Cannon Fodder is Not In the Service Area

Gu Ningzhi looked at the size of the footprints and felt that it was very likely that they were female... Could there be creatures similar to humans living on this planet? But the previous space cameras had no relevant display. Judging from the slightly blurry images, they were far from human beings.

Because of doubts in his heart, Gu Ningzhi followed the footprints to find the past. The "trees" within his sight were still dense and numerous, and the surrounding air almost dropped by one degree every hundred meters, and now it was almost approaching zero! What the hell kind of environment is this?

"If I were you, I would leave this planet as soon as possible. This is not a place where children like you should come and play." Finally, the footprints disappeared. Gu Ningzhi suddenly woke up and took a defensive posture. And at this moment, a slightly hoarse voice came from the air, carrying an indescribable sarcasm, seeming to be laughing at an idiot who was looking for his own death.

"Who are you?" Gu Ningzhi quickly left the place and appeared on the branch of a "tree" in the next moment, just at the same level as the person who suddenly spoke, "Are you... a human or..."

In the middle of asking, his eyes suddenly focused on the hand of the man covered in a loose white cloak. That was... Zhinao? This discovery made Gu Ningzhi basically rule out the possibility that the other party was an indigenous person. However, he did not feel the joy of "meeting an old friend in a foreign land". Instead, he became more vigilant and his back tensed, "Who are you?"

"A person who kindly tells you to get out of here." The other person's hand stretched out from the gap in the cloak. His fingers were long and slender, but his skin was slightly pale. Even the blue blood vessels were clearly visible, as if he was malnourished. " Listen to me, this place is very dangerous, you’d better not make fun of your own life and the lives of everyone on that aircraft ship at high altitude!”

"I... why should I believe what you say? Or do you think that you are true to your word, and I am an idiot with no IQ? Can you scare me away with an unfounded threat?" Gu Ningzhi couldn't feel the energy emanating from the other party. He was malicious and did not take the initiative to attack.

"How dare you now have half a foot in the Hall of Hell!" The man's voice changed, seeming to be a bit playful and relaxed, "Do you know what this thing is under your feet? Haha, don't look at it. It looks ugly and It’s harmless, but really…”

The other party paused at this point. Gu Ningzhi waited for a short while but did not wait for the other party's follow-up, "Actually what?"

"Actually...all the creatures on the planet have been devoured by the things under your feet before you arrived." The other party smiled, and what he said was like fantasy to Gu Ningzhi. It's too fantasy.

"Do you know what this planet looked like two years ago? It is very beautiful and rich in materials. Although the creatures living here are just wild beasts, they have their own biological cycles. Given time, it may even give birth to truly intelligent creatures. .”

Gu Ningzhi was silent. He suddenly understood where his initial worries and forebodings came from. Although space photography has limitations, it has high definition and comprehensive shooting. According to the laws of development between planets, if such a fertile planet truly breeds living things, then the number must be very objective. But according to the camera results, some shadows were only vaguely captured...

"If... this thing can really swallow living things, then I should have died long ago, right?" Gu Ningzhi retorted with a sneer, "After all, I cut open one of the guys' bodies before and took some liquid..."

"Because there are still stars shining... If it's night now, you can stay here and give it a try, try it yourself, and verify whether what I said is correct." The man continued, "According to the day and night of this planet According to the rules, it will be night in about two hours, and the truth will naturally be revealed by then, but your life will be gone."

Although Gu Ningzhi didn't believe it, he still secretly contacted Li You and asked him to issue a retreat order later and let the exploration team return to the base camp first. The expeditionary force's ships are at an altitude of a thousand meters, and these things on the ground should not pose any threat.

"Little Squid, I have made a shocking discovery now, and the situation is very serious. You will have the exploration team retreat in about ten minutes. There should be a different scene on this planet after nightfall..." Gu Ningzhi's words, Li You rarely Objection, even if it is a disguised form of overstepping the authority to issue an order, "I will stay on the planet for one night to continue the investigation, and I will contact you after dawn!"

Li You frowned at the message. He didn't feel dissatisfied with what the other party said, but...

"The data on this planet is incomplete. It's not an exaggeration to say it's full of dangers. I'm worried about you staying here alone." Li You replied to Gu Ningzhi while giving the exploratory team a stop-the-work order, "And it's not yet Knowing what the environment is like after nightfall, it is really too reckless of you to do this. Tell me what you found wrong!"

"This is just my personal guess. If I say it easily, I'm afraid it will cause confusion." Gu Ningzhi was vague. Anyway, after he and Li You had a confrontation, the other party always gave in, and this time was no exception. "I have Be sure to keep yourself safe and sound, little squid, don't worry so much, be careful of the wrinkles on your brows doubling... If you are worried, I will count you once an hour..."

Even if Li You is angry, he can't do anything to the other party. That’s all, this guy never does anything he’s not sure about anyway, and it’s a waste of his feelings to care too much! Thinking of this, Li You reluctantly suppressed his inner worries and continued to remain expressionless.

