All-People Plant Zombies: I Can Add Passives to Plants

Lin Yue even wondered for a moment if he had wandered onto the wrong set—was this really that deep-sea event with so many zombies it was suffocating?

Could there be some big shot in this sea region?

Fewer zombies meant fewer Rice Dumplings.

It was already the fourth day. According to the event rules, killing one Zombie on the fourth day awarded four Rice Dumplings—four times the first day's earnings.

This was clearly the golden time for farming Rice Dumplings, yet there were absurdly few zombies.

If everyone else was in the same situation... the event's survival rate was probably frighteningly high.

[Underwater World Day 3 Settlement]

[You have successfully survived for 72 hours]

[You may choose to continue exploring—or leave the event]

[Warning: Beware of the Undersea Current]

[The event shop has been updated—please check the newly listed items promptly]

Lin Yue opened the event shop and gave it a quick glance.

Several pieces of equipment had been added to the new item list. One of them made him look twice: an army-green helmet, the Pea Military Merit Helmet, priced at 1,000 Undersea Zongzi.

Seeing that number, his eyebrow twitched, and he silently closed the shop interface.

But what truly caught Lin Yue's attention were another four words in the system notification.

"Undersea Current!!!"

He repeated those words in his mind, unconsciously stressing them.

Lin Yue had encountered the Undersea Current mechanic when playing the game. Something that disgusting was more than enough to leave an impression—

The current affected the flow across the entire sea region. Zombies would move rapidly along the current. In other words, zombies would no longer be slow-moving targets drifting over; they would be swept up by the water and charge at the submarine at several times their normal speed.

It was disgusting.

Extremely disgusting.

But the problem was—Lin Yue looked out the window. The seawater was incredibly still, without even the faintest ripple.

He waited one hour, then two, then three. Forget currents—during all that time, he had only encountered a single Diving Zombie.

Even stranger, there was no sign whatsoever of a current arriving anywhere in the sea region.

"Could something in this area be blocking the current?"

In the original game... there really were quite a few plants capable of blocking currents. Lin Yue even knew of several. Could a large group of wild plants have gathered here?

Lin Yue muttered to himself as he used Starfruit... to prepare to scout the surroundings.

A beam of light pierced the darkness, carving out a bright passage through the waters fifty or sixty meters ahead.

Then... he saw it.

The seafloor was no longer silent and dead.

Ahead, a vast number of Seaweed Guards carpeted the seafloor. From a distance, they looked like an enormous plant defense net, and there were too many to count.

That stretch of green extended far into the distance, with no end in sight. As the water shifted, their green leaves swayed gently, blocking huge numbers of zombies and sea creatures.

It was not just Seaweed Guards.

Within that sea of green, Lin Yue spotted other shapes—square, sharply angled forms that were clearly event submarines.

Not one or two, but several.

Seaweed Guards surrounded the submarines, seemingly working together.

"Submarines!" Lin Yue immediately became alert. After all, his last encounter with other people had not been pleasant.

Lin Yue turned to look at the two Starfruit spinning steadily in the planting slots, and a gleam appeared in his eyes.

"Starfruit, put some effort into it!"

Starfruit: ☆(.??.)☆

The two five-pointed stars received the command at the same time, and their rotation speed instantly jumped two levels.

Golden rings of light stirred up two intersecting vortices at the front of the submarine, propelling the entire vessel forward.

As the distance closed, that expanse of green became clearer and clearer.

Then Lin Yue saw it clearly.

"They really are Seaweed Guards, but why are there so many?"

Seeing so many of them, Lin Yue was somewhat puzzled, but plants would not harm him.

Seaweed Guards: (o?o)(o?o)

The Seaweed Guards stood with thick, sturdy stalks held straight. On either side of each stalk, two especially broad leaves stretched out like long arms.

Those arms were moving.

They extended, contracted, and entwined in a steady rhythm, drawing smooth arcs through the seawater.

The Seaweed Guards' arms blocked different positions, coordinating with one another to form... a defensive wall woven from green leaves.

Lin Yue finally understood why this sea region had neither currents nor zombies.

"So they're all farming points here!"

Lin Yue stared at the spectacular defensive line before him, momentarily stunned.

The Seaweed Guardians formed an arc, stretching from the left all the way to the limit of sight on the right, like a Great Wall sprawled across the seafloor.

Their arms—those long seaweed leaves—were working without pause.

Seaweed leaves... wrapped around Zombies trying to squeeze through the gaps. The leaves tightened, then flung the zombies back;

But at the same time... the Seaweed Guards had suffered many injuries, and many of their leaves had even been torn apart.

As for the number of zombies—Lin Yue took one look and did not want to count.

There were too many.

They crowded densely outside the defensive wall like a pack of starving wolves held behind a fence. More and more zombies surged out of the distant darkness, joining this hungry horde.

The oxygen tanks on the backs of the Deep-Diving Zombies reflected a dim glow underwater. The crooked traffic cones on the Conehead Zombies' heads knocked against one another amid the crowd, producing dull thudding sounds.

And there were also... Swordfish Zombies riding swordfish.

If it had only been the Seaweed Guardians, there was no way they could have stopped such a massive number of zombies.

But... at that moment, several submarines were tightly protected by Seaweed Guards, barely maintaining a balance with the zombies.

