"Oh, you mean the Flower of Life? It originally only had a reconnaissance function.
It only became capable of attacking after gaining Edgar's abilities, and its fragrance also had paralyzing and hallucinogenic effects.
And when I told Sister Wu Tian that Edgar was divided into four parts, and the Holy Mother needed these things for evolution, they were: wisdom, ability, body, and humanity.
Wisdom was the brain in the cave in the mine, the body was buried in the forest, surrounded by many large animal traps, and humanity had gone to heaven. As for ability.
I stole it from the manor and disguised it as a drug to resist parasitic infection, and injected it into Sister Wu Tian.
Don't worry, it has no side effects, I just fused it with meteorite material to make it more compatible and to counter the Holy Mother."
At this, Andrea gave Wu Tian an apologetic look and successfully received a nonchalant glance.
Only then did she quietly breathe a sigh of relief and continue, "So the 'agent' remaining in Sister Wu Tian's body might allow her to manipulate the Flower of Life. In simple terms, she can control plants that are nourished by her own blood, possessing the abilities Edgar once had."
"Wow!!!" Hearing that she might have abilities like in the movies, Wu Tian was so excited she almost jumped up, "Does that mean I can beat up Lin Yuan from now on???"
"...Actually, Sister Wu Tian can't beat Lin Yuan. Even with a gun, she might still lose, and as long as Lin Yuan hits her with one punch, that's it.
I can still feel the immense danger he uncontrollably emits.
However, I guess Lin Yuan won't resist, after all, he's a henpecked husband..."
"Huh, then how come Camille told me how he was carefully rescued and wrapped up like a zongzi."
Lin Yuan: "..."
Is your focus skewed, hey! And I was ambushed by that cunning old woman, the 'Holy Mother'!!
Although I wouldn't have much of a chance fighting him head-on with bare hands...
"But as long as the outcome is good, it's fine."
"Don't worry about that, at worst there won't be any sequelae. After all, Ivy and I secretly stored some experimental equipment and snatched some agents from hsAC, so we have some confidence."
Speaking of Ivy, all three turned their heads to look at Wang Xiaoxin.
Wang Xiaoxin's eyes also dimmed, "I'm very sorry, she has already rested. At least I didn't sense her when I controlled my consciousness to detach from my body."
Her voice was somewhat sad, after all, Ivy was the only person she could speak her mind to in the more than half a year she had been in this place. Even Camille could only talk half the time.
"It's alright, it's all in the past..."
Under the comfort of Wu Tian and the others, Wang Xiaoxin quickly recovered her mood and began to talk about past events, most of which were embarrassing stories about Lin Yuan.
Andrea, standing by, could relate the most, as she had once occupied Wang Xiaoxin's body and possessed some of her memories.
But Wang Xiaoxin herself definitely had a deeper and more vivid impression, and remembered even more.
"Hey, hey, hey! The person involved is still here!!!"
A series of chaotic noises.
Lin Yuan was ruthlessly suppressed, and what's more, the loudest laughter came from his son!
...
Due to the speed limitations of the nuclear submarine and the vast embrace of the Pacific Ocean, it took Lin Yuan and the others fifteen days to reach the East China Sea.
In the meantime, they had stopped near two small islands to observe, and there were still many survivors.
The two islands combined were not as large as a county town, but they had one or two hundred people.
They were elevated, lush with vegetation, and had rivers, with a decent area, so it was understandable that they would attract survivors.
As long as marine life did not mutate, this direction of survival was very good for coastal areas.
They could even unite nearby islands and eventually develop into regions that would be the first to restore normal production and living order on this planet.
Blessed with advantages.
China also currently has the idea of clearing out the entire Haizhou Island first, and transferring some of the population there for production.
It would be safer than in the safe zone, at least separated by the ocean.
Judging from the radio broadcasts of the past few days, it seems that action has already been taken.
...
"All units, attention, we are about to surface, about to surface!"
December 1st
They returned to their homeland in the last month before 2025.
As they stepped out of the submarine, Lin Yuan stretched lazily, and even though the East China Sea was very cold now, it couldn't dampen everyone's joy.
Lin Yuan felt like crying, but he couldn't. Wu Tian next to him was already crying in the arms of Wang Xiaoxin.
The helicopter that came to pick them up did not stop them from expressing their emotions; instead, they waited for five minutes before helping them with their luggage.
In the helicopter, Lin Yuan looked at the submarine as it submerged again and asked curiously, "Comrade, where are they going?"
The soldier next to him also glanced and replied, "I don't know."
Lin Yuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Even if the comrade next to him knew, he wouldn't say much; this was considered a military secret.
However, Lin Yuan guessed that they were probably going to rotate with other submarines.
And to transport a batch of supplies to Fleet 005.
"Driver comrade, are we going directly to land? Don't we need to go to the ship?"
"Yes, directly to the Songgang Safe Zone. A transport plane from Shuzhou will be waiting for you there!"
"Understood!"
Half an hour later, the helicopter had arrived at the Huzhou Songgang Military Safe Zone.
They were received by three unfamiliar soldiers, all fully armed. They glanced at Wang Xiaoxin and Andrea and said only one sentence.
"Please follow us, and be careful not to fall behind or act on your own."
It was clear they had received some information.
They followed the three soldiers to the tail ramp of a "Kunpeng."
After showing their exemption certificates to the inspection personnel, they boarded the plane with Lin Yuan and the others.
The plane was still loading cargo, and Lin Yuan saw that most of it was fresh catch, frozen. It was winter, not the closed fishing season, and fishing operations were still ongoing.
Although the distinction of being closed or not made little difference in the current situation, the fishing boats going out to sea from major coastal safe zones only caught what they ate, and exchanged the excess with other safe zones for supplies.
They never overfished and never used destructive nets. The story of exhausting the pond to catch all the fish was even more cautionary at this moment.
"The transport plane will take off in ten minutes. Please fasten your seatbelts and remain seated. Do not move around or touch anything. There are industrial materials on the transport plane, so please be careful of any accidents."
As the three soldiers said this, the plane was already undergoing its final pre-flight check. Now, every takeoff requires three checks.
There's no alternative; the number of planes and pilots is limited.
The only production lines that have been restarted are for self-propelled artillery and various firearms and ammunition.
Even high-precision optical sights have not been restarted, let alone aircraft and tanks.
They are all living off past reserves, finding heavy armored firepower and aircraft abandoned during evacuations.
It is heard that they are considering activating the production line of the Type 59 modified series, which is robust and durable. The main advantage is that it does not require the production of a large number of electronic components; only radios and some small parts need to be added, with the rest being mechanical devices.
The road ahead is still long!
"Crew, attention, the aircraft is about to take off. Please return to your designated work positions and stand by. Repeat, aircraft..."
Upon hearing this, the three soldiers did not disembark but sat near Lin Yuan and the others, watching them.
However, none of this mattered; no one would have any objections.
Along the way, apart from some turbulence due to air currents, nothing else happened.
Instead, they admired the snow-covered mountains, rivers, and seas of their homeland.