Chapter 23
Su Ci observed the micro array that appeared in the air. The patterns were not complicated, but it exuded a sense of mystery. It floated slowly in the air, emitting a subtle light golden light.
After looking at it for a few times, he made some changes and nodded with satisfaction.
Then, Su Ci moved his fingertips.
This micro water purification array was under his control and secretly attached to the water outlet of the automatic water dispenser.
With this water purification array, not only can all impurities in the water be filtered out, but some spiritual energy can also be retained in the water. Drinking more water containing such clean spiritual energy is good for children.
More importantly, this water is also suitable for watering spiritual seeds.
Su Ci was stirring the water source, and when No. 1 walked into the room, he realized something was wrong.
He almost subconsciously looked towards the living room and walked closer to that place.
"Hungry...hungry..."
A familiar faint consciousness came over, and the child was stunned. He quickly stepped forward with his short legs, walked around the sofa that was a bit high for him, and then saw an opened can on the coffee table in the living room.
He knew that this kind of can contained fragrant meat, which was what the breeders ate in the morning.
"Hungry...hungry..."
That faint consciousness did come from this can, and the child tilted his head in some confusion.
He walked closer, stood on tiptoe, and looked inside the can. He saw that the can did not contain the delicious-smelling meat, but...
brown soil!
The child's eyes lit up.
Was it dug out from the small piece of soil in the yard? Are there talking seeds hidden in this soil can? Or something else?
Number One was extremely curious. He felt that his lonely and boring life had suddenly become colorful since he met the keeper.
However, he lay down beside the coffee table, turned his head to look in the direction of the kitchen, and then looked at the soil can on the coffee table. In the end, he resisted the urge and did not reach out to dig.
"Hungry...hungry..."
That faint consciousness kept coming to him, very similar to what he heard in the morning, but also a little different.
Number One opened his mouth slightly, and when he thought of his own unpleasant voice, he closed it again.
He stretched out his little hand, and gently touched the metal shell of the can with his fingertips, then reluctantly withdrew it and continued to lie on the edge of the coffee table, staring at this box of clay cans that were very rare to him without blinking.
The slightly moist clay exuded a faint earthy smell, which was not unpleasant to a child. Instead, it made him feel familiar, as if it was... the smell in his memory.
Su Ci placed the glass and the powder bar of nutrient solution on the dining table, and glanced towards the living room, where he saw Number One lying on the coffee table, his eyes fixed on the box of canned soil.
He thought for a moment, then walked over.
Hearing his footsteps, the child looked up at him, then pointed at the box of canned soil, eager to say something, but still unable to speak.
Seeing that his face had turned red and he looked anxious, Su Ci reached out and pressed his hand on the top of his head, rubbing it gently.
Number One felt the palm on his head, he raised his head slightly, and met the warm black eyes of the breeder.
He blinked, and suddenly felt his anxious mood magically soothed.
He pointed to the can of soil and asked the keeper to have a look.
Su Ci withdrew his hand, sat down on the sofa next to the child, took the can on the coffee table and looked at it, then looked at the child who was staring at him eagerly.
"Did you sense it?" he asked.
Number One tilted his head slightly. What did he sense? Was it something hidden in here?
He nodded his head, then pointed at the can of soil with one little finger, touched his belly with the other little hand, and opened his mouth.
Su Ci looked at his movements and frowned slightly, not sure if he understood what he wanted to express.
"This thing is not edible." He said tentatively.
Number One shook his head, pointed to the glass and nutrient solution vermicelli on the dining table, and then pointed to the can in Su Ci's hand.
Su Ci watched him dancing with interest, and finally said: "It's hungry, right?"
Seeing that the keeper finally understood what he wanted to express, No. 1 showed joy on his face, and nodded vigorously, "Yeah!"
He could still make such simple syllables, and his soft baby voice was particularly cute.
Su Ci put the box of soil cans back on the coffee table and looked at the child in front of him with some surprise.
The child had a pair of big black and red eyes, and his hair was pure black with a faint red hue. Apart from that, there was nothing special about his appearance.
So, what kind of dead thing gave birth to such a spirit?
Being able to sense the vitality of the land and "hear" the voice of the plants is not something that any spirit can do.
Su Ci didn't understand it for the moment. Seeing that the child's face gradually showed uneasiness as he looked at him, he calmed down and looked at the box of soil.
Spirit seeds are naturally different from ordinary seeds.
Ordinary seeds contain the nutrients needed for seed germination. After the roots and cotyledons are grown, they begin to gradually absorb the required energy from the outside world.
In addition to the right temperature and clean water source, the germination of spirit seeds also requires the absorption of a large amount of nutrients.
The two spirit seeds he buried last night have awakened and started to absorb the nutrients needed for growth from the outside world, but the poor soil obviously cannot meet the needs of these two spirit seeds.
So starting from the morning, they kept releasing hunger signals -
this was just an instinctive appeal and complaint, not that they had the ability to communicate with the outside world.
Su Ci still remembered that when he was traveling in the human world, he heard a spirit plant master say that the embryos in the spirit seeds were very delicate babies. After waking up from a deep sleep, they would quickly wither and die if their needs were not met.
At that time, he didn't care about it.
