Time and Space Management Bureau: Live broadcast with Dingliu in the end of the world

Hearing his teammates' praise, Niu Erzhu didn't even look up, focusing intently on his work.

There is still copper material available, but the container for electrolytic copper solution is not large, so the amount produced at one time is limited. After filling the empty spray bottles, new ones need to be produced.

The plan was for the action teams to work simultaneously, but since the inhibitors hadn't arrived, none of them took any action.

During the waiting time, Su Jiancheng explained that the vines emerging from the moss and vegetation were most likely dodder.

To the naked eye, the appearance of dodder is quite different from that of regular dodder, but its characteristics are still obvious, so Su Jiancheng treated it as dodder.

Dodder itself is harmless to humans and can be controlled with herbicides and other pesticides. Its natural characteristic is that it burrows into the roots and stems of its host plant to absorb nutrients and grow stronger.

When dodder proliferates, it destroys the original ecological environment, parasitizing the host's core and absorbing nutrients, leading to large-scale death of the host or reduced production.

In fact, the parasitic environment of dodder is not compatible with that of banyan trees in urban environments. However, it may be that the seeds were carried by insects or birds and happened to fall into the soil under the banyan tree, which led to its accidental growth by attaching itself to the mutated banyan tree.

After Su Jiancheng's explanation, everyone gained some understanding of dodder, a species that is not commonly found in cities.

It is evident that by attaching itself to a powerful host, this dodder has also undergone some kind of mutation, becoming a scout for both strangler figs and mutated fig trees.

After learning that dodder itself does not pose any harm to humans, people became less wary of these mutated dodder plants.

Before the operation, Su Jiancheng asked Black Hawk and Snow Leopard to collect some dodder seeds as a precaution.

Seeing Black Hawk and Snow Leopard emerge from the ring of fire, Bai Mengyan didn't quite understand his intentions.

"Even ordinary dodder seeds are inedible, so there's no need to preserve this mutated one. Why let them work for nothing?"

Su Jiancheng glanced at Bai Mengyan with an air of nonchalance, "I never said I was going to eat it. Common dodder does have some toxicity, and eating a lot of it can cause food poisoning. But dodder is also a medicinal herb. When crushed and applied externally, it is very effective in treating itchy and swollen skin."

"Ordinary dodder has this function, so mutated dodder may enhance this characteristic. However, mutations are unpredictable, and it is difficult to determine which direction they will mutate. Collecting some will not hurt."

Su Jiancheng thought for a moment and continued to explain, "On the bright side, the distance to the equipment box is getting shorter. After we rush out from here, get the equipment, gather our teammates, and the next target is to kill the giant zombie king that is entrenched outside the teleportation array."

"The day of returning to headquarters is just around the corner. It would be best if these mutated dodder seeds could be used. If not, we can take them back to the old scholars in the biological research department for research."

"Mutated plants and animals are of great value and often bring about groundbreaking scientific progress, which greatly helps the scientific development of our metaverse."

Bai Mengyan nodded knowingly, thinking to herself, "I didn't expect Vice Captain Su to have such foresight. Now I don't see you worrying about the captain anymore."

Su Jiancheng's face darkened, knowing that Bai Mengyan was deliberately praising or belittling him. He kicked his arm and deliberately adopted a tone, "Our little princess isn't worried, so why should someone like me be? Don't you think so, Xiao Cheng?"

Su Jiancheng deliberately shifted the blame, causing trouble for two people.

Bai Mengyan stared at Su Jiancheng speechlessly, realizing that she was no match for Su Jiancheng when it came to verbal sparring.

Black Hawk and Snow Leopard were very fast, mainly cutting into the three dried zombie corpses that had fallen to the ground.

The mutated dodder coiled around its "prey" in neat circles to secure it, which made things much easier for the two of them.

Usually, you cut one end and one end, and you can hold a neat bunch of dodder in your hand. Just wrap it up slightly and tie a knot, and you have a fresh clump of grass.

In no time, they each returned with a bag full of them, which they stored in their light-proof bags.

These dodder plants have no roots, leaves, or seeds. The snow leopard is condensing some crushed ice and cold air into the package to ensure that it works as well as a mobile cold storage cabinet.

The little incident didn't take long, less than two minutes in total. In that short time, Niu Erzhu had also produced more specially made metal spray bottles.

The snow leopard and black eagle, who had just returned, also took spray bottles filled with copper solution and set off together.

As planned, the action team quickly arrived at the designated location and, at a command, began cutting the branches of the strangler fig in different locations.

In an instant, pieces of waste were thrown to the ground with a clatter, and one after another, the mummified corpses tied to their heads fell down.

Only the four-person group remained inside the fire circle: Cheng Kaixi, Cheng Lu, Niu Erzhu, and Rabbit. Cheng Kaixi and the other two needed to produce more copper solution and couldn't leave, while Rabbit's eagle eye had to be constantly on to observe whether the strangler fig's coverage area in the entire canopy had changed.

This round of attack was very swift, taking less than three minutes. The team members returned to the fire circle in a flash, observing any changes in the strangler figs entwined around the branches of the mutated banyan tree.

At the same time, they were uneasy and worried that such a large-scale cut would be detrimental to Leng Yuexiu.

There was a long silence of half a minute, with only the rustling sounds of dodder frantically multiplying and wrapping around falling objects on the ground, and the occasional sound of roots snapping.

"No abnormalities." The rabbit's voice sounded like a reassuring pill.

The tense task force visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Ninety percent of the strangler fig cut and pruned by their task force lost its ability to heal itself, and no new branches grew from the cut surface.

The remaining ten percent, perhaps due to insufficient spraying or some other reason, saw dense clusters of white buds sprouting on the outer layer of lignified bark at the cut, growing in clumps.

Reassuringly, they did not continue to grow, though they looked rather terrifying due to their dense clusters.

After everyone confirmed that the plan was completely feasible, they felt a little relieved.

The best outcome would be to rescue Leng Yuexiu without resorting to violence.

Not only were people unharmed, but they also obtained two pieces of natural plant crystals without any energy loss. This was the perfect outcome, and everyone held this expectation.

Su Jiancheng took the lead in issuing the order: "All action teams, check the quantity of your respective inhibitors, replenish the original inhibitor solution, and replenish the diluent when it runs out."

The members of the action team responded quietly, and Cheng Lu replenished the original solution of the inhibitors for everyone.

The time allotted for the inhibitor replenishment and adjustment was three minutes. As soon as the three minutes were up, the action team pounced out like the wind again.