A batch of special drones were also transported back.
That night, everyone at the base rested together, taking all necessary precautions, as it started to rain heavily outside.
Sang Luoluo and the other two stayed inside the carriage and didn't go out.
Base personnel were using drones to sow spores of mutated mushrooms at pre-selected planting sites.
The rain continued into the latter half of the night. Listening to the heavy rain outside, accompanied by bursts of thunder, Sang Luoluo was wide awake. Her senses spread out, and she could feel that in the latter half of the night, the drones had reached some farm-produced mineral water in the rain. Mushrooms were slowly emerging from the soil and growing rapidly. As soon as the rain stopped, the mushrooms grew even faster.
Before dawn, the mutated mushrooms had already grown to a very large size, and some had begun to release spores.
The Guard, dressed in protective suits, came out to harvest the mutated mushrooms. After marking the piles, they sent Sang Luoluo to collect them.
Sang Luoluo was no stranger to growing and collecting mutated mushrooms, and she had already stored them in her space before dawn to ensure they were still low in radiation.
This time, they've already collected enough mushrooms to fill about 150 large trucks.
Sang Luoluo quickly sent the mushrooms back, then came back and collected them again, gathering nearly 150 more large truckloads of mushrooms. By this time, it was just dawn, and the collectors ahead bypassed this area to continue collecting supplies elsewhere.
Sang Luoluo sent the second batch of mutated mushrooms back. The first batch she sent back had already started processing. These low-radiation foods were a huge supply for the base—enough to feed so many people.
Qi Feng and Lei Qi didn't feel tired at all; they were full of energy. With this food, the base wouldn't be so strapped for cash, and more ordinary people could eat real food instead of just drinking nutrient solutions.
Thinking back to the taste of the nutrient solution now, it was truly awful.
Sang Tong called, and Sang Luoluo quickly answered.
" Luoluo, you've done a fantastic job this time! The quality of these two batches of mushrooms is excellent. The weather forecast says it will rain in the next couple of days, so I'll arrange for people to continue cultivating them in the wild. We'll need to harvest a large quantity this time, so I'll have to ask you to make a lot of trips back and forth."
Sang Luoluo nodded. "I'm fine here. It's just that those people planting them up ahead need to be careful with their precautions. The mushroom spores there are very resilient, so they mustn't get infected."
If spores land on the skin, they can grow on the human body; there have been many such cases in the past, so it is absolutely not something to be taken lightly.
Sang Tong nodded. "Don't worry about that. I made arrangements before the operation. The protective suits they wore have all undergone rigorous testing. Furthermore, a medical team has been deployed at the base; they will arrive immediately in case of any casualties."
After a day and a night of collecting, it started raining again that evening.
The Guard at the front lines, far from being sleepy, began planting with great interest. Each of them operated several drones, sowing mutated mushroom spores and irrigating with mineral water produced on the farm. The amounts used were all calculated and perfectly appropriate.
Sang Luoluo felt uneasy; with such a large-scale planting, the forest couldn't possibly be this quiet.
Sure enough, when the mutated mushrooms started growing in the middle of the night, many mutated animals broke into the vicinity, and some mutated insects that feed on mushrooms were attracted there.
Some can fly, some can climb, but fortunately their attack power isn't very strong. However, they are very troublesome to clean up. Sang Luoluo sensed them from a distance through the carriage and felt an indescribable sense of disgust.
It was especially disheartening to see those reptiles writhing and moving on the ground.
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At the same time, the base's detection instruments immediately sounded alarms.
The staff who were resting were immediately called up to exterminate the insects.
These mutated flying insects have evolved to feed exclusively on mutated mushrooms and reproduce extremely quickly, which means tonight's mushroom harvest won't be going so smoothly.
The commander immediately divided the men into two groups. The first group was responsible for leading the team to eliminate the mutated insects with equipment, while the second group was responsible for picking mushrooms, regardless of size, as long as they were edible.
He also specifically instructed Sang Luoluo to pack up the picked mushrooms as soon as possible, making sure to finish picking these mutated mushrooms before dawn.
Sang Luoluo had no choice but to comply. When she encountered any remaining mutated flying insects, she dealt with them as well while collecting mutated mushrooms.
After a flurry of activity, the ground was littered with the remains of mutated flying insects, which splattered onto the ground after being killed.
Corpses littered the ground, and any flying insects with Crystal Core that were occasionally encountered had already been dug up by the staff in front.
Sang Luoluo followed behind, collecting the mutated mushrooms one by one. Fortunately, her current Mental Power had a large enough range to control, making it very convenient to store them in her spatial storage.
