Chapter 318: Can This Really Be Eaten?

After seeing the limbs of these two individuals exposed outside the wheat pile, the previously inaccessible doll communication protocol finally managed to establish a connection.

"Simonov! A-91! What on earth is going on with you two!? How did you manage to get this many wheat?" G36 roared at the two through the communication protocol.

"Uh... well, let's not worry about that for now! Anyway, just get us out of here!" Simonov said awkwardly, while A-91 beside her didn't speak up either, but their limbs began to flail.

Unfortunately, they were surrounded by a bunch of scattered wheat, so after struggling for a while, they only managed to disperse the wheat around them, allowing Renault and his group who had just entered the vertical farm gate step by step to see the situation of these two clearly.

Well, no wonder these two had been in this upside-down state and hadn't come out. It turned out that it wasn't that they didn't want to come out, but that they couldn't...

At this moment, the two unlucky ones were maintaining yoga-like postures, with only one hand and one leg still mobile, while the rest of their bodies were tightly entangled by something resembling plant roots.

Layer upon layer, they looked like they had been tied up like zongzi.

And those roots extending from below not only bound the two tightly but also continued to extend upward, entwining the dangling electrical pipes and water pipes fixed to the wall, all the way to the top of the vertical farm!

At this moment, each wheat stalk seemed to have come alive, winding like a vine, and had grown into, but obviously misshapen, wheat ears densely covering the entire ceiling. And at this moment, these wheat ears were still occasionally dropping mature wheat grains.

But these wheat grains looked very different from normal ones. Not only were they unusually large, but they also appeared to have lost their original form and looked more like pomegranate seeds, capable of releasing juice with a squeeze.

Moreover, this liquid still had a hint of alcohol, and it was likely that the water that flowed out when the door was opened just now was squeezed out from these wheat grains.

What on earth was going on?

When Renault had Simonov and A-91 plant wheat, although he indeed intended for them to brew their own alcohol for self-sufficiency, the main purpose was to use the wheat as the primary food source.

Because G36 used more flour when cooking, and with G3's arrival, this situation became even more apparent.

Who would have thought that all the wheat in this entire vertical farm would mutate? It was uncertain whether the flour ground from this kind of wheat would still be edible. Anyway, they would have to collect and wash these things first, and then dry or squeeze out the juice.

Then there would be a series of processing steps such as bran removal. Whether the surface of these mutated wheat grains still counted as bran was unknown.

But before dealing with these mutated wheat grains...

"MDR, come here, take your phone and capture the appearance of these two idiots." Renault waved to MDR.

"No!"

"Don't do it!"

Simonov and A-91 who couldn't speak both wailed through their doll communication protocols.

"Hehe! I've already started taking pictures! It's absolutely complete! At most, I'll just censor your faces later!" MDR was not moved at all.

High-quality material like this had been very rare recently, so how could she miss this opportunity!

While MDR was taking photos of these two unlucky ones, Renault began to check the situation of the bacteria carpet inside the vertical farm.

Previously, he often went to check the vertical farm managed by CF05 and NZ75 to prevent the bacteria carpet from causing plant mutations.

He didn't rush to cultivate bacteria carpet here like he did with Simonov and A-91, partly because there was still plenty of flour left from previous purchases, as they would bring some back each time they went out to buy supplies, but the items that were consumed quickly were usually snacks and other snacks.

He wanted Simonov and A-91 to try planting first. After all, he needed to wait for the wheat here to mature before they could speed up the growth process with bacteria carpet once they were familiar with the entire process.

Who would have thought that these two would take matters into their own hands, bringing the bacteria carpet from another vertical farm here and providing excessive nutrients, directly causing a large amount of reproduction of these bacteria carpet.

Now the ground of this vertical farm was already completely covered by bacteria carpet, or rather, a lite version of the Zerg Creep.

But now all they could see under their feet was wheat. It was just not obvious at the moment.

Fortunately, Renault was back, and these bacteria carpet would not expand outward under his control. Otherwise, the ground of the corridor outside would surely have been covered by bacteria carpet by now.

As for G36 and the others, they had taken out tools and containers from the warehouse and began to collect these wheat grains that looked nothing like wheat.

All the dolls at home came over to help, so the speed naturally was not slow. UMP45 and the others naturally did not fall behind, as there was usually nothing to do at home.

Helping out now not only provided assistance but also allowed them to admire the embarrassing state of Simonov and A-91.

It would be a pity to miss it!

"Um... these wheat grains taste really strange. I always feel like they're..." While shoveling these wheat grains into a bucket, UMP40 curiously picked up a few and chewed on them.

After all, these mutated wheat grains looked crystal clear and had a very good appearance at first glance. They also had a bit of sweetness when eaten, but UMP40 felt like there was another taste besides sweetness.

"416, do you want to try?" G11, who came back with Renault, was also present to help. Seeing UMP40 chewing on wheat grains, she grabbed a handful and ate them then handed some to HK416.

"Hmm, can this really be eaten?" Looking at what G11 held in her hand and then at the mutated wheat in the vertical farm that looked like some kind of unknown organism, HK416 couldn't help but express doubt.

"Well, it can be eaten, and the taste is pretty good. It tastes a bit like bread when chewed, and it's quite sweet." UMP40 nodded in confirmation.

"Even if it can't be eaten, it doesn't matter. After all, dolls won't get stomach aches." UMP45 holding a large bucket in front of her waved her hand.

Even if it was really poisonous, dolls wouldn't be affected. After all, their bodies didn't have real digestive systems.

"Alright." Frowning slightly, HK416 disdainfully threw these wheat grains into her mouth.

But as soon as her teeth sank into them, a rich and sweet aroma filled the air. At the same time, there was a taste that she felt very familiar with, but it wasn't an unpleasant taste. On the contrary, it added a lot of freshness to these wheat grains.

Eyes brightening, HK416 directly grabbed another handful of wheat grains and stuffed them into her mouth.