Without any warning, Luo Zhiqing jumped to stand in front of Miao Pu, then took off her mask with a caress, revealing her delicate and beautiful face, staring at Miao Pu intently and said: "I mean, if, if I like you,
Will you accept me?"
Miao Puzheng was chatting with Luo Zhiqing, and suddenly he saw Luo Zhiqing falling from the sky and blocking his way, and then dropped such words without thinking. He was stunned at the time.
Sincerely, this was the first time in Miao Pu's life that he was confessed, and there was no warning. His psychological activities were very rich for a while. This thing was quite lethal for a brother who was new to the relationship. Miao Pu was a little stunned at the moment.
He thought to himself: "Damn, is this the legendary confession? Hey, don't get too close... Girl, you're gone..."
Maybe Miao Pu has experienced too many things, or maybe caution has become a habit. Apart from the initial panic, he immediately entered a state of persecution and delusion: "Is this a beauty trap? It must be a beauty trap. This is to follow.
What are you planning to do? Calm down, calm down..."
Luo Zhiqing, who had waited for a long time without receiving a reply, gradually showed a look of disappointment in her eyes, and sighed softly: "Are you doubting me? Are you afraid that I will take advantage of your emotions?"
After a long while, Miao Pu said awkwardly: "Uh... your prank is really not fun. We have no grudges in the past and have no grudges in the near future. We don't have to play like this."
"I know you are the kind of person who likes to take things step by step when it comes to relationships, but I don't have time..." Luo Zhiqing muttered in a voice that seemed to be telling or murmuring.
"Are you coming again? Are you joking or are you serious? Don't scare me, okay?" The face of Miao Pu's first love brother was completely exposed. He was at a loss for a while. This situation was beyond his imagination. He sincerely
Don't know what to do or how to deal with it.
Luo Zhiqing did not continue this embarrassing topic, but pointed forward with her hand and said: "Okay, our destination is almost here."
The next trip was a bit embarrassing. Fortunately, Luo Zhiqing did not continue the topic. Miao Pu thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure out what the matter was, so he didn't bother to think about it. Instead, he tried to restore himself to a better state as soon as possible.
Mental state. After all, being distracted is a very serious situation in a place like this.
At this time, the two of them were already in an underground river.
In Miao Pu's impression, the Dihe River should be the kind of pipeline that resembles a crazy mouse. Not only is the water flow fast, but the gap may also be large. Some places should be extremely narrow. In many cases, there is no extra space at all...
To be honest, there is nothing wrong with Miao Pu's imagination. Many rivers are like this. But the one they are traveling on is an exception.
There are beachheads, riverbeds, wide river channels, and quietly flowing river water, so quiet that it seems like just an endless piece of silk sliding gently.
It’s not dark here either. Many unknown luminous plants and species are dotted along the waterside and even in the water. Coupled with the ubiquitous darkness, the atmosphere of the secret place is full.
"If there were no monsters or anything like that, I believe that exploring a place like this would be a beautiful memory in my life, and searching for secrets would be nothing more than that." Miao Pu said with a sigh when faced with this scene.
"Hiking and trekking, most young people will not find this a kind of enjoyment. Your preferences are not like that of a young person."
"Haha, maybe it's because of the influence of my grandfather. He always told me how many places he has traveled. Since I was a child, I have wanted to try and feel the feelings he said. After going back and forth, I finally developed a hobby. This
It has benefited me a lot, and I even feel that my current achievements have a lot to do with this hobby.”
"Oh, traveling thousands of miles."
"Yes, I have traveled thousands of miles. I have developed some good habits and broadened my horizons. At the same time, I have learned to think outside the original environment and look at problems."
Luo Zhiqing nodded and said with a smile: "So, please use this thinking mode to analyze what exactly happened in the underground world?"
"Well, I think there may be three parties."
"Oh? Which three parties?"
"The ones who save people and those who try to get more benefits from this ruins are one party. The monsters derived from the source are one party. The one who turned this place into a bizarre and dangerous huge trap is another party."
