Chapter 273 A Surprising Discovery Never Imagined

The record in the notebook handed over by Yuan Hongyi was very simple, which was the daily growth and changes of the mutant willow seedlings, but Song Chen saw something wrong in the middle.

"This guy eats twenty crystal cores every day?!"

Song Chen was shocked.

You know, when Lan Ya just awakened his superpowers, he only absorbed six crystal cores at a time, but this mutant willow seedling can absorb twenty in one go?

This absorption ability is almost catching up with him!

"Not only that, the amount it can absorb is still gradually growing." Li Yihe added, "It's just that there is not enough time at present, so the observed changes are not particularly obvious, but it is certain that it is definitely growing."

Hearing this, Song Chen fell into deep thought.

Being optimistic, this change of the mutant willow seedling is good.

Now there are many members in the Dawn Base, and the daily crystal core income is very large, which can fully afford the mutant willow seedling to absorb such a large amount every day, and the more it absorbs, the more it can prove that it has good talent and qualifications, and the upper limit of its future growth will be higher.

From this point of view, this is a very good thing for both plant research and the base.

But.

"Have you tested what the superpower of this sapling is? Is it aggressive to people?" Song Chen asked in a deep voice.

"Its superpowers are fog and poison." Li Yihe replied, "As for aggressiveness, this is exactly why we asked you to discuss it."

Seeing Li Yihe's heavy face, Song Chen couldn't help but frown.

"After a simple test, we found that it has a certain aggressiveness to creatures. I don't know if it is out of instinctive predation, but it is indeed aggressive." Li Yihe glanced at the mutant willow sapling, and then continued, "Its growth rate is really too fast. If it is allowed to continue to grow, I am worried that it may not be suppressed in the future."

Not only Li Yihe, but everyone else's expression is a little ugly.

This mutant willow sapling has indeed brought great progress to their research work, and it has also brought new directions to their research.

But...

This mutant willow sapling grows too fast.

Now it is just a seedling, and its aggression is not that strong, but who can guarantee the future?

If it is allowed to grow, then the people in this laboratory may become its nutrients.

"I understand." Song Chen said in a deep voice.

When he first discovered this mutant willow seedling, Song Chen considered that things might evolve into the current situation.

Xiao Teng is still a special case. Most mutant plants and zombies are the same. They will instinctively produce strong aggression against other creatures, even the newly emerged seedlings.

Although the growth rate did surprise Song Chen, the rest is still within expectations.

"You don't need to worry too much about this matter. Continue your research. When you feel that you can't control it, I will arrange special people to keep an eye on it to ensure your safety."

"But I hope to avoid this situation."

At this point, Song Chen paused for a moment.

"Tigers and lions are also carnivores. Humans used to be their food, but weren't they controlled by humans later? Some people even keep them as pets, and this mutant willow seedling is no exception."

"What you mean is..." Li Yihe's eyes widened.

"Train it to obey humans." Song Chen replied, "Train it to obey our orders and cultivate its absolute loyalty."

The mutant willow tree devours other creatures. In essence, it is for the crystal core energy in other creatures. Song Chen has other plans for this and is not prepared to restrict it.

What Song Chen wants to do is to make the mutant willow tree absolutely loyal to him and obey any order.

As long as this can be achieved, aggression is no longer a problem, but can become their help.

After listening to Song Chen's words, the others immediately understood Song Chen's idea.

"Yes! As long as it is loyal and trusting to us, it will naturally not attack us. Maybe it can help us attack other enemies at that time!"

Li Yihe looked excited, and the look he looked at the mutant willow seedling was like looking at some powerful weapon.

Indeed.

As long as the mutant willow seedlings are cultivated well, they may become weapons to help them.

"I understand." Yuan Hongyi nodded, "In this case, let's modify the focus of the research. We have previously considered finding the key to the survival of mutant plants from the mutant willow seedlings. Now modifying the research direction may yield new gains."

"That's right!" Li Yihe echoed, "I don't know if my ability will be useful for this aspect of cultivation. This is really a good new topic."

Seeing that everyone had no objection to his idea, Song Chen smiled.

"In this case, the follow-up research will be handed over to you. In addition to the growth rate and crystal core absorption ability, you can also put it in the soil to test its adaptability to the soil. Maybe you can find new discoveries."

"Okay!"

Li Yihe quickly agreed, and he wanted to start research around the mutant willow seedlings immediately.

Seeing their impatient look, Song Chen tactfully proposed to leave.

After Song Chen left, Li Yihe, Yuan Hongyi and others began to fiddle with the mutant willow seedlings, constantly speaking out various research ideas.

Song Chen's words gave them new inspiration.

Although they were doing research on mutant plants and improved seeds, they had never thought that mutant plants could be tamed. The mutant grapevines were just an isolated case in their eyes, and Song Chen's idea completely overturned their ideas.

If they continued their research according to Song Chen's suggestions, they would definitely get amazing discoveries that they had never imagined before.