Chapter 139
A Yan looked at the footprints and frowned slightly.
Su Ci, however, seemed not to have seen them and first checked the Star Chain Fruit seeds that were sprinkled yesterday.
These seeds fell on the ground and were shallowly buried in the soil. Although they did not sprout, they were not damaged.
Su Ci watered the seeds, then took out a Star Chain Fruit tree from the spirit bag and prepared to plant it here.
A Yan no longer paid attention to the footprints, but helped dig a hole, planted the Star Chain Fruit tree, and poured clear water containing spiritual energy.
Under the nourishment of the spiritual water, the leaves of the Star Chain Fruit Tree, which had been a little sluggish, stretched out visibly.
Although this star chain fruit tree is not a spiritual plant, it is full of vitality. During the process of leaving the soil, because Su Ci used magic, the root system was not damaged, and it should be easy to survive in this pure land.
As for the lush star chain fruit vines, they are pulled to the rocks next to it.
This piece of land purified by the heroic spirit is not large in scope, with the longest distance being only about 20 to 30 steps. After the red mist retreated, the bare land was exposed. After the star chain fruit was transplanted, it finally had a touch of green.
After the planting was completed, Su Ci gave the star chain fruit tree a blessing, ensuring that it would be able to take root and grow smoothly without disaster or disease.
Before leaving, Su Ci took out ten more Star Chain Spiritual Fruits from the space button and placed them on the ground.
The Star Chain Spiritual Tree bears fruit approximately once every two weeks, about a hundred fruits each time - as it grows, this number should increase.
There were not many Star Chain Spiritual Fruits in Su Ci's space button, but fortunately, ordinary Star Chain Fruit Trees also began to bear fruit, and they would probably be ready for harvest the day after tomorrow.
As for whether the iron-eating beast could adapt to eating ordinary fruits after eating spiritual fruits, that was not something Su Ci considered.
Although Su Ci did not explain, Ah Yan understood something when he looked at the Star Chain Spiritual Fruits he left behind and the footprints of the beasts.
He took out a basin from the space button, placed it next to the fruit, and poured spiritual water into the basin.
Su Ci looked at his actions, smiled slightly, and did not stop him.
The second place to be purified was at the foot of the mountain. It was slightly larger than the first place, and the terrain was flatter, with loose soil and more sand and stones.
After actually observing the land conditions, Su Ci did not plant star chain fruit as originally planned, but went to the river bank to dig up a few Selaginella.
Now both sides of the river bank are full of Selaginella. Although they have not yet connected into a piece, basically, you can see one every few steps.
Under suitable conditions and the stimulation of spiritual energy, the tenacious vitality of Selaginella was thoroughly stimulated.
Now, it depends on whether they can survive in this mountain without the stimulation of spiritual energy.
The Star Chain Spirit Fruit that Su Ci found in the second pure land yesterday was not taken away, and he was not disappointed. After all, it was good enough for a iron-eating beast to appear in this mountain. It was impossible to encounter living creatures every day.
After watering the transplanted Selaginella, Su Ci brought A Yan to the third place.
However, when he was about to take out the Star Chain Fruit tree and start working, he suddenly stopped and turned his head to look somewhere.
This piece of land, which was purified by the protection of the heroic spirits, had the red mist dispersed outside, forming a clear boundary. The monsters born of resentment did not dare to enter here.
At this moment, there were many overlapping figures gathered around, lingering, and their prying eyes kept scanning the land.
Su Ci had observed it yesterday.
Most of these figures wandering around the land are vengeful spirits. They do not have blood on their bodies. It is certain that they have never killed.
Such vengeful spirits are mostly ghosts who are obsessed with staying in the human world. They are also considered the bottom layer in the red mist. Because of their low strength, they will be easily swallowed up once they encounter other monsters.
The effect of purification technique on these vengeful spirits is very weak.
Because they are not born out of resentment, on the contrary, they themselves are generating resentment. Purification technique can purify resentment, but it cannot purify their hearts.
As for the reason why these vengeful spirits are formed...
During this time, in addition to trying to restore the power of the land, Su Ci was also absorbing and digesting the information obtained from the earth.
During his sleep, the earth must have experienced a catastrophe, causing countless lives to be charred.
Countless lives have died in vain. The resentment generated by these lives before and after death has gathered together and eventually swept the entire planet.
Countless lives have transformed into resentful spirits after death. They remain in the human world and exist because of the red mist. At the same time, they also provide the red mist with an endless supply of resentment.
And such resentful spirits cannot be eliminated by purification.
Su Ci couldn't think of a better way for the time being. If there were Buddhist monks, perhaps these resentful spirits could be converted, but...
Ran Lie, who is practicing Buddhist cultivation, can he grow into a Buddhist monk in the future?
Su Ci felt that it would be more reliable for him to think of other ways. After all, he had never thought of letting Ran Lie become a monk.
These vengeful spirits gathered around the Pure Land, perhaps because those monsters that were completely generated by resentment did not dare to approach here, and their instinct made them gather here.
Originally, Su Ci thought so, but...
A Yan also followed Su Ci's gaze.
