"This is a mutated cucumber forest; this entire area is covered. Let's test if they're edible first. If they are, we'll be rolling in money."
Sang Luoluo said.
Qi Feng instructed everyone to disperse and conduct tests, and asked Sang Luoluo to scout out any mutated animals active in the vicinity beforehand.
" Boss Sang, there are some edible ones here, about two out of every 100. The consumption rate is pretty good," Li Jiu said excitedly.
After saying that, he felt a little regretful. "There are just too many thorns on it. With only a few of us, it would take us days and nights to finish testing."
Sang Luoluo said, "Let's do a simple test first, take some back, and inform the base when we get back so they can send someone to collect them. We won't be greedy for these."
"Alright," Qi Feng said softly.
Sang Luoluo looked around the area, which was covered with mutated cucumber vines. These things bore quite a few fruits, in clusters, almost as tall as a person, but they were covered with thorns and were not easy to touch.
He Fei said, "I just squeezed out a little juice and tested it. This mutated cucumber has a slight toxin and can't be eaten raw. It needs to be processed, and then the toxin will be negligible. It's edible. After seeing the cucumbers produced by the Farm App, and now seeing this mutated cucumber, I really wonder how well people ate back then, hundreds of years ago."
Sang Luoluo smiled upon hearing this, "That's true, but people back then probably didn't think it tasted good. They might have even been complaining while eating it, saying that the food contained additives and that it was all pre-made food that had been sitting for a long time."
Lei Qi scoffed, "Just starve them for a few meals, and everything will taste better then."
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.
Upon detecting that a significant proportion of the mutated cucumbers in the forest were edible, Sang Luoluo took pictures of the forest, sent its location to the base leader, and showed them the situation.
Upon receiving the message, Base Chief Sang Tong immediately responded and convened a high-level meeting to discuss the matter. Since the group was in the vicinity, he requested that they clear out the mutated animals in the area.
Reduce the burden on the Guard.
Sang Luoluo and her companions then began to wander around the mutated cucumber forest, occasionally leaving some fresh food as traps to hunt down the mutated animals in the surrounding area.
The effect was obvious; by the end of the day, most of the small mutated animals in the area had been cleared out.
Sang Luoluo, who had been keeping a close eye on her surroundings, exclaimed, "Oh no, there's a mutated snake!"
So many!
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There is a hidden snake den here, with nests of snake eggs inside.
Sang Luoluo felt a chill run down her spine. Although she was capable of dealing with it, she was still afraid of this creature.
Even if you're afraid, you have to deal with it.
Sang Luoluo reminded everyone, pointing out a clear location. "Here."
Qi Feng urged, "Let's get started quickly and get rid of these mutated snakes. Their skins and venom are quite valuable; they can be exchanged for a lot of points. Don't collect the corpses yet; I'll collect the venom. Sang Luoluo, give me a few bottles."
Sang Luoluo sighed softly and started working, working with everyone to deal with the mutated snakes here. Sang Luoluo used her Mental Power to control them, and the mutated snakes couldn't escape.
Qi Feng and his group worked together to extract the venom. They were quick and efficient, and within an hour they had filled several large bottles.
Qi Feng also told Sang Luoluo away the snake eggs in the snake nest. These things were quite attractive to the mutated birds and would be very useful in the future.
After clearing this area, we continued deeper into the dense forest, encountering many mutated flying insects along the way. These mutated animals were the most abundant creatures this season.
Sang Luoluo's Mental Power also detected many mutated rats underground. These creatures have an exceptionally high reproductive rate and are adept at hiding, making them a real headache to deal with.
However, Sang Luoluo and her group came for the Crystal Core, so Sang Luoluo chose to lure these mutated rats out with food and then take them into her spatial storage to resolve the issue.
A handful of peanuts were scattered on the ground. Hearing the noise, the mutated rats hurriedly crawled out, but before they could get close to the food, they disappeared from the ground.
Lei Qi whispered from the side, " With Boss Sang like this, we don't even need to lift a finger."
The mutated rats were easily dealt with in the space, but the problem was that there were many mutated plants nearby.
Their vines would also actively attack people. Although Sang Luoluo could use her Mental Power to form a barrier to shield the group, it was still quite taxing. Li Jiu could also handle some of it, but his abilities would also be depleted, and over time, his energy would be exhausted.
Seeing that the sun was about to set, Sang Luoluo suggested that it was time to go back.
They had a good haul today; there were piles of mutated animal corpses, and they dug out quite a few Crystal Core.
As soon as she stepped out of the area to find a more open space to retrieve her flying vehicle, Sang Luoluo sensed someone nearby.
