Chapter 053: Azure Fruit
The early summer of cicadas chirping.
The peak growing season for the blue God-given seed.
In the distance, the cypress could see its seventh broadleaf spread.
"Azure!"
The dragon cypress controls the throne to approach, slow down, and hover over the water.
"Dragon Cypress!"
Mo Lan raised his claws and pointed.
Looking at eye level, below the third broad leaf, the veins of the dark blue leaves are stained with green dots.
At first glance, I thought I had recruited some pests.
The spiritual power was swept away, and Long Bai and Mo Lan ecstasy passed spiritual power to each other.
"It's blue and fruitful!"
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Long Bai: "Zhan Lan, have you hung fruit?" ”
Zhan Lan: "Yes. ”
Long Bai: "When did the flowers bloom?" ”
Zhan Lan: "After you and Mo Lan left. ”
Long Bai: "......"
Long Bai and Mo Lan went out this time, and it took 21 days before and after.
Zhan Lan obviously couldn't tell what day it was.
Long Bai was not embarrassed by it, and asked, "What color is the flower?" How many days have it been open? ”
Azure: "The little blue flower blooms at night, and it is thanked in the morning when the sun appears." ”
Long Bai: "Where's the fruit?" Do you remember how many days it was? ”
Zhan Lan: "It seems to be ...... 8 days? ”
"Okay......"
Long Bai's spiritual power unfolded and scanned up and down.
Only the 4 broad-leaved leaves in the lower layer bear fruit.
Tender green fruit with large sesame seeds. Sticking to the veins of the leaves, the fruit stalk is very short, similar to the Garbo fruit in the memory of the inheritance, except that the fruit is much more sparsely distributed.
At present, the height of the tree has reached more than 4 meters, the bottom layer of the broad-leaved tree is the largest, the diameter of the open is at least 1.2 meters, and there are 23 hanging fruits.
The diameter of the second broad-leaf is about 1 meter in diameter, and there are 17 fruits.
The third and fourth broad-leaved leaves decreased sequentially, and the number of fruits was 11 each.
This is the first time that the blue has blossomed and fruited, with a total of 62 fruits.
The quantity is slightly smaller, depending on the size of the final fruit.
And one more question: how many years does the fruit need to grow on the tree before it matures?
In general, the longer the growth time, the higher the quality of the fruit.
However, when the quality is divided by the cost of time, the average result does not increase.
Again, the key is in production.
It's only been a year since the Blue God-given Seed was sown, and it's hard to tell whether its yield is high or low.
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As the plant grows taller, the first broad leaf of the Blue Divine Seed is nearly 30 centimeters above the water's surface.
"Azure, is the pond water level enough? Do you want to raise it a little higher? ”
Long Bai asked.
Zhan Lan replied, "It's right now." ”
Zhan Lan said happily: "Long Bai, the little tadpole under the rice has long legs. ”
All God-given seeds are the same, Azure and Pandan have their own independent consciousness, they know that the seed of Force life cannot reproduce, and they don't care about their fruit.
Zhan Lan cares more about the frogs and tadpoles.
However, I have communicated a lot with the dragon cypress, and I have also passed a little bit of worm nature.
Zhan Lan took the initiative to ask: "Long Bai, did you and Mo Lan go out this time and earn the original stone?" ”
"Of course! Earned a lot. ”
Long Bai laughed.
After hearing more stories about the caravan, Zhan Lan was also a little obsessed with money.
Long Bai recounted with great interest: "When Mo Lan and I returned, there was an unexpected harvest, and we found a land of the Force, where there was still a seed given by the god of Southern Jujube......
Mo Lan hurriedly returned to her territory and shared the harvest of this long journey with the god-given seed of Fruit Pandan. After a circle around the newly dug large pond, he said goodbye and left.
After communicating with Zhan Lan for a long time, Long Bai returned to the ant nest on the mountain.
Surrounded by 5 special chemical ants, the juniper ran to greet him, shaking his tentacles to greet him.
"Dragon Cypress Ant King, you're back."
"Hmm-"
Long Bai controlled the landing of the throne and routinely asked, "I have been away for a while, nothing has happened, right?" ”
Juniper: "Everything is fine. ”
"That's good."
The dragon cypress partitioned the bamboo tube tied to the stone, and arranged: "First move the 'juniper' back to the ant nest and settle down." There are also some ant eggs and larvae, all of which are specialized blue ants, and they are taken into the corresponding ant nests to take care of ......"
