Before going to sleep, Sang Luoluo didn't forget to check on the space. The crops in the space were growing normally, and a new batch of crops had ripened. She quickly arranged for the robots to harvest them. There were also specific tasks such as turning the soil and sowing seeds. After setting up all the programs, she put the latest batch of harvested crops on the shelves.
His gaze swept across the panel, where a large number of Crystal Core of various sizes had accumulated, brimming with energy.
In addition to the Crystal Core their team found during this time, Sang Luoluo felt that her abilities would be further enhanced after absorbing Crystal Core Crystal Core. However, she didn't know how long she would be unconscious during the absorption process, or whether she should wait until the competition was over and go home to focus on leveling up.
Sang Luoluo ignores the private messages from high-ranking officials of various bases on the forum every day. Currently, apart from the portion that is freely sold on the panel, the rest of the space is only sold in cooperation with Base No. 32.
Sang Luoluo closed the forum, inspected the space farm, and finding nothing unusual, she then withdrew her consciousness from the space and went to sleep.
Chuanchuan nestled in her arms, warily watching out for anything outside.
Sang Luoluo slept soundly. Perhaps it was due to the high level of mental tension she had experienced during the day, or perhaps it was just her imagination. These past few days deep in the dense forest had greatly depleted her mental energy, and she had been in a state of high tension frequently. After replenishing her mental energy, she felt that her control over her mental energy had become more refined, and her perception had become more acute.
The effects are more pronounced in actual combat.
Nothing happened overnight. The fog in the dense forest was very thick. This time, everyone waited until the sun came out before setting off. Sang Luoluo brought out breakfast, which included vegetables, fruits, and meat. After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they got dressed and got off the bus together.
Overnight, the armored vehicle was completely encased in vines by the nearby mutated weeds. Just like the previous two days, they had to forcibly cut a path through it. There was one advantage to this: being encased in vines meant they didn't have to worry about the other mutated animals around.
Sang Luoluo folded up the car, and everyone continued on their way.
There were no other teams in sight, but as they walked, the number of mutated animals began to increase again. There were many mutated birds, as well as some mutated plants of unknown species. Sang Luoluo decided to cut off a piece of each of the mutated plants she had never seen before and take it back to the base laboratory for research.
"Look, there are so many flowering vines over there."
He Fei's sharp eyes gave him a reminder.
Everyone followed his gaze.
Sang Luoluo recognized it immediately, "It's a morning glory, a mutated morning glory. But the flower is so big, and it's different from the ones we see around here."
Qi Feng said in a low voice, "The varieties are different; the mutations here are more severe. The last time I saw a mutated morning glory was two years ago, on the outskirts of Base 71. Back then, its vines were already capable of wrapping around and attacking."
Through the hood, the air was filled with unidentifiable pollen, including that of mutated morning glories and other flowers, and no one knew whether it was poisonous or not.
As soon as Sang Luoluo and the others got close, they could sense that the mutated trumpet flowers began to move their vines, seemingly searching for prey.
Sang Luoluo collected some branches, leaves, and pollen to store in the space.
As the vines approached, Sang Luoluo quickly used her mental energy to block them. Sensing the resistance, the mutated trumpet flower vines changed direction and went elsewhere.
Their mission this time was to hunt mutated animals. Such aggressive plants are not easy to deal with for the time being. Even if they are uprooted, who knows how many seeds of the same kind are still in the soil? Even if this one is eliminated, other mutated plants will take over the place.
New variants may emerge, which would alter the local ecosystem. Therefore, it's better to maintain the status quo and leave it as is, while also collecting some samples for research.
After walking a little further, Lei Qi felt something hit him.
Looking down, I saw a thorn stuck in my protective suit.
"Holy crap!! What attacked me?!"
Sang Luoluo sensed it, "It seems to be from a plant, it came from there."
There were so many of these bristles that Sang Luoluo's senses spread out, and she could feel the bristles of many mutated plants around her shooting out in all directions.
The attacks vary in power, but most are not much of a threat; even that spike couldn't penetrate the protective suit.
"There."
Sang Luoluo sensed the entire mutated plant first; it was a mutated cocklebur, not many, just a small patch. There were some mutated flying insects nearby, not very big, but there were still fallen cockleburs clinging to the surrounding mutated plants.
Sang Luoluo collected several income streams.
"That might have just been a coincidence. Those spiky things are flying everywhere. Look around, there are whole balls of spiky stuff everywhere. Let's get out of here," Sang Luoluo urged.
