Chapter 38 Dangerous "Melon Seeds"

This floating island in the sky on the mainland has now become the research center of our guild. Many research institutions in Steel City have been moved here. Firstly, this can improve confidentiality, and secondly, if danger occurs, it will not affect others. The unit.

At present, the most important research facility in the New World is the biological laboratory I am going to now. As an advanced research institution that has successfully merged the spear, a cross-era creature, I have always strongly supported their various researches. However, compared with my investment, the recent output of these scientific researchers is really unacceptable. Fortunately, this time there is finally a successful experimental product.

As soon as I pushed open the door to the experimental area, I saw a group of old guys running over. Then these madmen with no more than 20 agility actually lifted me up and rushed towards the laboratory at a speed that I couldn't even see clearly. I was so confused. I thought they were going to throw me into the fusion experimenter too. Fortunately, I was put down as soon as I entered the laboratory, and then Habo, the former director of the Royal Academy of the Sky Clan and now the director of the Essinger Biological Research Institute, ran in front of me. "I finally invited you here. It's not easy!"

"What are you doing? What are you going to do?" I felt like my whole body was going crazy when I saw the way this old guy looked at me.

"We just completed several experiments and originally planned to use them for promotion, but the managers in the guild said that they can't just use anything you haven't confirmed. So we had to invite you!"

"Confirm, confirm. Why are you always staring at me? It makes me feel like a guinea pig in a cage."

"Hey, don't worry. We have tested everything this time and it is very safe."

"Then let me see the results of your experiment!"

No orders from Harbaugh this time. The other researchers had immediately separated to work on their own, and a few people ran outside to move things. Through three layers of reinforced crystal panels, I could see the super biosynthesizer placed in the center of the square outside. Currently, only our guild has such a thing, and its cost can make any medium-sized guild go bankrupt. But like other expensive experimental equipment, the output value of this thing is also very impressive.

Several researchers quickly pushed a row of carts in front of me, each with an object on it.

Harbaugh introduced to me: "This is a synthetic direction that we have only recently thought of. Because previous large-scale biological experiments always failed, we wondered if it would be feasible to conduct unilateral enhancement based on a certain organism, so we That's it. Look, this is the first item." Harbaugh took out a green crystal-like object from the cart and handed it to me, but it felt as warm and rough as wood. Not as cold and smooth as crystal.

"What is this?" Because it is a synthetic item, it is an object that the system did not originally have. Even with my identification skills, I cannot see the attributes of this thing.

"This is the botanical core of our synthesis," Harbaugh explained to me.

"What's it for?"

"A place to merge with your combatants."

"Combatants? Do you mean players or NPCs?"

"Everyone, as long as they are the people you think need to fight, you don't even need to consider the race and shape. As long as they are physical creatures."

"What's the effect? ​​What will be the effect of the merger?" I continued to ask.

"The recovery power is enhanced." Habo introduced excitedly: "As long as you fuse with this thing, you will have super recovery power like a plant. Even if your limbs are cut off, they can be regenerated. Of course, regenerating limbs is so Large wounds take longer. But after all, they can be regenerated. There is no need to find senior clergy or life mages. This can save time and money, and it will be more effective in places where clergy and life mages cannot be found. .”

Like real creatures. Most of the creatures in "Zero" can automatically recover from wounds. Of course, the speed is generally very slow, but this ability is limited to wound recovery. There is no way to regrow limbs from injuries as big as broken limbs. If this plant-based core really has the ability to regenerate severed limbs, it would indeed be a successful experiment.

I just wanted to ask about the specific performance of this thing, and Harbaugh supplemented it in advance. "Actually, the regeneration of severed limbs is only one of its auxiliary functions. The real function of this thing is to allow organisms to have certain plant-like characteristics. For example, plants can regenerate if they are cut off. After merging with this core, combatants will have It has the ability to regenerate limbs. In addition, plants will not die immediately after being cut, and they can grow back after connecting the broken branches. Our plant-based core also has a similar ability. If our personnel's arms even Even if your head is cut off, you won't die immediately. At this time, you have thirty seconds to reattach the severed limb. Although you can't go into battle immediately after reattachment, at least you won't die."

"What? You said that after merging with this thing, it will be fine even if your head falls off? Doesn't the vital attack have no effect?"

Harbaugh explained: "It's not completely fine. It can only be taken care of for thirty seconds. For example, if your head is chopped off, you just need to pick it back up and put it back on within thirty seconds and you won't die. But because the newly reattached The head is not firmly connected, so it is impossible for you to continue fighting. You must find a place to heal, otherwise your head will fall off if you move too much."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you hold your head with one hand to prevent it from falling. It's enough to have one hand that can hold the sword."

