Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 143 Homecoming 2.0
"OK, but you should still meet Captain Tang later and chat with him to learn about the situation outside. From what I observed, his journey from the shelter to here was not as smooth as usual."

Yao Chengcheng made a suggestion on the side.

"Okay, Captain Tang is an old friend, so let's meet him."

Li Mu thought about it and agreed. After all, they were just meeting to talk about changes in the outside world. He would not get involved in any transaction-related matters. These matters would be left to Yao Chengcheng.

At this moment, Li Mu suddenly remembered that it had been a while since Wanling City had taken fresh vegetables and fruits to the West Lake Shelter for trading.

He also didn't know whether they had the ability to grow ordinary crops there now. According to his guess, in this environment, even if they did, they could only grow a small amount of ordinary crops.

As a result, there should be a shortage of fresh fruits and vegetables in the shelter.

"By the way, Chengcheng, prepare a gift for each of Captain Tang and his men according to their number. Put more vegetables and fruits in it, so that you can gain more benefits."

Yao Chengcheng suddenly realized what he said, "You are right. Because of you in Wanling City, fresh fruits and vegetables are not valuable. But it is different in the West Lake Shelter. I guess they are very expensive."

"Okay, leave it to me."

……

Twenty minutes later, Tang Anguo arrived at the top-floor conference room with a fatter belly.

"City Lord Li, City Lord Yao, we haven't seen each other for a long time!"

Tang Anguo walked up quickly with a smile on his face and shook hands with the two men in turn, with a hint of excitement in his eyes of seeing old friends.

"Yeah, long time no see. Captain Tang, are you all right?"

There was also a smile on Li Mu's face, even though it had been just over a month since they last met.

But now is the end of the world, life is very fragile, and no one knows which meeting will be the last.

"Everything else is fine, but I often miss your fruits in my daily life."

Tang Anguo is a carefree person and always says what he thinks.

"Hahaha! Captain Tang is really quick to speak!"

"Isn't this easy? When this meeting is over, I'll send someone to take you to the warehouse. You can take whatever you like and pack as much as you can!"

Li Mu waved his hand and made a promise immediately.

If he wanted something else, he might consider whether it was worth it, but if he just wanted fruit, he could have as much as he wanted.

"Does City Lord Li really mean what he said?"

"Can I really take as much as I want?!"

Tang Anguo's eyes lit up, and he didn't care about being embarrassed and started asking immediately.

As soon as Tang Anguo said this, the expressions on Yao Chengcheng and Yu Shuaikang's faces changed slightly.

Although they had originally planned to pack a gift for Tang Anguo, asking for it like this seemed a bit greedy!

Li Mu didn't think too much about it and nodded gently, "Of course it's true. As long as you can carry it, you can take as much as you want!"

After a pause, Li Mu changed the subject and asked with some doubt:
“Didn’t I give West Lake Shelter over a hundred fruit tree seeds before?
Captain Tang, didn't you even get one?"

Tang Anguo sighed and said in a rather dull tone: "I got a point, but it was just one."

"Besides, my wife got pregnant a while ago and is in urgent need of nutrition, so I thought of saving these fruits for her and our future child.

I am a grown man, it doesn’t matter whether I eat fruit or not.”

When talking about his wife and children, the expression on Tang Anguo's face changed from dull to joyful, filled with happiness.

"Sister Ye is pregnant!"

"congratulations!"

After hearing this, Li Mu understood why Tang Anguo changed his usual behavior and shamelessly asked for fruit.

It turned out that he wanted these fruits for his wife and future children...

At the same time, knowing the reason behind it, Yao Chengcheng and Yu Shuaikang were embarrassed and wanted to crawl into the ground. They thought Tang Anguo wanted to take advantage of this transaction for his own sake, but they didn't expect there was such a reason behind it.

The love of the parents is far-reaching.

Li Mu broke the awkward atmosphere, "Captain Tang, what's the situation outside now?"

"Outside, it can be summed up in three words: it's dangerous!"

Tang Anguo frowned and said, "We actually set out yesterday, but the smog outside was so heavy that we took the wrong road several times and had to spend the night in the wild.

From what I've observed, the number of mutant beasts seems to have increased again, and now there are small herds of beasts everywhere outside."

Yao Chengcheng's eyes narrowed slightly, "So, you guys met?"

Tang Anguo answered affirmatively: "Yes, and it happened this morning!"

"There were a group of mutant cats, more than a dozen in total, each as big as a calf. However, we were in a hurry to get to Wanling City, so we hid and did not fight with them."

Yu Shuaikang asked, "What level of mutant beasts are they? Is there any beast king?"

Tang Anguo recalled the scene at that time, "I didn't dare to look closely for fear of attracting their attention, but most of them should be above level two. As for the beast king, I didn't see it."

"Where did you meet these mutant cats?"

Compared with the strength of this group of mutant cats, Li Mu is more concerned about where these cats are located and whether they are close to Wanling City.

"It's not far from here, probably only about three kilometers."

"So close?!"

Li Mu and the other two looked at each other and saw worry in each other's eyes.

Three kilometers is neither short nor far. Even an ordinary person can reach the destination in an hour on foot.

At the same time, they were also a little confused: they had just cleared out the mutant beasts around them some time ago, so how come there were more mutant beasts coming over so soon?

Could it be related to this "smog"?
After a while, the three of them put aside their doubts and continued chatting with Tang Anguo.

But this time they didn't talk about serious matters, but instead talked about family matters and some interesting things that happened in the shelter.

For example, the wife of a certain leader cheated on him with a young awakener, but due to the other party's strength, he had no choice but to swallow his anger and only asked for some material compensation.

