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Jian Mo: "I'm not kidding you. When I'm learning, I don't do anything else. I only take a break for three months at most a year; the rest of the time I'm studying."

Ban Ming stirred the mixture vigorously and said, "I knew you must be a priest. Only priests in very large tribes need to learn so many things."

Jian Mo shook her head. "I'm a doctor."

Ice cream needs to be churned for a while before being taken out to freeze.

In this world with underdeveloped productivity, ice cream can only be made on snowy days.

Jian Mo had them make extra to make it easier for everyone to share, which is why the production time was particularly long.

Many people in the tribe had never seen popsicles before when they were made last time.

Now that people who know Jian Mo well have heard that she's making ice cream, they've all come over to watch.

Once the ice cream was ready, Jian Mo distributed small scoops of ice cream to her friends.

There weren't many portions, but you can try them all.

Everyone who tasted it was instantly captivated by its smooth, cool, and sweet flavor.

Ban Ming helped stir the ingredients until his arms ached, but after tasting it, he felt the pain was well worth it. "This ice cream is so delicious! It's even better than popsicles!"

Jian Mo scraped the ice cream with a small piece of wood. "That's because there's syrup in it."

Ban Ming: "Is it the syrup made from boiled Pink-Tube Flower?"

Jian Mo: "Yes, it's a pity that the sugar content isn't very high; even two large baskets of Pink-Tube Flower didn't yield much."

Ban Ming immediately said, "Then let's go pick more! Where did you pick the Pink-Tube Flower before? We'll go tomorrow too."

Jian Mo shook her head. "We've gathered everything we could from Green Marsh Source, there's nothing left now."

Ban Ming persisted, "Aren't there any anywhere else?"

Jian Mo: "Wu Jiong said he hasn't seen any other places with large patches of Pink-Tube Flower."

Ye Luo suddenly interjected, "Not necessarily. There should be some over in the Shangnan Canyon. I saw some in the summer."

Ban Ming was surprised. "You went to such a far place in the summer?"

Ye Luo didn't even look up. "If we run, it'll only take half a day to get there; it's not far."

Jian Mo know where Shangnan Canyon was, so he looked at Wu Jiong.

Wu Jiong whispered, "On the riverbank where our Dianxin Tribe."

That's really far!

Jian Mo, Ye Luo had long arms and legs, with amazement and admiration in her eyes.

Ye Luo and Qing Kuo are childhood friends. However, this sub-beastman with similar clouded leopard bloodline has always been single. He usually prefers to travel alone outside the tribe. He is quick-witted and meticulous, and knows many things that ordinary people do not.

He was the one who told the tribe about the previous Flour Fruit Lake.

If it were someone else who told them, Jian Mo and her team would have to ask around more.

If Ye Luo said there are Pink-Tube Flower in the Shangnan Canyon, then they must exist.

Jian Mo immediately replied, "We'll go take a look tomorrow."

Ye Luo suggested, "You can ride Flying-Winged Beast. Don't bring a basket, bring several bags instead. You can just put the Pink-Tube Flower you pick in the bags and bring them back; they won't weigh much."

Jian Mo nodded. "Okay!"

Ye Luo added, "I have some empty bags saved up. I'll bring them to you later. You can return them to me when you're done using them."

Jian Mo didn't stand on ceremony. "Sure, we just happen to need it."

Ban Ming ate his ice cream and said regretfully, "Shangnan Canyon is too far away, and the snow is too deep now, so it's not very convenient. Otherwise, I would have gone with you to pick them."

Jian Mo wasn't too keen on taking these playful orcs out, so she said, "Why don't you wait until the weather's nicer before you go out?"

Honey sources are so rare, Jian Mo didn't want to miss out.

Despite the snow falling the next day, Jian Mo still took Wu Jiong out the door.

This time they wore hats and gloves, as well as fur coats and fur boots, covering themselves completely.

Even so, it was still cold when it was airborne.

Jian Mo said to Wu Jiong, "Now I understand why you said to let A Hu and the others squeeze in with the other orcs; it's really impossible to work in this weather."

Wu Jiong: "Still cold?"

Jian Mo sniffed. "It's bearable, the wind is too strong up there. It'll probably be better when we get to the valley."

Of the two humans and one beast, Jian Mo was rather cold, while the Flying-Winged Beast and Wu Jiong adapted well to the environment.

Later, fearing he might fall ill, Wu Jiong had no choice but to unfold his animal skin coat and wrap him completely in his arms.

Jian Mo felt this was a bit strange, but then thought that the environment was probably too harsh for many things to be particular about, so she put the matter out of her mind.

Upon arriving at the Shangnan Canyon, with cliffs on both sides providing shelter from the wind, Jian Mo felt much warmer.

There wasn't even much ice or snow at the bottom of the canyon; it had probably all melted.

As they looked around, the entire canyon was filled with pink and white Pink-Tube Flower.

The flowers exude a wine-like and sweet fragrance, filling the air with an intoxicating aroma.

Besides them, there were many other insects flying around on the flowers, as if they were collecting nectar.

Jian Mo looked at the buzzing insects and asked in surprise, "Are there bees here?"

Wu Jiong looked at the insect. "What is a bee?"

Jian Mo: "It's an insect that eats pollen and nectar. They bring the pollen and nectar back to their nests to make sweeter honey and store it."

After hearing this, Wu Jiong shook his head. "No, these insects only eat honey, they won't specifically bring it back."

Jian Mo muttered, "Really? I was wondering why I hadn't heard anything about honey after being here for so long?"

Wu Jiong: "There are no bees, but there is a type of Honey Sparrow that carries honey back and stores it."

Jian Mo couldn't wait to ask, "Bird?"

Wu Jiong: "Yes. They swallow the honey and then spit it out in the nest. They use the honey to build their nests, and once the chicks hatch, they feed them the honey."

Wu Jiong added, "Honey Sparrow are very rare and small. We rarely find their nests except when we see them by chance."

Jian Mo's eyes lit up, and she was about to say something.