Time went by, Zhao Hai and the others stayed at the lakeside for a year and five months in order to study the forest thoroughly. This time, Zhao Hai and the others recorded an astonishing amount of data.
In this year, Zhao Hai wasn't without any harvest. His biggest harvest was the Black Crystal. The Small Tree was still growing inside his soul source.
Every day, he would receive a Black Crystal's worth of soul source. In addition to himself, the creatures inside the Space would also absorb a Black Crystal's worth of soul source. This made Zhao Hai's soul source even more powerful. At the same time, the demonic beasts and plants inside the Space also started to transform into demons.
As for the creatures that Zhao Hai gave life to, they also absorbed soul source for a long time. Their bodies also became bigger. Take the Stone Turtle for example. Originally, it wasn't as big as Zhao Hai's palm, but now, it had become a huge turtle with a body of several meters.
The improvement of his soul source brought two benefits to Zhao Hai. One was the increase in his thinking speed, and the other was the increase in his spiritual force. This made Zhao Hai very happy.
After more than a year of underwater research, Zhao Hai had a very intuitive understanding of the underwater forest. The forest was very special, the plants were also very good. All kinds of data and samples were collected by Zhao Hai and sent back to the Zither Music Academy. Now, they were ready to leave Pingyang Lake.
Liu Li also knew that Zhao Hai and the others were about to leave. Therefore, he prepared a table full of food and wine before inviting Zhao Hai and the others over. After the group sat down, Liu Li raised his glass and said, "The three of you have been working hard for more than a year. To be honest, your efforts have made me admire you, especially Mister Zhao Hai. I won't say any words of thanks. Come, let's have a toast."
Zhao Hai and the others weren't polite. They raised their glasses and drank the wine in one gulp. After the four put down their glasses, Liu Li looked at the three and sighed, "To be honest, when I heard that you wanted to research plants to deal with the Sea Race, I didn't believe that you could do it. But after seeing Mister Zhao Hai's enthusiasm, I believe that you can do it. When the time comes, the safety of the Wen Ji Continent will be in your hands."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Mister Liu is too polite. The Sea Race can be said to be the enemy of all races in the Soul Realm. Although I'm from the Soldier Spirit Continent, I can't guarantee that the continent won't be attacked by the Sea Race. Therefore, if I can research plants to defend against the Sea Race, then I can do the same when I return to the Soldier Spirit Continent. That way, the Soldier Spirit Continent won't be attacked by the Sea Race. This is also a good thing for us."
Liu Li replied, "No matter what, Mister has helped the Wen Ji Continent first. You deserve our gratitude. You don't need to decline. You were going to leave yesterday. To be honest, I'm really reluctant to part with you."
Zhao Hai laughed and said, "Mister is too polite. We have no choice but to leave. I think that as long as I'm in the Wen Ji Continent, we will have the opportunity to meet again."
Liu Li nodded, then he poured wine for the three as well as for himself. Then he turned to Zhao Hai and said, "I hope that day will come sooner. Come, everyone, let's do this." Zhao Hai nodded, then he poured wine for the three as well as himself.
Zhao Hai and the others didn't decline. Instead, they drank the wine in their cups. After Liu Li put down his cup, he turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Mister Zhao Hai, where are you going next?"
Zhao Hai replied, "We're going to look for an estuary and observe the plants there. Then we're going to observe the characteristics of the plants in the sea. Finally, we're going to observe what kind of plants we can arrange in the water so that it won't affect the navigation of the ships. At the same time, it won't affect the fishes in the water, but it can still defend against the Sea Race."
When Liu Li heard what Zhao Hai said, he couldn't help but be surprised, "Mister, is this possible? What you're going to do isn't small. Is this really possible? "
Zhao Hai smiled bitterly and said, "Even if it's impossible, we still have to do it. Otherwise, how can we defend against the Sea Race? We can't just seal the river to defend against the Sea Race. If the river is sealed, then the transportation between the cities in the Wen Ji Continent would be affected. This would be very troublesome. "
Liu Li nodded, then he sighed and said, "Right, I discovered that the Wen Ji Continent relies too much on waterways. Just like last time, when the Fishmen came, they immediately cut off the waterways. This caused the cities to have a lot of problems. Underestimating the enemy is one reason, but relying on the waterways is another. I wonder what the Soldier Spirit Continent's transportation method is like?" Liu Li nodded and said, "That's right.
