He walked up to Lin Ruo and noticed the green branch above her head. His eyes widened slightly. Was this the mutated willow tree that Lin Ruo had brought last time?
Considering the strength that mutated willow tree had previously displayed, and the extremely oppressive willow branches that their helicopter passed over the fortress, it would be really hard to associate these tender branches with that willow tree if one hadn't seen it with their own eyes.
Lin Ruo nodded and followed Jiang Yue to the door of Ye Lin's office, where Ye Lin was standing waiting for them.
The moment Ye Lin saw Lin Ruo, he noticed the branch in her hair. He smiled and stepped forward, saying, "You brought a companion with you today."
Suddenly, the branch on Lin Ruo's head stretched out, shook at Ye Lin and Jiang Yue, and then obediently lay back on Lin Ruo's head.
The moment the branch moved, Ye Lin, as a superhuman, immediately felt an immense sense of oppression, and the source of this oppression was the tiny seedling, which was even thinner than his finger.
He gasped, trying to steady his power that was about to burst forth. Cold sweat trickled down his forehead. He was horrified; the other party had only moved slightly, yet it had triggered the self-protective mechanism of his power.
This willow tree seems to be even stronger than the last time I saw it.
When they first saw it, they had already guessed that it was already level 5, and now it was probably even higher. In such a short time, this mutated plant was leveling up faster than a superhuman.
The look in her eyes as she looked at Lin Ruo was filled with admiration. Not only was she so strong herself, but she could also control the mutated plants around her so obediently.
What does a level 6 or higher mutated plant mean? It's truly a king-like existence. The highest-level ability user in their base is only level 4, and their numbers can be counted on one hand.
Moreover, her mountain peak has other high-level mutated plants and three mutated beasts of considerable strength. Even disregarding Lin Ruo's own strength, these mutated plants and animals combined could easily defeat a medium-sized base.
Although the crystal energy cannons they researched at their base were quite effective against mutated plants and animals, they weren't very confident in dealing with level 5 or 6 mutated plants and animals. Even if they could injure them, that was about it.
For the first time, Ye Lin felt an urgent need for the ability users in the base to improve their levels. There would only be more high-level mutated plants and animals in the future, and even if they had crystal energy cannons, how long could they hold out?
It seems the development of new weapons needs to be accelerated. It's blizzard season now, and these mutated plants and animals are either dormant or hiding, so they won't attack their base. But once the blizzard stops, things could change. When food is extremely scarce, they might turn their attention to the base.
"Let's go, we've prepared everything," Ye Lin said, pulling himself out of his thoughts and gesturing for Lin Ruo to come along.
Lin Ruo followed Ye Lin into the office.
In the office, Chen Yu was sitting on the sofa. When he saw Lin Ruo walk in, he stood up as well.
This was now his subconscious action upon seeing Lin Ruo; it was probably a lower-level ability user's instinctive respect for a higher-level ability user.
Lin Ruo scanned the surroundings with her mental energy, confirming that there were no unnecessary items installed in the office before withdrawing her mental energy.
"These are the things we prepared," Ye Lin pushed the items on the table in front of Lin Ruo, "Take a look and see if there are any problems."
Lin Ruo had already sensed what was inside through her mental power, and now she couldn't wait to open the box. Inside, there were five fist-sized black stones wrapped in cotton.
These stones weren't of very good quality, and had a rough, granular texture, but each stone possessed a familiar energy.
Lin Ruo reached into the box and took out a black stone. When her mental energy touched the stone, she felt a faint suction force coming from deep within it. If Lin Ruo's mental energy hadn't been so strong, she wouldn't have been able to detect it. She withdrew her mental energy and raised an eyebrow. The stone was still absorbing the surrounding energy.
The willow branch above her head slowly extended down, taking the black stone from Lin Ruo's hand and handing it to her. She was holding it for Lin Ruo.
Chen Yu's pupils widened slightly. This mutated plant's thinking was so delicate that it even knew to help Lin Ruo carry things. It seemed that this willow tree had outstanding qualities among mutated plants and could be considered one of the best.
Lin Ruo patted Liu Zhi and pointed to the box, indicating that it should put the things back in the box. Liu Zhi obediently put them back in the box and even thoughtfully closed and locked the box for Lin Ruo.
Then, the branches thickened and helped Lin Ru hang the box on its willow branches. A Liu could sense that its master liked this thing, so it couldn't put it down.
"Is this what was dug out from under Mount Heng? Is there nothing else besides these stones?" Lin Ruo looked up at Jiang Yue.
Jiang Yue shook his head. "That's all we have. We dug down several dozen meters and didn't find anything unusual. These stones were found about 50 meters underground."
Lin Ruo nodded, her eyes shifting slightly as her thoughts raced. At the same time, she took off the backpack on her back and took out the 20 mutated fruits that had been packed inside.
The fruits were placed on the table and pushed towards Ye Lin. Ye Lin did not have the wood-type ability user inspect them, but simply put the fruits away.
Lin Ruo glanced at his actions but didn't say anything. If he didn't want to be examined, she didn't need to force him.
Seeing that Ye Lin had accepted the gifts, she didn't want to stay any longer. She picked up the box on the table and stood up from the sofa. "Now that the transaction is complete, I'll be leaving."
Ye Lin and the others didn't linger. Lin Ruo followed Jiang Yue to the outside of the office building, where two wings stretched out from her back, scattering snow mist and spreading cold air.
"They're gone."
After saying this to Jiang Yue, she turned and flew into the sky without hesitation. The green branches behind her suddenly grew larger, blocking Lin Ruo's head and protecting her from the snowflakes that kept hitting her.
From a distance, Lin Ruo appeared to be enveloped in a layer of green, but these branches did not hinder her from flying with her wings.
Jiang Yue watched the green disappear into the snow and murmured, "Are all mutated plants this considerate now? They're even smarter than humans..."
He shrugged and turned to walk into the office building.
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