He even stepped lightly on the land in front of the spirit plant master, and then the spirit seeds that the spirit plant master had just planted sprouted one after another.
But in the blink of an eye, the originally bare land was covered with various spiritual plants. These spiritual plants waved their lush branches as if to show him how well they had grown. The spiritual plant master was stunned.
Now, it is difficult to reproduce the prosperity of the past.
Could it be... this is what mortals call the cycle of fortune? Su Ci shook his head and took out the bag of solid fertilizer from the space button.
The multifunctional maintenance solution is more expensive, so he plans to try the solid fertilizer first. After all, he has to exchange his beef cans for points, so he might as well save as much as possible.
After removing the packaging of the solid fertilizer, you can see the white granules inside. Each granule is round and dull in surface. There is a plastic spoon in the bag, which can scoop up about a dozen granules.
Su Ci looked at the instructions on the fertilizer, sprinkled a spoonful of solid fertilizer on the soil in the can, and then went to the kitchen to get a cup of spiritual water obtained by array purification, and poured it evenly on the surface of the soil.
Those white fertilizer granules dissolve in water, and when Su Ci finished pouring the water, they had all melted and penetrated into the loose soil.
Number One lay on the side, his eyes fixed on the keeper's movements, and then he found that as the keeper poured water from his hand, the sound of the hungry creature in the soil can suddenly changed.
"Oh!"
This was the very brisk sigh it made when the keeper poured water, and then...
"Grow---long---long--"
"Grow---long---long--"
The tender and determined weak consciousness was constantly released to the surroundings, as if it had held back its strength and was growing vigorously.
Number One watched curiously, so, is this little guy in the soil growing up?
"Well, it seems to be possible."
Su Ci touched his chin. He also discovered the changes in the spirit seed. However, when he sensed the consciousness released by the spirit seed, he frowned.
What's the use of just shouting slogans? The seed coat did not break even after shouting.
As the spirit of the earth, Su Ci has seen too many plants that grow rapidly and bloom and bear fruit in front of him. Naturally, he is not satisfied with the growth rate of this small spirit seed.
Of course, the small spirit seed buried in the soil cannot sense Su Ci's thoughts, so it is still yearning to release growth signals.
"Grow-grow-grow-grow..."
Like a little baby who wants to shout so that the whole world knows and everyone will pay attention to it before he starts working.
Su Ci pouted, deciding to ignore this spoiled brat. He turned his head to look at the kid next to him and said, "You should have seen it this morning, the small piece of land in the yard?"
Number One nodded.
"There's also a spirit seed buried there, and it's been crying for hunger since this morning." Su Ci scooped a spoonful of solid fertilizer, "Here, go add some to it, just like I did just now, sprinkle these small balls on the soil, you know how to do it?"
Number One took the spoonful of solid fertilizer he handed over and nodded his head.
I know, I know, he knows how to do it!
"Then go quickly."
Su Ci patted his head, and the kid grinned, turned around impatiently, and just as he took a step, his figure disappeared in front of Su Ci.
Behind the building of the nursery, the figure of the child appeared beside the land. The spoon of fertilizer in his hand was just in the spirit shield and was not exposed to the pollutants in the air outside.
Number One looked around blankly. He actually ran outside all of a sudden!
His eyes fell on the land in front of him, and a trace of joy appeared on his little face. Then he bent down, recalled the action of the breeder just now, and sprinkled the solid fertilizer in the spoon evenly on the soil.
After sprinkling, he found that the weak consciousness was still shouting: "Hungry...hungry..."
Number One thought about it and felt that solid fertilizer seemed to need to be melted before it could be absorbed by the soil...
Thinking that he still had to water, Number One stood up, turned around and appeared again in the No. 303 breeder's dormitory, standing next to the sofa in the living room.
He was not used to such a change of scene, and was inevitably a little dazed. When he raised his head, he met the breeder's approving eyes.
The child paused, his face slightly flushed, he raised his hands high, and handed the spoon back to Su Ci.
Su Ci took the spoon, and the child was already pointing at the water cup on the coffee table, his mouth opened.
"Well, go and water it."
Su Ci handed him the cup of water, and the child disappeared again holding the glass.
Looking at the child who disappeared in the blink of an eye, Su Ci couldn't help but sigh. It was less than half a day, and the speed was so fast...
In the yard, No. 1 squatted outside the spirit cover, holding the glass that was a bit big for him with difficulty, and poured the water in the cup on the solid fertilizer particles.
"Oh! Oh!"
As the clear water was poured, the fertilizer particles merged into the soil, and the spirit seeds buried in the soil gave a joyful cheer.
When No. 1 finished watering, the cheers stopped, but it did not grow vigorously like the spirit seeds in the room.
Number One frowned as he watched the quiet spirit being. He observed patiently for a while, and slowly, he "heard" unusual movements -
"Huff... Whoosh whoosh..."
Number One listened to the comfortable and long breathing sound, and couldn't help but blink his eyes in confusion. Is this... snoring in sleep? He couldn't help but listen carefully again.
"Huff... Whoosh whoosh..."
Although the consciousness was immature and weak, it was full of peace and leisure. You could tell from the sound that it was sleeping comfortably.
Compared with the little spirit being in the room who was very hardworking as soon as he heard it, this one was just a little lazy!