Chapter 2770 Inspiration From Ants

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"Wizard Qiuxia, is this the locust-killing medicine?"

Feng Yun asked while watching the medicinal powder fall from the small hole above the container.

"Yes. I just improved it, I don't know if the effect is ideal or not."

When Mu Qiuxia put the medicinal powder into the container, she released a trace of totem power, causing it to spread as it fell and fill every corner of the container as much as possible. The purpose is self-evident, in order to let all the Locusts will come into contact with the powder.

Seeing that the medicinal powder turned into smoke and began to disperse in the container, Feng Yun's expression immediately became focused, and he stared at the locusts hatched by him.

If the medicine is effective and has the conditions for mass production, then he will be relieved to leave the Golden Dragon Tribe.

Soon, a hint of excitement appeared on his face.

The medicinal powder seemed to be a real threat to the locusts. Before the medicinal powder came into contact with their bodies, they reacted, became frightened, and jumped around. Many of them hit the container, making a crackling sound.

They obviously wanted to avoid the medicinal powder, but unfortunately their efforts were doomed to be in vain.

The lid of the container and the container body are connected together through a kind of slot, which is very strong, and the breathing holes on the lid are very small. Even if they have just been hatched, it is impossible to pass through them.

More importantly, Mu Qiuxia had scattered the medicinal powder and filled the entire container, making it impossible to avoid it.

No, there are still some clever locusts who have figured out a way, and that is to hide in the soil.

At the bottom of the container, Mu Qiuxia spread a layer of soil. It was not very thick, but it was more than enough to cover the locust's body.

These locusts came from the insect tide, and were not comparable to ordinary locusts. They drilled holes very fast, and a considerable number of them got into the ground before the powder touched their bodies.

Fengyun just glanced at the locusts that had burrowed into the ground, and then focused on those locusts contaminated by the powder.

In his view, locusts can drill holes, which certainly makes it more difficult to eliminate them, but as long as the powder can kill locusts, it can also make it easier for everyone to eliminate them.

After watching for a while, Feng Yun's face slowly showed a disappointed expression.

Not to mention being killed, the locusts that were contaminated with the medicinal powder did not even show any discomfort.

He looked at it for a while, and couldn't bear it anymore. He raised his head and looked at Mu Qiuxia, and was about to ask her about the situation.

The effect of the medicinal powder is seriously inconsistent with its description.

According to her, the locust-killing drug she developed is very effective. Once the locusts come into contact, their movements will soon be restricted, and soon after, they will be completely unable to move, and will soon be unable to move. Complete death after a long time.

But now after the locusts came into contact with the medicinal powder, they did not show any of the symptoms she described. It was as if the medicinal powder was not medicinal powder at all, just some dust.

But when he was about to open his mouth to ask Mu Qiuxia, he couldn't help but feel a little hesitation in his heart. It wasn't because he found that the medicinal powder had started to take effect. The locust was still in very good condition, and there was no difference at all from before it was contaminated by the medicinal powder. But he noticed that something seemed wrong with her expression.

It stands to reason that when she found that the medicinal powder she developed and improved was ineffective against locusts, she would have some reactions, such as showing a disappointed expression, but her expression at this time was very calm, and there was even a faint smile on the corner of her mouth. meaning.

"Is there anything special about this powder that I haven't discovered yet?"

Feng Yun saw that Mu Qiuxia's face had not shown a disappointed expression for a long time, and he couldn't help but start to doubt himself.

At this time, Mu Qiuxia seemed to feel Fengyun's gaze and raised her head. Then she seemed to see through his mind and proactively said: "Are you wondering that the effect of the locust-killing medicine is different from what I described?" Same?"

"What does it mean to be a little different?

It's completely different, okay? "

Fengyun couldn't help complaining in his heart, but he didn't show it, but nodded and said: "Yes. I think these locusts are in good condition. Qiuxia Wu, are you..."

"Are you going to say that my improvement of locust-killing medicine failed?"

Before Feng Yun could finish his words, Mu Qiuxia took the lead and said what he was going to say next.

At this time, Feng Yun didn't speak anymore and just nodded.

"You are right to think so. But don't worry, my improvements to the locust-killing medicine did not fail this time."

"Then why didn't the locusts react?"

"It's because the time has not yet come. When the time comes, they will all die, and not only will they die, but the locusts that have been in contact with them will also die. Even after they die, the locusts that appear near their bodies will also die."

When Mu Qiuxia said this, she couldn't help showing a proud expression.

"It's so amazing."

Feng Yun couldn't believe it.

His first reaction was that Mu Qiuxia was bragging, but he soon felt that it was unlikely. He had had a lot of contact with her and knew her relatively well. He knew that she was not a person who liked to brag, especially Regarding medicine, he is more realistic and will never exaggerate.

"The results are indeed quite good, and some of them are beyond my expectations."

Mu Qiuxia didn't seem to feel Fengyun's suspicion, and continued on her own: "I originally just wanted to make a simple improvement to the locust-killing drug, mainly to increase its lethality against locusts. But in the process, I definitely found some sick ants that really inspired me."

"Inspired by sick ants?"

At this time, Fengyun's curiosity was aroused by Mu Qiuxia's story, and he quickly asked.

"Yes. The sick ants I found this time are different. They have some white threads growing on their bodies, and some very fine powder will fall off them. When the wind blows, they will fly away. But This is not the point. The point is that if these powders are contaminated by other ants, white threads will grow on their bodies soon."

As she spoke, Mu Qiuxia's eyes began to shine, and she was obviously very excited.

"What happened after that? What happened to the ants who also had white threads growing on their bodies?"

Fengyun immediately asked.

According to his experience, a good listener does not need to be silent. In addition to showing concentration on what the other party is saying, it can also be said that one speaks loudly to express one's curiosity about what the other party is saying.

