Chapter 006: Evolution
After another month of quiet rest, Aoki, who longs for freedom, finally evolved something unique by relying on the "light of life" under the constant chatter of the gods. At this time, 4 huge tumor masses grew on the root of the tree, which was twice the size of the 502 super glue tumor.
But just after the tumor developed, Aoki found himself feeling very, very tired, as if he was feeling sluggish, weak, and about to die. And there was a sense of languishing throughout the tree, with all the leaves hanging down weakly, and the roots seemed to shrink.
"What's wrong with me?" Aoki was very panicked, "Am I going to die?" ”
Soon, Aoki was plunged into darkness and unconscious.
After some time, Aoki finally woke up. Thinking of what happened before he lost consciousness, he hurriedly felt himself carefully, but the result of his feelings surprised Aoki.
At this point, the entire tree has withered away, leaving only a bare trunk.
"Oh my God! What's wrong with me! After Aoki's panic, he quickly calmed down and remembered the back and forth. Could it be related to those four tumors?
As soon as Aoki poured his mind into it, a strange feeling would come to Aoki's heart.
"This is? Could it be? ”
This kind of spiritual power, which is very similar to the legend, is very unique, and does not appear directly in the soul as imagined, but appears on the root of the tree. This is what happens when Aoki connects the four tumors.
"Why only 5 meters? And it's foggy. Aoki lamented, he had just tried it, and found that he could only extend his mental power (as it would be called in the future) the farther he went, the weaker he became, and after extending to 5 meters, he would stop extending completely. And the imaging effect is also too poor, everything that is detected is confused.
The effect is too poor, Aoki doesn't care anymore, and the most important thing at the moment is to change the current state of malaise.
Aoki re-groomed the roots, and by this time some of the more tender roots had rotted away, or they were simply being occupied by wood-borers. Fortunately, the two evolved tumors were not patronized by bugs, otherwise, Aoki would have wanted to cry without tears.
It stimulates the roots with the only remaining nutrients and growth hormones, so that the roots of the tree can regrow new and tender roots, take root in the land, and extract nutrients from the earth.
Organic, inorganic, and various required elements are continuously transported from the roots to the end of the branches of the whole body to ensure the normal supply of nutrients for the germination of branches and leaves.
One sunset and sunrise, Aoki finally felt a little bit of life in his body. At this time, the leaf buds have begun to show their sharp and small horns, which brings new hope to Aoki.
I don't know why, but Aoki suddenly felt a sense of emotion for life.
Day after day, Aoki is like a sophisticated machine, dominating the body with all its might, penetrating deeper and deeper into the body, mobilizing resources from all parts of the body to provide services for growth.
Finally, a month later, Aoki returned to his old self.
"Whew! It's finally time to relax. Aoki breathed a sigh of relief, and he was also deeply touched by this difficult period.
"Oh my God! This is the 'light of life', it's simply the light of death, and I can't mess around like this in the future. Thinking about this crisis, Aoki still has palpitations.
After relaxing, Aoki couldn't help but try his mental power again. After all, it almost cost his life to evolve, and if he didn't use it, wouldn't he become a second-class product?
After digging deep into the four tumors, the feeling of mental power activating came again.
"Huh?? Why does it feel more powerful? "From the first moment I started, Aoki felt a big difference.
"50 meters? Grown? Then he released his mental power, but the result surprised Aoki, not the original distance of 5 meters at all, but 50 meters!!
With a wider field of vision and a vision that can be adjusted at will, the surrounding scene is presented in another form in Aoki's mind. There is no need to learn, as if it has been used for many years, and it is skillfully applied without any sluggishness.
"It's very emotional!" Aoki was very excited, and finally he didn't have to be blocked by the trees, flowers and plants like before. When focused on one place, it feels like the eyes are in the same place as they are seeing, and if they are scattered, it's like a scanner probing the eyes.
