Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

After a lengthy explanation lasting several minutes, Lü Yongchang thoughtfully examined the "incident video".

"You mean, the roots of these giant trees can attack living organisms like animals?"

Zhu Ziwen nodded quickly and affirmed, "I'm afraid it's more than that."

"Professor, do you remember the unusual tremors during the first landing operation?"

"At that time, detectors in various locations detected the abnormal vibrations almost simultaneously."

Lü Yongchang nodded slightly, his brow furrowing slightly: "What are you trying to say?"

"I..." Zhu Ziwen raised his hand and scratched his forehead in a little anxiety.

He wasn't a biology major, so when it came to specialized knowledge, he was completely lost.

"I feel that these giant trees might be alive... no, I can't say that, I should say they are conscious."

"They can pass through..."

"Tsk!" Zhu Ziwen clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Professor, I'm not sure how to express this..."

"You mean these giant trees are sentient beings with consciousness and thought, and can communicate with each other in real time, right?"

A familiar voice rang out from the side.

The next moment, Academician Mao Zhengzhi moved closer to the camera.

A faint glint of excitement shone in his eyes: "Interesting, that's an interesting point of view!"

"Plant civilization, I envisioned this kind of life form a long time ago."

"I never expected to run into you here!"

Lü Yongchang frowned deeply: "Civilization?"

"Can these giant trees be considered a form of civilization?"

"Professor, don't think like that." Mao Zhengzhi said excitedly as he reviewed the video data sent back by Zhu Ziwen, "What's wrong with plants? Can't plants develop intelligent civilizations?"

"Intelligence has never been the privilege of animals."

"Think about it carefully."

"During the first landing operation, the probe began sampling work after successfully landing."

"Because the specific circumstances of each region are different, the sampling process is also different."

"But the abnormal vibrations occurred at the same time!"

"If these tremors are caused by these giant trees, what does that mean?"

"Communication network?" Lu Yongchang's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a low voice.

"No, no, no, it's not just about communication networks." Mao Zhengzhi held up a finger and shook it gently. "The key point isn't that it's global, but that it's simultaneous."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yongchang immediately realized what was happening.

He exclaimed in surprise, "No-delay communication?"

"Quantum communication technology?!"

"That's right!" Mao Zhengzhi clapped his hands excitedly, "They may have already mastered quantum communication technology!"

"Doesn't this qualify as civilized?"

Lu Yongchang took a deep breath to suppress the intense shock in his heart.

According to the classification of the technology tree, quantum communication technology is located at the top of the technology tree of a first-level civilization.

In other words, once this conjecture is confirmed, the giant tree on this lost planet is at the very least an intelligent being that is about to enter the second level of civilization!

"How can you prove it?"

Mao Zhengzhi's words piqued Lü Yongchang's curiosity.

He couldn't imagine how these plants achieved quantum communication!

"Proof?" Mao Zhengzhi raised his hand, gently touched his chin, and began to think carefully.

Suddenly, he called out.

"That guy... Zhu Ziwen, right?"

"Luckily you were on Lost Star. You told those explorers not to mess around, because if they angered these giant trees, the consequences could be unimaginable."

"Given the way those barbarians always do things, who knows what kind of trouble they'll cause in the end..."

Zhu Ziwen's lips twitched slightly, and he nodded hastily.

While sending messages to Xia Zhou and the others, he turned his head to look at the vast "helipad".

Is it possible that they have angered these giant trees?

"As for the proof method..." Mao Zhengzhi gestured towards the huge holographic projection in the distance, "The modeling of the entire planet's underground will still take a long time, but the modeling work for the Arctic region's underground is almost complete."

"If I'm not mistaken, the root systems of these giant trees must be extremely extensive."

"Furthermore, many of their root systems are interconnected, which should be their communication network."

……

Time slips away, bit by bit.

Without orders from Lü Yongchang and others, the planetary exploration team could only remain in place and wait for further instructions.

As day passed, night fell.

Inside the Earth.

Lü Yongchang and Mao Zhengzhi stared solemnly at the giant holographic image in front of them.

As the massive holographic 3D model gradually appeared, an exceptionally complex world slowly unfolded before their eyes.

On the ground, a giant tree, 12000 meters tall, soars into the sky!

At its feet, countless "saplings" hundreds of meters tall surround it, forming a lush forest.

The camera gradually pans down.

100 meters underground.

Here, almost everywhere you look, there are tangled tree roots.

Rather than saying that the soil was mixed with tree roots, it would be more accurate to say that the tree roots were mixed with a little soil.

According to the data transmitted back by the detector, the diameter of most tree roots is between 0.5m and 2m.

It is easy to tell that these "small" tree roots belong to those "saplings" that are hundreds of meters tall.

From a distance, these fine, dense tree roots look like a tangled mess, intertwined with each other.

But as the camera zoomed in, Lü Yongchang was astonished to discover that the arrangement of these tree roots was extremely orderly!

Yes, that's order!

The slightly thinner tree roots are evenly distributed around these "main roads".

The thinner tree roots are distributed at an angle in the shallow ground, like hunters poised to pounce, waiting for their prey to arrive.

The camera continues to pan down.

As the depth decreases, the number of "small" tree roots decreases.

They gradually converged and formed large tree roots with a diameter of over 3 meters!

1,000 meters underground.

This place contains a large number of tree roots with a diameter of up to five meters.

It's now difficult to see any trace of those "tiny" tree roots around them.

Unlike the near-surface area, these thick tree roots no longer intersect each other, but instead extend straight down into the ground.

It's as if there's something underground that attracts them.

There's nothing special here; the camera can only move down quickly.

Unlike the first kilometer, the rest of the journey was incredibly tedious.

Increasing the depth did not increase the diameter of the tree roots.

It's as if they've reached their limit.

Until 10,000 meters underground.

These straight, "falling" tree roots, like water pipes, all converge at the same destination.

A tree root with a diameter of over 100 meters!

This tree root comes from that 12000-meter-tall giant tree!

It extends outwards from a depth of 10,000 meters underground. Although the underground modeling of the entire planet has not been completed, Lü Yongchang can foresee that this tree root must have surrounded the entire lost star!

"Tsk."

"That's strange." Mao Zhengzhi frowned slightly and clicked his tongue softly.

"I feel like the distribution of this root system is a bit strange..."