More and more black roots were dug out. They had already exceeded two meters, but there was still no end in sight.
This made Shen Yuchi excited and nervous. He originally imagined that he had dug up a broken root, but from the looks of it, they had really dug up the osmanthus tree.
However, there was one thing that caught Shen Yuchi's attention. When the Mythical Companion Beast was digging, it would occasionally come into contact with the roots. However, the roots weren't absorbed like the petals, nor did any strange phenomena happen.
Could it be that only the petals have such magical effects? Shen Yuchi was somewhat worried. If only the petals were effective, how many more petals were there on the osmanthus tree buried underground?
However, everything was still unknown. There was no way to determine if the osmanthus tree was useless, nor did he know how many petals there were. All he could do was continue waiting for the results.
The professor wanted the astronaut to cut off a portion of the roots and conduct a simple test in the space station, but even the Mythical Companion Beast couldn't damage the roots at all.
High-tech cutting equipment was used, but the result was still useless. The hardness of the roots had far exceeded the hardness of known substances.
This outcome alarmed everyone, including Shen Yuchi. After all, it was a Mythical Companion Beast. Even it couldn't injure it at all. What kind of existence was the tree? It was truly shocking.
There was no other way but to continue digging. More and more roots were dug out, and they crisscrossed in a complicated manner. It looked like they had really dug up the osmanthus tree.
As they dug, they dug up quite a number of petals. Apart from a small number being used for experiments and research, most of them were sealed.
Seeing more and more petals collected, Shen Yuchi wished he could fly to the Moon and transform into a miner to dig out all the petals.
The wealth these petals could bring to the bureau was immeasurable. Even if those petals couldn't be used to advance an Epic creature to the Mythical stage, the ability to advance a Legendary to the Epic stage was enough to create unimaginable wealth.
After research, he realized that the more petals a Companion Beast used, the worse the effects. Different Companion Beasts obtained different levels of evolution with the same petals.
When an Epic Companion Beast used a petal, its stats would be enhanced to a certain extent. This could be seen from the tests.
The Mythical Companion Beast kept digging. After a period of time, it finally dug to the trunk of the osmanthus tree. The trunk was also pitch-black like ink. Just the part that was dug out was probably more than ten meters in diameter.
"A giant tree with a diameter of more than 10 meters. How many osmanthus flowers will there be when it blooms?" Seeing the size of the tree, everyone was surprised and delighted.
Even if only one-thousandth of the osmanthus tree's flowers were preserved, it was still an unimaginable number.
He impatiently ordered the Mythical Companion Beast to continue digging, but before long, the Companion Beast realized that the tree trunk had reached its end.
"It's gone … How could it be gone …" Shen Yuchi's expression was a little ugly.
From the communication video, it could be seen that the gigantic osmanthus tree only had a stump left. The upper part seemed to have disappeared.
The Companion Beasts did some digging in the vicinity, but they only found some scattered petals. They didn't find the broken trunk at all.
On the tree stump, there were obvious saber and axe marks. It proved that this mysterious and huge osmanthus tree hadn't been broken due to a natural disaster. Instead, some creature had chopped it off.
Even the power of a Mythical Companion Beast can't injure the tiny roots at all. What kind of creature can actually chop off such a thick tree trunk? Shen Yuchi was alarmed just thinking about it.
Thankfully, there were no signs of dimensional creatures nearby. Furthermore, even if the trunk was gone, there were still some scattered petals nearby. To the bureau, being able to collect these scattered petals was already a huge fortune.
Furthermore, the tree stump might be of great value. Otherwise, the mysterious creature that chopped down the osmanthus tree wouldn't have needed to take away the trunk. All it needed to do was remove the petals. There was no need to go through the trouble of chopping down the tree.
The digging continued. Every day, they could dig out at least ten petals. Sometimes, they could even dig out dozens.
This excited the bureau and the researchers. After all, these petals didn't only represent Epic Companion Beasts.
Some Legendary Companion Beasts with very useful skills or Life Providences couldn't be used because their levels were too low and their stats were too poor.
Now, with these osmanthus flowers, they could raise those Legendary Companion Beasts to the Epic stage and make up for their stats. They might even give birth to powerful Life Souls.
With the osmanthus flowers, it was equivalent to having infinite possibilities.
Everyone felt that this lunar expedition would have a huge harvest, but on this day, when the Mythical Companion Beast continued digging the tree stump, wanting to dig out all the parts of the tree stump and think of a way to transport it back to Earth, the Mythical Companion Beast continued digging the tree stump.
However, the communication between Earth's command center and the lunar space station was suddenly cut off. No one knew what had happened. The researchers tried all means to contact the Moon, but there was no news from the other side. They had no way of knowing what had happened.
"Professor, can you think of a way to use the existing satellites to film the situation of the space station and the tree stump?" Shen Yuchi asked the old professor.
The old professor said with a heavy expression, "The location of the space station is easy to scan with satellites, but the tree stump is in a location where satellites can't capture it."
"Let's use the satellite to scan the space station first," Shen Yuchi said.
"We're already trying, but we need to wait for our satellite to reach the predetermined orbit. Otherwise, we can only use other people's satellites … I'm afraid it will leave traces …" the old professor said.
"How long will it take for our satellite to capture the space station?" Shen Yuchi asked with a frown.
"The exact time should be about three hours and forty minutes," the old professor answered.
"Wait." Shen Yuchi pondered for a moment before spitting out a word. He didn't wish to attract anyone's attention.
Time ticked by as everyone waited nervously. When the satellite reached the predetermined orbit, they immediately got busy.
Soon, photos of the space station's vicinity were sent back.
When they saw the photo, everyone was horrified. The entire space station base had fallen into a deep pit, and the deep pit looked like the footprints of some animal.
The space station seemed to have been flattened by some creature.
On the Moon … There's a terrifying dimensional creature … Everyone had an ominous thought.
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