Chapter 161 Black Dog in Despair
"So, we have an extra consultant, right?" After Allen left, Anneli repeatedly looked at the data sheet in her hand, a little unbelievable.
After a period of negotiation, Allen became half a member of the club. Why half? Because he usually does not come to participate in activities because he has to focus on his own research. However, if the club needs help, he will also provide help. He is also a consultant for the club.
"This is not bad. In fact, I also like members to be more relaxed, not to say that they have to delay their own work for the sake of being in the group." Tilan drank the cool flower tea, and then looked at the six seeds left on the table.
Purple pomegranate seeds [Gold Level], seeds that can grow extraordinary plants, but have strict requirements for the growth environment. If cultivated properly, they can produce fruits with extraordinary effects, 'Indigo Purple Pomegranate'.
After receiving Tilan's teachings, in return, Allen also left a return gift, which is these six seeds.
"Although the purple pomegranate tree is small and does not occupy a large area, it needs a very stable Aigeka particle (magic) environment. If the magic fluctuates in the middle of the process, or is disturbed by other factors, the quality of the fruit will drop significantly, and it will probably only produce copper-grade 'indigo pomegranates'." After checking the information, the girl leaned her head to the side and looked at the seeds in front of her.
"If it is a low-concentration magic environment, it will grow very slowly and may take decades to form. If it is a high-concentration magic environment, the highly active magic can easily cause other mutations and lead to environmental changes."
"The database in the Great Library shows that if you want to plant it, before creating a suitable environment, you must first remove the soil and other organisms in the environment, such as fungi, weeds, insect eggs, etc."
"And you must ensure that these things are not disturbed during growth."
"That means a sterile environment is needed." Anneli came to the girl and looked at the six seeds.
"That's right, but this is just the most basic condition. The important thing is that it must be able to be illuminated by the afterglow of the setting sun while growing."
"Because this extraordinary fruit of purple pomegranate is the precipitation of the afterglow of the setting sun, forming a special 'concept'."
The reason why these words, such as extraordinary, magic, and spells, are used to describe the Ekakar particles and their effects is that these extraordinary abilities and effects do not follow scientific laws, but follow the laws of 'concepts'.
'Concepts' are some kind of imaginary products that the spirit will sublimates from real things. Although they do not really exist, they truly affect the relationship between life, such as 'friends', 'country', 'loyalty', 'beauty', etc. These concepts often do not exist alone, but are combined with various things.
The most common one is celestial worship, such as the sun, the moon, the stars, etc. In the innate myths of peoples around the world, the sun that burns forever in the sky is so magical and special that it naturally carries many imaginary concepts, such as 'powerful', 'burning', 'hot', etc.
Therefore, many extraordinary fruits, organisms, minerals, etc. that enhance personal strength are related to the 'sun'.
The condensed fruit of this purple pomegranate is also taken from the milder afterglow of the sunset in the concept of "sun", absorbed and solidified to form a special magic power, so that it also has the concept of making life "powerful".
The condensation of magic power is the condensation of concepts.
Scattered magic power is very weak and interferes with each other. If it is to be condensed, it must be placed on a certain concept.
In addition to the sun, people's cognition of some animals in primitive life has also formed certain concepts, such as "lion" and "venomous snake". "Lion" is often associated with "power" and "ferocious", and "venomous snake" is often associated with "poison" and "cunning". Even secondary concepts are derived from this, such as "lion" corresponds to "king", "snake" corresponds to "wisdom", etc.
If you want to make an extraordinary potion that makes people charming and kingly, you probably have to find some materials extracted from lions and exotic beasts. Similarly, if you want to become quick-thinking temporarily, materials from "snake" exotic beasts are also indispensable.
However, the natural world is also rich. In addition to lions and snakes, there are many similar concepts, such as "elephants" and "hawks". In the myths of some regions, elephants are powerful and hawks are wise, so they can also produce corresponding effects.
The concept of "powerful" is a lock, but there are many keys that can open it, such as "sun", "lion", "elephant", etc. Among them, "sun" and "powerful" are the most matched, the most unquestionable, and the most effective.
If there is no life, the Eka particles are like ordinary dust and will not change anything in the world.
But because of life, thinking, imagination, fantasy, etc. are born, and the Eka particles have the possibility of changing everything.
It is an excellent medium to project things in the spiritual imagination into reality and make it really happen.
The spirit and imagination can interfere with reality, which is the origin of all extraordinary things.
However, the Eka particles are weak, and pure imagination can hardly perceive any changes, nor can it drive any changes.
So, if thousands of Eka particles are gathered and arranged neatly, and reality is driven according to the same thought and spirit, is it possible?
