章節 166: Chapter 165
After several dozen days and nights, everything was slowly changing. The twisting forest on the surface of the ground and the ice and snow had finally melted away, the rivers they formed had also become smaller. As the temperature rose, everything slowly returned to what Lin was familiar with: Summer.
Perhaps because the water in the desert had run out, the vines and ferns that covered the entire desert had begun to wither and decline. But before that, they had all given birth to the necessities of life — — seeds.
The seeds of the vines and ferns were extremely small, capable of seeping into the cracks between the sand. Lin finally understood how the vines and ferns reproduced. Their lifespan was short but spectacular. After creating a vast expanse of greenery that covered the desert, they would quickly begin to decline and give birth to countless seeds. She had them wait under the sand for several hundred days and nights until summer had passed. When the accumulated ice and snow of winter had melted and seeped into the desert, they would revive once again.
The evolution of plants made Lin feel very curious, but Lin's main focus right now was the subterranean world.
The Inca insect swarm was constantly producing troops. Every single Hometree contained a large number of troops, so Lin didn't dare to neglect them. Lin's troops had taken control of three Hometrees and a large area of the Rocky Plateau. Lin discovered that they didn't necessarily need to dig up the Hometrees to live inside, they could also directly construct a base on the Rocky Plateau.
Lin also brought a large number of plant seeds, including Twisted Trees, ferns, moss, as well as vines and ferns. This time, Lin had made up her mind to create a self-sustaining environment. Lin had one of the troops, the 'Water Takers', extract the underground water from the hot springs, then had them sprinkle the water all over the dry and cracked Rocky Plateau before planting the Twisted Trees' seeds.
The roots of the Twisted Trees contained immense strength, capable of tearing through solid rock. This was the first step in creating an environment.
Because they were underground. This place wasn't directly illuminated by the sun. The wind was also relatively calm, so the water dissipated very slowly. As long as the water was dispersed, these plants would be able to grow well.
At the same time, Lin had also brought a large number of creatures to try and live in this underground environment. It would take some time to establish an environment, so Lin's current base relied on external transportation. She also used the green carpet to absorb the luminescent creatures' energy for nutrients.
Lin still didn't know how these luminescent creatures lived, but from her current research, they had established an environment of their own at the top of the cave. At the top of the cave, there was a layer of 'powder' that was several meters thick, perhaps even over 10 meters thick. This powder was the result of a large number of creatures gathering together. They were of different species, such as single-celled, multi-celled, animals, or plants. They had a hunting relationship with each other, and the most important thing was that. They were all glowing.
Lin did not spend too much time studying them. Her attention was mainly focused on the base and the production and combination of the units. Lin had built 'turrets' on the bark of the three Hometree. These were tube-shaped units wrapped in a shell-like substance. They were attached to the tree and could fire at aerial targets.
At the same time, Lin created many other types of soldiers to deal with the Inca Zerg horde. Lin could feel that the Inca Zerg horde were different from their previous opponents, and they needed to be fully prepared.
At the same time, Lin had the Leviathan fly further away to see how far the distance between the two sides was.
Lin's current location was at the bottom of the mountain. There were rocks everywhere. Lin had the Leviathan fly towards the desert to see how far the rocks extended.
Leviathan flew above the rocky ground. There were very few creatures in this barren land, but every time he got close to a Hometree, he would find many creatures gathered under it. They basically relied on the fallen leaves of the Hometrees for food. Some of them specialized in hunting those that ate the fallen leaves. Since there was only one Hometree one to two kilometers above the rocky ground, there were very few creatures.
On the rocky ground, none of the Hometrees had any Inca Zerg horde.
Near a Hometree, Leviathan encountered a type of golden-colored dragonfly. They were about the same size as the Giant Vein Dragonfly. Lin called them 'Golden Dragonfly'. They flew in the same direction as Leviathan, dancing in the air like countless flashing golden lights.
Speaking of which, in Lin's mind, 'Gold' didn't just represent a color. It also represented a type of rock, but Lin had never seen that rock before.
When she arrived at the approximate location of the Cephalopod horde, Lin noticed that the ceiling of the cave was getting closer and closer to the ground. Normally, the ceiling was 300 meters high, but here, it was only 50 meters high. Lin also didn't see any Hometrees here, the closest one was 3 kilometers away.
At the same time, Lin saw traces of other plants.
The rocky ground had stopped spreading. This place seemed to be the territory of plants, but these plants had strange appearances. They weren't twisted trees, nor were they ferns. Instead, they were a type of plant that Lin had never seen before.
They were about 50 meters tall and 1 meter in diameter, just right from the ground to the ceiling. They weren't green like other plants, but had purple trunks and red thorns growing all over their bodies.
These plants formed a long straight line, separating the rocky ground from the forest behind. Behind them, Lin could see a green fern forest.
Lin felt that they were similar to the twisted trees that blocked the desert, but they gave her an even stranger feeling.
The Gold Dragonflies that were flying together with the Leviathan also rushed towards these plants. Lin noticed that as soon as the Gold Dragonflies came into contact with the thorns on the plants, they couldn't move at all, as if they were glued to the plants.
The Gold Dragonflies at the front were all dead, but there were still some Gold Dragonflies at the back that managed to squeeze through. Since they were stepping on the corpses of their comrades, they didn't need to come into contact with the sticky plants, so they were able to squeeze into the forest behind.
The Leviathan didn't rush in and instead observed for a while. Lin noticed that these plants secreted a dissolving fluid that slowly dissolved the Gold Dragonflies that stuck to their bodies, then absorbed them through their body wall.
So this was a carnivorous plant? This was the first time I've seen one … But then again, Lin had seen many animals that liked to eat plants, so it was possible for plants to eat animals as well.
They fed on the creatures that bumped into them. The Gold Dragonflies were probably trying to reproduce or something, so they had no choice but to pass through this' Wall of Death '. But why were these plants arranged so neatly here? It was as if they were specifically trying to separate the rocky ground from the forest. Such a high density wasn't beneficial to their hunting methods, so it was better for them to be scattered in the forest.
In other words, this phenomenon was caused by some kind of creature …
Lin could see some black bees moving under these 'Death's Spikes'.
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