Astral Cockroach

#60 - The Worry of the God-Given Seed

A person moves to live, a tree moves to die.

The divisions of the Xun Grass God-given Seed currently amount to 81. According to the pattern, the next division will be 243, and the one after that will be 739… At this rate of increase, it's hard to imagine what scale it will develop into in the future.

Now that the second God-given Seed has been nurtured, where should it be sown? What scale will it develop into in the future?

Currently, ordinary life-seed plants are still young and small. Moving them won't cause much loss. But when they grow strong and large in the future, they cannot be moved easily. Each move will injure their bones and muscles, and it will take half a year to a year for them to recover.

Iron Saber Mountain Master said, "Blotch, don't worry. Red Rock County is a plain. The God-given Seed of the Red Rock County Lord occupies a solitary mountain, which is much shorter and smaller in scale than your Li Bamboo Peak. I have observed the development of your Xun Grass God-given Seed. I estimate that it will be good if it can fill the south side."

Blotch said, "Some time ago, I harvested another God-given Seed, which is currently being nurtured. It is estimated that it can be sown next spring. I don't know where to plant it."

"The northeast side, or the northwest side, both are fine. It mainly depends on what kind it is, whether it is drought-resistant, likes light or shade, likes heat or… ?" Iron Saber Mountain Master was experienced and talked eloquently, but stopped halfway through his words.

A moment of silence.

Flame Cluster Blotch Grass took the lead in breaking the silence and tentatively asked, "Blotch, you just said that you got another God-given Seed some time ago?"

"Yes." Blotch moved its antennae and didn't play coy, directly saying, "I pollinated the Blotch Bamboo at the foot of the mountain with the pollen of the Gold Thread Bamboo. The cross-pollination was successful, and I obtained a new hybrid bamboo species, and unexpectedly harvested a God-given Seed."

"A new species hybridized from Gold Thread Bamboo and Blotch Bamboo?" Iron Saber Mountain Master's tone became serious and asked, "Blotch, have you checked the life force within the seed? It's not a dead embryo, right?"

Blotch said, "I checked it very carefully. The life force of the embryo within the seed is strong, there's no problem."

Iron Saber Mountain Master still shook its antennae and said, "Blotch, you are still too reckless. Not all God-given Seeds are useful, it's also possible…"

Iron Saber Mountain Master was an experienced planter, and the first thing he thought of was various problems.

The most serious problem with new plant species hybridized from two similar plant varieties is the appearance of a "dead embryo," which means that pollination fails but the seed still develops and matures. Spiritual power can check whether the seed is a "dead embryo," which has already been confirmed not to be the case.

The second situation of hybrid varieties is also the most perfect situation, similar to hybrid rice. Hybridizing barnyard grass and natural rice obtains hybrid rice. Hybrid rice grows better than barnyard grass and natural rice, produces more seeds, and the grains are larger and fuller, which are superior to the parent plants in all aspects. The only problem is that the seeds of hybrid rice, when sown, develop into plants that have no reproductive ability.

There is also a third situation for hybrid varieties, which is to cultivate a completely new variety that can naturally reproduce offspring, and the genes will be superior to the parent species.

If it were other types of plants, as long as it is not the first case, it can be accepted.

However, the bamboo plant species is special and has a serious problem: the flowering and seeding cycle.

Currently, it cannot be 100% determined that the Gold Thread Bamboo flowers and seeds once a year, but it can be confirmed that the lifespan of the Blotch Bamboo is 40 years, which means that if the Blotch Bamboo seed is nurtured into a life seed, it will only flower and seed once every 40 years.

How many years is the flowering and seeding cycle of the new bamboo species hybridized from Gold Thread Bamboo and Blotch Bamboo? It cannot be determined.

It may be shorter than the 40-year cycle, or it may become longer. It's hard to say.

What if the flowering cycle of this bamboo-type God-given Seed nurtured by Blotch is 50 years or even 100 years? That would be a big loss. It is better to choose ordinary plant seeds as life seeds.

