A lot of hallucinogenic gases and other toxic gases would be released in places where plants and animals intertwined, causing the animals in the plants to collapse. However, in this forest of plants, there weren't many of these high-risk toxic gases released. Instead, the toxins were stored inside the plants.
The toxins were stored inside the plants, and when hostile species of plants encountered each other, they would release the toxins in their bodies, cutting through the epidermis of the plant and seeping in. Some toxins could even liquefy the hostile species and turn them into fertilizer for their own growth.
Some of the arbor plants here were not completely stationary. Many of them could move. Although most of them could not move as fast as a tortoise, compared to the plants on other planets, the plants here were already very special.
Many of the plants contained a variety of precious medicines. Medicines that were directly isolated from the plants contained a considerable amount of activity and were much more effective than those synthesized by machines. Moreover, some allergies and rejection reactions could be avoided. Therefore, in the League of Stars, natural medicines that were isolated from plants were worth hundreds of times more than synthetic medicines.
All of this came as a pleasant surprise to Tico and Rikulab. From a few plants, they easily extracted hallucinogens and other neurotoxins that were of high purity and activity. Tico and Likrabe had been busy ever since they arrived. They usually didn't rely on robots to process the materials, and they usually did it themselves. The medicinal ingredients that they collected were indeed worth the trip. These medicinal ingredients were all rare natural ingredients, and two of them could only be found by chance. In the League of Stars, the price of these ingredients was comparable to a starship.
There was also a type of evergreen shrub that grew in clusters. Its leaves and branches contained a chemical ingredient that was often used by hunters as an analgesic. It could be used to treat high fevers caused by infection. However, many synthetic drugs had high side effects. After the analgesic was administered, there would be a period of weakness. However, the side effects of this naturally extracted analgesic drug were minimal, and its biological activity was very good. This was the conclusion that Tico and Likrabe came to based on their own experience.
To them, this place was indeed a treasure trove. Tico and Likrabe had already marked this planet, and in the next few years, it would probably become their herb garden.
The white rabbit was nibbling on the leaves of some unknown plant with its three-petaled mouth. Many animals had an innate intuition and could sense what they could eat and what they couldn't. Seeing Tico's expression, it was obvious that she believed in this white rabbit's ability.
Huimao and the others gathered some nuts that could be stored for a long time and some fleshy fruits. I kept a video feed of Sigma while I was harvesting, so Sigma was able to see their every move, comment on them from time to time, and eavesdrop on them.
Those animals obviously didn't care if there were any poisonous gases or plant secretions here. At least for now, these guys were still full of energy and were jumping around.
Scarlet Wind grabbed a fruit and sniffed it before starting to eat it.
"Wow, what's that?"
Xueqiu ran over and plucked a fruit from the tree. He took a bite and it tasted good. But soon, Xueqiu's attention was attracted by another tree.
It was an umbrella-shaped tree with drooping branches that looked like a bell jar. What attracted Xueqiu's attention wasn't the tree's appearance, but the watermelon-sized oval balls hanging from its drooping branches.
Xueqiu walked over and sniffed, then opened his mouth and bit the top of the oval ball. A moment later, some juice flowed out, and Xueqiu licked it. It was sweet and tasted good, better than fruit. So, Xueqiu stuck his mouth to the top of the oval ball and started sucking on it. The full oval ball slowly deflated.
"Hey, what are you sucking on?" Huimao asked.
Xueqiu snorted twice but didn't answer. Instead, he switched to another oval ball and continued sucking on the juice.
Huimao jumped onto a branch and copied Xueqiu's action. He bit the top of the oval ball and licked the juice that flowed out. Then, the Miantuan and Chifeng joined in the fun.
On the other side of the screen, Sigma was frustrated. It walked around the room and protested loudly. In the end, it announced, "Bring that tree back!"
"How?" After licking one, Huimao wiped his face with his paw. He completely agreed to bring the tree back, but he couldn't be bothered to care for it.
"Bring some back! We must bring some back! I'll plant them in a small garden!" Sigma clapped his hands excitedly.
"Yiya —" Little Lovag jumped on Sigma's arm in agreement.
In the end, the little guys discussed among themselves and shouted, "Silin —"
Silin mourned for them. This was fate!
Cillin walked over to take a look at the tree. The juice inside the oval fruit was very nutritious, and some of the plant oils were very rare nutrients for humans. But for some of the plants that grew in this area, they were something that would cause them to retreat at the mere mention of it.
These oval-shaped spheres were equivalent to the plant's fluid sacs. The fluid sacs contained a lot of plant oils that carried a sweet fragrance. The smell of the plant oils was hated by many plants, and they would retreat the moment they smelled it. But Wheeze and the others liked it very much, and so did humans.
After the inspection was over, Silin asked Czedow to take care of the plants. Silin wasn't counting on the gluttons to do it. Even if they destroyed the entire forest, they might not be able to dig out a whole plant, not to mention that most of the plants needed to be treated for nutrients.