"I can understand the first two. This third party, do you mean Yuan Civilization?"
"Yes, the profession of Yuan Shou makes me awe of the calculations of the source civilization. So I think this underground ruins are very extraordinary, and as more and more bizarre situations occur, I believe more and more in this
Judgment. In fact, this is why I promised you to surrender the Mother Tree. I always feel that if I rush straight into the core area of the ruins, I will end up like some of the missing forerunners."
After saying that, Miao Pu asked Luo Zhiqing again: "What about you, you know that according to normal reasoning, the earlier you arrive at the core area, the greater the possibility of obtaining the Source Bead, but you are willing to go far away and ask me to surrender the mother tree. What inconvenience is there to reveal?"
information, or is it based on some kind of guess or inference that you feel is inappropriate to say out because of the lack of strong evidence?”
"I prefer the latter. Mainly because I spent some time observing the performance of the hawks and the Aragami. They seemed to be both eager and afraid of the core area of the ruins. The strife between them looked more like
In order to compete for the resources of this underground world, rather than giving priority to the right to enter the core area of the ruins. Moreover, although they are fighting, I feel that they are more focused on preparation, which looks like they are working hard."
Miao Pu listened to Luo Zhiqing's words and compared it with his experience since entering the underground world. He couldn't help but nodded frequently. "I have also noticed this abnormality. Taking the Desolate Gods as an example, they seem to have been trying to trick more people from the beginning.
At the same time, they dragged us along, planning and creating various things, but never dispatched the core combat force. According to the various information I obtained later, if they tried their best to fight with me from the beginning, I would not be able to cope with it.
You don’t even have to run.”
Miao Pu added: "But my previous thoughts were different from yours. I didn't know that the Wild Gods fought on two fronts, or even on multiple fronts. I didn't know that they were making preparations. I thought they were dragging us because of the ruins.
We have reached a critical moment, something important is about to be obtained, and we don’t want us to ruin the good thing.”
"So what now?" Luo Zhiqing suddenly looked at the big boy in front of her with her big eyes and analyzed the matter seriously. He looked a bit young and mature, but in her eyes, he was cute.
"It's hard to say." Miao Pu analyzed: "The situation may be what you said, but it may also be what I said. The reason why the periphery of the ruins is not fortified is because the environment there is too special and the defense is too difficult. Maybe they are
Set up a terminal defense circle at the ruins. The hawks could only accumulate strength because they were unable to break through. As a result, the peripheral troops of the Aragami naturally harassed and obstructed us."
"I hope it's what you said."
While talking, Luo Zhiqing led Miao Pu onto a small path. Of course, in fact, it was not a path at all, but a gap between rock masses. Water was meandering at the bottom. The amount of water was about the size of a stream, making it difficult to slip.
OK, people like Luo Zhiqing and Miao Pu would sprain their feet even if they walked a little faster.
Luo Zhiqing explained: "Further along the river beach, you will reach a monster's lair, but we cannot pass there because the protection is very tight."
"What about underwater?"
"It's full of roots. Touching those roots is like ringing an alarm bell."
The two of them trudged on the road that was not a road. Miao Pu swore to God that he had never walked such a difficult road in his life. More than once, it seemed to him that the road ahead was dead, but Luo Zhiqing could still find a way. Sometimes.
, in order to move forward, the two of them had to climb up and down, walk backwards through another gap, or take a long detour before they could continue to move forward. By the end, Miao Pu had even completely lost his way. If gravity hadn't existed, he might have
It was even difficult to distinguish between up and down, but Luo Zhiqing always knew the way to go and never hesitated.
Luo Zhiqing told Miao Pu that in her mind, a real-time map composed of space can be presented, so she will always be forward-looking in this environment. Unless it is all solid, there are no gaps to exploit.
Luo Zhiqing also told Miao Pu that such a path was possible thanks to Yuanhua. Because Yuanhua caused changes in the earth's crust, and at the same time it transformed some transformable substances, the energy eruption caused cracks to reach the surface, because many wind channels were created
, this is how sufficient air comes.
