Chapter 18 The Flower of Life

Looking at the menu in front of him, Zhang Tie was in a daze for a moment. He hadn’t flipped through the last menu for more than a year, except when he first obtained the Black Iron Fort. Apart from almost causing his heart to go into shock, this menu has been in a deep sleep since he was in Black Flame City until now.

Zhang Tie still vaguely remembered that in this menu, the "special seeds and fruits" that Xiaoshu could actively generate needed a large amount of basic energy reserves, and the merit value and aura value were once astronomical figures for him.

Could it be that at this moment, I can already make some special seeds and fruits in this menu grow out?

Zhang Tie asked this question.

"The wealth accumulated in the Black Iron Castle can already make the little tree produce a few special seeds!" Heller replied affirmatively. "My lord, why don't you open it yourself?"

Of course, Zhang Tie knew that the wealth that Heller was referring to was actually the basic data of the Black Iron Fort. When Zhang Tie pressed his hand in the air, a brand new picture appeared in front of him and Heller.

This screen is the same as what Zhang Tie saw when he opened the menu for the first time. There are all kinds of grotesque seeds and fruits rotating three-dimensional patterns and text introductions below the patterns. The only difference is that, This time, a few of those patterns were already brightly activated.

Heller pointed to Zhang Tie, one of the activated seeds, and the three-dimensional pattern of that seed suddenly became larger and appeared in front of the two of them more clearly. ——The seed of the flower of life ——Required aura value: 200 ——Required basic energy reserve: 1 to 200.

1—Required merit value: 000——The planting area required for the first-level Flower of Life: 90 bows in length and width. ——This is the flower of mystery, and it is also the flower of taboo in the mouths of some races, because it has insight into and cracked the foundation and mystery of the existence of life. Only one cell with vitality is needed, and the flower of life can clone the same life.

The amount of aura, basic energy reserves, and merit points required for this so-called flower of life seed is simply beyond Zhang Tie's expectations. In these words, Zhang Tie knows all the words, but together , Zhang Tie was a little confused.

"What is cloning?" Zhang Tie asked Heller.

"The so-called cloning, simply put, is to copy life!"

"Copy life?" Zhang Tie was shocked by the answer.

"Yes, it is 100% copying the body of a life. If you have enough understanding of the development of human technology before the cataclysm, then you know that before the cataclysm, human beings have already mastered the technology of cloning life. It is one of the most cutting-edge technologies in the field of living matter mastered by mankind."

"What does taboo mean?"

"Only needing a drop of your blood, the Flower of Life can clone a person who looks exactly like you, and all the external characteristics and genes of your body are exactly the same as yours. Then you say that when that person stands with you at the same time, it will be very harmful to you. From the perspective of parents, who is Zhang Tie?"

"Of course I am Zhang Tie!"

"It's true that you are Zhang Tie, so who is that person who is exactly like you? In terms of blood, that person comes from both you and your parents!"

Heller's question stopped Zhang Tie.

"So, from the human point of view, this kind of technology will bring a huge impact on ethics, so this kind of technology has been in the human world since the day it came out,

It becomes a kind of taboo. For many races and beings in the universe, such a thing is indeed unacceptable! "

"Wait, you mean that there are many other races and beings who don't find this incomprehensible? Don't they regard this kind of thing as a taboo?" Zhang Tie sensitively grasped Heller's words another layer of meaning.

"The reason why this technology has become taboo is that different races and beings have different understandings of the essence of life. If you think that your life and yourself are your body composed of various material elements and flesh and blood, then, This is indeed the biggest taboo, but if you regard your body as a piece of clothing, a tool for your existence in the material world, do you still think it is a taboo? Is it taboo for people with the same brand, same style, same color, and same size clothes?" Heller said meaningfully.

"Then you mean it's nothing?"

"As I said, it all depends on your understanding of life. If this body is you, do you feel that those people with physical disabilities are fundamentally different from you, or do you just feel that the clothes they wear are different when you see them? Accidentally broke the appearance, they are not as good-looking as you, but they are still the same as you in essence. If this body is you, then who is the person who has experienced life and death in the soul robbery fruit, or it just exists completely in your mind fantasies and conscious activities in

Heller looked seriously at Zhang Tie, who was frowning slightly and thinking, "You don't have to worry about this issue, everything in the Black Iron Castle exists for you, you are the absolute ruler here, so here Things don't need to change and twist your worldview to fit it, they will adapt to you, they will be what you think they should be! You don't have to choose them if you find them hard to accept, If this sounds like a ready-to-wear workshop to you, well, they are a ready-to-wear workshop!"

Zhang Tie laughed after thinking about it for a while, what kind of bullshit taboo, and he didn't plan to use this thing to do some strange things, why did he think so much about it. It is reasonable to consider something more realistic.

"That's why you asked me to bring in a piece of flesh and blood from the giant monster of the deep sea?"

"Yes, that kind of powerful mutated creature is very valuable. If you can afford the corresponding price, as long as you have the flower of life, you can continuously create creatures like deep sea monsters in the Black Iron Fortress." !"

"I don't think creatures like the deep sea giant monster are very powerful! That Xingyue Sword Master was killed in a few minutes as soon as he made a move, and what do I want these disgusting-looking things?" Zhang Tie said. curled his lips and said.

