Chapter 260 Buds

After packing the buds, Song Chen took them to the planting area.

It happened to be the lunch break. Li Yihe had just returned from eating in the cafeteria and bumped into Song Chen.

"I have something to show you." Song Chen got straight to the point and took out the packed sprouts from the container.

"Huh?" Li Yihe looked at the buds in Song Chen's hands and laughed, "I didn't expect that your handicraft skills are quite good. These buds are made decently."

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Song Chen didn't expect that Li Yihe would regard the sprouts as his own handicrafts, and immediately rolled his eyes.

It’s time to say it or not, girl, you have a big brain!

but!

"This is not a handicraft made by me, it is a real bud." Song Chen explained with a serious expression.

Seeing that Song Chen didn't look like he was joking, Li Yihe's expression became serious.

"Are these real buds? You're not lying to me, are you?"

"You'll know by touching it yourself."

Hearing what Song Chen said, Li Yihe carefully took the buds from his hands and felt the touch of the plant branches and leaves in her hands. Her eyes widened in disbelief.

"It's actually true?!"

"Why did I lie to you?" Song Chen said helplessly.

"But! But!" Li Yihe was so excited that he couldn't speak.

But now most of the plants are dead. Except for the infected mutated plants, no plants can be seen, let alone buds that look like they have just sprouted out of the ground!

Moreover, the rhizome under this bud is not connected to the soil, but to a crystal core.

Does this mean that it survives and grows by absorbing the energy in the crystal nucleus?

If this is the case, then this sprout will provide unimaginable value to their research!

Maybe then they won't need to race against time to study how to purify the soil, and they will only need to transfer plants into the energy of the crystal core.

Just thinking about it made Li Yihe's blood boil.

When she first came into contact with the mutant grapevines, the grapevines were already in a mature state. She failed to record the growth status of the grapevines, which was always her regret.

If the growth process of mutant grapevines could be completely recorded, it might be of great help to the research on mutant plants and improved seeds.

The sprouts that suddenly appeared at this time undoubtedly helped her make up for this shortcoming.

She can use this bud to study the growth process of the mutated plant and deduce its growth principle.

This is valuable research that can only be encountered but cannot be sought!

"But where did you get this sprout?" Li Yihe looked at Song Chen excitedly.

If you can know the origin of this sprout and run over to observe and investigate, there may be other discoveries and help.

Song Chen did not hide this, and told the whole process of how he encountered the mutated willow tree in the forest farm, how he killed the mutated willow tree, and how he discovered the bud.

After listening to Song Chen's answer, Li Yihe's excited expression became obviously a little disappointed.

It turned out that it was brought out from the mutated core of a mutated willow tree. The mutated willow tree was too dangerous in the area, and the willow tree itself had been killed by Song Chen. They had no choice and no need to investigate anymore.

But maybe it was precisely because of this that Song Chen was able to discover this bud and bring it back.

Thinking of this, Li Yihe's mood returned to excitement again.

She mobilized her internal powers and carefully directed them toward the bud in her hand, trying to communicate with it.

It turned out that this bud was like a newborn child. She could feel that it did have its own consciousness, but it could not communicate like she could with the mutated grapevine.

"Maybe it's still relatively young, right?" Song Chen pointed to the bud, "Looking at it, it should have just grown out. You can wait and try again later."

Li Yihe nodded when he heard this.

Indeed, as Song Chen said, this bud is still very ignorant. When it grows up, it may be able to communicate with her through supernatural powers.

"This guy should maintain his vitality by absorbing the energy in the crystal core." Song Chen expressed his inner analysis, "This is quite similar to the little vine. It is very likely that you only need to feed it the crystal core like you feed the little vine. , it can survive and grow quickly."

Hearing this, Li Yihe nodded in agreement.

This is most likely the same growth characteristic of all mutant plants.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Song Chen finally decided, "The root of it is a sixth-level crystal core, which should be enough for it to absorb for a few days. I will send you more crystal nuclei in the future. If you want Nurture it well and don’t let it die.”

Li Yihe patted his chest and agreed: "Don't worry! Leave it to me!"

…

After giving the young shoots to Li Yihe for cultivation, Song Chen left the planting area.

Speaking of which, he was still looking forward to what the bud would look like when it grew up.

Since it grew out of the mutated core of a mutated willow tree, does that mean it is likely to be a willow tree when it grows up?

If he could use this mutant plant for his own use, and when it grew to look like a mutant willow tree, maybe his previous dream of having the entire base covered under the protection of mutant plants would come true.

At that time, the security in the base will be further guaranteed.

And with the help of mutant plants, more manpower can be dispersed in the base to work on the expansion of the new area.

Thinking of this, Song Chen suddenly remembered the expansion of the base.

He gave this matter to Cheng Siyuan to handle, and he didn't know how it was going.

While there is nothing to deal with now, why not go over and take a look at the situation.

Song Chen asked about Cheng Siyuan's current location, and then hurried over.

When he found Cheng Siyuan, Cheng Siyuan happened to be looking for him.

"Isn't this a coincidence? Regarding the expansion of the base, I just need to discuss something with you in advance."

"What is it?" Song Chen asked.

"At present, the three directions of the school, the park and the Bay Villa have been almost cleaned up, and now the only thing left is the mall."

Cheng Siyuan first reported to Song Chen the progress of the current base expansion, and then continued: "Considering the danger index of the mall and the necessary actions such as bringing back supplies, I want to ask if you want to go with me?"