From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Blue Star.

Top floor of the Joint Defense Building for Human Civilization.

Lu Heng stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the top floor of the building, looking down at the city below.

Raindrops pattered against the glass, splashing up in tiny sprays.

This joint defense building was completed just six months ago and serves as the working building for the planetary defense department; it is already in use.

The entire building is constructed using nanotechnology, employing carbon nanotubes, special alloys, and nano-ceramic composite materials.

According to the information, it is said to be able to withstand high temperatures and has the highest earthquake resistance level at present.

Basically, as long as it is not directly hit by a higher-level creature, the main structure of the building will not be damaged.

……

Lu Heng returned from outer space two days ago, but the news of his ascension to godhood was not announced.

When one's status has reached the pinnacle of civilization, there is no need to flaunt it.

Whether they are demigods or true gods, they are already the strongest beings in their civilization, and their status will not change much.

Lu Heng reached out and pressed his hand against the glass window, sensing the laws of the world on Earth and pondering the question of the existence of gods.

Is it to choose to adjust the laws you have mastered, synchronize with Earth, and then establish the main world's defensive laws?
Or should we maintain the state of chaos?
After understanding the power struggles among gods, most of them choose to hide in a world, using the laws of that world to build a nest and defend against attacks from other gods and demons.

If I had to choose a world to establish a law-based defense system, I would definitely choose Earth.

However, while hiding in a world can protect against attacks from external gods, from another perspective, it is actually equivalent to imprisoning oneself.

Therefore, Lu Heng hasn't thought it through yet and plans to put this matter on hold for now.

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Da da da……

The sound of leather shoes clicking on the ceramic tiles came from outside the door. Qi Jinghui knocked on the open door and then stepped into the hall.

He held a document in his hand and said, "Chief, last time, through factional division, we identified a group of bloodline humans from the Adventists. The council is discussing how to deal with them."

Lu Heng didn't turn around, continuing to look at the raindrops outside the window, and asked, "What's your opinion?"

Qi Jinghui replied, "Chief Li and I both believe in direct execution, but some of them have special identities and are involved in a large network of interests, so the council is unable to reach an agreement on the handling method."

Lu Heng roughly guessed what was going on and asked, "Who are these important figures?"

Qi Jinghui spread his hands and said, "There are several financial tycoons who can even influence national policy in their countries. In addition, it was this group of people who spread doomsday theories during the crisis of the demon god's descent."

Human civilization established a joint parliament three years ago, but the world is already divided into nations, and this system will not change in the short term.

In fact, without the powerful team led by Lu Heng as a backing, it would be difficult for the Human Union Council to gain absolute control.

Similar organizations existed before the Abyss Era, but they were always just mascots.

The current Human Union Council is completely different; it holds the highest power in civilization.

Because Lu Heng and the Great Xia military are backing the Human Union Council, after the success of the global nuclear weapons silence program, there is only one voice on the entire planet.

Of course, the original state structure still exists, and each country has its own interest groups, making the situation very complex.

Upon hearing that it was another incident involving the financial sector, Lu Heng waved his hand and said, "Execute them if they are caught. Humanity is preparing to enter a leapfrog phase, so being tougher will make things more efficient."

Qi Jinghui lowered his head and agreed: "Okay, I will take the leader's attitude back with me."

Two years ago, he would address Lu Heng as "Commander Lu," but in the last two years he has changed it to "Chief."

In fact, over the past few years, he has gone from a junior officer to a one-star officer with a gold olive branch.

His most important task was probably to maintain contact with Lu Heng.

He participated in almost all of the highest-level operations in the war zone.

Of course, he participated as a staff officer, not directly in combat. However, staff officers hold important positions in the theater of operations, so he made many meritorious contributions and rose through the ranks.

He no longer needs to handle routine liaison work; he is only responsible for liaison with one person: Lu Heng.

Therefore, he made trade-offs when choosing skill cores, using some skill slots on the communication enhancement route.

After discussing the remnants of the bloodline, Qi Jinghui brought up another matter:

"Two days ago, an astral merchant sent me a message, hoping that you would contact them when you had time. I asked him a follow-up question, and he replied that there had been a breakthrough in the research on fluorescent plants."

Lu Heng nodded and replied, "Okay, I understand."

After reporting several important matters, Qi Jinghui submitted his report and left.

Lu Heng happened to have something to discuss with the Star Realm Merchant, so he opened the Star Gate to teleport the Star Realm Merchant to its first ecosphere.

The moment I stepped out of the teleportation array, a holographic image appeared in front of me.

Azik stood in the image and waved, "You've finally arrived. Come to the Institute of Botany." Lu Heng flashed to the front of the Institute of Botany.

