Plant Invasion [End Times]

Shen Kuo picked up the thing that fell on the ground, and found that it was a small piece of wood. The wood head looked like a crooked triangular prism, which looked like it had been repeatedly cut by a knife. .

Shen Kuo stood there, holding the small piece of wood in his hand, lost in thought.

The clothes on his body are one of a large number of men's clothes that he put into the pod space in the shopping mall when he passed a certain deserted city on the road. He only dug out and wore it at the No. [-] temporary base the day before yesterday, and it was the first time he wore it. , He was sure that there would be nothing in his pocket before he put it on, and after he put it on by himself - he was also sure that he hadn't stuffed anything in it, and he hadn't even opened the zipper.

So, how did this thing appear in his pocket?

He didn't think it was something that could be easily overlooked.

Shen Kuo unconsciously fiddled with a short piece of wood in his hand, and a scene suddenly flashed in his mind. It was more than half a month ago. That night, he got rice from General Huaishu for the first time. The next morning I got up a little late, and when I went downstairs, I saw Jin Shao messing around with a piece of wood.

Afterwards, Jin Shao said what he said, saying that it was for playing and decompressing. He even asked him to try it twice. It was really interesting. He thought it was similar to people unconsciously biting their nails, clasping their palms, and cutting rubber when they were anxious. Wiping is a principle, so I didn't think much about it.

Later, Jin Shao took a piece of wood and chipped it back and forth from time to time, but he didn't pay much attention to it.But Shen Kuo thought about it, and it seemed that what Jin Shao couldn't put it down after peeling back and forth was this kind of wood in his hand.He lowered his head and took a closer look. The texture, color, and texture were all very similar. He wasn't sure if it was the same piece from beginning to end.

But this should be what Jin Shao put in his pocket without a doubt.The time can only be from when they entered the No. [-] temporary base to when they separated.

But did he hastily stuff it into his pocket when he was leaving, or did he put it in before?

If it had been put in his pocket before, that meant something else, and it was not easy for him to delve into it now, but what if Jin Shao gave it to him when he separated from him?At that time, the situation was threatening, this thing might be some special item, it could be used to save him with great power, but Jin Shao was dragged away by the giant vine before he could explain... Shen Kuo took a closer look at the short piece of wood , apart from feeling that the texture of the wood itself is delicate and smooth, and that Jin Shao really cut it like a dog gnawed it, there is no other feeling.

Shen Kuo simply sat down and studied it intently, for fear that he would miss any mechanism in the wood.But fiddled with it, it was really just a piece of ordinary wood.

Shen Kuo had no choice but to give up the study of wood first.

Shen Kuo put the wood back into his pocket, and glanced vigilantly at Zhai Wu, who had been beaten by him, and saw that he was squatting obediently at the moment with his head down, not daring to peek, and remembered half of what he had asked before.

"Tell me honestly, you really don't know that there are giant vines like I mentioned in the jungle?" Shen Kuo couldn't believe that he didn't know anything, "You who specialize in these plants, what plants in the jungle should you not Is it like a few treasures?"

Zhai Wu stared, as if he wanted to refute something immediately, but thinking of his own situation, he restrained himself a bit, and said with a wry smile: "We are not gods who do research, how can we know everything... those plants The collection is done by the people below, and we have to rely on them to report the information in the jungle. I just engage in genetic hybridization and so on. How much can I know? Isn’t Jin Shao the one who knows this best? Don’t you Ask him why he asked..."

At the end, his voice gradually softened, his thin eyes shot out from the slits, and he glanced at Shen Kuo thoughtfully.I don't know what he made up in his head, but he suddenly grinned at Shen Kuo with a knowing evil smile, leaned his head close to Shen Kuo, and squeezed the flesh of his cheeks: "Little friend, let's cooperate, you must still remember Jin Shao How did it force you to risk your life to catch up with a plan that you don’t know what it is? He’s used to being desperate, and he never knows how to cherish other people’s lives. If you stay with him, one day he will be blind I will send you to the west without blinking. I don't ask you for anything else..."

"What are you daydreaming about?" Shen Kuo pushed his greasy head aside, thinking that this guy is indeed very bad, wherever he goes, he is indispensable to sow discord and disturb people's hearts, so he kicked him again. With a kick, "Jin Shao is also something you can scold, so don't sow discord here."

Shen Kuo must know about giant vines.

"I'm asking you something," Shen Kuo's eyes flashed coldly, and at some point, he had an extra knife in his hand. He put the knife on Zhai Wu's neck, and threatened each word in a low voice. : "I know you must know what's going on with giant vines, don't pretend to be with me, if you don't tell me, I'll kill you."

Seeing that Zhai Wu's face turned pale, his body was shaking violently, and his eyes didn't fluctuate much, his eyes flickered, knowing that it was because Jin Shao was not there and his deterrent power was not strong enough, this guy was treacherous and cunning, and his heart was enough Ruthless, this is because he is sure that he will not dare to be ruthless——

He gritted his teeth, and with force, the sharp edge of the knife was pressed into his flesh, a thin layer of skin was cut, and the blood immediately stained the edge of the knife and flowed into his hand along the edge.There was a sticky and warm feeling on his hand, and Shen Kuo knew it was blood.

Before Zhai Wu could see his reaction, his face turned pale first.No matter what, this is a human life, if he is not careful--

Shen Kuo's hands trembled slightly, and at this moment, Zhai Wu's frightened cry reached his ears: "Don't be impulsive! We're still good friends if you speak well!"

"Who is your good friend." Shen Kuo collected himself, and survived the nausea that dragged his life in the palm of his hand.

