Day by day in the infinite game

Chapter 82 82. Crazy Invasive Species (25)

When Tang Qinqin was taken away by the game for "punishment", it was around one or two o'clock in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day.

By the time she returned to the Eupatorium mission site, two hours had passed.

"Qin Qin!"

As soon as Tang Qinqin appeared, Lan Lan and Mengru, who had been paying attention, spotted her.

"Where have you been? Are you okay?" Lan Lan pulled Tang Qinqin and looked up and down.

"It's okay, don't worry, you're fine." Tang Qinqin told his friend what he had just experienced.

"You can do that. It's indeed a blessing in disguise. I'm so envious!" Lan Lan couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.

"You mean that because of your status as a guardian, your punishment is different from that of the male player we met before?" Mengru thought more about it.

"Before the punishment game, I mentioned my status as a guardian. I think it should be because of this." Tang Qinqin said.

"So it seems that our status as guardians is higher than that of ordinary players, so there will be more tests?"

"Well, I don't know if there are other identities in the game."

"I've turned on the live broadcast in the game, take a look," Tang Qinqin turned on the authorization on his live broadcast device so that Mengru and Lan Lan could watch.

When participating in the quiz game, all communication electronic devices carried by players will be blocked, which is to prevent unfair and unethical cheating.

However, the live broadcast equipment produced by the game can still record and broadcast, but it can only record videos during the quiz game, and cannot make any interactions or voice calls until the game is over.

"Interesting, I also want to play the lucky draw and try my luck." Lan Lan was very interested in the unique way her little sisters were punished.

I even secretly thought about whether I should "try the law myself".

"By the way, Qinqin, we also have good news to tell you."

"There is news from the Yun Province Research Laboratory that the growth-inhibiting substances extracted from Eupatorium adenophora have been purified, improved, and reacted to Eupatorium itself. The effect is surprisingly good, and it can significantly inhibit the growth of Eupatorium adenophora. Flooding is said to be effective on other plants with allelopathic effects. In this way, many invasive plant species basically have controllable plans. On this basis, it will soon be possible for us to eliminate these invasive robbers. .”

Lan Lan kept telling Tang Qinqin the news she knew, while Mengru supplemented it from time to time.

"That's very satisfying." Tang Qinqin was also happy.

"I didn't expect the results to come out so quickly. It's great."

Although there is no idea about the "domestication" of Eupatorium adenophora, it is only a matter of time before the research results can be obtained to control its growth range and speed, prevent it from continuing to spread wildly, and greatly reduce the harm.

What's more, many things are all covered. Although they are not exactly the same and there will be individual differences, once the domestication of Eupatorium adenophora is successful, it will provide more possibilities for the safe handling of other invasive species.

"I heard that their current research direction is to use extracts of Eupatorium adenophora to develop biological means to prevent invasive species, so as to better protect our native ecology and reduce foreign invasion." Mengru said, " In fact, foreign invasion is not terrible. As long as our ecological system is balanced and perfect, and our awareness of self-environmental protection is strong, we are not afraid of these foreign creatures at all. We will only make them unable to come back and regret it for the rest of their lives."

When Mengru said these words, her expression was serious and confident, which deeply affected Tang Qinqin, Lan Lan, and other players who heard it.

Yes, as human beings continue to develop, friendly exchanges with each other are the norm. It is impossible to stick to the borders of the country and not conduct trade exchanges.

The coming and going of people, transportation, animal migration, and various natural conditions will cause some animals and plants to continue to appear and be active in other areas.

If there are no natural enemies for them in our environment, then we ourselves will become their natural enemies. See more, learn more, ask more questions, observe more, record more, and conduct more scientific propaganda... The native species of our ecological environment are our own treasures. , if you don’t protect yourself, why leave it to others?

In fact, since we started the live broadcast, we have found that more and more people have awakened their awareness of environmental protection and come out to popularize science about various animals and plants, including but not limited to various invasive species, as well as our unique precious animals and plants. Valuable Chinese herbal medicine, hydrological environment, geological environment, etc.