After more than half an hour, after going in a big circle, the two finally arrived at a monster's lair.
This is a dome, with an area roughly estimated to be one square kilometer. The highest point at the top is about 3 meters above the ground. It can be said to be a very huge space, but there are underground rivers, rugged stalagmites, stone pillars, and scattered stone platforms.
, seriously restricting the practical area.
The two people were located on a sloped stone wall near the top of one side of the dome, which faced the largest open space in the entire dome.
Luo Zhiqing pointed to the mother tree rooted in the open space here and whispered: "I have coveted this guy for a long time. According to my observation and comparison, it is not the strongest among the mother trees, nor does it obtain the most resources, but it is the most powerful.
It has potential. Because I think it is very smart. It did not obtain ordinary people or awakened people as the source of analysis, or modify embryos. It obtained mutant creatures from the earth and rivers, so it has such derivatives."
Following Luo Zhiqing's pointing, Miao Pu saw a huge lizard, or perhaps they were more like geckos, because their heads were flat, and their appearance and limb proportions were more like geckos, but they were definitely
It's not a gecko. It's not a matter of size, but it's impossible for a gecko to build a shell as hard as a lobster, even if it returns to its ancestors.
Another point worth mentioning is that there are not that many mutated geckos or shrimps in the river here to use mother trees as modified embryos. In other words, the swarms of monsters below are all plants, not hybrids.
The genes of different species are analyzed and recombined for use. There is no restriction on the number of modified embryos, and plant monsters that can act independently can be produced. These two points alone are enough to prove the power of this mother tree. No wonder Luo Zhiqing is optimistic about it.
"What to do next? A fierce battle, kill all the guards, and then beat the mother tree to half ashes? Or do you attack the mother tree directly and I will hold the guards back?" Luo Zhiqing looked at Miao Pu and said.
"No, I'll just shoot an arrow."
"Ah?" Luo Zhiqing felt very surprised. She really didn't expect Miao Pu to solve it in such a simple way. Is this possible?
It is indeed an arrow, but this arrow looks a little special, like an enlarged syringe, or like a cattail stick with an arrowhead and an arrow tail. Its arrow shaft is really too thick, and it looks like that
Thin crust, large stuffing, and plenty of ingredients inside.
What Luo Zhiqing noticed was that before Miao Pu shot the arrow, he tinkered with the mysterious bulge that looked like a backpack on his back and armor. Then, as the strange arrow was generated, the bulge became obvious.
Shrunk a bit in size.
"Have you raised something?" Luo Zhiqing asked curiously.
Miao Pu sighed at Luo Zhiqing's keen observation and replied: "I am Yuan Shou, similar to a druid in the Yuanhua world. I am naturally close to animals and plants. I raise some flying insects and so on. Is it normal?"
Of course Luo Zhiqing didn't believe that those things were flying insects. This was obviously to inject the mother tree. Can flying insects survive in the body of the mother tree? In fact, this was what puzzled her the most. The mother tree is not a creature that only knows how to give birth to babies, it itself is
A powerful plant-type monster, it has supernatural powers, such as parasites, and can be easily killed by the supernatural powers flowing in its body.
Miao Pu had already chosen his attack position, and seemingly casually raised his hand and shot the arrow out.
puff
Just like the sound of defeat, the arrow hit the mother tree. The sound was not loud and the strength was average. Due to the well-chosen location, it looked very inconspicuous.
What surprised Luo Zhiqing the most was the reaction of the mother tree. It only trembled slightly and continued to poke there as if nothing happened. There was no follow-up action at all. You must know that when she was testing it, she threw a pebble at it.
, the monsters were all in a panic, but now the mother tree did not even order the spawned monsters to search for abnormalities around them.
"This is……"
Miao Pu smiled slightly and said: "This is life energy. For the mother tree, this needle is very refreshing and very replenishing."
It is indeed refreshing and tonic, more satisfying than drinking a bowl of iced sour plum soup in the dog days of summer. However, Miao Pu’s tonic is mixed with Green Devil, which is an out-and-out poison.
