Star Planter

Su He had grilled fish for dinner.

Several bonfires were ignited by the sea, and everyone gathered around lively.The people in the bottom deck had already eaten and gone back, and the rest were all members of the first team.Only then did Su He know that in order to save costs, almost everyone on the Iris took on multiple jobs, maintenance, doctor, cook, handyman...all these people.

Everyone was accustomed to Su He's surprised gaze.Jiang Bo muttered softly, "What is this? Boss has also taken a primary agricultural technical qualification certificate, and plans to install an ecological cabin outside the Iris to grow vegetables by himself."

Su He: "..."

When mentioning the ecological cabin, everyone regretted it.At the beginning, they should not have gone to Poxing to buy it because it was cheap, but before they could pick up the goods after paying the deposit, they encountered a wave of dark beasts.Shen Shen bit the fish, and said: "The stall we paid the deposit for is run by the Silent Group. When we go back this time, the Silent Group will either refund the deposit or deliver the goods as agreed. If they dare to renege on their bills...huh!" He frowned. Feminine, matching the expression at this time, Su He trembled silently.He could imagine that if the silent group really wanted to renege on their debts, the consequences would be disastrous.

Jiang Bo didn't take it seriously, "I wish they would renege on their debts, and I just wanted us to grab it openly."

"It's as if if they don't default on their debts, we won't rob them." Liao Kai unceremoniously dismantled the stage.

Jiang Bo cursed: "Get lost!"

The crowd laughed, and Dong Ming booed: "What did the boss say? We are not robbing. As federal soldiers, we must resolutely attack star thieves, a malignant tumor that undermines the security of the Federation. Our actions are to safeguard the Federation Law, for the justice of mankind."

"Yes, for the federal law, for human justice."

Su He: "..."

The crowd followed suit, expressing their sincerity to the Federation, which is light-years away.Lu Li waited for them to finish speaking before he spoke in a gentle and slow manner: "Your gentlemen have noble morals, and you never forget to defend the honor of the Federation when you are living abroad. You can be said to be a role model for the Federation soldiers. In any case, as the immediate commander of the gentlemen, I also Don’t be lazy. From tomorrow onwards, the desert will bear [-] meters of weight every day, what do you guys think?”

A group of people: "..."

The scene was silent for an instant, and Su He couldn't help but burst out laughing.He glanced at Lu Li shyly, trying to focus on the grilled fish with a straight face.His laughter seemed to be a switch, and the silent crowd became active one after another.All kinds of rascals, coquetry, begging for mercy, trying to make Lu Li forget what he said.

The bright bonfire flickered, reflecting the lively smiling faces of the crowd.In the shadow of the desert, endless plant tentacles dance in the air, as if inspired by something.The gray rock at the root of the plant opened its mouth wide, greedily surging in the direction of the Iris.

Su He frowned, feeling a faint malice.He turned his head and glanced into the depths of the desert, feeling that there was something there that he didn't like.

"What's wrong?" Lu Li's five senses were sharp, and he immediately noticed that something was wrong with Su He.

Su He whispered: "I think there is something in the desert, as if many eyes are looking at us, with obvious malice." This kind of malice is different from human emotions, very pure and direct, like a pure thought, Condensed and gradually grown in the depths of the desert.

Lu Li expanded his perception, and the desert in the night was clearly displayed in front of him.He could see every grain of sand and feel the movement of the grains of sand.Within the range of his perception, the green plants stretched their branches quietly, and the desert was silent.He withdrew his perception and shook his head towards Su He. Su He hummed and didn't think about it again.

Beside the bonfire, the topic of everyone has changed from the ecological cabin to whether the green plants found in the desert can be eaten.

Jiang Bo wailed: "No food, no fruit, how can I live this day!"

Yu Sen honestly took out an apple and asked him, "Do you want to eat it? I saved it in the morning."

Su He's heart moved, he thought for a while and said, "I also have some seeds with me, so I can grow vegetables to eat."

A group of people: "..."

Lu Li knew what Su He meant, he had seen Su He's ability through Saker's eyes.But he thought it was Su He's secret, and he never thought of forcing Su He to tell it.Everyone's reaction made Su He realize something, probably because no one believed that vegetables could be grown in the desert.He glanced at Lu Li hesitantly, took out a seed from the small bag he had been carrying with him, and smashed it into the ground.The milky white light flickered, and a tender green seedling grew tremblingly.Under the inconceivable eyes of everyone, apples germinated, twirled, and blossomed until fist-sized apples were heavily attached to the branches.

A group of people: "..."

Jiang Bo opened his mouth so wide that he could stuff his fist. He stared at the miniature fruit tree in front of him in shock, and suddenly realized. "I'll try it for you first to see if you can eat it." While speaking, Jiang Bo quickly grabbed two apples.Everyone picked up the dropped chin and reacted accordingly.

"How dare you take risks, let me do it."

"I'm the oldest, I'll come."

"I'm a part-time chef on the Iris, so I have to do this kind of thing."

