Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 149: The Dragnet, No Escape
In the Wanling City Laboratory.

Li Mu lay in a chair, quietly thinking about how to give Wanling City a perfect "protective shield" to defend against threats from underground and the sky.

The national defense system before the end of the world has radars and satellites for sky and surveillance, which can detect various threats in time, and various fighter jets, anti-aircraft artillery and cruise missiles for weapons.

If worst comes to worst, there are countless air-raid shelters for people to hide in.

But there are not many defensive works underground.

But this is understandable. Before the end of the world, there were no mutant beasts that could dig through the concrete floor, nor were there any machines that could do this covertly.

At least Li Mu had never seen or heard of such a war machine on the Internet before the end of the world.

Such a defense system is more than enough to defend against human soldiers before the end of the world, but the world after the end of the world is very different.

The primary threat to humans no longer comes from their own kind, but from various mutated beasts that have been catalyzed by source energy.

The most important point is that the fully automatic intelligent systems that humans rely on to maintain safety have become a thing of the past with the end of the electric age. The only thermal weapons that can be used now are some firearms and artillery that are not lethal enough.

Li Mu recalled the various mutant birds he had seen in the wild before, and his mood suddenly became very heavy.

With the uncertain factor of source energy, the size of the mutant bird has changed greatly, and the threat it poses is no longer what it used to be.

For example, before the end of the world, the king of birds of prey, the golden eagle, which was well known to the Chinese people, had a wingspan of less than three meters and weighed less than ten kilograms.

But it can still hunt medium-sized animals such as wolves and goats, and taking away a rooster or a lamb is no problem at all, as easy as drinking water.

After the end of the world, mutant birds of this size can be seen everywhere.

Li Mu recalled a mutant sparrow that he had once killed casually. Its size had expanded hundreds of times!
With a wingspan of more than four meters, it looks like a small fighter jet, and its claws, more than ten centimeters long, are enough to pierce through clouds and split rocks!
Just because Li Mu could kill it easily doesn't mean others can do it too. Given its size, it would be too easy for it to kill an ordinary person.

And such a terrifying bird of prey evolved from the most common sparrow. Just imagine, if those already huge birds of prey evolved, their sizes would not only expand a hundred times, but even just increase a few or dozens of times, how terrifying would that be!
Li Mu had no doubt that there must be bird mutants in the wild that were comparable in size to aerospace motherships. Even if there weren't any now, there would definitely be in the future.

"call"

Thinking of this, Li Mu slowly exhaled, and his thoughts turned. He became excited again when he thought that he had become a fifth-level awakener in less than a year.

"The evolution speed of mutant beasts is indeed much faster than that of ordinary people, but I don't believe they can be faster than me!"

Gathering his scattered thoughts, Li Mu focused his attention back on the defense of Wanling City.

"Catch the bird!"

"Catch the bird!"

"What is the best thing to use for catching birds?"

An idea suddenly struck Li Mu, and he remembered that people in ancient times did not have guns, and they used bows and arrows and nets to catch birds, but the effect was very good.

Li Mu had also seen in movies and TV shows that some guns could launch electric shock nets to capture animals or humans.

So can I also imitate this method and create a plant that can launch net-shaped traps?

At the same time, the roots and rhizomes of this plant are modified to make them both flexible and tough.

In this way, all defense problems in the sky and on the ground were solved at once.

"Since it encompasses both the sky and the underground, why not just call it the 『Heavenly Dragnet Tree』!"

Li Mu pondered for a moment and gave a name to this plant that had not yet been born.

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And with an idea, things will become easier.

Since the purpose is to catch birds, the tree must first be tall enough, with the trunk reaching into the sky, so as not to affect the residents of the city when catching mutant birds. Secondly, it must be strong enough, otherwise it will not be able to withstand the destruction of mutant birds and will not grow many usable nets.

Thinking of this, Li Mu first selected a plump and vibrant redwood seed as the main body of the Tianluodiwang Tree.

Then he selected several vine seeds and used them to combine to make the net of the dragnet tree.

But at this moment, Li Mu considered that ordinary nets only have the function of trapping, but not the killing effect, so they are not very safe.

So why not add a poisonous vine to add variety to the web?

His mind raced as he found a black-purple seed the size of a grain of rice.

A poisonous look.

In fact, it is really poisonous, and extremely poisonous!
This seed is the seed of "trade route".

Most people may not have heard of the name "Shanglu", but its alias is very famous - "Heartbreak Grass"!
After the preparations were completed, Li Mu lay back on the chair, holding three different seeds in his right hand.

With a slight movement of his mind, a green light full of vitality lit up from the palm of his hand.

Source energy, start!
A quarter of an hour flies by.

Under the illumination of green light, the three seeds gradually merged into one, becoming a new seed shaped like a marble.

Li Mu held the seed between his two fingers and took it in front of him to examine it carefully.

Purple, red and black are interspersed with each other, with a faint glow flowing out. If you feel it carefully, you can feel an abundant vitality.

"Ha, that looks okay."

With a chuckle, Li Mu flicked the seeds into a flowerpot beside him with a flick of his finger, and then the green light condensed into substance was accurately injected into the seeds.

With the continuous infusion of source energy, changes began.

The seeds first broke out of the shell and sprouted, and in the blink of an eye they became seedlings more than ten centimeters tall.

In the blink of an eye, it became a small tree more than one meter tall.

The trunk of the small tree is as slender as a baby's arm, but very straight and with a sense of strength; the luxuriant crown is lush and verdant, and the purple-black leaves are oval, and the surface looks waxed, as if they were carved from beautiful jade.

Between the branches, there are five ping-pong ball-sized bumps. They look neither like flower buds nor fruits, and appear very strange.

However, as the creator, Li Mu certainly knew what these bulges were.

They are the launching ports for launching net traps!
"shoot!"

Li Mu communicated with the small tree mentally and gave instructions by pointing at the table leg beside him.

As soon as the order was given, in the blink of an eye, a black ball flew out from the launch port and quickly changed into a half-meter-sized black net in the air, tightly wrapping around the table legs.

Seeing this scene, Li Mu's mouth corners curled up slightly, revealing a relaxed smile.

"From the current perspective, the experiment of the Sky Net Tree can be considered a preliminary success!"

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Thanks to Ran Xinglu for the 1000 points.

Thank you for your continued support. I thought I could reach 4,000 today, but I still failed. Give me some time to recover.

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(End of this chapter)