54. Lacquer
According to the theory in the book, when plants are infected with strange factors and mutate, their corresponding "properties" will also change.
If this plant originally causes an allergic reaction in people, resulting in symptoms such as shock, heartburn, rash, and respiratory spasms, then these reactions will be severely amplified after becoming a foreign plant.
What kind of plant could reduce and alleviate Simingye's symptoms? What kind of plant could cause this situation?
Su Liu did not delay and rushed to the school's biology laboratory overnight.
The laboratory is composed of researchers from the medical department and the planting department. They have been analyzing the alien varieties, but the progress has not been ideal.
Although Su Liu is only a freshman, she is already a purifier and no one will look down on her.
After entering the laboratory, Su Liu asked, "Seniors, have you made any progress yet?"
The researcher replied, "We haven't made any progress here. We've already sent a request for assistance to the Imperial Capital Biological Research Headquarters."
"No response yet?"
"Biological headquarters is very busy," the researcher said with a wry smile. "Maha is no longer the prestigious military academy it once was. The report we initiated will be postponed."
This is a matter of course when it comes to interests.
Su Liu didn't dwell on this matter and asked instead, "Can I see a sample?"
"Of course, with the help of a purifier, there might be unexpected conclusions."
The alien plants were imprisoned in a "prison", which was a pit more than 20 meters deep, built with two or three meters thick copper and iron walls. There were countless gun holes on the walls of the cave. Once the alien plants made any unusual movements, they would be immediately shot into a sieve.
Su Liu stood on a high place, looking down through the reinforced glass.
"This big?"
Su Liu was shocked by the plants that were seventeen or eighteen meters tall.
The researcher said: "When it was brought back, it was only the size of a thumb, and now it has grown into this."
The growth rate is too fast, it is worthy of being an alien plant, Su Liu thought silently.
The main control console is at hand, which can capture the scenes in the prison, enlarge or reduce certain parts of the alien plants, and perform hunting, freeze-frame photography, paralysis with toxins, etc.
Under the guidance of the researcher, Su Liu carefully operated the camera and observed the plant.
In appearance, the stem, which is about ten meters high, is relatively slender, with a slightly purple-red color from the bottom upwards, gradually turning into light green near the leaves. The entire stem is very smooth, hairless and thornless.
Everything is normal up to this point, except that it is too tall.
The top part is a bit abstract.
The entire top is wrapped by layers of "leaves", which converge into a clock-shaped corolla that is dark green in color.
And each leaf has a cat-like eyeball, which keeps twitching and spasming due to hunger.
Beneath the eyeballs were huge, serrated mouths of the abyss, from which stretched out long, snake-like tongues, all making rustling sounds.
Su Liu tried to picture its original appearance in his mind, but as soon as he saw the eyes and the mouth, all clues disappeared.
There is no other way, let’s explore further.
Su Liu asked with a smile: "Brother, who started the fire?"
The researcher pointed to the red button: "This is..."
Before he finished speaking, Su Liu pressed the button with a snap.
The researcher was stunned. Amidst the loud rumbling noise, he watched as countless guns on the cave wall opened fire simultaneously. The crackling bullets were denser than raindrops, blasting the alien plants with holes.
Su Liu watched calmly.
The alien plant roared and swayed in pain, and a sticky liquid like milk spurted out from the part that was hit.
After being seriously injured, some alien plants will slightly recover their original characteristics due to the decrease in the concentration of strange factors.
Su Liu waited for a long time but didn't see any changes in it. He had to stop attacking until it was almost dying.
The alien plant fell to the bottom of the pit, dying.
Su Liu pondered to himself.
Bell-shaped corolla.
Cat's eye.
Milky white juice.
Considering Si Mingye's condition, Su Liu thought it was worth a try.
"Brother, where can I purify myself here? Do you want me to jump down?" Su Liu looked for the switch everywhere.
The researcher recovered from his shock and quickly stopped Su Liu's actions: "Are you going to purify it? Do you know what kind of plant it is?"
"Try it. It's very weak now, so it will be easy to purify it."
The researcher looked at Su Liu and felt that she was quite calm and composed.
There was no fear of being powerless in the face of alien plants.
Is this the Purifier?
The researchers immediately looked at him with admiration, and rushed to send Su Liu down.
Su Liu took the elevator and came to the alien plant under the escort of researchers wearing protective gear.
The eyeballs on the alien plant's leaves were twitching weakly, and Su Liu's figure was reflected in the cloudy eyes.
Su Liu squatted down and poked his eyeballs with a smile.
"Don't hate me so much. I'm here to save you. Even you have your own value after being purified."
If this is true, then the medical community will also benefit.
A few days later, in the ward.
Si Mingye woke up and the first thing he did was check his hands.
Finally it’s not pig’s trotter anymore.
Beside the bed, Su Liu propped up his head and looked at him, "Try to say something?"
Si Mingye tried to speak, but his throat was still a little swollen and it was difficult to swallow.
"So, what is that?" he asked with difficulty.
"Zeqi, also known as Five Wind Grass, Cat's Eye Grass, etc." Su Liu said, "Its juice can cause allergies and induce respiratory symptoms. After mutation, the toxicity increases, which is why your team suffered so much."
Simingye asked again: "Where are the others?"
"They were all saved. Gastric lavage with 1:5000 potassium permanganate, combined with the healing abilities of the healers, produced immediate results."
After Su Liu finished speaking, he smiled again.
"Ze Lacquer itself is used to treat respiratory diseases such as coughs, asthma, and pneumonia, and it also has the effect of detoxifying and reducing swelling. The samples you brought back were of great benefit. The military has already organized personnel to search for more Ze Lacquer."
Once a foreign plant is purified and confirmed to have some value, it will be planted on a large scale.
From corn, beets, and carrots at the beginning to various herbs later, humans have saved these valuable plants from the hands of strange factors little by little, and also expanded their own living space.
Si Mingye saved his life, but he did not feel any joy of surviving a disaster.
"Purification is such a dangerous profession," he said hoarsely, sighing, "I can't be so careless next time I explore."
Su Liu felt that Si Mingye's experience also sounded a wake-up call for her.
Exotic animals and plants are very dangerous, she has witnessed it countless times.
Even if she becomes a purifier, it doesn't mean that she can recognize all the strange beasts and animals and then purify these mutants perfectly.
How long this road can last also depends on how cautious she can be.
After resolving Si Mingye's issue, Yan Ziyan and the other two also faced the assessment for purification technician assistants.
The assistant assessment is also quite strict, and there are many knowledge points to master, but because of Su Liu's recommendation, the difficulty will be reduced.
Several people worked hard all night long and faced the exam in a tense atmosphere.
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