This was … a phenomenon. This phenomenon was also known as the 'solidified crack'.
The solidified crack was a strange phenomenon that could not be explained, and that was the case for the Dust Crocodiles.
A long time ago, before the Dust Crocodiles … appeared, this phenomenon had always been there. It could be said that it was a 'natural phenomenon' that was unique to this place.
The general explanation for this phenomenon was made by some Dust Crocodile researchers. They said that this was a phenomenon that happened by chance.
The solidified crack was usually very small, only a few millimeters in size, but anything that came into contact with the crack would be fixed. They would occasionally appear in the rock tunnel and then disappear quickly.
But occasionally, something even stranger would happen.
That was the solidified growth organism.
When the solidified crack appeared, there was a certain … chance that there would be a solidified growth organism next to it. This growth organism would slowly grow like a fungus.
In the end, it would grow into a mushroom of sufficient size.
Where did it come from? Most of the theories pointed out that this kind of thing seemed to grow from the solidified crack because it did not absorb any nutrients from the outside world. Instead, it would slowly … grow on its own.
The growth of the solidified growth organism would also cause the solidified crack to change.
Originally, the crack was … a phenomenon that lasted for a very short time and had a very small area of effect. But if there was a solidified growth organism nearby, the solidified crack would also expand with the growth organism.
In the end, the crack's area of effect would be the same as the growth organism. At that time, it would no longer be a small crack but a 'solidified field' that existed together with the growth organism.
There seemed to be a strong connection between the two, but there would be other situations as well.
The solidified field on the growth organism would occasionally … lose its effect. At that time, the growth organism might be damaged … and destroyed.
If the growth organism was destroyed, the field would not appear again and would disappear with the growth organism.
Due to his understanding of this situation, the Dust Crocodiles gave it a name — solidified bloom.
First, a small solidified crack would appear, then a growth organism would appear and slowly bloom … That was probably what it meant.
Or maybe the Dust Crocodiles could not think of a complicated name.
That was the specific situation of the solidified bloom. To be precise, the solidified phenomenon appeared first, and then the mushroom-like growth organism was born. Then, the solidified phenomenon attached to the growth organism and … grew together.
The scientists of the Dust Crocodiles had been studying the theory of this phenomenon and what the growth organism was.
Dust Crocodile's military had been studying how to use this phenomenon.
As for the usage of Solidified Bloom … it was a rather difficult task. Dust Crocodile didn't use it at first, but instead, he tried to increase its number.
The method of increasing the number was surprisingly not that difficult.
The Dust Crocodile used a relatively simple method, which was to quickly … cut the entire mushroom in half while it was still solidifying.
As long as the damage wasn't too high, the 'frozen field' on the mushroom would take effect again, and the mushroom would grow back to its original size.
This way, they could … infinitely increase their numbers.
That was what the Dust Crocodiles initially thought. Hence, they built a base underground and began … to cultivate these mushrooms that were collectively known as the Frozen Blossom.
At that time, the other races didn't want the Dust Crocodiles to 'monopolize' the mushrooms. They suggested that they were also part of the exploration team, so they had to have the right to obtain and study the mushrooms.
The Dust Crocodiles said that there was no problem, but they forbade other races from taking the mushrooms out of the ground. If they wanted to research them, they could only do so in the laboratory built by the Dust Crocodiles.
Of course, the other races were very unhappy. At that time, their relationship with the Dust Crocodile was very bad, but there was no big problem of war.
After that, the Dust Crocodile's plan to cultivate the Frozen Blossom began.
First, they used the method of cutting a mushroom in half in the underground base to cultivate a large number of mushrooms. They would cut a mushroom in half and wait for it to recover before cutting it in half again.
The cultivation process went smoothly, and the number of mushrooms quickly increased according to the Dust Crocodile's idea. In fact, it was easier to cultivate these mushrooms than to cultivate normal creatures.
Because they didn't need to be fed, and they didn't need to care about the temperature of the environment. They just needed to be placed there and they would grow. At most, they just had to be careful not to touch them when the frozen field was in effect.
After the mushrooms increased in number, the Dust Crocodile started to use them in other places.
For example, they were very useful as weapons or 'bulletproof vests', but the Dust Crocodile wanted to use them in more places.
