Sour Soup Hot Pot
As they walked, someone suddenly said, "Isn't there a Green Downy Insect flying up ahead?"
Upon hearing the name, many people excitedly crowded around, asking, "Where is it? I can't see it!"
The person who spoke first said, "To the lower right, near the river, there's a small black dot."
Jian Mo looked completely bewildered. He couldn't see the Green Downy Insect, nor did he know what they were used for, so why was everyone so excited?
Everyone rushed forward, and he lagged behind.
Qing Kuo reached out and pulled him. "This way."
Jian Mo quickly stepped forward and whispered, "What are the Green Downy Insect used for? Why is everyone so excited?"
Qing Kuo gave a subtle smile, "It's not very useful, but their hives are quite useful to sub-orcs or orcs with mates."
Jian Mo understood instantly and touched her nose.
Qing Kuo: "Even if I don't use it myself, I can use it to exchange for things and get a good price."
The orc in front had already found the Green Downy Insect: "Sigh, it's still out there looking for food. When will it go back to its nest?"
"I don't know, we need to keep a close eye on it and make sure it doesn't get away."
"These little insects are so hard to spot; they're tiny, fly so fast, and disappear in the blink of an eye."
Jian Mo still hadn't found the insect, but he asked the other sub-beastmen with a puzzled look, "Could you stick some fluffy stuff on the Green Downy Insect to make it easier for us to find it?"
The other sub-orcs thought for a moment and said, "It seems like it really works! Doctor Jian Mo, you're amazing!"
Jian Mo quickly waved her hand. "That's a common method where we live."
The others ignored his modesty and hurriedly started looking for the fluff.
Finding downy feathers in the wild is quite difficult.
As if struck by a sudden thought, everyone turned around and looked at the orcs following them.
The orc was horrified. "No way? You want to pluck my fur?"
The sub-beastmen. "It's just plucking a couple of fluffy hairs, don't be so stingy!"
"If all else fails, I'll pluck two hairs from your legs, nothing else."
The orc tried to struggle. "Why don't you go find Ya Zheng?"
The orc named "Ya Zheng" beside him said slowly, "I'm Giant Armor Beast; plucking my leg hair won't do any good."
The sub-beastmen cried out, "Quick, quick, the Green Downy Insect is about to fly away!"
The orc had no choice but to walk away dejectedly and revert to his beast form, offering up two hairs from his legs.
Upon closer inspection, Jian Mo realized that the orc's beast form was Red Zheng, and its leg hair was indeed long and fluffy enough to be usable.
Chapter 91 Sour Soup Hot Pot
The people who came out this time were the backbone of both tribes; whether they were orcs or demigods, they were all very skilled.
The orc who had avoided having his leg hair plucked volunteered to gently stick his companion's leg hair onto the Green Downy Insect.
The fluff was light and large enough that after being glued to the Green Downy Insect with resin, the Green Downy Insect struggled for a moment but still managed to fly up, wobbling and flying forward.
After observing for a while, everyone noticed that the Green Downy Insect seemed to have lost interest in collecting pollen and was probably flying back to its nest. They were immediately invigorated and quietly followed the Green Downy Insect.
Once the Green Downy Insect are covered in downy hairs, no matter how fast they fly, they can't escape everyone's eyes.
Everyone ran after the Green Downy Insect, and after running a long distance, they finally saw the Green Downy Insect stop, land on the ground, and begin to crawl into a hole the size of a soybean.
If it weren't for the Green Downy Insect leading the way, they really wouldn't have been able to find such a small hole in the vast wilderness.
It's much simpler now.
They looked at each other.
"Shall we dig?"
"Dig!"
Those who brought daggers took them, and those who carried hoes took them; together they began digging along the cave entrance.
Jian Mo squatted to the side, watching.
Once the entrance to the cave was dug open a little, he quickly discovered that the worm tunnels inside were quite obvious, and the surrounding soil was very moist, but the walls of the worm tunnels remained dry and smooth.
They dug along the worm tunnels and soon saw Green Downy Insect burrowing in and out.
Next, they dug up the nest of the Green Downy Insect.
The nest of the Green Downy Insect is like an underground palace, more than a meter high.
The insect nest was tightly bound to the soil and emitted a peculiar, sweet-smelling odor that even Jian Mo, whose sense of smell wasn't particularly keen, could immediately detect.
"They actually dug up an insect nest."
"Sure, this insect nest is big enough."
"Be careful not to collapse this insect nest. Hey, start from the four corners, just take half."
They carefully broke off the insect nest and placed it in a basket lined with dry grass.
As they broke it apart, the insect nest overflowed with a large amount of slime due to their squeezing.
Jian Mo kept her eyes fixed on the slime.
Seeing him like this, Ye Luo asked, "What's wrong?"
Jian Mo found it unbelievable. "How are we supposed to use this slime?"
Ye Luo lowered her voice. "Squeeze it out, filter it, boil it, and let it cool before using. Some people add animal fat to it while boiling, which makes it even more effective."
Jian Mo touched her ear and lowered her voice even further. "Does 'better to use' mean it will have a better lubrication effect?"
The two of them, one a single sub-orc and the other not good at these things, were squeezed on the periphery of the crowd, which is why they were able to chat quietly.
Ye Luo said, "Not only that, I've heard that this kind of mucus has some aphrodisiac effects."
Jian Mo's eyes widened, her face showing a "wow" expression.
Ye Luo felt a little embarrassed by his words, and her voice became more serious. "The elders in the tribe say that using the mucus from the nest of the Green Downy Insect can help one conceive."
People in this world don't get pregnant very easily, so the temptation is really strong.
Jian Mo asked skeptically, "Really?"
Ye Luo: "Several sub-beastmen who formed mates and quickly had offspring have said they've used the slime from the nest of the Green Downy Insect."
Jian Mo stared at the insect nest. If that were the case, could the nest of the Green Downy Insect make sperm more active?