The little seedling recognized Song Xia and jumped directly into her palm, then gently rubbed itself against her leaves.
"It's so cute and pretty!" Song Ziqing looked at it longingly. "Little Miaomiao, can I touch you?"
The little seedling refused. When Song Ziqing reached out, it jumped off Song Xia's hand and then bounced repeatedly onto Song Ziqi's body until it stopped on Song Ziqi's shoulder.
"Ziqi, it seems like it has recognized you as its master!"
"Being liked by mutated plants, would that be considered a kind of superpower?"
Song Ziqi tilted her head: "But little seedling, what use are you?"
The little seedling seemed angry at being questioned, and bounced back and forth on her shoulder.
"It's so cute! It's okay if it's useless; we can keep it as a pet." Song Ziqing really liked it, but every time she reached out, the little sprout would dodge away.
The little seedling seemed even angrier after being told that, jumping around and its leaves looked a bit wilted.
"Alright, look at you, you have neither soil nor water. What if you dehydrate? How am I supposed to care for you?" Song Ziqi held you in her hands. "How about I dig you some soil first? I'm so happy to have your approval!"
Hearing Song Ziqi say this, the little seedling gradually calmed down.
"I've never seen a plant like this before. It must be extraordinary. Ziqi, this might be a blessing from heaven."
"Hmm." Song Ziqi touched the leaves of the tender seedling. They were so small, they looked like they would fall off with the slightest touch. Who would have thought that slapping someone would hurt?
"I'll make you stay in the flowerpot for now, and I'll take you to the breeding base tomorrow."
Twenty kilometers away from the new district, they set aside a piece of land specifically for studying planting and breeding, and now it is beginning to show results. That is her favorite place to spend every day.
After everyone had finished admiring the tender seedlings, Song Ziyang finally flew back, excited and covered in sweat.
"Now only Zile, Zian, and Ziqing don't have superpowers, but they are still young, and they might be able to activate them in a couple of years."
"Even if you don't have them, it's okay, we'll protect you."
Song Xia retorted, "Zi Le, yes."
"What?" The group was stunned for a moment, then realized that Song's mother meant that Zile had superpowers.
"Hmm." Song Xia nodded. "You look energetic."
Their eyes lit up: "Zi Le has psychic abilities?"
"Then why have we never seen Zile demonstrate it?"
Everyone looked at Zile, who stared back expressionlessly. Then Song Ziming realized that he seemed unable to move!
This discovery shocked him greatly. He was now considered one of the top ten experts in the new server, and Zile could actually control him? Just how high was Zile's level?
Song Ziyang murmured, "No wonder Zile is so smart. If you think about it carefully, Zile's superpowers were already showing signs at the very beginning of the apocalypse. He was always the first to notice the anomalies back then, but we just didn't think about it that way."
After Song Zile released him from the mental control, Song Ziming finally breathed a sigh of relief. If it hadn't been Zile controlling him, he truly felt he was in grave danger. If it had been someone with psychic abilities instead…
Seeing his agitation, Song Xia explained again, "You were caught off guard. Zile is more... capable than others."
"Hmm." Song Ziming nodded. It seems that in the future, when he goes out, he should be more cautious no matter what he sees, and not make blind guesses.
Overnight, it was discovered that everyone except Song Zian and Song Ziqing had gained superpowers, which made everyone even happier, since having more superpowers certainly provided an extra layer of protection.
Song Ziqing pouted; she also wanted to have superpowers.
Song Zian, on the other hand, was very calm. He felt much better than before and was very satisfied. Besides, his older brothers and sisters wouldn't abandon him.
That night, they weren't the only ones whose superpowers were activated. Everyone was discussing it during breakfast, and the people who were counting the superpowers were almost too busy to keep up.
Everyone had a smile on their face. It was truly an exciting thing. With more people possessing superpowers, everyone would have more strength and confidence to face this harsh post-apocalyptic environment in the future.
But soon they also discovered that the zombies and mutated animals outside had become even more powerful. What was even more alarming was that the plants that grew after the weather warmed up were even more troublesome than the mutated animals.
For example, in the planting base of the new district, a vine several hundred meters long grew overnight. This vine sucked up all the nutrients in the soil of that area, and all the crops that everyone had worked so hard to grow withered and died.
But that wasn't the worst of it. That afternoon, something happened in the mountains dozens of miles away from the base. The screams of many mutated animals could be heard. Only half of the superhumans who went into the forest to hunt managed to escape. And the superhumans who did escape always turned pale whenever they talked about what happened that day.
Only then did the survivors realize that these plants after the apocalypse were the most terrifying.
Moreover, with the warming weather, there are so many exotic plants growing. If you don't pay attention to the hygiene of your living area, those mushrooms that grow quietly could even kill you.
However, plant mutations can be good or bad. Just like the children had imagined, after the mutant plants flowered, they produced strawberries the size of a fist, pineapples without thorns, and so on. One vegetable was enough for a family to eat for a day, and bamboo shoots that grew as tall as a person were not old.
Although the dangers have increased, people's diets have become significantly more abundant.
It was at this moment that Song Ziqi finally discovered the value of the young seedlings.
That day, after discovering that a section of her planting base had been destroyed, she was at a loss for what to do. Then, a small seedling ran to the side of the mutated vine and did something. Soon, the mutated vine began to wither and rot. All the nutrients absorbed by the mutated vine were returned to the soil.
Song Ziqi was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She hugged the little seedling and kissed it again and again.
But this isn't the only ability of the little seedling. Despite its small size and only a few tender leaves, it can also stimulate other crops to flower and bear fruit faster. However, after doing so, the little seedling will wilt for a few days each time.
After that, Song Ziqi stopped letting it do that and only fed the seedlings with crystal cores on time.
"You really know how to eat! I've never seen a plant use crystal cores as nutrients." Song Ziqi smiled broadly, pointing at the tender little leaves. "Grow up quickly, we still don't know what kind of plant you are!"
In the new district, after learning that Song Ziqi had raised a sentient plant, other superhumans also thought about raising something. Although no one had found a second one like the little seedling, some people had already successfully tamed mutated animals.
Now, Min Hui and his team have formed a search team with mutated animals, making it much easier to find supplies in the wild.
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