Blue Silver Grass Network Collective Consciousness

Yu Xiaogang suddenly found himself in a pitch-black, strange space. Several phantom images of Blue Silver Grass stood before him. Their roots were interconnected, forming a peculiar whole. Yu Xiaogang sensed a thread made of Soul Power and Mental Power extending from himself and linking into the Blue Silver Grass phantoms.

Then, a mechanical yet ethereal female voice suddenly rang out beside Yu Xiaogang's ear:

"Hello, Creator! I am the collective soul consciousness of the Blue Silver Grass you personally transplanted. Originally, the individual soul consciousness of Blue Silver Grass was extremely weak, but through your hands, we have combined into a collective consciousness. Our current state is very peculiar. Based on information from Lord Deep Blue's database, we are both the individual soul consciousnesses of Blue Silver Grass and the collective consciousness of the Zerg from the memories of your previous life."

Yu Xiaogang was greatly surprised. He had not expected to create something resembling a Zerg collective consciousness. However, this Blue Silver Grass Network collective consciousness called him Creator and addressed Deep Blue as Lord.

Yu Xiaogang rubbed his chin, thinking that it was probably because his Soul Power had nurtured the Blue Silver Grass into soul beasts. Now, he could feel this Blue Silver Grass collective consciousness's attachment to him, which was why the Blue Silver Grass Network collective consciousness regarded Yu Xiaogang as its master. He asked the collective consciousness before him, "So this is the Soul Space of the Blue Silver Grass Network collective consciousness, right? How do you expand? Do I still need to transplant you one plant at a time? Shouldn't a Zerg collective consciousness grow stronger the greater its numbers? And as long as even one Blue Silver Grass survives, would this collective consciousness continue to exist?"

Each Blue Silver Grass emitted blue and green motes of light that gathered into a blue-green sphere. From within it came the mechanical yet ethereal female voice, answering Yu Xiaogang's questions. "Creator! The Blue Silver Grass collective consciousness itself does not understand so much, but I can answer you by comparing it with Lord Deep Blue's database. As long as you transplant us among wild Blue Silver Grass, we will actively connect with other ordinary Blue Silver Grass and turn them into members of the collective consciousness. Furthermore, after we Blue Silver Grass evolve into soul beasts, we can actively absorb the Heaven and Earth Energy scattered through the air to grow, and we can also feed a portion of Soul Power back to you, Creator. After all, you are the ruler of our collective consciousness!"

Yu Xiaogang was delighted when he heard that. Now that the Blue Silver Grass Network had been established, he only needed to let it develop freely and assimilate all Blue Silver Grass across the Douluo Continent, forming a network that covered the entire continent. It could also gather information and data through the Blue Silver Grass. Then, he could use Soul Tools to create a Soul Tool phone capable of connecting to the Blue Silver Grass Network. Yu Xiaogang was going to become the greatest communications merchant on the Douluo Continent.

Moreover, possessing the powerful weapon that was the Blue Silver Grass Network would be a tremendous help to Yu Xiaogang in developing his forces in the future. With the computational boost from this lower network, Deep Blue's deduction speed would increase in direct proportion.

Yu Xiaogang secretly nodded at the thought, then said to the sphere of the Blue Silver Grass Network collective consciousness before him:

"Now that you are the Blue Silver Grass Network collective consciousness, I'll give you a name! How about Yun Lan? Yun is like the cloud computing from my Earth, while Lan is the color of your Blue Silver Grass. How will I connect to you in the future? I can't possibly carry a pot of Blue Silver Grass around every day, can I? And how do I get out of here?"

The Blue Silver Grass collective consciousness—no, it should now be called Yun Lan—answered Yu Xiaogang's questions.

"Creator, as long as there is connected Blue Silver Grass within thirty meters of you, you can connect to Lord Deep Blue. Furthermore, this distance is directly proportional to the size of the Blue Silver Grass Network. Right now, a network made up of nine Blue Silver Grass plants has a maximum connection distance of thirty meters, and so on. Although this is the Soul Space of the Blue Silver Grass Network collective consciousness, you, Creator, possess the highest authority. You may enter and leave freely with a single thought."

