Chapter 130
The smell of garlic is not toxic to the human body.
However, its smell has the property of expelling resentment, and the bodies of these human beings who have lived on the Prison Star for a long time have been more or less eroded by resentment.
Therefore, when too much gas released by garlic is inhaled in a short period of time, the resentment accumulated in the human body conflicts with it, causing the person who inhales it to faint.
After staying away from the greenhouse and the smell of garlic, the three growers who fainted first slowly woke up.
Cen Liang took the water handed to him by his colleague, took a sip, and finally recovered.
"What happened to me just now?"
He recalled what happened before he fainted, and then remembered the scene where the leaves of the garlic suddenly stood up, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Has the mutant garlic awakened?" he asked anxiously.
"Yes."
The colleague who handed him the water, named Qiao Li, nodded and said, "The mutant garlic has awakened and released a strong odor again. You all fainted."
At this point, she couldn't help but look at the young man standing by the window looking at the scenery, and said hesitantly, "Except Keeper Su."
Cen Liang blinked and looked at the cultivator who entered the greenhouse with them. The cultivator's name was Meng Xuedong, and he had also woken up.
At this moment, he was looking at Su Ci with a strange look, not knowing what he was thinking.
"I remember Lao Meng was wearing a gas mask?" Cen Liang said.
Could it be that the smell of that mutated garlic has become more powerful, so powerful that even a gas mask can't block it?
"Yes, he did." Qiao Li nodded, but she didn't agree with Cen Liang's point of view. "Maybe the mask wasn't worn tightly. The person who went in and carried you out didn't faint."
"Bullshit!" Meng Xuedong finally turned around. "I, Old Meng, am the most disciplined person. Unlike you guys? You don't even wear protective clothing or masks!"
Qiao Li wasn't afraid of him and retorted directly, "But the breeder Su didn't faint!"
Meng Xuedong fell silent.
Yes, why is it that he is dizzy, but this breeder Su can still stand well?
He thought again of the scene he saw in the greenhouse.
The young man stood in front of the mutated garlic, his fair, slender hand slightly raised in the air. Then, the originally wilted garlic sprout suddenly raised a leaf and touched his finger. Then, the whole garlic sprout woke up instantly as if it had been injected with chicken blood.
He was definitely not mistaken. It was indeed the mutant garlic that took the initiative to touch the trainee breeder's finger!
Although this is really incredible, how could plants... possibly have self-awareness?
Although such a view was indeed circulating in the cultivation circle of Prison Star, Meng Xuedong had always remained skeptical. However, what he saw with his own eyes today made him waver in his thinking.
Is this mutant garlic sprout truly self-aware? Otherwise, how could this be such a coincidence...
Meng Xuedong remembered what Cen Liang had told him - this trainee breeder Su Ci was very likely the owner of a plant bloodline.
"Keeper Su, can you communicate with that mutant garlic?" Meng Xuedong didn't care about anything else. He stared at Su Ci and asked directly.
Su Ci withdrew his gaze from the window and turned to look at him.
But before he could answer, the alarm sounded.
"Warning, warning! An unexplained accident has occurred in Greenhouse 237. All 28 growers and visitors to Base 26 outside the greenhouse have fallen unconscious."
"Currently, robots have been dispatched to transfer the injured to lounges 1 and 3. The medical purification department and the action team have been notified. Any conscious cultivators are requested to check on them in case of any emergency."
Hearing the alarm, everyone in Lounge No. 2, except Su Ci, was startled.
"Could it be that the mutated garlic has evolved to be aggressive?" Zhuang Shisong looked at Su Ci and asked nervously.
Of the mutant green plants discovered so far, very few are non-aggressive. The mutant garlic just has a stronger smell, which has always been a source of joy for the cultivators at Base 24.
However, after waking up, the mutated garlic caused at least 30 people to lose consciousness at once! This was a very serious accident!
Moreover, the visitors to Base 26 should also include members of Base 26's Action Team. The Action Team is basically composed of people with special abilities. As a result, even the members of the Action Team were not spared?
Su Ci didn't expect that after he left, the little garlic would still make such a big noise.
However, he still shook his head and said, "I guess it's because the smell is too strong."
Cen Liang has urgently checked the surveillance video of Greenhouse No. 237 and can see on the screen that robots are transferring the fainted people.
In the greenhouse, the garlic sprouts, which had shrunk to only a dozen centimeters long, had leaves spread out, verdant and juicy, and the whole body seemed to be radiating a layer of soft light, with a texture as transparent as jade.
There was no wind in the greenhouse, but the leaves of the small garlic seedlings were swaying gently. Just through the images, one could seem to feel a sense of joy.
