Chapter 114

As the purification barrier continues to operate, the concentration of spiritual energy on this side of the river bank has increased again, almost reaching the standard of a Feng Shui treasure land.

As the spiritual energy spreads, the river, the other side of the river, and the wasteland in front of the base will all benefit.

The Selaginella closest to the barrier will undoubtedly benefit the most.

With the nourishment of such high-concentration spiritual energy and sufficient water, after only one day and one night, this Selaginella has grown at least half as big as when it was planted yesterday.

It is growing very well, with all its curled leaves stretched out, verdant and dripping, like pine and cypress, and the whole plant stands upright in the gravel, becoming the most unique scenery in this endless wasteland.

After maturity, this Selaginella also successfully entered the reproduction period.

A breeze blew past the river bank.

If you observe carefully, you will find that - as the wind blows, many tiny particles that are difficult to see with the naked eye fly out from under the leaves of Selaginella.

These are the spores of Selaginella. They are separated from the mother body with the wind, scattered everywhere, and spread to farther places. Those that are lucky enough to fall on the river bank quickly take root and sprout under the nourishment of spiritual energy and water.

This is the origin of these Selaginella seedlings.

After discovering these tiny seedlings, Xiao Luli's body froze. They looked so fragile that he couldn't help but tiptoe, for fear that he would accidentally step on one.

"Su Su, is this the immortal grass?" He looked at the half-meter-high green plant and couldn't help asking.

Immortal grass is also grass, so can it change the world like the weeds?

He didn't ask this question, because looking at the Selaginella seedlings growing out of the gravel, Xiao Luli already had the answer in his heart.

When they grow up and continue to sprout new shoots, this river bank should soon become lush with grass and trees, right?

Oh, no, now there is only "grass", but no "wood".

Although I don't know what "wood" looks like, with Su Su here, there will definitely be some in the future! Xiao Luli thought firmly in his heart.

"This is immortal grass, and it also has the nickname of nine-death resurrection grass. Of course, the most common name is Selaginella, because it looks a lot like a cypress tree." Su Ci patiently explained to him.

"Cypress tree?" Xiao Luli was a little curious.

"Well, you can ask the intelligent computer what it looks like when you return to the base."

Little Lu Li knew about the existence of the base's intelligent computer and had seen adults in the base call on the intelligent computer, but he had never tried it himself.

Then, he heard Su Ci talking about the writing class and the growth diary, "It just so happens that you woke up today, and you have to catch up with the progress."

Little Lu Li asked tentatively: "Does every cub have to learn? Number 2 and Number 7 also?"

"Yes." Su Ci nodded.

"Okay then..." Little Lu Li said obediently, "I know."

At this time, a burst of drizzle fell from the sky.

It turned out that while they were talking, A Yan ran to the river bank. He took out his divine book, mobilized the power of rules, and imitated Su Ci's yesterday to give birth to a water dragon from the river.

He succeeded in just one try.

Although compared to Su Ci's giant water dragon that could be observed even by Base 24, the water dragon he created was much smaller, only about one meter long.

It was more like a water snake than a water dragon.

But A Yan was already very happy that he could mobilize it successfully, and the area he needed to irrigate did not need to be that large. It was just the rubble pile where Selaginella grew, and this water snake was completely sufficient.

After the effect of the hundreds of micro-water purification arrays they cast yesterday, and the fact that the underground river water was slightly polluted, the water snake he created was still relatively clear and transparent.

As he controlled it, the water snake flipped in the air, slowly came to the top of the rubble pile, and turned into a drizzle.

The raindrops, wrapped with more spiritual energy, fell on the Selaginella and the seedlings, making the tender green leaves stretch out more.

Feeling the joy emanating from the Selaginella, A Yan slowly exhaled and a smile appeared on his face.

At this time, a palm fell on the top of his head and rubbed it gently.

A Yan looked up and saw the young man's eyes smiling at him. He said, "Not bad."

Just two simple words made A Yan's heart happy. He felt that his efforts to secretly get up in the middle of the night to think about the magic had paid off. He would have to work harder in the future!

