"I really suspected you were following me just now."
"How can there be a fool who leaves money without making money to get himself into trouble?" Servais rubbed her eyes.
"Yawn... I really wanted to search for your information, so I followed me to Caishi City at that time." The blonde ranger held a cup of iced coffee in her hand. She seemed to have not had a good rest last night, and she was still yawning now.
Gongsun Ce walked side by side with her in the upper streets of Bainiao City, feeling that the area he was in was primitive and advanced.
The countless branches and leaves of the ancient trees have turned into umbrella canopies over the city, and the brown bark has become natural walls and building materials, allowing people to build houses among the trees.
However, the original wooden houses only occupy one-half of the street. Traditional reinforced concrete buildings also exist in Baitiao City. The bottom floors of those buildings are like old buildings in disrepair. From time to time, you can see people holding machetes. The locals cleaned up the area around the building, cut off the tree roots and stored them carefully.
Servais noticed his gaze and took the initiative to explain: "Those are all new buildings. Old buildings are either built directly with wood or have been assimilated by wood long ago. This is no longer the case."
“Then don’t residents need to take the initiative to cut trees every day?”
"Who told the owner to be stingy and not rent the bio-force field service? If you go further down to the city center, it won't be so strenuous. It looks the same as the city outside." Servais drank the remaining iced coffee and drank it. The paper cup was crushed and thrown into the trash can on the street.
Gongsun Ce saw with his own eyes that the wooden trash can automatically stretched forward and moved the paper cup as if eating.
"Swallowed" it in.
"Where are you planning to go?" Gongsun Ce did not intend to reveal his purpose directly. He only mentioned the name of the place: "I have work to go to the headquarters of Dardalion Creatures."
"Young, the work of the Siyuan family? You are so rich!" Sevis clicked her tongue in surprise,
"Do you want to take the official road or the small road?" The so-called official road is nothing more than the common cars, elevators and aircraft, so Gongsun Ce chose to try the local style without hesitation.
The blond ranger led him twisting and turning between wooden houses, and came to a wooden house.
In front of the "well". The well looked like a long-rotted old tree stump, with bundles of dark green rattan hanging inside the hollow wooden shell.
Servais stretched out her hand and tugged on the cane, then turned around and asked, "Do you want gloves?"
"That's not necessary, but Mr. Gongsun, I think swinging around on a cane is very similar to some forest animals..."
"Humans are just monkeys in clothes!" Servais laughed loudly, picked up a cane and jumped down.
"Follow us, let's go!" Gongsun Ce followed her example and jumped into the well. The scene down there was as damp and dark as he imagined, but there was a faint light at the bottom.
After sliding out of the bottom of the well, their vision suddenly opened up. They were hanging in the air relying on rattan. Countless rattans came from the city.
The "foundation" hangs down, connecting the large and small branch platforms under the giant tree like a bridge.
Servais dragged the cane across the edge of his field of vision, her posture as vigorous as the monkey king in the forest. Gongsun Ce followed enthusiastically and shouted in the wind.
"That well is a half-decayed tree branch?"
"Yes, these branches are the new shoots it has grown!" Servais replied in a loud voice,
"Plants grow so fast here, weeds can grow in the cracks of the ground in the blink of an eye!"
"Who gave them the material energy to maintain their metabolism? The organic matter in the environment should have been drained long ago!"
"Ask the Dragon of Transformation!" The ranger laughed loudly.
"It's so funny. You're already a superpower, so why are you talking about science?" They swung back and forth among the canes, as happy as two real monkeys.
A few minutes later, Servais took him to a thick vine that connected the middle layers. She put her hands on it and used it as a natural ropeway to fly down.
When this sightseeing trip ended, the two of them were standing on the avenue in the central city. Their falling from the sky caused a small burst of exclamation. Children's eyes were full of admiration. Adults told them not to take shortcuts just to save money.
"Phew, it feels so good!" Servais shook her numb hands.
"Actually, this road is not much faster. Veteran drivers who are familiar with the terrain can make it much faster."
"But the road is much fresher than riding in a car." Gongsun Ce smiled.
“An unforgettable experience.”
"Really? But you have to have some skills to play this trick. The headquarters campus of Dadalion Biological Company is at the front of this street. You can see it as you walk forward. If there is nothing else, should I withdraw first?" Gongsun Ce Pushing up his glasses, he asked in confusion: "Are you in a hurry?"
"My trip to the Wooden Arms State is actually for some personal matters... I have a friend who lives here. I thought of it and came over for a visit."
