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Chapter 38 Curse of the Tree Spirit, Enemy of Nature
Ge Yi was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously asked: "What should that be?"

Lan Qingshan looked at the forest with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice, "Phoenix tree!"

Since entering the park, he opened the panel with his mind and kept it on display.

10 seconds ago, the sanity value was 263.7/265.7.

But at this moment, it suddenly became 263.5/265.7.

In other words, at a distance of more than ten meters from the forest, under the influence of the halo of brain damage, the sanity value dropped by 0.2 points in a short period of time.

Such a fast speed shows that the monster is stronger than all the first-level monsters encountered before. If it is an insect, it may be at least half a meter long. How could the inspectors not find it?
Well, there is only one answer - Poinciana is weird!
To be precise, they are a very special kind of life - dryads!
Chief Inspector Ge Yi's tone was skeptical: "Mr. Lan, the experts invited by the Inspection Office carefully inspected every poinciana tree, and found no signs of mutation."

Lan Qingshan said lightly: "What we are facing is an unknown field, and the judgment of experts is based on known knowledge. It is normal for deviations to occur."

In the history of Canglan Star, has there ever been a shadow energy?
Experts do not understand its characteristics, and the conclusions are naturally full of loopholes.

If it were someone else, Ge Yi would definitely criticize "You know what an idiot", but the speaker is a powerful person who is rare to see, even if the chief inspector doesn't really believe it in his heart, he doesn't dare to deny it easily.

Another inspector named "Luo Shan" also raised a question: "In the past few days, there were at least hundreds of civilians who entered the woods. If there is a problem with the poinciana, why are only a dozen people arrested?" Infected, but others are safe and sound?"

Lan Qingshan explained: "This kind of special life form mutated from Phoenix wood is usually not very aggressive, just like neutral creatures in virtual games, as long as humans don't take the initiative to provoke them, they will not be harmed.

"However, during the flowering and fruiting period, these mutated trees may become very sensitive, just like an eagle that is hatching an egg, and will actively attack any creature that approaches the egg.

"The infected person may have been close to the flower, or even reached out and touched the flower, which triggered the tree's stress response and was finally attacked..."

With a spirit far beyond that of ordinary people, when he first saw the forest, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong with the flowers. It was obviously not a coincidence that the poinciana had just entered its flowering period, and the infection occurred.

And some dryads in the game are harmless to humans and animals when they are not blooming, but become irritable once they bloom.

Comparing the two, the conclusion is ready to come out.

Ge Yi had an unbelievable expression on his face: "Mr. Lan, from what you said, could it be that they have a certain ability to think?"

Lan Qingshan said in a conclusive tone: "That's right!"

The background information of "Desolation" is very clear. Although plants do not have a "brain" in the biological sense, dryads have transcended the definition of plants. They have built a "nervous system" scattered all over the body, fully equipped with the ability to think .

Ge Yi felt that the three views had been subverted: "Is this impossible?"

The other two inspectors were also extremely surprised.

Lan Qingshan said indifferently: "The world is so big that there are no wonders."

Ge Yi opened up a new topic: "The infected person didn't feel any abnormalities at the time, but later found that the skin had a bark-like cuticle, which is the so-called 'bark disease'. Experts believe that this is the result of some kind of mutant fungal spores Infection, what do you think?"

Lan Qingshan didn't answer, but asked instead: "So the experts wore protective clothing to inspect the poinciana, and it turned out that bark grew on their body, right?"

Ge Yi was very surprised: "How do you know?"

Lan Qingshan smiled slightly: "It's not difficult to guess!"

Is it not normal for experts to make wrong judgments due to their inherent experience?

Ge Yi nodded admiringly: "Among the team of experts recruited by the inspection bureau, as many as five people were indeed infected."

Lan Qingshan snorted: "This is not a mutated fungus at all!"

Ge Yi asked: "Mr. Lan, what do you think is the source of infection for 'bark disease'?"

