[A polite, brawling biologist bottom x a battle-worn, strongest mythical creature top]
"Remember, everything in this world is grown from seeds."
Xia Xiuhe received The Origin of Species in his starter pack. As soon as he opened it, he saw that line on the title page and rolled his eyes.
What nonsense! Try growing something that gives birth to live young or lays eggs!
As the youngest academician at the Institute of Life Sciences, Xia Xiuhe was determined not to let the biological view of history be challenged. With his head held high, he entered his first dungeon.
Who would have thought he'd face being swallowed by a flood as soon as he entered? Xia Xiuhe had brains but little physical strength, and only escaped death because a teammate pulled him to safety.
But once the flood receded, the blank pages in his book had somehow sprouted swelling seaweed, glowing jellyfish, and even three pretty little chicks that jumped out of a mud pit.
Xia Xiuhe was stunned: You really can grow things!
His teammate, Su Shanhai, had only meant to help him once, but couldn't help pulling him out of danger again and again. Watching the chicks cluck and fawn over him, he scoffed disdainfully: "Pathetic weaklings."
They cleared one dungeon after another, with the difficulty increasing each time, and even stranger things took root in The Origin of Species.
Whenever Xia Xiuhe bandaged his injured teammate, he couldn't help remarking, "You really aren't afraid you'll get yourself killed one day."
He didn't expect his words to come true.
Eyeing the fiery little bird that had appeared in his book, both feet planted in the soil, Xia Xiuhe raised an eyebrow and asked, "What, are you another weakling grown from a seed?"
Su Shanhai's face remained cold as he said nothing.
Xia Xiuhe asked curiously, "If one organism can produce three, then by the same logic..."
Su Shanhai cut him off: "Sorry, but your top can only be one person."
Theme: Respect life and never forget the debt we owe the earth that nurtures us.
