Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 139 Qingxin Loquat
"What is this?"

The mutant beast in front of him looked very strange, with a very fat body, a short and thick neck, short and strong limbs, and a very short tail; the back of his body was a mixture of brown and white or creamy yellow, and the inside of his limbs were black brown or light brown.

Overall it looks like a mottled hamster that has been magnified many times, but its temperament is very ferocious. Even though it has been hung up, it is still struggling by waving its sharp claws and making shrill squeaking sounds.

Wang Quan, who was standing by, observed it for a while and said in an uncertain tone, "It looks a bit like a badger, but this one is too big. Normally, it should only be about half a meter long."

"Badger?"

Li Mu muttered the name and found that he had no relevant memory in his mind.

"We call this thing a 猹 in our hometown."

When he heard the name "猹", a memory suddenly flashed through Li Mu's mind: the young boy "Runtu" holding a steel fork and catching a "melon thief" in the flower field.

"So this thing is a bastard!"

Li Mu had always been curious about what the civet described in books looked like, and today he finally saw the real thing.

Putting aside his memories, Li Mu once again controlled a vine to drill into the cave entrance. In his perception, there was not just one underground passage, but several intertwined together, like an underground maze.

So there should be more than one badger underground.

Five minutes later, the familiar sound was heard again, and two badger birds, one big and one small, emerged from the cave, held by vines.

"Squeak!"

Just after these two civets were caught, the first civet that was caught let out an angry roar and waved its four claws around, trying to break free from the vines that bound it.

"Looking at this performance, you should be a family. Don't be angry. It's so nice to be a complete family."

Li Mu smiled and said to the first badger, then without caring whether it understood or not, he moved his fingers and the vines that were originally bound the hind legs of the three badgers began to grow, and in a few breaths they were tied into a ball.

"Okay, we have captured all the mutant beasts in the cave. We can go back now."

Li Mu turned his head and looked at Wang Quan and Hu Fugui who were standing there in a daze and chuckled.

The two had already been shocked by Li Mu's miraculous methods. They nodded stupidly and hurriedly replied, "Okay, okay."

After returning to Wanling City, the three of them parted ways. Before leaving, Li Mu specifically reminded the two of them: Try not to go out in the near future and wait until the smog problem is solved.

As for the reward, the two of them can come to the City Lord's Mansion to find him after they have considered it, and he will fulfill his promise then.

As for the three mutant badgers, Li Mu did not kill them. Instead, he threw them downstairs like he did to "Bajie", letting them starve for a few days.

Although he was very curious about the digging ability of these mutant wild animals, there were more important things waiting for him to do now.

……

When humans absorb a large amount of smog, the first organ to be affected is the throat.

Before the end of the world, the air quality in many cities was not very good, so "pharyngitis" was a very common disease, and basically everyone would get it several times in their life.

There are many factors that cause pharyngitis, such as getting angry, dry air, etc., and the most susceptible group is "smokers."

Li Mu used to smoke, although not a lot, but he still suffered from "pharyngitis" several times. Its symptoms are a very dry throat, as if the throat is pricked by needles, and no energy to do anything.

If you want to recover, you can endure it and drink hot water, but you will be tortured by the pain for several days. And the situation may worsen and cause bacterial infection, and the chain reaction is cold, fever and diarrhea.

At this time, Li Mu often chooses to take medicine to solve the problem.

"It seems that there are many medicines that can clear away heat and detoxify, and resolve phlegm and relieve cough."

Li Mu sat in a chair and muttered to himself, thinking about which plants were the main ingredients of these medicines.

According to his previous experience of taking medicine, "syrup" is the mildest medicine. Not only does it taste sweet, like a drink, but it also does not cause psychological burden when drinking it like taking other medicines.

Among the "syrup" series, "Sichuan Fritillary Loquat Syrup" is a type that Li Mu prefers. And just from the name, we can tell that the main ingredient of this syrup is "loquat."

In that case, let’s start with loquat.

Ordinary loquat has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, but the effect is not obvious. In layman's terms, even if someone eats it as a meal, they will still cough when they need to.

