The sweet potato spirit (Happy National Day)

"Brother Ye, what about mine?"

Seeing that they were both very tall, Xu Xin wondered how she was doing.

Qian Ye glanced at her; in fact, she probably already knew without him saying anything, "Yes, Advanced Warrior."

Relatively speaking, Xu Xin's qualifications are better than Zhen Nan's.

"That's fine too!" Xu Xin said happily.

While she may not be as good as Zhang Yue, she's certainly better than Zhen Nan, if not worse.

Qian Ye gave Xu Xin a light tap on the head. "Young man, don't get cocky just because you've achieved a little success. You need to learn from Zhang Yue."

Tch~

Xu Xin stuck out her playful little pink tongue, pretending to be unhappy.

"Wow... Brother Ye, this barbecue is so delicious!" Xu Xin exclaimed as she ate the barbecue grilled by Qian Ye.

"It's not just delicious, it's so delicious it'll bring tears to your eyes," Zhang Yue also praised, though her words were a bit exaggerated.

It's not an exaggeration at all.

Qian Ye knew perfectly well that the grilled meat she had made was indeed beyond her comprehension.

Zhen Nan was eating so much that she couldn't stop, nodding to indicate how delicious the food was.

"Brother Ye, what kind of meat is this?" Xu Xin suddenly asked curiously.

Qian Ye smiled without saying a word.

"Snake meat, the meat from that big snake we just saw."

Ah~

Xu Xin was shocked to learn that it was the meat of that giant snake.

After listening for a moment, Zhang Yue said, "Although I'm afraid of snakes, the hotel actually serves snake meat dishes, and Brother Ye's cooking is so delicious, I don't think it's scary at all."

As she spoke, she began to eat again.

Zhen Nan was also a little slow on the uptake. Although she usually didn't dare to eat snake meat, it was so delicious that she started eating it anyway, and still ate it with great relish.

Xu Xin thought Zhang Yue's words made sense, so she continued eating with the two of them.

Qian Ye glanced at the three of them. Sure enough, after training in the wilderness, they had become more rugged, which was a good thing.

With a slight smile, he sat down to rest.

Then the three of them followed Qian Ye and began their training journey, slaying monsters along the way.

With the sun about to set, Qian Ye had to find a way to get some food and drink, otherwise he would go hungry that night.

Having made up his mind, Qian Ye immediately looked at Zhen Nan and the others. "Xu Xin, let's stop fighting the monster here for now. The sun will set in a little over an hour, and we can't go to bed hungry, so let's find some water and food first, and I'll cook you something delicious tonight."

"That's wonderful!" Xu Xin was overjoyed. She had tasted his delicious food and still couldn't forget it, so naturally she wanted to savor it again.

"Brother Ye, you said it yourself, going back on your word is like being a little puppy." Zhang Yue was also jumping up and down with genuine joy.

Since the monster appeared, everyone in the base has been confined to the base and forbidden from venturing into the wilderness, so there's been no outdoor cooking. 👮🔥 Claw 🎁🐊

People like Zhang Yue and Zhen Nan have never left the city since birth, and have almost never participated in a picnic in their more than 20 years of life.

Xu Xin was alright; she had experienced it once before, when she joined a biological research and medical team composed of martial artists with her biology mentor and classmates and came to the wilderness, but that was the only time.

Including this time, that makes it only twice.

If there were no monsters, it would be normal for a rich Eldest Young Lady like Xu Xin to travel, vacation, and even travel abroad countless times from childhood to adulthood.

But with the monsters around, going out becomes Life, and you need martial arts practitioners to protect you.

Furthermore, one cannot cross boundaries unless the martial arts team is extremely powerful enough to protect the safety of the individual.

Alternatively, they might have exceptionally good fighter jets equipped with laser cannons for defense.

After all, there are monsters not only on the ground, but also all kinds of flying monsters in the sky. Without laser cannons for attack, the planes and crew could be destroyed by flying monsters at any time.