This thing has mutated in a very strange way now. Not only can it use its bristles to grab onto anything it's attached to, but those bristles can also detach and attack. They're even sticky. It took some effort to remove the bristle from Lei Qi's body.
As luck would have it, just as they were about to leave the area, mutated burrs began to fly in all directions, inevitably getting some on everyone.
The film was stuck to the outer protective suit, and it was only after we left the area that we managed to remove it with everyone's help.
Sang Luoluo was completely numb. Luckily, the protective suit outside was useful; otherwise, peeling this thing off her clothes and hair would have been like peeling off a layer of skin.
"This thing is so sticky," Lei Qi muttered.
Xiao Li checked the radiation level with his wristwatch and found it was too high. Unfortunately, it's not safe to eat.
After passing through this area, they entered a new forest, teeming with mutated birds. As soon as they stepped in, they were attacked by several mutated birds swooping down on them.
"This is so unlucky."
Sang Luoluo immediately set up her Crystal Core to retaliate, killing several ants and storing their corpses in her spatial storage. She then sensed a large number of mutated ants nearby.
Some have already drilled many holes in the nearby mutated trees.
Sang Luoluo shared her discovery with everyone: the underground anthill was enormous, and the number of ants was terrifying.
They had no choice but to attack these mutated ants.
The best way is still to lure them with food.
Sang Luoluo set up a simple trap a little further away, covering the carcass of a large mutated wolf with mutated honey.
When dropped on the ground, the sweet smell quickly attracted nearby mutated ants, each as big as a palm.
Sang Luoluo pulled the mutated ants within her mental control range into the space.
Everyone was scattered around.
Once the ants emerge, immediately kill them with the Crystal Core.
Of course, Chuanchuan and Qi Feng could use their lightning powers more easily; once these mutated ants were hit, they became charred.
To attract more mutated ants, Sang Luoluo produced several more mutated animal corpses.
Scattered around.
Before long, more mutated ants emerged from the ground and marched off to move the corpses of the mutated animals.
The scene was truly spectacular.
Sang Luoluo continued to use her mental power to pull the mutated ants into the space. Once she had accumulated a sufficient number, she threw in several bombs, instantly killing them all.
Chuanchuan and Qi Feng's efforts were also very effective; the lightning struck large swarms of mutated ants with great power. Qi Xue and the others were responsible for killing the lone mutated ants that tried to escape or return to relay messages.
As a result, more and more dead ants lay on the ground, turning the area into a charred mess.
Sang Luoluo didn't forget to put the dead mutated ants into her space. There were some Crystal Core inside. Although they were small, they added up to a considerable Crystal Core.
Several hours later, Sang Luoluo sensed that most of the mutated ants in the underground cave had been cleared out. At this time, the queen ant in the anthill began to become active. Its position was nearly 40 meters above the ground. To be honest, Sang Luoluo really couldn't kill it.
After describing the queen ant's condition to everyone, Qi Feng looked at the tree beside him, which was riddled with holes, and suggested, "Do you think the burrow under that tree is more than 10 meters deep? Can your mental power control a small Crystal Core to go in and kill the queen ant?"
Sang Luoluo's eyes lit up as she observed the path of the underground cave. It was indeed more than 30 meters deep, winding and turning, leading directly to the large cave below.
The group looked at Sang Luoluo expectantly.
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Sang Luoluo said, "I think I can give it a try." As she spoke, she took out a new type of bomb from her spatial storage, which they had carefully selected in the competition hall after returning.
She had just taken out the bomb when Qi Feng began connecting it to his wristwatch, which also allowed him to control it remotely.
Qi Feng nodded in this direction, indicating that he was ready. Sang Luoluo used her Mental Power to control the bomb, guiding it down through the hole in the tree trunk. After some time, it finally reached a depth of thirty meters underground. Any further, and Sang Luoluo's Mental Power would lose control.
Sang Luoluo approached Qi Feng and, looking at the surveillance footage on her wristwatch, pointed in a direction and said calmly, " Sang Luoluo Queen Ant is in this location. The space there is relatively open; my Mental Power can't reach that far."
Qi Feng whispered, "Throw it this way, just throw it hard."
Sang Luoluo tried to do it; the power of this bomb was terrifying.
Qi Feng asked everyone to step back a bit.
The bomb was launched in a parabolic arc from a depth of over thirty meters underground, just barely missing the queen ant. Qi Feng detonated it, producing a muffled thud and a loud commotion.