Star Planter

The girl's murder did not cause much ripples on the Iris.Whether it is the first team or the residents of Poxing, they are used to life and death.The only thing that troubled everyone was that this kind of living body, who didn't know whether it was an animal or a plant, could avoid the sentinel's perception. They were buried in the sand bottom like dead objects, without any signs of life.

Su He thought that the people in the bilge would be afraid to go out after this incident, but to his surprise, the crowd at the beach did not decrease.He was thinking about Lu Li's farming plan, and he was thinking about how to arrange the formation by himself near the Iris.There was a dark shadow sneaking up behind him, Su He pulled out his dagger and turned around abruptly, a wretched old man immediately raised his hands, "I'm not a bad person."

Su He: "..."

The old man had a flattering look on his face, looked at Su He obsequiously, and whispered: "I am a businessman who sells various biological medicines." Su He didn't speak, and the old man tried hard to sell: "All kinds of biological medicines, including interfering agents .”

"How do you know I need a disruptor?" Su He asked.

The old man laughed and said nothing. He saw Lu Li alone with Su He a few times, and immediately guessed Su He's identity.He still remembered when Lu Li bought five disruptors from him at a low price.

Su He changed the question, "How do you sell your disruptor?"

The old man smiled and looked behind Su He.Su He turned his head, and Lu Li walked over at some point.Facing Shang Luli's insightful gaze, the old man said cheekily, "I don't want credit, I just want a guarantee from Iris."

"What guarantee?" Lu Li raised his eyebrows.

The old man whispered: "I promise that the Iris will not abandon me no matter what the situation is." This is the worry of everyone in the bottom of the Iris.They are not considered federal citizens, and the military has no obligation to them.Previous events have made them realize that it is not safe here.In case sacrifices were required, the old man worried that they would be the first batch of cannon fodder.

"Deal." Lu Li said bluntly.Satisfied, the old man took out two disruptors from his pocket, and handed them to Su He, explaining, "The escape was too hasty, so I took two."

Lu Li glanced over his hand, and asked abruptly, "Where is the source of your disruptor?"

The old man smiled slyly, "I will continue to do this job after leaving here. Major Lu can't cut off my livelihood. But there is an old saying that is called darkness under the lamp. Major Lu is so smart, he must be able to think of it."

After he finished speaking, he trotted away and disappeared in front of Su He and Lu Li.Su He put away the disruptor, hesitated for a few seconds and looked at Lu Li seriously, "Thank you."

Lu Li smiled slightly and said, "Don't think too much."

Su He nodded lightly, and Lu Li continued to work on things.Su He looked at Lu Li's back from a distance, and thought of Lu Li's promise not to force himself, he felt a little indescribable.He didn't know Lu Li's true thoughts, so how did he hold back?It is not an easy task for the sentinel to counter the guide's attraction.He remembered that last time Lu Li said that he hoped that he would consider the Seventh Legion's garrison and settle down. Will he always follow Lu Li in the future?In fact, it's good to think about Lu Li's people, if it's Lu Li...

Su He paused, the tips of his ears turned red.He simply and rudely cut off the thoughts in his mind, his eyes flickered and he retracted his gaze, and he didn't dare to think about it any more.

After the accident in the morning, the rest of the time was relatively uneventful.Members of the First Squadron re-checked around the Iris to make sure that no life forms were lurking on the sandy bottom.It wasn't until evening that Wei Na, who was in charge of collecting samples of life forms, came back with the third team. Their condition was not good, and two mechas were seriously damaged.

Su He happened to be outside at the time and saw the situation of the mecha clearly.The lower body of the two damaged mechs is missing, as if they were bitten off by something.Fortunately, the mecha's flight system is designed on the back, which is enough to allow them to fly back from the air.

Wei Na didn't care about taking a break, and hurried to the command room.She brought back a few pieces of news that I don't know whether it is good or bad.Su He was curious and secretly followed.When everyone saw that he didn't speak, Lu Li glanced over and acquiesced that Su He stayed in the command room.

