This time, Sheng An cooperated with its little act of self-deception.
The tiny fish mint had a whole head of leaves, as though someone had tied them together. At first glance, its roots were completely hidden; all anyone could see was a bundle of leaves.
Ke Jiaxue thought for a long time before it finally came to her...
Wasn't this just like the farmwork she'd seen people doing as a child, cutting greens for pig feed and tying them into a bundle?
A mutant plant had transformed into a bundle of pig fodder?
Ke Jiaxue's mouth twitched.
The fish mint didn't care.
It finally had a head full of leaves. It shook them, ecstatic.
Sheng An added, "Your leaves should be connected to your energy. From now on, you can try looking into how to evolve. If you become like Jiang Ling, you'll be able to grow plenty of leaves."
The fish mint froze.
Its leaves trembled. Really?
Sheng An nodded and assured it, "Really."
So it should stop figuring out how to evolve an even more overpowering flavor and start evolving leaves instead.
She'd already heard that things at the Research Institute... weren't going too smoothly.
It wasn't that they couldn't produce plants capable of growing there. It was that every plant this fellow cultivated for barren land cultivation-cilantro, celery, chives, even scallions and ginger-tasted like fish mint.
Not even a ghost would believe it hadn't done something.
Having received a definite answer, the Mutant Fish Mint immediately sidled over to Jiang Ling. Its roots hugged her calf tightly and refused to let go. Clearly, it intended to leave with her.
Jiang Ling: "..."
Fortunately, she loved eating fish mint. Otherwise, she wouldn't survive this.
By the time their discussion ended, dawn was approaching. If they hurried downstairs to