Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 555 Blackthorn Split
Shuhane decisively joined the Mud Tree Civilization Department.

Despite her strong desire to help the people who cultivate trees, she was extremely cautious and restrained in her actions.

"Since the insect hunter is still alive, there's no need to rush."

"I need to further observe and test my physical condition to optimize the balance of multiple companion plants."

"Although the Mud Tree Man has always had a tradition and physiological environment of coexisting with companion plants, I now have 12 modified plant organs in my body. They are grafted onto Life-Sustaining Flowers to accelerate their growth, and they themselves have a lot of instability."

"Chairman, I've checked the time."

She has an elegant and delicate purple flower tattoo on her skin, which gathers on her chest and lower back; this is the "Purple Sunflower".

Shuyu Mei counted the flowers on her body: "There are a total of 7 Purple Sunflowers. They grow slowly, and each one takes an average of 955 Purple Suns to form, so that's a total of 6685 Purple Suns..."

"According to the time here, roughly 7 purple suns are considered one month, that's 955 months, and 80 years have passed."

Zhou Yi's eyes flickered slightly: "It was only more than 80 years ago that the usurpers broke out on a large scale and began attacking trees and people?"

"Yes."

Shuyu Mei nodded: "The outbreak and evolution of the insect swarms are too fast. Before the trees in our various regions have even developed corresponding weapons, they are already completely unable to fight against them."

"The swarm of insects quickly destroyed the trees and could even parasitize and infiltrate our heads..."

Speaking of it.

She still looked at Zhou Yi with some concern: "Chairman, is the bug in my brain really okay?"

"no problem."

Zhou Yi stated, "These are cyborgs domesticated by the company. Without them, you cannot recover from a plant-like state. Cyborgs are very powerful; they can be used for destruction and harm, but they can also be used for rescue and repair."

Nige, standing nearby, added, "Don't worry, these usurpers are controlled by the cave people."

"Cave people?"

Shuyu Mei was taken aback: "Weren't they already extinct?"

"No, they're just invisible to the naked eye."

Nig laughed and said, "Right now, a part of the Cave People are inside your head, manipulating the Usurper Worms to stabilize your brain. They are very powerful."

Shuyu was stunned for a moment: "You mean, the Cave People control the Usurper Insects... So they've always been there, but living inside the Usurper Insects? Could it be that the Cave People were the ones who attacked us, and they've been resurrected?"

"That's not what I meant, it's just..."

Nig had to explain it to her briefly.

Shu Yumei's words, however, awakened Zhou Yi.

The sudden outbreak of the treacherous insects, and the innate match between the cave people as the origin of the treacherous insects and their innate characteristics... could there really be such a possibility?
Zhou Yi inquired about the cave in his right arm.

“Mr. Zhou, your deduction makes a lot of sense, but this is not something the Caveman would do.”

It says, "If the cave dwellers discover other life forms, they will be very happy and will exchange life substances and information with them in order to better expand and continue their lives. For many years, the cave dwellers have been searching for other life forms to communicate with."

"Even in the event of conflict and war, the cave people have their own tools. As long as they activate the devices sealed in solid cloud tinctures, the effect of modifying the outside world far exceeds that of using the usurper insects, which is almost like animal power."

Zhou Yi agreed with this last statement.

The main difference is in the style.

If it were cavemen, they probably wouldn't directly destroy the Pan Tree and the Sky-Reaching Tree, but would instead turn them into new tools.

"However, we can indeed do the method you described."

Suddenly, Dong said, "We now know that the world we come from is Jupiter, which has many vortex devices created by celestial beings. It is a world where any alien life exposed to nature will have its consciousness instantly shattered and be eliminated."

"Perhaps that is why we have never discovered alien life, because any aliens would be wiped out by them."

"But as native life forms, we are free to move around there."

"Mr. Zhou, could you please send someone back to Jupiter to activate our record site and search for the remaining solid cloud and tools? That way, the Caveman can also help you."

Thanks to the large-scale reproduction of the cave people and the continuous surge in population, the accumulation of a large amount of information and experience, and the storage of electronic records by the electromechanical administrator, the intelligence of the cave people increased significantly.

When it comes to developing Jupiter, the Cave People, the local indigenous people, are indeed the best choice.

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment: "Okay."

"But how are you going to get back? Using the Evil Brain as a vehicle?"

"We just need to send a portion of us back. Using worms as vehicles is the most suitable option. Worms cannot reproduce here due to environmental factors; we need to go back there."

The Cave Clan confidently stated, "The Cave People here have acquired the reproductive ability that we lack most, greatly enhancing their individual vitality. As long as we send a portion of the Cave People back, they can quickly establish themselves there using the Usurper Insects and restart our civilization."

Now that it has been decided.

Zhou Yi ordered them to take immediate action.

Heifu sent the three selected treacherous insects, along with a total of 1.5 million cave dwellers inside them, across dimensions back to Jupiter, allowing them to begin their activities near the space passage.

the other side.

Shuyu Mei, who is recovering and self-examining, was taken by Nige to Yalong Bay to see the craggy trees and towering trees cultivated there.

However, Shuyu Mei gave a surprising piece of news.