A dozen figures pushed and shouted together, Su He was stunned, and suddenly laughed.His smile was real and lively, Lu Li was attracted uncontrollably, and his eyes fell on Su He's face.Su He felt something, and tilted his head to look at Lu Li.Their eyes intertwined, and at the same time they looked away unnaturally.

The mini-apple trees whose fruit had been plucked began to wither, quickly disintegrating into green dust and falling to the desert.In the depths of the desert, the swarming plants stopped suddenly, and their green tentacles danced wildly in the air.The gray rocks began to recede, and their greedy malice turned into fear, as if there was something that frightened them in the distance.

Near the Iris, gray rocks receded soundlessly from the sandy bottom.The night wind blows, and the sand grains flow in the direction of the wind.Without warning, Lu Li drew out his weapon and shot at the two clusters of plants not far behind him.A sharp shock wave sounded, the pile of sand exploded, and the gray rock retreated rapidly against the green tentacles on its back.

"What's that?" Everyone stopped fighting.Lu Li raised his hand and shot twice, this time he aimed at the root of the plant.The gray rock shattered, the tentacles of the plant twitched and fell to the ground, green blood flowed out, and several energy stones, large and small, rolled around.

It was as if a painful scream sounded in the depths of the desert, and quicksand surged around.Plants that were once harmless in the eyes of everyone showed their hideous roots, gray rock-like objects grinned, and interlaced fangs flickered in the firelight.Everyone reacted quickly and equipped their weapons.Clusters of plant tentacles sway, seeming to convey messages to each other.

"Do it." Lu Li ordered.

Red laser beams lit up, green blood splashed, and energy stones piled up on the desert.The plants in the distance retreated one after another, and Lu Li prevented everyone from chasing them out.The small-scale battle was over, and everyone stared at the energy stone under their feet in disbelief.

"Wei Na." Lu Li called out.

Wei Na, a part-time medical officer, walked over with gloves on, squatted on the ground and pushed aside a dead plant to start checking.She twisted the gray "stone", her senses came out, and her brows were slightly frowned.Su He leaned over curiously. He had been guarded by Lu Li in the previous battle, and the battle ended before he saw anything clearly.

After a while, Wei Na looked at Lu Li and said, "It's a very strange life form. The composition of the roots is similar to that of rocks, and eating and digestive organs were found inside. The part of the plant on the top of the back is an ordinary green leafy plant, and the whole can be determined to be Carbon-based organisms."

Lu Li's gaze fell on the energy stone, and he asked, "Do they live by devouring energy stones?"

Wei Na hesitated and shook her head, "On the contrary, I suspect that these energy stones are their excrement." She pointed to a fairly complete "gray stone" for everyone to see. The distance of the excretion outlet is directly proportional.The closer to the excretion outlet, the bigger the energy stone. "If they live by devouring energy stones, the order here should be just the opposite."

A group of people: "..."

Wei Na remained expressionless, "The specific situation needs further inspection, and I suggest raising the danger level of this living body."

Dong Ming felt that he had made a mistake, and lowered his head apologetically.In the afternoon, he was responsible for leading the team to investigate the surrounding area, and found nothing unusual about this plant.Lu Li comforted, "It's not your fault, they've been so close to us, and no one has noticed their abnormalities." If it wasn't for Su He's reminder, Lu Li noticed that the positions of the plants were different by extending his senses twice, he wouldn't have doubted these things. What could be wrong with looking at a completely harmless plant.

"Clean the battlefield first, and redo the exploration plan for tomorrow."

"receive."

Everyone started to get busy, Su He had nothing to do, Lu Li asked him to go back to the Iris to rest.Su He asked: "Can you save a few energy stones for me?"

Lu Li raised his eyebrows, and nodded without asking what he was going to do.Su He thought for a while, then continued to ask: "Can the energy stone be washed with water?"

"..." Lu Li laughed and hummed.

Su He returned to the cabin with peace of mind.He didn't know what happened to others. Now when he saw the energy stone, he thought of the word "excretion" that Wei Na said, and he couldn't look directly at the energy stone anymore.He thought he wouldn't be able to sleep, the strange planet, the experience of escaping the death, the strange species that was half plant and half animal... But in fact, he almost fell asleep.Saker appeared quietly, guarding Suhe's bedside vigilantly.Su He instinctively approached the direction of Saker Falcon, and the spiritual world was peaceful.

The night passed quickly, and there was no attack that Lu Li was worried about.When Su He opened his eyes in the morning, he saw a dozen energy stones on the desk, and a note: "It has been washed."

Su He: "..."

After one night, the spell of "excretion" dissipated quite a bit.Su He held the energy stone, the planting technique was running, and the pure and warm energy flowed in the body, which was completely incomparable to the d-level energy stone.Su He believed that if he used A-level energy stones all the time for his cultivation in the future, the level of planting skills would definitely be improved soon.

He stopped practicing, quickly washed up, and ran outside the Iris with a bunch of energy stones in his arms.A group of sentinels scattered around in twos and threes, closely checking the situation under the desert.Su He greeted a few familiar people, found a sandy place near the sea, and used the energy stone Lu Li gave him to rearrange a formation.