Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 132
Option one 80.9%, option two 19.1%.

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【Option [-]】

[Burning the field]: Obtain a small amount of alchemy materials, regain some land, and avoid possible risks in the future

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The result of the vote was lit up on the screen on the left side of his body, Zheng Zhuo shook his head violently to get this terrible thought out of his mind.

"It's too much of a gamble."

He decided to burn the fields anyway.

It's a pity, but we can't continue to let the strange plants continue to breed.

He hasn't acquired a more powerful counterattack ability, and until then, the strange plants continue to occupy the land of the town will only make things more and more difficult to deal with.

Zheng Zhuo ran forward.The dirt road underfoot turned into dry and hard fields.

He entered the confines of the field.

The flame flickered behind him, faintly illuminating the front.

In the limit distance that the fire can reach, there is a tall shadow in the distance of the field.

Tall, slender stems, dense foliage and a huge corolla on top.

Zheng Zhuo slowly approached the shadow.

Shadow remained silent.

One step, two steps...

Suddenly, the corolla swelled irregularly.

Whoosh!
The sound of breaking the sky.

Before Zheng Zhuo could react, the corolla exploded!
A seed flew past his head at an extremely fast speed.

"—!"

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Zheng Zhuo's back.

It's too dangerous!
He turned his head and saw that the seed had fallen to the ground, and in the blink of an eye, vines began to grow.

It was the same as the seed that entered Zheng Zhuo's small building just now.

"...【Appraisal】!"

Zheng Zhuo looked forward. [Identification] The words were displayed in the dark.

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【Impatiens】

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The Impatiens that Zheng Zhuo knew did not have this function either.

"(So far...Fortunately, I burned all the strange plants nearby...!)"

If he had attacked while being surrounded by strange plants, he would have died long ago.

With lingering fear in his heart, Zheng Zhuo approached the individual named [Impatiens Flower].Worried about being hit, he changed his course: instead of running straight toward the plant, he approached it in a spiral.

During the period, the other party sprayed out seeds several times.

For the first time, Zheng Zhuo's hands and feet were numb because of fear.

The second time, he got used to it a little bit.

For the third time, he was able to avoid it relatively easily.

the fourth time……

"Wait, it seems... not so scary?"

Zheng Zhuo's approach is correct - although this plant can attack from a long distance, its accuracy is not very good.

It only takes a few simple jumps to avoid those seeds.

All the seeds flying towards Zheng Zhuo hit behind Zheng Zhuo.They fell among the fields and grew dense vines.

Before long, the fields were covered with vines.The vines tangled with some immature seedlings.

"..."

Zheng Zhuo watched the scene.

He has already entered the throwing distance of [Molotov cocktail].He saw the corolla of [Impatiens] swaying in the wind.

However, the lowered head of the impatiens prevented him from lighting the Molotov cocktail in a hurry.

Zheng Zhuo moved closer to Impatiens.He started circling around the impatiens.

Impatiens also heard Zheng Zhuo's movement, and continued to spit seeds in all directions.

The seeds fell on the periphery, and vines grew again.

Soon, the field was covered with a carpet of vegetation.

The time has come.

Zheng Zhuo began to withdraw from the field slowly.

It is the same as before, and it is the going out of the anti-helical path.

When he left the field, the vines on the ground had thickened several layers.Especially around 【Impatiens】.

There's never been a better time to fire your fire.

...Crack...Crack...

"!"

A [loofah flower] that had been burnt to only a small piece made a low sound and approached Zheng Zhuo.

It fell at Zheng Zhuo's feet.

"Scare me."

Zheng Zhuo wiped [Burning Bottle] on it.Then, it was thrown far into the field covered with vines.

All vines are set on fire.

The flames burst into the sky.Light up the night like day.The [Impatiens] in the distance twisted in the firelight and turned into a firework.

Zheng Zhuo patted the dirt on his body and stood up from the ridge.

"I seem to be burning things all the time..."

Looking at the scene in front of him, he couldn't help talking to himself.

Could this be a bad joke about his own name?

Or, [collective subconsciousness] can also affect this?

