Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 554 Plant Man Shu Hanami
The plant-like clay tree people are preserved in the medical department's laboratory.

Zhou Yi followed Ni Ge all the way to their destination.

There are two metal vessels shaped like coffins, inside which lie two people with strange physiological structures, one male and one female, which can be distinguished by their physical characteristics.

Above the man's neck, where his head should be, a large purple flower has been transformed, with numerous, outstretched petals.

Vines sprouted from his hands and feet, like some kind of strange external flagella, and they were moving erratically.

The woman's body was more complete. Her eyes stared blankly at the ceiling, her body covered with ivy-like plants, as if she were wearing a long skirt of leaves, like some kind of legendary forest monster.

Nig said from the side, "Chairman, although they transformed themselves into monsters to fight the usurpers, I still want to bring them back to see if there's any way to restore them, like using our organs for repair surgery..."

"Restoration is impossible."

The real Leonardo da Vinci stood to the side, his screen flashing with a cold light: "Physiological damage and alienation are irreversible processes. Organ repair surgery can only replicate the original aging and dead cells. Their own organs have become plants, or have truly coexisted with plants. This is already a change at the species level."

"The brain is relatively intact, but it is also affected by the plant environment and has the same characteristics as vegetative patients with brain damage. However, it is not completely damaged, which is why it reacts to its own kind like Nige, but this reaction is interfered with and canceled by plant instincts."

"..."

Nig looked bitter: "I know, I just wanted to give it a try."

Zhou Yi observed the two plant-based humans.

They are all Grade A, which is no different from the Nige grade.

[Panorama View] Display.

[This unit's consciousness is highly fragmented; it is currently consuming and digesting.]

Like Crazy Dave, the cyborgs are left with only the instincts resulting from the modification of plant organs.

The Mud Tree People had advanced plant technology, so they must have known the consequences and costs involved.

However, they ultimately chose to fight the usurper.

He would rather transform himself into a monster than not seek revenge.

Zhou Yi asked Leonardo da Vinci beside him, "May I touch them?"

"OK."

Zhou Yi then reached out and touched the man with the flowery hair.

Energy input, consciousness in sync.

Stone sinks into the sea.

He tried the Tree-Clad Woman again, and the result was the same.

Suddenly, a thought popped into Zhou Yi's mind.

He looked at Mudg beside him: "I remember you saying that worms can parasitize the human brain and make people act in their way. In this process, the Mud Tree Man can still maintain his own consciousness?"

Nig paused for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, Chairman. Why did you ask about this?"

Zhou Yi did not answer.

He asked the Cave Clan in the Light Core's right arm in his mind: "Can you control the usurper and keep the brain functioning?"

"Sure. Mr. Zhou, this is the area that usurpers excel at. They don't have intelligence themselves, but they know how to seek out brains with high intelligence and thinking ability to help themselves survive better."

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up: "Then, theoretically, the usurper worm can repair and reboot these brains, right?"

"It's theoretically feasible, but it still needs to be tested in practice."

Only then did he share his thoughts with everyone.

Nig was stunned: "You want to use worms to repair their brains? This... but worms only damage and control them."

"wrong."

Zhou Yi shook his finger: "Those are wild worms. The ones we use in surgery are worms domesticated by the cave people. Strictly speaking, they are actually biological tools used by the cave people."

Nig's eyes lit up immediately: "That's right, that's right! How could I forget that? The company has already modified these usurpers!"

"If we use their abilities, we might actually be able to repair the brain!"

"As expected of the chairman! You really know how to do things!"

Da Vinci, however, remained cautious: "This is an experimental direction. We can implant worms using equipment, without the interference of these plants, but we still need to rely on actual results."

The experiment began immediately.

The target is the tree-clad woman with the brain.

The team, comprised of two electromechanical surgeons, Leonardo da Vinci and Galen, along with the Caveman group led by Caveman and their domesticated worms, was responsible for the material-side repairs.

The consciousness-side repair team is led by Canghai Jun, with Chishu Yao and Sun Hao as assistants.

Four hours later.

Da Vinci's side got results first.

"Chairman, we have implanted 16 worms into the brain of this cyborg. The cave people have demonstrated extremely sophisticated micromanagement skills, activating the functions of multiple areas in the brain and restoring the balance of activity in each brain region."

"Judging from the physiological indicators alone, the brain activity has basically recovered. The electroencephalogram shows no abnormalities or functional inhibition, imaging examinations show no abnormal lesions, and cerebral blood flow and metabolism are normal. Its brain condition is 99.9991% similar to Nig's, and it is physiologically healthy." "She responds to Nig to some extent, her gaze follows him, and she makes gestures similar to reaching out, but she cannot speak or express herself accurately."

Zhou Yi looked to the side.

