Chapter 465: It’s Not Easy
Chapter 465: It’s Not Easy
An Ran places Doll into the rocking car, drapes a small red cape over her, and carries the rocker out through the bridal shop’s front door with Zhao Ru.
Zhao Ru continues supplying water to the good mutated vines while An Ran directs them to occupy the bad vines’ territory.
Plants need management. Without someone like An Ran to guide their growth, they grow aimlessly. And if they grow poorly, they either get destroyed by natural forces, consumed by stronger mutant animals, or outcompeted by rival plants.
It really isn’t easy for mutant plants like those in Xiangcheng to evolve into a dominant force.
Fortunately, before leaving, An Ran has the foresight to preserve seeds in the fat thorn ball. Otherwise, she can’t be sure the mutant thorn balls she’s cultivated could survive the waves of mutant beasts.
And even if they do—what if they go rogue without her guidance?
It’s just like raising a child. Without proper education, they can easily go astray.
An Ran sighs lightly. While directing the growth of the good vines, she also mentally tracks the fat thorn balls stationed in the northern parts of Xiangcheng.
Because the bad vines ignore her commands and the distance is too far, the signal is fuzzy.
Even so, she can still sense that the fat thorn balls near the mall at the north bus station are locked in a stalemate with the remaining mutant rats. Although Zhan Lian and Luo Feifan blew up the rat nest before, they didn’t completely wipe them out.
Some rats fled the bus station in twos and threes, dispersing in all directions.
Even before the apocalypse, rats had astonishing reproductive power—now, it’s terrifying.
The thorn balls are also Ability Users, but their reproduction isn’t nearly as rapid. And without An Ran’s control, they won’t even leave the soil, while the rats scatter freely.
In the end, it’s likely that the rats will win and grow into a massive threat without the balance the thorn balls provide.
All of this confirms one truth—Xiangcheng simply isn’t a livable place anymore.
Up ahead, Zhan Lian, along with the ever-shameless Zhang Boxun and Axe, efficiently clear out the remaining bad mutant vines. No troublemaker is left alive, making the rear area completely secure.
After a while, all the vines ahead suddenly lose vitality and collapse limply to the ground. No one can figure out what just happened.
Then, Little Mint, who has been sleeping for a long time, runs out from the bridal shop and hands another green crystal core to An Ran.
She’s taken it from a living flower ball.
An Ran accepts the crystal core, gently touches Little Mint’s tired face, and asks with concern, “Have you slept enough?”
Little Mint nods, lets out a big yawn, and looks utterly drained.
Her special ability must be tied to her mental energy. Otherwise, how could she sleep so soundly through the night and still be exhausted?