A Yan watered the Selaginella, while Su Ci couldn't help but ponder.

Relying solely on the natural reproduction of plants, the speed is still a little slow. Is there any way to speed up the pace? He thought of the star chain fruit trees that were grown on dead vines.

Since star chain fruit trees can be grown on vines, can Selaginella also be grown?

Su Ci touched his chin, then took out a pair of scissors from the space button, cut off two leaves from the half-meter-high Selaginella, and handed them to A Yan.

"Let's find a place to plant them." He said.

A Yan has special abilities, and he knows where to plant the two leaves best.

Sure enough, A Yan took the two leaves and nodded, "Okay."

This section of the river is more than a thousand meters long, and there are naturally more places suitable for the growth of Selaginella than just this pile of rubble. Just as A Yan was about to slip away, he heard Xiao Lu Li say, "Brother A Yan, I want to help too."

A Yan did not refuse. He would naturally welcome a little helper who volunteered to work.

"Then let's go."

He grabbed Xiao Luli's arm, and took him to perform the shrinking technique and search along the river bank.

Soon, they found another pile of rubble. A Yan took out a shovel and handed it to Xiao Luli, instructing him how to dig a hole in the sand and gravel.

After the hole was dug, the leaves of Selaginella were inserted into it, and then covered with gravel and watered.

"Is this all right?" Xiao Luli looked at the leaves stuck in the soil and couldn't help asking, "Will it become another Selaginella now?"

"We have to wait until it grows roots."

A Yan is now very experienced, "After growing roots, it can absorb nutrients and water from the soil, and then it can be considered alive."

In other words, only when these leaves can eat by themselves can they be considered independent individuals?

Just like his separated soul, after gradually solidifying and being able to touch physical objects and eat food, it became another him.

So is this leaf still connected to the original body?

"If the leaf is glued back, will it grow back to the Selaginella tree?" Little Lu Li asked innocently.

"Probably not." A Yan thought for a moment and said, "But if Su Su does it, it should be possible, right?"

Su Su could even merge his separated soul back together, so what does a mere Selaginella leaf matter?

Xiao Luli also thought so. He couldn't help but exclaim: "Su Su is really amazing!"

"Yes, Su Su is super amazing!"

The two guys praised Su Ci for a while, and after happily reaching a consensus, they continued to look for new places to plant Selaginella leaves.

Su Ci, whom they admired, was squatting on the river bank at this moment, staring at the fish swimming in the river.

There were only a few small fish yesterday, but today there were more than a dozen, forming a small school of fish, playing in the water and swimming around.

In this small school of fish, there were also larger individuals. The largest one was estimated to be more than ten to twenty centimeters long.

Steamed, braised, charcoal grilled...

Su Ci's mind was filled with various ways to eat fish, and he almost couldn't help but eat all the fish in one pot.

However, he finally held back.

Let them grow for a while, these small fish are not enough to fill his stomach.

Thinking of the huge, plump and tender sea fish he had eaten at the banquet of human monks before, Su Ci couldn't help but feel a little disgusted when he looked at the unknown species of fish below.

He slowly moved his eyes away and looked at the rocks that turned light green. Of course, it was not the rocks that changed color, but the running water that brought new life - moss.

Moss is an amphibious plant that reproduces through spores like Selaginella, and running water can carry their spores to faraway places. Once they reach their favorite humid environment, they will grow on the ground.

With moss, water plants should not be far away.

When these aquatic plants grow in number, more and more fish will be attracted, and their feces will become nutrients for plant growth, mutually beneficial symbiosis, making this area of ​​water truly alive.

Thinking of this, Su Ci used his spiritual consciousness to scan the entire river, and then found that many places have not been covered by the water purification array.

Most of these waters with pollutants are deposited at the bottom due to terrain reasons. If they are not dealt with over time, I am afraid that new mud monsters will be born.

So Su Ci stood up and walked along the river bank, picking up stones all the way, engraving the three combination arrays of purifying water, gathering spirits and strengthening on them, and then throwing them into the river.

These stones engraved with the arrays worked in the water, covering those remote corners, and slowly purifying all the river water.