"Is this related to the fact that you were so sleep-deprived that you were catching up on sleep on the sofa in the hall?" Servais rubbed the back of her head and spoke in a surprisingly soft voice: "...I forgot where she lived. I searched for a long time last night and found nothing." Gongsun Ce nodded vigorously and clapped vigorously, with a look of realization on his face: "What a touching sisterhood!"
"How can you look like a beast and show such an expression that you don't deserve a beating?"
"This is the first time I've seen this kind of friendship that's stronger than plastic in real life!"
"Hululu..." The blonde female ranger grinded her teeth and let out a dangerous growl, like a rabid dog about to attack.
Gongsun Ce quickly raised his hands and surrendered: "No more kidding, do you need help?"
"No need! It's because this wretched place has changed so much. Most of the city has become unfamiliar in just a few years. I ran around all night last night to figure out the current terrain of this wretched place!"
"Thanks for the guidance, and good luck in finding the way~" Servais angrily complained about Bai Aiao City's municipal planning, and left him separately.
Before leaving, she suddenly turned around and seemed to remember something.
"By the way, I would like to remind you. I don't know what kind of big shot you are outside, but it's better to be careful when dealing with the Siyuan family."
"Do they all have realm-creating envoys?"
"How is it possible? Usters has already unified the world." The ranger tapped the muzzle of his gun.
"But they are the pioneers of this land, much earlier than the saints and the church. After two thousand years of accumulation, they have long been integrated with the land. If you go against them, you will be against the Wood Machinery State itself. The enemy." After saying the warning, the ranger left.
Gongsun Ce thought of Pinglong Ji, Thunder Angel, whom he had fought against last time, and had some suspicions in his mind. Pinglongji is a pseudo-creative combat power that uses special landforms, and the totems controlled by the Siyuan family may have a stronger scope of influence than Pinglongji.
Can their trump card surpass Thunder Angel in the local environment, or even be on par with Liu Yan?
"It is indeed the second most powerful country in the world." Gongsun Ce sighed,
"Let's win over him as much as possible..." The purpose of Gongsun Ce's trip was to visit Dr. Baioli Dadalion, the current head of the Dadalion family, to determine the other side's stance on the upcoming battle.
The company headquarters of "Dadalian Bio" is at the end of this road. The dark green cylindrical building is surrounded by countless exotic flowers and plants, like a castle standing in a botanical garden.
There were already several employees in green suits waiting in front of the door. The leader, a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, led them towards him quickly and saluted Gongsun Ce diligently.
"The slayer of glass and void light, the holder of the Demonic Sword of the End, the hero who defeated the evil spirits, the spokesperson of Sky City, Mr. Gongsun Ce! It's an honor to witness your honor with my own eyes, Padis Dada On behalf of the head of the family and all members of the Dadalion family, Lyon sincerely welcomes you." Gongsun Ce quickly stepped forward and shook hands with Mr. Perdis warmly: "You are too polite. I am just a student working for the government. , you don’t deserve such a great reputation.”
"Mr. Gongsun is laughing. Your reputation is known to everyone around the world. What we were talking about half a year ago was the young talent who killed the Glazed Dragon. Now what we are in awe of is no longer It’s time to defeat Chikou’s evil spirit. It’s a blessing for you to come from thousands of miles away. May I have the honor to introduce our company and research results to you?” Gongsun Ce is incompetent.
Podis led him all the way into the park, acting quite talkative. When praising Gongsun Ce's achievements, he did not forget to praise Shigure Reiichi, Mo Yuankai and other friends who fought alongside him, but he never mentioned the past events about the collapse of the kingdom; he did not forget to be tactful when introducing the park and the urban environment. The reason why he mentioned not going to the airport to greet him was not to disturb Gongsun Ce's schedule, so as not to act on his own and lose etiquette.
Gongsun Ce was sure that this person was fully prepared. Not a single word from him touched the minefield, and there was no hint of the domineering style of a big family in his words and deeds.
He found an opportunity and said: "Mr. Potdis, there is no need to be so respectful. He mentioned so many names, which makes my face turn red."
"This is due to the family's lack of preparation and the fact that they haven't learned your honorable name as a founding member, so they can only express their respect based on your achievements." Podis showed just the right amount of embarrassment.
