High Above

  Chapter 363 Food War (13)

   "Interesting, it's a real biological warfare."

  Reading the report, Ian nodded with interest: "However, the plants in this world are much tougher than the earth in the previous life, and ordinary viruses, bacteria and fungi are useless."

   "Especially sublimation plants, in addition to biomass, there is also a source structure that can correct errors. If you want to succeed once, the possibility is extremely low."

  The rice seven bananas on the earth were extinct because of the specialized species of Fusarium oxysporum. This facultative parasitic fungus can infect a variety of plants and can persist in the soil for many years. The contaminated land can no longer grow the original crops.

  However, it is aimed at self-replicating crops like bananas. Although ordinary plants will be affected by disasters, it is not difficult to recover.

And in Terra, the 'rot root fungus' developed by Flameland is indeed a more terrifying biological weapon than Fusarium oxysporum. With Ian's level of bioalchemy, one can see how terrifying this thing is .

  —corrodes the root system, hinders nutrient transport, affects leaf development, can be spread by a variety of insects, birds and animals...it can even secrete highly toxic toxins, and rot the soil.

  If placed on the earth, it will definitely be a regional ecological disaster.

   But its opponent is also a stronger Terra plant!

  Ian dare not underestimate the plants on this planet, among other things, who knows if there is such a thing as the flower of Karin?

   As far as the plants in Nanling are concerned, they can even transmit vaccines against many different diseases through spiritual energy. As long as one plant is immune, all individuals in this area will be immune!

  As for the corrupted soil, it is even more ridiculous. It seems that there are no creatures in Nanling that feed on poison or can detoxify it. Even if it is nuclear radiation, look how prosperous the ecological circle of the South China Sea Labyrinth is.

  So, as mentioned in the Flameland report, they cannot pollute the land for a long time. They can only affect specific crops after a long period of research and cultivation, causing key areas to reduce production during critical periods.

   This requirement is much lower, and the effect may not be bad.

  As long as the Nanling food production is reduced during the war, followed by a wave of blockade by Grand Duke Sorin, the Nanling Legion will have to surrender without a fight.

   "Oh, it seems that this is the war strategy of Feiyandi. They are not stupid enough to really send troops to fight guerrilla warfare and security warfare in Nanling, so they directly fight the food war."

   Putting this report in his pocket, Ian knew that he would gain a lot this time.

   Not only can it reasonably predict Duke Thorin's surrender to the enemy in advance, but it can also make the imperial capital start to beware of the biological warfare in the flying flames earlier.

  However, why didn't I see these in the dream of the worm's nest?

  Ian thought about it carefully, and then smiled—he pushed the entire Grand Duchy of Thorin all the way in the form of a hive, and the joint efforts of the Empire and Flame couldn't stop it. Of course, he didn't remember such trivial things as biological warfare.

"However, Flameland was able to establish such a small biological data collection base within the empire, which proves that they should have a large laboratory in the west of the empire. Otherwise, they would not be able to cultivate the local strains of Nanling so quickly to get Biological weapons such as haemorrhagic stalker and rotting rhizome."

   "Grand Duke Thorin, you should have completely thrown yourself into the Flame Land."

  Ian searched for other documents, most of which are local business data.

  Looking at it now, they just want to confirm the self-production and export data of Nanling's grain, and ensure that the long-planned crop production reduction will force Nanling's soldiers and civilians to surrender.

   This is not a big deal. No matter how idle the imperial bureaucrats are, such things can still be discovered.

  But Ian believes that since Flameland can corrupt a Duke of Thorin, he certainly doesn't mind corrupting some officials in Nanling—it is their ignorance and connivance that make the special forces so rampant.

   Even, maybe they are planning to hoard goods.

   When the two countries fight and this year's harvest is almost destroyed by Feiyan's biological warfare, they can use the grain they have hoarded in the past few years to sell for a fortune and reap the wealth fiercely.

"The head of this kind of person is also a merit. If you become a patrol knight, you can see which guys have been buying food on the market recently. When the time comes, go and check one by one. If you kill them all, there must be innocent ones. Kill someone who definitely slipped through the net."

  Port Harrison almost ran out of food because of the war with the natives. If Viscount Grant hadn’t used his own means to get a batch of aid, a large number of people might starve to death.

  But in the future war between the two countries, not to mention one of the viscount’s means, Patrick is dead, even if he still exists, it is estimated that he will not get much, and it will definitely not satisfy the population of Harrison Port, which has greatly increased.

  Ian wrote this matter down on the silver chip's 'Notepad' and set key reminders.

   And most importantly.

   "Xiahuicao, isn't it my destination this time, a specialty of Laian Ling?"

  The boy left the document storage place and looked at the things stored in other warehouses.

   are indeed some biological samples, most of which have been infected with various fungal pests, various crops, and different characteristics.

  Wheat with yellow leaves and dry leaves; potato vines that are so bright that they look poisonous; branches of fruit trees with various wormholes and gray veins...

  Among them happened to be a sample of Xiahui grass labeled as 'important sample, handle with care'.

This supposedly very beautiful spiritual plant has been entangled by gray-white mycelia so that its original shape cannot be seen. It is like the skeleton of a beautiful woman wrapped in layers of ropes. All that remains is decay. .

  【Xiahui grass (corrupted)】

  The silver chip also flashed such information.

Because Laianling's specialty is the psychic nourishing extract extracted from the Xiahui grass, an excellent tonic for psychics, it is regarded as a strategic goal by Fei Yandi, and it is the first one that the rot root fungus will use at that time. Experimental target.

   This kind of blow will definitely not last long, and the bio-alchemists of the empire are not vegetarians.

   But the problem is that the main ingredient of Ian's second-level potion has been prepared, and the auxiliary ingredients can be delivered as soon as they arrive at the place. The only thing missing is the substrate. If it is late this time, the advanced stage will have to be delayed.

  He has no time.

   "Got to speed up."

  Ian thought casually. He might as well kill all the members of Feiyan's Special Forces team along the way, since he just wanted to join the Patrol Knights and probably needed some merit.

  He turned his head back, ready to clean up the corpses of the Ascendants of Flying Flame outside. Because he needed to use these people's heads, he didn't hit the vital point from the beginning.

  When Ian returned to the caravan after packing up the heads of the three sublimators and hanging them around his waist, everyone in the caravan had just started cooking.

  The steward of the caravan wanted to show his hospitality, and when he asked Ian if he had forgotten to bring something, he saw three heads hanging from his waist.

   "Wait, sir, do you mean..."

  He trembled a little, not from fear, but excitedly.

  As a member of Bai Zhimin, he is extremely looking forward to the significance of Ian's dispatch this time.

"Yes."

And Ian nodded, he untied the three heads, took out the documents from his pocket, and handed them to the other party: "Tomorrow morning, send some reliable people to bring the ghost, these heads, and these documents Back to Port Harrison."

   "Don't worry, I've killed all the people, there is no danger - a great achievement, send your confidant to go."

   "Yes, sir, I will definitely handle it!"

  Hearing this, the steward swallowed, but his eyes shone brightly, and he agreed with a headache.

  (end of this chapter)