Zhao Hai replied, "It can be considered as a waterway transportation. There are a lot of carriages in the Spirit Soldier Continent. These carriages specialize in this kind of business. Although the cost of transportation isn't low, it isn't too high either. Naturally, if it's too long, then it's still possible to use the waterway." Zhao Hai nodded, "That's right.
Liu Li nodded, sighed, and said in a deep voice, "I really hope that there will be a flying ship like the one used by the Destroyer in the Soul World. At that time, we won't have any problems with transportation."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "This isn't an easy thing to do. I've seen the destroyers' ships before. Their main power is a crystal that contains a huge amount of energy. However, the power of the crystal needs to be stimulated using a special method. And this special method hasn't been learned yet." Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "That's not easy.
When Liu Li heard Zhao Hai, his spirit was lifted. He looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Mister, have you really seen the Destroyer's ships? Have you seen the ship's power system? "
There are a lot of lands in the Soldier Spirit Continent that have been contaminated by destruction energy. It has now turned into a desert, it can be said that not even a blade of grass can grow there. However, you can still find Destroyer ships there. I found a Destroyer ship in one of the destroyed lands. The ship's power system is still there. Unfortunately, the crystal contains a formidable destructive force. After it is taken out, it needs to be purified immediately. Otherwise, it would be a disaster for the continent. But in order to use the crystal, we need a special method. We wanted to study that method, but in the end, we didn't succeed. After the crystal was purified, it can no longer be used, it's a pity. "
Naturally, it was impossible for Zhao Hai to tell Liu Li the truth. But even so, Liu Li and the others were still surprised. After that, they chatted about other things before they left.
The next morning, Zhao Hai and the others got up and packed their things. Then they were sent off by Liu Li and the others before they left the camp. After they left, Liu Li and the others also packed their things. After dismantling the camp, they returned to Binli Courtyard to report.
Zhao Hai and the others took a boat down the river before they finally arrived at an estuary. There was a very important city in the Wen Ji Continent here. It was called Lighthouse City because of the huge lighthouse in the city.
However, in the last attack of the Fishman Race, Lighthouse City fell. In the end, it was the Broken River Experts who repelled the Fishman Race, allowing Lighthouse City to recover. However, when Zhao Hai and the others arrived at Lighthouse City, they could still see the aftermath of the battle from the city walls.
Zhao Hai and the others wanted to use Lighthouse City as a base to study the plants in the estuary and the sea. After studying the plants here, they would be able to start improving them.
Lighthouse City was under the jurisdiction of the Art Academy, which was where Pu Li and Gong Yu were from. The three of them arrived at the Art Academy's branch in Seagaze City. They were very valued. Moreover, the academy also sent a lot of plant masters and scholars to cooperate with them.
Zhao Hai and the others rested in the city for a few days before they followed the city's guide to the estuary. Then the three of them directly went into the river and observed the plants of Rivertown.
There were very few plants growing in the estuary. This was because the estuary was where the sea and fresh water intersected. Very few things could survive in this environment. However, Zhao Hai and the others still found a lot of aquatic plants there.
After spending a month to observe the plants in the estuary, Zhao Hai and the others took the boat that the Art Academy arranged for them to go out to sea. Their destination this time was a small island. This island wasn't far from the Wen Ji Continent, so it wouldn't be attacked by the Fishman Race. However, Zhao Hai and the others could go to the bottom of the sea and study the plants there.
Zhao Hai and the others stayed on the island for a year before they returned to the Wen Ji Continent. This time, they sorted out a lot of information. After all, the plants in the sea were much more abundant compared to the rivers and lakes.
After Zhao Hai and the others returned to the Wen Ji Continent, Zhao Hai and the others didn't return to the Zither Music Academy. Instead, they asked people to send the information of the Zither Music Academy as well as the plant samples to Lantern Pagoda City.