Gongsun Ceqian smiled and said: "...Excuse me, what is the honorable name of Chuangjie?" At this moment, Mr. Perdis's good hospitality style broke out. He cleared his throat slightly and smiled again: "I was too negligent! This is a customary etiquette by default. The existence and status of the creation envoys are too high. We often use the three-part honorific name as a ceremonial greeting when we first meet them, which includes With their ideas of creation, the name of the other world and the identity of the outer world. For example, the nameless agent you are familiar with, his honorary name is 'the creator of crime, the holy cross that carries the holy will, the sin-condemning gun of the mithril pillar' .'" Gongsun Ce nodded clearly and asked: "What is Yan Qi's honorific name?" Potis became even more embarrassed: "He didn't mention it when he visited Ustes, and the expression he used was not Very elegant..." Gongsun Ce suddenly heard someone's curse: "Bullshit honorable name!"
Do you think you are great after practicing the Laoshizi Impermanence Technique? He snickered twice, quickly changed the topic, and listened to Potdis telling the history of their family and company.
According to Mr. Podis, the Dadalion family began to take root in this land two thousand years ago. They used mountain axes and flames to establish their bases, and also used these plants that formed structures on their own to create weapons.
They are always at the forefront of the study of biological and mechanical structures in the United States, for the trees of the Woodcraft State are innately capable of becoming useful tools.
"We 'grow' various practical structures from the ground and then improve them in our own way." Podis explained.
He led Gongsun Ce to the 33rd floor of the building. There were all kinds of weird plants in many transparent cultivation rooms.
A grass shaped like an ear of wheat was thrown into the extremely cold environment. Researchers continued to deliver various liquid nutrients to it. The wheat ear grass that received sufficient supplies soon mutated.
Its outer layer becomes thick and hard at a speed visible to the naked eye, like those tree species that grow tenaciously in the polar regions.
The "ears of wheat" grow into transparent seeds, emitting a faint light.
"Local plants will automatically adapt to the environment and mutate independently. And when they mutate, they will eventually become..." Gongsun Ce pondered,
"A naturally occurring 'machine'?" As he spoke, the wheatgrass' mutation was completely completed, and now it turned into a green lamppost.
The "light bulbs" hang on the capitals like grapes, emitting strong light in the snow, like beacons guiding the direction.
"But the mutation of wood machinery is difficult to control. We originally wanted to improve a portable device that can quickly warm up in extremely cold conditions - to replace those cheap and low-energy hand warmers on the market - and this grass obviously has In terms of his career plan, he wants to grow into a beacon." Patis glanced at his watch and said with a smile,
"This process is extremely difficult to control. Only a few experienced experts can cultivate wood machinery in a targeted manner. They are the most respected profession in this state." Gongsun Ce glanced at the wood machinery lighthouse. It had undergone new mutations, such as Disco light balls emitting colorful lights have puzzled experts.
"It's such a vibrant place." He patiently followed Podis through these large and small experimental projects, and after leaving the experimental area, he casually drew a silent note and said, "Okay, Mr. Podis. You can leave first and make a phone call, I'm not in a hurry." Podis was about to look at his watch when he heard this and said, "This..."
"You looked at your watch three times in the past half hour, wiped your sweat twice with a handkerchief, and talked at length when you were explaining to me. Many of these details show that you are quite nervous." Gongsun Ce smiled and said,
"Let me guess, Dr. Libberley was supposed to come and talk to me in person, but she was late for some reason, right?"
"The rumors are indeed true, you have a sharp eye." Mr. Paddis sighed,
"The master of the house has a weird temperament, please forgive me... She should have appeared 20 minutes ago, please allow me to temporarily withdraw the notice." Everyone in the white coat under the sky looked like a bird.
Gongsun Ce refrained from saying this in a formal occasion, signaling the other party not to be anxious. Patis walked away and said something in a very soft voice.
"Doctor, the guest has been here for a long time... I'm sorry to disturb your experiment, but we should not and cannot neglect a strong person like this... Don't be angry, you must not-!"
"——I'm so noisy to death, you imbecile stupid pig!" A nervous scream erupted from deep in the experimental area, and a black shadow came with lightning speed, smashing several layers of protective glass along the way, causing transparent fragments to appear like Falling like rain.
Gongsun Ce quickly took a step back to the side, and the flying object hit Mr. Peddis right in the face, causing his nose to bleed, stars in his eyes, and he fainted before he could even utter a sound.
There was a loud clang when Patis fell to the ground, and the main body of the hidden weapon slipped from his face, and it turned out to be a wooden walkie-talkie.
The quiet and busy researchers in the laboratory all took a breath of cold air, and a frightened scream tore through the silence like a siren: "There's been an accident!" The originally stable woody plants began to evolve rapidly at the same time, and most of the plants were far away from the plan. The original prototype mutated in a simple and crude direction, forming various less safe gadgets such as bear traps, pistols, fist gloves and even gun barrels.