However, they soon found a problem … The mushrooms in the research base started to act strangely.
Mushrooms, which were also known as the Frozen Blossom, had a fixed size. No matter how many times they were cut, they would recover to their original size. Hence, they could split from one to two.
But this time, they didn't recover.
The Dust Crocodile placed a large number of mushrooms that were cut in half in a spacious room. After they recovered, they would move to another place.
Once, a Dust Crocodile entered the room to check on the mushrooms, but found that the mushrooms were all … growing together.
They didn't look like mushrooms anymore. Instead, they looked like a huge … white cloth that covered the entire floor of the room. As it was the first time the Dust Crocodile saw this phenomenon, it was quite shocked.
Hence, the researchers quickly studied it. They found that the mushrooms only grew together and became a very large object. The effect was the same as before. There was no change.
The researchers then started to study why the mushrooms grew together. In fact, they didn't know much about the growth pattern of mushrooms.
Mushrooms were originally of different sizes, and each one of them would stop growing after a certain extent. They would only recover after being cut. It was as if each mushroom was fixed.
Now that they had grown to this state, they were even more confused about what was going on.
However, this state was useful because it was very suitable to be used as a protective armor on things like tanks.
The reason why the Dust Crocodile wanted to use it on all kinds of weapons was because their relationship with the surrounding races was getting tense. No matter where they were, the Dust Crocodile and the other races had always been fighting. The Dust Crocodile had always wanted to defeat all the surrounding races … and unify the area.
Before they were unified, it was difficult for them to continue to develop and explore the void. Many Dust Crocodile imagined that they could go to the sea of light one day.
The sea of light was a name for … the outside of the pipeline. As they developed, the Dust Crocodile understood that the void was not what they thought it was.
At the very least, there was a vast and boundless region known as the Sea of Light outside the 'pipes' they lived in.
For the future, the Dust Crocodile kept strengthening the strength of their army. However, the military strength of the Dust Crocodile was almost the same as the other races. The appearance of these mushrooms allowed them to see the possibility of widening the gap.
But …
It wasn't that easy to control something that they didn't understand.
After obtaining the mushrooms that grew together and connected into a giant cloth, the Dust Crocodile tried to cut it open like before to see if … one piece of cloth could become two pieces of cloth.
However, it failed. After it was cut open, the cut part didn't return to its original size.
Therefore, the Dust Crocodile decided to let more mushrooms grow together to make more cloth.
At the same time, the Dust Crocodile made the mushroom breeding base bigger and bigger. They started to mass produce mushrooms there. However, the phenomenon of the mushrooms growing together into a giant cloth only happened once.
The Dust Crocodile used all kinds of methods but couldn't make the mushrooms grow together. The scientists couldn't figure out the growth pattern of the mushrooms.
At this time, some of the other races started to … make their move.
Although the current situation was very tense, the other races were very … peaceful on the surface. They didn't do anything.
But secretly, they started to make their move.
Two races formed … a team that could be called a "theft team."
Solidified mushrooms could only be found in the underground of the Dust Crocodile Country. Any area where mushrooms could grow was tightly controlled by the Dust Crocodile military. No crocodiles were allowed to get close.
This team used the latest … stealth technology. Without being discovered, they sneaked into … the underground tunnel of the Dust Crocodile Country.
Their mission was simple. It was to bring one or more mushrooms back to their country.
However, it didn't seem easy. The Dust Crocodile had a lot of equipment to detect mushrooms. They couldn't carry the mushrooms … and sneak away.
However, this team had another plan. It was to split into two teams.
One was the theft team. They would wait for the right opportunity. The other was … a suicide team.
The suicide team's mission was to attack the underground base of the Dust Crocodile. Their purpose was to interrupt the research of the Dust Crocodile because the other races were worried that the Dust Crocodile had used the mushrooms to research some powerful weapon. They had to attack the research center to obstruct the Dust Crocodile's research.
When the suicide team attacked, the theft team would take the opportunity to take some mushrooms and leave. The suicide team would also attack the underground energy supply system and cause the detection equipment here to malfunction.
The main reason why they were so familiar with the terrain was because … there was a 'traitor' in the group.
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