Judging from his demeanor, he seemed to have changed his position and began to gradually accept Lan Qingshan's point of view.

This is not surprising.

Anyone who sees Lan Qingshan's "Prophet of Uncertainty" with his own eyes and predicts the details completely correctly, it is hard not to be convinced by him.

Lan Qingshan pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "The method used by the mutated poinciana can be understood as a curse similar to 'witchcraft', and physical barriers can't stop their penetration..."

In fact, this is not a curse, but - an entry-level void spell!
Its core is the so-called "void psionic energy", invisible to the naked eye, and difficult to observe with scientific instruments. Only by awakening the psionic talent can it sense its existence and master void magic.

Ge Yi's expression was unbelievable.

witchcraft?

curse?

This...is so ridiculous!
And in the eyes of Wu Zhong and Luo Shan, he has an even more unpredictable image.

Ge Yi didn't question it, but put on a posture of sincerely asking for advice: "Mr. Lan, what do you think should be done with this forest?"

Lan Qingshan hesitated in his heart.

His original plan was to kill the mutated creatures and earn some unlocking points, but after knowing that they were dryads, he didn't think it was a good idea.

Because the dryad has a rare characteristic called "racial hatred".

When they are killed, they will definitely use their last strength to leave a strange energy imprint in the enemy's body, which is described in game terms as "the curse of the enemy of nature".

From then on, once they get close to any dryads, they will sense the curse, and then attack madly and endlessly.

In the game, players can make certain medicines to eliminate the curse of the enemy of nature, but compared to the loot obtained from the dryads, the price of medicines is more expensive, which is a loss-making business.

Generally speaking, players will use a first-level prop called "Shepherd's Whistle" to receive a random task from the Dryad, and after completing it, they will receive certain rewards.

The question is, who knows if there are tasks in the real world?
Besides, unlocking the Shepherd's Whistle requires unlocking points. If the task reward is too low, wouldn't it be a loss?
"Ding bell~"

The phone rang suddenly.

Lan Qingshan took out the phone and looked at it, and was surprised to find that there was a call icon on the screen, but no caller number was displayed.

what happened?

Is there a problem with the phone?
With a hint of doubt, he clicked to answer.

The next moment, Lan Qingshan's question was answered.

A familiar voice came from the speaker of the mobile phone: "Mr. Lan, you are such a strange person, you can make a little news no matter where you go!"

It was Zheng Songhe, the square-faced agent who belonged to Longan.

And Longan is a powerful department of the Celestial Dynasty, no wonder the other party has a way to hide the phone number.

Lan Qingshan smiled and said, "It's just a trivial matter!"

Zheng Songhe retorted: "How is this a trivial matter? Just a few hours ago, you shot and killed a monster that looked like a giant python in the rice field with one arrow.

"The process was even filmed and uploaded to a video website. If it wasn't for the timely control of the information center, this video would definitely cause an uproar on the Internet.

"Just now at the gate of Tower Bridge Park, you showed off your unique skill of 'meteor chasing the moon'. This incident not only spread throughout Qiandao County, but also spread to me..."

Lan Qingshan interrupted the other party with a helpless expression: "Please talk about something."

Zheng Songhe gave a dry laugh, and got down to business: "I heard that you were looking for the source of infection in the Phoenix wood forest. If you find anything, please let me know..."

Lan Qingshan interrupted again: "I have found the root of the problem, you'd better inform Longan's people to come over as soon as possible."

He has decided to unlock the Shepherd's Whistle and try to do some missions.

Even if he lost a sum of unlocking points, he could earn a wave of impression points in front of Longan, and establish himself as an "evolutionary".

In the short term, if you solve the trouble of Phoenix Wood, you can get a large amount of dragon yuan as a reward; in the long run, as long as you have a good relationship with Longan, will there still be a lack of opportunities to earn unlocking points?

In short, no loss!
(End of this chapter)