Another point is that having laser cannons and fighter jets alone is not enough. If too many flying monsters appear at once, or if they are surrounded by the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle, the second largest eagle species, one or two fighter jets simply cannot withstand the attack.

So even if you're rich, you wouldn't want to go out into the wilderness at such a high cost and go through all the trouble of traveling; you'd rather stay in the city and enjoy yourself.

Then, Qian Ye led the group to find something to eat.

The wilderness has now become the domain of monsters and plants; apart from martial artists occasionally venturing out on missions, virtually no humans dare to take the risk.

So finding something to eat isn't actually that difficult.

Wild vegetables, mushrooms, and other food were everywhere, along with rabbits, pheasants, goats, and the like.

Although they have all become monsters, some of their flesh is still edible.

Soon, Qian Ye scanned the area ahead with his Divine Eye, and good luck was on its way—he had found a patch of wild sweet potatoes.

Moreover, they are growing well and haven't been destroyed by the monster, so we can dig some up and roast them for dinner, which would be a wonderful thing.

The distance isn't very far, about a Qian Mi.

Although monsters blocked his way, it was no problem for him at all.

With the Dragon-Slaying Saber in hand, Qian Ye led the way, while Xu Xin and the others brought up the rear. He wielded the Dragon-Slaying Saber and quickly carved a bloody path through the enemy lines.

When the monsters saw how powerful he was, they were so frightened that they ran away and disappeared.

Qian Ye is now someone everyone fears, even monsters are afraid of him.

We arrived safely at the wild sweet potato field after only a kilometer's distance. Sure enough, there were many sweet potato leaves, and the plants were growing well, so it looked like there were quite a few sweet potatoes.

"Brother Ye, you're amazing! You managed to find a sweet potato field in this wilderness," Xu Xin said happily.

Zhen Nan and Zhang Yue couldn't resist any longer and ran off to pull up the sweet potato seedlings to see...

Qian Ye walked over as well, saying to Xu Xin, "I think this used to be a sweet potato field, but after the apocalypse, the owner of the garden was too busy escaping to dig up the sweet potatoes, and naturally didn't have time either."

"And so the sweet potatoes were left in the ground. They sprouted and grew in the spring, produced sweet potatoes in the summer, and in the winter, the sweet potato leaves were killed by frost, leaving the sweet potatoes in the ground. In the spring, the sweet potato sprouts would break through the soil again."

"And so, the sweet potatoes have survived to this day, growing and dying on their own year after year. This is a kind of spirit, which I will temporarily call the spirit of the sweet potato."

Zhang Yue nodded. "Yes, Brother Ye, then there's no mistake. There's no way so many sweet potato leaves would grow here out of nowhere."

He added, "Sweet potato leaves are also a delicious dish; I can pick some tender leaves to take home and cook."

Xu Xin laughed out loud, "Yueyue, this is the wilderness, how can we cook without even a pot?"

"I brought the pot and everything, so don't worry," Qian Ye added.

He already had a complete set of gourmet cooking utensils prepared in his ring space; it had everything.

Therefore, you can cook anytime, anywhere, whether indoors or outdoors, in mountains or by rivers.

Xu Xin: "Then there's no problem."

Zhang Yue and Zhen Nan were overjoyed, and some dug up sweet potatoes while others picked sweet potato leaves.

Qian Ye watched the three of them get busy, then glanced around and suddenly spotted something. A satisfied smile spread across his face. "I'll go check that out over there. Good luck to you guys."

"OK."

The girls happily agreed, and without asking what Qian Ye was doing, continued digging for sweet potatoes.

At the same time, all three of them knew Qian Ye's temperament; he must have his reasons for doing something, so there was no need to ask any further questions.

Without saying a word, Qian Ye vanished from the spot in a flash.

By nightfall, the group had finally found the ingredients and then settled for the night in an abandoned high-rise building.

Qian Ye set up a barrier, so that he wouldn't have to worry about monsters disturbing his and Xu Xin's rest at night.

Xu Xin, Zhang Yue, and Zhen Nan were responsible for cleaning the room where they would rest tonight.