National Gardener: I can choose the evolution path of spiritual plants.

Chapter 236 Eating Dirt
However, there is no time to regret, and all we can do now is wait for the virus to spread.

As he upgraded, the virus in the bodies of the 2 infected Kunlun slaves in the central square rapidly multiplied, replacing normal cells.

The body is quietly changing.

Lin Zhi left the central square, using money to clear the way, and left the capital of Yanhuo Country.

He needs to prepare supplies for his future life and survival in Black Continent.

In addition, you need to find a place to buy a safe house in the mall.

At that time, you can hide in the safe house and use the system's "Chronicle" function to "know what's going on in the world without leaving home."

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On the second day after the virus was released, the number of infected bodies exceeded 5. Green spots appeared on the surface of the infected people and their reproductive instincts increased.

On the third day after the virus was released, the number of infected bodies exceeded 20. On the first day, the skin of those infected turned green, their hair began to fall off, and they committed crimes in the streets.

On the fourth day after the virus was released, the number of infected bodies exceeded 50. The abnormal behavior of the infected people attracted the attention of the Black Continent Alliance, which dispatched security personnel to search and detain them, and also sealed off the capital of the Yanhuo Nation.

On the fifth day after the virus was released, the number of infected bodies exceeded one million, and the capital of Yanhuo Nation was basically occupied. The Black Continent Alliance army arrived at the capital of Yanhuo Nation and established an isolation network.

On the sixth day after the virus was released, the first group of infected people gave birth to offspring by abusing female life forms, and the number of infected bodies exceeded 500 million. Some infected bodies were captured and dissected, and the scientists of the Black Continent Alliance came to the conclusion that the infected should be destroyed as soon as possible.

On the seventh day after the virus was released, hundreds of missiles exploded in the capital of the Fire-Disgusting Nation, killing most of the infected.

A few infected people survived the explosion and mutated the virus, gaining extraordinary powers.

On the eighth day of the virus release, under the big data investigation, densely populated people were screened and isolated, and infected animals and groups were completely wiped out. The number of infected bodies dropped to less than one million.

On the ninth day of the virus release, a group of infected people were secretly transported to the Black Continent Alliance research base. The Black Continent Alliance army continued to strike the capital of the Fire-Disgusting Nation, and extraordinary blood was born among the infected people.

On the tenth day after the virus was released, the number of infected bodies dropped below 10. The Black Continent Alliance issued a search warrant and dispatched special forces into the capital of the Fire-Yanking Nation.

On the eleventh day after the virus was released, the number of infected people dropped sharply under the firepower attack, and the Alliance Research Base obtained preliminary data on the Goblin Virus.

On the twelfth day after the virus was released, a goblin with the "priest" bloodline was born among the infected. Influenced by the bloodline, more than a thousand goblins nearby spontaneously sacrificed themselves, giving rise to the "priest" growth.

On the thirteenth day after the virus was released, the goblin priest used "soul perception" to gather the remaining goblins and hid them in the underground shopping mall.

On the fourteenth day after the virus was released, the Black Continent Alliance army had basically cleared most of the capital city of the Fire-Disgusting Nation. The research base had completed the sequencing of the Goblin virus gene sequence.

On the fifteenth day after the virus was released, the Goblin Priest encountered a detachment of the Alliance Special Forces and performed the forbidden technique "Soul Explosion" to escape from the pursuit.

On the 16th day after the virus was released, the bodies of the dead soldiers were found to have broken nerve endings in the brains of those killed by the priests, and their neurotransmitters had undergone qualitative changes. Scientists speculated that this was caused by a strange type of electric wave.

On the seventeenth day after the virus was released, the special forces discovered the priest's hiding place and launched a siege operation.

On the eighteenth day after the virus was released, under the bombardment of the special forces, the priest used the forbidden technique "Wormhole", and more than a thousand goblin survivors disappeared out of thin air.

On the nineteenth day after the virus was released, the Black Continent Alliance announced full staff control and carried out nucleic acid testing.

On the twentieth day after the virus was released, the Goblin Priest appeared in the Black Continent Prairie. His subordinates committed ugly acts of violence against local animals. The Goblin virus and bloodline spread across the prairie.

On the 10st day after the virus was released, the number of infected bodies increased rapidly and exceeded again.

On the 50nd day after the virus was released, the number of infected bodies exceeded .

On the 23rd day after the virus was released, the number of infected bodies exceeded one million.

On the 24th day after the virus was released, the number of infected bodies exceeded 10 million, and new goblin "warrior", "archer" and "mage" talent bloodlines were born.

On the 25th day after the virus was released, the Black Continent Prairie attracted the attention of the Black Continent Alliance, and the leader of the alliance issued an annihilation order.