Another example is that an ordinary resident who had been doing hard labor and had not enough food suddenly awakened the fire ability. He became a popular figure and was eventually adopted as a son-in-law by a leader with his beautiful daughter, and lived a shameless life. All these things opened the eyes of the three people and made them sigh.

As they became more familiar with each other, the way they addressed each other changed from "Captain Tang" and "City Lord Li" to "Brother Tang" and "Brother Li".

Half an hour later.

Tang Anguo had just finished telling a piece of gossip when he changed the subject and smiled at the three of them.

"I mentioned before that I would introduce three of you to potential partners. How about this opportunity?
I should come again in a couple of days, and I will bring the person to you then."

Li Mu and Yu Shuaikang's expressions froze instantly. Wasn't this a bit too sudden?

But Yao Chengcheng smiled and said, "I don't need that. Just introduce them to each other."

Li Mu and Yu Shuaikang tilted their heads and looked at their good brother with a black question mark face.

"What do you mean? You don't need it?!"

"Okay, okay, what did you do behind our backs?"

Yao Chengcheng ignored the two of them, straightened his face, and said to Tang Anguo in a serious tone:

"If it really works, I will thank you on behalf of the entire Wanling City!"

Tang Anguo smiled and said, "Okay! It's settled then."

"Okay" ×2
Li Mu had no resistance to being introduced to someone.

I didn't have any thoughts about this before because I was always busy and had no time to think about it, but now that Wanling City is developing in all aspects, and my parents have been urging me, it's time to consider finding a partner.

Moreover, he is already an adult man in his twenties and is in "health", so it is normal to have some desires.

"I remember Brother Tang just said that the journey here was not smooth because he took the wrong road several times due to the smog?"

Li Mu asked.

"Yes, the smog outside is so thick that we can't find the right direction at all. We can only grope our way forward by following the buildings we remember."

"If it weren't for this, we would have been here yesterday."

Tang Anguo started to have a headache again when he thought about this matter, because he had to come again in a few days.

"Well, I have something that might be able to help."

As Li Mu spoke, he took out a gray-brown seed from his pocket. With a slight movement of his mind, a green light emerged from the palm of his hand.

The seed quickly grew into a green plant about ten centimeters in size, with two white flowers like butterflies in the middle of the oval leaves.

"Is this, homecoming?"

Yao Chengcheng's uncertain voice came from the side, "But I remember there was only one flower in Guixiang, right?"

Li Mu's mouth curled up slightly, "It's homecoming, but this one is the 2.0 version that I modified."

“There is a magical connection between the two little flowers above, and they can sense each other’s presence.

As long as the distance between the two flowers exceeds ten meters, the flower that has left the main body will move closer to the other flower under the urging of the source energy. "

At this point, Li Mu paused for a moment, and then said proudly: "Moreover, as long as Gui Xiang's main body is not dead, the small flower on it can be used repeatedly."

Tang Anguo now understood, isn't this just a plant version of a positioning and navigation device?
"Great! With Homecoming, doesn't it mean I won't take the wrong road next time I come?"

After saying this, Tang Anguo seemed to remember something, rubbed his hands, and said a little embarrassedly:

"Brother Li, can you give me a few more Guixiang plants? They'll be very useful to me!"

"No problem at all!"

After listening to this, Li Mu casually took out a few seeds of returning home from his pocket and handed them to Tang Anguo.

Then he added: "Go back and use the source energy to stabilize it for half an hour and it will be ready to plant. If you need it urgently, you can use it with full energy for two hours and it will become a mature form."

Tang Anguo took it and said jokingly, "Thank you, brother Li. Don't worry, I will pick a gentle and beautiful girl for you when I go back this time."

Having said that, Tang An already had a candidate in his heart. That person was his younger sister who was a few years younger than his wife, his sister-in-law: a second-level water awakener.

Tang Anguo did this not simply to please Li Mu and bring the two closer together, he really felt that the two were a good match.

One is extremely powerful, with mysterious wood-related abilities, and the other is extremely beautiful, but simply greedy. They are truly a match made in heaven.

Thinking of his sister-in-law's face and temperament that was like the goddess of Luo River descending to earth, Tang Anguo couldn't help but sigh. It would be better to find her a strong husband as soon as possible.

If he wasn't a third-level awakener and had some status in the shelter, he would have protected her very well.

It is estimated that she had already been taken in by other senior executives using some despicable means.

……

After seeing Tang Anguo off, Li Mu returned to the laboratory and fell into deep thought.

Through Tang Anguo's narration, Li Mu knew that the current situation was not optimistic. In front of them was the extremely low temperature and the increasing number of mutant beasts, and behind them was the smog that covered the sky.

Human survival has ushered in a new challenge!
Li Mu has no time to care about the safety of human beings all over the world and does not have such great ability.

What he is concerned about now is how Wanling City should deal with the next crisis.

As the saying goes, plan ahead for a rainy day and always prepare for the worst.

"If a beast tide besieges the city, Wanling City's current capabilities may not be enough. It seems that it is time to upgrade the defense measures."

Li Mu's personality tends to be stable, so he has always adopted the strategy of "defense first" when dealing with the development of Wanling City.

In Li Mu's opinion, for Wanling City today, population is the most important resource.

Therefore, the most important thing is to max out the defense first to ensure that everyone in the city can survive.

Moreover, with his own abilities, he is fully capable of defending a city alone, as long as he creates more new plants next.

At this moment, he remembered the "hole-digging thief" he caught a few days ago. Since the mutant beast could break through the defense of the city wall from underground, it could also break through from other places.

Thinking of this, he looked up at the sky. In this doomsday, there were quite a few mutant birds.

Therefore, at least two types of plants must be created in a short period of time, one to guard against mutant beasts that can dig holes, and the other to guard against threats from the sky.

(End of this chapter)