Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 144 Undercurrent
Li Mu already had some ideas about the plants that could be used to guard against mutant beasts underground.

After all, the roots of many plants are very deep, so we just need to continue to explore the potential in this area.

For example, use plant roots to surround the entire underground of Wanling City to form a protective shield, and then create a plant that can automatically capture mutant beasts.

Combining the two can perfectly solve this problem.

But Li Mu was a little at a loss as to what plants to use to guard against threats from the sky.

The only solution he could think of now was to send some soldiers to guard the city walls and use weapons to shoot the mutant birds that intended to land in Wanling City.

"It seems that I still need to ask other people's opinions. It's too much of a brain-burner to think on my own."

At this moment, Li Mu wanted to create a plant that could enhance intelligence, as he felt that his brain was not enough.

By the way, walnuts seem to be good for the brain. Give it a try when you have time. If not, it’s also good to use them to make walnut cookies.

……

“Is this the plant that can absorb smog?”

Tang Anguo looked at the plant in front of him that looked like a street lamp, his words full of disbelief.

“Yes, this is a second-generation product transformed from a street lamp flower, and its name is the purification lamp.

It can absorb the haze in the surrounding air for a long time and purify the air, but the speed is not very fast. "

After hearing Yao Chengcheng's introduction, Tang Anguo finally understood what he had said before. Wanling City did not have a way to completely solve the smog problem and could only alleviate it.

But Tang Anguo is now curious about another thing:

"What is a street lamp flower?"

Yao Chengcheng chuckled when he heard this. "The street lamp flower is just an ordinary plant used for lighting. There's nothing special about it."

"Well, that's it."

Tang Anguo looked in the direction of his finger and saw a street lamp more than one meter high emitting a soft light yellow under the tree house.

“Is this street lamp a plant?”

This time, Tang Anguo was even more surprised, because he had always thought that this thing was just a decoration.

Although Tang Anguo had been to Wanling City several times before, he was always busy with important matters and was in a hurry every time. He had no time to carefully observe the specific situation in the city.

This was his first time to take a good look around Wanling City, and he noticed many magical plants he had never seen before.

"Hey! What kind of bamboo is this? It's so thick?"

"This is rice bamboo. Rice will grow in the bamboo nodes."

"What about this? I've never seen it before!"

"Oh, this is a mulberry bow tree, which can grow wooden bows."

……

In this way, time passed quietly as Tang Anguo and Yao Chengcheng asked and answered each other.

In a blink of an eye, it was already half past four in the afternoon.

At this time, the sun's light had completely disappeared, and the whole world fell into cold darkness.

"Today is really an eye-opener. I didn't expect that Wanling City already has so many kinds of magical plants!"

Tang Anguo looked as if he had learned something new and seemed very emotional.

Then he changed his tone and asked, "I wonder if these plants we saw today can be exchanged for something?"

"Of course, I took Brother Tang to see these with the intention of making a deal."

Yao Chengcheng answered very straightforwardly. If he hadn't had the idea of ​​making a deal, he would not have let Tang Anguo see these plants.

Moreover, the plants it saw were only some functional plants. Those that could form combat power, such as Thousand Machine Vine and Blood Vine, were not among them.

Besides, Yao Chengcheng didn't plan to do a one-time deal. All the plant seeds sold in Wanling City were locked by Li Mu. They had no breeding ability and could only be planted once.

If you want to continue planting, you have to come to Wanling City to buy new seeds.

Knowing that these plants could be traded, Tang Anguo's expression immediately relaxed.

"Thank you, Brother Yao, for your help."

"I just don't know what you need? What are the value of these plants?"

"Knowing the pricing, I can report it to the higher-ups when I get back."

Yao Chengcheng smiled and looked up at the sky.

"Brother Tang, look, it's already dark. You should spend the night in Wanling City."

"As for the pricing of these plants and what Wanling City needs, let's talk while we eat."

He intended to keep Tang Anguo and others in the city for one night and set off tomorrow.

After all, it is too dangerous to be in the wilderness at night. No matter how anxious you are to go back, you won't waste one night.