These rampant plants are making waves with the vitality of life, filling the entire area with screams of terror.
"Something happened again, I'm sorry!"
"Who's going to coax the doctor!"
"The fire extinguisher u7j turned into a fire faucet..."
"Security get the fuck over here!"
"Ah! The improved experimental body I just completed!!" Gongsun Ce almost laughed out loud. This scene was so familiar that he thought he had returned to the laboratory of a certain doctor in the Sky Capital.
He was about to help these poor white coats, but the rampaging plants jumped together as if they had received some kind of instruction, and jumped back to their original place one by one.
"A bunch of idiots with broken brains! They waste my precious time all day long with meaningless trivial matters. Raising a bunch of pigs in my family is more useful than you!" A particularly short figure walked out on broken glass, pointing to the people in white coats as he walked. Pointing and cursing.
This is a petite green-haired girl, wearing a dress and slippers, a pair of old-fashioned round glasses, and a mini white coat draped behind her. I don’t know, I thought some researcher had brought his child to the company. .
After scolding the people in white coats, she kicked poor Mr. Paddis hard and screamed: "Where is that unfortunate kid?!"
"If you are looking for Gongsun Ce." Gongsun Ce said gently,
"I'm right next to you." The green-haired girl raised her head with difficulty. Gongsun Ce, who was 1.8 meters tall, was like a little giant to her.
"Ah, so you are the one with super powers." The girl nodded.
"Booli Dadalion, squat down and shake hands with me." Gongsun Ce knelt down and shook the girl's hand in line with the principle of respecting the elderly and caring for the young.
"I heard you are 73 years old this year."
"Is there a problem?" Baioli glared.
"It's nothing, you don't look old." Gongsun Ce stood up and said
"If it's convenient for you, we can chat first..."
"It's inconvenient for me. I don't want to waste time. You, Gaius, Celeste, whatever you want to do is your own business. Don't try to disturb my experiment!" Gongsun Ce pushed up his glasses: "Can I His understanding is that he belongs to the Dadarion family..." Before he could finish speaking, Booli interrupted again, speaking quickly and urgently: "No! I will take sides according to the situation, that's it!" The other party was so straightforward. , Gongsun Ce no longer had any psychological burden. He said bluntly: "We still hope that you and your family can stand here. If you can't make a decision for the time being, why don't you show me the totems of the Wooden Weapon State? We just left quickly without disturbing them."
"You want to see the totem?" Dr. Baioli reached out and poked his stomach.
"Kid, do you really think we are going to give you up? Let you do whatever you want? Except for those idiots from the Slock family, no family will hand over their old secrets to others. I tell you, you can't even think about it. Don't even think about it!" Baioli behaved like a piece of iron, showing off his stubbornness and not being afraid of anything.
Gongsun Ce looked down at the expression on her face, suddenly smiled and asked, "What do you want?"
"Can't you understand human speech?"
"I think my level of common language is adequate." Gongsun Ce said leisurely,
"If you are really determined to be a fence-sitter, why do you have to be so difficult towards me, and why do you need to take the risk to see me in person? Since we can meet, we can talk." Dr. Booli The nervous and anxious face slowly disappeared, and a cunning smile that was inconsistent with her age appeared on her young face.
"Ah, you are a clever little kid." She changed her tone.
"My request is simple. I want you to help me complete the experiment at hand."
"Dr. Cecil is happy to assist you." Gongsun Ce sold a doctor far away in Cangdu without even thinking about it.
"Rena Cecil? Get that self-righteous idiot away. I don't want to see that idiot in my life!" Dr. Boli frowned angrily.
"Listen up, kid. I want Akaguchi Maho to come to the Land of Wooden Weapons in person, and there is no need to talk about anything else!" Half an hour later, Gongsun Ce sat on a bench in the park and talked endlessly into the phone.
"...That's it. Dr. Baioli Dadalion specially named you to come here. Sister Maho, do you have any clues?" Maho was confused: "My research direction is completely unrelated to hers."
"Aren't you and Cecil both engaged in biochemistry?"
"Sigh... completely different. Dr. Cecil specializes in biochemical animal modification, my research direction is human medicine and organ evolution, and Dr. Booli is the most authoritative expert in the field of prosthetics." Gongsun Ce thought of those hard metals Arm, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "She is researching prosthetic bodies in the Wooden Weapon State?"
"Is there any problem?" Maho asked back,
"The State of Wooden Machinery is the birthplace of prosthetic technology."