"It's finally in vain that I risked my life to evolve you!" Aoki gave a thumbs up, and the original unhappiness disappeared. When I used to read novels, I was very envious of those who had mental powers, but now I have caught up with the trend and equipped it, and I can play as much as I want in the future.
One word: "Cool!" ”
Aoki excitedly delved into the grass and into the water, feeling the different worlds and having fun.
"Wow, this fish looks so fierce, and its teeth are so cruel; Wow, there's a turtle there, it's a big one! The new underwater world made Aoki excited and happy.
"It's a pity that it's only a little more than 50 meters, if only it were a little farther away." Aoki just thought 50 meters was great, but now he is starting to be greedy again.
Aoki, who had been playing for a long time, opened his attention at this time. At this time, Aoki noticed that the surrounding environment seemed to have changed.
The stream became shallower, the waterline lowered, and the land drier.
"Judging from the erosion of the roots, it should have been a few months, otherwise it wouldn't have rotted so quickly."
Aoki thought of a possibility, but ignored it because of the lack of information.
Aoki was already entangled in other troubles at this time. Because of the untimely growth of young leaves, Aoki was unfortunately visited by a bunch of bugs.
Aoki is constantly visited by various unknown bugs, and not only that, but they also shamefully leave their eggs.
Aoki, who had learned a profound lesson, could be said to hate them at this time, and his plan to grow in full force was temporarily shelved, and he tried his best to extract nutrients from the earth to supply the 502 strong glue processing plant at the root of the tree.
Under Aoki's day and night supervision, the processing plant is running at 100% power and transporting leaves to various locations through the trunks.
After a day of fighting, the leaves were left with untold corpses of bugs. However, none of this can stop the moths from fighting the fire.
Aoki's ability to produce 502 Super Glue is limited, and it is impossible to supply all the leaves. And the fresh shoots are like a big light bulb that attracts these bugs.
In the end, Aoki had to change his strategy and produce a superglue that prioritizes the leaves at the top of the canopy. Because only by growing taller can you occupy more sunlight and fight your way out of the jungle to survive.
Once the goal was set, Aoki did his best to protect the leaves in the canopy of the tree, and if there was any excess super glue, he gradually used it from the canopy downwards.
After a few days, the insect plague finally stopped for unknown reasons. At this time, the leaves of Aoki's whole body are covered with all kinds of dead insects, and if anyone sees this strange appearance, it will definitely make them creepy and call them monsters.
It stands to reason that if there are dead insects on the leaves, it will definitely block the sunlight, and it will definitely affect the photosynthesis of the trees, which will further affect the growth of the trees. But this is not the case with Aoki, whose trees have grown taller than the previous days, their leaves have become thicker, and their trunks have become thicker. And Aoki himself knows that his roots are growing faster than before.
Aoki didn't know exactly how it worked, but Aoki knew that nutrients were constantly coming in from the dead insects on the leaves, which promoted the growth of the trees.
"I remember that some plants can break down insect carcasses and get nutrients from insects through some enzymes, could it be that this super glue also has this effect?"
Sure enough, after about five or six days, the corpses of those insects gradually decomposed, and finally fell to the ground as a pile of tiny debris. When the leaves return to their original shape, that supply of nutrients stops.
As a result, Aoki confirmed that he had the function of preying insects such as pitcher plants and Venus flytraps. However, Aoki didn't really like this feature, because he didn't like a bunch of bugs sticking to his body, and the feeling was disgusting at the thought of it, and goosebumps fell to the ground.
But if there is a bug that doesn't have long eyes and wants to provoke Aoki, Aoki doesn't mind "digesting" it.
Another half a month passed calmly, the sky had not yet rained, and the ground became drier.
This reminded Aoki of what came to mind the other day: judging by the weather here, it should not be a tropical rainforest climate zone, but a tropical monsoon climate climate.
If that were the case, Aoki would rule out the possibility of being located in the Amazon jungle in the first place.