Outside the barrier, in the thick red mist, there was a short figure that broke away from the layers of vengeful spirits, and his appearance gradually became clearer. It
can be seen that it was a very young child, and he still retained the appearance before his death - his figure can be described as skinny, with deeply sunken cheeks, and under the tattered clothes, his ribs were clearly visible.
Compared with the appearance when A Yan first met Su Ci, it was even more miserable.
Looking at the appearance of this little ghost, it is not difficult to guess that it must have been starved to death before it died, and the resentment it exudes also proves this.
"Hungry... so hungry... Mom, I'm so hungry..."
The tender voice of a child echoed in the mountains, sounding a little creepy. Su Ci looked at the little ghost, and a wave of calmness appeared in his eyes.
During the time in the nursery, the cubs have changed a lot, but... has Su Ci not changed? Looking at this child who was starved to death, the young man's expression gradually became more compassionate.
The little ghost did not notice Su Ci and A Yan. It stared at the spiritual fruit that Su Ci placed on the ground, and there seemed to be a little more spirit in its numb and empty eyes.
It was attracted in this way, breaking away from the crowded vengeful spirits and crossing the clear dividing line.
Iron-eating beasts and giant insects can enter and exit the pure land at will, but vengeful spirits cannot.
When the little vengeful spirit entered the purified land from the red mist, smoke came out of its body, which was the vengeance in its body being purified. The little vengeful spirit that just floated in fell to the ground
and rolled on the ground, emitting a painful and confused scream from its throat.
"Ah ... They watched everything that happened in front of them quietly, and the resentment emanating from their bodies seemed to be even stronger. As for the screaming little ghost, no one could help it. Just like the little weeds at the beginning, it was the only one who could bear the pain of purifying its resentment. However, even so, it did not choose to escape from the range of the Pure Land. Finally, when the screams gradually subsided, it lay on the ground, and its spirit became a little illusory. It lay on the ground dying, but its eyes were still staring at the dozen or so spiritual fruits, and its eyes were full of desire. "Hungry... so hungry..." As the resentment emanated, its face showed pain again, but this time, it endured it. The little ghost was crawling on the ground, trying to get closer to the spiritual fruit. Resentment kept escaping from its eyes, dyeing its eyes blood red and increasing its pain. A Yan was full of disgust for Hong Wu, but he couldn't bear to look at this child who was constantly emitting resentment. He didn't know what to do, so he looked up at Su Ci. "Su Su..." Su Ci lowered his eyes to look at him, patted his head gently, and then walked towards the little ghost. "Hungry... so hungry..." The little ghost endured the pain brought by the purification of resentment, and moved forward little by little. Its hands touched the ground, and emanated wisps of smoke. At this time, a pair of human leather shoes appeared in front of it. The little ghost did not stop. It is a spirit and cannot touch physical objects, and physical objects cannot stop it. So, even if there is food in front of it, how can it touch it? Su Ci squatted down in front of the little ghost. Seeing that the child was unwilling to give up, he reached out and took a spiritual fruit and placed it in front of it. The little ghost was stunned at first, and then quickly reached out to grab the spiritual fruit, but as mentioned before, its little hand passed through the fruit. No matter how it waved its hands, it could no longer touch any food. A line of blood and tears rolled down the child's eyes. "Hungry! I'm so hungry!" It looked at Su Ci, and the desire in its eyes turned into extreme resentment. Su Ci sighed, and before the little ghost was once again engulfed by its own resentment, he stretched out his hand and gently placed his palm on its head. With the infusion of soul power, the illusory body of the little ghost seemed to become solid. The child, who was originally full of resentment, suddenly froze. It stared at Su Ci in a daze, staring at his palm on its head in a daze, and felt a long-lost warmth. "Mom..." The child's tender voice was filled with deep longing and attachment. Su Ci: "..." He sighed helplessly, picked up the spiritual fruit on the ground again, and handed it to the little ghost. The little ghost looked at him, then at the fruit, and finally couldn't help but stretch out his hand, and then... it hugged the fruit. It couldn't help but be stunned, and the hands holding the fruit trembled slightly. "Eat it." Su Ci said. The little ghost looked at him, then really lowered its head, opened its mouth and bit the fruit. A gap was immediately bitten in the spiritual fruit. The little ghost, who had not eaten for many years, finally had his first bite of food with the help of the spirit of the earth. At first, it was a little confused, but when it really tasted the food, it gnawed and swallowed it in big mouthfuls. The juice of the star chain fruit kept overflowing, and the little ghost kept sucking the juice, eating boldly and cherishingly. In the process of constant gnawing, its appearance kept changing, from its original skinny and dry appearance to gradually becoming plump. This turned out to be a little girl with two pigtails, about four or five years old, about the same age as No. 5. When she was halfway through eating the fruit, the little girl suddenly stopped, glanced at Su Ci, and looked around. "Mom...Mom..." She kept calling, but the familiar voice in her memory no longer responded to her. After an unknown amount of time, she finally remembered. Her mother fell asleep after feeding her the dug tree roots, and she never woke up since then... The little girl burst into tears, and stopped eating the spiritual fruit in her hand, but just kept calling for her mother. Su Ci finally reached out his hand, gently embraced the little girl in front of him, and gently stroked the back of her head. The little girl leaned against him, crying sadly, but the resentment in her body gradually disappeared. Her spirit became illusory, emitting a soft light very similar to those of the heroes, but this light was much lighter. After an unknown amount of time, the little girl's crying gradually weakened, and when Su Ci let her go, her spirit had become completely transparent. The obsession was completed, and she no longer had any resentment in her heart, and she became peaceful. "Rest in peace, your mother is waiting for you." Su Ci said to her softly. The little girl still had tears in the corners of her eyes, but a smile slowly appeared on her face, because - she seemed to have really seen her mother! "thank you!"
