Chapter 434 The Furry Ball's Pampering
Chapter 434 The Furry Ball's Pampering
After enjoying a unique "feast," Lezhi felt his body brimming with energy, and his consciousness expanded once more. The tree, now enormous, stretched its branches comfortably, quickly filling the newly expanded gaps.
The space has also undergone another upgrade, with its boundaries stretching as far as the eye can see. The gushing springs have become even more turbulent, quickly occupying one-third of the space and turning it into a vast lake.
The other areas housed the supplies that Lezhi had accumulated, as well as the plantations he had specially created. With the lake providing energy, the plants grew lush and fruitful.
After surveying his private property, Lezhi opened his eyes again, and his features suddenly became much sharper.
It was as if he had grown up in an instant.
With her energy plentiful, Lezhi didn't delay. She placed her left hand across her collarbone and, without saying a word, the mushroom by her ear leaped down. The mini mushroom grew inch by inch until it was the size of her palm before finally stopping.
It's not that it can't be bigger, it's just unnecessary. It's better to use excess energy to cultivate more spores.
"Okay, let's get started."
Upon receiving the command, the mushroom, poised to unleash its power, released countless spores. These spores did not scatter randomly; instead, under the mushroom's control, they lined up in an orderly fashion and headed towards the water bubbles floating near the mushroom, where the leaf beetle was already prepared.
Its crystal-clear body flickers between light and shadow. With each breath, a batch of spores are inhaled and exhaled through its body, then return to Lezhi's hand to grow and take shape.
Mushrooms, leaf beetles, and finally back to Lezhi, the three parties form a closed loop, cooperating tacitly to quickly produce second-generation mushroom sub-mothers.
The fully grown secondary mother was all stored in Lezhi's space. After processing all the spores emitted by the mushroom, Lezhi counted the number and was somewhat shocked.
"Wow, such high efficiency today, over 180,000 secondary mother cells. Leafhopper, are you alright?"
For mushrooms, spore formation is not a big deal, but for leaf beetles that need to cooperate with gene fusion, it is a huge undertaking.
However, the leaf beetles did not protest during the process, so Lezhi continued with peace of mind. Now that the number has been counted, he realizes that he went a bit too far.
A spirit-encouraging response came from the mind of the Glossy Leaf Insect. The production line had just produced tens of thousands of spores, but the Glossy Leaf Insect did not consume them excessively as Lezhi had expected. On the contrary, its body, which had stopped growing, seemed to have broken through its original limitations and actually grew a little.
"I see. You benefit from the process of helping to produce spores, which means you've leveled up."
Seeing the leaf beetle dancing happily in the water bubbles, Lezhi knew that its words were true, otherwise it wouldn't be so happy.
It was naturally happy, as leafhoppers had always been at the bottom of the food chain in aquariums. They had never been given a chance to grow. It was only after leveling up that the leafhoppers discovered that they could continue to grow and break through the limitations of their species.
This marks the beginning of a new era for the leaf-bearing insect family.
"Okay, it's alright."
Having confirmed that the leaf-eating insects were alright and that all the planned tasks had been completed much ahead of schedule, the extra time felt like bonus time. Even though he was now an immortal being, he still wanted to enjoy these little moments of happiness.
Humming a tune she'd heard somewhere, she chased the mushrooms to entwine with the vines. Lezhi got out of bed, ready to take a bath to reward herself for her hard work.
When he stood up, he realized that his hair had suddenly grown a lot longer; it used to only reach his waist, but now it reached below his hips.
The clothes she was wearing still fit perfectly, but Lezhi realized something was wrong. She took out other clothes from her storage space and tried them on. Sure enough, they were too short.
He's grown taller!
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Filled with immense excitement, Lezhi obviously didn't sleep well, but when he met people the next morning, he was unusually energetic.
Happiness is contagious, especially when someone you like starts smiling sweetly at you the moment you meet them, as if it can dispel all gloom.
"Good morning, Resh. Good morning, Snow."
"Zhizhi is in a good mood."
"Good morning, yes, has something good happened?"