Azik was already waiting there, beckoning and saying, "Come quickly, we may have succeeded. We've already experimented up to the fourth generation, and the fluorescent properties of the fluorescent vines are still well maintained. Lu Heng, my race may be saved."

His tone was very excited, but he didn't dare to use too much certainty in his words.

Because the Astral Merchant has wandered through the Astral Rift for thousands of years, seen countless worlds, and experienced countless disappointments.

This experiment is now in its fourth generation, and so far the results have been successful. But what if the fluorescence properties start to weaken in the next generation?

So Azik was both excited and uneasy, worried that it was just another pipe dream.

Lu Heng followed him into the Institute of Botany, first greeting Professor Helmer, a botanist, and then they went together to the culture room to look at the experimental samples.

Helmer led the two past the door of the first cultivation room, pointed to the golden tree in the glass chamber, and introduced it:

"This is Hope No. 1, grafted with dripping vine using golden tree."

"The Dieffenbachia was found in the gene bank. It is a semi-parasitic vine that has achieved a relatively stable balance in its symbiotic relationship with the golden tree."

There are many types of parasitic plants, which can be divided into two categories based on their parasitic methods: holoparasitism and hemiparasitism.

If it were a holoparasitic plant from Blue Star, it would also lack chlorophyll and be unable to perform photosynthesis, requiring it to absorb all its water and nutrients from its host plant.

Hemiparasites are different. They usually have green leaves and can perform photosynthesis. They only need to absorb water from the host plant and then use their own leaves to perform photosynthesis to synthesize nutrients.

Hemiparasitic plants are characterized by their degenerated root systems, making it difficult for them to obtain water from the soil, which is why they choose a hemiparasitic way of life.

Relatively speaking, semi-parasitic plants cause less harm to their host plants, and many can achieve symbiosis, or even provide support to their host in other ways.

The Hope No. 1 Dripping Vine cultivated by the Astral Merchant is a plant that has achieved a symbiotic balance.

Helmer continued, “The name ‘Dripping Vine’ already describes its characteristics. It obtains nutrients from the Golden Tree to support its growth, and the stomata that grow there drip nutrient solution containing fluorescent substances.”

"When the fluorescent nutrient solution falls into the soil, it helps the soil maintain a nutrient balance and ensures the growth of the golden tree."

"In addition, our experiments have shown that the combination of golden tree and dripping vine can reduce the degree of abyssal pollution in the soil to a certain extent."

"If we continue to cultivate it, we might also reap the benefits in purifying the pollution of the abyss."

Purifying the abyss's pollution with the golden tree has always been a research focus for the Elven forest elder, Serene.

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng asked, "Has Elder Serion heard about this?"

Azik replied, "I informed Elder Serion immediately, but he can't come, so he hasn't come to see Hope One yet."

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng opened a star gate and invited Serion over.

Serian had ascended to demigod status a month ago, gaining control over even more powerful natural forces.

Emerging from the star gate, he excitedly observed the Hope No. 1 plant and asked many questions.

Finally, Serene and Helmer discussed using nature magic to accelerate the experimental progress of Hope One and see if they could maintain its fluorescent properties if they continued to cultivate it.

Serion also wanted to see if the combination of the Golden Tree and Hope One would help purify the Abyss's pollution.

Therefore, after discussion, Serene used natural magic to nurture one of the Hope One groups to accelerate its growth.

This process would take some time, so Lu Heng didn't disturb the botanists' research any further. He pulled Azik aside and went outside to talk.

"What is it?" Azik asked.

"I need you to find the main world of the Horned Demon God Moragoron. If you find it, conduct a reconnaissance. I'll wait for your news." Lu Heng then brought up another important matter that had brought him here.

Azik immediately understood what he meant, and with excited eyes, asked, "We're going to do something big again, aren't we?"

Lu Heng nodded in agreement: "Once we find that world and there are no problems after the exploration, we can take action."

Azik, eager to get started, said, "I'll take Xavier Matrix's nanobots with me. We'll explore and begin deploying the nanobot factory as we go."

The arrangements have been made.

Azik immediately began researching and searching for the territory of the Horned Demons.

There is no information about the Moragoron Overworld in the existing records of the Astral Merchants.

However, records of horned demons appear in these ancient documents.

The astral merchants have wandered for thousands of years, witnessing countless worlds.

Once it's confirmed that these worlds are unsuitable for fluorescent plants, the astral merchants will immediately leave to find the next world, without any lingering attachment.

Therefore, once the world has been explored thousands of years ago, the data will not be updated again.

So much time has passed, what have these worlds become, and will demons appear? Nobody knows.

Moragoron is the Demon God of the Horned Demon race, which means that he was likely born in a world where Horned Demons once lived.

Following the information about the horned demons recorded in the documents, Azik explored those worlds and had a high probability of finding the main world of Moragoron. (End of Chapter)