That's right, this is the first step to form a supernatural core, gathering enough Aigeka particles (magic) and arranging them according to a unified rule to form a stable structure, so that it can be called at any time.
But such a supernatural core is still very primitive, the driving ability is not strong, and the efficiency is low. Therefore, in order to focus on a certain field, life began to specialize its Aigeka particles (magic), thus forming different supernatural sequences.
From the most primitive original sequence, it has been continuously evolved and improved, and finally formed today's natural sequence, blade sequence, light feather sequence, spirit sequence, dragon sequence, withering sequence, tidal sequence, blood pupil sequence, and original sequence. These nine types, each with its own characteristics and strengths.
After selecting the sequence, it is not enough. In order to further enhance the driving force of magic in certain fields, the extraordinary people continue to specialize their core structures and condense into different brand patterns. These brand patterns can allow the extraordinary people to interfere with certain concepts and fields in an extremely powerful and efficient way, forming different skills and abilities, such as "flame", "solidity", "water flow", "atmosphere", etc. High-level extraordinary cores can also construct more abstract concept brands, such as "shuttle", "memory", "time", "dream", etc.
Back to the book, if you want to cultivate these six purple pomegranate seeds, then the afterglow of the sunset is indispensable, but this part is unpredictable.
The same seeds are taken care of in the same way and placed together to receive the afterglow of the sunset, but the fruits they produce are of different quality. Such uncertainty is the biggest factor restricting the birth of this rare extraordinary fruit.
"According to the information in the current library, the best method is to cultivate uniformly and on a large scale, and then classify the fruits according to different qualities after harvesting them." Anneli looked at the information on the projection screen on the desk and said.
"The probability is a bit low. There is only one high-quality 'indigo purple pomegranate' among about 200-300 plants, and most of the others are red copper-grade 'indigo red pomegranates'." Tilan's eyes swept over the data below.
Anneli curled her lips: "So Allen was just perfunctory to us."
"It shouldn't be. He said that this is a variety that he has been researching and improving recently, and the fruit yield rate is much higher than that of the ones on the market." Tilan shook her head.
"Plant it first. If it doesn't work, just treat it as an ornamental plant in the club activity room." The girl laughed again. She had wanted to buy potted plants before, but now she just saved the trouble.
If you don't have expectations, there will be no disappointment, and you don't expect to produce high-quality fruits. Even if it is of low quality, it's good to let the members and yourself taste it.
After going through many things, Tilan now has a broad mind and no longer deliberately pursues the so-called best, first, perfect, etc.
Being able to live well and not suffer any grievances and torture is the greatest happiness. Why add unnecessary troubles to yourself? Is the meal tonight not delicious? Is the bed uncomfortable? Is the game not fun? Are the small animals not cute? Is the place to go tomorrow not interesting? After throwing away many shackles set by yourself, life should be very easy and comfortable.
A person becomes perseverant, and it is likely that she has received a lot of positive feedback, and the process is not uncomfortable. If you make yourself extremely painful in order to stick to something, such a thing is doomed to not last long.
Find six flower pots, sterilize them first, then plant the seeds, put on special glass covers, and the two put the flower pots on the windowsill of the activity room.
"Cultivate in the most simple and basic way, and it is not considered a loss if it can grow." Anneli said to Tilan.
Recruitment is still going on. I wonder who the next new member will be.
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At night, in the Water Rat Area Module of South District 1.
The steel-style hovercraft stopped at the entrance of the alley, and the lights flickered slowly, illuminating the figure at the end of the alley.
His coat and clothes were very torn and messy, mixed with dried blood, burnt edges, water stains, dust and powder, etc., and dark red wounds could be vaguely seen in the torn places.
Although the laser can penetrate the flesh, the advantage is that the high-temperature burn wounds will become cooked instantly and will not cause any infection. This sounds like some kind of hell joke, but in this situation where there is no way out, he can only think of this joke to relieve his tense nerves.
Grid took a deep breath, activated the extraordinary core in his body, temporarily suppressed the pain from his limbs, then tightened the hilt of the sword at his waist, raised his eyes, and looked at the burly man who was walking step by step.
With short grey hair, a square face, and almost lumpy muscles and body, this man seemed to be made of steel. He was still wearing a large windbreaker in the hot summer. At this time, he held a smoking and cooling laser gun in one hand, and moved his other hand slightly, and the thick knuckles made a sound of bones colliding.
After coming to five meters in front of Grid, the man stopped and stood still, looking at the young man who had no way to escape and slowly spoke.
"Where did you put the thing?"
"Thing? What do you mean, this thing?" Grid smiled mockingly.
