Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 31: The War Tree! (Additional chapter for "Bingtang Xueli and Fox Radish"!!)
The giant war tree that Li Mu imagined is a common creature in Western fantasy games. It is related to plants and looks like a giant tree man.

In addition to its powerful strength, it also has indestructible defensive capabilities.

When the War Tree goes dormant, it takes deep roots in the ground and looks like an ordinary giant tree.

However, once awakened, it immediately transforms into an invincible killing machine.

The giant trees' massive size is just the right counter to the growing hordes of mutant beasts. Their immense strength is enough to destroy nearby enemies, while their impenetrable defenses can withstand any attack.

On the battlefield, War Trees become the core of strategy. They can provide cover for teammates, destroy enemies with powerful attacks, and even use their bodies as shields to protect weaker companions.

Li Mu's conception of the giant war tree came from his association with plants and power. He felt that plants were one of the most powerful creatures in nature, and the giant war tree was a symbol of bringing the power of plants to its extreme.

There are many prototypes of the giant war tree. After some thought, Li Mu decided to choose the oak tree as the target for transformation.

The oak is a widespread tree species that grows mainly in China and Portugal, and it has a very long lifespan, with some oak trees growing to 25 to 30 meters or even taller.

In Europe and America, oak is regarded as a mysterious tree. Many countries regard oak as a sacred tree, believing that it has magical powers and symbolizes longevity, strength and pride. This concept originates from ancient European myths and legends. People believe that oak is the residence of gods and can bring good luck and protection.

In addition to these cultural significances, Li Mu also had a personal reason for choosing the oak as the prototype of the giant war tree.

The seeds of the oak tree are acorns. The reason why Li Mu knows so much about acorns is because he once watched an anime called "Ice Age".

In this cartoon, there is a little squirrel running around with an acorn in its arms. Later, Li Mu searched online and found out that the nut was an acorn.

In general, the choice of the oak tree as the prototype of the war tree is based on its cultural symbolic significance and his own personal hobby. Li Mu believes that by transforming the oak tree, the war tree will be able to show the qualities of longevity, strength and pride, bringing good luck and protection to people.

After clarifying the next action plan, Li Mu returned to the shelter with Tang Anguo and others.

Immediately afterwards, Li Mu asked Tang Anguo to issue a mission to search for acorns in the shelter, with the reward being three kilograms of fresh fruits and vegetables.

However, unexpectedly, Tang Anguo refused the reward. He generously stated that he was willing to take full responsibility for this small matter.

At the same time, Li Mu planned to wait for Tang Anguo's search results in the shelter.

Tang Anguo, who witnessed this scene, took the initiative to arrange a small building for him to rest.

On the other side, Cheng Cheng and Asao, together with several soldiers under Tang Anguo, returned to the villa. They prepared to pack some necessary items, and leave the rest to Tang Anguo and Mayor Qian.

Considering that Mayor Qian has agreed to deliver the potatoes and Milo promised by Li Mu after the construction of the shelter is completed, it is reasonable to give a small gift as a reward when borrowing Tang Anguo's troops.

At noon, Li Mu and the other two were already sitting at the dining table in Tang An's home, waiting to enjoy their delicious food.

Suddenly, a soldier rushed into the room and reported to the two that the acorn had been found. He then handed them a small wooden box, in which lay a nut about the size of a thumb. It was the acorn that Li Mu had been looking for for a long time.

Now that the key items were in hand, Li Mu and the other two quickly finished the lunch prepared by Tang Anguo and immediately set off to return to Shuangpu Town. For Li Mu, as long as he mastered the seeds of a plant, he could use the magical power to reproduce countless seeds.

First, he planted oak seeds, and soon a fruitful oak tree grew. After collecting enough oak seeds, he began to experiment with transforming the war tree.

The experiment went quite smoothly. In just one day, Li Mu successfully created a giant war tree that was 25 meters tall and required five people to hug.

This giant war tree has possessed the intelligence of a three or four-year-old child since its initial stage. It can distinguish between mutant beasts and humans, and understand simple commands issued by Li Mu, such as walking and taking root.

However, it is still unable to comprehend more complex instructions.

However, as time goes by, the tree's intelligence will continue to improve, eventually reaching a level comparable to that of an adult.

It can transform between the forms of an ordinary tree and a tree man, but moving in the tree man form consumes a lot of energy.

Moreover, even when transformed into a tree man form, its movements were very slow.

But even so, Li Mu was already very satisfied. He had originally only used the War Tree as a defense for the city and did not need it to have excellent pursuit capabilities.

In fact, Cheng Cheng and Asao, who were watching the whole process, were already stunned. They had never felt anything when they saw those huge monsters on TV before. After all, no matter how big they were, they were just on the computer screen or mobile phone screen. Their hugeness could only be felt by comparing them with other things.

But when a 25-meter-tall tree man stood in front of them, they deeply experienced what "giant phobia" is.

Now that Cheng Cheng and Asao had seen the giant war tree with their own eyes, they truly realized how huge and powerful it was. The giant war tree was tall and straight, like a huge tower, with a thick and powerful trunk and branches stretched out like huge sharp blades.

Under the sunlight, the leaves sparkle green, giving people a feeling of incomparable power and majesty.

Cheng Cheng and Asao couldn't help but sigh. In their eyes, such a giant war tree was simply a legendary existence. They imagined the power of the giant war tree on the battlefield. With its huge body and powerful strength, it could definitely defeat most mutant beasts easily.

"As long as we have more giant war trees, our refuge will not only be able to farm in peace, but we can also gradually restore our population and develop our power."

Li Mu said hopefully.

The tree-man form transformed by the war giant tree is not the beautified and honest appearance shown on TV, but is extremely hideous and terrifying, making people afraid.

Following Li Mu's order,
"go ahead"

As the two watched, the tree man in front of them moved his huge feet slowly and walked straight out of the town. Wherever he passed, no matter whether it was several meters deep snow or houses blocking the road, he plowed out a long passage!

After it walked out of the town, Li Mu had an idea and it stopped immediately. Then its feet turned into tree roots and penetrated into the ground, turning into a towering tree.

(End of this chapter)