I ask you to design equipment, but you do science fiction for me?

Yuan Jingna asked cautiously, "Does this mean destroying all the man-eating trees on every planet?"

When he finished speaking, his whole body seemed to be half exhausted. If Tang Yumo hadn't been supporting him, he might have fallen to the ground.

Seeing that he was in a daze, Su Chen said softly, "No need. Let's deal with the man-eating trees on this planet first, and then conduct a comprehensive inspection of the man-eating trees on other planets to find out the root cause..."

He paused for a moment, then looked at Yuan Jingna and Tang Yumo: "You two will handle this matter."

Tang Yumo and Yuan Jingna nodded. Not daring to delay, they immediately gathered a group of relevant experts and boarded an interstellar warship to head to the planet where the incident occurred.

When they arrived on this planet, its base had already been captured.

However, this base was not established by Su Chen and his team; it was established by the higher-ups themselves.

The base was not very large and was quite old, so it didn't have any particularly good defenses, which allowed the man-eating trees to take over it at an extremely rapid pace.

Looking down from above, the entire base is now enveloped in green vines.

The man-eating trees grow very quickly. Unbeknownst to many, they secretly extend their roots deep into the ground and move forward.

The moment they begin their attack, some tree roots will break through the soil and entangle the object being attacked.

Their roots are very hard; if you pull them hard, you can crush some hard objects.

Moreover, the man-eating tree can release seeds at certain times. These seeds are so light that they can be carried by the wind to various places.

These seeds took root and sprouted in some places, and soon they covered a vast area.

It grows at an extremely fast rate
Once they grow to a certain size, it becomes more difficult to destroy them.
The people in this base didn't pay much attention at first, which led to the cannibalistic trees becoming rampant.
However, at that time, the man-eating tree had not yet mutated, so they didn't think anything of it.

By the time they realized the danger, it was too late.

The man-eating trees have already attacked them, and there is a grove of man-eating trees right next to this base.

Upon seeing the situation below, Tang Yumo and Yuan Jingna frowned and immediately convened a meeting with the experts.

The main topic was discussing how to eliminate such a large number of man-eating trees.

They knew the man-eating tree very well. Its body was extremely hard, and ordinary fire could hardly burn it to death, so using fire as a weapon was simply not an option.

Moreover, as time went on and the man-eating trees mutated, they became more resistant to fire.

Even if you burn them all down, the roots underground will not be destroyed.

They will rise again; we must nip them in the bud.

This is an extremely troublesome matter.

One of the experts came up with a rather insidious idea: to use specialized herbicides to eradicate all the man-eating trees.

After pondering for a long time, Yuan Jingna did not immediately agree to the plan. Instead, she looked at everyone present and asked them to think about whether there was any compromise.

It can eliminate most of the man-eating trees, but also preserve some.

He still had some affection for the man-eating tree and did not want it to be wiped out on this planet.

The experts thought about it again and debated for a long time, but they couldn't come up with a particularly good solution.

At this moment, Tang Yumo slammed her hand on the table and gave the final order.

"Let's get started, using the method we just learned."

Yuan Jingna glanced at Tang Yumo and hesitated, as he had originally wanted to discuss it further.

But Tang Yumo turned her head away, refusing to look at him, clearly not intending to get entangled with him about this matter.

Tang Yumo didn't actually want to exterminate all the man-eating trees, but things had already come to this point, and she couldn't act like a woman anymore.

If they delay any longer, who knows what might happen?

They simply cannot bear this responsibility.

Tang Yumo had witnessed the horrors of the man-eating tree, and they had even conducted a planetary experiment not long ago.

The experiment on this planet involved filling the entire planet's interior with man-eating trees to see what they would eventually grow into.

Something terrible happened.

The planet they created was planted with countless man-eating trees. These trees eventually sent their roots deep into the ground, and eventually, these roots even pierced through the surface of the planet and extended outwards.

Realistically speaking, the roots of the man-eating tree have already reached the universe, which is a terrifying thing, so it must be resolved as soon as possible.

