Chapter 40 Zhou Haochen: I, understand
Jiang Mozhu's slender hands brushed across the surface of the Earth Mother Tree.

It seems to be trying hard to sense the situation of the Earth Mother Tree.

After a moment, Jiang Mozhu turned his head to look at Mo Sihai, exhaling a faint orchid scent.

"The Earth Mother Tree is seriously injured, and the remaining vitality may be extinguished at any time."

"If you want to revive the Earth Mother Tree, you must first activate the root system and then condense a new tree heart."

"To activate the root system, the most commonly used method is the Cangtian Spirit Dew."

"Mo Juzi, can you use the sacred dew to heal the Earth Mother Tree?"

Jiang Mozhu analyzed in an orderly manner. After listening, Mo Sihai shook his head.

"I used the Cangtian Spirit Dew, but the Earth Mother Divine Tree would not absorb it."

“Even if the entire root system is soaked in the sacred dew, only the roots on the surface will absorb the sacred dew.”

Mo Sihai's face showed deep helplessness.

In the past few days, he had tried every possible means, but was at his wit's end and had to ask the farmers to come to the rescue.

Luo Zixu pondered for a moment, stroked his beard, and said, "If it's just that the Earth Mother Divine Tree can't absorb the towering spiritual dew, then this is easy to deal with."

"You can drill holes directly into the spiritual nodes and then inject the sacred spiritual dew into them."

"Spiritual Network Node? What is this?"

Mo Sihai's expression was quite surprised. He had never heard of the words "Spiritual Network Node".

"Spiritual network nodes, this is the major result of our recent research." Luo Zixu's mouth curled up slightly.

Especially Mo Sihai’s surprised expression, which made him feel comfortable, as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit.

"Humans have meridians, and plants have spiritual veins."

"The spiritual nodes of plants are equivalent to the acupuncture points in the human body..."

Mo Sihai understood before Luo Zixu finished speaking.

Isn't Mohist therapy equivalent to acupuncture on the Earth Mother Tree?

However, compared to saving the Earth Mother Tree, Mo Sihai was more interested in the spiritual veins developed by the farmers.

"Luo Zixu, if the spiritual veins in the plants are refined into mechanisms, can they be preserved?" Mo Sihai asked.

When Luo Zixu heard Mo Sihai's strange question, he was stunned at first, then he immediately reacted and said with a sneer.

"Mo Sihai, you are not honest."

"I think what you want to ask is whether the spiritual meridians of plants and trees can replace the meridians of the human body."

"After all these years, you haven't given up on the path of mechanical ascension?"

"Mechanical ascension, this is the path set by Taizu back then."

"The Grand Ancestor said it can be done. Could it be that your insight, Luo Zixu, is even greater than that of the Grand Ancestor?"

Mo Sihai shook his head and looked down upon Luo Zixu's sneer.

Luo Zixu was not surprised, as Mo Sihai was just such a stubborn person.

Ever since Emperor Taizu of Dayu proposed the method of mechanical ascension, the Mohist school has studied it for a thousand years without much progress.

It even caused division and infighting, which seriously damaged the party's vitality.

"Mo Sihai, if you want to study the spiritual channels of plants and trees and connect them to the human body, I will naturally welcome you with open arms."

"It's just that the Plant Spiritual Vessel is the latest research result of our farmers. Is this the price..."

“The price is negotiable!”

For the sake of Taizu's grand plan, Mo Sihai had to accept it with a pinch of his nose. It was difficult not to bleed heavily.

"The spiritual veins of plants and trees are hard to see with the naked eye. How do you farmers plan to distinguish them?"

"In order to study the spiritual veins, our farm has specially cultivated a kind of spiritual species - the spiritual-seeking grass dog!"

Luo Zixu flicked his fingertips.

A green seed the size of a soybean was ejected.

Then, this soybean-sized seed grew and developed in mid-air, and grew two long ears and a body that did not match the length of its ears.

dog!
To be precise, it is a dog with a cute and silly appearance - the Soul-seeking Grass Dog.

When Mo Sihai saw Luo Zixu's methods, he felt a little envious.

This is the unique skill of farmers - turning beans into soldiers!
Luo Zixu pointed his finger and controlled the Spirit-Seeking Grass Dog.

The soul-seeking grass dog lay on the roots of the Earth Mother Tree, twitched its nose twice, as if it smelled something, and ran over at a flash.

After running more than ten meters, it started barking loudly.

"This is the spiritual network node."

As he spoke, Luo Zixu sent out a burst of energy, striking the area in front of the Xunling Grass Dog.

After digging a deep hole on the root system of the Earth Mother Tree, pour in the spiritual dew.

The towering spiritual dew exudes a green luster, contains rich vitality, and is integrated into the root system of the Earth Mother Tree.

"effective!"

When Mo Sihai saw this scene, his eyes lit up and he was delighted.

It’s a pity that the roots nourished by the spiritual dew are limited to an area of ​​ten feet in radius.

