Wizard: Starting with Symbiosis with Algae

Chapter 106 Drifting Raft Mutation Experiment (1)

Because of the limited angle, Lynn was unable to observe the entire situation of the two apprentices.

But the traces of internal strife are still clearly visible.

The charred marks of the spell and scattered fragments of the staff were everywhere.

These apprentices probably got their brains kicked in the head before.

Lynn didn't find anything strange about it. It was a very common script.

Humans fight amongst themselves, and monsters take advantage of the situation.

"Rolls is still in the cockpit," one of the apprentices said. "We still have a chance."

Rawls.

Lynn remembered this name.

A mechanical specialist at the Alchemy Academy, a fetishist with a unique affection for machines.

Generally speaking, fetishism should be classified as a perversion. But now the term is not derogatory; his astral desires will ensure the stability of the ship's propulsion and navigation systems.

Is there any stronger guarantee than this?

"Yes," the other apprentice replied, his voice also filled with anticipation, "We still have a chance."

Then, filled with this beautiful hope, the two of them fell into a coma again, looking so fresh and lovely.

The neurotoxins act indiscriminately. The combined effects of the neurotoxins and the hydra injections overwhelmed their bodies, making it impossible for them to sustain the strain of wakefulness.

They fell asleep as fast as dead pigs.

"They were kind of hidden teammates, I saved them all!"

Lynn tugged at the vines, wrapped them around the waists of the two apprentices, scooped them up from the water, and tossed them to Daniel below the boat.

Daniel caught them steadily and placed them in the back of the assembled vehicle, checking their breathing and pulse. Both were alive, but wouldn't wake up anytime soon.

Then Lynn continued to channel magic into the sea lily.

The sea lily bud began to tremble slightly. It had tried its best, but the effect was diminishing. Before the airflow reached the cockpit door, it was the first to give way.

Its leaves drooped, and its bone-like flower buds hung limply, looking like it was drowning. The edges of its petals were beginning to turn yellow, and its stomata opened and closed, but no air could be expelled.

Even with Lynn continuously supplying it with magic and nutrients, this level of magic was still too much of a burden for it.

"You're already done for?" Lynn looked down at it, his brow furrowed. "It's only been a few minutes?"

The sea lily weakly swayed a petal. Lynn strongly suspected that this creature usually used this characteristic for mating. Besides mating, what kind of magic would make a sea lily use so much magic to sustain itself? It was exhausted after just a few breaths; this looked like some kind of courtship behavior.

Sea lilies shook their heads. It was unclear whether they were denying speculation about mating or simply indicating that they were too old to perform sexual activity.

Lynn said in a low voice, "Where's your family? Call them all over. I'm not insulting you. Quickly call your parents and tell them you're now getting a government job."

The sea lily remained unmoved. It had neither father nor mother, and its memories were filled with more images of preying on plankton and small fish than any other.

It is a solitary creature, drifting alone at sea from the day its spores germinate, until Lynn found it.

Lynn waved helplessly towards the bottom of the boat.

Danielle was dealing with the unconscious apprentices. She crouched beside the vehicle, poked one of the apprentices' cheeks with her finger, and said in a serious, stern tone, "You three, stop pretending to be asleep. You are all subjects of my empire, and from now on, you will serve me."

Lynn looked away.

Three apprentices were rescued tonight, all unconscious in the vehicle. This isn't a bad result, but it's far from enough. Seventeen people remain on deck. And the rainbow hydra has become alert because of his activities.

The tentacles no longer hung languidly, but began to wriggle slowly.

Now, the only option is to find more sea lilies.

It can't be resolved today.

But one cannot sleep on the boat. Lynn recited, "How can one allow others to sleep soundly on Ronghan's bed?"

"Sea lilies. And flying rods. Let's go."

Daniel stood up from the vehicle and pointed to himself: "And what about me?"

"You can stay on the boat and continue being your chameleon."

Daniel thought for a moment. That made sense. With her ability to change color and disguise herself, as long as she remained motionless against the hull, the monster would have almost no chance of finding her. This was the safest approach. She changed back to the color of the hull, adhering to the surface like melted paint, leaving only her eyes visible. She placed the three unconscious apprentices on the vehicle of the first person who had fallen into the water, tethering them with ropes.

Lynn jumped off the ship and landed on the assembled black flatbed vehicle.

The sea breeze became stronger at night.

The crackling of electricity and the scraping of surfaces were incessant.

Inside the Forward-bound shelter, the air was constant and dry, close to room temperature, while outside it was damp air that had just risen at night.

A cold wind carrying radioactive particles.

"This is a typical radiation storm cloud on this planet, but tonight's is just a very small one and not very dangerous."

Lynn smiled slightly.

"The protective field drops to its lowest level two hundred meters from the ship's hull. Given this radiation concentration, shouldn't I do something?"

Large-scale radiation experiments are forbidden in the wizarding world. The mutations caused by radiation are uncontrollable and the risks are too high. But this is not the wizarding world. This is the Wizarding Tavern, a high-value planet that has lost contact with its homeworld.

"Because of the danger, it's best if I myself stay away from radiation. But there's absolutely no need for me to go there; sending some algae and other organisms to conduct some preliminary experiments is acceptable."

After reading it aloud, Lynn turned to Daniel and asked, "Daniel?"

"Um?"

"I have requisitioned your black flatbed vehicle."

"What?"

"Stop talking nonsense."

"Alright..."

Lynn put Daniel's vehicle together with his own.

The two black tablets were combined to form a larger platform, large enough for him to lie down with room to spare.

He stood on it, tightened the rope, and kept the platform at a fixed distance from the hull.

A mutation is when the genetic factors in a microscopic structure are amplified into unpredictable changes.

Chemicals and radiation can amplify this process.

In the wizarding world, radiation is strictly controlled in laboratory-level isolation environments.

But at this moment, a natural magical X-ray radiation testing ground is all around.

There's no need to consider environmental factors at all.

The protective vines and the little black sheep emerged, forming a loose, ring-shaped protective circle around his body.

A notification pops up in the field of view indicating who is most affected.

[Fungi and lambs exposed to radiation — mutation probability greatly increased —]

Small-sized blue-green algae exposed to radiation have a significantly increased probability of mutation.

[Edrano grass (original), when exposed to radiation — the probability of mutation increases dramatically —]

Lynn stood at the very edge of the protective force field; just one more step out was the open sea, completely exposed to radiation.

He successively inoculated the platform with non-radiation-resistant organisms such as fungal mats, blue light algae, tetrad algae, and fungal lambs.

With the help of Oasis Pioneer (Carpet), the Blue Light Algae, Oasis Pioneer (Original), and the Little Lamb have essentially found a stable home.

It should be enough to last at least one night.

Lynn added another clump of high-energy soil to the pile of soil, hoping to have a good harvest when he woke up the next morning.