Qi Le

Walking into Barn Owl's shop, the first thing that catches the eye is the curved counter standing in the center of the room, followed by the metal shelves nailed to the wall.

Three walls are filled with shelves.

Each shelf has more than ten layers, reaching the roof.

Different squares are divided between layers, and transparent containers of different sizes are built in.Several metal poles are crossed between the shelves. Rows of ropes hang down from the poles. The lower ends of the ropes are formed into loops and net pockets to hang larger containers.

Some containers are open, filled with soil, and planted with a single mutant plant.This mutant plant is relatively docile, and under normal circumstances, it will not suddenly attack and cause trouble for barn owls and sellers

Dangerous species are packed in closed containers.

The container is filled with light green potion, shimmering like amber.

Under the action of the medicine, the mutated plants fell into dormancy, and the probability of accidents was minimized.

If a native species walks into the store and expresses its willingness to buy, the barn owl will first take a sample and introduce the characteristics of the alien plant face-to-face to ensure that the other party understands the degree of danger of the mutated plant before offering an appropriate price.

Yas and Alan went out to hunt, and a female barn owl was left in the shop.

Seeing Qi Le and Mo Lan walking in, Miss Barn Owl got up from behind the counter and greeted them very naturally.

"We want to buy mutated plants, poisonous ones." Qi Le looked up at Moran, saw that the green girl was already staring at the shelf, and added, "The more poisonous the better."

"Poisonous xenoplants?"

Hearing this request, Miss Barn Owl thought for a moment, then turned and walked to the shelf on the left, took seven or eight plant samples from the top shelf, and placed them neatly on the counter.He untied three flasks hanging from the roof and showed them to Moran and Qi Le one by one.

"These are all recently discovered species."

The barn owl girl launched two oblate containers with green "balls" inside.If you look closely, you will find that it is slender roots that are intertwined.

"The rhizomes of these mutated grasses contain toxins. If they touch the wound, they will make people feel extremely painful. In severe cases, they will be fatal. The leaves can detoxify, just put them in your mouth. However, they are extremely aggressive and are It grows in groups, and it is not easy to collect."

Translated, the price is not low,

The cat dad looked at Moran, and the green girl nodded.

The cat dad immediately understood that as long as the requirements are met, the price is not a problem.

The barn owl girl put the mutated grass aside, and moved her fingers to a pot-shaped container, inside which were coiled three slender thorns, wrapped in potions, revealing a dim color.

"This mutated thorn was discovered by Yass when he was out hunting." The barn owl girl tapped the bottle, and the thorns inside responded quickly. The sharp thorns stood up, with a cold light on the top.

"This kind of thorn relies on poisonous plants and animals to provide nutrients. It is the most poisonous type of plants we have collected so far."

The barn owl girl tapped the container lightly, and the crisp sound was very pleasant.The thorns reacted even more violently, and the thorns broke away from the plants and shot towards the container wall one after another.

Thorns grow in clusters.

It is conceivable how difficult it is to collect such heterophytes in the wild.

"The potion prepared by Yass doesn't have much effect on this kind of thorn. It can only increase the thickness of the vessel to avoid accidents."

Qi Le pressed his claws hard, jumped up from the ground, and landed on the counter. Looking at the thorns in the bottle, his eyes were full of surprise.I even wanted to reach out and touch it.

Instead of stopping, Miss Barn Owl took out three long flat boxes from the shelf and told Qi Le that this kind of box was more aggressive and more interesting.

"Cubs like to play best."

The cat dad maintained the posture of raising his paw, his head covered with black lines.

Looking up at Sister Barn Owl, the words came to his lips, and he finally swallowed them back.

In terms of the lifespan of a bird of prey, his age is indeed no different from that of a cub.

In order to preserve the samples, the barn owl developed a unique drug by referring to the planting method of mutated mushrooms. The mutated plants can still survive without soil.

Besides potions, containers are equally important.

The barn owl experimented with many kinds, and finally settled on a mussel shell.

Qi Le has seen this kind of sea clam before, and the smallest one is more than one meter in diameter.If they are not captured by predators, they can grow indefinitely, gather together, and form a small island.

The meat of the mutated sea clam is delicious, and it is one of the sea snake's favorite foods.

The shells of sea mussels are not very useful and are basically discarded.

In the sea area where sea snakes live, besides the bones of sea beasts, the most common thing is sea clam shells.Pile up together, washed by sea water, gradually become crystal clear, like crystal.

Marine life never parasitizes on this sea mussel.

Seaweed, which is a headache for sea turtles, has to detour when encountering these shells.

It's not that sea snakes are withdrawn and don't like others to visit their territory. Sea turtles must be happy to be friends and neighbors. They often visit to chat with sea snakes about their hunting experience, and clean up the algae on their back shells and forelimbs by the way.

