A is in StarCraft, just disembarked from the Zerg Prince spaceship.

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The young soldier did not answer immediately.

He pointed to the box of white roses next to him, which had wilted at the edges and had some petals drooping due to long-distance transport and inspection by space pirates:

"Hello, esteemed Leaf Fairy, our flowers have been on the road for too long, and some are near death. We'd like to try and save them. We've heard that Leaf Fairies have the magical ability to nurture plants; could you please help us and save them?"

His eyes were sincere as he pleaded with the little princess of the Leaf Fairy.

The little fairy princess followed his finger to the somewhat withered white roses, and a trace of pity flashed in her eyes.

Nurturing plants and caring for life are instincts etched into the blood of the little leaf spirit.

She hadn't seen flowers on this island for a long time.

The little leaf fairy princess looked at the petals that were about to wither and nodded gently: "It's okay. I'll give it a try."

The soldier smiled gratefully, immediately stepped aside to make way, and turned to lead her onto the spaceship: "Thank you so much, please come this way."

The little fairy princess flapped her transparent wings and flew lightly up, following the warrior toward the entrance of the transport ship.

Her golden hair and wings emitted a faint starlight as she flew.

They're so cute, like little elves you only see in fairy tales.

The little fairy princess followed the little soldier onto the spaceship.

However, after the young soldier took her aboard the spaceship, he did not take her to deal with the flowers.

He led the little leaf fairy princess straight through the passage filled with the rich fragrance of flowers and headed deeper into the spaceship.

The further you go in, the dimmer the light becomes, and the floral scent is replaced by the smell of metal and engine oil.

The little princess followed him as he flew, her large, emerald-green eyes slowly filling with doubt and unease, her little hands unconsciously clutching her dress.

The soldier led her deep into the cabin to the jar of mushroom spores.

The warrior turned to face the little princess, a floating leaf fairy. He knelt on one knee, trying to keep his gaze level with the princess's.

The little princess of the Leaf Fairy was startled.

The young soldier's expression was unusually serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Your Highness."

The little princess of the Leaf Fairy opened her eyes wide again: "How did you know...?"

"I saw the news about the Leaf Fairy on the StarNet. I saw that the little princess of the Leaf Fairy clan has gone missing. There was a picture of you on it."

"We, the Little Leaf Elf race..."

"They were saved by the Zerg Crown Prince." The little warrior showed her the news about the Leaf Elves outside. "The Boman tribe that invaded you back then was completely wiped out by His Highness Kel'Lorius. Now the Leaf Elves are vassals of the Zerg Lielnia Empire, and no other race dares to invade them anymore."

The little princess of the Leaf Fairy covered her mouth, and large tears rolled down her emerald green eyes.

Back then, when the Little Leaf Elf Clan was invaded by the Boman Clan of the Jackal Galaxy, she had no other choice but to remember the Zerg Crown Prince who often passed by their planet to buy fruit.

I sent a message to His Highness the Crown Prince without any hope, but to my surprise, he actually went.

They eliminated the invaders and preserved the lineage of the Leaf Elf race.

The young soldier earnestly said to her, "Your Highness, we are sorry for deceiving you with the flower excuse earlier, but we really do need your help."

"The island's master, the space pirate Orion, has kidnapped the Crown Prince's consort, our race's High Sky General. He then used the Crown Princess's life to force the Crown Prince to abdicate. The Crown Prince is currently outside the planet, but is unable to attack due to Orion's threat. This stalemate is extremely dangerous."

The little princess heard that Orion was holding the Crown Princess hostage and forcing the Crown Prince to do something. Fear still flickered in her eyes, but beneath that fear, the flame of courage was burning.

The Crown Prince had done her a favor as a member of the Little Leaf Elf Clan, and if she could help him, she certainly would.

The little princess's frail chest heaved violently a few times, filled with both fear and courage: "What can I do?"

The young soldier took out the glass bottle: "We need this. It's something special from our home planet... You can think of it as something similar to a plant. It's deadly to Orion and his minions, but we only have these spores right now, not many."