On the 25th day after the virus was released, the vanguard of the Black Continent Alliance arrived at the edge of the grassland and launched a missile strike first.

On the 26th day after the virus was released, the "priest" used the forbidden technique "Legion's Descend" at the cost of his life. Millions of goblins were transformed into a thousand legions and teleported to random locations on the Black Continent.

On the 1th day after the virus was released, the Goblin Legion invaded cities, human populations, and animal populations in various countries of the Black Continent Alliance. The number of infected bodies instantly exceeded million, and war broke out.

On the 10th day after the virus was released, the number of infected bodies exceeded billion. Most of the African Union countries were paralyzed and dragged into the quagmire of war.

On the 50th day after the virus was released, the number of infected bodies exceeded billion, and the leader of the African Union decided to launch the "Nuclear Cleansing Plan". Thousands of nuclear warheads began to edit the strike coordinate instructions.

On the 0th day after the virus was released, at : a.m., the leader of the alliance pressed the command to launch a nuclear bomb. Thousands of nuclear bombs were launched at the designated location.

On the 31st day after the virus was released, the top leaders of the alliance moved to the underground shelter. The Black Continent was engulfed in nuclear radiation, and hundreds of millions of humans, animals, and goblins in the center of the nuclear explosion died.

On the thirty-second day after the virus was released, the lives within the range of the nuclear explosion underwent horrific changes in their bodies due to the radiation, and the number of infected bodies dropped sharply.

……

Somewhere deep underground in Black Continent, a safe house is embedded in the rock.

Inside the house, Lin Zhi's face didn't look good.

He stared blankly at the words "Important Events" on the system panel in front of him, lost in thought.

The spread and development of the Goblin Virus was beyond his expectations.

In other words, when he got carried away and instantly upgraded the Goblin Virus to level 10, he had a hunch that the mission was in jeopardy.

However, no one is perfect, and he didn't think too much before upgrading.

After the upgrade, he reacted instantly.

The virus upgrades too quickly and without an adaptation process, it does not have a chance to mutate.

At the same time, the virus broke out too quickly and too violently, and the Black Continental Alliance had no chance to react, which forced them to take extreme measures.

In this way, the Black Continental Alliance will lack the process of researching, adapting to, and controlling the virus.

The transmission of viruses is a science, and viruses are too weak to be easily cured.

The virus is too strong and can be easily destroyed by extreme measures.

Only by cultivating the virus like boiling a frog in warm water can we succeed.

Or before spreading the virus, control the top leaders of the alliance first.

Lin Zhi knew that it was because of his lack of experience and the success of Radiation Island that he became too eager for quick success.

He could have had many better ways to cultivate the virus, but he chose the simplest and most brutal one.

"However, misfortunes often bring good things. This nuclear explosion may be an opportunity for the Goblin Virus to advance further!"

This time, even though the cells in the goblins' bodies had a limit of one division, due to their inability to resist radiation, genetic collapse and lack of energy and materials, a large number of infected people died one after another.

An infected person who fully becomes a goblin is equivalent to a lower-level demon.

An ordinary goblin professional is equivalent to a higher-level demon.

Therefore, although hundreds of millions of infected people died in the first few days of the nuclear explosion, they contributed tens of billions of infection points.

Combined with the remaining infection points of Lin Zhi and the infection points that have been continuously generated on Radiation Island in the past month, the accumulated infection points have once again exceeded 100 billion.

"At present, the four abilities of this Goblin virus continue to be strengthened, but they are not very useful. You can try the evolution route in the system mall."

Lin Zhi opened the system mall.

Virus evolution route (1 infection crystals)
He spent 1 billion to exchange for 1 infection crystals, and then exchanged them for the virus evolution route.

[Please select the evolution route you want to exchange]

[Route 1: Diet enhancement (enhancing the way, source, type, efficiency, etc. of the virus obtaining nutrition)]

[Route 2: High-energy enhancement (enhance the types, levels, and quality of energy that the virus can store, resist, and use.)] [Route 3: Mind enhancement (enhance the virus's thinking consciousness, computing ability, and ability to be affected by magnetic fields and radio waves, etc.)]

[Route 4: Material strengthening (strengthening the material composition, strength, quality, etc. of the virus itself, such as changing from protein to titanium alloy.)]

[Route 5: Structural Strengthening (Strengthen the virus structure, make the virus composition more reasonable, and enable the virus to release radio waves, force fields and other effects.]

"These routes are all pretty strong, but right now, what the Goblin Virus needs most is food."

Lin Zhi thought about it and came to a conclusion.

Because the Goblin Virus is currently at level 10, it gives the infected a very strong survivability.

As long as there is enough food and it can constantly repair itself, it can last for a long time.

Then, by persisting for this period of time, stronger offspring can be born.