"I don't care if you have to do this, but generally speaking, you should find a place to wait for your head to grow back before joining the war again, but no matter what, it is better than having your head cut off and dying immediately, at least more There is a chance of survival. There is another thing to note. The fusion of the plant core does not mean that you are immortal. It is only effective against cutting damage. If you encounter damage that cannot be recovered, you will be doomed."

"What is irreparable damage?"

"For example, if your head is cut off, it will be counted as cutting damage. You only need to put the head back. In fact, the parts on your body have not been reduced, so you will not die. Or you are hit by an arrow in the heart. Under normal circumstances, it is a critical attack. You will definitely die, but our plant-based core can protect you for thirty seconds. If it is stabbed by a sword, you can continue to fight as if nothing is wrong, but it is different if it is a bow and arrow. After the bow and arrow hit the heart, it will block the In the middle of the heart, the wound cannot heal, and you will still die after thirty seconds. But if you can pull out the arrow within thirty seconds, you will be fine. But what if you are hit in the heart by a gunpowder weapon. That will be troublesome. . Because the bullet will blow up the tissue in the heart everywhere, and there is no way you can restore it within thirty seconds, so you will still die in the end."

"I understand. Are you saying that if there is an injury that cannot be fully restored within thirty seconds, you will definitely die?"

"Yes, that's what it means."

Once Harbaugh confirmed it, I figured it out. However, it seems that gunpowder weapons in the game are very underdeveloped. Although there are many cannons and muskets, their power is incomparable to those in reality. Most people still use magic.

Weapon warfare is the main focus. Most of the damage caused by magic is irreversible, and the plant-based core is definitely useless. But most of the injuries caused by cold weapons are cuts. As long as you don't get hit by heavy weapons like sledgehammers and your brains will be splashed around, you should be fine. If you think about it for a moment, you will find that there are obviously more creatures in the game that use cold weapons and claws and teeth to fight than those that use spells to attack. In this way, this plant-based core is still very useful, at least it can completely defend against the slit-throat tactic.

"I invested so much money here. I finally got some results, which is worthy of praise."

After hearing my words, Habo immediately looked unconvinced. "What do you mean by such a small amount of results? We are not just here to let you see these small results this time. The plant core just now is actually just the first finished product of the simple synthesis series. It does not mean that we do not have other products. "

"Oh? What else do you have? Let me see."

"These are all our products." Harbaugh pointed to a row of trolleys next to him. "We were so excited when we first received your financial support. So we were a little carried away by happiness for a moment. In fact, we don't have the ability to synthesize large creatures right away. Such aimless synthesis is just a waste of time. Later. We summed up the lessons. We summarized and studied the previous ideas and decided to start the research from the lowest synthesis type. As expected, we got a lot of results. The botanical core you just saw was produced under this idea. According to this When I thought about it, we got this." Harbaugh handed the contents of the second cart to my hands.

"Melon seeds?"

All researchers in the laboratory fell down. After a few seconds, they got up from the ground one by one. "This is not a melon seed. This is a seed!"

"What's the seed?"

"This won't be clear for a while. I would like to ask you to take me to Essinger. Then I will demonstrate it to you on the spot."

"Is there no danger?"

"Absolutely not."

"Okay, I'll take you there right now."

Anyway, there are teleportation arrays and flying magic pets. The trip there and back doesn't take long. We soon arrived outside Essinger. But Habo asked me to find someone to clear away all the trees outside the city. He said that he would use this kind of seeds to replace these big trees.

I asked Habo with some doubt: "Are you sure you need to clear away the nearby trees? This large forest is our natural barrier, and it won't take much time to clear it out. It will not be easy to replant it."

"Don't worry about this. I will naturally find a way to replenish these trees for you to clean up."

"Okay! If something happens, you have to take responsibility."

"rest assured!"

With Habo's assurance, I mobilized a large number of logging tools and a large number of workers. At the same time, some destructive people in the bank were also brought in to help. Anyway, the current task is to get rid of these trees, not to obtain wood, so destructive mining does not matter.

Although this forest is very large, it took more than two hours to clear out a large blank area near Isinger under our fire and insect sea attack tactics. There were more trees further away, but they couldn't be cleared away immediately, so I didn't let anyone move them. Moreover. Harbaugh asked me to cordon off the area. The trees here were destroyed to prevent others from seeing it. Therefore, the forest on the periphery can just play a role in blocking the line of sight.

When the cleaning work was initially completed, I immediately said to Harbaugh: "Can you start showing me now?"

"No problem, but please double-check that there are no enemy observers nearby."

