Before Charlotte left the camp, Lucheng prepared a simple farewell ceremony for the groundhog as per custom.
The only person Charlotte knew at the farewell ceremony was Lu Cheng. Her roommates Noy and Elena had already gone to bed at this time.
Lu Cheng gave Charlotte two big watermelons as a gift. Judging from Charlotte's expression, she really liked these two big round watermelons.
Charlotte gave the watermelon to Dean and White Crow, and each of them picked up a big watermelon weighing eight kilograms.
Finally, when Charlotte said goodbye to Lu Cheng, she didn't know what to say. After a moment's hesitation, she finally uttered three words.
"I'm leaving," she said.
"Do you want me to drive you there?" Lu Cheng could already hear the reluctance in the groundhog's voice, which was good news for him.
"Of course not!"
Charlotte snorted coldly, turned her chubby body and walked towards the direction of the Green Leaf River. Dean and White Crow also hurriedly followed Charlotte.
Just like that, Lu Cheng watched the daughter of the crystallization of the Gemansis Secret Society leave, but Lu Cheng believed that she would come back soon... or after her power bank ran out of power.
All Lu Cheng had to do was to deliver the bottle of ghost powder to the laboratory.
The ecological research laboratory is located near the camp canteen. Don’t ask why Lucheng was built near the canteen.
This research laboratory is currently also built with container houses. Today, three huge iron cages have been added outside, and three huge wild boars are sleeping soundly in the cages.
When Lu Cheng arrived at the Ecological Research Laboratory, Dr. Ji Chuan and his team had not yet gone to bed, which was a common occurrence for researchers in the camp.
The research they did in the past were all technological breakthroughs, but after coming to the other world, they made new discoveries almost every second.
New species of plants, new species of animals, new species of microorganisms, etc., this kind of discovery gives these researchers a great sense of accomplishment, so most of the researchers work all night long.
"Has there been any progress in the research on magic?" When Lu Cheng walked into the laboratory, he found that the colorful bird named Scarlet was also there.
This flying bird, like the walking beast, is here to assist Professor Ji Chuan in his research.
"Currently, our means of observing magic are very limited, but if magic is compared to a kind of energy, almost everything in this world carries this energy."
Dr. Ji Chuan handed Lu Cheng a series of measurement data. Due to the simple equipment at the research base, Dr. Ji Chuan was unable to conduct many experiments.
"Everything carries this energy? Including minerals and soil, right?"
Lu Cheng himself had guessed this. From the information revealed by Charlotte and the craftsmanship of the magic wand, there were many things in this world that carried "magic power", especially some crystals and plants, which contained even more magic power than humans.
This is also the reason why alchemical materials appear.
"Yes, Captain Lu, you said that the source of magic energy comes from the earth veins. I asked this bird, which should be classified as a peacock, and it mentioned the word 'Mother of the Planet' many times." said Dr. Ji Chuan.
"I know that too." Lu Cheng glanced at Scarlett, who was using his beak to trim his wings.
It does look like a peacock, except it can fly...
"So we made a hypothesis about why humans in this world can use the inscription model to control magic power." Dr. Ji Chuan's voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement. "Is it possible that this planet itself has its own consciousness?"
"This assumption is a bit scary, but it is very likely." Lu Cheng felt that in this world, marmots and stones...even the core of Scarre's earth veins can become spirits, so it is normal for the entire planet to become a spirit.
"Captain Lu, this is the observation map Professor Fang gave us." Dr. Ji Chuan handed a bunch of photos of the starry sky to Lu Cheng. "At present, we have not found any constellations or quadrants in the sky that can be compared. One possibility is that we are no longer in the original universe, or we are very far away from the earth."
"Go on."
Lu Cheng took a look at the photos above. There is no light pollution in this world, so when looking up at the sky, he can still see the magnificent scenery of various galaxies.
"Then let's assume again that this planet is a conscious life form. Then, Captain Lu, what do you think this creature called the Blood Crystal Beast is?" Dr. Ji Chuan threw a question to Lu Cheng instead. He took out the photos of the Blood Crystal Beast that he had taken in the previous battle.
"Uh, serum?"
Lu Cheng remembered that the characteristic of the Blood Crystal Beast was that it only attacked humans. On Earth, humans were called the cancer of the Earth, but the humans in this world should not have reached this level yet. At most, they had a minor cold on Earth.
"No, they are cancer! The cancer of this planet!" Dr. Ji Chuan said to Lu Cheng in a very affirmative tone, "The ultimate goal of the blood crystal beast is to devour the core of the earth vein. According to the information we have collected and the oral statement of the old general, after the core is devoured, an effect called "blood stain" will occur. The land in that area will be corroded by the liquid on the surface of the blood crystal beast. Although there is no way to confirm this, it is certain that the existence of the blood crystal beast is not a good thing for the earth vein."
"If the blood crystal beast is cancer... then we..." Lu Cheng glanced at the bird standing on the table. It didn't understand what Lu Cheng and Dr. Ji Chuan were talking about at all, so it wisely remained silent.
"It's medicine." Dr. Ji Chuan said, "Perhaps the consciousness of this planet is unable to resist the erosion of the blood crystal beast, so it needs external assistance."
"Fighting poison with poison?" Lu Cheng thought for a while and asked this question.
"We are not a toxin to this planet, let alone to the Earth." Dr. Ji Chuan understood why Lu Cheng had such thoughts. "All those environmental protection propaganda before seemed bullshit to me, especially the one about protecting the Earth. The destructive power of the Earth's climate and landforms before the Cambrian period was far greater than the sum of all the weapons we humans have produced. Our so-called pollution sources have no impact on the Earth itself at all."
"I understand what you mean, Dr. Ji Chuan."
"What you have to do is to prove these hypotheses. And this is for you." Lu Cheng handed the bottle containing ghost powder to Dr. Ji Chuan.
"What is this?" Dr. Ji Chuan looked at the bottle, which contained a gray powder.
"The magical dust that can make people invisible. Just a small spoonful of it can be activated by magic power to make an adult hide his or her body. Let's find out what this thing is and how it works, and finally... see if we can mass-produce it." Lu Cheng said.