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Chapter 2189 Orc Curse Chapter 51
The Giant Hoof tribe was unusually deserted. The herbivorous beastmen, who were usually preparing for winter, had spontaneously gathered in the abandoned fields without any command, curiously examining a "small hill" that occupied the fields.

That was the Forest Dragon King, a powerful being with a level of LV150, located around the Giant Hoof Tribe. It was formed from countless intertwined trees, transforming into a dragon.

It was a danger that the Giant Hoof tribe had to deal with before today, but today it has been defeated and dragged into the wasteland.

These hundred or so plant-type monsters were not the object of their curious gaze; rather, they were the few humans wearing beast-head masks who were busy working on the plant-type monsters.

Yes, they recognized that it was human, a species forbidden from contact and communication by the Great Beast God through divine decree.

If they had seen humans directly, they would probably have been terrified and scattered, but these humans were wearing hoods that didn't really conceal their identities, which made their curiosity outweigh their fear.

"They've figured it out, haven't they? This hood is completely useless."

Dali Feizhuan patted the bull head mask on his head in a complaining manner. Of course, he wasn't complaining about wearing an animal head mask. Wearing strange things on one's head is a kind of romance for players. He just couldn't accept why he was wearing a bull head mask.

He was a true, pure-blooded warrior of pure love, the kind who swore to kill every minotaur in the world. Now, however, he's wearing a minotaur mask, forced to become a minotaur—isn't that a kind of minotaur in itself?

"That's exactly what we want them to see. This can be used as the first step in getting them to gradually accept humans, and the attributes of this beast headdress are quite good."

"Really?" Mighty Flying Brick looked at the orcs, and they immediately scattered and fled.

Kate, wearing a horse-head mask, offered a word of comfort, then began to dig at the bark of the Forest Dragon King with a shovel. Grafting requires digging down to the cambium layer of the plant; only in this way can the two plants be successfully grafted.

The bark of the Forest Dragon King, a large monster, is quite thick, reaching a depth of one meter into the cambium layer. To perform large-scale grafting, they need to peel off a thick layer, much like clearing land.

However, the stripped bark is not garbage. It can be crushed and mixed into the soil, and after it decomposes, it can become nutrients to replenish this wasteland that has been abandoned for hundreds of years and is overgrown with weeds.

With a powerful brick, he dug open a piece of tree bark, revealing a milky-white patch.

"Oh, this place is nice, it looks like it would be perfect for grafting." Uncle Zhongfu popped out from behind Dali Feizhu.

The little girl standing on tiptoe with her hands behind her back was incredibly cute, and the gruff, deep voice of the man was also exceptionally charming, but what he said was truly embarrassing.

Dali Feizhuan decided to ignore what Uncle Zhongfu said.

Have you chosen the right plant for grafting?

"I've chosen, tomatoes." Uncle Zhongfu took out a flowerpot from behind his back, in which was a fresh and vibrant plant.

"Tomatoes? Hermes's Traveling Hat has a fairly rich stock of edible plants, including quite a few from fantasy worlds. Why don't you take a look?"

"Tomatoes are the best."

Uncle Zhongfu didn't offer much explanation. After the flying bricks cleared the way, he squatted down on the Forest Dragon King's formation layer, took out a small shovel, and dug a small hole in it.

Dali Feizhuan couldn't help but hold his breath, becoming tense. There were just too many things involved in whether the grafting would be successful.

Unfortunately, the grafted tomato shoots did not mature as he had hoped. Instead, they swelled up like balloons and then burst with a pop.

What is this situation?

"It must be that there were too many nutrients in the cambium layer of the Forest Dragon King, which directly caused the ordinary tomato shoots to burst."

Uncle Zhongfu perfectly demonstrated the patience of a scholar and researcher; a single failure merely made him adjust his glasses.

"This proves that ordinary plants can be catalyzed by using the nutrients of monster plants, and it is possible to harvest food in a short period of time through grafting." "Ordinary plants will just be bursting, but if the plants have fantasy elements, they might just turn into monsters."

"Plants have an extraordinary ability to reproduce, and you don't want this big guy to be taken over by the tomato monster in the future, do you?"

Dali Feizhuan shook his head. Plant-type monsters are quite difficult to deal with. The level 150 Forest Dragon King is as troublesome as a level 200 monster.

“Then pick up the shovel and keep shoveling. I’ll get 999*10 tomato shoots from [Hermes’ Traveling Hat], and we’ll plant them all.”

"All of them!?" Mighty Brick's mouth dropped open, and even Kate the cat next to him looked astonished.

This is an enormous undertaking.

"What kind of expressions are those? Isn't this what you wanted to do? You even went out of your way to invite me here."

Uncle Zhongfu raised an eyebrow, his words tinged with displeasure. He beckoned for Dali Feizhuan to squat down so he could hook his arm around Dali Feizhuan's neck.

"Do you know why I was able to stay even after saying those sexually harassing things? Because I'm more talented than anyone else, more diligent than anyone else, and have more achievements than anyone else."

"If you're going to do it, you have to do it properly and see it through to the end, understand?!"

"Understood!" Dali Feizhuan's expression turned serious, almost as if he were about to bow and swear an oath.

"Then get moving! You go and peel off all the bark from here to there, crush it, and scatter it on the surrounding wasteland. The rest of you can start planting tomato shoots."

"Hurry, we only have this time during the day. During the day, the nutrients in the Forest Dragon King's body will be activated in the sunlight, but at night it won't work. Instead, it will suck the tomato shoots dry."

Under Uncle Zhongfu's call, the members of the [Fairy Kingdom] fan club became hardworking farmers, and the 999*10 tomato shoots kept them busy enough.

Unfortunately, the success rate of grafting is quite low; most of the tomato shoots burst open as soon as they are grafted.

Some of them, even if they survived, turned into monsters in no time.

Even the members of the Fairy Kingdom Fan Club were somewhat exhausted. Even their virtual bodies couldn't withstand the mental strain. Even the little angels looked completely burnt out. Only Mighty Flying Brick and Uncle Seedling were still bent over, continuing their grafting experiments.

The sun silently streaked across the sky, while Dali Feizhuan and Uncle Zhongfu continued their efforts, recording the events.

The 999*10 tomato shoots were used up in no time. Dali Feizhuan and Uncle Zhongfu's dirty faces broke into smiles. In front of them were three weak but rooted tomato shoots.

"Why choose tomatoes?" Dali Feizhuan suddenly asked.

“Because it’s delicious.”

……

Hundreds of miles away from the Giant Hoof Tribe, blood-red fur-covered beastmen closed their eyes, twitched their noses as if they had smelled something, turned their heads to look in the direction of the Giant Hoof Tribe, and saliva dripped onto the ground.

Just as they were about to move forward, they suddenly turned their heads, and an even stronger smell suddenly appeared.

Not far away, where the sun was about to set, Muta, wearing a smiling mask, shook the glass bottle in his hand. The viscous blood inside emitted the low growls of countless creatures as it swayed.

(End of this chapter)