is his strength.
As for mutant plants, if they fail to advance, they will die. This is too cruel!
Cen Liang also frowned, looking worried.
So, while mutant garlic has high potential, it's also more likely to die young! After all, those mature mutant plants in the past have basically failed to advance, not to mention this one, which is still just a garlic sprout in terms of its growth cycle!
The two were worried, but Su Ci yawned and closed his eyes lazily.
Seeing that Su Ci was sleeping lightly with his eyes closed, he obviously didn't want to say anything more. Cen Liang and Zhuang Shisong didn't feel comfortable disturbing him anymore, so they just digested the information they had just received.
Finally, the hover bus arrived outside the plantation.
Unlike the deserted atmosphere before, there were several hovercrafts parked at the entrance of the cultivation garden, and a team of guards were standing guard at the entrance. Judging from the numbers on the back of their uniforms, they were obviously from Base 26.
On the hover bus, Cen Liang received a message from Wu Yunqin and learned that people from Base 26 were visiting. He was not surprised to see the guards outside the plantation.
After all, the person who came was the director of the 26th Cultivation Garden. He held a very high position in the 26th Base and had made real achievements. His personal visit this time also showed his emphasis on mutant garlic.
After verifying their identities at the door, Cen Liang took Su Ci and Zhuang Shisong into the cultivation garden.
"Keeper Su, I didn't expect the people from Base 26 to suddenly visit. They're here for the mutant garlic, too. Director Wu is receiving them now."
Cen Liang briefly explained the situation, then rubbed his hands and said, "We don't have much time left to inspect the mutated garlic. We might need you to make another trip later."
The relationship between their two bases has always been good, with a lot of cooperation and exchanges. The two directors also have some connections. If the other party asks to check out the mutant garlic, Director Wu has no reason to refuse.
However, after knowing that the mutated garlic was most likely in the advancement state and there was a high probability of failure in the advancement, Cen Liang was reluctant to let Su Ci go back.
If he comes back another day, and during this time, this mutant garlic really fails to advance and withers, who can he cry to?
Now at least he could let the breeder Su take a look first, so that he could feel at ease.
Su Ci didn't care. He yawned and followed Cen Liang and the others, got on the work vehicle of the cultivation garden, and Zhuang Shisong drove them to the greenhouse where the garlic was.
Along the way, you can see that most of the greenhouses are empty, except for those that have been dismantled and moved to the nursery.
"Aren't you going to plant anything in these greenhouses?" Su Ci asked.
"The plan has been temporarily halted," Cen Liang said. "To supply the mutant garlic, we're running low on nutrient solution and fertilizer, so we can only reduce our investment in regular crops."
Su Ci frowned slightly. In his opinion, this was a huge waste.
"Do you have any research on land cultivation?" he asked.
Cen Liang smiled, his expression a little bitter. "Before coming to Prison Star, which of us didn't come out of the ground?"
Although greenhouse cultivation and soilless cultivation also exist, many agricultural planets still rely mainly on land cultivation. Naturally, agricultural scholars like them cannot leave the land.
But after arriving at Prison Star, they all fell to the pollution of the land.
Su Ci nodded, this sentence was enough.
He said calmly, "In that case, why not open up these unused greenhouses like we did at the nursery and plant directly on the land?"
He had thought about how to get the humans in the plantation to help him transform the land before, and now the time seemed to be ripe.
Now, let's start with the land for the plantation.
Upon hearing his words, Cen Liang smiled bitterly and said, "I've already tested it. The soil in the cultivation garden still contains extremely high levels of pollutants and is not suitable for planting..."
"Don't we have mutant garlic now?" Su Ci said curiously.
"The mutated garlic is still dormant, and based on its previously demonstrated properties, it doesn't have the ability to purify pollutants," Zhuang Shisong said. "You reminded me of this earlier."
"Yes, the mutated garlic can secrete a substance that can expel pollutants..."
As he was speaking, Cen Liang suddenly stopped, and Zhuang Shisong also realized something.
He and Zhuang Shisong looked at each other and saw the gleam in each other's eyes.
Neither of them is stupid. The reason they didn't think of this direction before was because their inherent thinking prevented them from thinking of studying land cultivation.
In addition, the discovery of mutant garlic was only recent, and they already had many research topics, so they fell into a blind spot for a while. But now, Su Ci's suggestion led them onto the right track.
"Yes, since the mutated garlic can expel pollutants from the air, can it also expel pollutants from the soil?" Cen Liang slapped his thigh suddenly.
Zhuang Shisong also quickly switched the work vehicle to automatic driving mode. He was so excited that his whole body was shaking. If he continued to drive manually, something might happen.
"We can use the solution from soaking the mutant garlic roots to soak the soil." Zhuang Shisong quickly spoke his thoughts. "Although the mutant garlic has a strong smell, it doesn't seem to be toxic to ordinary plants."
They had experimented with this before, and at first the plants in the same greenhouse with the mutant garlic grew better, but as the concentration of the garlic odor gradually increased, the effect began to weaken, until later, they dared not place other crops in the greenhouse.
However, this shows that as long as the concentration is reduced to a certain level, the smell of mutant garlic is not only harmless to ordinary plants, but can also promote their growth.
By the same token, can we say that as long as the substances secreted by the mutated garlic are controlled at a certain concentration, they can not only disperse pollutants in the soil, but also will not affect the growth of crops?
If this can be proven to be true... then they can transform the soil on Prison Star and plant directly on Prison Star!
Their plantation will become the first place to successfully transform the land of Prison Star, and it will no longer be a small and transparent place that can be bullied by anyone!
Zhuang Shisong was extremely excited, but Cen Liang managed to remain calm.