Tang Anguo thought for only a few seconds before nodding his head and agreeing:

"Okay, then I'll shamelessly eat another meal."

Half an hour later, in the restaurant on the first floor, Yao Chengcheng, Li Mu, Yu Shuaikang, Tang Anguo and his adjutant Wang Baochang gathered at a table.

In the center of the dining table, there is a brass hot pot that looks like a pointed hat. There is red-hot charcoal in the middle of the pot, providing a constant supply of heat.

"Let's have hot pot tonight!"

Sniffing the fragrance in the air, Tang Anguo let out a "tsk tsk" sound, his saliva almost flowing out with greed.

In peacetime, hot pot is not a rare food. You can find several hot pot restaurants on every street. With dozens of seasonings, the taste is often good.

But after the end of the world, although hot pot base and meat are not difficult to find, the various vegetables and seasonings used for hot pot are scarce.

Therefore, even though Tang Anguo was considered a mid-level leader in the West Lake Shelter, he still could not eat an authentic hot pot.

"Spinach, Chinese cabbage, green vegetables..."

Tang Anguo counted the various vegetables served as if they were his own treasures, and he couldn't wait to put them into the pot, blanch them and start eating.

But ideas are ideas alone, and as a guest, some courtesy is still required.

For example, wait for the host to say a few words before starting to eat.

Not long after, when three bottles of freshly squeezed juices of different colors, a bottle of red wine and a bottle of Wuliangye were brought to the table, Li Mu smiled and said:
"We don't have any rules here. Whether you drink juice or wine, it's up to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mu picked up the purple bottle of grape juice from the three bottles of juice and poured himself a full glass.

Then just wave your chopsticks and put the various dishes you want to eat into the pot.

Seeing Li Mu start eating, the remaining four people also took action and poured themselves the drinks they wanted.

Among them, Yu Shuaikang, Tang Anguo and Wang Baochang chose Wuliangye, while Yao Chengcheng chose apple juice.

"Come on, brother Yu, I'll give you a toast."...

At the same time, thirty miles away, in a dense forest covered with snow, groups of mutant beasts gathered together.

There are thousands of mutant beasts in this group, and there are many species, including wolves, pigs, bears, dogs and other races.

In the center of these thousands of mutant beasts, dozens of third and fourth level mutant beasts with a body size of more than five meters were crawling in front of a giant ape.

Although this giant ape was sitting cross-legged on the ground, its body was still more than eight meters tall. It was covered with black hair and its limbs were as thick as large water tanks.

The dark and shiny eyeballs were rolling around, emitting a glimmer of wisdom.

At first glance, it looks exactly like "King Kong" in the movie!
"Hoo...ho..."

As the giant ape beat its chest with its arms and let out a low roar, the many mutant beasts in front of it all made gestures to listen.

"woo woo woo woo…"

The giant ape made a whooshing sound and pointed in several directions with its thick arms.

With a wave of his hand, his fist as big as a water tank slammed hard on the ground, causing a commotion.

The mutant beasts in front of him also seemed to understand, and each of them responded with a low roar. It seemed as if they really understood what the giant ape was saying.

If anyone saw this scene, they would be shocked. Since when did mutant beasts of different races actually communicate with each other?

And looking at the situation, it seems like the human army is making a strategic plan!
……

In Wanling City, on the second floor of the City Lord's Mansion, Tang Anguo and Yu Shuaikang, who had eaten and drunk their fill, were each holding a cup of tea to sober up, while Yao Chengcheng was sitting quietly aside, as if thinking about something.

At this moment, Tang Anguo drank the last sip of hot tea in the cup, touched his stomach comfortably, looked at Yao Chengcheng and asked tentatively:

"Brother, have you decided what you want?"

Yao Chengcheng lowered his head and thought for a while, then said slowly:
"Let's do it the same as last time. What Wanling City lacks most is population. We need some professional talents and some young and strong laborers.

Of course, we also want the elderly, the weak, women and children, but they don’t have that much to exchange for.”

Yao Chengcheng had his own considerations for saying this. Wanling City was very short of population, but he was not doing charity.