Tang Yumo didn't want to actually see that scene, and he also had no way to explain it to Su Chen.

Afterwards, everyone began to research medicine to deal with the man-eating tree.

This drug wasn't particularly difficult to develop, but due to the peculiarities of the man-eating tree, they conducted a detailed study of the drug's effects, ultimately finalizing a specific formulation. They then sold a small, unmanned interstellar warship to bombard the entire planet.

Time passed slowly as Tang Yumo and the others watched the situation outside on the screen.

The planet sprayed with the drug had a strange smell, and the man-eating trees withered after coming into contact with it, with many dying within one to two days.

Many man-eating trees did not wither due to the medicine; some even claimed to be able to absorb the medicine and develop resistance.

At this moment, Yuan Jingna suddenly stood up and said, "Shouldn't we control some of the man-eating trees and then study them?"

"We have two objectives this time. The first is to deal with the man-eating trees on the planet, and the second is to investigate the cause of them."

"Destroying all the man-eating trees will affect our subsequent investigation."

Tang Yumo nodded and immediately ordered people to collect various samples of the man-eating tree in an attempt to find one.

However, given the current situation, the chances are not very high.

In about two months, the man-eating trees were basically extinct, and the few remaining ones were slowly withering away.

Tang Yumo dispatched a special team to enter the planet and collect the remains of the man-eating tree for research.

At the same time, he and Yuan Jingna had a brief chat about the situation.

In addition to their research, they also need to investigate man-eating trees on other planets.

Tang Yumo meant that there was no point in Yuan Jingna staying here, and he would only feel sad. It would be better to go to other planets to investigate in order to prevent similar things from happening again.

Yuan Jingna nodded, offering no objections.

He didn't want to stay here either. Seeing those man-eating trees fall one by one, he felt his heart bleeding.

Yuan Jingna returned to Earth 2 aboard an interstellar warship, and then fell into the clutches of a group of experts who followed her to other planets to conduct investigations.

After Yuan Jingna left, Tang Yumo gave the final order to clean up the man-eating tree.

At the same time, he also ordered experts to study the remaining samples of the cannibalistic tree.

Their research is rather volatile.

They didn't think about what harm they might cause to the man-eating tree.

If Yuan Jingna were here, he would definitely have had this thought, which is why Tang Yumo asked him to leave.

Tang Yumo paced back and forth in the room, feeling vaguely uneasy.

He felt like there was still something he hadn't dealt with. Pacing back and forth, he suddenly slapped his forehead, finally realizing that while the man-eating trees on the surface seemed extinct, what about underground?

Have these man-eating trees underground really gone extinct?

Their roots can grow hundreds of meters underground, and there are definitely man-eating trees that can survive at such depths.

We must find a way to eliminate these things as well.

Otherwise, the fundamental problem cannot be solved.

He called the experts together to discuss the matter with them.

The experts had a very simple idea: since there were man-eating trees underground, they would increase the amount of the medicine they had used before and kill all the man-eating trees.

Tang Yumo felt there was nothing wrong with the method, so she agreed to their plan and increased the dosage of the medicine.

Two months later, Tang Yumo ordered people to start digging the ground.

To check if all the man-eating trees are dead.

After numerous excavations, they have finally confirmed that all the man-eating trees are dead.

Tang Yumo planned to return to Earth 2, but he was still uneasy about this place, so he sent a team to guard it.

If you discover any signs of the man-eating tree reviving, report it to your superiors immediately. You can then attack the man-eating tree without needing to ask for orders from above.

After returning to Earth 2, she first approached Su Chen with a large stack of documents and handed them to him.

After flipping through a few pages, Su Chen nodded in satisfaction and praised Tang Yumo generously before inquiring about Yuan Jingna's situation.

"How is Yuan Jingna? He has a special feeling for the man-eating tree, he must be very sad."

Tang Yumo scratched her head and said embarrassedly, "I haven't contacted him recently."