Standing directly in front, Wei Na dropped a depth charge first. "We found a huge energy mountain in the direction of 15 degrees northwest." She clicked on the virtual light screen, and a huge projection appeared.On the endless yellow sand, countless milky white energy stones piled up to form a hill over a hundred meters high.The impact of this scene was too great, and the eyes of several people in the command room immediately became eager.Although Lu Li's expression was still calm, his eyes were brighter than usual.

"But..." Wei Na changed her tone, and another picture appeared on the projection.Dense green tentacles squirmed around the energy mountain.Wei Na drew closer, and everyone could see clearly.These life forms, whether they were animals or plants, came forward in waves as if they were regular, and the energy stones excreted from their bodies left quickly, and then a new batch came over.Wei Na paused, and said to Lu Li: "There is no kind of life that experiences a unified and regular collective excretion of a group. So I suspect that they are not simply excreting as we think, but are consciously producing energy stones. "

A group of people: "..."

Wei Na continued: "Considering that this kind of lifeform itself does not need energy stones, of course, we may not have discovered it yet. But it is more likely that there is another lifeform behind them that needs energy stones. The discovered plant life is just a tool used by the other party to produce energy stones."

Lu Li was thoughtful. The life forms in the picture were not scattered and disorderly, but approached the energy mountain in a large and organized manner, as if someone was directing them.He asked: "Do you doubt that this kind of life form was not formed by natural evolution?"

Wei Na nodded, and clicked on another screen, which was the battle scene between the third team and the plants.Wei Na seemed a little puzzled: "We encountered them last night, and they didn't show much fighting power. But today is completely different." A few black mechs.The red laser beam sweeps across, and the dead life forms will be quickly eaten by the life forms behind.During the battle, a black mecha was surrounded, and a scene that surprised everyone appeared.The root of the plant, the sharp teeth of the gray rock bit off the sole of the mecha's foot, chewed and swallowed it a few times.After a short period of digestion, the gritty mass is expelled from its tail.

Wei Na's expression was very serious, and the picture was paused again.She said: "As shown in the picture, the feeding and digestive organs of this living body are very powerful. Judging from the data we currently have on this planet, it is difficult for normal evolution to explain this."

Lu Li lowered his head in thought, then suddenly said, "Let me take a look at the planetary map you have drawn."

Because of last night's harvest, the Iris temporarily alleviated the energy crisis.The third team went out today to search for more samples of life forms on the one hand, and on the other hand to map out the whole picture of the planet as much as possible.The map shows that the range of the third team is all desert, and there are no oases, plains or other life forms.Several people looked at each other, faintly aware of something.

Shen Shen guessed: "This map occupies about one-tenth of the planet's area. It can't be that this planet is desert except for the sea behind us?"

"...It's impossible." Jiang Bo retorted without confidence.

Lu Li frowned slightly, "Natural evolution is indeed impossible, but what if it is controlled by humans?"

If it was as Wei Na imagined, the life form they discovered was not a product of normal evolution at all, but a product of some kind of gene synthesis.The purpose of this product is to produce energy stones.They can devour all objects, effectively decompose, reorganize, refine, and condense into energy stones.The useless ones are quickly excreted from the body.In order to improve efficiency, the designer designed green tentacles similar to photosynthesis on the back of this living body.And the existence of tentacles also ensured that this kind of living body could survive only by absorbing light energy or other free energy in the universe, after they almost ate up most of the planet.

A group of people: "..."

This kind of speculation is too unbelievable, but it is reasonable and reasonable after careful consideration.The key now is who is the designer behind this living body?Do they also live on this planet?Several people looked at each other, and Lu Li finally said: "The above is just a guess, it doesn't matter whether it is the truth or not. Our goal is to collect energy stones and leave this planet. Whether there is a 'master' behind this life form has nothing to do with us. .”

Everyone responded, Jiang Bo suddenly said: "Then what about the Energy Mountain discovered today? Just put it anywhere?"

