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332 Communicating Plants

In the second round of the blackjack game, Lin Chi drew 17 o'clock, while Pandora was 18 o'clock. The evolution on the planet of the two kicked off again.

Although the trees on Linchi's planet look tall, they are obviously far from modern plants. In fact, the plants on his planet are all ferns from ancient times.

The emerald green leaves are like neatly arranged scales, scattered on the tops of tall trees, with sporangia hanging below them that can release spores. In this era, plant seeds in the traditional sense have not appeared yet, and once they encounter extreme weather, the survival rate of these trees is not too high.

However, after Lin Chi chose the card of "angiosperm", the main plant types on his planet also undergo a radical change again.

——The so-called angiosperm refers to a plant protected by the peel outside the seed. Due to its strong adaptability and high survival rate, this type of plant that has developed rapidly since the Cretaceous period is still the dominant plant type with the most species and the widest distribution on the earth. Simply put, angiosperm is the "peak" of plant evolution in the real world!

With the emergence of angiosperms, the original ferns on the planet's shell began to disappear, replaced by trees that were relatively low but more lush and had bigger crowns. A small white flower slowly bloomed from the soil, symbolizing that the first time "flowers" appeared on this planet.

Seeing the little flowers that he could not name began to bloom, Lin Chi was also excited. However, although the flowers had appeared, there were no insects on this planet that could pollinate the flowers like the Earth.

——So, how should these plants reproduce and thrive?

Obviously, plants that evolved without insects do not need to care about this issue at all.

Lin Chi soon discovered that the flowers blooming on these trees are basically "hermaphrodite". The stamens in the center of the flowers only need to bend inward to complete reproduction and leave their own "offspring".

In addition, the plants on my planet can not only be reborn with flowers, but also have a simpler and more crude method, which is the legendary - asexual reproduction.

Lin Chi noticed that some of the leaves of trees were easily fallen off, and when the green leaves were blown by the wind onto the nearby soil, they would actually grow tiny roots, take root in the soil, and then start to grow into small trees.

——This simple and crude form of diffusion exists even in plants in the real world. However, the spreading speed of plants in the game is obviously much more terrifying than in the real world.

In less than five minutes, Lin Chi's originally gray planet had been covered with lush green. On Pandora's planet, huge lizards covered with brown scales also evolved.

The appearance of animals in ancient times was much more exaggerated than later generations. The size of those primitive reptiles was even several times longer than the largest existing giant crocodile, and was twenty meters long.

Lin Chi knew that crocodiles are one of the most primitive large animals in existence. In the real world, crocodiles appeared 200 million years ago, and their populations have remained until now. The giant lizard that appeared on Pandora's planet is the "big brother" of crocodiles!

At the same time, other animal species appeared on that planet, and the primitive food chain began to expand. Although plants are also developing, they are obviously not on the same level compared to the plants on the planet Lin Chi.

So the question is: How should plants evolve the "body" that can move and the organs that can think?

——Unlike animals that can move at any time, the fact that plants cannot move after they take root is the main reason that hinders them from "ruling the earth".

Even if the branches are thick, the pine tree cannot swing the branches to kill the squirrels. It can only "sit" motionlessly "wait" that the pine cones on its body are picked by the squirrels and then taken for food.

Compared with animals, plants can almost no fighting power except for defending through thorns and toxins. When facing small animals, these defense methods have some effect. Once they encounter big guys such as dinosaurs with thick skin and flesh, or "smart ghosts" like humans who know how to use tools, they still have no choice but to stand there and wait to die.

So, what should I do next?

Just as Lin Chi was thinking, the third round of cards began, and two cards appeared in front of him again to choose the next main evolution direction:

"Body" and "Thinking".

“Can plants evolve their mind consciousness?”

Thinking of this, Lin Chi decisively chose the card of "thinking". At the same time, Pandora also picked up another card and chose the evolution direction of "immize" and "immize".

In this round of cards, Lin Chi lucky enough to draw twenty points, while Pandora only draw fifteen points. As the game ended, a rapid evolution occurred again on the two planets they owned.

Although large areas of trees were still standing silently, Lin Chi, with the observation of the Creator, noticed that the leaves of these trees suddenly began to emit synthetic chemicals with complex components.

Realizing this and looking at the trees that seemed to be indistinguishable from usual, Lin Chi quickly realized what they were doing, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face:

"This forest...is communicating?"

Although they cannot perform actions and do not have vocal organs, plants can indeed communicate with other plants by synthesizing chemicals and releasing "pheromones" or odors.

And now, the plants on the planet Lin Chi are "chatting" with other nearby trees through the pheromone released from the leaves!

"Ha, do you still think that plants have no chance of winning?" Lin Chi smiled.

He could see that although plants seem "stupid", their perception abilities are even much more sensitive than animals!

There is no doubt that "rooting" for plants is a huge flaw. Since they can only be rooted in one place, plants cannot escape the harsh environment and cannot migrate to find food or mates.

But it is precisely because of the limitation of "rooting" that plants have obtained extremely sensitive and complex perception mechanisms, because when fixed in one place, without extremely keen perception capabilities, plants cannot survive in a rapidly changing environment!

However, even if their perception is very sharp, they need to evolve organs similar to the brain to achieve high-speed thinking in the true sense.

Lin Chi was waiting for the plants on his planet to continue to evolve, and noticed that the lizards on Pandora's planet had undergone abnormal changes.

The planet controlled by that girl has officially entered the age of dinosaurs.
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