Qi Feng noticed Sang Luoluo's unusual behavior. "What's wrong?"
Sang Luoluo frowned, somewhat puzzled, and said, "There's someone nearby, but that person isn't from our base. Do you remember the two we encountered last time we went out to look for the aircraft wreckage in the snow? Weren't they from our base?"
"I saw them again, not far away, in the same car as last time. This time there were about a dozen people, looking for food."
Qi Feng also realized something was wrong. "They've come to the area of our Base No. 32 looking for food?"
Although all the wilderness areas outside the base are unclaimed, non-base personnel rarely appear near the large base, making them easy targets for concentrated fire and elimination by the large base.
Judging from Sang Luoluo's description, those dozen or so people were clearly not worried about this issue.
Qi Feng asked, "Should we go and take a look first?"
Sang Luoluo thought it was okay, "Okay."
With just a few of them here, the other side, with a dozen or so men, could easily take them down.
Sang Luoluo pointed in a direction. "It's this way. It's about 10,000 meters away."
Li Jiu was secretly amazed. Boss Sang could now detect movements within a 10,000-meter radius! That's incredible.
With their current strength and the assistance of Sang Luoluo's Mental Power, the group can easily avoid the mutated animals in the forest. Even if they can't avoid them, Sang Luoluo can easily pull them into her spatial dimension to deal with them.
While hurrying along, Sang Luoluo kept a close eye on the movements of the dozen or so people in the distance.
Sang Luoluo could clearly see what they were doing using her Mental Power.
"Boss, it's getting late, we should call it a day," the thin Wang Jian said cautiously from the side. The harvest today wasn't much, barely enough for the next few days' food.
Li Cheng's face was expressionless, and his interest was low. "Yeah, hurry up and pack up. Don't be careless, there are a lot of mutated insects around here."
Sang Luoluo noticed that Li Cheng had found an open space on the armored vehicle to sit down, opened her wristwatch, entered the Farm App, refreshed it several times, and looked for any ingredients she could buy.
Although he wasn't short of Crystal Core, purchasing supplies from the Farm App wasn't easy. Aside from some high-priced foods where fewer people were vying for them, making it easier for him to get common items like cabbage and radishes, there were just too many people competing for them, making it extremely difficult for him to obtain them.
There's a frustrating feeling of having Crystal Core cores but being unable to use them.
Besides, he had enough food to feed himself, but he had so many brothers behind him. If the food ran out, these people wouldn't be willing to work for him for nothing.
So they had no choice but to bite the bullet and go out into the wild to find food.
Finding food in the wild isn't easy either. Food with low radiation levels is scarce, and there are also risks involved. It's too difficult.
Sang Luoluo saw him open the Farm App and refresh it, and just then she saw his nickname, code name L.
Uh, is it that Mysterious L she knows?
To test it out, while on her way, Sang Luoluo uploaded 1,000 cabbages to the Farm App.
I didn't expect that after Li Cheng, the page would refresh several times, and the Farm Owner would actually put goods up for sale.
He was lucky enough to snag two large cabbages. He stored them in the alternate dimension he purchased from the Farm App.
My mood is slightly better.
Sang Luoluo focused her consciousness on the spatial panel and checked L's purchase information. Good heavens, it really was that Mysterious L.
All along, the transactions between the Mysterious L and her had gone smoothly. This person had never made any excessive demands, and when purchasing from the Farm App, she would readily provide the full amount of Crystal Core without ever haggling over the price. Whatever price she, the Farm Owner, set, the other party was willing to pay.
She knew about this, but she couldn't reveal the deal between the Mysterious L and the Farm Owner.
As they drew closer, the detectors placed nearby by the other side also detected their arrival; at this point, the two sides were still about 1,000 meters apart.
Seeing the alarm go off, Wang Jian quickly alerted his boss, "Boss, someone's approaching! There are five people heading this way. They're moving very fast."
Li Cheng sighed in frustration, "Has all the food here been prepared?"
Wang Jian quickly replied, "Almost done. We're almost finished packing. We still need to move it to the truck, which will take at least another twenty minutes."
He then added, "Boss, these people should be from Base No. 32."
"I heard that Base No. 32 and Base 03 merged some time ago. Although they sent fewer people, their strength should be quite formidable. Anyone who can reach this deep into the forest must be an elite."
After thinking for a moment, Li Cheng realized that since the other side was rushing towards them at such a speed, they had probably already discovered them. If they just slunk away like that, it would make them look like they were afraid of trouble.
First, we can't lose in terms of momentum. We'll wait for the people from Base No. 32 to arrive and then see how things go. If we can't communicate properly, they won't be afraid of a fight.