"No need. The city's worker bees are all around here, and it's impossible for anyone to escape their detection."

A worker bee army is not a bunch of bees. They are the Zerg members who came to our guild after receiving support from the Zerg. They include various types of Zerg, but we are used to calling them worker bee troops. The combat effectiveness of these Zerg is not very strong, but without exception, they all have amazing reproductive power. The number of any single type is millions of times the number of all players and NPCs in the guild. And there are as many as hundreds of thousands of their racial types. Of course, such a huge Zerg colony cannot be raised in the city. So we arranged them to be responsible for security and the first line of defense around the cities controlled by our bank. It can be regarded as making the best use of everything.

After receiving my affirmation, Habo no longer hesitated and immediately began to demonstrate to me the function of the "melon seed" in his hand. Only he dug a small hole in the ground and put the "melon seeds" in it. Then he gently covered it up with soil, and then took out a small bottle from behind. Carefully open the lid and pour two drops of green liquid onto the small pile of earth. After completing this action, Harbaugh quickly capped the bottle and put it away, then turned around and took a deep breath, then pulled me up and ran away. The speed really made me wonder if this old guy was hiding his age.

We rushed back to the gate of Essinger like a gust of wind, and then braked suddenly. Harbaugh turned and looked in the distance where the seeds were buried. Then he took out a pocket watch and counted: "Five, four, three, two, one, start."

The place where the seeds were buried suddenly flipped open with a bang like being hit by a cannonball. A huge green flower bloomed instantly like an explosion at the location of the seeds. Its huge flower span was at least thirty meters across. The highest point is more than ten meters high, which is really unusual.

After the flowers bloomed, a faint rumble suddenly came from the ground. Then I saw countless soil strips like field ridges with the flower body as the center on the ground. Then the soil above the ground began to stretch out in all directions like tentacles, and its speed was simply astonishing. As the speed of those soil strips became faster and faster, suddenly the soil strips somewhere were completely opened up, and a huge root seemed to penetrate from the ground. Then it plunged into the mud again like a diving dragon. After advancing for less than a hundred meters, it rose out of the ground again. Then it plunged into the ground again in the same posture as before. The situation is similar on other roads. The terrifying green rhizomes quickly rose out of the ground and then dived down again, just like a bunch of monsters walking through the ground.

"The growth rate of these things is really fast! How long will they last? Why does something seem wrong to me?" I watched those things spread rapidly in all directions. Part of it extending towards Essinger is obviously almost under the city. I always feel uneasy.

Harbaugh was stunned when I asked him this question. "Stop? Hey... I seem to have forgotten this!"

"What? You mean this thing won't stop?"

"It seems...it seems...probably...maybe..."

"You're a science freak!" I pushed Habo away and took out the leaves of the city tree. "Activate Essinger's power core and raise the super magic shield."

The moment I finished shouting, a thick root suddenly jumped out of the ground and slammed into us. Both Habo and I were so frightened that we couldn't help but take a few steps back, but just when the thing was about to reach us, it suddenly hit a layer of nothingness. Just hearing a bang, a circle of purple ripples spread out in front of us. The huge root slowly slid down the invisible barrier like a stunned snake. Following this root, there were multiple collisions around us. The entire city wall outside Essinger roared like fireworks, and the purple ripples continued to ripple and flash.

I looked at Habo with a cold expression. "Didn't you say it's absolutely safe?"

"It is indeed absolutely safe when it grows out, but I forgot that the growing process is more dangerous."

"Then when will it stop growing? Does it have to cover the entire earth's surface before it stops growing?"

"That's not the case. Just wait until the concentrated growth-assisted magic essence I dropped before is used up."

"How long until that stuff is used up?"

"At the current speed, it will be over in a day or two at most."

The voice of the military god suddenly came through the leaves of the city tree. "Let me inform you that the growth rate of the thing outside the city is gradually increasing. At the current rate, counting the growth, they will be able to grow to the nearest other guild city in an hour or two at most."

I immediately grabbed Hubble and asked, "Is there any way to slow down the growth rate?"

Harbaugh thought for a moment. Then suddenly he screamed. "By the way, sunlight. That thing relies on sunlight as its energy. If you can use something to cover the sunlight, you can stop it. Anyway, the magic essence is emitted at a certain speed. Once the essence is completely dissipated, even if the sun comes out again, it will At most, it will grow faster than ordinary plants, and it won’t grow like this.”

"Did you hear that?" I asked the leaves of the city tree.

"I know, but I can't help it. The only thing that can block the sun in this guild is the large-scale evil cloud in the necromantic spell, but the current release speed cannot keep up with its growth speed."

