NOVEL NEXT the last gentleman
Chapter 90 Trees and Nutrients (Part 2)
Chapter 90 Trees and Nutrients (Second Change)
The process of passing through the high walls of trees was very smooth, and there was no other disturbance except for the crying of the baby.
With the deepening of the distance, Yi Chen has also become more familiar with it. He only needs to stretch one hand straight in front of him, and he can move the tree trunk in front of him by himself.
And in the process, Yi Chen also gradually discovered the differences of these high-walled trees,
The sap flowing on the tree trunks does have a bloody smell, which must be directly related to the nutrients absorbed by their roots... It is this special nutrient that allows them to form such an unreasonable [-]-meter-high wall.
As for Jin, as if he was on a tour, he followed behind leisurely, and even had time to chat.
"I didn't expect you, a man, to control plants so well... Are you going to open a clinic in the future?"
"I don't have any plans for now."
"It's best not to have such a plan in the future, the [clinic] is originally used by the organization to restrain talents.
Like me, try to reduce the contact with Zion as much as possible. After the value of Zion is squeezed out, I will leave here. Will we be together then? "
"Focus on the task at hand, Kim."
"Bored man."
After walking more than 300 meters between the tree walls, the innermost tree trunk was finally peeled off.
What greeted the two of them was not a paradise, nor did they have any sense of comfort... Not only did they not have any sunshine, but they came to a darker inner area without a ray of light.
On the top of the nearly [-]-meter-high wall, the growth of branches is also unreasonable, dense, intertwined and superimposed.
Countless branches and leaves are combined into a [cover], covering everything inside the high wall.
At the same time, it is also mixed with a kind of fog component brought about by ashes, which fills the gaps between the leaves and prevents a little sunlight from entering, forming a closed area of absolute darkness.
Ordinary people walk in such a forest for two or three minutes, and the sense of claustrophobia will sweep through the whole body like a reptile.
Yi Chen lowered his head to observe the graying breath flowing between the leather shoes. The concentration is comparable to that of the Twilight Clinic, and it has reached the late stage... It's just that the coverage area here is larger and the affected area is deeper.
Abnormal patients like female infusion doctors and bandage nurses may appear.
Under the influence of graying,
The trees growing in the inner area are no longer tall and straight, but grow randomly at various weird and distorted angles,
The branches are like human arms, and the dull dark leaves are attached to the surface of the branches like skin, and even embedded in them, which looks quite weird.
Some trees appear extra 'fat' under the ash, and the middle of the trunk becomes swollen,
Streams of thick light green liquid flowed out continuously, and finally entered the soil and turned into nutrients again.
In addition,
Both the tree epidermis and the surrounding ground grow large and dense fungi.
Some of the larger fungi have an opening at the top and can breathe like a human being... Every time they wriggle, they will exhale sporophytes that deepen the graying effect, promoting the phenomenon of variation in the forest.
These gray spores scattered in the forest can further obscure the field of vision, and even the light of the kerosene lamp will be limited, and the visible range is limited to about ten meters.
Because of the existence of the little grape, Yi Chen's visual range can be doubled.
Little Putao suddenly came over via voice transmission: "Very strong~ This place is not much worse than Twilight Clinic, William, you have to be careful."Later, if you are unlucky, you will really die if you meet another open source patient. 』
"Don't be crowed, I will pay attention. 』
Yi Chen stepped up to a diseased tree that was bleeding pus, and tried to put his palm on the bark to feel the specific situation inside.
"Huh? A tumor?"
Under the bark, there are flesh-red malignant tumors. It is this kind of tumor structure that causes the trunk to swell and ooze pus.
Moreover, the surface of the tumor is also connected to the fluid transport structure of the vascular bundle, leading to the bottom of the tree.
"The lower root seems to be connected to something."
Who knows,
Jin also came over, directly stained his fingers with the thick juice, and put it on the tip of his tongue to taste it carefully.
"There is a smell of blood and flesh! Is it really related to the roots? Let's see what's going on."
Without any discussion with Yi Chen,
Jin hugged the tree trunk with both arms, and red silk threads ran all over her arms... With explosive force, she forcibly pulled the tree out of the ground.
Yi Chen didn't stop, but looked at the roots seriously.
The picture that came into his eyes made him frown and feel uncomfortable.
At the root of the tree that was pulled out, the plump and lubricated roots were twisting on their own, not so much the roots, but more like the tentacles of an octopus.
Like a living body, the roots are quite active, and even want to turn around and stick into Jin's arms, but it's a pity that they are not long enough...
"What are these roots sucking?"
Yi Chen moved the kerosene lamp to the hole in the ground, and looked at the bottom with his probe.
A drop of cold sweat spilled from the forehead surface,
In the field of view, a 'larvae' that cannot be classified into present-day biology is buried below,
It has human-like limbs, but each has different lengths, and has structures such as hooves and meat pads.