As long as a group of people awaken their awareness of environmental protection, their actions will inspire more and more people. Slowly, the awareness of environmental protection will be deeply rooted in people's hearts and become a habit.

The rest of the Eupatorium on the game map only needs to be treated with the researched growth-inhibiting extract. Players no longer need to hunch over and pull weeds with sore backs and sweat.

Later, invasive plants such as goldenrod, airplane grass, Spartina alterniflora, and false sorghum also followed in the footsteps of Eupatorium adenophora. They have great benefits and can atone for their sins by serving human beings and creating economic and medicinal value. Those that have continued to survive within the land planned by humans have worn away their toxicity and claws that invaded the native environment; those that have basically no extra value or have too low value have directly turned into handfuls of plant ash, sprinkled on what was once a place. The land they ruthlessly plundered.

"Look, knowledge is power." Tang Qinqin and others watched with satisfaction as the progress of the game continued to advance, with fewer and fewer flashing light spots on the game map.

"Laojiu and the others haven't come out yet?" Shen Jinsong asked Tian Yuanzhi.

"No, I have been so addicted to my research recently that I forgot to eat and sleep, and that kid will get in the way as soon as he does research, so he has to accept that." Lao Tian said.

Laojiu and the others now have the help of more professionals from the country, and the research progress bar is rising steadily. Riding on this momentum, Laojiu and the others are eager to become immortals and stay in the research room every day.

"There are still a few invasive aquatic plants left, such as water hyacinth, Enteromorpha enteromorpha, Echinacea, etc., and then there are the invasive insects such as the American cockroach, American white moth, and the African giant snail..." Tang Qinqin looked at the rest of the game map. The name of the light spot.

"In fact, strictly speaking, Enteromorpha is not an invasive species. It is a kind of algae plant that is widely distributed in the coastal areas of various coastal countries. It has good medicinal and energy values. However, due to global warming, eutrophication of water bodies, etc. The reason is that Enteromorpha, which reproduces very quickly, has caused a large-scale green tide in coastal urban areas, covering the sea, blocking waterways, and a large amount of accumulation emits a foul smell, which seriously affects the development of fisheries and tourism. I saw news reports that a coastal city has been invaded by a large amount of Enteromorpha. From these two words, we can see how troubled and unhappy people are about its proliferation."

Mengru curled her lips, rarely showing a lively expression.

Tang Qinqin understood what Meng Ru wanted to express. The city the three of them lived in was a coastal city, and they had seen with their own eyes the green tide flooding on the Gold Coast, which used to be crowded with people. There were bulldozers and excavators working on the beach to remove the seawater. The thickly piled Enteromorpha washed up on the shore is pushed away and processed to prevent it from continuing to ferment and smell bad.

The three of them once walked barefoot in the seawater. There might be seawater surrounding their feet, but not much.There are more green seaweeds. If you lift your feet casually, your feet will be covered with green.

You can imagine how much air the fish in the sea need is compressed to such an extent that it is almost impossible to breathe, which will have a severe impact on the offshore fish farming industry.

"What about starfish? Are starfish considered invasive species?" Tang Qinqin asked.

This year's shellfish in Qingshi next door was once again plagued by "undersea locusts" and starfish. Farmers suffered heavy losses. They originally sold clams and oysters, but in the final harvest season they could only salvage baskets of starfish and sell them to barely subsidize them. loss.It also works hand in hand with the Jingshi shell slug, a marine creature commonly known as the white mud ant.

It secretes a kind of mucus, which is densely distributed on the seabed, causing large areas of shellfish cultured on the seabed to die of lack of oxygen, causing heavy losses to the hard-working farmers, while it and the starfish "get something for nothing" and enjoy gourmet food.

It is said that starfish are edible and quite delicious. Tang Qinqin has never eaten them and is not interested in their taste, but he can’t stand it. There are many foodies in China, and many people are interested in them.

The "white mud ant" that people know little about is inedible and has not been found to have any existing value.

Maybe, it makes farmers hate it so much that they gnash their teeth. (beneficial)
(End of this chapter)