Sang Luoluo also felt hot outside. Although they were in a dense forest, the weather after the rain was extremely stuffy, and even with protective gear, she could still feel some strain. It was much more comfortable inside the armored vehicle; they could finally get a proper rest there.
Qi Feng distributed canned food to everyone to replenish their energy. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon, and it wasn't long before it got dark. Sang Luoluo was right; that was about it for today. Everyone should rest well and conserve their energy.
The canned food contained meat and vegetables. Sang Luoluo also took out some rice. Everyone had worked hard all day and deserved a good meal. She wouldn't skimp on them in this regard.
The armored vehicle has air conditioning, which is much more comfortable than outside. However, the temperature drops further at night, so you'll need a blanket.
Sang Luoluo brought out a plate of cherries for everyone to try.
Sang Luoluo said, "Everyone, get a good rest tonight. Starting tomorrow, we can finish in about three days each afternoon. I feel that the further we go, the more troublesome the mutated animals we'll encounter will be, so it's best to conserve our Mental Power. I'm already a bit exhausted today, so I need to rest."
After finishing her sentence, Sang Luoluo went to lie down in her usual sleeping spot.
Qi Feng took out a map, marked something on the electronic map, looked at Sang Luoluo, and said, "Don't sleep yet. Look at our current location. Further ahead are mountains. The terrain there is complicated, and it will be quite difficult for us to move around. Moreover, at night, armored vehicles are not safe either. If we are attacked by mutated animals and roll out, we will be in trouble. So, when we get there, if we want to rest at night, we need to find a place to rest in advance. I think a tree hollow would be more suitable."
Upon hearing this, Sang Luoluo said, "Then let's do as you say."
Qi Feng didn't mention was that there were more and more mutated birds in the mountains than outside. These mutated birds preferred to nest in the mountains. However, it was too early for their team to worry about this now. They would deal with it when they got there. Besides, Sang Luoluo had indeed exhausted too much of her Mental Power today, so they wouldn't disturb her any further.
Qi Feng made some arrangements: Xiao Li and He Fei would be on night duty tonight, and he and Qi Xue would be on night duty tomorrow, so everyone should get some rest.
It wasn't even dark yet, but everyone was already asleep from exhaustion. The temperature in the carriage was just right, and they quickly drifted off to sleep.
Chuanchuan also lay down on the ground to rest, but remained alert, listening to the sounds outside.
He Fei looked outside. Although no mutated animals were approaching, the mutated plants nearby were becoming active, forcing him to be on guard. The vines and flowers of the mutated plants were actually heading in their direction and had already covered their car.
It was moving slowly, but he could sense it. He'd encountered this before in the wild; he figured he could just clear it out when he got out. He didn't pay much attention to it. Besides, with the mutated plants covering it, the mutated animals wouldn't be able to be found, saving him a lot of trouble.
Sang Luoluo was awakened by a nightmare. In the dream, she felt like she was being strangled by a mutated plant and almost suffocated.
I woke up and checked the time; it was three in the morning, and it was pitch black outside. Xiao Li was still on night duty, keeping an eye on the sounds outside.
When Chuanchuan heard that she was awake, she lifted herself up and lay down, watching the outside warily.
Sang Luoluo spread her senses and discovered that their armored vehicle was completely wrapped in the vines of the mutated plants outside, and even several brightly colored flowers were blooming on the roof.
She carefully sensed it and slowly felt her way along the vines outside, reaching the root system dozens of meters away. How to describe this vine? The direction of the vines extending from it was different from the other branches, and the way they wrapped around it was different. It seemed to only wrap around them so tightly.
The bones of some dead mutated animals were entangled on the ground nearby, half-hidden in the soil.
Something's not right. Something's really not right.
Sang Luoluo felt that the vines that bound her in her dream were exactly like this one, even the strength was similar.
Upon closer inspection, several fruits had formed at the tips of the other vines. The small, bright red fruits were within Sang Luoluo's Mental Power range, so she picked a few and brought them in through the window.
Xiao Li watched Sang Luoluo's actions without saying a word.
Sang Luoluo used her wristwatch to check the radiation levels of the wild berries.
There are two low-radiation, non-toxic, and edible seeds.
One tablet contains a small amount of radiation; it is non-toxic and safe to eat.
Eight highly radioactive capsules; consumption is not recommended due to their extremely high radiation levels.
Is it edible?
Chuanchuan suddenly raised its head, sniffed the fruit in Sang Luoluo's hand, and wagged its tail, wanting to eat it.
Seeing this, Sang Luoluo put a low-radiation and a medium-radiation fruit into her spatial storage, planning to take them to the base laboratory for testing later. She still had a low-radiation fruit left, so Sang Luoluo broke it in half, eating one half herself and giving the other half to Chuanchuan.