Zhao Hai had his reasons for doing this. Lantern Pagoda City's conditions were very good. Not far from Lantern Pagoda City, there was a small lake. Lantern Pagoda City was also close to the sea and the river. It can be said that this place was the best place to experiment with underwater plants. This was because after improving the underwater plants, they would immediately conduct experiments in the water. And Lantern Pagoda City was able to fulfill this requirement.
Now that Zhao Hai and the others had obtained the support of the entire Wen Ji Continent, naturally, no one would oppose Zhao Hai's decision. The information and samples that Zhao Hai needed were delivered in the shortest time possible. While the samples were still being delivered, Zhao Hai and the other Plant Masters were busy sorting out the plants and preparing for the experiments.
The plants in the water had a very important characteristic, and that was that they generally didn't rely on seeds to reproduce. This was a problem when it came to improving the plants. This was because the method that Zhao Hai and the others used to improve the plants was to refine the seeds and then activate the mutated plants. After that, they would have them bear seeds and then refine them. Repeating this process, they would use natural energy to improve the seeds and finally produce the plants they needed.
But now that they encountered plants that didn't need seeds to reproduce, this method of improvement couldn't be used. Therefore, they could only think of other methods. Later on, Zhao Hai thought of a method, and that was to use natural energy to stimulate the plants and see what effect it would have. The result was that the plants would automatically divide and reproduce. Later on, they would grow more and more, but they wouldn't mutate.
In the end, this method had to be stopped. After that, Zhao Hai thought of other methods, which was to slowly change the environment of the plants in the water. He wanted to see what kind of reaction they would have when the environment became worse.
Naturally, these experiments couldn't be done in the academy. Therefore, Zhao Hai built a small wooden house by the sea and stayed in the house to conduct experiments every day.
Zhao Hai's approach also received the respect of everyone in the academy. The Plant Masters and some scholars also followed Zhao Hai and moved to the wooden house. In the end, more and more wooden houses were built. However, Zhao Hai and the others' experiments weren't very smooth. Some of the plants in the sea couldn't be improved at all, and some of the plants in the freshwater couldn't be improved very well.
At this time, the data that Zhao Hai and the others had recorded was finally delivered. After sorting out the data, Zhao Hai finally selected some plants to conduct experiments. These plants were mainly those in the forest at the bottom of the lake.
Before long, Zhao Hai built a laboratory on the riverside. This time, their experiments were mainly focused on the estuary. This was because if the Fishmen wanted to attack the Wen Ji Continent, then they would have to go by land and water. As long as they enter the river, the plants would give them a warning. Then the people of the Wen Ji Continent would be able to set up defenses in advance. At that time, the Fishmen wouldn't be able to do much.
After that, the experiments continued. There were countless failures and countless successes. Zhao Hai spent a lot of time in the water every day, observing the plants and recording the data. Just like this, a year passed. During this time, the Plant Masters who followed Zhao Hai learned a lot from Zhao Hai. Some of the Plant Masters were now able to become Zhao Hai's assistants.
Zhao Hai was very happy. Because of the help of these people, Zhao Hai's experiment speed had increased a lot. At this time, Zhao Hai had already cultivated several plants that he was satisfied with. He was preparing to conduct the final field experiments in the river.
After hearing that Zhao Hai's experiment had produced results, the Dean of the Painting Academy's Lighthouse City Branch also came to the riverside. Many students of the Academy also came to the riverside. They all wanted to see if Zhao Hai's experiment would be successful.
Zhao Hai stood on the riverside while Pu Li and Gong Yu stood beside him. In Zhao Hai's hand were some plants. These plants weren't very big, they were just saplings. Zhao Hai looked at these people before he turned to Pu Li and Gong Yu and said, "You two, let's go down. We can only see if it's successful or not." Pu Li and Gong Yu were also nervous. No one knew better than them how much effort Zhao Hai had put in in the past few years. They really hoped that Zhao Hai would succeed this time. This way, Zhao Hai's efforts wouldn't be in vain.
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