After doing this, Gu Ningzhi shrugged at the other party and said, "Although I mean to joke about my own life, curiosity killed the cat. If I don't go and witness it, I will feel very sorry. I think , even if what you said is true, these things are not so scary, right? Otherwise, how did you survive here? "

The other party stood there quietly for a long time. She turned around gracefully, said simply "Follow me", and then quickly walked away in a certain direction. What surprised Gu Ningzhi was that the opponent seemed "malnourished", but he was very strong.

"If you want to witness the truth, the viewing angle from this location is very good." Arriving on a bare and steep mountain, taking advantage of the high altitude, Gu Ningzhi could easily see those strange "trees" gathered together, with a high density. Unusually big, "I hope you can stay calm after reading it... Just because you don't know something doesn't mean it doesn't exist..."

Gu Ningzhi said that the last sentence seemed familiar. It seemed that a woman named Su had also said it.

It was very difficult to wait for nightfall. Gu Ningzhi sat cross-legged on the ground, looking motionlessly at the "forest" below the cliff. At this time, the mysterious cloaked man had taken off his cloak, revealing a slightly thin and gloomy face.

"Eh... you are actually a woman?" Gu Ningzhi looked at the other party's simple and strange attire, with a long thing hanging on his waist, and couldn't help but said in surprise, "You... really can't tell, I Thought it was a man."

"What does it matter to you that I am a woman?" The other party took out a small long object from his arms and opened it to reveal a syringe filled with dark red liquid. In Gu Ning's ghostly eyes, the other party expertly inserted the needle into the vein of his arm.

"You...this thing is...nutrition concentrate?" Gu Ningzhi suddenly understood how the other party could be so malnourished. Nutritional concentrates are generally used for first aid. They can provide the nutrients needed by the human body and last for several days. Few people regard it as "food", and even the expeditionary force cannot do this. But judging from the appearance of the other party, he seemed to be very familiar with him.

"It's almost impossible to enter the food on this planet. If I don't do this, do I want to wait for death?" She raised her eyelids lightly and sneered, "Don't tell me that you landed on this planet to replenish supplies. of……"

"Isn't this an obvious thing?" Gu Ningzhi subconsciously felt that the other party seemed to know a lot of secrets. The geographical location of this planet is too remote. If it were not necessary for the mission, the expeditionary force would not come here to destroy the place.

But what about the person opposite? What is her purpose? Why does it appear on this remote planet?

"Those things... seem to be many, but they are actually just one plant, called the 'Mother Tree'." The man said in a stiff and distant voice, "It was just a tree at the beginning. It took deep roots and then sneaked down to absorb energy. At the same time, the root system twisted upwards. Growth and development of countless 'sub-trees'. These 'sub-trees' and the 'mother tree' are one and the same. In order to grow and evolve, they need to consume more energy. These energy sources can be animals, plants, or contain The ore of energy..."

At this time, the afterglow was already slanting down, and the vision was slightly dim. Gu Ningzhi saw that the "trees" in the distance seemed to have been summoned, waking up from their deep sleep and stretching their waists... The endless branches were squirming and intertwining, and the rustling sounds made his hair stand on end. Thinking of that woman...the "trees" on the entire planet are actually just one "mother tree"...

If so, how huge must this "mother tree" be?

"There is endless energy deep in the earth's core. As long as this 'Mother Tree' is given a few decades to absorb it, the entire planet will fall into complete silence, and this 'Mother Tree'... will also show its most ruthless It’s so spicy!”

If Su Jiameng were here, she would probably agree very much. The mother tree is a strange existence among the Zerg tribe, and it is also an existence that is rejected by all Zerg tribes. When a mother tree develops to the end, it will definitely occupy the entire planet, and all living things except itself will be within the range that can be devoured. Therefore, the mother tree will often be attacked by a group of insects and eventually die.

In the previous life, Su Jiameng knew about the Mother Tree because the Human Alliance had faced an Insect King-level Mother Tree and suffered heavy casualties.

The mother tree is also one of the Zerg species that evolves the fastest and poses the greatest threat! Because the other party is rooted deep underground, it is not a simple matter to find the main trunk and destroy it. If you can't kill the main trunk, which is the core of the mother tree, it will be useless no matter how many sub-trees you kill.

"I seem to have heard of this kind of creature..." Gu Ningzhi murmured. It seems that the Zerg that Su Jiameng mentioned before is this virtue, right? A terrifying race that relies on devouring to rapidly evolve?

Today I entered a new department for internship. It was an emergency room. An elderly patient died after ineffective resuscitation. This was the first time Shiigugu watched the nurses and doctors rescuing him so intuitively... In the end, he still failed to save his life. The teacher said that such a scene is easy to see in the emergency room, and life is particularly fragile in this place... The more this happens, the more Shiitake feels like it's great to be alive, and his hands and feet will be warm and strong, instead of being so weak and cold...