"What should we do?"

"I have already figured out the method." The computing speed of the battlefield computer, the God of War, is indeed terrifying. "I can immediately start Essinger Mobile Fortress to move over this plant and turn on the Shenmist Wind Chime to increase the covering area. This can reduce the growth rate by about 85% and save time, but then they will still be there. The guild leader will go to another guild's city. But you can use this time to go to Heaven and borrow their sky-shielding sails. Just block this area completely and make sure there is no sunlight for two days."

"Good idea. I'll go to Heaven to borrow the sky-shielding sail. You guys quickly activate the mobile fortress to block the sun."

The Military God immediately said: "Mobilizing the air force of our guild to take off can also play a certain role in blocking. Should we let everyone who can fly be dispatched?"

"Okay, wait until I come back anyway."

A loud broadcast suddenly sounded over Essinger: "Attention to all non-guild players in Essinger City. Due to special circumstances, the city is about to close the city area. All personnel are requested to enter the nearest teleportation array and leave the city within ten minutes. City, the teleportation array will take effect after the time limit is exceeded. Non-guild members who are still stranded are asked to log off on their own. They can only go online again after at least 48 hours, otherwise it will be regarded as a challenge to the guild. End of announcement."

Big fists are good. After hearing the broadcast, all the people who were not in our guild all cheered and moved. Ten minutes later, there was no one in Essinger who was not in our guild. After the crowd disappeared, the mobile fortress on top of Essinger suddenly took off and moved outside the city. The flying dragons and Pegasus in the city also flew out together to help block the sun. Some smart players flew out in groups pulling huge canvases, so that everyone could grab a corner and the canvas could block a large area. area.

Everyone is working hard and so am I. I rushed to the Heavenly Court as quickly as possible and went directly to the Jade Emperor to tell me the matter. The Jade Emperor didn't make it difficult for me. It was just a borrowing, so he didn't lose anything. An Earth God who received the order brought the sky-shading sail back to Essinger with me and immediately released the magic weapon. Fortunately, no time was wasted along the way, and the crazy plant hadn't grown out of control yet. After the sunlight was blocked, its crazy growth only lasted for two or three minutes and then gradually slowed down. Eventually it gradually becomes a slow growth rate that is imperceptible to the naked eye.

Because it takes time for the concentrated magic essence to evaporate, the general and Zhetianfan have to stay for two more days. I can only invite the general to live in Essinger first. After arranging for this divine general from heaven, I went to find Habo. This guy might also know that he was in trouble, and he was extremely nervous when he saw me.

As soon as I came up, I stretched out my hand to stop his excuse, and reminded him directly: "I don't care about your negligence, but there will never be a next time." Just as he was about to open his mouth to assure me, I said first: "Don't be in a hurry yet. Guarantee, there is no guarantee that this kind of thing can be done. I think the key issue is to improve your management from a institutional perspective. In this way, after I go back, I will set up an experimental identification department. They will not participate in the experiment and will specialize in various experiments. The risks must be assessed and identified. Experiments without permission cannot be carried out, and products without safety certification must not be produced."

"I understand, this is indeed a necessary measure. Is it just this...?"

"This thing is too dangerous. It must not be put into practical use before a solution is figured out. The tree here at Essinger has been planted, and it cannot be planted elsewhere. Fortunately, this time I was doing the experiment next to Essinger. , if you were somewhere else, those compensations would definitely make Rose rush over and beat you into a pig head."

"Accident, this time it was an accident. Similar incidents will never happen again in the future."

"It must never happen again. Okay. That's it for this time. Let's go and see how the planted one works. By the way, I forgot to ask, what is the name of this plant? "

"This is an experimental product. It is impossible to give it a name before it is finalized. The number we are using now is Phytomon Type 17."

"Plant beast? Isn't this a tree?"

"Have you ever seen a tree grow so fast?"

"But no animal grows up so fast?"

"So! It is a phytochemical beast. It has the dual characteristics of both plants and animals. Moreover, this growth rate is only in the initial development period. In the future, even if it is watered with magic essence every day, it will not reach this speed again."

"Thankfully, it won't be this fast anymore. Otherwise, if the enemy attacks Essinger in the future, they won't have to fight us desperately. They can just pour a bottle of magic essence on this thing and we will be wiped out."

Amid my criticisms, Habo pulled me into a large newly grown forest. It was a clearing that had just been cleared ten minutes ago, but it took us several hours to clear it in such a short period of time. The clearing that came out was completely covered by this terrifying plant.

"Is this a phytozoan? Doesn't it look no different from an ordinary big tree?" I asked, patting the trunk of a big tree.