Seeing that the mutant garlic was indeed fine, Cen Liang went back a few minutes and saw that the door of the greenhouse was not open... and the people outside fell down one after another.
Among them were even two fully armed principals and Yun Zixu who also wore a gas mask!
"It seems that the smell of garlic... has really improved." Cen Liang said with a complicated expression.
Yun Zixu was the first to wake up among everyone.
When he recalled what happened before he fainted, his eyes widened in disbelief.
He, the captain of the 26th Base Action Team, actually fainted after just a few seconds from the smell of garlic?
Although the smell of garlic was extremely strong, so strong that it was suffocating, Yun Zixu still found it unacceptable.
Especially when he found Yan Ping standing not far from him, checking the surveillance video at that time.
Yun Zixu jumped up and walked over there.
Sensing his approach, Yan Ping turned his head to look at him and said calmly, "Awake? How do you feel?"
Yun Zixu, who was originally thinking about how to save face, was slightly stunned after hearing this, because he realized belatedly that -
Holy shit, he feels so good!
I feel refreshed. I haven’t felt this good in many years!
"What's wrong?" Yan Ping waved his hand in front of him.
Those who were unconscious and fainted had already been examined, and all their vital signs were normal, so Yan Ping was not too worried. However, looking at Yun Zixu's expression, it didn't look like there was anything wrong.
"It's nothing, I feel great now!" Yun Zixu shook his head and looked at his gardener. When he found that he was still unconscious, he looked away.
"Where's that mutant garlic? I heard it's awakened?" He asked Yan Ping again, "How is it now?"
Yan Ping looked at him suspiciously for a few seconds, then said, "It's in good condition, but it keeps emitting a strong smell of garlic. The area around it has been blocked off, and only robots can enter at the moment."
Although the awake cultivators are trying every possible way to get closer, it seems that there is little success so far.
Because no matter how high the protection level of the gas mask is or how tightly you wrap yourself, no one can resist the strong smell of garlic as long as they are within a range of twenty meters.
Even in the lounge at this moment, I can smell a faint smell of garlic. This smell... is really intoxicating.
However, Yan Ping already knew the function of the mutated garlic.
In fact, each member of their action team already had a bottle of "garlic perfume", waiting to try it out when the monsters invaded. As a result, Base 24 has been calm recently, but the news came from Base 26 first.
After Yun Zixu and his team arrived, acquaintances from Base 26 contacted him one after another, and even people from other bases asked him about the "garlic perfume".
Yan Ping had a premonition that he would have to deal with this garlic smell for a long time in the future.
At this time, Yun Zixu licked his face and moved closer to him, saying softly, "A Ping, that garlic perfume... you should have it, right?"
Yan Ping looked at him coldly.
Yun Zixu didn't take it seriously. He chuckled and said, "I wouldn't ask for yours for nothing, bro. How many points do you want? You can even use Universe Coins. Name your price."
"The mutated garlic has awakened now, and the garlic perfume should continue to be produced." Yan Ping had to remind him.
Moreover, in addition to garlic perfume, I'm afraid there will be other products coming out, but... they may all be related to the smell of garlic.
Yun Zixu waved his hand. "Even if we continue to produce, it will take time. Your base probably doesn't have much in stock, right?"
Yan Ping couldn't help but remain silent.
In the past, the combat effectiveness of garlic perfume was unclear, so it was naturally only equipped to the action team. Now that its function is clear, all front-line combat personnel must be equipped with it.
In addition to the guards, there are also those who often work outdoors, such as maintenance workers, and the remaining base members must also be given priority.
At least after satisfying the members of this base, there will be surplus before it is supplied to other bases. This is the rule that all bases on Prison Star have always followed. Otherwise, who will work for you?
Yan Ping pursed his lips, and finally took off the spray from his waist, threw it to Yun Zixu, and said, "This is for you."
Although it seemed a bit too relaxing to think this way, Yan Ping felt that the people in Base 26 should need garlic perfume more than they did.
Because there is now a big boss in charge of the 24th Base.
Yun Zixu didn't expect him to be so straightforward. He hurriedly caught the spray and looked at him in surprise. "The sun is rising from the west? Why are you so generous?"
Yan Ping had no way to explain, and he was too lazy to pay attention to him. He waved his hand and said, "You'd better not die."
He stared at the light screen and continued to adjust the time of the surveillance video, and then he saw a familiar figure appear on it.
Yan Ping was stunned. Why was breeder Su here?
Then, he saw the scene that happened in the greenhouse - the mutant garlic, which was originally wilted and yellow, suddenly raised a leaf and touched the young man's finger, and then the whole garlic became lively.
Yan Ping thought of Su Ci's "little hobbies" and never imagined that the awakening of the mutant garlic was also related to this big guy.