Hearing this meaningless mockery, the man's cold expression did not change, but just repeated it again.
"You know what I'm talking about. I'll ask you again, where did you put the thing?"
"What will happen if I don't say it?"
"I'll make you speak." His voice was still so steady and unshakable.
"Tsk, it's really scary, haha." Although Grid mocked, his hind legs were really shaking slightly. After all, the man in front of him could really do it.
'Iron-B7300' is the code name of this burly man. No one knows his real name, but this code name often appears in the underground world of South District 1. He acts coldly and will accept even extremely dangerous tasks, and has a very high completion rate. Now he is very valuable and is only employed by some large companies.
After turning over several thoughts and ideas in his mind, Grid finally made up his mind. His pupils shrank, and then his heels kicked forward quickly, and his figure rushed out like a black wolf.
The hilt of the sword on his back suddenly swung up, and the bright blue lightsaber burst out. The violent particle rush in it made the alley entrance pale, and Grid himself was also reflected by the dazzling lightsaber, and a small blind spot appeared in his sight.
The powerful lightsaber chopped down along the burly man's head, and violent sparks and harsh sounds bloomed densely like firecrackers. After the sword, Grid didn't have time to take a closer look at the opponent's injuries, but rushed to the alley entrance without looking back, trying to leave here quickly.
However, just when he thought that the man was either dead or seriously injured, a ruthless iron hand stretched out from the bursting sparks and dazzling blind spots, grabbed Grid's shoulder, as if to tear him in half, and pulled Grid back, and then threw him directly against the wall.
The back of his head hit the wall, and Grid fainted for a short time. His body slid down the wall like a rag, and rolled on the ground several times, covered with dust.
Enduring the severe pain, Grid woke up and supported himself on the ground again, trying to grab the hilt of the lightsaber and continue to resist.
A foot wearing an iron-colored boot stepped down directly, and then turned hard, crushing his hand bones and hilt directly, and twisting his bones.
"Uh-ah-" Covering his wrist that couldn't be pulled out, Grid twisted in pain on the ground, his body arched like a shrimp, and sweat on his forehead.
Then, a hand like an iron clamp grabbed him and pressed him against the wall.
"Where did you take the stuff?" the burly man continued to ask, the pupil of one of his eyes kept expanding and contracting, as if to test the truth of Grid's answer.
"I... I hid it... cough cough... Why should I tell you... I said before that if I get the secrets of the 'Three Pointers Workshop', I will be paid a suitable reward... But... Is this the reward... cough cough."
"What you handed over is not worth such a reward."
"Enough, do you think I'm a child! If I hand it all over and you don't give me a penny, can I still sue you!?"
"You have received the first payment, otherwise you wouldn't be able to buy these equipment." Codename 'Iron-B7300' pointed to the broken lightsaber handle at his feet.
Although he was hit by the lightsaber, only his outer clothes were damaged, and the real subcutaneous muscles were made of high-strength alloy fibers, not ordinary flesh and blood.
Such a body will not be easily split by the swing of the lightsaber, but only a long cut of one centimeter deep was opened on the surface.
"When transferring the second sum of money, the information you provided failed verification. The company judged that you did not reveal the truth but were just perfunctory, so they issued you a warning."
"But you ignored it and continued to ask for more, saying that you would only give the key things after you got the money."
"Before, Edes Academy blocked it for you for a while, but you did not realize how precious this opportunity was, and you even wanted to use it to bargain with the company." There was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes as he said this, mocking Grid's naivety and childishness.
"You don't understand the rules of South District 1. Such behavior is not allowed. The company does not accept threats and does not recognize changes in agreements midway."
"So, they asked me to come."
"I'll ask you again, where did you put Dong XZ? After your action, 'Three Pointers Workshop' began martial law and announced the suspension of new product development. Even though the stock price would plummet, they did not change their minds."
"This is unreasonable, and it also shows that they did lose something important."
"So I'll ask you one last time, where did you put Dong XZ?"
As the voice fell, a black muzzle of a gun slowly faced Grid's eye sockets. He could even feel the hot and hard barrel of the gun pressing against his bones on his cheek.
"I... I..." Grid's voice was hurried, as if he couldn't breathe, but in the end he kicked hard and kicked the burly man in front of him.
"I'm not a wild dog!"
There was anger and fear in his voice, and while roaring and howling, he also exposed his own despair and vulnerability.
However, the young man in black did not reverse the situation after roaring like the legendary hero. Instead, his legs were grabbed, lifted up, and thrown to the ground, where he fainted.
The roaring voice suddenly stopped, and the alley became quiet.
(End of this chapter)
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