The Seaweed Guardians were responsible for blocking the zombies' assault, while the submarines parked behind the Kelp Defense Line used their plants' firepower to clear out the zombies held back by the Seaweed Guardians.

Lin Yue saw plants on many submarines attacking the zombies. Here... there was no need to worry about protecting the submarines; every grid above each submarine was filled with offensive plants.

Whenever... the Seaweed Guardians' leaves were damaged after taking too many zombie impacts, new Seaweed Guardians would immediately rush up from behind to take their place, rotating them out to recover.

This was practically a hidden point-farming spot in the event, and there was no need to worry about the submarine getting damaged.

"Does this count as a point-farming spot in the event?"

Chapter 61: Swordfish Zombie

This was practically... a hidden cooperative point-farming spot in the event.

While Lin Yue was still processing this discovery, movement suddenly stirred around his submarine.

Four Seaweed Guardians that had originally stood idle behind the defense line somehow turned around at the same time and swam toward Lin Yue's submarine.

(Same as the game setting... one Guardian seed contains two plants.)

They moved quickly, their ribbon-like leaves spreading behind them like four green streamers that trailed beautiful wakes through the water.

The four Seaweed Guardians stopped at the four corners of Lin Yue's submarine—one each to the left and right of the bow, and one each to the left and right of the stern.

(Seaweed Guards are all twins; one seed produces two plants.)

They spread their thick, long leaves, forming green railings along both sides of the submarine.

Then, the Seaweed Guardian closest to the observation window bent its stalk slightly. It pointed the tip of a leaf at the zombie horde outside the defense line, then at itself, then at Lin Yue's submarine. Its movements were solemn, yet somewhat simple-minded.

Seaweed Guardian: (o?o)(o?o)

Afraid Lin Yue had not understood...

Its leaves gestured through a series of movements—it first pointed at the Peashooter and Starfruit on Lin Yue's submarine, then raised a leaf in a firing motion. Next, it patted its own stalk, spread its leaves, and made an embracing gesture of protection.

Seaweed Guard: - → Charge forward

Finally, it pointed at the zombie horde outside the defense line again, thrusting its entire body forward into a charging pose.

There were no words, but the meaning was clearer than any language.

Seaweed Guard: You kill zombies, and I'll protect you.

Lin Yue looked at the Seaweed Guardian's two leaves gesturing so seriously and the earnest, slightly adorable expression on its stalk. The corners of his mouth slowly lifted.

"Couldn't ask for more~"

Lin Yue's voice carried the joy of finding a treasure.

Today was the fourth day. Each zombie killed was worth four Rice Dumplings, four times the first day's reward.

He had originally been worried about finding zombies to farm, but now the Kelp Defense Line was surrounded by densely packed zombies waiting to be harvested.

And with the Seaweed Guardians' protection, the submarine's durability effectively had another free layer of shielding. He no longer needed to stay on edge like he had during the first two days.

Besides... what if the Seaweed Guards wanted to come with him later?

Lin Yue: Another kitty wants to come home with me~

Under the protection of the Seaweed Guardians, the submarine slowly headed toward the front line.

Lin Yue could clearly feel the atmosphere around them changing—the Seaweed Guards that had originally stood at the front of the line, blocking the current.

When they saw... the new submarine approaching, they actually retracted their leaves on their own, opening a gap just large enough for one submarine to pass through.

Their movements were perfectly coordinated. They appeared to have lived in this sea region for a long time, and their leaves made synchronized swishing sounds as they withdrew.

Even the four Seaweed Guardians already guarding the sides of the vessel straightened their stalks further.

They had been somewhat relaxed before, their leaves slightly bent, but now they pulled every leaf taut and straight, radiating a solemn, proud air from head to toe.

(Seaweed Guards: Proud to resist zombies.)

"Swish—swish—"

The instant the submarine passed out of the Kelp Defense Line, Lin Yue felt it.

The water flow had changed!!!

The water inside the defense line had been calm and gentle.

But the second they crossed the line, the entire sea region changed character—an unyielding, constant force pushed from behind. The water was no longer a gentle ripple, but a forceful current with a clear direction that could not be resisted.

The current.

This was the Undersea Current mentioned in the prompt.

It surged from behind the defense line, pushing along everything that moved. If he failed to control the direction properly, the submarine would be swept by the current and plunge headfirst into the zombie horde.

The Seaweed Guardians reacted immediately.

The two Seaweed Guardians on either side spread open their leaves at the same time, pulling them taut like two green sails. At the same time, they tilted their stalks slightly inward, forming an angle against the current.

The current struck their broad leaves with low gurgling sounds. The water was cut apart, diverted, and slowed by the leaves, protecting the submarine.

The submarine advanced steadily toward the zombies. At that moment, the Seaweed Guards were like the Pumpkin shells on Wall-nuts.

At the same time, the zombie horde outside the defense line noticed the newly appeared submarine.

They moved.

Several Deep-Diving Zombies at the front turned their heads at once, the hollow eye sockets inside their helmets locking onto Lin Yue's direction.

The Conehead Zombie horde behind them let out a series of dull roars. The ordinary Zombies opened their mouths, their rotten teeth flashing a murky white in the darkness.

Like sharks that had smelled blood, the entire zombie horde began surging toward Lin Yue.