Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 2 Tomato? Tomato!
In this silent group, Cheng Cheng's question was like a stone thrown into a lake, causing ripples but receiving no response.

Because at this moment, everyone's heart is tied up with the situation at home, and worries are everywhere. Although their hometown in the countryside has sufficient supplies, their relatives in Lin'an may miss them more.

“Do you have enough quilts?”

While puffing away smoke, Li Mu raised this question that concerned everyone.

The time it takes to smoke a cigarette is enough to think deeply about this issue.

After hearing this, Cheng Cheng laughed.
"I have several quilts. I was just about to ask if you have enough."

Ah Sao looked at Li Mu with a hint of concern.

"I still have two quilts. What about you?"

"I have enough for you. If there are no problems for now, I'll go catch up on some sleep."

Li Mu didn't know what was wrong. Ever since he had breakfast, he felt exhausted all over. Smoking didn't help, so he immediately said he wanted to take a nap.

"Okay, go to sleep, Ah Sao and I will keep watch."

Cheng Cheng saw that Li Mu could hardly open his eyes, so he told Li Mu not to worry and they would pay attention to the situation.

"Okay, I'll take a nap. I don't know what happened today, but I'm really tired."

Li Mu didn't say anything more. He turned back to the house, picked up the winter quilt, wrapped himself in it and fell into a deep sleep.

There was heavy snow outside the window, and the ground was soon covered with ice and snow, giving people a cold and desolate feeling.

But some strange changes happened in the house.

As Li Mu breathed, the bamboo-shaped jade pendant on his chest began to flicker green light, and the light flashed faster and faster, and finally turned into a stream of light and merged into his body.

When the jade pendant merged into his body, Li Mu's body began to emit a dazzling green light. Gradually, green crystal fragments like sparks floated in the air. The potted plants on the flower stand were affected by the mysterious power and began to flash emerald green light, giving people a warm and vibrant feeling.

Potted plants such as lily of the valley, kalanchoe, roses, and cherry tomatoes seem to have gained vitality. Their branches and leaves dance gently, showing their extraordinary spirituality.

Li Mu in the room was unaware of all this. He just smiled as if he had a sweet dream.

As night fell, Li Mu slowly opened his eyes. The warm quilt made him stretch lazily.

"How long have I slept? Why is it getting dark already?"

"The situation is different now. We need to hurry up and understand the situation."

Li Mu was no longer obsessed with the warm bed. He immediately put on his clothes and walked out of the room.

"Oi, you finally woke up!"

"We called you once at noon, but you were sleeping like a dead pig and we couldn't wake you up no matter how hard we called."

The two men exclaimed in surprise when they saw Li Mu walk out of the room.

"What's the situation outside now?"

Li Mu touched his nose awkwardly and asked. He didn't know why it was dark when he woke up.

"The snow outside is getting heavier. Luckily we live on a high floor, otherwise we would be buried alive."

Ah Sao answered with a wry smile and pointed out the window.

Li Mu stared out the window, and a vast white scene came into view. Snowflakes were fluttering, as if the whole world was covered under a white blanket.

“Has the government issued any relevant notice?”

Li Mu asked, he felt that the situation seemed to be getting worse.

"We have not received any notification yet. It is possible that the communication has been completely paralyzed."

Cheng Cheng answered somewhat helplessly.

“At noon, Chengcheng and I planned to go out to buy some supplies. We ran out of cash, so we used gold and silver jewelry to exchange.

But when we got there, we found that the supermarket entrance had already been plunged into a buying frenzy. The supermarket owner had already started fighting with some customers over payment issues, and other people also took advantage of the chaos to start grabbing things. The scene was extremely chaotic!

"We also took the opportunity to pick up some things, mainly snacks such as potato chips, so that we could come back quickly in case of any accidents." Ah Sao added.

"This is really a mess, fortunately we prepared early."

Ah Sao and Cheng Cheng both expressed their admiration for Li Mu's foresight.

Just then, a noisy voice suddenly came from outside.

"The Blue Planet has been affected by the largest solar flare in history. A geomagnetic storm has erupted, destroying all electronic equipment. The sun will also be affected in the future. The entire Blue Planet is about to enter a new ice age. Please prepare for your own rescue and hold on. The government will not give up on you."

These words were spoken three times amid the noisy wind and snow, causing everyone who heard them to begin to feel fear.

“Is the situation so critical?”

"The government has not yet sent relevant departments to carry out rescue operations. This is a serious matter. It may be the end of the world, brothers!"

Li Mu looked at Cheng Cheng and Asao and said with a serious expression.

"It's not as serious as you say, Lao Li, the snow will stop eventually.

As long as the snow stops, rescue will come soon. According to the current level of human technology, even if all the previous machinery is destroyed, we can just reassemble it after the geomagnetic storm passes. At most, the technology will regress by a dozen years!"

Seeing that Li Mu was speaking so seriously, Ah Sao couldn't help but retort.

"Did you listen carefully to what was said on the radio? The Ice Age is coming. Do you know how many years the last Ice Age lasted?"

"It's been a million years! Ninety percent of the creatures on the Blue Planet have become extinct!"

Seeing that Ah Sao still held on to such fantasies, Li Mu was very disappointed. He couldn't hold back his anger and yelled at Ah Sao.

"In one million years, 90 percent of all species become extinct."

When Ah Sao heard what Li Mu said, he seemed to have lost his soul and sat in the chair in a daze.

"Don't worry too much. You still have us. If the three of us work together, there is nothing we can't overcome."

Seeing Ah Sao so lost, Cheng Cheng patted Ah Sao on the shoulder and tried to comfort him.

Li Mu also realized that he was too emotional. He calmed down a little and said to Ah Sao:

"A Sao, I know it's hard for you to accept this reality. Let's have dinner first and you can be alone tonight."

Thinking that the world might be ending soon, none of the three had an appetite. They simply ate some compressed biscuits and went back to their room to rest.

After Li Mu returned to the room, he suddenly noticed the potted plants on the flower stand. These potted plants were half-dead some time ago, but today they looked different.

The branches and leaves of each pot of plants are unusually green, and the bodies are upright, looking full of vitality.

"Strange, why are they so lively?"

"The temperature is so low, I'm worried you'll freeze to death."

Passing by the ornamental lily of the valley and cactus, his sight shifted to the small tomatoes nearby. There were a dozen thumb-sized green fruits hanging on them, which were obviously not yet ripe. He couldn't help but sigh:
"If only you could grow up a little bit, maybe I could still eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes before the end of the world. You're so small now, you'll freeze to death in two days."

Li Mu gently stroked the small tomato on the branch, feeling confused about the future.

But at this moment, something magical happened.

His fingers suddenly flashed a green light, which seeped through his fingers and into the tomato pot in dots.

Then, an incredible scene appeared!

With the injection of green light, the small tomato began to grow rapidly. In just a dozen seconds, it changed from a shrub only a dozen centimeters high to a small tree more than thirty centimeters high.

What is even more incredible is that the originally green, thumb-sized fruit has swelled to the size of a fist, and the skin has turned a mature pink!

Li Mu stared blankly at the tomatoes growing in front of him and couldn't help muttering:

"I, I have super powers?"

(End of this chapter)