In the Southwest Region, fish mint was an absolute delicacy.
Cheng Bairuo had not eaten any since the Apocalypse. After all, people stockpiled things that kept well. Who would bother stockpiling fish mint?
Two years had passed. It was long gone.
Only because he had craved it so badly in the dead of night had he spotted the mutant fish mint the instant it moved.
Jiang Yu was stunned. "What the heck?"
Gu Qiansheng looked equally lost for words. "Fish mint? The mutant plant is fish mint?"
They had imagined the mutant plant might be some kind of ginseng, a spirit plant, perhaps a hardy weed growing out of a crack, or even a fast-spreading mushroom...
But never had they imagined it would be fish mint!
Ever since first hearing the prophecy, Jiang Yu had pictured the "running mutant plant" as something impressive and rare, perhaps even incredibly freaky.
Well...
It was pretty freaky.
The mutant animals and mutant plants that appeared after the Apocalypse-a calico cat, fish mint-why were they all so down-to-earth?
Cheng Bairuo nodded, his tone firm. "It's fish mint. I saw it clearly."
As he spoke, he swallowed again.
Thinking of the taste of fish mint, Jiang Yu wore a complicated expression. "Why fish mint...? Is there something special about it? Because it's a Southwest specialty?"
Sheng An, however, remained calm. "It actually makes sense. Fish mint resists toxins and radiation. For it to stand out among countless plants and survive in this world ravaged by meteorite fragments is perfectly reasonable."
Jiang Yu looked at her, her expression still complicated. "Sister Sheng, do you eat fish mint?"
Sheng An answered without hesitation. "No."
Jiang Yu: "..."
Jiang Yu: "Then how are you so calm?"
Sheng An's face was expressionless. "So you want to eat the only