When he almost reached the end, Su Ci stretched his back, and Ah Yan just came back with Xiao Lu Li to join him.

"Su Su, are we going back?" Ah Yan asked.

Su Ci did not answer immediately. He looked up outside the purification barrier. The thick red mist outside had gradually faded, and the transformed spiritual energy was not as much as before.

Without spiritual energy, the growth of plants will slow down - of course, this will not happen for the time being, but he will have to think of a solution later.

He pondered for a moment, then said: "The meat I ate these two days doesn't seem to be so fresh."

Ah Yan couldn't help but blink. The spider meat was stored in the freezer. Although it was not bad, it was unlikely to be as fresh as it was at the beginning.

He had tried his best to make the spider meat delicious, but this was due to the limitation of ingredients, and he had no choice...

"Su Su, what do you mean?" Ah Yan guessed what Su Ci wanted to do.

Sure enough, he heard the young man lazily say, "Let's go get something fresh together."

Ah Yan laughed and immediately said, "I heard from Xiao Lihua that there seems to be a giant spider nest in the red mist, and there are many giant spiders in it."

Hearing this, Su Ci immediately became interested.

"But how can we find this nest quickly?" Although he could enter the red mist to look for it, the efficiency would be a bit low.

Obviously, Ah Yan had also considered this.

He raised the work manual hanging on his chest and said, "The manual can help."

The manual...

If the base's intelligent computer has independent consciousness, it must have a lot in common with the book spirit hybrid.

And Su Ci, obviously likes this name very much.

"The booklet can eat spider silk, so it can sense where the giant spider's nest is?" Su Ci's eyes lit up.

The book spirit hybrid, stared at by three pairs of eyes, suddenly felt a great pressure.

It was already familiar with Su Ci and A Yan's gazes, but the key was Xiao Lu Li's...

Xiao Lu Li was looking at it with a very curious look. He hadn't noticed it before, but when he looked at the book carefully, he found that it seemed to be alive?

The book spirit hybrid keenly sensed a kind of danger.

It didn't know that Xiao Lu Li's talent was related to the soul, nor did it know that the golden macaque... was once a ferocious beast known for feeding on souls.

But in its perception, the danger level of this blond boy was no less than that of A Yan.

After all, it is a newborn spirit that has just been born and has not been conscious for long. For the golden macaque, it is a great supplement that has no power to resist.

A Yan took away its power of rules, and it only became weak and could still survive, but if the golden macaque attacked it... it would be dead.

Under the gaze of the three "big guys", the book spirit prototype was stiff and dared not move.

At this time, A Yan took out a small piece of spider silk from the space button, suspended it above its book cover, and then said: "Little book, eat it, eat it and do work."

Such a small piece, it can't be full at all, okay? It's like sending away beggars!

But what can the book spirit prototype do? It didn't even have the courage to bargain, it just opened the book, grabbed the small piece of spider silk and swallowed it.

Eat it if you can, don't give up until you have nothing to eat.

It's sad to think about it...

"Is that all?" Su Ci said lightly.

The book spirit phenotype suddenly shuddered, and quickly rose into the air. After carefully sensing it, it pointed in the direction of the base.

Obviously, the giant spider's nest is not in the east of Base 24, but on the other side of the base.

No wonder there are so many giant spiders, but Su Ci has not encountered any in the past few days.

"Okay, let's go."

So, Su Ci took A Yan and Xiao Lu Li and disappeared from the spot.

He went all the way west, and quickly passed the guards and action team members defending the metal wall, across the entire base, and soon came to the west of Base 24, appearing on the metal wall in this direction.

Xiao Lu Li looked around, and he was amazed and envious every time he saw Su Su's ability to teleport.

Then, his eyes were attracted by the world outside the metal wall.

Outside the wall, thick red mist was spreading.

Unlike the vast wasteland to the east, a mountain range could be vaguely seen to the west of Base 24, about a thousand meters away from the plain where Base 24 was located.

Several peaks stood tall, but unfortunately they were not as green as Su Ci remembered.

If it were in the past, the location of Base 24 could be said to be close to mountains and rivers, but it was a pity that it was no longer the same as before.

