Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 13 Streetlight Flower!
The first experiment was conducted on the complete plant of Physalis.

"The streetlight flower grows up and illuminates. The streetlight flower grows up and illuminates"

Li Mu began to recall the appearance and characteristics of the "street light flower" in his mind, and used it to correct the direction of his ability transformation.

An unprecedentedly thick green light began to shine on Li Mu's body, and the entire room was reflected in green.

As the ability was activated, green light gathered on Li Mu's palm and slowly gathered towards the Physalis tree.

In an instant, the leaves of the Physalis plant began to grow rapidly and become lush, and the thin branches quickly grew taller and thicker.

What is surprising is that among the thumb-sized physalis fruits on the tree, only one swelled rapidly under the green light, and its outer skin gradually turned into a wooden lantern-like structure. The other fruits had their nutrients absorbed and withered directly.

The round fruit inside begins to shine, like a dazzling night pearl.

"Success!" Li Mu cheered.

The "street light flower" in front of me, except for the lack of the pair of anthropomorphic eyes in the game, the rest of its appearance is exactly the same as the one in the game.

It was as if a street lamp had grown on a small tree.

"Devouring...darkness, emitting...light"

Just as Li Mu was looking at the "street light flower" he had created with his own hands, a faint voice sounded in his heart.

Li Mu was shocked. Was this the "Street Light Flower" talking to him?

"Devouring darkness, emitting light."

The voice sounded again, and this time Li Mu heard it clearly. It was "Street Light Flower" speaking, but the voice appeared directly in his mind.

“Does it use darkness as energy?”

Li Mu thought secretly, but felt that it was unlikely. It was too magical. It should be absorbing some special energy in the air.

Then he clenched his fists excitedly. He realized that the special plants he had transformed would produce a faint consciousness, and only he could hear this sound.

Since the whole plant can be transformed, Li Mu plans to try whether it is feasible to use the fruit.

Just as he was about to activate his ability again, he suddenly felt dizzy and Li Mu fell directly onto the bed and passed out.

"oi! Wake up, kid. I'll go heat up some food for you."

Seeing that Li Mu had finally woken up, Cheng Cheng stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

"By the way, what happened to you? How did you transform a plant and make yourself unconscious?"

Although he was nagging, his concern was genuine. When Li Mu opened his eyes, he saw Ah Sao looking at him with concern.

This is a friendship that only exists between men. No matter how much you care about him, you will never hear a good word from your good brother.
"It must be because the consumption was too great. This is the first time I've made such a big transformation on a plant, so I used too much force."

Li Mu's head still ached slightly, as if he had been playing games all night.

For the first time, he felt that his abilities also had limits. Now it seemed that using his abilities would consume his mental energy.

When he overuses his abilities, his mental strength will be quickly drained, followed by severe headaches.

"Then you should be more careful next time and take it slow next time."

Cheng Cheng said as he brought the food to Li Mu.

Li Mu nodded, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

"Hey, chili scrambled eggs!"

"This goes really well with rice." said Li Mu.

"Eat quickly, and then tell us what you have transformed this time?"

Cheng Cheng pointed at the "street light flower" next to Li Mu and said. Li Mu was eating while listening to Ah Sao telling him about what happened after he fell into a coma.

"After you went upstairs to do the experiment, we were downstairs talking about how the wild boar had grown so big! We talked until dark and you didn't come downstairs.

After we finished cooking, we called you twice, but you didn't say anything, so I thought something might have happened. I went to open the door and saw you lying on the ground with the plant standing next to you."

After listening to this, Li Mu thought to himself: It seems that I have to be more careful next time I transform plants. I can't always think about completing the transformation all at once. Maybe I can do it slowly in several times, and take a break when I feel I don't have enough energy.

"Have you two ever played Plants vs. Zombies?"

Li Mu put down his finished bowl and turned to ask the two of them.

“I haven’t played it, but I’ve seen it in short videos before. I remember there were Sunflower and Pea Shooter.”

"You mean this plant has something to do with that game?"

Ah Sao and Cheng Cheng quickly connected the two.

"Yes, it's called 'Street Light Plant'. I modified it based on the plants in Plants vs. Zombies. The prototype is the Physalis you found today."

Li Mu confirmed their guess.

"Fuck you, you mean you transformed the plants in reality into the plants in the game!"

Ah Sao was shocked, this was not the same level of ability as controlling plant growth. Li Mu was directly creating something out of fantasy in the real world!

"Shennong is alive now, that's not enough to describe you. You must be the God of Creation!"

Li Mu smiled and said modestly: "It's not that exaggerated. I can only transform plants, and I have only created one. The others need further observation and research."

"Okay, then you continue your experiment. If you need any more plants, we'll go out and find them for you."

Ah Sao and Cheng Cheng said nothing more upon seeing this, as they couldn't help much in this matter.

"The function of the "Street Light Flower" in the game is to dispel fog. It can emit light as long as it consumes darkness. I don't know what functions it will have in reality, but it seems that lighting is no problem now."

Li Mu looked at the glowing "street light flower" on the side and briefly introduced some of the characteristics of the "street light flower" to the two.

With the lighting of the "street light flower", the three people no longer have to worry about getting up at night. Before, there was no light, and they had to grope in the dark to find the toilet in the middle of the night.

Silent all night.

Li Mu woke up from a sweet dream in the early morning. After a whole night of rest, his mental strength had fully recovered.

Today he decided to continue exploring the differences between transforming fruit and transforming whole plants.

This time he learned from his experience and used his ability three times. Until night fell, he once again created a brand new "street light flower".

After comparing the two experiments, Li Mu found that using fruits or seeds for transformation requires more mental energy than using complete plants.

After a day of observation, Cheng Cheng and Asao unexpectedly discovered that the "street light flowers" not only have lighting effects, but also have the function of purifying the air and improving the environment.

Every time Ah Sao finishes smoking, the "street light flower" will quickly remove the smell of smoke from the air
As he used his abilities more frequently, Li Mu gradually became aware of some details that he had not noticed before.

When he was resting after being exhausted today, Li Mu felt a mysterious energy flowing into his body under the guidance of some force.

As this energy is continuously absorbed, Li Mu's abilities will be restored again.

And this was something he had never felt before.

Therefore, he secretly guessed that the impact of the solar flare brought not only an ice age, but also the appearance of a special substance that had never existed between heaven and earth.

Li Mu's abilities and the wild boar's mutation are all related to this special substance.

(End of this chapter)