"It's too early to say that now. We have to make sure that the mutant garlic sprouts have successfully advanced and survived before we can start the follow-up plan."
He poured a basin of cold water on him, and Zhuang Shisong's heated head cooled down.
"Yes, we have to ensure that the mutant garlic can survive..."
The significance of the mutated garlic is becoming more and more important, which makes the two breeders anxious.
We arrived at the destination quickly.
"Come on, Keeper Su, let's go check out that mutant garlic."
Cen Liang said, "If the mutated garlic can be restored to normal, we'll immediately pry up the floor of the greenhouse and begin the soil modification and planting experiment!"
Su Ci nodded and followed them into the greenhouse, where he saw the small garlic plant that was carefully cared for in the culture medium.
Compared to the last time he left, the garlic, which had grown a lot, had shrunk several times and was only about ten centimeters in length. The leaves were drooping and the whole plant looked a little wilted.
It’s no wonder that Cen Liang and Zhuang Shisong are nervous since it has shrunk so much.
However, in Su Ci's opinion, the shrunken garlic became much smaller and more exquisite, and the scent emitted by the whole plant was no longer complicated, but became clean and pure.
Obviously, it has successfully advanced.
Su Ci stretched out his hand and was about to touch the garlic to wake it from its slumber when he was stopped by a grower next to him.
The greenhouse of the garlic sprouts was under constant surveillance, with dozens of growers taking turns to wait outside. If Cen Liang had not brought Su Ci here in person, these growers would never have agreed to let Su Ci in.
Only a few people in the breeding garden knew about the green space in the nursery, so when they saw Cen Liang bringing a trainee breeder to visit, it naturally caused dissatisfaction among others.
After entering the greenhouse, Su Ci actually did not follow the rules and wanted to attack the mutant garlic, which naturally attracted the obstruction and angry stares from the accompanying personnel.
But before the cultivator could say anything, Cen Liang pulled him aside to chat.
After hearing Cen Liang's words, the cultivator looked at Su Ci with a look of doubt, muttering softly, "Is this true? The owner of the plant bloodline?"
Cen Liang smiled apologetically at Su Ci, "Keeper Su, please continue."
Because of the little incident just now, Su Ci's hand stopped in mid-air.
He looked at Cen Liang and just opened his mouth to say something when he felt something touching his fingertips.
Su Ci withdrew his gaze and looked forward, and saw that the small garlic that had just wilted, one of its drooping leaves had stood up at some point and happened to touch his fingertips.
From a perspective that no one else could perceive except him and A Yan, the entire garlic plant emitted a faint glow, and a wave of ecstatic emotion erupted from it.
However, although others could not see the light, they all clearly saw the state of the little garlic.
Not only did the mutant garlic actively touch the trainee breeder's fingers, but all of its drooping leaves stood up afterwards!
Everyone could clearly see that this mutant garlic had awakened!
"Aiya~Aiya~"
The little garlic happily emitted violent fluctuations. If Su Ci hadn't stopped it, it would have grown wildly again to vent its joy of successfully touching the spirit of the earth!
Of course, even though it can’t grow wildly, it doesn’t mean it can’t be used in other ways.
“Plop!” “Plop!” “Plop!”
The sounds of heavy objects falling to the ground rang out one after another. In the greenhouse, first the cultivator who had just stopped Su Ci fell, then Cen Liang, and then Zhuang Shisong...
One after another, the three of them closed their eyes and fainted.
Smelling the garlic scent that was rapidly spreading in the greenhouse, Su Ci couldn't help but gently tap the leaves of the small garlic. When he felt its happy response, a rather helpless expression appeared on his face.
Before, this little garlic would emit a stronger and stronger garlic smell as it grew more angry, but now...
Even when I'm happy.
and……
Su Ci glanced at the cultivator who had just stopped him. He was fully armed, wearing an isolation suit and a gas mask, but he still couldn't escape.
So, the smell attack of the garlic has been enhanced again?
After seeing this sudden situation, the growers who were watching outside the greenhouse were so shocked by the scene that they no longer cared about the surprise of the mutant garlic awakening.
They quickly put on gas masks, rushed in and dragged Cen Liang and the others out.
Before they rushed in, Su Ci temporarily blocked the smell of the garlic sprouts. Although it was inevitable that it would escape, it was not enough to make the cultivators who rushed in faint.
In order to prevent the garlic from becoming too excited and continuing to emit a stronger garlic smell, Su Ci followed the growers out of the greenhouse.
Everyone sent the three unconscious cultivators to the lounge. As soon as they left, Wu Yunqin arrived with people from Base 26.
Wu Yunqin was very surprised when he found out that the mutant garlic had awakened.
"The mutant garlic has awakened?" Wu Yunqin asked.
"Yes, someone just fainted..."
"Didn't you take any protective measures?" Wu Yunqin frowned.
"There are two..."
"I've told you countless times that you must strictly follow the operating rules when entering the mutant garlic greenhouse. You were just too careless and that's why you got into trouble!"
As Wu Yunqin spoke, he put on a mask and prepared to enter the greenhouse to check it out himself.
The cultivator who stayed behind saw her talking to the director of Base 26. After hesitating for a moment, he swallowed his words of dissuasion.
After all, the breeder Su didn't faint just now, right? And the cultivator who came in later was also fine.
However, before Wu Yunqin and the others could open the door and enter the greenhouse, Yun Zixu, who was standing nearby to protect them, suddenly asked, "Do you smell any garlic?"
And...it seems to be getting thicker!
A few seconds later, with a thud, he fell to the ground and lost consciousness.
A lot of things collapsed outside the greenhouse, and inside the greenhouse...
The little garlic was shaking its leaves and humming, emitting excitement. I don't know when it will calm down.
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