For the Green Goblins, this is another space battleship hijacking operation. Occupying it and turning it into a new home is their entire purpose.
Different from the past, today's Green Goblin is more ferocious, reproduces faster, and has a longer lifespan. Originally, they could only reproduce one generation in their lifetime, but now it is 6 generations, which means that after dividing 6 times, the original one
will die.
"Okay, all that's left is to wait, which is estimated to take about 46 hours."
"You, are you going to die or go crazy if you do this to the mother tree?"
"Haha, how could it be? It won't die. The things I make will coexist harmoniously with the mother tree."
Harmonious coexistence is possible. In Lancaster, we get along well with those flowers and plants. Unlike the Red Devils, they will not turn the host into an extension of their group will. But it is not necessarily true that the mother tree will not die.
The result of pure green demon erosion is that there is one more mother tree occupied by the green demon, rather than one more mother tree controlled by Miao Pu. To successfully achieve control, Miao Pu needs to let Xuan Ling's will replace the will of the mother tree.
.
This is definitely a new attempt to replace or devour Xuan Ling. In fact, Miao Pu is not sure whether Xuan Ling can complete the task. He only knows that Xuan Ling has this ability because of his ability to communicate spiritually, and he is not
Every mysterious spirit has it, but only the mysterious spirit that he has been training to control vines or vine monsters can do it.
It is precisely because of this that Xuan Ling is caught in the arrows in the early stage. It will not enter until the green demon occupies a certain proportion of the body of the mother tree. The area controlled by the green demon is Xuan Ling's home field. Only with this advantage can it have
Chance to defeat the mother tree.
There is no doubt that for the Green Goblins, this is an epic and long war. But for Miao Pu, it is just waiting. Everything that should be done and can be done has been done. No matter how much you do, it may not be enough.
Increase your chances of winning.
The fact is that the mother tree is actually a thick-lined guy. Although it has a defense mechanism in its body, it has little effect on the Green Devil. Just like the effect of lactic acid bacteria on humans, the Green Devil itself does more good than harm to it, because
The real scourge is Xuan Ling. Xuan Ling controls the Green Goblin’s behavior and is itself an extension of Miao Pu’s will.
It's a pity that the mother tree couldn't move even more until its will was taken away. Its limbs had been completely taken over by the Green Goblin. Under Xuanling's instruction, the Green Goblin even stopped the normal operation of various energies in the mother tree.
This makes its will unable to be nourished by the body, and it continues to weaken and is eventually swallowed up by the mysterious spirit.
This step is undoubtedly very important. Without swallowing, Xuanling occupies the mother tree, which is similar to the result of a primary school student entering the cockpit of an airplane. It is impossible to operate at all. Maybe after groping, you can master part of it, but it will take a lot of time, and it will not work.
A big risk needs to be taken, neither of which Miao Pu wants to see.
Therefore, fusion based on Xuanling is the best result.
After taking control of the mother tree, Miao Pu discovered that things were not that simple.
The mother tree is like the base vehicle in the [⊥Police] game. It is only the core and the foundation, but not the whole story. Plant monsters are a system, not a plant. Most of the mother trees can derive such functional plants by themselves.
, but the most critical thing is not possible. It is this that determines the difference between the plant-type monster groups that are similar to the alien system and are dominated by the mother tree.
Luo Zhiqing stared at the key plant that looked like a giant turnip, and said in a very depressed tone: "Sorry, I made things simple. We can't let plant monsters move around at will. This is no longer a question of whether the vitality is damaged or not.
But moving means destroying the system."
Miao Pu and Luo Zhiqing have different views, because whether it is the mother tree or the key plant, they are all things that can be transformed into his plant element factors. In other words, as long as he wants, even with bare hands, he can recreate it elsewhere.
A plant monster is discovered, and it should be stronger. After all, Miao Pu's plant element factors can be used in combination.
But this idea is just a theory because it cannot solve the energy problem.