"Of course not." Lu Li got up, "After being poor for so long, I finally saw the possibility of getting rich. The King Beast's lair is in front of me. I have to call there and bring back these energy stones." He ordered: "Wei Na The sentinels lead the way, the third team is stationed on the Iris, and the first, second, and fourth teams go to Energy Mountain with me. The old rule is that 70% of the harvest will be turned over to the Iris, and 30% will be shared equally among you.”

"receive."

Everyone shouted in unison.Regardless of how dangerous Wei Na exaggerated, under the temptation of huge benefits, everyone's blood boiled.Even though the king beast was in front of him, he dared to rush up and scratch its paw.

"..." Su He.Several people left the command room one by one, and Su He stayed at the end.He pretended not to see Shen Shen and the others winking at each other, and whispered to Lu Li, "Be careful."

Lu Li looked at Su Ho with gentle eyes and hummed.Su He blushed a little, and felt that an explanation was needed.He just cared about Lu Li...not Lu Li, but the Iris, nothing else.He was thinking about how to speak, Lu Li laughed, raised his hand and stroked Su He's hair, and said, "You will also share the rewards this time."

Su He's face turned red, and he immediately said, "I'm not..."

"I know." Lu Li interrupted Su He's explanation, and said gently: "The rules of the Iris, every time you rob a star thief or have any windfall, 70% is handed over and 30% is divided equally. You are now You should be a part of the Iris." Without waiting for Su He to say anything else, he continued, "Go to bed early, and I will leave Saker to accompany you."

Su He sent Lu Li away in a daze, only to realize that Lu Li said that he was a member of the Iris.Since when did he become part of the Iris?But that's actually not bad.Su He thought awkwardly, after taking a shower, he huddled on the window sill with the Saker Falcon.

The sea under the night is amazingly beautiful. Su He leaned on the Saker and whispered to himself: "I don't know what Han Rui is doing now? His situation shouldn't be too bad, right? I kept the disruptor that Lu Li sent back then. Give him three, and no one will discover his identity as a guide in the short term. But what if the disruptor runs out?" Su He touched the feathers under the Saker's neck, and continued: "Lu Li said that he would ask a friend to take care of Han. Ray, is his friend a Sentinel too? Is he a good character?"

Saker looked at Su He quietly, Su He thought for a while and replied, "Lu Li is a nice person, and the friends he knows should be the same, right?"

Saker lowered his head and lightly pecked at Su He's finger.Su He laughed, and for a moment he stretched his arms around Saker Falcon's neck.Saker falcons are large in size, with fluffy and soft feathers on the neck.Su He scratched boldly, and said, "You are Lu Li's spiritual body, but you don't feel like him at all. He has a good temper, and he feels gentle and reliable. But I don't know if it's because of the instinct of a guide. I think he is good, or I really think him good.” Su He’s thoughts were jumping and chaotic, “Can you understand me when I say this? I like an apple, but I don’t know if it’s because I really like apples or because my genes The nature inside tells me that I like eating apples... I'm not saying that I like Lu Li, I just use apples as a metaphor, I..."

Su He walked around for a long time to get himself in, and faced Saker Falcon's black eyes blankly, and suddenly realized a question, "Won't Lu Li know what I told you?"

Saker was silent.Su He reassured himself, "I definitely won't know. My little seedling will only express two emotions, happy and unhappy, to me. The mental body should be the same."

His understanding of the spiritual body was limited to the scattered explanations on Skynet, and he hugged the Saker after being relieved and said, "I don't know where Lu Li is now? How did he bring back so many energy stones? You said that there is a real truth behind those living bodies? Is there a designer? What will it be like?"

He was bored, grabbed a handful of sand on the windowsill and threw an apple seed into it.He had piled the sand on the window sill in the morning, and inside it were a few shell-like objects found in the sea, which he placed as decorations.

The apple seeds quickly took root and germinated, the tender green plants grew up, and a small mini fruit tree appeared on the windowsill out of thin air.

Outside the window, the quicksand under the night trembled slightly, and everything returned to calm.