Yu Xiaogang tested it and found that he truly could enter and leave the Soul Space of the Blue Silver Grass Network collective consciousness at will. He bade Yun Lan farewell and left.

The moment Yu Xiaogang opened his eyes, he saw Deep Blue looking at him with concern. He smiled warmly and reached out a finger to gently stroke Deep Blue's cute little cheek, reassuring her, "Deep Blue, don't worry about your master. I'm not in the mood for sleep now. Come on, let's go transplant the Blue Silver Grass Network on the Academy Back Mountain and let Yun Lan develop it. This will also help raise the upper limit of your processing speed! It's getting late. Once we've transplanted Yun Lan, we'll rest!"

"Got it! Master, then let's hurry and plant Yun Lan on the Academy Back Mountain! According to what Yun Lan just told me through my main body, she can assimilate all the Blue Silver Grass in Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy within six days. Ah! I'm so sleepy! Master, stop dawdling! Let's go! Let's go!"

Deep Blue was overjoyed by Yu Xiaogang's gentle caress and immediately urged him to plant Yun Lan on the Academy Back Mountain, so that she could sleep with Yu Xiaogang afterward.

Seeing the eager expression on Deep Blue's little face atop his shoulder, Yu Xiaogang could not help but laugh. He could only do as Deep Blue said. The moon was nearly overhead already, so they had to move quickly.

Yu Xiaogang immediately used his Mental Power to control himself and the soil from the flower bed on the balcony, making them float as he flew toward the Academy Back Mountain. Snow Tuanzi at his feet saw Yu Xiaogang take flight and leaped onto his shoulder as well. She licked one little paw, indicating that wherever her master went, she would go too.

Yu Xiaogang smiled helplessly. This little tagalong, Snow Tuanzi, wanted to follow him everywhere. He could only say gently, "All right! Your master won't abandon you! Come on! Let's go plant our new companion together!"

"Meow!"

Snow Tuanzi narrowed her eyes and let out an adorably fierce cry, declaring that this tiger would never leave her master.

After flying for a while, perhaps because the night had grown colder, Snow Tuanzi initially stood majestically on Yu Xiaogang's shoulder. But as soon as the night wind blew over her, she immediately burrowed into Yu Xiaogang's coat, poking out only her head as she looked down from high above at views of the academy she normally could not see.

Yu Xiaogang could not help but laugh at Snow Tuanzi's actions. What else could he do? Snow Tuanzi was his pet, so he could only spoil her. He tightened his overcoat slightly so she could stay inside more comfortably.

Before long, they arrived at the highest peak of the Academy Back Mountain. Yu Xiaogang floated in midair and pointed his right hand at the ground. Using Mental Power as a tool, he dug a large pit, then carefully transplanted Yun Lan, along with a clump of soil, into it.

Yu Xiaogang transplanted many ordinary Blue Silver Grass plants around Yun Lan, allowing her to assimilate them as part of the Blue Silver Grass Network collective consciousness. He also scattered a packet of homemade fertilizer.

Then, Yu Xiaogang sent Yun Lan an order through his spiritual thoughts: "Yun Lan, this is the highest point of the academy, and it gets plenty of sunlight. I'll come fertilize you again after some time. Yun Lan, work hard to develop the Blue Silver Grass Network! We'll depend on your abilities to accomplish great things in the future! Well then, good night, Yun Lan! Come on, Deep Blue, let's go sleep. We still have classes tomorrow!"

On the ground, Yun Lan controlled the strongest Blue Silver Grass to wave its leaves in farewell. Through Deep Blue's main body, she also conveyed a parting message: "Good night, Creator! Yun Lan will work hard to develop the Blue Silver Grass Network. Please go rest!"

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