Occasionally, the sea snake said: We eat sea beasts, you like to eat jellyfish, why don't we talk about it?The sea turtle waved its forelimbs to show that he is omnivorous, and everyone can talk about it.

Apart from being speechless, the sea snake can only be speechless.

When the raptor was looking for materials to make the container, Qi Le had a flash of inspiration, thinking of the sea clam that the sea snake gave him.This transparent and firm material, which can also allow algae to bypass, 100% meets the requirements.

Facts have proved that the cat father's idea is indeed correct.

Seeing the sea clam shells, the raptor was overjoyed, and asked Qi Le to send a message to the sea snake, hoping to buy these shells in large quantities and polish them better.

"We can pay for crystal nuclei, as well as exotic animal meat."

Naturally, Sea Snake would not refuse a door-to-door deal.

Ever since, if they don’t eat, they like to find a cave in the bottom of the sea. The sea snakes who don’t want to move when they have nothing to do are all mobilized by the leader to clean up the “garbage” on the bottom of the sea, make containers for plants, and sell them in large quantities.

A business without money, a fool who doesn't make money!

As a middleman, Qi Le didn't expect that just a casual mention would prompt Sea Snake to step into the manufacturing industry.

As the reputation spread, the population interested in buying shell products continued to grow.Many native species naturally like shiny things, and these shells are just used to decorate the new home and attract mates.

The more demand there is, the bigger the sea snake's business will be.

Sea Snake was impatient to deal with the buyer, so he simply handed over the polished product to Qi Le and entrusted him to sell it on his behalf.

After thinking about it, Qi Le felt that Raptor was more suitable for this type of product than himself.

After some negotiations, Sea Snake and Raptor reached a long-term cooperation.

Birds of prey buy shell products from sea snakes, use some of them for themselves, and sell the other part, which can earn an extra profit; sea snakes can make money and avoid dealing with more strangers, which can be called a win-win situation.

After listening to Barn Owl's introduction, Moran picked out several different plants and asked for prices one by one.

Ashlia stood beside Moran, and picked up a semicircular container, which contained a plant similar to a lily of the valley.

Due to the potion, the xenografts entered a dormant state and seemed harmless.But Qi Le clearly remembered that the mutated lily of the valley had extraordinary lethality. It was specially fed by large exotic animals, and was stuck by the petals. Without the determination to "break the wrists of a strong man", it would be impossible to escape easily.

"Delphinium is worth ten primary medicines." The barn owl girl picked up a plant with green stems and leaves and blue flowers, and said to Moran, "Although the price is high, the whole plant is highly poisonous. One part is deadly. If you gather only the flowers, it will grow for a long time."

"This is a mutated lily of the valley. The leaves are the most poisonous. They are also worth ten primary potions."

"This is a variant of impatiens and morning glory. It's not the most toxic, but it can cause hallucinations. There is no antidote, and the state will last for a long time. The value is half of delphinium."

Every time the barn owl girl introduces one, Moran's eyes light up.

Such a price is far below her psychological price.

After all, what barn owls sell is not treated materials, but living xenoplants.The heterogeneous plants all have crystal nuclei, no matter how little energy there is, it is worth paying the price!

After the barn owl sister finished speaking, Moran immediately opened the space button without any hesitation, took out the potion she carried with her, and said that she wanted all these kinds!

"All?" The barn owl girl was surprised.

"all!"

Ashlia wasn't interested in poisonous plants, so she didn't want to come here in vain, so she asked the barn owl sister and bought two or three kinds of mutated fruits native to Blue Star.

One of them looks like a ginseng fruit, but it is several times larger than Qi Le's cognition.The skin is emerald green, with several bright red lines on it, which is completely different from what I remember.

"This fruit tastes good." Ashlia ate one and threw the rest to Oren and Leia, "Try it."

Leia was holding the plant sample and couldn't free her hands. Seeing the fruit flying in front of her, it was Oren who helped catch it.

Ashlia raised her eyebrows, revealing a meaningful smile.He picked up another fruit that looked like a strawberry but was larger than two palms, and bit it down with a single bite. The sweet juice overflowed, and his pale lips were stained red.

Facing Ashlia's gaze, Oren froze for two seconds, smashed the jar, helped Leia pick up the vessel, and put it on the counter in the middle of the store.

In this case, explanation is a cover-up, and the more explanations, the darker it will be. It is better not to say anything.

Leia shook her head and said nothing. After putting down the container, she picked up the fruit thrown by Ashlia, ate it in two or three bites, and thanked the girl: "It tastes very good."

During the stay at the store, Moran spent the most, buying more than a dozen poisonous plants.Ashlia had tasted seven or eight kinds of fruits, and was particularly interested in two of them, so she bought a lot in one go.