Although the ancestors could not resist the radiation and died, the next generations were born.

The goblins' powerful reproductive ability will enable generations to adapt to radiation and eventually produce offspring that are not afraid of radiation.

[Redeem Recipe Enhancement]

Suddenly, the Goblin Virus on the system page glowed brightly, and then the description text changed.

Virus: Goblin Virus

Evolution level: C
Enhancement level: lv11
Virus effect: Virus effect: Living organisms infected with the Goblin virus will gradually turn green in appearance, lose their hair, and be dominated by the instinct to reproduce.

Virus Capabilities

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Primary·Heat Energy: Viruses can directly absorb heat energy through contact and convert it into consumable energy. The absorption efficiency is 1%

Infection Enhancement: lv10 (0/1 billion)

Resistance enhancement: lv10 (0/1 billion)

Communication Enhancement: lv10 (0/1 billion)

Adaptive Enhancement: lv11 (0/1 trillion)

Recipe Enhancement: lv1 (0/100)

"Absorbing heat? The efficiency is too low. Let's try strengthening it."

Soon, Lin Zhi consumed the remaining infection points and upgraded the recipe to level 9.

Ultimate Thermal Energy: The virus can directly absorb thermal energy and convert it into consumable energy, with an absorption efficiency of 10%

Extreme Electricity: Viruses can directly absorb electrical energy and convert it into consumable energy, with an absorption efficiency of 15%

Primary·Radiation Energy: Viruses can directly absorb radiation energy and convert it into consumable energy, with an absorption efficiency of 5%

Infection Enhancement: lv10 (0/1 billion)

Resistance enhancement: lv10 (0/1 billion)

Communication Enhancement: lv10 (0/1 billion)

Adaptive Enhancement: lv11 (0/1 trillion)

Recipe Enhancement: lv9 (0/100 billion)
"In this way, the goblins' energy needs will be greatly reduced, and they will be able to maintain their life activities without food.

Of course, if you want to repair damaged cells, divide cells, and produce offspring, you need additional protein supplementation.

Even so, the demand for food has been reduced to an extremely low level.”

Lin Zhi thought to himself.

There is currently sufficient food on the Black Continent. Although it is contaminated by radiation, it is still edible.

The Goblins' survival is not a problem at the moment. It all depends on how well they can adapt...

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On the 40th day after the virus was released, the dust cloud produced by nuclear radiation enveloped the Black Continent and took a long time to dissipate.

Due to the impact of nuclear explosions, various extreme weather conditions often occur.

There are basically no people on the continent who are not infected with the virus. The top leaders of the alliance are forced to infect themselves and become goblins.

On the fiftieth day after the virus was released, the downward trend in the number of infected bodies slowed down, maintaining at around 2 million, and the vast majority of them were new generation.

On the sixtieth day after the virus was released, a new generation of goblins developed radiation resistance.

On the 11th day after the virus was released, the number of goblins grew to billion, and the food left before the nuclear explosion was basically consumed.

Fortunately, the goblins, whose bloodlines have been renewed for dozens of generations, are not limited to meat and plant fiber in terms of food. They can synthesize protein by eating coal, oil and other substances.

On the 142nd day after the virus was released, all food on the Black Continent was completely consumed, including plants on the surface, coal deep underground, oil and other organic compounds.

Life activities require energy. Goblins with energy absorption ability do not need to obtain energy through food.

But protein is needed for the cell composition, division and repair of life.

Proteins are made of organic compounds.

So goblins still need to supplement protein through food.

Without protein supplementation, the goblins will not die in the short term, but their cells will not be able to continue dividing, repairing themselves, and producing offspring.

As a result, the growth in the number of goblins reached a bottleneck. Driven by the instinct of reproduction, the goblins spontaneously gathered to form tribes composed of goblin priests as the leaders, and goblin warriors, mages, etc. as subordinates.

A war broke out between the goblins.

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Inside the safe house.

Lin Zhi had a headache.

The day finally came when the food ran out.

The goblin virus is so terrifying that those infected will become a species dominated by reproduction and have no scientific research capabilities at all.

They don’t know how to farm, develop sustainably, or research or use technology.

Otherwise we wouldn't be in this situation where there is no food.

Deep underground, there are abundant organic compounds, but unfortunately, the goblins do not know how to use technology to obtain them.

Nuclear radiation cannot destroy many plants. Unfortunately, goblins do not know how to grow plants and do not understand sustainable development.

Goblins without a food source can only slowly accumulate reserves of organic compounds in their bodies by breathing and eating soil.

This method was inefficient, so war broke out and people had to rely on looting their own corpses to obtain food.

This is undoubtedly drinking poison to quench thirst.

"It seems that we can only use virus mutation seeds."

(End of this chapter)