It has black hair, rudimentary horns, and a pig-like nose.
The whole is coiled together like a mosquito coil, curled up at the bottom,
The holes all over the body surface, as the larva keeps closing and opening as it breathes, it seems that it wants to have roots inserted into its body.
at this time,
The hatchling's eyes pop open,
The pupils of the eyes are in a 'line' shape, looking at the peepers above,
The crooked mouth opened and closed and made weird screams, as if suffering from missing roots.
"This guy is not a nutrient, but maintains a "symbiotic relationship" with trees, providing each other with the nutrients they need.
Jin, put the tree back, don't startle the snake just yet, our exploration has only just begun. "
however.
Gently rubbing the golden fingers,
A simple red lotus woven by blood threads is pinched at the fingertips,
With the release of the fingers, the red lotus floated down and landed on the surface of the strange larva's body.
take root on the body surface,
Red Line Invasion,
throughout the body,
Snapped!
The larva exploded like a bomb, and the flesh and blood evaporated.
Not long after,
The trees that were pulled out of the ground also began to decay and shrivel from the roots, and the whole tree died of old age in less than 5 minutes.
"This poor guy, [death] is the best gift~ Don't you think my actions are very gentlemanly, William?"
……
the same moment.
In the depths of the forest, somewhere is a secret and completely ashesed secret room.
An old man in religious attire and a bishop's crown inlaid with gold and green plant patterns woke up between the seats.
As he slowly raised his wrinkled skinny palm,
A mysterious man in a black robe gathered in the darkness and knelt in front of him.
"My lord, what are your orders?"
"There are visitors..."
"Continue to send us nutrition? These humans are really generous."
"It's a little different this time... Let the poor-quality villagers go to meet them first, try their abilities, and start the test if necessary.
Our plans are still in progress, so proceed with caution, Theodore. "
"Yes."
The man called Theodore quickly retreated into the shadows and disappeared.
The bishop who woke up from the dream seemed to be unwell due to long-term sitting, and wanted to adjust his sitting posture.
After he struggled to move his body,
Stretching out his own robe, revealing his fat and wrinkled belly,
The weird thing is,
There is actually an umbilical cord that is also full of wrinkles extending from the bishop's navel, and the other end is connected to his seat.
seems to anchor him here,
It also seems to use the transmission function of the umbilical cord to continuously absorb the nutrients under the seat for the bishop.
Through the gap at the lower end of the seat, one could vaguely smell the stench of corpses.
(End of this chapter)
The process of passing through the high walls of trees was very smooth, and there was no other disturbance except for the crying of the baby.
With the deepening of the distance, Yi Chen has also become more familiar with it. He only needs to stretch one hand straight in front of him, and he can move the tree trunk in front of him by himself.
And in the process, Yi Chen also gradually discovered the differences of these high-walled trees,
The sap flowing on the tree trunks does have a bloody smell, which must be directly related to the nutrients absorbed by their roots... It is this special nutrient that allows them to form such an unreasonable [-]-meter-high wall.
As for Jin, as if he was on a tour, he followed behind leisurely, and even had time to chat.
"I didn't expect you, a man, to control plants so well... Are you going to open a clinic in the future?"
"I don't have any plans for now."
"It's best not to have such a plan in the future, the [clinic] is originally used by the organization to restrain talents.
Like me, try to reduce the contact with Zion as much as possible. After the value of Zion is squeezed out, I will leave here. Will we be together then? "
"Focus on the task at hand, Kim."
"Bored man."
After walking more than 300 meters between the tree walls, the innermost tree trunk was finally peeled off.
What greeted the two of them was not a paradise, nor did they have any sense of comfort... Not only did they not have any sunshine, but they came to a darker inner area without a ray of light.
On the top of the nearly [-]-meter-high wall, the growth of branches is also unreasonable, dense, intertwined and superimposed.
Countless branches and leaves are combined into a [cover], covering everything inside the high wall.
At the same time, it is also mixed with a kind of fog component brought about by ashes, which fills the gaps between the leaves and prevents a little sunlight from entering, forming a closed area of absolute darkness.
Ordinary people walk in such a forest for two or three minutes, and the sense of claustrophobia will sweep through the whole body like a reptile.
Yi Chen lowered his head to observe the graying breath flowing between the leather shoes. The concentration is comparable to that of the Twilight Clinic, and it has reached the late stage... It's just that the coverage area here is larger and the affected area is deeper.
Abnormal patients like female infusion doctors and bandage nurses may appear.
Under the influence of graying,
The trees growing in the inner area are no longer tall and straight, but grow randomly at various weird and distorted angles,
The branches are like human arms, and the dull dark leaves are attached to the surface of the branches like skin, and even embedded in them, which looks quite weird.
