Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 151 Mutated Oleander

Early morning two days later.

Wanling City, in the laboratory.

Li Mu looked at a colorful seed in the palm of his hand with satisfaction. It was the seed of the complete "Heavenly Net Tree".

During these two days, he selected hundreds of plants with different characteristics and conducted experiments on fusion and transformation.

At the beginning, due to lack of thorough consideration, the experiment was not very smooth, and the modified "Heavenly Net Tree" always had some deficiencies in its functions.

Either the roots were not strong enough and broke at the slightest touch, or the nets they launched were not toxic enough and did not have much effect.

Fortunately, Li Mu was able to speed up the growth of the plants, eliminating the most time-consuming growth process, so he completed dozens of experiments in just two days.

If he didn't have the ability to accelerate plant growth, there's no telling how long it would take to transform the "Heavenly Net Tree" to his satisfaction.

……

However, so many failed experiments were not meaningless, but rather brought some unexpected surprises.

For example, when he was experimenting with the toxicity of the net of the "Heavenly Net Tree", he accidentally created a mutant oleander with a powerful paralyzing effect.

This oleander looks soft and tender on the surface, like a weed, but its toxicity is amazing.

Its poison is very special and does not have the ability to kill people in a broad sense, but it has a very strong paralyzing effect, comparable to a powerful anesthetic!

In order to test specific data, Li Mu specially conducted experiments using the mutant beasts he had captured before.

The results are very encouraging.

The fourth-level wild boar "Bajie" will not react if you touch it, but after eating about 500 grams, it will walk unsteadily as if it is drunk.

The resistance of the second-level mutant wolf is even weaker. Once the piercing is done to their skin and flesh, they will be anesthetized and become powerless. If they eat even a little bit, they will immediately "lie dead"!
Such an effect is terrifying!
The only downside is:
The branches and thorns of the mutated oleander are too fragile, only slightly stronger than before the transformation, and it is difficult for the thorns to penetrate the fur and into the flesh.

In this case, if you want the toxin to work, it can only rely on the mutant beast to actively swallow the implant into its stomach.

However, only herbivorous and omnivorous mutant beasts would have the desire to eat mutant oleander, while carnivorous mutant beasts would not have any interest at all.

This is the crux of the matter. The mutant beasts that are more harmful are often carnivorous...

“It feels a bit useless and can only be used to deal with small mutant beasts that are not very powerful.

But if it is modified and the seductive power of the dragon blood tree is integrated into it, it should also become a good weapon for defending the city."

Li Mu touched his chin and muttered a few words to himself.

After a moment, he gathered his thoughts, kept the transformation of the mutant oleander in mind, and began to think about another thing:

Where should the "Heavenly Net Tree" be planted?
When Li Mu first established Wanling City, on the one hand, due to his limited capabilities and insufficient internal energy, on the other hand, he also wanted to complete the project as quickly as possible and set up a defense circle early, so he only circled a square area with a side length of 500 meters.

I didn’t think too much about it at the time. I just felt that the 25,000 square meters would be enough for a long time.

But who could have imagined that plans could not keep up with changes, and later on several thousand people were admitted from the West Lake Shelter.

With so many more people coming at once, the tree house that was originally built to look like a single-family villa is definitely not enough.

Because of the existence of mutant birds, Li Mu did not dare to build a tree house that was too high.

This is how the dungeon was born.

But with the "Heavenly Net Tree", this shortcoming will soon disappear.

"There seems to be no vacant space in the inner city, except for farmland and tree houses. How about planting it in the outer city?" After pondering for a while, Li Mu still couldn't think of any suitable place.

"Forget it, let's discuss it with Chengcheng and the others."

After thinking about it, Li Mu picked up the maple phone beside him and input a source of energy. After waiting for two or three seconds, Cheng Cheng's voice came to his ears.

"Hey! Lao Li, you rarely call me. Is your 'retreat' over?"

Hearing Cheng Cheng's teasing, Li Mu couldn't help but chuckle. Every time he did an experiment, he would not go out for several days, which was really not much different from being in seclusion.

"It's over. The [Heavenly Dragnet Tree] has been transformed, but where to plant it is a problem.

So I came to you, the "Grand Chamberlain", to ask for your advice, didn't I? "

Hearing Li Mu's answer, Cheng Cheng on the other end of the phone said in surprise:
"It's done!"

"That's great, wait a minute, I'll go over and talk to Ah Sao."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yao Chengcheng hung up the phone. As expected, he went to contact Yu Shuaikang.

After hanging up the phone, Li Mu picked up the water cup in front of him and drank it all. Then he stood up, stretched, and went straight out to the meeting room on the top floor.

Ten minutes later, Yu Shuaikang and Yao Chengcheng walked into the conference room one after another.

"Old Li is finally out of prison. We haven't seen each other for several days."

Yu Shuaikang rolled his eyes, "Those who know you are doing experiments, those who don't would think you are cultivating immortality!"

Yao Chengcheng was also surprised: "That's right! I didn't realize you were so hardworking when you were in school. If you had half the focus and effort you have now, it wouldn't be easy to get into Peking University or Tsinghua University, right?"

Although he knew that the two were just joking, Li Mu was still a little speechless and fought back:

"That's enough for you two. I'm doing experiments in seclusion for the safety of the entire Wanling City.

The situation outside is not optimistic right now. There is a high possibility of a beast tide breaking out. If I don’t get the defense right, I won’t be able to sleep well.”

After a pause, Li Mu suddenly looked at Yu Shuaikang with a somewhat unfriendly look and said:
"But you, as a leader in charge of the armed forces, have been getting your men drunk and unconscious these past few days. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

When Yu Shuaikang heard Li Mu's questioning, he looked as if he had seen a ghost.

They obviously drank secretly and went to sleep after getting drunk. No one got into trouble because of being drunk. How did Lao Li know this?!

Yu Shuaikang never suspected that any of his men had leaked the information. They were all brothers, so he still had some confidence.

Besides, what's there to tell on such a small matter?
He suspected that someone got drunk and didn't control his mouth, so he went out yelling.

This is the most likely possibility.

After all, there are many people who seem to be taciturn and can't even say a word after three sentences.

But once I get drunk, I become like a different person, and all the secrets in my heart burst out one by one!

After thinking for a while, Yu Shuaikang still couldn't figure out the specific reason, so he could only explain with a wry smile:
"Well, I have been a little slack recently. But it's not all my fault. It's because it's too foggy outside and I can't go far.

Our hunting team couldn't go out hunting, so we were very idle. Plus, there wasn't much entertainment, and none of us were in a relationship, so we could only drink and brag."

Then he patted his chest and assured, "But don't worry, drinking is drinking, I will never delay my work!"

I dare not make a promise, I will write it as soon as possible
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(End of this chapter)