"He's not on that planet, so he'll probably feel better."

After he finished speaking, he sat down next to Su Chen.

"What should I do next? Should I go find Yuan Jingna or stay on Earth 2?"

Su Chen pondered for a moment, then decided to send him to find Yuan Jingna.

He wasn't comfortable with Yuan Jingna handling this matter alone.

He remembered that a long time ago, Yuan Jingna and he had a fierce argument because of the man-eating tree.

This time, he was afraid that Yuan Jingna would also act on her emotions and be negatively affected, so it would be better for Tang Yumo to accompany him, which could also serve as a form of supervision.

Whether Yuan Jingna is willing to accept that is another question.

Having lived through so much time, Yuan Jingna must have matured considerably by now.

When Tang Yumo found Yuan Jingna, Yuan Jingna had already completed the preliminary investigation.

He is now waiting for news from Tang Yumo, because Tang Yumo is investigating the cause of the man-eating tree's mutation.

Once the cause is identified, screening and investigating other planets can largely prevent some problems from occurring.

After the two met, they exchanged pleasantries and inquired about each other's investigation results.

Finally, the two of them placed the documents on the table and began reading them together.

After reading it, Yuan Jingna breathed a sigh of relief.

The mutation of the man-eating tree is caused by a variety of reasons.

First, a toxic substance was generated during the construction of the base, which caused the man-eating tree to mutate.

In addition to these, there are other reasons, but these are not particularly important.

The most important factor is the toxins produced by the base, so as long as these toxins are prevented from infecting the man-eating tree, similar incidents can be avoided.

Tang Yumo thought for a moment and asked Yuan Jingna what to do next.

Yuan Jingna pondered for a moment and said, "First, we need to report the investigation results to Su Chen and have him inform the other bases about this matter to prevent similar incidents from happening again."

"The second step is to investigate and screen the man-eating trees on other planets to confirm that they are not problematic. As for what to do next, that depends on Su Chen's decision."

After saying that, Yuan Jingna sighed softly.

This incident brought their research to a halt.

The mutation of the man-eating tree was not caused by itself, but it still posed a potential danger, and this danger has already posed a threat to the base.

He had many reasons to be unwilling, but ultimately he could only keep those reasons to himself.

Because he knows very well what is most important.

Tang Yumo had a brief chat with him again, and after confirming that Yuan Jingna didn't have any major problems, and knowing what was more important, she wrote a report and submitted it to Su Chen.

Su Chen was very satisfied after reading it and continued to have the two people handle the matter.

As for the ultimate fate of the man-eating tree, Su Chen felt that it was best to let it develop as it pleased for now.

However, their previous research can now be discarded, just as Yuan Jingna had feared.

Further research suggests that the man-eating tree may undergo other mutations.

If this kind of mutation were to occur again, the consequences could be even greater. At that point, not only would Yuan Jingna be unable to bear the consequences, but Su Chen might not be able to either.

Therefore, the only option is to give up.

Not only should we abandon it, but we should also strengthen the supervision of man-eating trees to prevent accidents from happening.

One month later.

Tang Yumo and Yuan Jingna returned to Earth 2, where Su Chen and Wang Jianfeng personally came to welcome them.

Seeing the two of them looking so relaxed, Su Chen felt more at ease.

His biggest worry was that Yuan Jingna might have trouble accepting it, but judging from his expression, it seemed like there wasn't a major problem.

Yuan Jingna smiled slightly at Su Chen, but didn't say anything more.

Everyone is tacit.

Afterwards, they all got back to work.

Su Chen knew that Tang Yumo and Yuan Jingna were free, so he called them over to help him research alien technology.

He has now mastered a type of alien technology.

This technology is based on a material that allows them to completely replicate alien spacecraft.

However, after thinking about it, Su Chen realized that the alien spacecraft were not much different from interstellar warships, only in appearance.

They could actually manufacture aircraft of various shapes, but perhaps for aesthetic reasons, their aircraft were primarily rectangular. (End of Chapter)