The plants with the oval fluid reservoir belonged to the "viviparous" type of plant.
In most plants, after a seed matured, it would usually leave the mother's body and spread out. After a period of dormancy, it would wait for a suitable temperature, humidity, and other conditions before it would germinate in the soil and gradually grow into a young plant. However, due to the complexity of the natural environment, plants had a diversity of characteristics that allowed them to better adapt to the environment and survive. Therefore, there were some angiosperms that developed like a mammal's fetus inside its mother's body. Instead of leaving its mother's body immediately after the seed matured, it would germinate inside the fruit and grow into a seedling before leaving its mother's body. That was why people called them "viviparous plants".
The plant's branches covered the ground like a cover, and there were many "lanterns" inside the cover. In fact, they were seedlings that had sprouted from the seed. Once the seed matured, it would germinate inside the fruit without leaving its mother's body. The hypocotyl would stretch out and protrude out of the fruit's skin, forming many club-shaped seedlings.
If one broke the membrane outside the lantern, they would see the seedlings that had yet to leave their mother's body. Therefore, Czedow didn't need to prune the mother's body or dig out the entire tree. All he needed to do was collect some "lanterns".
Other than this plant, there were a lot of other plants that Sigma wanted them to bring back and plant in its botanical garden. Silin agreed to all of Sigma's requests. After all, Sigma was the one who contributed the entire base to them, so Silin naturally wouldn't turn down a small request that would benefit everyone.
After Silin and Czedow were done processing the plants, he left the rest to Czedow. While collecting information, Czedow dug out the plants that Huimao and the others had chosen, treated them with nutrient solution and sealed them with a special membrane.
Tico and Likrabe would mark the plants that needed to be transplanted, and Czedow would go and collect the best materials later.
While Silin, Tico, and Likrabe were processing some useful plants, Udoze and Kari had come over from the mining area. Seeing that Silin and the others weren't wearing protective suits, Kari and Udoze also took off their protective suits.
Kari sucked in a breath and sighed. "The air here isn't bad."
Udoze looked at the detector in his hand and said, "Yeah, the air here is a lot better than the other side … Hey, Xueqiu, eat less. You'll have diarrhea!"
Xueqiu was eating like a ball right now. Even Udoze was worried that he might be overweight.
Hearing Udoze's shout, Sigma asked in puzzlement, "What's diarrhea?"
"Ahem, it's when you can't control your bowel movements," Udoze explained.
Silin and Kari turned their heads away and pretended that they didn't hear anything.
Udoze noticed that Huimao, Chifeng, and Xueqiu were all looking at him, and he obviously felt a little embarrassed. He rubbed his nose and said, "Hey, you guys should hurry up. We'll be leaving once the energy ores are all mined. Judging from your speed, there's still a lot of places you haven't visited yet, right? It's rare for us to come out, so let's enjoy ourselves. "
These words undoubtedly resonated with Huimao and the others. Instead of worrying about why they couldn't control their bowel movements, they turned around and went to look for more exotic plants.
Kari went over to watch Tico and Likrabe process medicinal plants. He learned a little himself. However, Udoze only watched for a while before his attention was drawn to a beautiful plant.
The plant wasn't tall. It was less than two meters tall, and there was a feather-like thing growing at the top. When the wind blew, it looked like a peacock spreading its tail. It was a beautiful sight, and it also carried a sweet fragrance. It's so beautiful.
Udoze couldn't help but take out his recording device and record the scene.
While Cillin was dealing with a plant, the vines that had curled up because of his arrival suddenly grew excited. The vines stretched out with a whoosh and swiftly extended towards a certain direction, and that direction was exactly where Udoze was standing.
At the same time, the vines around Likrabe and the others also began to become excited, and at the same time, they quickly extended towards Udoze.
"Udoze, be careful!"
Silin quickly ran over and used his wrist blade to cut off the vines that extended towards him. When the vines behind him reached forward, he took out a bottle of spray and sprayed it on Udoze's arm.
Kari and Likrabe also rushed over to help, cutting down the vines that extended from all directions. They didn't dare to use flames or ultra-low temperature freezing guns on their own. The surrounding environment was unstable, and the external image could easily change the environment here. The safest way was to use knives to cut down the vines.
When Silin put a protective mask on Udoze, Udoze was still a little confused. Why? He was going to go up and cut the vines, but now he was treated like an injured person by Silin. He was not injured … Huh?!
Udoze looked at his arm. There were many bloodstains on it, and the blood was still dripping down. Silin sprayed him with a compound spray to cover the wound so that the blood would stop flowing. After wiping the blood, he threw the absorbent paper in his hand far away and pulled Udoze away from the place.
