On the way back, Zhou Yi asked about the origins of the two seeds.

"The seeds belong to my dad."

Tuo Zhu originally wanted to sit on the sofa, but after comparing his size with the sofa's, he chose to sit on the floor instead.

He said, "About sixty years ago, the Black Emperor formed a Pioneer Team to explore other worlds."

"My dad was one of the members of the Pioneer Team, his name is Tuo Hai, he is a Skywalker, and he also contributed to the founding of the nation. The Pioneer Team consisted of battle-hardened warriors, exploring unknown worlds, which was extremely risky."

"Hold on. I remember, Skywalkers can only enter other worlds using projection through Space Bubbles, right?"

Zhou Yi pinched the two seeds in his hand: "How can projection bring things back from there?"

"You're right. However, the Empire has a special device that allows Skywalkers to cross worlds as well. This world has too few Light Core Bodies, and they are not controlled by the Empire at this level."

Tuo Zhu touched his ear and said, "I don't know the specifics, my dad said it's classified."

"The Empire allows members of the Pioneer Team to keep their own spoils of war, but they need to complete the basic tasks of the other world, I don't know what those tasks are. But since it's called a Pioneer Team, it's probably about surveying resources, mapping, and recording."

The Panda Man took a cup of iced black tea handed over by Yuan Xiao and took a sip, immediately pursing his lips.

"This is way too sweet! Consuming too much sugar can easily lead to excessive obesity and aging!"

Zhou Yi involuntarily looked at his sturdy body.

"Don't look at me like this, my body fat isn't actually high, it's not considered high among Panda Men."

Tuo Zhu pinched his belly that was piled up like a swimming ring: "This is the standard physique among Panda Men, we are born with thick fat layers and strong resistance to blows, I strictly control my calorie intake."

Fine.

Zhou Yi gestured to Yuan Xiao next to him: "Make him a cup of jasmine tea, the canned kind."

"Understood."

Angel of Death quickly swapped it with a freshly brewed tea.

The Old Humans' tea was approved by the Panda Man, who slowly sipped it with a leisurely expression.

"This taste is right, just my taste."

"Continue."

"Oh, okay."

Holding the cup of tea, Tuo Zhu continued: "The Pioneer Team launched two rounds of operation, my father was in the first round, but when he returned, he was not well, and became senile. He's physically weak now, but still alive."

"It's his mind, totally can't get better anymore."

Speaking of this, the Panda Man seemed somewhat sad: "He got what's it called, the doctor said it's Al-something-something-heimer, also called senile dementia."

"Alzheimer's."

"Yes! That's the one. You know about it too?"

Zhou Yi said, "It's a disease that existed since the era of gods, I read about it in the Dead Sea Documents."

"Anyway, that's the disease, it's very severe, he can't remember anyone. Heavenly Kingdom invited the best Mechanical Doctors over, but they couldn't cure him."

"The doctors diagnosed severe damage to the consciousness. In different worlds, consciousness operates according to different natural laws, these consciousnesses follow a certain rule in operation, though exactly how is unknown..."

Tuo Zhu took a sip of tea: "In terms of consciousness, there isn't much that everyone knows. As long as it's not a Light Core Body, a world's consciousness completely immersed into another world would experience pressure and rejection, that's what happened to my dad, turning him into a senile person."

"Your father's consciousness was damaged?"

"Yes. So it's incurable. The entire Pioneer Team is like that, all lying in various sanatoriums, they used to be very strong, now they just drool and roll around on the ground... Ah, it's hard for me every time I go visit."

The Panda Man sighed.

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment.

He told the other party: "Tuo Zhu, our company's Sun Hao, is a Healer among the Angel of Death, capable of repairing consciousness. If you wish, you can bring your father over to try."

"Is... is that really true?"

The Panda Man suddenly perked up: "Is there really a way to cure it?"

"I can't guarantee a cure, but he can indeed perform repairs, I have been treated myself when I was damaged."

"How much is the treatment?"

Zhou Yi smiled: "If you join the company, then it's free. Company employees have free medical benefits."

The Panda Man immediately raised a paw: "Join, I'll join!"

"Welcome."

Zhou Yi just casually did so.

Now he understood what the old people used to say, rely on your parents at home and on friends outside.

Qin Xie, Tianjin Knights, United City, it's all about meeting and making connections like this.

Helping along the way and forming good relationships.

Back to Sand Port.

Zhou Yi sent Red Kestrel to call Ni Ge from the Pan Tree.

The Mud Tree People, holding the two seeds, examined them with an adventure vine: "This one is dead, can't grow anything from it."

He was talking about Pan Tree seeds.

"This Blade Grass seed is alive."

