Chapter 596 Fungi? Organs?
"professor."
Zero's electronic synthesized voice sounded: "The radiation intensity of all samples has been detected."
"The data has been sorted."
After the words fell, a holographic chart slowly appeared in front of Lu Yongchang and Mao Zhengzhi.
Looking at the data in the chart, the doubts on the faces of Lu Yongchang and Mao Zhengzhi gradually grew stronger.
According to the detection of scientific research robots, the radiation contained in those wide leaves is the weakest.
Bark comes next.
The trunk concentration is slightly higher.
This was all expected by Lu Yongchang and others. They could even foresee that the radiation intensity at the roots of these giant trees might far exceed that of other areas.
But what they didn't expect was that the fungus growing at the bottom of the giant tree was extremely radioactive!
Its strength is hundreds of times that of the leaf area and dozens of times that of the trunk area!
"This is strange..."
Mao Zhengzhi frowned and murmured to himself: "With the obstruction of the tree canopy, these fungi should not be exposed to radiation."
"Even if they can absorb the radiation in the trunk, their radiation intensity cannot exceed the trunk area..."
Lu Yongchang didn't speak, he just stretched out his hand to hold his chin and stared at the brightly colored fungus with a huge cap in the holographic image.
After thinking for a long time, he spoke.
"Zero, take samples and compare giant trees and fungi at the cellular level."
Mao Zhengzhi turned around and looked at Lu Yongchang in surprise.
"professor?"
"What are you..."
Lu Yongchang chuckled: "I just have a guess."
"In the images returned by the detector at that time, these fungi were growing in the root area of the tree trunk."
"There is no trace of fungal growth in the surface soil."
"What did you think of?"
Mao Zhengzhi's eyes widened a bit, and he said with an incredulous look: "Are you suspecting that these fungi... no, these things that are similar to fungi are part of the giant tree?"
He looked at the radiation detection data and murmured to himself: "So... these things may be the organs of giant trees that store nutrients?"
"It's strange, how can any plant put its nutrient storage organs in such a place..."
As he spoke, Mao Zhengzhi smiled and shook his head: "Isn't it easy to be eaten by other creatures?"
There was no smile on Lu Yongchang's face.
He nodded solemnly: "It is most likely an organ of a giant tree."
"But I'm afraid...it won't be the organ where the giant tree stores nutrients."
"Huh?" Mao Zhengzhi looked at Lu Yongchang with some confusion, "What do you mean?"
"When you look at its bright appearance, what do you think of?"
Lu Yongchang stared directly at every move of the scientific research robot in the picture, and murmured in a low voice: "These giant trees... I'm afraid they are a little different from what we imagined!"
Mao Zhengzhi's eyes were filled with deep doubts at first, but after a few seconds, the doubts in his eyes dissipated instantly, leaving only the spontaneous fear!
"Professor, what do you mean..."
Mao Zhengzhi felt a chill coming from behind. He swallowed hard and said with a hint of trembling in his voice: "Are these things that look like fungi the predatory organs of giant trees?"
Plant predation, although rare, does occur.
Even on earth, pitcher plants, Venus flytraps... these plants will prey on insects to provide themselves with nutrients.
They have even evolved unique predatory organs for this purpose.
Just like the giant tree on the Forsaken Star.
But the volume of the two is not the same specification.
Mao Zhengzhi subconsciously took a step back, his face full of horror: "So... this planet is just a cage filled with countless baits?"
Lu Yongchang pursed his lips towards the holographic projection: "The results haven't come out yet."
"Maybe my guesses are all wrong, maybe..."
"Professor, the comparison work has been completed, and the similarity between the two is close to 99.9%."
The laboratory once again returned to deathly silence.
…
"Ta...ta...ta..."
In the [Earth] office, Lu Yongchang was sitting behind his desk, subconsciously flexing his knuckles and tapping the desk in front of him.
Above the desk is a holographic image of a planet.
"Forgotten Star..."
He frowned and murmured softly.
The rewards are high, but so are the risks.
Not to mention those arthropods, just those giant trees that may have predatory tendencies may cause great losses to the landing operation.
Normally, he should be focusing on the black hole now.
After completing a series of studies, use the curvature engine to travel to the habitable star system.
This is the ideal path for human civilization.
But thinking about that extremely grand war and the powerful radiation resistance of these giant trees, Lu Yongchang felt as if he had been scratched by a cat.
"Professor, Academician Zhu Ziwen is visiting."
The electronic synthesized sound pulled Lu Yongchang out of the endless tangle.
"Zhu Ziwen?"
Lu Yongchang's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something, and he said excitedly: "Let him in!"
…
"Professor, I'm sorry to bother you."
The door opened, and Zhu Ziwen's voice came in from the door.
Lu Yongchang raised his head and stared at Zhu Ziwen who strode into the office.
Compared with before, Zhu Ziwen seemed much more mature, with a wise light shining in his eyes.
Looking at this academician from the Proxima era, Lv Yongchang couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Unconsciously, the Proxima generation can no longer be considered the new generation.
"Don't bother."
Lv Yongchang showed a gentle smile, raised his hand and pointed to the seat in front of him: "Sit down."
"I guess you bring me good news?"
In front of Lv Yongchang, Zhu Ziwen's serious expression gradually dissipated, and a slightly shy smile appeared on both sides of his cheeks.
"Professor, I heard that you are going to organize planetary explorers to land on the Lost Star?"
Lv Yongchang laughed dumbly, straightened up slightly, and said half-jokingly: "Yes, what, you don't want to go to the Lost Star to take a look?"
The shy smile on Zhu Ziwen's face gradually disappeared, and his expression became serious.
"Yes, professor."
Lv Yongchang: "???"
This one really made him unable to do it.
He took a deep breath, calmed down his turbulent emotions, and after carefully choosing his words, he said:
"Ziwen, although you are not an academician in biology."
"But you should have heard some news."
"The Lost Star is very dangerous."
Zhu Ziwen smiled and nodded: "Professor, of course I know."
"This is also the reason why I applied to go to the Lost Star."
Seemingly noticing Lu Yongchang's somewhat surprised look, Zhu Ziwen explained again.
"Professor, the research and development of the second-generation exoskeleton armor has been completed."
