Chapter 1325 Solidification Cultivation

This is...a phenomenon also known as 'solidification cracks'.

Solidification cracks are a strange phenomenon that cannot be explained, even for Dust Crocodiles.

This phenomenon has been present in this place a long time ago, before the Dust Crocodile... appeared. It can be said to be a 'natural phenomenon' unique to this place.

The general explanation for this phenomenon is provided by some dust crocodile researchers, who say that this is an accidental phenomenon.

Solidification cracks are usually very small, maybe only a few millimeters, but any object that touches the crack will be immobilized. They occasionally appear in rock tunnels and then disappear quickly.

But, occasionally, weirder things happen.

That's the solidified growth.

When a solidification crack appears, there is a certain... probability that solidification growth will appear next to it, and this growth will grow slowly like a fungus.

Finally, it grows into a mushroom-shaped thing of sufficient size.

Where does it come from? Most inferences point out that this thing seems to grow from the solidification cracks, because it does not absorb any nutrients from the outside world, but slowly... grows on its own.

The growth of solidification growth organisms will also lead to changes in solidification cracks.

Originally, cracks were a phenomenon that lasted only a short time and affected a very small area. However, if there were solidified growths growing nearby, the solidification cracks would also grow with the growths.

Finally, the scope of influence of the crack will become exactly the same as that of the growth. At this time, it is no longer a small crack, but a "solidified stance" that coexists with the growth.

There seems to be a big connection between the two, but something else also comes up.

The solidified stance on the growth will occasionally... fail. At this time, the growth may be harmed... resulting in destruction.

If the growth is destroyed, the stand will no longer appear and will disappear together with the growth.

The understanding of these situations allowed Dust Crocodile to give them the name Solid Bloom.

First, small solidification gaps appeared, and then growth followed, slowly blooming and growing... maybe that's what it meant.

It could also be that Dust Crocodile doesn't remember complex names.

This is the specific situation of the entire solidification and blooming. To be precise, the solidification phenomenon appears first, and mushroom-like growths then appear. Then the solidification phenomenon attaches to the growths and grow together...

Dust crocodile scientists have been studying the principles of this phenomenon and what exactly the growths are.

Dust Crocodile's military has been studying where this phenomenon can be used.

The use of solidification bloom... is a very difficult thing. Dust Crocodile did not use this kind of thing at first, but tried to increase its number.

The way to increase the quantity is surprisingly not that difficult.

Dust Crocodile uses a relatively simple method, which is to take advantage of the coagulation failure of the growth mushroom to quickly... cut the entire mushroom in half.

As long as the degree of damage is not high, the 'solidified stance' on the mushroom will still take effect again, and the mushroom itself will grow again and return to its previous size.

In this way, their number can be increased...infinitely.

The Dust Crocodiles initially thought so, so they built a base underground and began... to cultivate these mushrooms, collectively known as Solidified Blooms.

At that time, other races did not want the Dust Crocodiles to 'swallow' these mushrooms. They proposed that they also participated in the exploration team, so they must also be qualified to obtain and study mushrooms.

Dust Crocodile said there was no problem, but other races were prohibited from taking the mushrooms out of the ground. They could only study them in the laboratory built by Dust Crocodile.

Of course, other races were very unhappy. At that time, their relationship with the Dust Crocodiles was very tense, but there was no major problem such as war.

Later, the Dust Crocodile's solidification and blooming cultivation plan was launched.

They first cultivated a large number of mushrooms in the underground research base using the method of cutting in half, cutting one mushroom in half, and then cutting it in half again after they were restored to whole.

The cultivation process went smoothly, and the number of mushrooms increased rapidly according to Dust Crocodile's ideas. In fact, increasing these mushrooms was easier than cultivating ordinary creatures.

Because they don't need to be fed, and they don't need to care about the temperature of the environment. Just leave them there and they will grow. At most, be careful not to touch them when the Freezing Stance is in effect.

After there were more mushrooms, Dust Crocodile began to use these things in other places.

For example, it is very useful as a weapon or a 'body armor' or something like that, but Dust Crocodile wants to use it in more places.

However, they soon discovered a problem...the mushrooms in the institute began to behave abnormally.