"Who is this?" Yun Zixu came over curiously.
Yan Ping immediately became alert and quickly closed the light curtain, then said, "You wouldn't recognize me even if I told you."
"No, I really do know him!" Yun Zixu quickly grasped the key point. "That gray-blue uniform, only the keepers at the nursery would wear it, right?"
For the first time, Yan Ping felt that Yuxing’s design of using uniform colors to distinguish between different types of work was not a good idea, but Yun Zixu had already guessed it, so he could only nod.
"He is indeed the breeder of the nursery." Yan Ping said.
"I seem to have heard of him. Is his last name Su? Is he still under probation?" Yun Zixu touched his chin. "But why did he appear in the greenhouse of mutant garlic, and..."
"I'm not sure about that." Yan Ping didn't want to continue this topic. He also realized that checking the surveillance in front of Yun Zixu just now was really inappropriate.
"You watch here, I'm leaving first." After saying that, he left with his team members without looking back.
Yun Zixu looked at his leaving back and couldn't help but feel thoughtful.
While the cultivators were in chaos, Su Ci had already taken A Yan and leisurely boarded the hover bus.
The purpose of awakening the mutated garlic has been achieved, so there is naturally no need to stay any longer. Although he has plans to develop towards Base 26, it is not the right time yet.
Anyway, knowing the existence of Xiao Lingsuan, there will be no shortage of opportunities for cooperation between the 26th and 24th bases in the future. It won’t be too late to wait and see.
As for when the little garlic will calm down... that's up to the people in the cultivation garden to hope for.
After all, this little guy's emotions seem to last for quite a long time... Thinking of this, Su Ci felt a little amused.
"Susu, are we going back to the nursery next?" A Yan's voice rang out.
At this moment, there was no one else on the hover bus except them, so A Yan could speak with confidence.
Su Ci turned his head to look out the window, feeling the increasingly weak power of rules. He thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the river bank."
"Okay." A Yan consciously moved closer to Su Ci.
Then, Su Ci took him and teleported to the river bank.
The bamboo and wormwood planted in the morning have taken root, sprouted, and grown tender green leaves under the stimulation of the rich spiritual energy.
Artemisia white peony is a perennial herb. The whole plant can be used as medicine to treat symptoms such as wind-cold and dampness. It is a good medicinal material.
Of course, the most important thing is that it is relatively easy to raise. It used to be very common in the wild. Unexpectedly, it has survived in the interstellar era. I just don’t know if it has evolved new characteristics after so many years.
As for the water lotus in the river, since the spiritual energy in the water is not as abundant as on the shore, its growth is slower and there is not much change compared to when it was first planted in the morning.
After Su Ci checked it, he evenly sprinkled the giant spider ashes collected from the Demon Flower Valley on the land on both sides of the river bank. Then he used the same method as before to loosen the soil and send the ashes deep into the ground.
These ashes can improve poor soil and serve as nutrients for plants.
While Su Ci was busy, A Yan was not idle either. He continued to pick up stones and carve three formations: water purification, spirit gathering and solidification, and then threw them into the river.
“Boom—”
Suddenly, a loud thunder sounded in the sky.
After the thunder, the originally calm clouds quickly gathered in the sky. Soon, the alarm was sounded in Base 24, and the shrill sound came from afar.
The bloody weather is coming again.
A Yan looked up at the rapidly forming clouds and felt a little worried.
With the formation of bloody rain weather, the red fog that had gradually dissipated on the other side of the purification barrier is making a comeback.
Su Ci was not worried about this.
Because no matter how much red fog sweeps in, it will eventually be blocked by the purification barrier and then transformed into spiritual energy to promote plant growth.
However, he looked up at the red clouds in the sky that were rapidly gathering and becoming darker and darker, and his brows furrowed slightly.
The blood rain came from the sky, and the purification barrier could not block it.
Once these rains filled with strong resentment fall, they will have a huge impact on the plants that have just revived on both sides of the river, and the land will be polluted again.
Admittedly, he can hold up the spiritual shield to protect these plants, but does he have to do the same every time extreme weather comes in the future?
When the plants grow in greater numbers and their area of growth expands, then… with his current frail body, will he still be able to manage them? Will his strength be able to recover to the level that matches them?
Su Ci was not sure, but for now, he could only take it one step at a time.
However, when Su Ci was about to put up the spiritual shield to protect the plants on both sides of the river, he heard a hoarse and obscure voice.
"I said—"
Su Ci was startled and looked sideways.
I saw A Yan standing up at some point, holding the notebook where he wrote the divine text in his hand. At this moment, the notebook was flipping rapidly, and the divine texts lit up and dimmed quickly one by one. The platinum light illuminated A Yan's little face.