"According to my analysis of the piece of flesh and blood you brought back, the dead giant monster of the deep sea is just in its youth and has not fully grown up. This kind of creature has great potential for development and growth. If it is an adult The adult deep sea giant monster is at least twice the size of the one you saw, and it will not be killed so easily. The adult deep sea giant monster is one of the most powerful overlords in the ocean. ...More importantly, because these cloned creatures in the Black Iron Castle are able to have life by consuming the resources you provide them, their existence is inextricably linked with you, So these clones are naturally very close to you, and will regard you as their natural master!"

"You mean that I can treat these things copied by the Flower of Life as pets?"

"As long as you are willing, they will definitely be ten thousand times more obedient than pets!" Heller said affirmatively.

Zhang Tie's little heart suddenly jumped up and down. Haile's words had a strange magic power. Looking at the seed of the flower of life in front of him, Zhang Tie felt a little moved, and suddenly thought of another question .

"You just said that human technology has mastered cloning technology before the catastrophe, so, is this flower of life a product of human technology?"

Heller laughed, "Besides human beings, there are tens of millions of life and species in the universe. The Flower of Life is one of these creatures. Humans once dreamed of conquering the world through technology. Are you sure? I thought about it, there are other races and life in this universe, they can conquer everything by planting various plants underground, the instinct of those plants has all the functions they need, and those functions are better than those created by human beings with technology The results are even more perfect, and the goals that human beings can only achieve with science and technology are completely innate instincts for some creatures and races!"

"Such an instinct is too strange!"

"Fish are born to swim and dive. How many difficulties have humans experienced in inventing diving equipment that can penetrate deep into the sea? Birds are born to fly, how long has it been since humans invented aircraft? Controlling water and soil pollution is important to human society until the catastrophe. Science and technology issues, but many plants are inherently able to purify water and rejuvenate the soil, which is thousands of times stronger than human technological civilization. Humans have always dreamed of using sunlight to realize the dream of permanent prosperity and survival of human beings, but this problem can only carry out photosynthesis plants do it right from birth."

"When did human beings master the use of electromagnetic signals to transmit information? And all the plants in a forest are inherently able to transmit signals of intruders that can threaten them to thousands of kilometers in an instant through electromagnetic signals, allowing all Plants of the same kind know it and respond accordingly. Do you think their instincts are strange? Do you think that the technological civilization before the cataclysm of human beings is really as powerful as you imagined? Instinct is inherently unattainable and inconceivable, so why is it impossible for a plant in the universe to complete the reproduction and cloning of life?"

Haile's words made Zhang Tie rub his head. The butler of the Black Iron Castle is not only good enough to make others feel ashamed, but his eloquence and wisdom can also make people feel inferior when needed. Compared with Haile , Zhang Tie discovered that his knowledge was exactly like that of a kindergarten kid.

Wait, a flash of light flashed in Zhang Tie's mind, and he suddenly thought of something. It was a myth in the Chinese tribe. In many myths and legends in the Chinese tribe, many people and creatures were conceived from flowers. Haven't passed through a mother's womb, aren't those myths and legends all false? Zhang Tie immediately told a few myths and legends he knew.

"Many human myths and legends come from the inheritance of ancient memories and knowledge. Of course, many of them are completely fabricated based on the imagination of later generations. Based on the myths and legends you just mentioned, I can only tell you, Some of the Chinese people living on this planet may have had a flower of life a long time ago!" Heller said to Zhang Tie seriously.

"What? Is there another Black Iron Castle?" Zhang Tie was slightly startled.

"The Castle of Black Iron is unique, but the Flower of Life is a member of a huge special plant race. Therefore, there must be more than one Flower of Life in this universe!"

"Then why can a small tree bear the seeds and fruits of the flower of life?"

"Because the Manjushahua Treasure Tree is the king of that huge and special plant race, and this king has the life imprints of all the members of that huge and special plant race. It is its destiny and instinct to release those imprints of life that it possesses, and you can regard the flower of life as the subject and subordinate of the king, Manjushahua Treasure Tree!"

"So, the special seeds and fruits of the Myriad Fruits Treasure Tree are produced by Manshushahua, and the function of this menu is essentially a channel to induce labor for the little tree to release that huge and special imprint of the life of the plant race?" Zhang Tie's eyes widened.

"You can think of it as a contract and an agreement, an agreement that you bring them into this world through your own efforts and dedication, and they serve you through your own instincts. The most perfect and harmonious relationship in the universe is It is based on this mutual benefit and mutual cooperation and dependence!" Heller admitted frankly.

"Then, this space, that is, the Castle of Black Iron, may be a large botanical garden prepared for the various subjects brought by that small tree, and all kinds of strange flowers and plants in that strange plant race? And I, is A hard-working gardener who happened to be chosen to take care of this botanical garden?" Zhang Tie asked, pointing to his nose.

"I can't say that your understanding is wrong, because I am also a subsidiary and product of this space, I can only tell you, just like what I just said, the most perfect and harmonious relationship in the universe is established on This kind of mutual benefit, mutual cooperation and dependence is based on, except for this relationship, any other relationship, the kind of relationship where one party can decide the life and death of the other party at will, and the kind where one party can hurt the other party at will without worrying about oneself Damaged, the kind of relationship where one party only pays but does not return is against the most basic principle of the universe, so it is impossible to last and exist for a long time. This principle is applicable everywhere, especially in the field of human social life , all kinds of short-lived relationships that violate this principle can be seen everywhere, ranging from friends turning against each other, to regime changes, and changes in the relationship between countries!" After saying this, Heller asked Zhang Tie, "You Don't you think that the mysterious existence that created everything in the Black Iron Castle didn't even consider such a simple thing when creating this place!"

Zhang Tie suddenly fell silent...