In those days of Plants vs. Zombies

"Strange, failed?"

Mo Chen frowned, looking at the Gem Knight statue in front of him that had stopped recovering, and found that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

He once again activated the plant spiritual power in his body, and the green light emanating from his hands became even brighter.

But no matter how Mo Chen used the Spirit Bud Creation, he was unable to revive the statue and turn it back into the Gem Knight.

Theresa on the side asked with concern: "Is it not possible?"

"For some reason, Spirit Bud Creation doesn't work on them."

Mo Chen shook his head and spread his hands helplessly towards Theresa.

According to Theresa, theoretically they can be resurrected by simply adding a large amount of vitality to the statues that the Gem Knights have transformed into.

But practice has shown that simply replenishing vitality does not seem to be enough to revive a group of Gem Knights.

If you think about it carefully, perhaps other conditions need to be met.

A Gem Knight alone is enough to easily deal with a lot of trouble.

Mo Chen could naturally imagine how powerful the combat force would be if there were dozens of gem knights.

His hope of reorganizing the Gem Knights to enhance the manor's combat power was dashed, and Mo Chen sighed with regret.

"It's okay, knight. Perhaps one day in the future, these brave knights will return again."

Theresa gently comforted Mo Chen, who felt a little regretful, but as she spoke, even Theresa herself felt a little lonely.

"Perhaps, it is simply because a fallen kingdom does not need the protection of knights."

Before Mo Chen even had the chance to comfort his Majesty, Theresa disappeared right away.

It can be seen that the inability to resurrect the Gem Knights was a big blow to Theresa.

After all, the Gem Knights who fought to the last moment for the country were all her people.

The Gem Kingdom is still being rebuilt, and Theresa, unable to leave the gem coffin, can only wander in the secret realm in the form of an out-of-body experience.

The only thing she could do now was to continuously restore her own plant spiritual power and ensure that her last knight had sufficient backup supply of plant spiritual power.

"One day, a brand new city-state will rise from these ruins."

Taking one last look at the Gem City-State that was in a state of disrepair, and with hope for the future, Mo Chen left the secret realm with an idea in mind.

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War Zone No. 59, which is usually sunny and warm, also welcomed the first rain of autumn today.

At first, only a few drops of water fell, and no one noticed the dark clouds gradually gathering in the sky.

Gradually, fine raindrops penetrated the tiny gaps in the air and floated in the misty abandoned city.

The autumn rain in October is continuous and incessant, like a pair of gentle hands, wrapping the entire war zone.

In Manor No. 5905, the plant spirit warriors on duty still adhered to their posts, but they put on raincoats or held up umbrellas to avoid catching cold.

The still young plant spirit warriors looked at the rain falling from the sky, ran excitedly in the rain, and played with each other.

Even several young plant spirit warriors couldn't hold back and joined the children's games.

As for the older and more mature plant spirit warriors, keeping an eye on the older and younger children gives them something to do.

"Ms. Wisdom Tree, tell me, why is it suddenly raining in this war zone?"

On the top of a community tree, Wendy swung her legs and asked curiously to Xiaoda who was standing beside her.

"The water vapor from the ocean evaporated and formed cumulonimbus clouds, which drifted to War Zone 59 with the wind."

Looking up at the gloomy sky, Xiaoda felt inexplicably worried.

The rain wasn't that heavy, but it made her feel uneasy.

"The wind has been very wet lately."

Wendy stretched out her hand, feeling the breeze blowing past, and clearly sensed the restlessness in it.

"If the rain keeps falling, then a rainy night will come..."

As if she remembered something, Xiaoda looked even more depressed.

Rainy Night, as the name suggests, a rainy dark night, is also one of the imperial troops' favorite days, second only to the full moon day.

Of course, if it is a rainy night with a full moon, it would be even better.

Attacking a war manor during rainy nights often yields good results.

The Federation had many war estates that were destroyed in the attacks by the Imperial forces on rainy nights.

The rain curtain all over the sky and the fog machine specially developed by Empire have made many homeowners miserable.

Obstructed sight lines and low visibility are just one of the many difficulties.

The slippery environment, low morale, and a variety of enemies...are enough to cause an unprepared war manor to take a heavy fall.

"I have to remind Mo Chen to be more careful and prepare for the rainy night attack in advance."

Xiaoda became more and more worried the more she thought about it, so she teleported away, leaving Wendy alone to continue enjoying the rain.

"Ms. Wisdom Tree is right, but let's be honest. With the current strength of Manor 5905, do we really need to care about this little rainy night attack?"

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"Little sister, what's your name?"

In front of the teleporter, the dazed Mo Chen came back to his senses and asked softly to the plant spirit warrior who had just arrived at the manor.

He lowered his voice for fear of scaring the little girl in front of him.

“My name…my name…is…Mu…MuMu…”

The small and young girl stood in front of Mo Chen and answered in a still small voice.

She has wavy green hair, covered under a round umbrella-shaped hat.

The round little face looks quite cute, comparable to Ivy from the Nai family.

But what concerned Mo Chen was that there were still traces of tears on the child's face, as well as lingering sleepiness.

Coupled with the raincoat she was wearing that was covered with patches, Mo Chen already had a bad feeling.

Mumu, the Sailor Mushroom Spirit

"Mu Mu? It's a nice name."

After rubbing the soft umbrella-shaped hat on the other person's head and talking to her for a while, Mo Chen's expression became more serious.

The girl named Mu Mu is a sailor mushroom plant spirit with only first-level plant spirit power. She is also a plant spirit warrior recruited by Manor No. 5905 this time.

Sailor Mushroom is a plant with a similar positioning to the Puff Mushroom in the game, but it can only be grown in water, which is equivalent to the Puff Mushroom in the swimming pool.

They also do not need to consume sunlight, have a short range, love to disappear, and are sleepy during the day and active at night.

The Sailor Mushroom Spirits are just as their name suggests, most of them are grassroots sailors in the Federal Navy.

But what Mo Chen could not have expected was that Mu Mu was also very young, just eight years old like Ivy.

Not only that, what made Mo Chen feel even more horrified was Mu Mu's identity.

Mu Mu's parents were both grassroots sailors in the Federal Navy, and they died in the Second Garden War.

Logically speaking, orphans of sacrificed soldiers like Mu Mu should be treated well.

But that was not the case. After his parents died, Mu Mu, who was still an infant at the time, was sent directly to a nursery by the Federation.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence or something else, but in that nursery, child abuse was a common occurrence.

Mu Mu, who was originally weak by nature, turned into a "crybaby" during her survival in the nursery.

Whenever something happened, her tears would start to flow uncontrollably.

When Mu Mu survived the orphanage until she was eight years old, she was sent back to the Federal Navy with her luggage and was recruited as a plant spirit warrior.

Before being recruited by Manor No. 5905, Mu Mu, who was still sleeping, was forcibly awakened, took his luggage, and was almost "driven" to Manor No. 5905 to serve.

After listening to Mu Mu's story, Mo Chen, feeling quite distressed, rubbed her head again.

"Mu Mu, from now on, treat Manor 5905 as your home."

"Family?"

Mu Mu was confused and kept repeating the word "home", tears started to flow out of her eyes uncontrollably.

"Home...Does Mu Mu have a home again?"