The power of rules released from these divine texts are all very weak, but when they continue to gather together, they condense into a force that makes people feel nervous.
This power gathered in A Yan's palm, emitting a dazzling platinum light.
A Yan looked at the sky, his hair fluttering in the wind. The originally pitch-black color seemed to be reflected into platinum by the manifestation of the power of rules.
The work manual that was originally hanging quietly on the child's chest had hidden in the child's clothes and was trembling with fear from the powerful pressure.
"Ayan..."
Su Ci looked at the scene in surprise.
As he watched, the power of rules in A Yan's hands suddenly burst out with a more brilliant and dazzling light. Along with the growing light, the child's hoarse and difficult voice sounded again.
His dark red eyes stared intently, and he only uttered one word.
"Disperse!"
As he said this word, the next moment, the red clouds that were gathering in the sky suddenly stopped.
From extreme movement to extreme stillness, the speed is astonishingly fast.
The thick red mist that seemed to be dripping with blood made bursts of loud rumbling noises, as if an unknown monster was roaring unwillingly. But in the end, the blood-colored mist was torn into pieces by the platinum light.
Just like that, the blood-red fog dissipated and the sky became bright again.
“Rustle, rustle—rustle—”
After the red fog dissipated, a drizzle of rain began to fall.
But this rain is no longer mixed with resentment, it is just ordinary transparent rain, like a spring rain that has not come for many years, falling continuously, nourishing and moistening the land that has been thirsty for many years.
“Rustle, rustle—rustle—”
The sound of the continuous rain was like the whisper of a lover in his ear. Su Ci couldn't help but close his eyes. He heard a sigh of joy from the earth.
He did not open the spiritual shield, allowing the rain to fall on his face, meander down his body, and finally soak into the ground beneath his feet.
Until… he heard a plop.
Su Ci opened his eyes again, flashed to A Yan's side, picked him up from the ground, and held him tightly in his arms.
A Yan did not faint. When Su Ci looked down nervously, he grinned at him with a weak and pale smile.
"Susu, did I help you?"
A clear and melodious boy's voice came from the communicator, sounding still so peaceful and warm. Su Ci seemed to see the eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy again.
He was smiling at him, and although he looked weak, his eyes were shining, as if just seeing him was enough to make him happy.
The boy's pale lips moved in and out, but Su Ci could not make out any sound. However, he could understand his mouth shape. He was saying to him:
"Do you like it?"
What do you like? The rain?
Su Ci raised his head and looked at the sky. The gently falling raindrops fell on his face, as if falling into his heart. Like the moistened earth, they silently penetrated into his heart bit by bit.
He lowered his head again and was about to speak, but the boy's image disappeared again. In his arms was A Yan, who had fainted from exhaustion.
Su Ci pursed his lips. This guy...
He picked up A Yan and no longer paid attention to the situation on both sides of the river. He disappeared from the spot.
When Su Ci appeared again, he had returned to the nursery.
He carried A Yan into the bathroom, ran the water to bathe him, and at the same time mobilized his soul power to nourish his once again broken body. Su Ci said nothing, with a rare anger on his face.
However, his actions towards A Yan were so gentle and full of careful care.
As for the Book Spirit prototype...
It had been thrown aside a long time ago. When it sensed the low pressure of Boss Su, it trembled and hid itself in the laundry basket, covering itself with A Yan's dirty clothes.
After tucking A Yan into bed, feeding him a few mouthfuls of magic flower honey, and finally seeing his face turn rosy again, Su Ci's expression eased a little.
He looked at the sleeping A Yan and couldn't help but reach out his hand. Just as he was about to touch the furry ears on his head, his fingertips ended up falling on his face.
Thin white fingers stroked A Yan's eyebrows, and what appeared in front of Su Ci's eyes was the illusion of the young man who appeared several times.
In fact, it is not appropriate to call him a teenager.
Zhou Yan is not thin, and he looks handsome and heroic, but when he smiles, he looks a little milky, like a cheerful and enthusiastic puppy.
In short, she must be younger than him.
so……
"Zhou Yan, who are you?"
Su Ci looked at the sleeping child and murmured something in a low voice. In the end, he didn't get an answer, so he just shook his head. After covering A Yan with the quilt, he got up and left the bedroom.
After Su Ci took off his wet clothes and came out of the bathroom after washing up, he saw the pajamas that A Yan had folded for him this morning on the shelf.
He paused, picked it up, put it on and walked out of the bathroom.
The rain is still falling outside.
Su Ci listened to the sound of rain and sat down on the sofa. Just when he felt like something was missing, he heard the voice of the intelligent computer.
"Keeper Su, the investigation and report regarding Senior Researcher Ren Yufei has yielded results. Would you like to review them?"
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