(Third update)
The Na'vi warrior sent by Etukon was a young man named Stu. Compared with other Na'vi warriors, he was a little thin.
Stu had just formed a alliance with Icaran and had a burning heart. He kept talking about driving the Earthlings out of Pandora. He admired Meng Xiang very much, and when he heard that the tribe leader had assigned him to lead the way for Meng Xiang, he was filled with joy.
Etukon and Neetri have gone to the gathering places of various tribes on Pandora to lobby, and Phantom has gone with them. Those primitive tribes that worship the strong are very simple. Regarding their survival and the various evil deeds of the earthlings, it is imperative to form a united front, so Meng Xiang is full of confidence in them.
Meng Xiang was sitting on Stu's Ikran's back, flying over the mountains and in the air.
"Stu, can we go around to the Soul Tree?" Although Meng Xiang had seen the Soul Tree in the movie, he still wanted to see it in person. One of the purposes of Meng Xiang's action this time was to stop the Earthlings from bombing the Soul Tree, but this was a sub-mission worth 3,000 points. The Lord God would not give away points so easily, right? Moreover, the Soul Tree was very important to the Na'vi. If the Soul Tree was blown down, the Na'vi would lose the ability to communicate with Eva, and the entire tribe would be in a state of collapse.
Therefore, it is necessary for Meng Xiang to conduct an on-site inspection in advance.
The Soul Tree is less than 10 kilometers away from the Home Tree. It is nearly 30 meters tall, like a big banyan tree. It is located at the foot of the mountain. Calculated by altitude, it is nearly 100 meters lower than the Home Tree. Under the cover of towering mountains and light mist, if it were not for the Na'vi leading the way, it would be difficult for the Earthlings to find the location of the Soul Tree relying only on their eyes, even if they used spiral machines.
The trunk of the Soul Tree is not very thick, and its branches and leaves are not lush, but its roots are densely spread on the ground, sometimes flashing with light, as if it has life. On the trunk, like a banyan tree, white roots hang down, and these roots can connect and entwine with the nerve tentacles of the Na'vi people to communicate with their minds.
This is Eva, or an incarnation of Eva. All plants on Pandora are connected through such nerve tentacles, forming a plant nerve fiber network. The soul tree of each race has exposed nerve tentacles to allow creatures to download knowledge and convey intentions.
Meng Xiang carefully stepped on the roots on the ground and slowly walked to the trunk of the Soul Tree. The closer he got to the Soul Tree, the more tentacles he saw. These tentacles were slightly warm, making him feel very gentle.
The Soul Tree is called the God Tree. In Meng Xiang's opinion, it is indeed very vivid. According to the original movie, Eva can even accept the request of the Na'vi people and transfer the consciousness of the male protagonist Jack to the Avatar, making Jack reincarnate from a human to a Na'vi. This is beyond the scope of scientific theory. Meng Xiang carefully observed that this area is surrounded by mountains. It is very difficult for the AMD armor to get close to the Soul Tree. It can only be approached through the spiral machine.
He really couldn't imagine how the people on Earth would blow up the Tree of Souls.
"Stu, do you know Grace?" Meng Xiang asked as he climbed up Icaran again.
Stu nodded and said, "Yes, she taught us English and gave us a lot of toys and games. I have been to her laboratory several times. Of course, I didn't have Icaran at that time, I just ran over from the ground with a few tribesmen."
"Later, you drew a line between yourself and the Earthlings, and forbade Grace and the Avatar to get close to you. Are you still in contact?"
"She was still there at the beginning. She always wanted to continue teaching us how to live, but as the relationship between the Earthlings and us deteriorated, we never saw her again." Stu said with a nostalgic look on his face. He hated the Earthlings, but he liked Grace.
"Well, let's go meet her now, and you can catch up with old times."
"Okay, go ahead." Stu shouted, his voice full of joy, and Ikran soared into the sky and flew towards the Hallelujah Mountains.
Grace's laboratory, like a freight box in the real world, is 20 meters long and only 5 meters wide. It is located in a secluded place in the Hallelujah Mountains, floating nearly 500 meters above the ground. It is indeed very quiet to conduct scientific research experiments here. Except for the Ikara flying by from time to time, there are almost no traces of any living creatures around.