Since we are doing a deal with the West Lake Shelter, we have to act like we are doing a deal. The resources that the elderly, the weak, women and children can get in exchange cannot naturally be compared with those of young and strong laborers.

"Easy to say, easy to say."

"I will report this to Mayor Qian when I get home tomorrow. There shouldn't be any problem."

Tang Anguo scratched his chin, "However, these people should be used to exchange for purification lamp seeds, right?
If we want to buy other plants, what should we buy?"

The currency used by the West Lake Shelter is the "Hope Coin" made by itself. Since the strength of the shelter is second to none in the surrounding area, its purchasing power is still strong.

But Wanling City is a self-contained system, and it would probably be difficult to use "Hope Coins" to buy things in Wanling City.

“This is easy. There is a special exchange office in Wanling City. As long as it is something valuable, it can be exchanged for Wanling coins of equal value.

All the shops in the city accept Wanling coins."

Yao Chengcheng explained with a chuckle, and then said:
"Don't worry, Brother Tang. I will give you a price list tomorrow morning. It will list the exchange prices of various resources. You will know it at a glance."

Tang Anguo couldn't help but gather his thoughts after hearing this. He understood what was most important in this end times:
strength!

The mutant beast meat and crystal cores are things that can enhance your strength.

Fortunately, although these two things are very precious, given the size of the West Lake Shelter, a lot of them can still be taken out.

"Okay, thank you for your help, brother."

……

Silent all night.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the sky was still gray, with only some sparse sunlight shining through the mist onto the bright snow.

At the east gate of Wanling City, a group of people in black down jackets were carrying large and small bags and waving goodbye to another group of people in front of them.

"Brother Yao, see you in a few days!"

Tang Anguo straightened his body and saluted with a serious expression.

Upon seeing this, Yao Chengcheng also saluted in return, then smiled with some ease and said:
"I wish you a safe journey. Next time we come, we won't leave until we are drunk."

Tang Anguo nodded gently.
"I'll lend you some good words!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around, straightened the heavy backpack behind him, and winked at Wang Baochang beside him.

The latter immediately understood, looked at the other team members and shouted loudly:

"set off!"

Following Wang Baochang's order, the entire team marched into the thick fog in a mighty manner.

Ten minutes later, when the entire team was about one kilometer away from Wanling City, Qin Zhengguang whispered to his companions:
"Brother Song, before coming here, I specifically asked someone for information about Wanling City. Rumor has it that Wanling City is just a small or medium-sized shelter, and the residents inside can't even get enough food!

But the reality is different. I think the lives of ordinary residents here are much better than ours!"

Song Hui nodded gently, "The information I got is similar to yours. They all said that Wanling City was just a poor little place, but who would have thought that the real situation was so different.

Although there are not many residents in Wanling City, their living standards are very high. Apart from other things, I think the food is not much different from before the end of the world."

"I just don't know why there are such rumors in the shelter?"

Although the two tried to keep their voices low when talking to prevent third parties from hearing.

But contrary to expectations, the conversation between the two people was particularly clear in this environment where only the sound of footsteps could be heard.

At least Ning Zhongying heard it clearly. He sneered.
"Can you believe this rumor?"

"Don't you two think about this? If everyone in the shelter knew the true situation in Wanling City, how many people would leave West Lake Shelter and come here?"

"When everyone leaves, who will do the dangerous and hard work in the shelter?"

Qin Zhengguang thought about it and said:

"Brother Ning, are you saying that the false news was deliberately spread by the shelter to prevent the residents from knowing the truth and choosing to flee the shelter and go to Wanling City?"

Ning Zhongying laughed.

"I didn't say that. Don't spread it when we get back to the shelter. I don't want to be visited by the law enforcement team."

When Qin Zhengguang heard the words "law enforcement team", his expression changed instantly.

"Understand, understand. I am only talking to you about these things now. I will not mention a single word about them when we return to the shelter."

Song Hui shrugged, "Don't worry, I will keep my mouth shut."

After a pause, he continued with some emotion: "However, I think Wanling City is really good. It would be great if I could move here to live."

Ning Zhongying and Qin Zhengying on the side did not continue to reply, but their fluctuating expressions showed that they were not so calm in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)