The round trip to the base took nearly an hour. After quickly dropping off the goods, they immediately returned to continue collecting mutated mushrooms.
Fearing that Sang Luoluo wouldn't have enough time to collect the picked mutated mushrooms, the Guard captain had someone cover the mushrooms with radiation-shielding cloth, so that Sang Luoluo could collect them after she returned.
He did this work very meticulously; these were all rations for the base, and he dared not waste them.
When Sang Luoluo came to collect the mushrooms for the last time, she saw the cloth covering them. Upon asking, she learned that it was the Guard captain Sang Ping, who had brought people to do it.
After sending the last batch of mutated mushrooms back to the base, Sang Luoluo didn't get a break. Instead, she continued collecting the supplies that the people had gathered from the dense forest.
These appear as various small red dots on the instrument.
Seeing that Sang Luoluo was not in good spirits, Qi Feng said in a low voice, "We're still ten minutes away. Drink some water and rest."
Sang Luoluo shook her head, explaining that she hadn't slept enough the night before and wasn't feeling well. She took out three cups of hot coffee and gave one to Qi Feng and Lei Qi, saying gently, "Have some coffee to perk yourself up."
Lei Qi: " Boss Sang, this was also purchased from the Farm App, right? I remember this coffee was on a panel a few pages back; it was quite expensive."
Sang Luoluo smiled and said, "I was lucky; I managed to grab quite a few."
Lei Qi: " Boss Sang, you're really something."
Qi Feng and Lei Qi knew that since following Sang Luoluo, they had collected a lot of Crystal Core. Apart from the large amount of Crystal Core that Sang Luoluo needed to improve her strength, she also recharged some Crystal Core into the Farm App to purchase supplies at any time. They never asked how many exactly, but judging from Sang Luoluo's appearance, they should not be short of food.
This was the first time Lei Qi had ever tasted coffee.
"Why is it bitter?"
Upon hearing this, Sang Luoluo said, "I added milk and sugar."
Lei Qi frowned and continued, "Why is this stuff so expensive? They even added precious ingredients like milk and sugar. It doesn't even taste as good as meat."
Qi Feng, standing nearby, also had a strange expression as he drank.
I'd only ever seen big shots like to drink this kind of thing before, and they'd even add ice to it. The coffee Sang Luoluo gave them also had ice in it, but it tasted far worse than I'd imagined.
Sang Luoluo smiled and said, "This is just a refreshing drink; you'll get used to it."
She was used to drinking it three hundred years ago, but in this world three hundred years later, many people are just lucky to have anything to eat; the taste doesn't matter.
Sang Luoluo continued, "This coffee comes in many different flavors. I'll make you a few more to try later."
As they spoke, they had already reached the vicinity of the red dot and begun a new round of collection.
As long as they didn't encounter any attacks along the way, their collection process was fast and stress-free. Of course, they did encounter some attacks from mutated animals that slipped through their net, or attacks from mutated plants that hadn't been discovered nearby. Qi Feng and Lei Qi dealt with these attacks easily, without her even having to lift a finger.
After a busy day, Sang Luoluo rushed to the base and delivered more than a dozen shipments of goods.
The base sent out a large number of people this time, and the supplies they collected were enormous.
However, this work was completed in four days. The people at the base dared not let ordinary people go any deeper. Although the depths of the dense forest had been cleared, it was only a threat to skilled people. For ordinary people, even simple mutated plants could be fatal.
After working so hard for so many days, Sang Luoluo finally has time to take a good rest.
The wages were converted into Crystal Core, and the base sent over several boxes filled with Crystal Core, more than enough.
Sang Luoluo was very satisfied with this. In addition to her wages for the past few days, she also discovered many hidden Crystal Core in the wilderness, areas she had never been to before. She pulled them all into her spatial storage, and they added up to a whole bunch.
Adding to the supplies she had just exchanged with Base No. 32, Sang Luoluo decided to absorb the Crystal Core again.
There weren't many Crystal Core this time, so she shouldn't faint. However, Qi Feng was still worried about her absorbing the Crystal Core alone, so he took on the responsibility of protecting her and stayed by her side.
Back home, Sang Luoluo left everyone with enough supplies before going straight to absorb the Crystal Core.
Along with all the Crystal Core accumulated in the space, Sang Luoluo threw them all into the empty space. The space absorbed all the Crystal Core, causing her spirit to tremble.
Qi Feng observed her physical stats. This time, she absorbed fewer Crystal Core cores than last time, but her physical stats also fluctuated strangely for a period of time.
This time, Sang Luoluo woke up after resting for two hours.
Qi Feng asked softly, "How is it?"