Grace is an idealistic botanist, very loving and keen on studying plants on Pandora. She designed the Avatar only to facilitate communication with the Na'vi and to travel freely on Pandora. However, the Resource Development Administration, which funded her research, used her results to communicate with the Na'vi and detect unobtanium ore. Grace's persuasion was fruitless, so she turned her anger into hatred. According to the original movie plot, Grace, their pilot Trudy, and colleague Nome turned against the Na'vi and helped them fight against the earthlings.
Meng Xiang came to find Grace based on this. His plan was simple, which was to let Grace help him sneak into the Earthlings' base on Pandora. Under normal circumstances, Earthlings would always help Earthlings, and even if they didn't help, they would just stand by and watch, but Grace was an exception. She hated the Earthlings' forced relocation behavior, and the Resource Development Administration used her research results to invade Pandora, which made her heart oppressed and painful. So Meng Xiang was confident that Grace would definitely help him. Before, he tentatively asked Stu about Grace to confirm whether the plot had changed and whether Grace's personality was still like the movie.
Ikara landed on the flat ground opposite the laboratory. The laboratory immediately heard the sound of a gun safety switch being pulled. A man and a woman came out of the door holding submachine guns. The man had a pointed face, a medium build, and a scraggly face. The woman was very strong, with a cold face and a sharp gaze staring at Meng Xiang. The submachine gun in her hand was already pulled. As long as Meng Xiang made a move, she would immediately shoot.
Meng Xiang recognized the two people, the female driver Si Chudi and the scientist Norm. He quickly raised his hand to indicate that he had no ill intentions and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, I'm here to visit Dr. Grace."
"You aliens think you have superhuman powers, and you do cold-blooded things. If you hadn't found the environmental data near the home tree and kept fanning the flames, the previous war would have been avoided. Tell me, what are you doing here?" Chudi said fiercely. Nom hid behind Chudi. He was not as brave as Chudi, but calmer than Chudi. When he saw Ikara and Stu, he was stunned for a moment, then tentatively said: "You are from the Na'vi tribe, right? What is your relationship with the cold-blooded man behind you?"
Stu and Meng Xiang fell to the ground. Stu didn't like Norm's choice of words and said solemnly: "Meng Xiang is not a cold-blooded person, he is a warrior."
"Meng Xiang? You are Meng Xiang? Haha." Norm burst into laughter, and Chudi's face relaxed, but the gun in his hand was still pointed at Meng Xiang.
"Do you know me?" Meng Xiang asked.
Nom nodded and laughed, saying, "I heard by accident that a warrior from the Na'vi tribe came, named Meng Xiang, who used an axe to deform the AMD armor, and even those cold-blooded aliens were quite afraid of him."
"Aliens?" Meng Xiang thought about it for a moment and realized that the aliens that Norm was talking about must be the reincarnations of the North Sea team.
"Da da..." A middle-aged woman walked out slowly, looking at Meng Xiang with a strange look, but when her eyes fell on Stu, she was stunned for a moment, then walked over excitedly and said: "Are you Stu? It seems that you have become much stronger."
"Yes, Dr. Grace." Stu was also very happy. He half-knelt on the ground, face to face with Grace, held Dr. Grace's hand and said, "I haven't seen you for so long. I miss you so much."
This middle-aged woman was none other than Dr. Grace. Although she was wearing a mask, her kind face could not be concealed by the mask. She and Stu were like relatives who had not seen each other for a long time. As soon as they met, they became very affectionate.
After the pleasantries, Grace invited Meng Xiang and Stu to enter the laboratory. This laboratory has a host connected to the Avatar, so it can accommodate Stu's nearly 3 meters tall. In the laboratory, except for a passage in the middle, both sides are full of densely packed experimental equipment. At the end of the laboratory, there are two coffin-like boxes, which are the hosts connecting humans and Avatar.
In the laboratory, there is no one else except Grace, Trudy and Norm. The protagonist Jack either returns to Earth or dies. Anyway, the intervention of Meng Xiang and others has completely made Jack a minor role.
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