This entire mountain range was very desolate, without any green, only thick red mist swirling, and countless monsters lurking in the dark.

After returning to his original form, Xiao Lu Li's senses became more acute. He sensed the extreme danger from the red mist and could not help but move closer to Su Ci.

Of course, after seeing how Su Ci dealt with the monster, he was not panicked at all. He just avoided it out of instinct.

The miniature work manual was suspended in the air, pointing diligently to the towering mountain.

It seemed that the giant spider's nest was in that mountain.

Then the 24th Base had been stationed here for so long and had sent out countless exploration teams, but it had never dared to go deep into the place.

"Let's go and take a look."

Su Ci said, and took the two children with him, disappeared from the spot again, and headed towards the mountain.

Because the purpose was clear this time, Su Ci did not bother to drive away the red mist like before. Of course, the red mists retreated automatically when he approached.

The monsters lurking in the red mist, seeing such a strange scene, naturally did not dare to attack casually.

Moreover, they also sensed a dangerous existence, and retreated and hid.

In this way, Su Ci had a smooth journey and brought A Yan and Xiao Luli to the front of the mountain.

Looking up, you can see a mountain shrouded in red mist. The mountain is so high that it reaches the clouds. In the past, it was the habitat of countless lives, but now only bloodthirsty and ferocious monsters are circling in it.

Su Ci frowned slightly. After coming here, he became a little more cautious.

A transparent spirit shield rose from the air, protecting them. Su Ci then reminded them, "Don't leave me."

A Yan and Xiao Luli nodded obediently.

"Booklet." Su Ci called softly.

The Book Spirit Phantasm trembled slightly. It was a little scared because it felt the smell of spider silk became extremely strong, which also meant how terrifying the number of giant spiders was.

Although it longed for spider silk, it valued its life more.

Unfortunately, it had no say now.

At Su Ci's urging, the Book Spirit Phantasm once again pointed the way resignedly.

In order not to alarm the enemy, Su Ci gathered all the smells, and with the protection of the spirit shield, they seemed to be invisible.

The red mist no longer avoided them, and the monsters living in the red mist gradually became active.

All kinds of horrible sounds echoed in the mountains, and from time to time there were screams and all kinds of weird movements. It was obvious that there was no peace between the monsters, and fighting was everywhere.

Xiao Luli was terrified and couldn't help but hold on to Su Ci's clothes, not daring to leave him half a step.

Fortunately, Su Su walked very slowly, and he could keep up.

They went all the way deep into the mountains.

If they had set out to hunt giant spiders, then after seeing this mountain range and going deep into this mountain, this purpose had changed.

If Su Ci wants to restore the vitality of the earth, this mountain range will undoubtedly be a place that cannot be avoided, so now he will use it as an advance exploration.

It is not easy for him to destroy the numerous monsters in this mountain range when he is weak now, so he still has to think of a way.

Moreover, Su Ci has another purpose.

Three tenacious plants can still be found in the dry riverbed. It should be impossible to get nothing from such a large mountain range, right?

However, the next situation was not expected by even Su Ci.

Under the guidance of the reduced version of the work manual, they came to the entrance of a valley.

When they got here, the strange noises made by the monsters in the red mist actually subsided a little, but this did not mean safety.

On the contrary, it is possible that this is a very dangerous place, and even those monsters dare not approach it easily.

When it came to the entrance of this valley, the Book Spirit Phantasm dared not move anymore. It shrank directly into A Yan's collar, hid in A Yan's clothes and pretended to be dead, and never dared to come out again.

It seems that the giant spider's nest is in this valley.

Su Ci's face was calm, and he continued to step into it.

Xiao Lu Li swallowed his saliva and followed him closely. Although he felt that this place was terrible and wanted to turn around and run away, he also knew that there was no safer place than being with Su Su.

The valley was filled with a thicker red mist. After entering it, you can vaguely hear the sound of arthropods crawling.

The sounds seemed to come from the inside of the cliffs on both sides. The giant spider's nest should be inside the hollow cliff, and the entrance is in the valley.