If you want to use the farmer’s method, you will need a large number of spirit-seeking grass dogs.

"The root system of the Earth Mother Divine Tree is a full 1.2 million miles long. If you want to revive the root system within seven days, you will need 200,000 Spirit Seeking Grass Dogs."

"We don't have to have so much inventory on hand."

"This is not difficult. The Ministry of Industry will set up the Eternal Evergreen Formation in the Earth Mother Tree Realm to speed up the cultivation of spirit seeds."

"Great!"

Luo Zixu nodded slightly: "However, the Soul Seeking Grass Dog has only been developed for a short time, so there are still some minor flaws." "What flaws?"

"Only 50% of the Spirit Seeking Grass Dogs can find the Spiritual Network nodes correctly. The other 50% either find the wrong ones or don't know how to find them at all."

"Even if I cultivate it myself, only 70% of the quality is good."

Mo Sihai: ...

Why does he feel that this is a trap?

……

The entire Ministry of Industry was mobilized and began a vigorous "dog-raising" campaign.

In the Earth Mother Tree Realm, an evergreen formation was set up.

This formation can speed up the growth of grass and trees, and is used to quickly cultivate the spirit seeds of the spirit-seeking grass dog.

Even so, more than a dozen farm disciples were exhausted like dogs.

Even the donkeys in the production team were not as hardworking as them.

Fortunately, the farmers’ spiritual seeds can be used by ordinary people, and the tasks of finding spiritual nodes and nourishing the roots are all left to the Mohist School and the Ministry of Industry.

Even Zhou Haochen's assistant Mu Yuanye was sent to find the spiritual network nodes.

In the past, the farmer's spiritual seeds could only be used by practitioners of the farmer's lineage.

In terms of power, it is not as good as magic weapons.

In terms of convenience, it is not as good as talismans.

In short, the farmers at that time were living in a very miserable situation.

Until a powerful man appeared in the farm, improved the spiritual seeds, and allowed ordinary people to use them.

Since then, the spiritual seeds from farmers have become very popular in the homes of dignitaries.

Because of its easy operation and market share, it can even compete with Taoist talismans.

The farmer became rich from then on.

The only hidden danger is that they have become mortal enemies with the Tianfu Sect, one of the Taoist holy places.

Zhou Haochen also received a task, perhaps to take care of his eye disease, or perhaps because of his status as a prince.

His job was very easy, which was to monitor the formation and make sure nothing went wrong with the Eternal Green Formation.

The Mother Earth Tree Realm had just been attacked and was now heavily guarded. Zhou Haochen didn't think anyone would be so desperate as to come to the Mother Earth Tree Realm to cause trouble and destroy the Eternal Evergreen Formation.

Simply put, Zhou Haochen's mission is to fish in troubled waters in a fair and open manner.

"Wow, wow, wow - Your Highness, I'm dying of thirst."

"The people in the farming family are too unreliable."

“Of the spirit seeds given, only half can find the spirit nodes. The remaining half either find the wrong place or can’t find the spirit nodes at all.”

Mu Yuanye took the rare time to drink a sip of water, and an expression of grievance appeared on her pretty pink face.

Zhou Haochen was surprised after hearing Mu Yuanye's complaint.

"The spiritual seeds of farmers have always been known for their stable quality. How could this happen?"

"The Farmer Hero said that the Spirit Seeking Grass Dog is a new species, and its quality is not very stable yet."

"But... I got some gossip from the farmers' disciples."

"It seems that the spirit species of the Spirit Seeking Grass Dog is born with defects. Farmers have bred and purified it for a thousand generations, and the probability of a good breed is only 50%."

"Even if the chief farmer takes action, it can only increase to 70%."

Is there such a strange thing?

For a moment, Zhou Haochen was full of curiosity about the spiritual species such as the Spirit-Seeking Grass Dog.

"Yuan Ye, give me a few spirit seeds so I can study them." Zhou Haochen said.

"Your Highness, I will fill two bags for you. The left bag contains good seeds, and the right bag contains bad seeds."

Mu Yuanye was also very considerate and separated the good seeds from the bad seeds.

After resting for a while, Mu Yuanye went back to work on the spiritual network nodes.

Zhou Haochen played with the spirit seed of the spirit-seeking grass dog and fell into deep thought.

I racked my brains to search for the knowledge taught by my high school biology teacher.

Mendel's three laws.

Homozygous.

Heterozygote.

Dominant gene.

Recessive gene.

Aa…Bb…

Zhou Haochen felt overwhelmed.

"Farmers breed by selecting superior strains, and then purifying the varieties through hybridization or self-pollination."

"If it is a dominant gene, through human screening, the proportion will become higher and higher. This is the spiritual seed of farmers, which is famous for its stable quality."

"Why is the spirit-seeking grass dog, contrary to its normal state, always remaining at 50%?"

"Wait, the inheritance of the Soul Seeking Grass Dog, could it be semi-dominant?"

A flash of inspiration flashed through Zhou Haochen's mind.

He got it!

(End of this chapter)