After leaving the underground laboratory and the Hazardous Materials Sector, Richard looked around Eden Garden and headed toward Laboratory No. 3 in the Mechanical Processing Sector—the place where Tinwood was located.
Since he would soon be setting out on a long journey, he felt it necessary to learn some of the basic conditions within Eden Garden. This should really have been part of his routine work, but he had been completely absorbed in making nuclear weapons recently, which was why the matter had been delayed.
"Tap, tap, tap..."
Richard walked forward and soon arrived at the door of Laboratory No. 3.
Because of Pandora's less-than-"gentle" behavior a few days earlier, the door to Laboratory No. 3 had been replaced with a spare one. Its surface was painted cyan-gray, making it look thoroughly out of place against the wall.
At the sight of the door, Richard could not help but shake his head slightly. Still, he said nothing and opened it before walking inside.
Inside, Tinwood had already grown to a height of two and a half meters. The enormous container could barely hold him now. Tinwood was wedged against the wall of the container at an angle, continuing to absorb the nutrient solution.
As Tinwood absorbed it, hoses at the side injected fresh nutrient solution, keeping the liquid level relatively balanced.
Richard walked up to the container. Tinwood sensed him, and a human face formed on his trunk to look at him. "What is it? Is something wrong?"
"Nothing major. I just came to ask whether, after consolidating your source power for so long, you can now work normally and absorb energy," Richard said.
"Of course I can." Tinwood paused before adding, "However, if your need for energy is not urgent, I suggest giving me a few more days to