Wizard: Starting with Dealing with Magical Plants

Chapter 251 Review

"What caused the deviation?" the mechanical spider pressed.

"The imprinted individual evolved in symbiosis with native life, resulting in adaptive variations."

"Its coordination model leans more towards dynamic balance and spiritual harmony, which is the basis for its stable existence and positive role in the current environment."

Rowling explained, half-jokingly, that the uniqueness of the Moon Silver Flower was due to evolution and adaptation, which sounded reasonable and was in line with the observer civilization's emphasis on logic and empirical evidence.

"Forcing a standard scanning process could disrupt this unique and fragile balance."

"It was precisely because the arbitrator recognized this special situation that he exchanged information with me, rather than taking direct control measures."

He interpreted the arbitrator's actions as an acknowledgment and treatment of this particularity, further confusing the other party's judgment.

The mechanical spiders remained silent for about five seconds.

This is quite a long period of thought for a highly efficient automated unit.

"Logical conflict."

"The regulations require verification."

"The specific characteristics of variant individuals need to be assessed."

"The arbitrator's behavior pattern can serve as a reference." In the end, it was the leading mechanical spider that spoke up.

"Proposed compromise:"

The individuals in contact remain in their current state and undergo non-invasive external energy field scanning and behavioral recording.

Minimal stability sampling tests were performed on the imprinted individuals.

The threat level and response strategy will be reassessed based on the results.

Non-invasive external scanning?

Minimum stability testing?

This is better than the initial superficial mental sampling and full scan, but risks still exist.

However, it seems to be the best condition that could be obtained before.

Rowling quickly weighed the options.

Refuse, then start fighting immediately.

Acceptance leaves room for maneuver, and the other party seems more inclined to assess than to contain.

We can take a gamble.

"Okay." Rolin nodded in agreement, but added, "During the scanning process, I need to maintain a coordinated state with the imprinted individual to ensure its stability, which may cause certain fluctuations in the scan data. Please take this into consideration."

"Acceptable. Begin execution."

The lead mechanical spider raised one of its forelimbs, and a soft, pale blue fan-shaped scanning wave shot from the tip, slowly sweeping over Rolin's entire body.

At the same time, two other mechanical spiders launched several extremely fine, almost invisible silver energy threads from different angles at the Moon Silver Flower seedlings, gently touching the leaves and root areas.

Luo Lin's muscles tensed slightly, but he forced himself to relax and maintain a harmonious resonance with the moonflower.

He felt the scanning wave penetrate his clothes and skin, bringing a slight numbing sensation, as if the flow of energy within his body was being clearly reflected.

Fortunately, the scan seems to have only stayed at the energy level and vital signs, without attempting to delve into the spiritual realm.

On the Moon Silver Flower's side, the moment the silver energy threads made contact, the seedling trembled slightly, and ripples of silver light appeared, but it quickly returned to stability. It even actively fed back a gentle spiritual fluctuation carrying its own rule imprint characteristics along the energy threads.

The scan lasted about a minute.

The pale blue scanning wave and the silver energy threads retracted simultaneously.

The sensor lights on the three mechanical spiders stabilized, seemingly as they were performing final data aggregation and analysis.

"Scan complete."

Contactee: An organic life form with energy characteristics similar to those of a wizard in the records, stable mental fluctuations, and no active accumulation of malicious energy.

It carries multiple low-threat tools and energy storage units on its body surface.

No programs with apparent intent to disrupt or steal from the observer's heritage were detected.

"Imprinted Individuals:"

The state is stable, the symbiotic coordination is high, the purity of the regular imprint meets the standard, and no pollution or distortion tendency is detected.

The energy feedback pattern matched the contactee's description by 72 percent.

Preliminary assessment:

The threat level of contacts has been downgraded from medium-high to low—to be observed.

The imprinted individual exhibits characteristics of a benign variant; continued observation in its current state is recommended.

Luo Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had made the right bet.

"So, what's the plan?" he asked.

Based on the assessment results and the arbitrator's records, the following recommendations are made: Contacts may leave the area carrying the identified individual.

However, the biometric information of those who came into contact with the person and the code of the incident must be recorded and the person included in the low-level monitoring list.

If the observer approaches a high-value heritage area of ​​the civilization again in the future, a second verification will be triggered.

The mechanical spider answered.

"In addition, it is recommended that those who have been in contact with the case share the incident and the information obtained with the arbitrator's unit in order to improve the relevant database."

Is it just for recording information and low-level monitoring?

No restrictions, no containment?

This is much better than expected.

"I accept," Rowling replied immediately.

The lead mechanical spider emitted a thin beam of light from its head and gently tapped Rolin's wrist.

A slight stinging sensation came, and a tiny, almost invisible pale blue dot of light appeared under the skin of my wrist, flashing by in an instant.

"Bioinformatics labeling complete."

"Event coding has been injected with a flag."

"You can leave now."

After the mechanical spider finished speaking, the three mechanical units simultaneously took a few steps back, released the binding force field, and cleared the passage leading to the valley exit.

But they didn't leave immediately; the sensors were still pointing in this direction, clearly still performing their monitoring duties.

Luo Lin said no more and carefully placed the honeysuckle seedlings back into the incubator.

The little guy seemed a bit tired, and the silver light dimmed slightly.

Then, he picked up the box, nodded slightly to the three mechanical spiders, turned around, and walked quickly out of the valley along the path he had come from.

Footsteps crunched on the gray sand.

He could feel the cold, sensory gaze following him until he left the valley and re-entered the labyrinthine passage formed by the black stone peaks, at which point the feeling of being watched slowly disappeared.

After walking several hundred meters in one breath and confirming that it was temporarily safe, Luo Lin stopped against a stone wall, let out a long sigh of relief, and felt a layer of cold sweat on his back.

Dealing with these highly logical yet armed automated units is more mentally taxing than facing ferocious monsters or cunning enemies; every step feels like dancing on a knife's edge.

However, the gains were also enormous.

Not only did they successfully obtain key information from the ancient experiments—those fragmented memories would take time to digest and organize—but they also confirmed the "legitimate" status of Moonflower and interacted with another type of automated unit besides the Arbitrator, gaining a deeper understanding of how the observer civilization's heritage operates.

He raised his wrist and looked at the now-disappeared mark.

Being placed on a low-level watchlist means that if you approach similar sites again in the future, you may attract the attention of these heritage preservationists.

It's troublesome, but it's also a kind of alternative "passport," at least it confirms their low-threat status.

After resting for a while, Roland checked his bearings and began to follow the energy beacon back the way he came.

The silver flower seedlings in the incubator conveyed a faint message that they needed rest, clearly indicating that the interaction and previous information transmission on the platform had depleted their spiritual energy.

The way back seemed smoother than the way there, perhaps it was just psychological, or perhaps I was familiar with the route.

He remained vigilant, avoiding known danger zones.

Halfway there, when he passed the spot where he had previously discovered the broken mechanical limb, Rolin took a special look at it.

The depression in the sand and the severed limb were still there, but there were some new, messy indentations around it, as if the three mechanical spiders had inspected the area later.

He didn't stop, he continued forward.