Since they had agreed to leave today, all three of them were very punctual and got up early to prepare. It must be said that Snow had a good mentality; not only did he shamelessly ask to stay overnight, but he also seamlessly integrated into the meal at breakfast, acting as if they had only met yesterday. He was even more at ease than Lei Xiu and Le Zhi.
"Chirp chirp~" "Chirp coo coo~ Chirp coo~"
Maoqiu and Kele learned something new. Taking advantage of the fact that Snow couldn't understand them, the two birds chirped loudly, mainly to retaliate against Snow for taking over Maoqiu's usual spot.
"Ah, what's going on?" Snow saw the little white ball that had been obediently perched on Lezhi's head suddenly glaring at him, and even Cola, whom he thought he had gotten along with fairly well yesterday, had changed color. Not knowing what had happened, Snow sat frozen, not daring to move, and only dared to look at Lezhi for help.
Lezhi suppressed a laugh but didn't stop the furball from pressing closer. "You took its seat, so the furball is a little unhappy." As for Cola, she was just stirring things up.
Snow then realized, "Oh, oh, I'm so sorry."
I shifted my body, trembling as I moved to a different spot under the watchful eyes of the two birds. This time, the two birds didn't say anything.
But that was only for Snow. The fluffy ball was still aggrieved. Its territory had someone else's scent, and the fluffy ball was unhappy and needed to be coaxed.
Turning around, Maoqiu rushed into Lezhi's open arms and mumbled her grievances, as if having her seat taken by someone else was a huge deal.
Seeing this, Snow couldn't sit still. Hadn't everyone already moved aside? What's going on now?
"time to eat."
Although Lei Xiu wasn't there, he could guess what had happened with just one glance. He didn't explain to Snow, and calmly called out that dinner was ready.
Taking the opportunity to act cute is just getting worse. They'll definitely ask for more food next. They've always used the same few tricks, nothing new.
Cola, you're no good!
Lei Xiu glanced sideways at his nearly grown-up Cola, who was almost as tall as him when he sat down on the table, and a sneer was hidden in his eyes.
You talk as if you're capable yourself; it's like the pot calling the kettle black.
Responding with an eye roll, Cola wisely refrained from approaching and disturbing Maoqiu and Lezhi's affectionate interaction.
Everyone present, except for that outsider, knew that Maoqiu was doing it on purpose; no one just pointed it out.
"Okay, okay, I know you're upset, Maoqiu. How about I feed you breakfast today?"
"Chirp chirp~ chirp~" The goal was achieved, and the fluffy ball responded coquettishly.
It has to be it. Ha, I knew that in Lezhi's heart, it, the fur ball, is number one, and no one else can shake its position.
The little black bean eyes scanned the tangled vines and mushrooms clinging to Lezhi's earlobe, occasionally glancing at the leaf beetle, the smugness in its eyes shining brightly and undisguised.
Lezhi saw through its little tricks but didn't say anything to stop it; in fact, it let it run rampant.
With more and more companions settling around him, it's normal for Maoqiu to feel threatened. It's because it cares about him that it does this, so Lezhi naturally won't stop it. He'll even cooperate when Maoqiu deliberately provokes or acts cute, just to make Maoqiu feel that its place in his heart remains unchanged.
It's just that some people and some birds find it a bit irritating.
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Breakfast was spent in Snow's restlessness, amazed by Lezhi's good appetite, but he remained discreet and made no comment.
When the group arrived at the exit of the Yougu Clan's territory, Clan Chief Muling was already waiting with her people.
"Lezhi, you've arrived."
"Clan Chief Mu Ling, Mu Ming, you've come too." Le Zhi quickly stepped forward and nodded to the crowd who had come to see her off.
Besides Mu Ming and Mu Wen, there were many other familiar faces. Le Zhi only vaguely recognized them; he must have caught a glimpse of them yesterday during the treatment. Coupled with the undisguised gratitude in their eyes, he had a general idea of who these people were.
"Clan Chief Mu Ling, these are the second-generation mushrooms we agreed on. There are about 30,000 of them here. Please keep them safe."
"So many." Mu Ling was taken aback when she heard the number Le Zhi announced. As they exchanged items, she roughly counted them and found that there were indeed no fewer than 30,000. "Thank you so much."
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