"Blackthorn can split."

Upon learning this news, Zhou Yi hurriedly summoned the mud tree man who had survived the ordeal.

"Aren't blackthorns fruits that grow on trees?"

“That’s the usual practice,” Shu Yumei said. “However, after the insect outbreak, we conducted a lot of radical experiments and plant development in a short period of time, one of the key projects being blackthorn.”

"It is our most important vehicle, but the cultivation cycle is not short, so it is usually only deployed when the mud and tree parts go out."

"In order to make Blackthorn available to more people and enable them to escape from swarms of insects, we have declassified the split cultivation method, which was originally limited to research. By cutting it in a specific way and cultivating it with coiled trees or towering trees, the growth cycle can be compressed into 15 purple days to grow a brand new Blackthorn."

"However, forced growth also has its drawbacks. The black thorn that matures through this kind of splitting is weaker in terms of its insecticidal and slow-fluctuation effects than normal, and its endurance is only 1/3 of that of a normal mature organism. But it can still enter the overload stage, just for a shorter period of time."

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Fifteen purple suns, which is more than two months.

This is nothing.

There are no blackthorn seeds available for cultivation nowadays, so what more could you ask for than a low-end version that can be produced by splitting them?

Are you really going to do this?

Shuyumi emphasized again: "The endurance is only 1/3, which is quite a big difference, especially when using two abilities, the effect will be far lower than the normal body... We created this incomplete accelerated version only to meet the quantity requirements."

"fine."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Let's begin the splitting and cultivation."

he thought.

I don't need Blackthorn for combat; I just need it to be a vehicle in the Dead Sea.

This is of great significance for the development of the Dead Sea.

Shuhani immediately began working.

As the source of the division and split, it is naturally Mudg's mount, Blackthorn.

Shuyu Mei used a knife to cut a spiky, square piece of fruit flesh from the top, then sealed the flesh with light amber, connecting the contact surface to a bonsai tree.

It's a bit like grafting.

However, Zhou Yi couldn't understand the next steps.

Shuyu Mei used her knife and grass to carve intricate grooves on the surface of the vine, then used the tree trunk to channel energy. White light swirled within these grooves, like streams of energy converging on the small black thorns.

She also cut a root from her body, along with some branches of the life-giving flower, and grafted them onto the blackthorn.

Zhou Yi asked what this was.

"The life-extending flower has the function of assimilating life connections, which is why it can serve as our external life-sustaining assistant. Its branches and leaves can facilitate a faster transfer process between the creeping fig and the black thorn, reducing the possibility of rejection or deformity."

As she worked, she patiently explained, "My roots come from the aerial roots, which have many dense aerial roots that allow them to climb and expand."

"Its greatest function is to absorb nutrients from the outside world. By observing the leaves it grows, we can judge the growth of the connected plants and then adjust the supply accordingly. This is also an indispensable plant tool for naturalists."

Zhou Yixin thought to himself, "He truly is a professional."

When it comes to playing with trees, the technical skill and knowledge demonstrated by the naturalist Shuyu Mei far surpasses that of the explorer Nige.

Zhou Yi then raised another question of his own.

"Why did you retain your head, while the mud tree person who was with you had its head turn into a flower?"

Shuyu Mei remained unfazed by this, saying, "Because we're modifying things in different ways. His situation is much more serious."

"His head has been completely transformed into an insect-hunting flower. This is because his brain has already been controlled by insects."

“Once the worm enters the brain, it cannot be removed, and forcibly disassembling the brain will damage it. So we implanted a worm-hunting flower to digest and absorb both the worm and the brain.”

Zhou Yi returned to his previous question: "If Blackf is split, is it possible to cultivate a Blackthorn at the level of a light core?"

Shuyumi hesitated for a moment: "This is a level we have never encountered before, so I can't be sure. But from a plant perspective, division carries the physiological characteristics of the original organism and should retain some power, but how much it will be weakened depends on the actual specimen."

Zhou Yi consulted Hei Fu for his opinion.

It said, "I'll follow the chairman's instructions; losing a piece of meat is no big deal."

Zhou Yi then asked, "Will the cutting affect Hei Fu?"

"It's not a big impact, just a small portion, with some loss of energy and matter. Also, it requires a lot of energy to replenish and cultivate."

Zhou Yi decided to give it a try.

So Shuyu also cut off a piece of Kurofu and grafted it onto another Pan Tree, cultivating it at the same time as the other two cut pieces.

Just as everything was progressing rapidly here.

The kestrels flew over in a hurry and brought news of something important.

"Zhou, the Black Emperor has officially announced his abdication, and the Duke of Slaughter has become the Second Black Emperor, who has taken over the entire Heavenly Kingdom."

Zhou Yi was not surprised at all.

Previously, Canghai Jun said that Tulu Gong was the first candidate. If he hadn't suddenly appeared, Tulu Gong would have been the designated successor.

"And one more thing."

"The massacre magistrate issued a proclamation granting mutants all legitimate civil rights, and he also declared that he was divinely appointed to govern mutants..."

Zhou Yi was taken aback.

No.

So, the Slaughtering Lord... is the new Acting No. 4?
(End of this chapter)