The proposal made Moka's eyes light up, and the "Congo Rainforest Plant Pattern Symbiosis Plan" officially began through the fusion of experience across civilizations: 1. Rainforest resonance between martial arts and ecology: letting patterns "protect the ecosystem." Lin Xiaowu gazed at the "leaf-vein pattern"-its crisscrossing veins closely matched the distribution of plant roots in the rainforest and happened to align with the concept of "breath circulation" in the "Heart-Cleansing Formula" of the "Linked Cities Formula." Combining it with the Pygmies' traditional gathering footwork, he devised the "Plant-Breathing Step": guided by the "leaf-vein pattern," the youngsters had to walk along the direction of the veins, adjusting their breathing according to the "Heart-Cleansing Formula" with every step and sensing the rhythm of exchange between leaves and air. Moka added from beside him, "Our ancestors drew the 'leaf-vein pattern' to tell us that 'plants breathe just like people.' Every step of this footwork imitates the process by which plants absorb nutrients, bringing the body into sync with the rainforest ecosystem." Kallen combined Great Zimbabwe's "Rock-Firm Fist" with the "Hunting Tracking Pattern" to choreograph the "Ecological Guardian Fist." In a rainforest clearing, he used charcoal to draw "leopard-claw tracking patterns" and "monkey troop activity patterns": when punching, practitioners had to avoid the danger zones marked by the "leopard-claw patterns," and when withdrawing their fists, they lightly touched the plants beside the "monkey troop patterns," symbolizing "not disturbing animal habitats." Fourteen-year-old Pygmy boy Kam (who shared a name with the Kam who had joined earlier and was a new participant from the tribe) had originally found plant patterns "too monotonous," but while practicing the "Ecological Guardian Fist," he successfully discovered a nest of injured chicks near a "monkey troop pattern" and used his newfound plant knowledge to find herbs that stopped bleeding. He shouted excitedly, "So these patterns aren't just survival tools-they can protect the little animals in the rainforest, too!" 2. Modern expressions of plants and craftsmanship: making patterns "tangible and perceptible." Soka and Marco brought innovations in craftsmanship across civilizations: they mixed natural mineral pigments from Inca terraces with plant dyes from the Congo rainforest to make the "Plant Pattern Rubbing Board"-one side was engraved with "leaf-vein patterns" and "upas tree warning patterns," while the other bore the Inca "Terraced-Field Irrigation Pattern" and the Alpine "aurora pattern." The youngsters could imprint the boards' patterns onto rainforest tree bark and, by observing how the patterns merged with the bark as the plants grew, understand "the symbiotic relationship between plants and their environment." While making a rubbing, Kam (the tribal boy) deliberately overlapped the "leaf-vein pattern" with the Inca "irrigation pattern": "Plants need leaf veins to transport water, and terraces need irrigation patterns to guide its flow. So different civilizations were all recording 'the interdependence of life and water'!" These rubbing boards were later made into the "Rainforest Ecology Toolkit," which included a rubbing board, a plant identification handbook, and explanatory audio in the tribal dialect, and distributed to surrounding villages so children could learn the connection between patterns and ecology while gathering. 3. Rainforest narratives through digital technology: letting patterns "connect past and present." Lina (a vanguard team member) and Nikos upgraded the "Pattern Tracking" technology and developed the "Rainforest Ecology AR Handbook." Scanning a "leaf-vein pattern" with a phone displayed an animated process of plant growth-from seed germination to flowering and fruiting, visually presenting the relationship between changes in leaf veins and water and light; scanning a "Hunting Tracking Pattern" brought up real-time movement trails of rainforest animals, marked safe boundaries for human activity, and even allowed comparisons between ancient "tracking patterns" and changes in modern ecological conservation areas, helping the youngsters understand the fragility of the rainforest ecosystem. Given the rainforest's weak signal, they also designed a "Pattern Collection Function"-
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