Chapter 90 Mountain Forest Treasure
While teaching Xu Nanwei to identify herbs, Yu Miaomiao reminded her not to go deep into the forest alone when collecting certain common herbs, as it could be more dangerous for plants and other creatures in the depths.
Although they are all superhumans, it's hard to say what will happen when they're alone.
"Okay, I won't go far."
Xu Nanwei followed the three closely. This was her first time in such a remote place, and she was a little scared.
"What's that?" Lu An noticed a patch of light in the woods a little further away, a golden, shimmering light that was quite beautiful.
"The abdomen and back of the mutant bee. It is used to lure prey and emits a golden glow, similar to that of a firefly, but the mutant bee's glow is larger and more dazzling."
"Ah...then let's run! Let me tell you, I was stung by a wasp when I was a kid, and it hurt like hell." He Liang instinctively covered his head and prepared to make a run for it.
"No, how can someone with an invincible shield be so cowardly? Mutant bees can be used in medicine; they're good stuff. They can disinfect and sterilize external wounds. I have a way to deal with them."
When Yu Miaomiao saw the little bees, her eyes showed no fear, only a sparkling light. If she was lucky, she could even get some honey to take back. Besides being useful in medicine, it was also a rare source of sugar in the apocalypse, and it would be a good bargain for exchanging supplies. For Yu Miaomiao, all of this was free.
Seeing that He Liang was still running away as if his feet were greased, she quickly continued, "Any large movements you make now will attract its attention. If you don't want to be stung by the mutated bee, you'd better stop running away or hide in the shadows."
So, once bitten, twice shy, He Liang decisively slipped into the shadows.
"An'an, I'll control its movements and put it in a test tube to store it in my space. You guys follow He Liang to look for a beehive nearby. I'll go find food for the mutated bees. Since it's attracting prey here, its prey should also be nearby."
"Okay, be careful in everything."
The main food of mutant bees is a kind of walking grass, also called mutant tumbleweed. After this grass blooms with small white flowers, it will drift around with the wind and scatter seeds. The most amazing thing is that this grass is phototropic, especially attracted to golden light, which is why the mutant bees have a golden glow.
The mutated tumbleweed can also be used as medicine and is edible, and it is exceptionally delicious. In her previous life, she was amazed by it when she first ate it. It was so delicious that she could eat two bowls of rice in one go.
Luckily, after catching the mutant bee, they quickly found the tumbleweed's gathering place. At this time, the tumbleweed had not yet bloomed, so it had not yet left the soil.
She pried open the ice shards and mixed them with soil, then put all the tumbleweeds into a large jar and placed it in her spatial storage. Whenever she wanted to eat them, she could plant them in her spatial field, so she could eat them as soon as she planted them and control the harvest time. Needless to say, their freshness was perfect.
Over there, Lu An and his team also successfully found the nest of the mutant bees. These mutant bees are also social animals, so once they find the nest, they wipe it out. Relying on He Liang's shadow, they approached the nest silently, with only one or two worker bees around that had gone out or just returned.
Xu Nanwei used a small air storm to sweep the worker bees outside the hive to a great distance. Then Lu An sealed the entire hive with a water balloon and then used temperature control to turn the water balloon into an ice ball, which rapidly froze all the mutated bees inside the hive.
Preservation, thief preservation.
When Yu Miaomiao received it, it was still ice-cold.
It's convenient to store it in the space, saving the trouble of using a large glass jar. The ice ball stays frozen in the space anyway, so there's no need to worry about it melting. It's very nice.
Having collected almost everything, Yu Miaomiao took out four cups of milk tea and four sandwiches from her spatial storage. The group sat in a shady spot, enjoying the breeze and eating to replenish their energy.
Milk tea with a sandwich is also today's camping selection. Considering He Liang's hard work as an unofficial member, he naturally deserves his share.
He Liang stared at the egg and salmon in the sandwich in his hand, his mouth watering uncontrollably. "Sister Miaomiao, you're my sister, your only sister, so I've made the right choice in following you. Can, just say, have another one?" He devoured the entire sandwich in no time, the flavor lingering on his teeth. He even licked his teeth, trying to savor the taste, but after just one bite, he felt as if nothing had happened; he wasn't full.
"Stop! Who's your sister? Who's older between us? You look a few years older than me!" Yu Miaomiao rolled her eyes at He Liang. Of course, girls care about age. Calling someone sister is fine, but calling someone older sister is not.
However, Yu Miaomiao still took out another sandwich from her space. She had bought over a thousand of these sandwiches. Fortunately, none of the three girls were big eaters. If He Liang ate like that, they definitely wouldn't be able to handle it.
Of course, it wasn't free; these were all the rewards he deserved for his hard work as a rickshaw puller. If he could still eat a third or fourth one... Yu Miaomiao would give him the same.
However, Yu Miaomiao underestimated He Liang's "eating ability".
He ate seven sandwiches in one meal.
I let out a burp, finally ending my gluttonous meal.
Finally, I drank a super-sized cup of milk tea to cleanse myself before I was finally satisfied and continued on my journey.
Just as the group was preparing to climb to the top of the mountain to collect the relatively clean ice blocks before heading back, Xu Nanwei and He Liang, who were walking in front, suddenly lost their footing, as if they had stepped into a trap. But where would there be a trap in this desolate wilderness?
Without time to think, Yu Miaomiao and Lu An reacted quickly, rushing forward and grabbing one of each of their arms.
They pulled her up quickly, but unfortunately, they only managed to pull Xu Nanwei up. That is to say, one person held Xu Nanwei's left hand, and the other held her right hand...
The unfortunate He Liang let out a scream, startling a flock of wild geese, and fell into the abyss. "Are you kidding me... are you kidding me... ah..."
Judging from the sound, it fell very deep. It seems that this trap is not man-made. It may be a cavity formed by the collapse of the mountain caused by the earthquake a few days ago, which was covered by the spread of vegetation, making it look like a trap. It is also possible that there was a cavity below, and the earthquake shook out a hole.
Regardless of the reason, if this situation were in Yu Miaomiao's previous life, she would immediately turn around and leave, because she fell off a cliff and died. This also caused her, who was not afraid of heights before, to now instinctively break out in a cold sweat when facing an abyss.
However, it seems that her mindset has changed now.
"He Liang?" Saving people was the only thing on her mind at that moment.