The tree-clad woman was looking at Nig, reaching out her hands to him like a baby wanting a hug. But she couldn't speak, nor did she cry; her facial expression remained stiff.

On the other hand, it took Canghaijun sixteen hours to complete the arduous task.

"Chairman, I have not failed you."

He smiled with relief and gently touched the tree-clothed woman's forehead with his hand.

The tree-clothed woman's originally blank eyes gradually came to life, and her lips opened and closed, trying to express something.

"Ah, uh, uh..."

"Hehe...hehe..."

However, he could only make exhaling sounds, as if he had completely forgotten how to speak.

Her hands and feet were also very clumsy and uncoordinated; she couldn't straighten her body and her movements seemed very difficult.

Surrounded by strangers, her eyes were filled with terror as she desperately huddled in the corner of the metal container.

Nig walked over, stretched out his hand, and waved the exploration vine in front of her.

The tree-clad woman seemed to realize something, and she quickly clutched her head, looking pained.

Canghaijun said, "This is a normal phenomenon. It takes time for consciousness and body to synchronize, and right now her consciousness is still having difficulty controlling her body."

“Our repair surgery has just been completed. The fragments of her consciousness have just been restored to a complete form, which is highly dependent on the physical structure of the worms.”

"Thanks to the usurpers domesticated by the cave people, this group is indeed incredibly talented in the realm of consciousness. In all of history, there has never been a precedent of being able to stitch together shattered fragments of consciousness and restore them into a conscious entity. They are truly terrifying creatures."

He sighed, "If they lived on Earth, they would be the deadly enemy of our nightmares, and perhaps they would already rule the world."

Zhou Yi scrutinized the tree-clothed woman: "Has she recovered from her plant-human state to a normal mud-tree person?"

"It is still uncertain whether he will fully recover."

Canghaijun adjusted his glasses: "We only repaired and restored her shattered consciousness, but her body still has irreversible organ damage. For example, more than 30% of her body has become a plant, which is an unchangeable fact."

“From a consciousness perspective, she has indeed returned to the state she was in before she was transformed into a cyborg.”

"but."

"Just like a person who has been bedridden for many years in a vegetative state, it takes a rehabilitation process to regain the ability to use their body and brain. This part requires our subsequent restoration of consciousness, as well as Feng Ying's rehabilitation treatment. How much she can recover is still unknown at present."

However, the recovery process was faster than anyone expected.

The next day, the vegetative person was able to slowly move his legs and hands, and his limbs were no longer unresponsive.

On the third day, she began to walk independently, though her steps were slightly unsteady.

On the fifth day, she regained her speech and was able to express basic Mudtree people language.

By the nineteenth day, the phytomorph had recovered most of its health.

Zhou Yi invited him to the Emerald City.

Nige translated from the side: "Chairman, her name is Shuyu Mei. She is a naturalist from the tree department and was very young when the accident happened."

Shuyumi's voice has a slight lisp, and it's clear that the muscles around her mouth aren't very flexible yet. She often seems a little anxious when she speaks.

After Zhou Yi activated the synchronization of consciousness, the other party immediately felt much more relaxed.

However, Shuyu Mei insisted on speaking simultaneously in both consciousness and language, communicating with Nige next to her in the language of the Mud Tree People.

"Thank you so much for saving me, Mr. Chairman Qiang."

"All I remember is that the constant encroachment of insects made our living space smaller and smaller, and neither time nor space allowed us to continue developing plant-based weapons against them."

"Ultimately, naturalists had to choose a radical approach: transforming themselves into weapons against the insects, using monsters to fight monsters. They decided by lottery who would become these insect hunters. After being transformed, their brains would be in a daze. That's how I became like that through the lottery process."

"However, due to specific modifications, the plant weapons equipped on his body are only for dealing with usurpers and will not attack his own people."

"Most insect hunters are warriors of every tree... but it looks like we've failed, and only we insect hunters are left. Normal people should either have escaped that world or died."

At this point, Shuyu Mei's eyes dimmed somewhat.

"I'm still alive, and you're alive too, so maybe there's a way!"

Nig, standing nearby, encouraged them, "Now that the chairman has developed a way to restore the insect hunters' brains, we can continue to wake everyone up and save them!"

Shu Yu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhou Yi longingly: "Is it possible? Can you help us? Please help us, okay? We can work for you, cultivate all kinds of plants for you..."

Zhou Yi nodded: "If it's the employees' business, then it's the company's business. While the Wasteland Development Company is developing Jupiter, it will also provide assistance and treatment to the Insect Hunters to the best of its ability."

"That's great!! Thank you!"

Shuyumi burst into tears, unable to contain her emotions: "That's great, that's great... there's hope for everyone!"

(End of this chapter)