After running for 50 meters, Udoze looked at the original place again. The vines had covered the place, and the place where the bloodstained absorbent paper fell was also the gathering point of the vines. Obviously, these vines were attracted to Udoze's blood.
"Don't get hurt. Once you bleed, it will cause a series of movements." After all, Kari had experienced a lot of things. When he saw this scene, he could roughly infer the reason for the reaction of these plants and the various possible situations that might occur.
Fortunately, Udoze was the only one injured. If everyone was injured, everyone would have to deal with the vines all over the place, and there would be no time to stop the bleeding and clean up the blood on the wound. Looking at the fine sawteeth on the vines because of excitement, the situation might get worse.
Udoze panted. After putting on the protective mask, he gradually felt the pain in his arm.
"What happened? I didn't even notice that my arm was cut just now. " Udoze was very puzzled. Wasn't it just taking a photo? How could he be cut without feeling anything, and there was more than one wound? There was a lot of blood.
Likrabe released a floating measuring device. The measuring device circled around and came back with some data.
"The gas released by the plant contains a lot of nitrous oxide, and a few other auxiliary gases that affect the nerves but will not cause fainting or death. After inhaling this gas mixture, the body will lose the sense of pain, but the body will still be awake. The addition of the auxiliary gas will not affect the body's movement, so Udoze did not notice it at all," Likrabe explained.
Nitrous oxide inhibited the release of excitatory neurotransmitters and the conduction of nerve impulses in the central nervous system, so Udoze did not feel anything when he was cut by the plant and bled.
Udoze took a deep breath. He was so bold because he saw that Silin and the rest were not wearing protective suits, and nothing happened. It seemed that he still had to be cautious.
As a hunter, Udoze still had a lot to learn. Vigilance was not something that could be cultivated through words.
Although he had experienced this incident, Udoze was obviously not frightened. Instead, he was interested. He wore a protective mask and held a measuring device in his hand, looking for similar plants everywhere.
Silin did not care about him. This was also a kind of training, and it was good to accumulate more experience.
Moving forward, there was a lake. There were some microscopic algae in the lake, but there were no fish or any other aquatic animals. There were only countless unknown names of plants ranging from small to large.
On the other side of the lake, there was a very tall tree. It was like a giant looking down at the creatures on the ground. Compared to it, Silin was as small as an ant.
Silin walked over and looked around the giant tree. Finally, he came to the conclusion that this giant tree was at the top of the food chain in this area. However, there were not many of these giant trees. It was a strategy formed during the evolution of creatures to respond to the environment, and it was also the rule of nature.
Silin found a 'giant substance' in this giant tree, and this' giant substance 'made the tree grow bigger and bigger. After collecting some of the primitive substances, Silin looked at the horizon. Night was coming.
In the forest, the night was full of danger. There would be all kinds of wild beasts, but there were no wild beasts here. What would the night be like?
Although the light receded and dusk came.
At night, the most obvious thing was the row of trees not far away. The branches of those trees stretched outwards, and there was a big flower on each branch. The flower was about 20 centimeters in diameter, and it looked quite ordinary during the day.
During the day, this kind of inconspicuous green flower would not attract too much attention in this colorful world. However, when night came, it would gradually emit a white light. The darker the night, the brighter the light.
The plants that were attracted to the light would slowly move over, and the vines would also move over. The other branches on the tree would firmly capture these plants that were moved into the trap, cutting off the connection between them and the main body, and finally becoming fertilizer for the growth of the main body.
This was the strategy of the plants, the survival technique.
Because the composition of the air would change at night, Silin and the others wore protective clothing and masks to be safe.
After the glowing plants were full, the light would be dimmed or directly extinguished to save their own energy.
The night here was not long, but it was enough for some nocturnal plants to have a full meal. Most of the plants were asleep. During the day and night, the plants carried out photosynthesis, respiration, movement, and sleep. In the forest where there were no insects, there was only the fleeting sound of hunting that belonged to the plants.
At night, Silin and the others saw the predation of the nocturnal plants, and saw the changes in the composition of the air in this area. It was no wonder that there were no animals in this area. In such a gas environment, many animals could not survive.
This was a world that belonged to the plants. When there were no outsiders, they were the rulers of this area. The residents fought openly and secretly in the way of plants, and they multiplied.
In the morning, when a ray of light shone on the plant area, there was a muffled thumping sound.
It was a tree as thick as five people. The tree was very tall, but of course, it could not be compared to the giant tree. There was a big bell-shaped flower at the top of this tree, and the sound came from the flower above.
After coming into contact with the natural light, these bell-shaped flowers began to sway, and then let out a distant sound, announcing the end of the night and the beginning of the day.
After the bell-shaped flowers rang, some of the flowers that closed at night gradually bloomed, and the sleeping plants gradually woke up. Perhaps they were also thinking about hunting the next target.
Silin and the others looked at the light from the sky and continued to do what they had unfinished.
A new day had begun.
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