She thanked Su Ci and ran away happily.
In the illusion created by Su Ci, she handed the remaining half of the fruit to her mother, watched her mother take a bite, then smiled and waved to Su Ci, and then walked away hand in hand with her mother.
Finally, the figure of the little girl disappeared in front of them, turned into a point of light, and merged into the land.
The boundary between the pure land and the red mist seemed to expand a little more.
The group of resentful spirits gathered around caused a little commotion, but it was only a little bit. No resentful spirit dared to enter the range of the pure land like the little girl just now.
Su Ci stood up, walked over and picked up the spiritual fruit that fell on the ground.
The star chain spiritual fruit was still intact.
Everything the little ghost saw and felt just now was just an illusion created by Su Ci for her.
Sure enough, children are easy to deceive...
However, there was no joy on Su Ci's face. He just squatted on the ground silently and dug a hole. He could obviously use magic, but he still planted the remaining two star chain spirit trees here with his own hands.
A Yan witnessed everything that just happened and naturally knew what had just happened.
He pursed his lips and didn't say anything, just quietly accompanying Su Ci.
He knew that what Su Su needed most was company.
Su Ci's bad mood did not last long. When he came to the river bank through the teleportation array and looked at the clear and vibrant scenery in front of him, his mood also improved.
The problem of those resentful spirits must be solved, but for the time being, he can only take one step at a time.
Only by restoring the vitality of the earth as soon as possible can he recover more strength and accomplish more things.
It is indeed very tiring to save the resentful spirits one by one, but what he lacks the least is time.
Thinking of this, Su Ci completely cheered up. He took A Yan and flashed to the place where the Star Chain Spirit Tree was planted yesterday.
The spirit tree was planted on the opposite bank. Its characteristic is growth. Its vitality is much stronger than other spirit plants. In just one day and one night, it has taken root in the soil and grown new leaves.
For this spirit tree, Su Ci did not restrict its growth.
From the river bank to the 24th base, there is still a distance of about a thousand meters. This vast wasteland is left for this Star Chain Spirit Tree to play.
I don't know what it will look like in the future.
A Yan watered and fertilized the spirit tree, and then the two of them went to the plain yesterday and continued to set up clean water barriers on the dry riverbed.
They must set up the clean water barriers before dredging the river.
Su Ci became busy, and the cubs were not idle either. They completed the homework assigned by Su Ci carefully every day.
The little wolf cub and Lu Li practiced the basic physical training together, and finally even other cubs joined them.
Of course, in addition to the green space of the nursery, they have two more places to play in their spare time.
That is the river bank and the 244h spaceship.
Every day they would follow A Yan to the river bank, not only to play, but also to help with farming.
From Zhuang Shisong and Wei Ming, they learned a lot about plant propagation techniques. Even without seeds, they could grow one plant into two, three plants...
With their efforts, the plant species along the riverbank gradually became richer.
The two breeders finally discovered the fact that the cubs left the nursery every day.
It was just that they did not find out how they left, nor did they reveal it. The two people, who had a growing relationship with the cubs, kept silent tacitly after knowing this secret.
At the same time, they did not explore too much, but worked more attentively.
Because they knew that Keeper Su was still testing them. Once they passed the test, they should be able to know how the cubs left the nursery, right?
If you say that this matter has nothing to do with breeder Su, they will never believe it!
Of course, the most important thing is... where were the plants that were grown by cuttings in the field transplanted to? It's really curious!
In such a busy daily life, time passed day by day, and four days passed quickly.
The afternoon before, Su Ci had set up a clean water barrier on the riverbed and found the source of the river.
The source was indeed in the mountains, but it was blocked for unknown reasons. This morning, he took A Yan to go out and go to the mountains to clear the source of the river.
As a result, before leaving the house, the light curtain of the base's intelligent computer popped up.
It was a communication request from Guo Hui from the administrative department.
Su Ci didn't understand, but still answered the call.
Guo Hui appeared on the light curtain, and at the same time, her voice rang.
"Hello, Keeper Su, is Cub No. 9 here? The Administration Office received an order from the Interstellar Alliance that someone wants to establish a call with Cub No. 9."
Su Ci frowned slightly, "Who is looking for her?"
Guo Hui paused and whispered, "Her previous adoptive father was Marshal Li Yuan from the Tes Empire."