Leia is very fascinated by cultivating mutated plants, as long as it is a species he has never seen before, he wants to buy some.

Adhering to the principle of honest management, Barn Owl explained in advance that three of the mutant plants he selected cannot be grown on a large scale, and one of them cannot coexist with other heterogeneous plants, and can only grow as a single plant.

"Can't coexist?" Leia asked in surprise.

"Yes, I can demonstrate for you." After finishing speaking, the barn owl girl called towards the second floor of the shop.Accompanied by a loud noise, several small barn owls flapped their wings and flew down.

"You look at the shop, if you have something you can't solve, go to the golden eagle next door."

The little barn owl nodded obediently, and each landed on the brackets on both sides of the counter, stretched its wings, opened its eyes wide, and waited for the buyer to come to the door.

"Come with me."

The barn owl sister led the way, and they came to an open space behind the shop.

"Stand here, don't move forward."

Sister Barn Owl motioned for them to stay a few steps away, and punched with one hand, hitting the ground suddenly.

After two punches, the soil cracked and the gravel collapsed, revealing a pit half a meter deep.

Holding the vessel containing the mutated plants, the barn owl girl flew to the top of the pit, then opened the transparent box lid, and poured down the potion and the dormant mutated plants.

The moment it touched the soil, the seemingly harmless yellow flowers began to grow wildly, and soon reached a height of several meters. The petals became sharp sawtooth, and the stamens were like steel needles. The roots stood upright, and the top emitted a faint blue light, obviously containing toxins.

Sister Barn Owl opened five more containers and poured a few ordinary mutated plants into the pit.

After touching the soil, the mutated plants also began to grow. However, before reaching half a meter, they were firmly entangled by the thick roots protruding from the soil, and withered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this scene, Qi Le couldn't help but gasp.

Among the mutated plants that were entangled, two were vines cultivated by squirrels.

As far as he knew, this mutated plant was no match for the squirrel, and its combat effectiveness was definitely not low against other alien beasts and plants.Now, he is completely powerless to resist, and he is instantly killed before he can resist?

"This mutated plant grows on cliffs."

The barn owl sister took out a potion and poured it on the huge mutated flower.

The gigantic monster that was showing off its power just now, as if drunk, the petals were wrapped one by one, the volume continued to shrink, and soon turned into a palm-sized flower bud, which was put into a vessel by the girl.

"Due to the harsh living environment, he will eat all the food he can catch, no matter whether it is a different animal or a different plant, or even the same kind." Speaking of this, the barn owl girl looked at Leia and said seriously, "So, this mutant plant It cannot coexist with other heterophytes, otherwise it will cause a lot of trouble. And because of the difficulty of collection, the price is very high."

"I see."

Leia didn't change her mind, and gave the potion requested by the barn owl, took the container containing the different plants, and looked at the quietly dormant little flowers, becoming more and more fascinated.

After leaving Barn Owl's shop, Qi Le took a few people to see exotic animals and seafood.

Knowing that these shops can exchange crystal cores, and the price is very favorable, the girls and boys wish they could empty out the space button, and regret not bringing more potions, even one!

After leaving the shop, Qi Le led a few people past the stalls in the market.

The products here are very miscellaneous, the quality is uneven, and the prices are also high and low, which is a test of eyesight and experience.Everywhere they passed, Moran and Ashlia would stop and linger in front of the booth for a while.

The eyes that fell on several people never diminished, and the two girls didn't care, they could always deal with it calmly and calmly.

Qi Le looked curiously, and Moran pinched his ear with a smile.

"When we were at the base, the commander and you didn't mind, so why are you surprised by us?"

Ok?

Qi Le tilted his head, understood what the green girl was implying, and immediately petrified on the spot.

After the petrification state was lifted, Qi Le led the four of them past the hedgehog's barbecue stand, and happened to meet a group of little hedgehogs and little porcupines playing a ball game.

A few little moles raised their paws to encourage them, and took out a piece of dried meat from the folds of their belly from time to time, ate half of it themselves, and handed the other half to their friends.

Seeing the alien race approaching, the little mole immediately dispersed and disappeared without a trace.

The little hedgehog continued to form a ball, rolled around a few times, and rolled behind the elder.

The little porcupine shook the long thorns on its body, warning the other party not to approach, otherwise the consequences will be at your own risk.There are two older porcupine porcupines eager to try and prepare to attack.

Qi Le waved his paws at the hedgehog and porcupine behind the booth, the latter nodded to him, called the child back, turned over and patted the child twice.

"Don't be naughty."

The porcupine has spines all over its body, and the elders have to educate them not to spank their buttocks, but only to slap their stomachs.

If you switch to a little hedgehog, this method is also applicable.

Moran took out the energy ore and bought a beast leg from the barbecue stall.Ashlia was very interested in several kinds of plant seasonings, so she turned over the space button and took away a lot.