Of course, what Li Mu needed was definitely not this kind of "loquat" that was used as a fruit, but the "heavenly and earthly magical herbs" with magical effects similar to those in the novel.

Li Mu did it as soon as he thought of it. He immediately found a loquat seed from the seed bank. The seed was not big, about the same size as a red bean, and was black and gray in color.

Li Mu casually threw the seeds into the flowerpot, and his right hand began to flash with green light full of vitality!

At the same time, his thoughts were mixed with many functions such as clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting salivation and quenching thirst, enhancing efficacy, and absorbing source energy.

After a while, the seed began to sprout and grow until it became a half-meter-tall tree full of orange-yellow fruits.

Next, comes the much-loved tasting session.

Li Mu picked a thumb-sized fruit and put it into his mouth to taste it without peeling it.

The skin of ordinary loquats has a bitter taste and you have to peel it with great effort before eating.

But the transformed loquat is obviously different.

“Very sweet and juicy.”

This was Li Mu’s first feeling, and then he felt a cool energy spreading from his stomach to his whole body.

Perhaps the energy in a loquat was too little and too weak, or perhaps Li Mu's physical fitness was too high, so he did not feel that his body was detoxifying.

Thinking of this, he simply picked five more fruits and ate them in one breath, and then he felt a little better.

When this cool energy flows in the body, you will feel relaxed all over.

It’s like soaking in a hot spring for half an hour, then rubbing your back, feeling the impurities leaving your body. Your body and mind are telling you, “You’ve become cleaner!”

“It seems limited, but not so certain?”

After muttering softly, Li Mu still felt that things like testing the efficacy of new plants should be left to people with less strength.

With a body like his that is several kilograms and immune to all poisons, it is really impossible to give the most realistic data.

Thinking of this, Li Mu suddenly missed his assistant Hu Li. If she were still here, she would probably come up and act as a "guinea pig" without hesitation.

"Oh, why do I have to go there in person to find someone again!"

Li Mu shook his head and said with emotion.

……

Outside Wanling City, at the construction site of the botanical garden.

Hu Li put his hands on his hips and looked at the building that was about to be completed, feeling happy and proud. "A Fei, when the botanical garden is built, we can plant the plants in the laboratory here!"

Hearing her words, a smile broke out on Hong Pengfei's dull face. His hard work over the past few days had finally paid off. Now it was time for him to show his skills.

Thinking of this, he asked anxiously, "Sister Hu, can we start planting today?"

Hu Li thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Well, the basic framework should be completed by evening, but there are still many details that need to be perfected, such as capping the roof, tidying up the fields, etc. If you want to plant, you should wait another two days."

Hong Pengfei was a little disappointed when he heard this, "We have to wait another two days!"

Seeing that he was a little disappointed, Hu Li stepped forward, patted his shoulder, and comforted him: "Don't worry, we are fast enough. It only took five days to build such a large botanical garden. It's already very good."

Hong Pengfei sighed softly. He also knew that things should not be rushed, but he couldn't help but think, "Faster, faster."

The sooner the botanical garden is repaired, the sooner they can start planting. If they delay, something unexpected may happen and accidents will not wait until they are ready.

For example, the smog that fills the sky came suddenly without any sign at all.

I recalled the notice I just received this morning: the smog is toxic. All residents are requested to avoid going out unless necessary and stay at home with doors and windows closed. The Research Department is trying to find a solution to this problem.

"Sister Hu, do you think the boss has figured out a solution to the smog problem?"

Hu Li tilted his head and scratched his right cheek with his fingers. "To be honest, I don't know either."

After a pause, she said confidently, "But I believe in the boss. With his ability, even if he doesn't find a solution today, he will definitely find one in two days."

"Why, do you think the boss is not good enough?"

Hong Pengfei immediately waved his hands when he heard this, "I'm not, I didn't!"

"I also believe that the boss can do it!"

Hu Li gave a sly smile, "If that's the case, then why are you looking so sad?"

"Could it be that you miss your girlfriend?"

Hong Pengfei rolled his eyes and smiled bitterly, "Don't talk nonsense! I don't have a girlfriend."

Then he whispered with some disappointment: "I just feel that my strength is too low and I can't help the boss. Alas..."

