novelraw Chapter 1171: The Tree of Life
Chapter 1171: The Tree of Life
Chapter 1171 - About the "Tree of Life"
Louis Langdon knew what Chen Fei was referring to, nodded and said, "'Tree of Life' should be called the evolutionary form of 'Seed Nest'."
The big tree was indeed magical beyond imagination. Not only could it breed all kinds of creatures, it could also produce fruits with healing powers. His injuries had been cured by this fruit, and his physical condition had even become younger after he was reborn.
"Yes, although it originated from the 'Seed Nest', it is completely different from the 'Seed Nest' of the 'Sagari' civilization!"
The difference that Chen Fei mentioned was not just in appearance. The "seed nest" of the "Sagari" civilization was a large pit filled with viscous liquid, while the "Tree of Life" stood on the surface in the form of a green plant. There was no pool of sticky liquid and no inner wall covered with large and small honeycomb structure chambers. Although it could also give birth to life, it did so through fruit.
The biggest difference between the "seed nest" and the "tree of life" now is that the former relies on collecting surrounding resources to form production materials, while the latter, although it can also endure time step by step like the "seed nest", is more like a ferocious predator in Chen Fei's hands, eating meat, eating a lot of meat, plundering ready-made resources as food for its own growth, eating biological space motherships, biological combat weapons, "seed nests", and mutants. As long as it is a living thing, it is the food of the "tree of life". Only with such a gluttonous stomach constantly swallowing can it grow to its current level in the closed "boundary bead" life space.
The investment in the "Tree of Life" is not without return. Chen Fei can use a massive amount of mental power that exceeds the physiological limit of human beings. Even those with mental abilities will find it difficult to overwhelm him in both the quality and quantity of mental power. Even if he does not have mental skills, let alone the superficial "one force defeats ten skills", just in terms of mental resistance alone, even "Sagari" can only sigh helplessly when seeing a mental power behemoth like Chen Fei.
"How long will it take before people in the city can go out without protection?"
Nearly one million people are confined to live and work within two large "sky tents". There will not be any problems in the short term, but Louis Langdon is more worried that as time goes on, the translucent film of the "sky tent" that is strong enough to resist attacks from light weapons will not be able to withstand all kinds of curiosity.
"The atmosphere inside the 'Tree of Life' barrier is changing rapidly. It is estimated that in three months, the proportion of atmospheric composition will be consistent with that of Blue Star. Alternatively, Mr. Brown can move the two cities of 'Atlanta' and 'Landon' directly to within a 300-kilometer radius of the 'Tree of Life'. In this way, people can go out directly. However, the area outside the barrier is still a life restricted area. Even the area within 100 kilometers inside the barrier is still not suitable for human survival." Chen Fei introduced the changes in the internal environment of the barrier centered on the "Tree of Life", and simulated the outline of the invisible and intangible barrier with a three-dimensional holographic projection, and then continued: "But is it really necessary to open it up now?"
The original purpose of the "sky curtain" was to resist the harsh climate environment and create a closed space to ensure human survival and activities. If the external environment tends to be safe, the role of the "sky curtain" covering the entire city will only be limited to sheltering from wind and rain. It may even be necessary to strengthen the air circulation inside and outside to improve the quality of breathing. After all, the fresh air provided by lush plants contains a large amount of negative ions, which cannot be compared with the photosynthesis products of agricultural crops in artificial planting areas.
"No rush! It's fine as it is now. 89 people still haven't filled up the two cities of 'Atlan' and 'Landon'. It's far from overflowing."
Louis Langdon, who was in charge of the situation of the two "Sky Curtain" cities, waved his hand. The population carrying capacity of "Atlanta" alone was limited to 300 million. Now there was another "Landon" of the same size, which diverted a large number of people. Everyone would have ample space to move around, and there was no need to expand to the outside world where safety was uncertain. At most, a small number of people could be arranged to conduct short-term explorations of a scientific nature.
What's more, with so many people running around, it might pose a threat to the "Tree of Life".
Like the "Nest", the "Tree of Life" itself does not have self-awareness or proactive aggressiveness.
"Then there's no need to rush. Let's wait until the barrier of the Tree of Life completely covers the entire life space."
Chen Fei didn't care. Even if he let people run around now, even if they had ulterior motives, it would be difficult to threaten the "Tree of Life".
First, there are no powerful offensive weapons inside the life space. Even if there are weapons, the destructive power is unlikely to pose a fatal threat to the "Tree of Life". Even if it can be cut into pieces, so what? As long as the matter exists, even if it turns into a pile of wood chips, it can still be quickly restored.
Second, the "Tree of Life" itself still has a certain degree of defensive ability. Chen Xiaoer is not a pushover. With just a thought, he can launch a "home run" at will within the range of the barrier. Go! ~~~ Sending the opponent to the sky (really to the sky), hanging at a zero-gravity altitude with thin air, is simply worse than death.
Thirdly, although the "Tree of Life" has no self-awareness, Chen Fei recently brought in a group of guests, a small settlement of females from the slave race "Chu" abandoned on the Emerald Star by the "Sagali" civilization. Although they were castrated at the DNA level, they found other ways to continue this small settlement of only 39 female individuals of different ages. Guarding the "nest" is an instinct, and hunting is also an instinct. They can be trained to become the guardian group of the "Tree of Life". Anyway, there is no difference between working for "Sagali" and working for Chen Xiaoer.
Not only is the "sky curtain" a barrier, there are not many restless guys among the population allowed to enter the life space. Even if there are, they will be educated and punished at the first opportunity, or even expelled. Go back to where they came from. Since they are disobedient, they will be left to fend for themselves. Don't expect Chen Fei to be too sympathetic.
"Don't you think the barrier of the Tree of Life is more like some kind of domain?"
Louis Langdon is also trying to understand the "Tree of Life", an existence that is vital to the entire life space. After all, the increasing influence it releases in the center of the continental plate cannot be ignored.
He would regularly receive updated research reports from scientists at the "Tree of Life" Research Institute. As the "Tree of Life" continued to grow, experts in the field of biology had already gone crazy, with new research results appearing almost every day.
Imagine a hungry mouse falling into a rice jar, forgetting who its parents are.
These scientists were almost out of touch with their respective sovereigns. Chen Fei and Langdon did not restrict their external communications, but only maintained the necessary monitoring and filtering mechanisms. However, these people were too lazy to contact each other, and occasionally sent a few words back to the sovereigns who were constantly in contact, mostly impatient words like "Annoying!" "Shut up!" "Busy!" "You know nothing about life!"... and so on.
Life is short, and there are too many unknowns. Who would let go of the rare opportunity to unlock many secrets and gain true knowledge? Whoever takes up such precious time has bought a watch last year.
Scientists who have fallen into this crazy state have already stopped recognizing their relatives, so what does your sovereignty matter to you?
The sovereigns who contacted these scientists were all confused, and no one knew what was going on.
Before truly solving all the mysteries of the "Tree of Life", it would be difficult for the scientists at the institute to actively contact the sovereigns and report their results.
"That's right! The barrier of the 'Tree of Life' should be some kind of rule domain."
Chen Fei agreed with Mr. Langdon's guess.
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