The hedgehog and the porcupine looked at each other, and felt that the alien race was really strange.

The cat dad was not surprised at all.

The mustard-flavored indigo is the staple food, and a few handfuls of fennel mint raw are nothing.

After leaving the hedgehog's barbecue stand, Qi Le took a few people to the kitten's shop.

It is the busiest time in the store.

The store was crowded with people, and the noise was endless.

The kitten and the little lynx were so busy that they almost blew their fur.Seeing Qi Le appear, the kitten immediately "meowed".

"No need to come here!" Father Cat shook his head at his son, waved his paws, and led the four of them out of the shop.

"In front is the shop of native ants." Qi Le pointed to several steeple-shaped buildings.

Compared with other shops in the market, it is obviously much quieter here.It's not that there is no passenger flow, it's just that everyone has the same aspirations and leaves after shopping, never staying longer, and never raising their voices to speak.

"What do they mainly sell?"

"Sell what you have."

"There is no fixed product category?"

"No."

Seeing puzzled expressions on several people's faces, Qi Le explained: "Ant colonies often hunt outside to collect mutated plants. What they find will be sold in shops, and there is no limited variety. Like a bird of prey, put up for public auction in a bazaar."

Several people nodded, their faces suddenly revealed.

"Do you want to go over and have a look?" Qi Le asked.

The two girls looked at each other, both a little moved.

As for Oren and Leia's opinion, it doesn't matter.

As he was walking towards the shop, Oren's communicator suddenly flashed a blue light. Seeing who sent the message, Oren stopped and his expression moved slightly.

"What?" Leia asked.

"My mother," Oren said.

"Madam Speaker?" Ashlia looked over, "Is it news from the home planet?"

"It should be." Oren nodded.The newsletter sent by my mother must be very important news, but it is obviously inappropriate to connect here.

Seeing his hesitation, Qi Le flicked his tail and said, "Come with me."

A few people turned halfway, bypassed the steeple leased by native ants, and came to the exit on the west side of the market.

Except for a group of black spiders patrolling past, no other native species have been seen for the time being.

Oren thanked Qi Le, walked under an arbor, and answered the signal.

The father cat squatted on the spot, with his front paws close together, and his tail curled up in front of him. He looked at Oren and Leia with dignified expressions, and then glanced at Ashlia, who was embracing his arms and talking to Moran in a low voice. A flash came to his mind. After several thoughts, his eyes narrowed slightly.

If it was Xial, if he had doubts, he could raise them directly.

It's a pity that the captain is not here.

Even if you are very curious, you can't speak easily.

"The trial court announced that there were two more charges." Fusta's words were very brief, but the message she conveyed was very important. "According to the Union Code, exile is already the lightest punishment."

"Chaos has begun on the parent star."

"It has been confirmed that both the first clan and the third clan are mobilizing troops. I don't know about the third clan, but the family fleet of the first clan is indeed gathering in secret."

"The family affiliated star of the first clan was attacked, and the clues point to the third clan and the pirates. No matter who is behind it, it is impossible for the two parties to form an alliance in terms of internal clan meetings."

"There are differences within the First Clan, and the opinions are not unified. But more than half of the people are ready to give up Hetty."

Fusta and Xial are both on the home planet, and in order to avoid suspicion, they still need to pass the news through Oren.

When the mother and son were talking, Leia was always standing three steps away from Oren, holding the newly bought mutated plant and observing it carefully.

After the communication, Oren took a deep breath, rubbed his cheeks tiredly, and said to the other three, "We need to return to the base as soon as possible."

Leia put away the plants and didn't say much.

Moran and Ashlia stopped talking and raised no objection.

Before leaving, Moran asked Qi Le if she could come to the market again.

"Of course no problem." Qi Le said, "But you have seen what happened today, so to avoid unnecessary trouble, you'd better inform me in advance when you come. If I'm not here, you can let the squirrel accompany you."

"Ok."

The green girl smiled and rubbed Qi Le's ears, pinched his front paws, turned around and boarded the aircraft.

Watching the aircraft lift off and gradually turn into a black dot, Qi Le flicked its tail, turned and returned to the market.

After taking two steps, he stopped suddenly.

Thinking of the few words he heard just now, the cat dad opened the space button, took out the communicator, and considered whether he should contact Xi Yaer and ask what happened.

Just as he was thinking, the communicator suddenly turned on a blue light. After receiving the signal, it was none other than the captain who had left Blue Star for a long time and was being missed by the cat father.

Looking at the screen, Father Cat moved his ears.

The person I was thinking of suddenly appeared, the so-called tacit understanding?

After two seconds of silence, Father Cat waved his paw decisively, sending away the thoughts that flashed through his mind.

No, it's too nasty!