Some trees appear extra 'fat' under the ash, and the middle of the trunk becomes swollen,
Streams of thick light green liquid flowed out continuously, and finally entered the soil and turned into nutrients again.
In addition,
Both the tree epidermis and the surrounding ground grow large and dense fungi.
Some of the larger fungi have an opening at the top and can breathe like a human being... Every time they wriggle, they will exhale sporophytes that deepen the graying effect, promoting the phenomenon of variation in the forest.
These gray spores scattered in the forest can further obscure the field of vision, and even the light of the kerosene lamp will be limited, and the visible range is limited to about ten meters.
Because of the existence of the little grape, Yi Chen's visual range can be doubled.
Little Putao suddenly came over via voice transmission: "Very strong~ This place is not much worse than Twilight Clinic, William, you have to be careful."Later, if you are unlucky, you will really die if you meet another open source patient. 』
"Don't be crowed, I will pay attention. 』
Yi Chen stepped up to a diseased tree that was bleeding pus, and tried to put his palm on the bark to feel the specific situation inside.
"Huh? A tumor?"
Under the bark, there are flesh-red malignant tumors. It is this kind of tumor structure that causes the trunk to swell and ooze pus.
Moreover, the surface of the tumor is also connected to the fluid transport structure of the vascular bundle, leading to the bottom of the tree.
"The lower root seems to be connected to something."
Who knows,
Jin also came over, directly stained his fingers with the thick juice, and put it on the tip of his tongue to taste it carefully.
"There is a smell of blood and flesh! Is it really related to the roots? Let's see what's going on."
Without any discussion with Yi Chen,
Jin hugged the tree trunk with both arms, and red silk threads ran all over her arms... With explosive force, she forcibly pulled the tree out of the ground.
Yi Chen didn't stop, but looked at the roots seriously.
The picture that came into his eyes made him frown and feel uncomfortable.
At the root of the tree that was pulled out, the plump and lubricated roots were twisting on their own, not so much the roots, but more like the tentacles of an octopus.
Like a living body, the roots are quite active, and even want to turn around and stick into Jin's arms, but it's a pity that they are not long enough...
"What are these roots sucking?"
Yi Chen moved the kerosene lamp to the hole in the ground, and looked at the bottom with his probe.
A drop of cold sweat spilled from the forehead surface,
In the field of view, a 'larvae' that cannot be classified into present-day biology is buried below,
It has human-like limbs, but each has different lengths, and has structures such as hooves and meat pads.
It has black hair, rudimentary horns, and a pig-like nose.
The whole is coiled together like a mosquito coil, curled up at the bottom,
The holes all over the body surface, as the larva keeps closing and opening as it breathes, it seems that it wants to have roots inserted into its body.
at this time,
The hatchling's eyes pop open,
The pupils of the eyes are in a 'line' shape, looking at the peepers above,
The crooked mouth opened and closed and made weird screams, as if suffering from missing roots.
"This guy is not a nutrient, but maintains a "symbiotic relationship" with trees, providing each other with the nutrients they need.
Jin, put the tree back, don't startle the snake just yet, our exploration has only just begun. "
however.
Gently rubbing the golden fingers,
A simple red lotus woven by blood threads is pinched at the fingertips,
With the release of the fingers, the red lotus floated down and landed on the surface of the strange larva's body.
take root on the body surface,
Red Line Invasion,
throughout the body,
Snapped!
The larva exploded like a bomb, and the flesh and blood evaporated.
Not long after,
The trees that were pulled out of the ground also began to decay and shrivel from the roots, and the whole tree died of old age in less than 5 minutes.
"This poor guy, [death] is the best gift~ Don't you think my actions are very gentlemanly, William?"
……
the same moment.
In the depths of the forest, somewhere is a secret and completely ashesed secret room.
An old man in religious attire and a bishop's crown inlaid with gold and green plant patterns woke up between the seats.
As he slowly raised his wrinkled skinny palm,
A mysterious man in a black robe gathered in the darkness and knelt in front of him.
"My lord, what are your orders?"
"There are visitors..."
"Continue to send us nutrition? These humans are really generous."
"It's a little different this time... Let the poor-quality villagers go to meet them first, try their abilities, and start the test if necessary.
Our plans are still in progress, so proceed with caution, Theodore. "
"Yes."
The man called Theodore quickly retreated into the shadows and disappeared.
The bishop who woke up from the dream seemed to be unwell due to long-term sitting, and wanted to adjust his sitting posture.
After he struggled to move his body,
Stretching out his own robe, revealing his fat and wrinkled belly,
The weird thing is,
There is actually an umbilical cord that is also full of wrinkles extending from the bishop's navel, and the other end is connected to his seat.
seems to anchor him here,
It also seems to use the transmission function of the umbilical cord to continuously absorb the nutrients under the seat for the bishop.
Through the gap at the lower end of the seat, one could vaguely smell the stench of corpses.
(End of this chapter)
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