Chapter 462: Mental Exhaustion
Chapter 462: Mental Exhaustion
An Ran believes that the thorny plant has consumed so many mutant animals and, after several root divisions, produced countless offspring. With each upgrade, its size grows unusually large, making it unsuitable to bring along with her.
Plants don’t like to move around. If it weren’t for the fact that An Ran needs to leave behind a seed and forcibly summons the fat thorn ball, it wouldn’t follow her into the interior of Xiangcheng at all.
So she has to be nice to the fat thorn ball at her feet and stop thinking about the crystal core inside its body.
And thinking of Little Mint—it really isn’t easy for her to extract three crystal cores.
Wait, how does she manage to get them?
With some doubt, An Ran pulls Little Mint aside and asks, “Mint, did you take the two crystal cores from the living flower ball?”
That’s the only possible explanation. An Ran didn’t understand it before, but after finding out, she realizes how difficult these crystal cores are to obtain. They’re the lifeblood of mutant plants. Otherwise, the fat thorn ball wouldn’t have reacted so furiously.
The first crystal core is dragged up from deep underground by Zhan Lian, Yun Tao, and Liang Ziyu, who pull it up using a vine. It is burned by Luo Feifan and crushed by Zhan Lian before being picked up by Little Mint.
But Zhan Lian and the others never manage to pull out another flower ball from such a depth again. Yet Little Mint acquires two more cores. That can only mean she extracts them remotely from the flower ball herself.
Sure enough, Little Mint nods honestly and opens her mouth in a yawn. Extracting two crystal cores remotely takes a lot of energy, but as long as she can help An Ran, she feels it’s worth it.
Seeing how tired she is, An Ran gently pats her head with concern.
“Go rest for a while. I really don’t know if your ability is a blessing or a curse—it seems to constantly drain your mental energy. Go sleep.”
Little Mint nods again, turns around, and silently returns to the bridal shop. She opens the door of the vehicle that houses Doll, climbs in, and lies down beside her to sleep. Not long after, Hengheng also climbs into the car and lies down beside her. The three children snuggle together, their expressions peaceful and content.
Because underground resources are limited, An Ran asks Liang Ziyu to crush the floor tiles, then plants two green crystal cores at a fair distance from each other.
During their growth, the good vines completely take over all the underground space around the bridal shop, forcing the bad vines to retreat. Inside the shop, there will never again be a situation where vines pop up and try to pry open the floor.
Liang Ziyu and Axe look at An Ran with such admiration that they practically worship her. Zhan Lian bursts with pride, feeling extremely proud of his wife’s abilities.
Zhang Boxun keeps trying to speak to An Ran but is repeatedly stopped by Axe.
In truth, An Ran knows what Zhang Boxun wants to say—he’s likely wondering whether she’s capable enough now to accompany him and help save people.
They haven’t seen the plant world beneath the surface and don’t realize how intense the competition for resources is between her three mutant flower balls and the swarming bad vines.
If not for Zhan Lian and the others assisting on the ground, the bridal shop would be lost.
Given her current level, An Ran feels she still needs to work harder. She has to acquire more green crystal cores and slowly plant her way forward.
Right now, everyone needs to rest and prepare for the next battle.