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As ant colonies expand, the demand for food will inevitably increase.
In the ant kingdom, food is also an important resource.
After the evolution of the dragon cypress to the intermediate level, only 40 intermediate special chemical ants were cultivated, and there was no major excavation project in a short period of time, so it did not plan to cultivate more and save rations.
In one go, 80 intermediate-level specialized soldier ants were cultivated.
In addition to stationing to strengthen the defense of the territory, these soldier ants have also added a combat team composed of 36 intermediate soldier ants, which is dedicated to hunting and killing large animals to ensure the food supply of the ant nest.
A number of other micro, small, medium and large soldier ants are still hunting insects near the nest to enrich the food category.
In the next month or so, the company plans to increase the number of specialized blue ants to 50 and raise 10 large, medium and small blue ants to increase the food storage capacity of the nest.
Then there are large, medium, small and micro worker ants to further consolidate the logistical capacity of the nest.
Finally, it is also necessary to cultivate a group of specialized blue soldiers.
Earlier, Long Bai had chosen [Courier, Guardian, Hydro] to hatch a specialized blue soldier for testing, and it was not surprising that this kind of soldier ant only inherited the ability of the water system, not the ability of the power system.
The soft rake has no strength to work, and it is difficult to lift a stone that weighs about 10 times.
It is said that it is the inheritance of the water system ability, and the water system ability that Long Bai himself currently masters is useless and useless. The Domination Throne is reproduced, and only the blue soldiers with about 30% of the ability of the Ant King are not to mention it.
But the Specialized Blue Soldier has a special ability: it can walk on water, as if it were on the ground.
It just so happens that the fruit of the blue god-given seed is approaching maturity in the future, and a group of specialized blue ants are arranged to go to the pond to guard it from being stolen by birds, fish or something.
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The ghost fan that was exchanged for the transaction, Long Bai and Mo Lan were divided equally.
Mo Lan's portion was refined by blue ants, mixed with ant honey, and then stored in an iron pot given by Bai Wei.
Mo Lan went home with the tin can, ate it in less than five days, and after another two days, fell into a deep sleep.
After successfully evolving into a 4-year-old intermediate warrior, under the strong recommendation of Long Bai and the temptation of promising to help him study orchid cross-breeding, he chose a golden pine nut as his life.
Turning around, it is still sowing seeds next to each other.
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Juniper helps manage the ant nest and run the territory, and the dragon cypress doesn't seem to have much to do.
Repair reservoirs? The height of the tree of the Blue God-given Seed is far from enough, and it will take a few years.
Orchards? At present, there are only dozens of seedlings, and they will have to be transplanted next year and the year after, and the juniper will be arranged at that time.
In the ant tribe, after the ant country develops to a certain scale, the ant king no longer works personally, and the ant queen only lays eggs.
But the cypress is a male, and it's the kind that can't be idle.
Bring 50 special chemical ants to the bottom of the mountain to clean up the valley, widen the flood outlet, and prevent the torrential rain from rising and flooding, flooding the blue god-given seed.
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Mo Lan gave 500 primordial stones worth of Force food to the dragon cypress, which was used to cultivate the 'juniper'.
The results are remarkable.
The proportion of Force food increased in the nectar fed, and the development rate was significantly accelerated.
The larvae soon exceed 20 centimeters in length.
Time flies
Midsummer.
Juniper larvae are more than 30 cm long, white and tender, round and fat.
For more than 20 days in a row, the sky did not see a trace of clouds in the dry season, the streams dried up, and the water level of the big river in the distance dropped and almost dried up.
The ponds and ponds dug by the dragon cypress play a role and survive peacefully.
Juniper larvae develop rapidly and are more than half a meter long.
By looking at the larvae, you can basically estimate the size of the adult.
The body length of the giant soldier ant will be more than half a meter, which is larger than Mo Lan's body size, and it deserves the name of 'giant transformation'.
Longbai organized worker ants to urgently widen the main passage of the ant nest and important arterial roads.
Expand deeper underground to create a dedicated large nest chamber for juniper.
It took seven or eight days to complete the expansion.
Juniper larvae also devoured 1,500 rough stones of Force food, spun silk and cocooned.
Not surprisingly, it will be able to complete the feathering in about half a month and be born out of the cocoon.