She had dug up the plants from the mutated forest and put them into the life space, roots and all. Now, these mutated plants were placed next to the rectangular area. When they entered the space, they were somewhat excited. They remembered that they had stayed in the space for a while before, but at that time they were placed in boxes of underground ore. However, they could still sense the traces of energy through the cracks in the boxes.
They knew then that the energy here was abundant, but unfortunately they couldn't absorb it. Now, their owner can finally put them into the space without any constraints.
But just as they were getting excited, Old Bai and A Liu's branches stood up, their thick branches and sharp barbs immediately quieting them down.
Seeing that they were finally less excited, Ah Liu and Lao Bai didn't bother with them anymore and took all the branches back.
After the crisis was over, curiosity took hold. These mutated plants stretched out their branches and kept poking at the ground. Because this place was quite far from the central lake area, they had not yet found the lake water. They only sensed that the soil in this space contained the energy they liked, and they all stretched their roots down as hard as they could to absorb more energy.
Ah Liu and Lao Bai diligently monitored the mutated plants' every move. As long as they didn't damage the environment in the space, their master said that absorbing some energy was fine, and it wouldn't hurt to speed up their leveling up.
When Lin Ruo probed in with her spiritual power, she saw that the center of Lao Bai's tree trunk was emitting a faint white light, which was obviously transmitting energy to these plants.
She scanned it with her mental energy and noticed that this light was slightly different from the previous ones. It not only contained the energy that these mutated plants liked, but also carried a soothing quality.
This white light could also penetrate the rectangular wall built by Lin Ruo and radiate to the plants inside, allowing them to gradually settle down.
Lin Ruo couldn't help but sigh. This big pine tree, which she had picked up because of her water-based superpower, was truly a treasure. It could even have a calming effect, making it an excellent support for A Liu.
Ah Liu's willow branches were draped over the top of the wall next to her, keeping a close watch on the movements of the mutated plants in the area. She exuded a strong aura that intimidated the mutated animals within.
The two, one tight and one loose, complement each other perfectly.
Lin Ruo was immediately relieved and happy. She manipulated the water in the spatial lake to make fine raindrops fall in the space. These raindrops were different from the acid rain outside. When the raindrops fell to the ground, they seeped into the soil, nourishing the earth and replenishing its energy.
This was the first time those mutated plants had enjoyed such treatment. Previously, only Ah Liu and Lao Bai could enjoy the lake water. Feeling the surging energy, they all stretched out their branches and expanded their canopies to the maximum extent to receive the raindrops and absorb as much energy as possible.
The rain didn't last long, only about ten minutes before stopping. There were automatic sprinklers in the living space, so there wasn't a shortage of water, and there was no need for it to rain for several hours.
When the rain stopped, the mutated plants were still somewhat reluctant to leave, their branches stretching upwards, but they had to pull back after reaching their limit.
Seeing that they were being managed so well by A-Liu and Lao Bai, Lin Ruo's mental energy quietly withdrew again.
She opened her eyes from the sofa, and the first thing she saw was the floor-to-ceiling window directly opposite it. Acid rain was constantly pounding against the glass of the sunroom, leaving watermarks on the glass. It looked like ordinary rain, but looking out through the glass, the outside world was already devastated.
In just over half an hour, the mutated plants and animals had completely disappeared, leaving only the pitted and ravine-ridden land.
Lin Ruo admired the rain scene. Despite the highly corrosive acid rain, the glass of the fortress showed no signs of being corroded.
Lin Ruo is now somewhat glad that she discovered the secret that crystal core shells can also be melted. Otherwise, even if she replaced it with thicker bulletproof glass, it wouldn't last long under such intense acid rain. At that time, she would probably have to use the protective shield she made before to cover the entire fortress. There would be no such ease as it is now.
Now that all the problems were solved, she took out a tablet from her space, charged it, turned it on, and continued reading the book she hadn't finished. As for the crystal cores left behind after being corroded by acid rain, she could collect them when the acid rain was about to stop.
Although most of the mutated plants and animals on the eastern mountain peak escaped disaster thanks to Lin Ruo's intervention, tragedies were unfolding elsewhere.
On the main peak of Yanshan Mountain in City B, as the acid rain began to fall, these mutated plants and animals were unaware of what this meant. They were overjoyed that it was finally raining after such a long drought. But when the acid rain pattered down on them, corroding their flesh, they realized how powerful the rain was.
"Moo!"
A mutated rhinoceros let out a scream. White smoke rose from its back due to the corrosion of acid rain. Originally known for its thick skin, it was still mangled and bloody from the large amount of acid rain. Blood flowed down its back and dripped onto the ground.
The intense pain emanating from its body made it difficult for the mutated rhinoceros to move in the acid rain. Before long, only some pitted skeletons remained where the rhinoceros had been. In a few more minutes, these skeletons would be completely corroded away, leaving only its crystal core.
This scene played out repeatedly throughout the main peak. In order to avoid the erosion of acid rain, the mutated plants, like those on Linruo Mountain, continuously extended their roots into the soil.
In order to survive, these mutated plants keep burrowing their roots downwards, 5 meters, 10 meters, 15 meters...
A large portion of these mutated plants had limited remaining energy due to prolonged drought. Once their root systems reached a certain point, their energy was depleted, and they could no longer burrow deeper, helplessly watching as acid rain slowly devoured them.
This leaves many crystal nuclei deep in the soil, like seeds taking root in the soil.
Mutant animals roamed freely in the mountains and forests, trying to find shelter from the fierce acid rain. Many animals hid in nearby caves, but the naturally formed caves were too narrow to accommodate more mutant animals. These animals had no concept of unity; their first reaction to this situation was to fight each other for a chance to survive.
The fighting continued, and howls rose and fell in waves. The mutated beasts that had entered the deepest part of the cave looked out of the cave in fear, where the fighting was still going on, and mutated beasts were constantly falling and being swallowed by the acid rain.
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