When Hu Li heard his self-blaming words, her face instantly fell, and she thought angrily in her heart: "Oh my God! Where does your strong sense of responsibility come from?"

"You are an awakener and you still think that you are weak, then what am I?!"

But even though she was angry, Hu Li thought that the guy in front of her was a few years younger than her and was still a little brother. So she pretended not to care and comforted him: "Don't think too much, there are tall people to hold up the sky if it falls, and we still have the boss in front of us!"

"Why don't you think about what to eat for lunch today?"

At this moment, a finger quietly appeared on Hu Li's head and gave her a "head bang."

"Ouch! Who? Who is attacking me?!"

Hu Li covered her forehead and shouted loudly. From the sound of her voice, it seemed as if she wanted to find this person and cut him into pieces.

However, in the next moment, Hong Pengfei's words instantly dissipated her anger, and her heart became cold.

"Boss, why are you here?"

The person who came was Li Mu. "If I don't come soon, I'm afraid someone will make a scene."

Hu Li knew that he was being implied, so he quickly bent down and bowed, "I'm sorry, Boss, I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again next time!"

Li Mu snorted unhappily, "Do you want to do it again?"

"Ah, this?"

Hu Li was speechless.

"You, you, I've told you so many times to learn from Ah Fei and practice hard instead of just thinking about eating all day!"

Li Mu was not really angry about Hu Li's joke, he was just a little angry at her for not fighting back. In this cruel apocalypse, apart from his own strength, nothing else was reliable, and he couldn't protect Hu Li for a lifetime.

One day, Hu Li will have to go out. What if he encounters a powerful mutant beast?
"I know! I'm working hard on my training, but I'm just not cut out for it."

Hearing Hu Li's whisper, Li Mu sighed softly, "Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about this today. I have other things to talk to you about."

"Do you need help? Just tell me, boss." Hong Pengfei immediately volunteered.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu took out six thumb-sized yellow fruits from his pocket and handed them to the two of them. "Come on, try them, and tell me how you feel later."

"Boss, what is this?"

Hu Li and Hong Pengfei looked at each other, both confused, not knowing what the fruit in front of them was.

Seeing the two people hesitate, Li Mu explained: "This is a loquat that I modified. It has the effect of removing smog toxins. However, because my physical fitness is too different from that of ordinary people, I can't feel its specific effect. That's why I asked you two to try it."

“You don’t need to peel it, just eat it directly.”

Upon hearing this, Hu Li and Hong Pengfei no longer hesitated, and each took three loquats and carefully put them into their mouths. At first, they could only feel the sweetness of the loquats, but soon, a cool energy began to flow through their bodies, making them feel comfortable.

"Boss, my throat feels much better, and my whole body feels relaxed." Hong Pengfei said in surprise.

Hu Li also nodded in agreement: "Me too, not only does my throat feel better, my head is also relaxed, and I feel my thinking is much faster."

Li Mu nodded gently, "Wait a little longer, the drug effect may not have fully taken effect yet."

In this way, the three of them waited for another ten minutes without saying a word.

"Cough, cough, cough."

Suddenly, Hu Li coughed softly, and after a few coughs, she instinctively spit out a mouthful of black solid matter on the ground. Looking at the thing on the ground, she asked fearfully, "Boss, what's going on? Why would I spit out something like this?"

At this moment, the same thing happened to Hong Pengfei next to him. He first coughed a few times, and then vomited a ball of black substance.

Seeing this, Li Mu said calmly, "It seems that my experiment was successful. The modified loquat is indeed useful. What you just vomited out are the harmful substances that usually accumulate in your body."

After hearing his explanation, Hu Li finally relaxed. "I was so scared. I thought something was wrong with my body."

Hong Pengfei didn't think too much about it. Instead, he asked happily, "Boss, what is this new type of loquat called?"

"Time is running out, and I haven't had time to come up with a name yet. Why don't you two come up with one?"

The two of them lowered their heads to think after hearing this. After a few breaths, Hu Li nodded and said, "Since it can detoxify, nourish the mind, and improve concentration, how about calling it 'Qingxin Loquat'?"

(End of this chapter)