"Your Highness, please try to cultivate it on a large scale. We need more spores, the more the better."

He quickly walked to the corner of the cabin, took out the box containing a large amount of dried moss, took out several empty containers that were originally used to hold nutrient soil, and also took out a large amount of edible protein blocks.

"Using these mosses and foliage humus as a base, we will strictly control and simulate the optimal growing environment. Please guide them to sprout, grow, and mature again."

The little princess looked at the moss and containers, then at the spores in the glass bottle.

Unleashing life's potential is a talent flowing in her blood. Although the powder in these bottles is not plant material, it is the product of fruiting bodies and can be considered a kind of seed.

She nodded vigorously: "I can try!"

Let's give it a try.

The little soldier carefully mixed some spore powder with moss fragments, crushed petals, nutrient soil, and protein blocks, and spread it at the bottom of the container to form a moist culture medium.

The little princess floated above the container.

She closed her large, emerald-green eyes, took a deep breath, and a faint green light emanated from her body.

She embraced the culture medium with both hands, making no sound, but vibrant energy emanated from her and spread throughout the medium.

A miracle happened.

The tiny spores, barely visible to the naked eye, were instantly infused with a violent vitality, germinating at an astonishing speed and producing fine white mycelia.

The mycelium spreads wildly, taking root downwards, surrounding organic matter and protein, and greedily absorbing nutrients.

Having absorbed enough nutrients, the mycelium spreads upwards, intertwines, and differentiates!

Countless long fruiting bodies develop and expand at a visible speed, transforming into mushrooms as long as fingers that emerge from the culture medium.

It worked!

Adult Cordyceps fungus!

The little princess of the Leaf Fairy asked with bright eyes, "Is this the right thing to do?"

"That's right." The young soldier knelt down on one knee again, looked her in the eye, and said gently but firmly, "Thank you, we're saved. We will definitely succeed."

The little leaf fairy princess moved to the next container and hugged the new container again...

One container after another is activated.

500 grams of mushroom spores actually contain a very, very large number, hundreds of billions.

After the last container was also filled with energy by the little princess, the little soldier looked back with excitement.

The containers in the ship's hold are now completely covered by a thick, dense layer of fungal carpet.

The slender fruiting bodies of Cordyceps fungus resemble countless miniature forests, densely packed and standing upright on the mycelial mat.

All culture media have reached maximum proliferation efficiency, and the spore content is expected to reach ten kilograms by tomorrow.

The young soldier bowed deeply to the princess: "Thank you, Your Highness, thank you so much. Now we have a much better chance of success."

The little soldier escorted the little fairy princess off the spaceship.

They left the equipment bay, walked through the passageway, descended the ship's gangway, and returned to the cold ground of the space pirates' open-air docking area.

The time for parting has come.

The little princess hovered in front of the soldiers, without asking them to take her away.

A ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone on her small face. She gazed intently at the human warrior before her with her emerald eyes, and as if through him she saw the crown prince of yesteryear.

His Highness the Crown Prince was very young back then, very cute, righteous, bright, like the sun.

The little fairy princess flew forward lightly a little, and gently grasped the little soldier's fingertips with her tiny palm: "I hope you succeed."

After saying that, she released her grip, flapped her small, transparent wings, turned around, and flew back into the shadow of the many starships without looking back.

Her long, golden hair left a shimmering trail under the light before quickly disappearing.

She can't run away, and she can't hide.

She works here. If she disappears, the space pirates will notice something is wrong and start searching. Then, these new ships will be the main targets of their search.

Therefore, she had to not show any abnormality and continue to go back to work.

The young soldier stood there, the faint, blessing-laden touch still lingering on his fingertips.

I can't watch anymore.

He forced himself to bend down and continue moving the flower boxes.

His hand was clenched into a fist, hidden by the handle of the flower box.

May the Goddess Mazu bless them; they will surely succeed.