novel bin Chapter 183 What the heck is this glowing tree?!
Chapter 183 What the heck is this glowing tree?!
Immediately afterwards, a transport plane glided in and landed steadily.
The hatch opened, and a group of researchers in white coats, looking incredibly excited, escorted a young man as he quickly stepped out.
Li Wei recognized the leaders at a glance.
Academician Qian Zhenhua, Academician Liu Chengen...
These are all national treasures of the Great Xia Dynasty that you can only see in the news!
Who is that young man leading the group?
Before he could figure it out, a loud shout rang out.
"Be careful! Go slowly! Be gentle!"
"Old Qian, don't push! I need to keep an eye on the data!"
Academician Liu Chengen was practically glued to the huge shipping container, yelling at a group of engineering soldiers who were carefully operating the crane.
Li Wei was taken aback and looked at the shipping container.
There must be some incredible scientific research sample in this container!
He dared not delay and immediately gestured to his team members.
"Attention all personnel! Prepare to lead and escort the group!"
The convoy led the way, with special transport vehicles carrying huge containers in the middle, followed by the special vehicles carrying the academicians, forming an imposing formation as they drove toward the giant transport elevator.
The elevator slowly descended, passing through layer after layer of the city's structure.
Finally, the elevator doors opened, revealing a vast "night sky" before our eyes.
This is the central ecological park of Shin-Kyoto.
It is too big, designed to accommodate a city of 30 million people, and its ecological core is naturally larger than imagined.
It not only has mountains and water, but also a wide variety of animals and plants!
The dome is 300 meters high and projects a realistic starry night view onto it.
The only drawback is that relying solely on plant photosynthesis, the oxygen available here is still insufficient for the consumption of tens of millions of people, requiring a large number of oxygen-generating units for assistance.
As the convoy arrived, the artificial "moon" on the park's dome suddenly brightened.
It transformed into a giant searchlight, illuminating a large open space in the center of the park as bright as day.
Li Wei was directing his subordinates to set up a cordon when several men in black suits with cold expressions walked over.
The leader showed his identification.
The background is deep red, with the national emblem in gold foil and a line of small characters below: National Special-Level Security Affairs Processing Center.
They're from the National Security Bureau!
Li Wei was shocked.
This is the most mysterious department in the Great Xia Dynasty, directly responsible to the highest level, and possessing authority that surpasses everything else.
"Captain Li, according to the confidentiality regulations, you and all your subordinates need to sign this agreement." The man in the suit handed over a tablet terminal.
Li Wei's hands went numb as he looked at the S-level security classification.
What exactly is it?
It actually required the National Security Bureau to personally intervene and sign an S-level confidentiality agreement!
He took a deep breath and was the first to sign his name. His soldiers followed suit, all looking deeply shaken.
Especially that young man who looked even younger than them, judging from his gait, was actually ahead of both Mr. Qian and Mr. Li—it was simply unbelievable!
Meanwhile, a special transport vehicle had already transported the huge container along the road specifically maintained for the park to the depths of the ecological park, startling a flock of birds into flight.
The crane carefully lowered the container.
Under the tense yet expectant gazes of Qian Zhenhua and Liu Chengen, the engineering corps began to dismantle the fasteners securing the container.
"Click—"
All four baffles collapsed outwards simultaneously.
In that instant, all the noise disappeared.
A soft, indescribable emerald green glow emanated from the center of the box.
An indescribable "life force" invigorated everyone.
Li Wei and his soldiers: "???"
They were all frozen in place.
That was a tree.
A small tree, only three meters tall, with its branches and leaves spread out and its whole body radiating a shimmering green light.
Its roots are wrapped in a huge clump of soil, with countless emerald green roots appearing and disappearing in the soil, as if they have their own life.
A young soldier behind Li Wei stared wide-eyed at the tree, his mouth agape. He didn't even notice his pager falling to the ground. His mouth was agape enough to fit an egg.
This unscientific!
How can plants glow?
And what's with that refreshing feeling that hits you?
It felt even more invigorating than inhaling three cans of high-purity oxygen!
Li Wei's mind was racing, trying to explain the scene before him using all the knowledge he had learned from military academy.
Bioluminescence? Some kind of chemical reaction?
Or... a bioluminescent plant from the deep sea?
But what about the fragrance of the soil and the breath of life?
"cough."
A soft cough broke the silence.
Lin Mo stepped out of the crowd, seemingly oblivious to the collective petrification around him.
He walked to the huge mound of earth, took out several small, translucent, light blue energy crystals, about the size of pigeon eggs, from an alloy briefcase he had brought with him, and casually dug through the soil to bury them.
After doing all this, he straightened up and looked around.
To simulate a real environment, the Central Ecological Park has planted a large number of towering trees transplanted from all over the planet, each one lush and verdant.
"Old Liu." Lin Mo looked at Liu Chengen, who had calmed down a bit from his frenzy.
"These trees all need to be moved."
He pointed around.
"Make room for the World Tree."
"Otherwise, once it grows up, these trees won't even get enough nutrients, let alone light, and they'll all die in the end."
Liu Chengen was taken aback, then said nonchalantly:
"These are minor matters!"
He paid no attention to the life or death of those precious tree species, his eyes shining as he stared at the World Tree, as if he were planning a grand blueprint.
"It's not just the trees! The land beneath them also needs to be transformed!" Lin Mo continued.
"We need to create a passage so that its roots can extend beyond the underground city structure and take hold of those rock layers."
"Only in this way can we truly strengthen the city and help it resist earthquakes."
He paused for a moment, and thought for a moment.
"The direction of root growth needs to be guided; you could try using nuclear fuel or energy crystals."
"At the same time, the locations and methods of nuclear fuel delivery must be precisely calculated to ensure that not a single trace of nuclear material will contaminate our living environment."
"rest assured!"
Liu Chengen patted his chest and assured them, completely lacking the composure of a national treasure academician.
"I designed the plan myself! We'll build a fully enclosed nuclear reactor feeding chamber just 30 meters below the tree roots!"
"Use special alloy pipes for directional guidance! I'll also install seventeen or eighteen sensors to monitor neutron flow escaping 24/7!"
"We guarantee that not even a single beta particle will escape!"
Seeing that Professor Liu had completely entered a state of "scientific research madness," Lin Mo wisely chose to nod.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
Liu Chengen rubbed his hands together, clearly impatient.
"So... Commander Lin, can we begin the nuclear test now?"