Su Ci's consciousness went deep into the cliff and saw tens of thousands of spiders of different sizes.

Even the smallest ones were the size of a five or six-year-old human cub. These spiders were not at peace with each other. They were fighting and devouring each other.

Su Ci touched his chin, and his consciousness began to search the valley, trying to find a giant spider of the right size.

Now that we are here, we can't go back empty-handed, right?

Then, his expression suddenly changed.

Su Ci took A Yan and Xiao Lu Li and disappeared on the spot. When they reappeared, they had come to the depths of the valley.

In front of them, it was not a giant spider, but... a sea of ​​flowers blooming in the red mist.

They were blood-red plants, each of which was about one meter tall, and at the top of these plants, bright blood-red flowers bloomed.

They grew together closely, forming a very colorful picture, beautiful to the extreme.

However, looking at this sea of ​​flowers does not make people feel comfortable, but will make them feel trembling and fearful from the bottom of their hearts, as if something bad is going to happen.

This is... a magic plant.

Su Ci's mood was a little solemn.

On these blood-red magic plants, some huge insects can be seen wriggling. They are covered with sharp spikes and are gnawing on the leaves of the plants.

Among them, there is a huge insect cocoon hanging under the leaves of the plant.

"Crack, crack--"

The insect cocoon is breaking, and something is drilling out of it.

A sticky liquid dripped from the cracks in the insect cocoon, and a creature covered in wetness struggled to crawl out of the crack, and finally landed on the collapsed insect cocoon.

Long tentacles grew on the creature's head, and as the liquid on its body was constantly dried by the wind, its ugly body was also changing little by little.

Finally, the wings behind it fluttered.

Under the gaze of Su Ci and A Yan, the butterfly that broke out of the cocoon completed its final metamorphosis.

The butterfly spread its wings, which were about half a meter wide. The colorful patterns on the gently flapping wings were so beautiful, but also exuded a dangerous aura.

After flapping its wings a few times, the butterfly finally left the cocoon and flew gracefully.

It looked beautiful and harmless, but watching it dancing in this place where the bloody magic flowers bloomed, no matter how beautiful it was, made people feel inexplicably uneasy.

Sure enough, the next moment, the butterfly stopped dancing.

It was a spider web that had been woven long ago. When the butterfly spread its wings and flew high into the sky, it unexpectedly revealed its murderous intent.

The struggling butterfly attracted a predator.

A giant spider, sensing the vibration of the spider silk, quickly crawled along the spider web, heading towards the butterfly entangled in the spider web, ready to harvest its prey.

Watching this scene from afar, Su Ci frowned.

Just when the giant spider was about to succeed, he finally made a move and released a wind blade.

As expected, the wind blade hit the giant spider accurately, cutting it into several pieces in one back and forth, and the spider web shattered in this huge impact.

The restrained butterfly struggled to break free, flapped its wings quickly and fled into the sky.

Because of this move, Su Ci's spirit shield was ineffective -

their figures were exposed.

In the sea of ​​flowers, the magic plants that were originally swaying in the wind suddenly stopped moving, and then all the magic flowers "looked" in the direction of Su Ci.

This strange change scared Xiao Lu Li, and he subconsciously hid behind Su Ci.

With his action, the silence at the scene was broken, and all the magic plants seemed to become crazy, and even the ground under their feet suddenly cracked.

Something grew out from under their feet and lifted them up. Xiao Luli hugged Su Ci's thighs in panic and managed to keep his balance.

However, the changes in front of him still scared him.

These weird blood-red flowers, are they... going to eat them? He sensed an excitement that was almost explosive from these terrible plants.

They began to grow crazily, not to mention Xiao Luli, even the giant insects that were originally hanging on the magic plants and eating were scared.

Are these magic flowers crazy?

After they were shaken to the ground, they fled in all directions, fearing that they would be swallowed by the magic flowers if they walked a step slower.

Just when Xiao Luli's ears were about to pop out of his head, he heard the young man's helpless voice: "Stop."

With this simple word, the whole blood-red sea of ​​flowers that were twisting and growing wildly really stopped as if the pause button was pressed.