Mushrooms, also known as solidified growths, have a fixed size. No matter how many times they are cut, they will return to their original size, so they will also change from one to two.

But this time, there was no recovery.

The Dust Crocodile puts a large number of mushrooms cut in half in a spacious room, and after they have recovered, they will move to other places.

And at one point, when a Dust Crocodile entered the room to inspect the mushrooms, he found that the mushrooms were all... growing together.

They no longer looked like mushrooms, but like a huge... white cloth, covering the floor of the entire room. Since it was the first time he saw this phenomenon, Dust Crocodile was quite shocked.

Therefore, the research scientists also quickly studied, and they initially found that the mushrooms just grew together and turned into a very large object. The effect was still the same as before, with no change.

Scientists then began to study why mushrooms grow in one piece. In fact, they still don't understand the growth rules of mushrooms.

Mushrooms are inherently different in size, and each mushroom will stop growing after it reaches a certain level. It will just recover after being cut, as if each mushroom has been 'set'.

Now that it looks like this, they don't even understand what's going on.

However, this look is actually more useful, because a large piece is suitable for covering on things like tanks and used as protective armor.

The reason why Dust Crocodiles are so eager to use them in various weapons is because the relationship between them and the surrounding races is becoming increasingly tense. No matter where they are, Dust Crocodiles and these races have always been fighting openly and covertly. Dust Crocodiles have always been They all want to defeat all the surrounding races... and unify this area.

Before unification, it will be difficult for them to continue to develop and explore the void. Many dust crocodiles imagine that they can one day go to the 'Sea of ​​Light'.

The Sea of ​​Light is the name for...the outside of the pipe. Under development, Dust Crocodiles have understood that the 'void' is not what they thought it was.

At least, outside the 'pipe' where they live, there is a vast and boundless area called the 'Sea of ​​Light'.

For the future, the Dust Crocodiles are constantly strengthening their military strength. However, the Dust Crocodiles' military capabilities are almost the same as those of other races, and the emergence of this mushroom allows them to see the possibility of widening the gap.

but……

It’s not that easy to control something you don’t understand yet.

After obtaining the mushrooms that grew together like giant cloth, Dust Crocodile began to try to cut it open as before to see if... one piece of cloth could become two pieces of cloth.

However, this behavior failed. After cutting, the cut part would not return to its original size.

So, Dust Crocodile decided to make more 'cloth' by letting more mushrooms grow together.

At the same time, the Dust Crocodiles made the mushroom cultivation base bigger and bigger, and they began to produce mushrooms in large quantities there. However, the mushrooms only grew into a giant cloth-like object once.

Dust Crocodile used various methods to make the mushrooms grow together again, and those scientists could not figure out the growth rules of mushrooms.

And at this time, some other races began to... take action.

Although the current situation is very tense, other races are outwardly very...peaceful and do nothing.

But secretly, they began to move.

There are two races that form a team...that can be called a 'thief team'.

Solidified mushrooms are something that can only be found underground under the Dust Crocodile Kingdom. Any areas where mushrooms may grow are tightly controlled by Dust Crocodile's military, and any stray crocodiles and others are strictly prohibited from approaching.

And this team used the latest... concealment technology. Without being discovered, they sneaked into... the tunnels under the Dust Crocodile Kingdom.

Their mission is simple, that is, to bring one or more mushrooms back to their own country.

However, this doesn't seem to be easy. Dust Crocodiles have a lot of equipment for detecting mushrooms, and it's impossible for them to sneak away... holding the mushrooms.

However, this team has another plan, which is to divide into two teams.

One is the theft team, which is on standby, and the other is... the 'suicide squad'.

The mission of the Suicide Squad is to attack Dust Crocodile's underground base. Their purpose of doing this operation is to interrupt Dust Crocodile's research, because other races are worried that Dust Crocodile has used mushrooms to develop powerful weapons, and they must attack the research institute in order to do so. Hindering research on Dust Crocodiles.

When the death squads attacked, the theft team took the opportunity to take some mushrooms and leave, because the death squads would also attack the underground energy supply system, causing the detection equipment here to malfunction.

They know the terrain here so well mainly because... there is a 'traitor' in the team.

It was a perfect plan, at least...that's what they thought. (To be continued.) Activate new URL