The best solution is to first sow the ordinary seeds obtained by hybridizing those Gold Thread Bamboo and Blotch Bamboo. When they grow up, you can get intuitive and accurate conclusions.

After all, it is a God-given Seed, and a flowering cycle within 5 years is acceptable. If it exceeds 5 years, you have to consider it carefully. The Red Ant Tribe warriors have limited lifespans, and they are afraid that they will pass their vigorous youth before they can wait for it to flower and seed.

Flame Cluster Blotch Grass asked, "Iron Saber Mountain Master, after all, it is a God-given Seed favored by the God of Nature, it shouldn't be bad, right?"

Iron Saber Mountain Master pondered for a long time and agreed, "Blotch can obtain two God-given Seeds, he must be particularly favored by the God of Nature, it shouldn't be bad."

Black Mulberry asked, "Blotch, is it possible to produce a God-given Seed if you cross-pollinate two similar plant varieties and the seeds they condense?"

The fundamental principle of the birth of original force plants in nature is a cosmic-level problem that human technology has not been able to crack, how could it be so simple.

Blotch shook its antennae and said, "It's hard to say, I don't know."

Iron Saber Mountain Master said, "I heard the Red Rock County Lord mention that after successful cross-breeding, the plant seeds that are born are stronger, and the possibility of a God-given Seed appearing is greater. Squeak, the God of Nature favors those strong seeds and prefers to turn them into God-given Seeds."

There is some truth in this, but it is wrong to forcibly bring in the God of Nature.

Blotch was a little speechless. While the God of Nature is taking the blame for various incomprehensible strange phenomena, it severely restricts the exploration of scientific truth by intelligent life on this planet!

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Flame Cluster Blotch Grass was occasionally clever, taking the opportunity to complain, "There is only one Iron Saber tree species in Iron Saber Mountain."

Black Mulberry also complained, "There are too few Iron Saber tree species. There are only 6 species in my inherited memory, and each one is particularly rare."

Living in the Iron Saber Mountain Range, after becoming a high-level warrior, the Iron Saber Mountain Master will force them to manage an Iron Saber forest in their territory.

The purpose of this approach is very simple. Under large-scale planting and a large base, the probability of genetic mutations and the birth of new Iron Saber tree species will increase accordingly. For rare tree species such as Iron Saber trees, just one new species can bring endless benefits.

"So you should work harder and plant as many Iron Saber trees as possible." Iron Saber Mountain Master was not annoyed by the complaints of Flame Cluster Blotch Grass and Black Mulberry, and flapped its wings, urging, "Okay, everyone, go down the mountain and get to work. Blotch, Black Mulberry, you two little guys are not allowed to be lazy. Do what you can, be smart, and be quick, don't let the warriors of other mountains look down on you."

The forelimb claws of the Red Ant Tribe's high-level warriors have two bendable sections, covered with dense, sharp serrations. When opened, they can be used as a saw to easily saw off large trees at the roots; when closed, they can be used as scissors to easily cut off large tree branches; when slightly bent, they can also be used as a plow to loosen and turn the soil, and cut off various weeds along with their roots.

Blotch and Black Mulberry also dragged a large silk bag, burying a few seeds every distance. Bloodthorn seeds will germinate in autumn. The seedlings are cold-resistant and drought-resistant, and do not need management. They can survive the cold winter on their own, and grow wildly in the spring of the following year.

Hundreds of high-level warriors worked together efficiently. In just two days, they cleared a circle of defense belts around the foot of Li Bamboo Peak and completed the sowing.

The warriors who came to help from other mountain ranges left one after another. The warriors of Iron Saber Peak stayed and helped Wind Chime clear a large area of ​​cultivable land at the lower level of the mountain. Iron Saber Mountain Master's request to Wind Chime was to plant bamboo, Iron Saber trees, or other plants, but absolutely not to plant Wind Chimes.

Finally, the other warriors of Iron Saber Peak dispersed, and Iron Saber Mountain Master stayed in Li Bamboo Peak to help guard the God-given Seed and wait for the grass seeds to mature.

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