usatvline Chapter 192: Mutation - Granary 37
Chapter 192: Mutation - Granary 37
Finally it was pushed to the corner and pressed against the transparent shell.
Anjiu moved closer and saw that its surface was covered with a layer of black soft membrane. It was about half a meter in size and round, and felt like a living thing.
Could it be that the mushrooms were born?
When this thought popped into his mind, Anjiu's first reaction was actually a little happy.
As she was about to go home, she really wanted to say goodbye to Xianggu properly.
If this is really the way mutants are born, based on the growth rate of the seedlings, they should also take shape quickly.
Maybe, I can see shiitake mushrooms again.
Anjiu knocked on the shell of the pod and called softly, "Shiitake mushroom? Is that you?"
She stared at the black group, hoping to get a reply from the other party.
But actually, no.
There was no sign of activity from the other party.
It is possible that it is not a shiitake mushroom, or it may not have developed yet.
No matter what, Anjiu planned to go around and find a few more growth pods to try his luck.
Not far away, behind the thick branches, there was a growth pod of the same size, and the black mass inside was slightly larger than the one I had seen before.
The black film that was wrapped around it seemed to have absorbed energy and turned transparent black.
Anjiu moved closer and squinted his eyes to take a closer look.
I saw a person wearing clothes curled up in the black film.
His face was tucked between his knees, his arms folded on either side of his chest, and a black briefcase was placed by his legs.
There was a wound on his back that was deep enough to see the bone, connected to the black membrane.
A steady stream of energy flowed into his body, gradually filling up his wrinkled skin.
Anjiu squatted down and saw his face through his knees - his eyes and nose remained the same, but his mouth and jaw were replaced by short mouthparts.
This is not shiitake mushroom.
But her guess was right.
Anjiu stood up, looked around, and used his sixth sense to find a direction.
After passing a clump of extremely lush seedlings, the view in front of me suddenly opened up, and densely packed growth pods were sticking crookedly on the ground.
In the transparent pods, the black films vary in size, the larger the ones, the lighter the color, and the figures of the mutants inside begin to become clearly visible.
Some have even broken free from the black film and can move slightly inside the pods.
When Anjiu passed by, they lay on the wall of the pod, swung their mouthparts at her, and made low threatening grunts in their throats.
The speed is too fast...
Anjiu searched along the growing pods one by one, trying to find the shiitake mushrooms.
"mushroom."
"Boss, where are you?"
"If you wake up, please respond to me."
Anjiu called its name in a low voice, but he was unsure.
She had long discovered that Xianggu had no memory of his birth, which most likely meant that Xianggu was unconscious during this period of time.
Including other mutants in the growth pods.
The mutant that absorbed all the energy first, after breaking away from the black film, began to scratch the inner wall of the pod with its fingernails, making the thick and hard shell crackle.
As the crisis arose, Anjiu accelerated his search.
When passing by a growth pod buried deep in the soil, she had clearly walked past it, hesitated, and then turned back.
Looking at the pod with only a pointed corner exposed, Anjiu considered whether to dig it out.
If what's inside is not shiitake mushrooms, then the digging process is a waste of effort.
Besides, shiitake mushrooms can’t be so unlucky, right?
The whole thinking process is extremely short.
In a blink of an eye, Anjiu had taken out the fruit knife - you can believe in anything, but you can't believe in Xianggu's luck.
After clearing the dirt around the growth pod, she tried to see if she could just pull it out.
When I pulled it upwards, the growth pod shook a little, proving that it was feasible.
Thanks to Pu Huai, his arm strength was enhanced after the transformation. An Jiu gathered all his strength and dragged it out inch by inch.
Panting, Anjiu wiped off the dirt on the surface of the shell and moved closer.
Maybe it's because it's deep underground?
The black film was not absorbed at all.
Anjiu pressed tightly against the transparent shell, put his hands on his eyes, and tried his best to look inside. After carefully examining it for a long time, he made a discovery that was half surprised and half depressed.
This really seems to be shiitake mushrooms!
"Sure enough, your luck..." Anjiu's expression was intriguing.
It was a surprise to find it, but since it had just developed, Anjiu found it hard to believe that the mushroom could have been born before he left.
click-
Anjiu looked in the direction of the sound.
I saw a growth pod in the distance split into several petals, and a wet mutant crawled out of it.
The first thing this mutant did after being born was to stagger to the growth pod next to it and scratch the shell with his sharp nails.
Then, there were several more cracking sounds.
The newly born mutants simultaneously pounced on the growth pod closest to them.
After breaking the shell, it dragged out the mutant that had not yet fully grown, and inserted its mouthparts into the mutant's body...
When he was thrown away, what fell to the ground was a mutant that had been drained dry.
After watching the whole process, Anjiu immediately carried the growth pod on his back and left before the mutants discovered this place.
After hiding here and there along the way, he finally returned safely to the vegetation where he had been hiding before.
First hide the mushrooms properly, then climb up and cut a long leaf vein.
Hold the growing pods firmly behind you by the leaf veins.
The ground is dangerous, Anjiu wants to move the mushroom to a safer place so that it can be born smoothly.
Climbing up is difficult enough, not to mention carrying a heavy pod.
Anjiu walked and rested at the same time. His fingers, knees and toes were rubbed and burning with pain. It took him a lot of effort and several hours to finally crawl back to his previous hiding place.
She lay on the leaves, her heart almost bursting with exhaustion.
After his limbs regained some strength, he forced himself to sit up and planned to hide the growth pod.
As soon as I stretched out my hand, I found that the black film covering the mushrooms had become lighter.
Anjiu looked up at the sky, guessed that the absorption speed might be related to light, and then lay down again.
It was not until after dark that she moved the mushrooms to a place where they were less likely to be discovered, and she herself hid on another leaf - in case the mushrooms were born in the middle of the night, but had zero rationality and did something to her.
With the faint blue light of the space, she closed her eyes and rested after eating the leaf meat.
The next day, after observing the mushroom's absorption, move it to a place where it can be exposed to light.
Anjiu was anxious and nervous. He watched the growth pods from morning to night, and almost witnessed with his own eyes the mushrooms gradually transformed from dry old apples into young girls.
It was the third day when it broke away from the black film and started to scratch the inner wall with its fingernails.
Anjiu had not slept all night and had dark circles under his eyes. Looking at Xianggu's mechanical movements and lifeless eyes, he finally let out a long sigh.
"Although you haven't regained your sanity yet, this is considered as saying goodbye to you in person."
"Shiitake, I might have to leave today."
"I've left the bucket for you. It's next to you. There's leaf meat in it. Remember to eat it when you come out. Also, remember where the bucket is hidden, so you'll always have water to drink in the future..."