As he expected, Mu Qiuxia quickly continued talking.

"Fungal infection?"

After listening to Mu Qiuxia's more description of the white threads growing on ants, four words suddenly popped into Fengyun's mind.

His memory has become better now, and he can recall everything he sees and hears in the world, even if he only hears it or glances at it, as long as he thinks about it seriously.

He remembered that he once watched a documentary, which included the content of ants being infected with fungi and dying. It was simply an ant killer. Not only could it kill ants, but it was also contagious. If he came into contact with sick ants, or even just got close to them, he would be healthy. Ants can also get sick.

Once infected by fungi, ants have almost no chance of survival.

This is very similar to the situation described by Mu Qiuxia.

Knowing this, he could already guess how she would improve the locust-killing medicine. She should have collected the fungus from the ants and added it to the locust-killing medicine, hoping that the locusts would suffer from the fungus like the ants. infringement.

Fengyun also admitted that Mu Qiuxia's approach was more conducive to eliminating locusts than simply increasing the lethality of locust-killing drugs against locusts.

As long as a small number of locusts are infected by the fungus, it will begin to spread among the locust population, eventually leading to the extinction of all locusts. It is not impossible.

When he thought that all the locusts were infected with fungus and died, Feng Yun couldn't help but feel a little excited.

But he quickly thought of another problem. Fungi that can interfere with ants does not mean that they can also infect locusts.

In the documentary he watched, it was said that fungal infections are often highly targeted. The number of species infected by a fungus is very small, and it may even only infect a specific species.

"After the ants stained with the powder grew white threads, their movements gradually became sluggish, they became unable to move, and eventually they all died."

While Feng Yun recalled the content about the fungus, Mu Qiuxia told the final fate of the ants infected with the fungus.

He quickly asked: "Can something that kills ants also infect locusts?"

After asking this question, he stared at Mu Qiuxia, looking a little nervous.

This issue, in his opinion, is very critical. If the fungus that infects ants cannot infect multiple species and cannot play a role in locusts, his hopes will be in vain.

"It is effective."

Under Feng Yun's gaze, Mu Qiuxia nodded and gave the answer he wanted to hear most.

As if to make her words more convincing, she quickly added: "I have done experiments on some locusts and proved that they can also be infected. Although the effect is slower, they still die in the end. It fell off. I think this is because locusts are much larger than ants."

"As long as it works."

Feng Yun held back a long sigh of relief.

As long as the fungus that infects the ants has an effect on the locusts, he is satisfied.

Even if Mu Qiuxia's understanding is wrong, and the fungus erodes locusts more slowly, not because they are larger than ants, but because they are more resistant to fungal infection, he still has a way to solve it.

Thanks to the knowledge he learned before traveling through time, he can breed the fungus and isolate a more infectious strain. At the same time, he can also use some means to improve its infective effect on locusts.

In short, as long as it has no effect on locusts, everything is fine.

"So how long does it take, I mean how long does it take from infection to death?"

Fengyun decided to learn some details.

According to the knowledge he learned, it is not that the shorter the time from infection to death, the better. If the time is too short, it will affect the effectiveness of the infection.

They died without infecting many other locusts, which was difficult to satisfy him. After all, his goal was to catch all the locusts in one go.

The ideal type of fungus he hopes to obtain is highly infectious and lethal, and requires that the infected person does not die within a short period of time.

"It will take about three to seven days. However, the samples are too small and the data cannot be guaranteed to be accurate."

Mu Qiuxia had been in contact with Fengyun for a long time, and she also learned a lot of new names from him. She felt that the expressions were very accurate, so she used them.

"The survival time is quite ideal."

Fengyun was quite satisfied with the answer given by Mu Qiuxia.

This time the number of locusts is so large and dense that three to seven days should be enough for them to infect quite a few healthy individuals.

"So, you asked me to hatch so many locust eggs this time because you wanted to get relatively accurate data?"

Feng Yun glanced at the transparent container next to him.

"Yes."

Mu Qiuxia nodded, but she soon showed a worried expression and said, "I just don't know if the locusts will have any impact on us after they die in large numbers."

"It shouldn't have any impact."

Fengyun knew what she was worried about. She was worried that people would also be infected by fungi.

But he himself is not very worried. Compared with bacteria and viruses, fungi are much less harmful to people. Many fungi, such as various mushrooms and fungus, are often eaten by people.

However, out of caution, he still gave his own suggestion: "It is best not to eat the infected locusts that died, nor to use them for other purposes. It is best to burn them and then bury them deeply."

Here he will talk about the other uses of locusts besides eating, which are based on the development and utilization of the killed locusts when the insect tide passes through.

After discovering that they were toxic, Fengyun studied them based on the idea of ​​​​recycling waste to see if they could find some uses. After all, there are so many of them, and as long as they can be used to develop uses, they can play a very big role. Effect.

Of course, he also admitted that there was also the reason why they were more troublesome to deal with. Whether it was burning or burying them deeply, it took a lot of manpower.

So he devoted himself to developing the use of dead locusts. He found that grinding them into fine powder, mixing them with water, and watering the plants would have a good effect on promoting the growth of the plants.

If the residue is filtered out and the plants are sprayed, the effect on promoting plant growth will be even greater.

And their own toxicity will slowly decompose, and after a period of time, they will completely lose their toxicity. Even the elderly and children with weak immunity will not have any discomfort after eating them.

So after hearing Feng Yun's words, Mu Qiuxia couldn't help but show a regretful expression: "It would be a pity to burn it and bury it deeply. If it is used on crops, the yield will definitely be greatly improved."

"It's already good if we can eliminate the locusts. Without them, the growth of crops will not be bad."

Feng Yun comforted Mu Qiuxia.