She didn't know why she suddenly decided to eat it. Perhaps she felt that during her dream, her Mental Power had communicated with this mutated plant, and since the instruments showed it was edible, she decided to try it.
Sang Luoluo quickly finished half of the fruit and put the pit inside into her spatial storage.
She had just thought of lying down to sleep a little longer when, within five minutes, she realized something was wrong.
This fruit seemed to be very beneficial to her Mental Power. Not long after she ate it, her previously somewhat tired Mental Power Mental Power gradually began to feel better, and it seemed to have increased and solidified.
How should I put it? It's like my eyesight has improved.
Chuanchuan ate the half fruit she gave her clean, still wanting more.
Sang Luoluo suddenly realized something: this fruit seemed to enhance Mental Power.
If you could eat this fruit every day, it would probably help nourish your Mental Power. It tastes a bit like longan, juicy, sweet, and chewy.
After learning that this was a good thing, Sang Luoluo had the idea of growing it in her space. The fruits that grow in the wild are low-radiation and medium-radiation, but after being grown in the space for a period of time, they can become radiation-free plants. The mutated wild orchid is the best example.
Sang Luoluo planted the pits she had just eaten in a separate spot in her space, and watered them with some Spirit Spring Water.
We'll take the remaining two fruits back to the lab and see if we can figure out anything from them.
Having just eaten the fruit, Sang Huoluo felt quite Mental Power and couldn't fall asleep at all. So he simply closed his eyes to rest, immersing his consciousness in the space and busying himself with the farm work there.
The new batch of vegetables and fruits has been harvested by robots, and Sang Luoluo immediately put them on the shelves.
There are already a bunch of Crystal Core on the panel. In just two days, such a large number of Crystal Core have been accumulated.
Taking advantage of the free time, Sang Luoluo brewed another batch of fruit wine, since the water pumps were just sitting there anyway.
She could drink it later; there was still a batch of baijiu in her space, but not much. She planned to put some back on the shelves when she returned to the base, otherwise she wouldn't have an excuse to take it out.
I took out a bunch of grapes and ate them slowly, waiting for dawn to break outside.
As soon as it was light, everyone woke up one after another. Sang Luoluo distributed canned food and eggs to everyone. Li Jiu ate to his heart's content. He had only just realized what real food tasted like these past few days, and it was simply delicious.
"How are your injuries?"
Lei Qi: "It's scabbed over, I don't feel anything anymore, the medicine helped it heal very well, and it doesn't hinder my mobility."
Li Jiu chimed in, "Me too."
He noticed it yesterday when they were getting their wounds bandaged. Boss Sang used the best medicine for them without any hesitation. He knew the value of those medicines. Speaking of which, the little work he had done and the effort he had put in these past two days was far from enough.
Feeling somewhat guilty, he thought he needed to work harder today.
Qi Feng looked outside and saw that it was getting light and the fog had dissipated, so he could go out.
Sang Luoluo used her Mental Power to take out a Crystal Core chainsaw, cut the vines surrounding the armored vehicle, and opened the door to let everyone out.
After everyone else had come out, Sang Luoluo put the car away and continued deeper into the area.
However, this time, as she ventured deeper, Sang Luoluo focused her attention on the mutated plants around her.
Last night's vines had given her a taste of sweetness. Not all of these radiant plants in the wild are inedible; some have special uses. In short, she thought this wild fruit was very good and beneficial for enhancing Mental Power.
Her senses spread out, and she actually discovered the wild fruits growing on the mutated plants around her. Sang Luoluo her toes off the ground and used her wristwatch to test them. They were all high-radiation, with only one or two possibly having medium-radiation. She picked them and put them into her spatial storage, planning to take them back to the laboratory to examine them.
If it really has special effects, she can have the laboratory cultivate some plants for her to keep in her space.
Qi Feng noticed Sang Luoluo's actions and reminded her, "There are many nests of mutated birds in the branches of the trees around here, full of eggs. Are you interested?"
Sang Luoluo glanced at him. "This stuff is edible, huh?"
She used to look down on these things, thinking that since there was food in her space, she wouldn't bother with the bird eggs and mutated plants. Her main goal was to find Crystal Core. But now, if these bird eggs were hatched and raised, the eggs they laid could also supply the base with food.
Never mind, we've already bumped into it, let's take it back and hand it over to the base laboratory first.
"You cover me, I'm going up to check."
With Sang Luoluo's current abilities, there's not much to worry about. She can detect any abnormalities immediately. Sang Luoluo flew directly to a tree branch. The mother bird wasn't there, so she checked the mutated bird eggs in the nest. Among the 10 eggs, two had low radiation. She picked them out and stored them in her spatial storage. Then she came down.