Ni Ge pointed at the second seed that looked like a mulberry and said.

"Blade Grass?"

"It's a common grass in our parts, planted on Pan Trees and Sky-reaching Trees."

Ni Ge explained, "The Blade Grass seed is a modification of ours; it can't be grown elsewhere. It will grow a lot of grass, some of which will become as sharp as a knife, commonly used by us as cutting, drilling, and engraving tools."

"We use Blade Grass to engrave Mud Tablets, chop wood, slice fruits, clear excess leaves, and sometimes when encountering monsters, we also use Blade Grass to pick meat and chop bones; it's very handy."

"The longer they grow, the more durable and sharper they can be honed. A lot of it grows, a single grass seed can cover an entire tree, and we usually use several trees to plant Blade Grass. As for growing periods, in our place, it takes about 7 to 8 purple days, which translates to about one to two months here."

Blades of the Mud Tree People are grown out of seeds.

Zhou Yi thought to himself, no wonder these two seeds have been preserved till now.

The Pan Tree seeds are dead, unable to sprout, and without the Pan Trees, the grass seeds lack a foundation for growth and development. It's as though both seeds are unable to be activated.

"Then plant this grass seed on the second Pan Tree."

"Yes, Chairman."

...

On the other side.

Arriving at Sand Port, Tuo Zhu observed the local environment, then said, "Chairman, I want to build a Curved House."

"Electric Balls are really beautiful, trust me, it would certainly add color here, pleasing to the eye."

The Panda Man raised its paw pointing in all directions: "I see that there are also quite a few plants, flowers, trees, and glowing mushrooms here. They surround the buildings and roads, showing that you have environmental and aesthetic standards."

"Building a Curved House would definitely be a spectacle!"

"..."

Zhou Yi helplessly said, "Tuo Zhu, as you know, our company is currently being sanctioned by the Mechanical and Electrical City Group. The overall environment is not good, everyone is downgrading consumption, and for us to do this infrastructure purely for aesthetics is really a waste."

"The Curved House isn't big! The cost is not high! It just needs a lot of glass and mirrors, then buy some electric batteries from the era of the gods."

The Panda Man hesitated for a moment: "This is related to a secret, you've been very kind to me and even willing to help save my father, so I'll tell you."

It took a section of its own bamboo, and from the bamboo tube, it took out a glass product.

"Look, this is the prototype of the Curved House."

Zhou Yi examined it.

It was a miniature architecture made of glass, a Curved House with its body twisted into folds, like a drunken house unable to stand straight.

The glass house was completely transparent, containing many mirrors.

Zhou Yi saw that many eyes, his own, appeared on the numerous mirrors, the scene was somewhat eerie.

"The Curved House was given to me by a Bone Man two years ago."

Tuo Zhu said solemnly, "That Bone Man was sealed in a solid crystal, I found it was still alive, so I took it out."

"After it came out, the Bone Man told me it was the slave of a significant figure, originally caught in a glass house, which is the Curved House. It said, the Curved House could accumulate electricity, specifically to collect Electric Balls."

"If there are enough Electric Balls and they keep accumulating, it will form a higher-level Energy State Life, the electric cat."

"The Bone Man's task was to nurture electric cats."

Zhou Yi frowned while listening: "Have you confirmed the Bone Man's identity? How credible is what it says?"

"Verified."

The Panda Man said, "Its name is Zema, it should not have lied because after coming out of the crystal, it died quickly."

"What is an electric cat? Are there any records?"

"No records at all."

Tuo Zhu shook his head: "So I'm also quite nervous, not knowing how to nurture an electric cat."

"I've built a Curved House at home, but only saw Electric Balls appearing, completely no trace of electric cats. Actually, I'm also worried that if I really do nurture one, I wouldn't know how to manage it."

"Zema said, electric cats do exist. They are different from Electric Balls; Electric Balls will disappear, but electric cats won't, as long as there is a Curved House as a container, they will exist there long-term."

"Electric cats could be nurtured to grow bigger, growing without limits, filled with electricity, having many uses. However, Zema accidentally let a big electric cat escape, and was punished by its master, locked in glass, becoming part of the Curved House. It watched helplessly as that Curved House shattered and broke down, buried underground."

Zhou Yi asked, "Where did you find Zema?"

"I bought it from a Heavenly Kingdom merchant."

Tuo Zhu said, "That merchant said, Zema was dug up from the Forbidden Continent."

Again, the Forbidden Continent.

That place has quite a lot of strange things.

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment.

"Then let's first build a Curved House, I want to see what it's all about."

"Alright, Chairman!"

The Panda Man breathed a sigh of relief.

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