Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 751 Pillar Root

"Affect the brain? But the problem is that we didn't inhale the mist at all!" 33 said with a frown.

"It's not necessarily the cause of the fog, it may be the magnetic field, or it may be some extraordinary power that cannot be detected by human technology... The gap between us and the Alpha civilization is simply a gap." Ivan said.

"Tsk... That's true." 33 looked down at the black blade that was stuck between his fingers, and nodded.

"And I discovered something else." Ivan raised the transparent specimen bag in his hand, which contained several pieces of bark that he had spent a lot of effort to peel off with his mechanical arm, but now, these The bark detached from the trunk has shown obvious signs of decay, turning into something like rotten cotton wool.

"This kind of plant should not have evolved naturally, but is a creation of the biotechnology of the Alpha civilization. Like the seed of erosion, a part of the limb will decompose and die by itself shortly after leaving the main body... From a certain point of view, it seems that It's also... very environmentally friendly." Ivan continued.

"No, if the bark is peeled off and it will rot, then how do these loggers transport the felled wood back to the ark? Do they have any special way of preservation?" 33 wondered.

Ke Lan also looked at Mo Jue curiously.

"Actually, there is no special way of preservation, it's just that the parts we choose to harvest are different—do you know that there is a plant called 'banyan tree' on earth?" Mo Jue changed the subject, and suddenly asked another kind of plant that seemed Trees that have nothing to do with the problem.

"I know." Ke Lan and Ivan said in unison, but 33 was stunned for a moment, with a dazed look on his face.

"Hey, I have been a big boss for most of my life, but I still suffered from being uneducated." 33 laughed at himself, "How did the native plants on Planet Alpha get involved with the banyan trees on Earth? Tell me in detail."

"Banyan tree, mulberry banyan tree plant, large tree, up to 15-25 meters in height..." Ivan read it like an encyclopedia of humanoid creatures, but when he read "The canopy of the banyan tree is huge, and the crown of the banyan tree extends outwards." Clusters of beard-like aerial roots will hang down, and once these aerial roots touch the ground, they will take root..." At that time, he suddenly stopped.

"These aerial roots drilled into the soil are the same as the roots of the banyan tree's own trunk. They can absorb nutrients in the soil and continue to grow. The thickest ones can even grow close to the trunk. During this period, these aerial roots become It has become a pillar root... A big banyan tree that is old enough can have thousands or even tens of thousands of pillar roots, describing the strange scene of 'a single tree becomes a forest'." Ke Lan continued.

"I didn't expect you relic hunters to know a lot about botany." Mo Jue glanced at Ke Lan and Ivan in surprise, "That's right, misty perches are a bit similar to banyan trees on earth. , that is, a single tree grows into a forest. After the red line, an ordinary adult mist roost covers an area of ​​more than [-] square meters... Most of the trunks you see are actually hanging from the canopy down the prop root."

"What do you mean, so many fog perches are actually the same tree?" 33 raised his head and looked around, "It's amazing..."

"Well... We have seen the largest single fog perch tree covering dozens of hectares, and according to my father's speculation, the core area of ​​the gray fog forest, the place you are going to, the sky-reaching fog mountain Underneath... there may well be only one Mistroost."

"The core area is less than a hundred square kilometers, that is, [-] hectares... Is such a large fog habitat enough to be called the king of trees?" Ivan asked a little excitedly.

"My father said that this 'Super Misty Perch Tree' is probably inseparable from the secret hidden in the center of the forest." Mo Jueyou said, "This is one of the few things he mentioned to me about that' Secrets' related things."

"This forest must have been planted by the Alpha people... What is their intention in doing this? Is it because they are hiding something?" Ke Lan couldn't help thinking... He suddenly wondered if information about the Undead Crew Club would appear Deviation: Is there a possibility that what is hidden in the core of the foggy forest is not an engine wreck site, but something else?
"The 'trunk' you just selected is actually just a prop root. Even if the prop root is cut down, it will rot into slag in just a few hours. Only the real trunk can be preserved... Find the location of the trunk, In fact, it is the longest step in our logging work." Mo Jue looked at the specimen bag in Ivan's hand and said, "Another point is that the trunk will not 'eat people', only the pillar roots will be inhabited by mist. Wood is used as a 'feeding organ'. So when I saw a corpse embedded in a 'trunk' root, I knew it was a prop root."

"Then how can we determine which one is the real trunk? Do we have to dig out the bark one by one to check?" 33 asked.

"The bark of the main trunk will rot even if it is scraped off. It must be connected with the 'pith' at the core of the mist roost tree so that it will not rot. It is for this reason that it is difficult for the mist roost tree to be processed into floors and walls. Decorations on the surface or small pieces, all the misty wood furniture on the ark now are large pieces that contain the 'piss'." Mo Jue explained.

"Then how can we find the backbone?"

"Use this." Mo Jue found a strange piece of equipment from his backpack. The handle of this equipment seemed to be modified from a civilian type hook-line gun, but the muzzle was replaced with a Slender hollow steel rod.

"This thing can pierce the trunk of the Misty Roost and reach the heart of the tree. If the 'medulum' can be extracted from the heart of the tree, it is the real trunk. If not, it is the supporting root." Mo Jue said.

"Stupid method, but reliable, practical, and highly operable." Ke Lan commented - he is not very interested in this knowledge, anyway, the purpose of his trip is not for these fog roost trees, harvesting fog roost trees The method has nothing to do with him.

In addition to its fire resistance, fog perch wood itself is not a high-end material. Its physical properties can be completely exploded by many new materials that can be synthesized at the level of human civilization technology. Apart from being a plaything to show off, this kind of wood is useless in Ke Lan's eyes.

Of course, this is limited to the mist roosts that have been harvested and processed into wood, not the living mist roosts.

What is the purpose of the Alpha people planting these fog perches here?

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