Zhai Wu is a ticking time bomb. This person is the one who really doesn't care about other people's lives. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to start the event without blinking, which had such a huge impact that it almost killed everyone in the base city. human trials.At the beginning, Shen Kuo felt that he was making up his mind for the sake of the overall situation. Later, after the mayor took power, his resolute reluctance to collude with the mayor and his gang gained his favor even more. However, Shen Kuo didn't like him very much. When Shen Kuo saw him, he often thought of the cold snake in the corner. What was conveyed in his eyes was madness, coldness, and cruelty.

At this moment, Shen Kuo couldn't believe that he was a great scientist who was willing to bear the infamy for the sake of the overall situation. He was just a scientific lunatic.He also doesn't think that Zhai Wu is really unwilling to hand over the technology of improving vegetables to the mayor because of his morality. Maybe it's because he doesn't want his achievements to be stolen, maybe he's just dissatisfied with the mayor, maybe... there are many reasons , but Shen Kuo thought that the least possible possibility was that Zhai Wu could not be subdued in order to uphold the righteousness of the world.

Zhai Wu is not as harmless as he appears, if it is not for Jin Shao to intimidate him, who knows what he can do.

Thinking of this, Shen Kuo's knife went a little deeper, and the blood "ticked" all of a sudden, and Zhai Wu's screams like killing a chicken never stopped.

"Let me tell you," Shen Kuo's voice rang in Zhai Wu's ear coldly, "Jin Shao has something to do now, and he asked me to watch over you. I'm not the same as Jin Shao. You're right, Jin Shao He is a person who can disregard human life for the sake of righteousness, but he only disregards his own life. He still obeys the rules. For a villain like you with blood on his hands, he didn't kill you simply and rudely, but I want to hand you over to relevant agencies for judgment—he used to be in the army, he strictly abides by the rules, even if he hates you so much, he doesn’t really want your life, but I’m different.”

Blood dripped on the ground, and Shen Kuo said slowly, "If I can't control myself and kill you under anger, Jin Shao will have nothing to do with me."

Zhai Wu's screaming stopped suddenly.

"Oh." Shen Kuo seemed to hear him chuckle, but he was not sure if he was hallucinating.I only heard Zhai Wu continue: "Then my life is already in jeopardy?"

"Yes." Shen Kuo replied blankly, trying to prevent himself from thinking about the fact that Zhai Wu's blood was bleeding non-stop.

"Okay." Zhai Wuzhuang sighed helplessly, and did not pretend to be cowardly, although Shen Kuo vaguely felt that he was just too lazy to act, "I will tell you what else I want to know."

"Answer whatever you ask, and you have to figure out the status quo." Shen Kuo was annoyed at the reversal of the situation he had worked so hard to create with just a single sentence from this person, turning the customer into the main.

"All right, all right, I'm afraid of you." Zhai Wu raised his hand, "Can you be gentle? You're going to cut my vocal cords."

Shen Kuo shook his hand and almost cut in again, but he didn't listen to Zhai Wu, but kept still: "You can still talk now. The giant vine..."

"The scientific name of the giant vine is tree brain, and everyone likes to call it the sword of Damocles. Do you know the meaning of the sword of Damocles, right? Scourge, the sword hanging from the top." Zhai Wuli accepted his words without hesitation. With a blue face, he continued, "They live deep underground and usually don't show their faces, but they will shoot down any aerial objects below [-] meters. It is unknown, and it is currently guessed that it is the only rational plant with wisdom. In fact, I am more inclined to use it. Who stipulates that a huge plant with a length of [-] meters cannot have multiple vines, right? "

Zhai Wu glanced at Shen Kuo, didn't miss the flash of astonishment on his face, the corner of his mouth hooked secretly, and continued: "According to the information we have so far, the tree brain is still the lord of the plants on the earth, or , King, wherever it appears, all plants will listen to it. There are speculations that the set of work and rest schedules of plants on the earth is stipulated by it."

"What's the purpose?" Shen Kuo couldn't help asking.

"Purpose?" Zhai Wu smiled crookedly, "Who knows? Maybe it's for fun, maybe it's to show its kingship, maybe it's to learn from humans—it's unknown. Who knows the thinking of plants, tree brains It has never had a formal conversation with human beings. It is judged that it is wise and it is indirectly proved by scientists from various regions of the country through various tests. A lot of people died. They are all young and passionate national elites. They are just and selfless. , Brave, smart, agile, they are all the pillars of the country, um, they just casually died in batches in this plan."

Zhai Wu glanced at Shen Kuo, and said meaningfully: "So, don't say I'm cruel, there are many people who are more ruthless than me. I'm just looking for some ordinary people who don't have any credit and only know that they are a drag. , They are all good men and good daughters who shed their blood for the country and mankind, compared, who is more ruthless? Of course it's not me, right?"

"Don't make sophistry, can these two things have the same nature?" Shen Kuo gave him a hard look, "One is to sacrifice voluntarily when he knows all the inside information, and the other is to passively lose his life without knowing anything , can this be compared?"

Zhai Wu didn't speak, looked at Shen Kuo, and hummed softly.Shen Kuo's knife was still cutting into his flesh, he screamed like a frightened little piglet before, but this time he seemed to have completely forgotten that there was something threatening his life in his neck, with a relaxed expression on his face don't care.

After a while, Zhai Wu slowly opened his eyelids and said: "If I tell those ordinary people, will they be willing to choose their own death for the survival of others?"

Shen Kuo was momentarily at a loss for words.