Watching Xiao Qing nibble away at its food bit by bit, Lin Xuan wore the kindly expression of an old father.
The next day, Lin Xuan took Xiao Qing and drove into the mountains to scout the area first.
He needed to assess the situation before deciding whether to send the Giant Panda family back into the forest.
Before long, he arrived near the spot where the massive rock had fallen during the rainstorm two days ago. He stopped the car, looked around, and carefully surveyed the area.
He discovered what seemed to be a cave exposed above where the boulder had fallen.
"Why did the streamer stop here?"
"From the looks of it, the rainstorm probably caused a landslide here."
"Streamer, you should leave. It'll be dangerous if there's another collapse."
"Yeah, the rain only stopped yesterday. If the soil gets loose again, that'd be incredibly dangerous. Streamer, hurry and leave."
Seeing the viewers' concern in the livestream room, Lin Xuan smiled. "The rainstorm two nights ago caused a collapse here, and a huge boulder fell down. Fortunately, it didn't land on the road."
As he spoke, Lin Xuan moved a little closer to the roadside and controlled the drone to show the enormous rock below to the livestream room.
"Holy crap, that rock is huge!"
"Good thing the streamer got out of there quickly. If he'd been any later and it had landed on the car, that would've been terrifying."
The viewers in the livestream room looked at the enormous boulder below, which seemed to weigh nearly a hundred jin.
They all gasped, inwardly marveling at how lucky the streamer had been.
"Because this huge boulder fell, I think I spotted a cave above it with the naked eye."
After saying that, Lin Xuan directed the drone upward toward the place where the boulder had fallen.
The drone soon reached its destination.
A deep cave, roughly fifty centimeters wide and around two meters high, appeared in everyone's view.
"Oh my God, there's actually a cave here!"
"There won't be zombies or something inside, will there?"
"Are you watching too many novels and movies?"
"That's all feudal superstition. You can't believe that!"
"Just kidding, don't scare me. I'm terrified of that stuff."
Lin Xuan smiled slightly and explained, "If the rainstorm hadn't loosened the boulder and caused it to fall, we probably would never have discovered this cave."
"Now that we've found it, I'd like to investigate it too."
"The streamer wants to investigate it? Aren't you scared? What if there's something inside? That'd be too dangerous."
"Yeah, if it were me, I wouldn't dare go into a cave like that."
"Actually, caves like these can be dangerous because sunlight can't reach inside."
"Plus, the environment inside is relatively complicated. If someone enters without adequate preparation and goes too deep, they could easily be unable to find their way out in the pitch darkness."
"So if you encounter a cave in the wilderness, it's best not to enter it."
While explaining this to the viewers, Lin Xuan did not forget to warn everyone online.
If even one viewer with such ideas saw his stream, understood the danger, and gave up on entering a cave, that would be a good thing.
"Who would be brave enough to just walk into a cave? I sure wouldn't."
"I remember seeing a news story before about someone who found a cave in the wilderness and rashly went inside."
"He never came back out. It took the search-and-rescue team several months of searching in the mountains before they found him in the cave."
That person had been only about three hundred meters from the cave entrance.
"So caves really are too dangerous. Streamer, you shouldn't go in."
"Exactly. Streamer, think it over some more. Even if you do go in, don't rush in recklessly."
"Thank you for your concern. I'll definitely make sufficient preparations before entering that cave."
"I plan to keep livestreaming for all of you. Why would I risk my life?"
"Alright, let's not think about that for now. Let's take a look at the forest first."
With that, Lin Xuan got into the car and continued driving toward the forest.
When he reached the end of the road, he would have to continue into the mountains on foot.
Lin Xuan parked the car, then set off with Xiao Qing.
After walking for several minutes, Lin Xuan spotted several nearly spherical, ovate to elliptical mushrooms in the grass beside him.
The moment he saw those mushrooms, Lin Xuan's face brightened, and he quickly walked over.
"The streamer looks so happy. Did he find something?"
"Yeah, streamer, tell us already. Share what made you so happy."
Lin Xuan did not answer. Instead, he walked up to the mushrooms and showed them to the livestream room.
"Can everyone guess what kind of mushroom this is?"
"This mushroom looks so ugly. I wonder if it can be eaten."
"Are you a foodie? You want to eat everything you see."
"Some mushrooms are poisonous."
"That's right. If you find mushrooms in the wilderness and don't know what they are, try not to pick them. If they're poisonous and you bring them home, that'd be dangerous."
"I saw a news story about a family that picked mushrooms in the mountains, brought them home to cook, and the entire family got poisoned."
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a Morel mushroom, right?"
"Morel mushroom? Does it look like a sheep's stomach?"
"I searched the name that viewer just mentioned. It really is a Morel mushroom."
"Streamer, is this a Morel mushroom?"
"Haha, that viewer was right. This really is a Morel mushroom."
Morel mushrooms are actually easy to identify. Look at their caps: nearly spherical, ovate to elliptical, with bluntly rounded tips and pitted surfaces resembling a sheep's stomach.
The pits range from eggshell-colored to pale yellowish-brown, while the ridges are lighter. Their stalks are nearly cylindrical, almost white, hollow, and tube-shaped. Their spores are long and elliptical and colorless, while the tips of the paraphyses are expanded. They are light and have a crisp texture.
When identifying Morel mushrooms in the wild, you can use the features I just described.
In addition, Morel mushrooms have high nutritional value.
Morel mushrooms are both edible and medicinal fungi. They have a distinctive fragrance, are rich in nutrients, and contain a variety of amino acids and organic germanium needed by the human body. They have long been regarded as premium nutritional supplements in Europe, America, and other countries.
Morel mushrooms contain high levels of organic germanium, which can strengthen the body, prevent colds, and boost immunity.
They also contain large amounts of essential minerals. Per hundred grams of dried sample, their potassium and phosphorus contents are seven and four times those of Cordyceps sinensis, while their zinc content is 4.3 times that of shiitake mushrooms and four times that of lion's mane mushrooms.
Their iron content is thirty-one times that of shiitake mushrooms and twelve times that of lion's mane mushrooms, among other nutrients.
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