It was worth mentioning that although the maze was lit during the day, there was no sun to be seen, let alone any angle of sunlight. Looking up from beneath the maze, all you saw was the same gloom that filled the blocked passage at the maze entrance.
"Besides plants, are there no Mutant Animals or insects in the maze?" Xu Huo asked.
"There are no animals, but there are insects." The female Player slid through the video until she found a black vine. "This foul vine attracts a kind of tiny bug called a blackwing. Blackwings lay their eggs on its seeds, and once the vine sprouts, they quickly multiply into hundreds or even thousands. They spend their entire lives on the same vine. When it dies, they look for another place to live. If there's nowhere suitable nearby, they gradually die off."
"You can tell when the foul vine started growing by looking at the blackwings. The ones around this vine have fully matured, so these vines should be two months old."
"Judging by the number of blackwings, foul vines must be growing all over the inside of this section of the maze wall. But the growing conditions aren't great, so the vines are a third smaller than ones grown under normal conditions..."
She stopped there, then paused before saying with a hint of frustration, "The truth serum lasts an awfully long time!"
Xu Huo smiled and brought the conversation back to the point. "Mutated Plants have short growth cycles and aren't picky about growing conditions. The plants in the maze should turn over pretty quickly."
"That's true." The female Player said, "The maze's ecosystem is already established. As long as Nutrient Agent is supplied continuously, the Mutated Plants here can keep growing forever."
"Can you tell which