If this is the case, it is too strong.

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The fire in the fields burned all night.It goes out at dawn.

Zheng Zhuo didn't go back to the two-story building where he found the shotgun, because there were still vines growing from seeds—the fire didn't spread outside the field.

That's a good thing: Zheng Zhuo doesn't need to worry about the town's firefighting.But it's also a bad thing: the fire doesn't burn well into the forest.

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, he came out of another nearby house.

This night, he felt that he had slept for a while in a haze...and felt as if he hadn't slept.

Anyway, first check the situation.

Zheng Zhuo began to contact Chu Huairen and Zhuang Yusheng.

Chu Huairen gave a reliable reply as always.That was good news: Zheng Zhuo successfully prevented the plants from moving forward this night, and also regained 2 squares of the lost land.

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【The situation of the small town】

[Small town plot]: 18 grids

[Forest Lot]: 82 grids

[Small town manpower]: 1
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The recovered 2 squares are all vacant fields.The original vines, seedlings and adults on it were all burned away by a fire.

2 blocks further forward is the stone wall covered by vegetation.

As for Zhuang Yusheng...

After he yelled "so dizzy" and left, he never came back.

Zheng Zhuo began to suspect that this guy wanted to forgo the exploration of the whole world.

"Elementary school students may be more reliable than him."

no way.The communication department is fishing, and they still have to do their own work.

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Zheng Zhuo began to count the harvest.

He first came to the place where the fire was first lit.The downstairs of the two-story building.

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[Hard shell fragment]: Alchemy material
[Hard shell fragment]: Alchemy material
[Hard shell fragment]: Alchemy material
【…】

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Those alchemy materials that had been seen before disappeared in the flames.

【Loofah Flowers】we only left a large pile of 【hard shell fragments】.

Zheng Zhuo roughly counted, there are about 20 pieces.

"Forget it. That's not bad, either."

If Zheng Zhuo remembers correctly, it can make weapons and bombs.

"Collect them all."

He threw the stones one by one into his backpack and carried them back to the mayor's office in many trips.

Next, we have to recycle the materials in the field... After the [Impatiens], vines and loofah seedlings were burned, I don't know what was left...

Just when Zheng Zhuo was carrying it and thinking about it.

At the bottom of the pile of [hard shell fragments], he found a black drop-shaped object the size of a palm.

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[Seeds of Loofah Flowers]: Alchemy Materials
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Is this the seed of that strange plant?

Out of a dozen or so, only one remained.

Zheng Zhuo picked it up and looked at it carefully, then opened the "Alchemy Dictionary".

Unexpectedly, in the "Dictionary of Alchemy", there was actually a related entry.

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[Water] + [White Grass] + [Seeds of Loofah Flowers] = [Seeds of Tender and Improved Loofah Flowers]

Explanation: After being planted in the ground, docile and improved loofah flowers will grow.It will not attack humans who approach it.Wandering aimlessly, a slightly corrosive fluid flows from the flowers on its head.

【Water】+【Dirty Water*】+【Seeds of Loofah Flowers】=【Seeds of Manic Improved Loofah Flowers】

Explanation: After being planted in the ground, it will grow irritable and improved loofah flowers.His temperament is even more manic, and he will keep moving forward if he looks at one direction, biting and corroding everything he sees without distinction.

(* is an unconventional alchemy material)

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Eh.

Can I grow my own strange plants! ?
Zheng Zhuo was taken aback.

In this way, plants can be improved in two different directions to obtain different varieties.

If it is docile and improved, maybe you can try to raise it in captivity to provide alchemy materials.

If it is improved violently, plant it near the fence and restrict it, can it be allowed to eat the vegetation that invades at night?

"...such a good seed, why don't you leave a few more?"

Zheng Zhuo stopped his hand of continuing to collect the materials left over from last night.

He thought, it's still early, why don't we plant the seeds first?
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【problem】

[Harvest the seeds of the loofah flower!In what direction should improvements be made? 】

【Option [-]】

【Docile Improvement】

【Option [-]】

【Manic Improvement】

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