Chapter 252 Those locusts that wake up early must die!

"Brother, the eyeballs are still in the farmhouse!"

Shi Jiaojiao's face was full of anxiety. Not to mention that she had spent so many trading coins to buy the eyeball, it really helped her a lot over such a long time.

And she always cooperates well. If she were to die in the locust plague this time, she would be heartbroken.

Mu Ci paused while drinking water, and obviously forgot about this matter.

It is definitely not possible not to pick it up, but the temperature outside is too high and the farm house is too far away, so how to get there is also a problem.

The two discussed it and decided that time was urgent and there was no better way except space.

Shi Jiaojiao took out all her equipment again, and after she and Mu Ci were fully armed, they rushed out the door.

The two held hands tightly along the way, running two steps and then flashing into the space, resting for a while and then flashing out and running two steps again.

Although it is a little troublesome, it is safer.

More than half an hour later, the two arrived at the location where the eyeball was hidden.

Shi Jiaojiao flashed out from the space, waved her hand, and her eyes immediately jumped down and grabbed her hair tightly.

Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she saw two cars parked not far away from the corner of her eye, so she decided to just go all out and put them all into the space.

As for how to explain it to Wang Jia and the others, we’ll talk about it later.

She really didn't want to watch the car being scrapped even though there was a solution.

After parking the car, they didn't dare to stay for long, and they immediately headed towards the cave.

Who knows when the locusts will come? If you encounter a swarm of locusts on your way back, it would be basically the same as waiting to die.

Shi Jiaojiao and Mu Ci just relied on the space, walking and stopping along the way, and this time it took them twenty minutes to reach the entrance of the cave.

The two of them flashed out of the space for the last time. Mu Ci went to open the door, and Shi Jiaojiao followed closely behind him.

But just as the door was opened, Shi Jiaojiao suddenly felt an itch on her arm, as if something had jumped onto her body.

When I turned around, I saw that they were locusts!

Maybe the main group is still behind, and only a few running very fast can be seen around.

The early bird catches the worm, and the early locust dies!

Shi Jiaojiao threw the locust to the ground, stepped on it and crushed it, and then was pulled into the cave by Mu Ci.

Once the main gate was closed and the iron door was blocked, the sense of security instantly increased a lot.

Shi Jiaojiao took two bottles of sugar and salt water from the space and gulped down half of it.

The two of them didn't have time to talk and went back to their space to soak in cold water to cool down.

Wang Jia and Tang Wei didn't have Shi Jiaojiao's complete preparations, but there were still quite a lot of ice cubes in the freezer.

Moreover, they froze the buckets directly into the cave, so they could take out the buckets to cool down the cave without worrying about the water being contaminated or evaporating.

Although rescuing the solar panels only takes a few steps, it is no easier than running a marathon.

What's more, the power and air conditioning in the cave were out, and the temperature was rising rapidly. After taking out the ice buckets, the two of them collapsed on the bed.

There is an old saying that goes, if you keep calm you will feel cooler.

Now that all the necessary preparations have been made, all that remains is to wait for the locust swarm.

Speaking of locusts, I'm afraid everyone is familiar with them. Although I have never seen them with my own eyes, I have seen a lot of them in movies and novels.

The four of them were chatting casually on the walkie-talkie.

Of course, Shi Jiaojiao did not forget to tell the two that the locust advance team had arrived.

I just don't know how long it will take for the army behind to arrive.

Tang Wei held an ice cube in his mouth and spoke incoherently: "Do you think locusts can be eaten? How about we wait for the main force to arrive and catch some?"

Wang Jia glanced at him dimly and said, "You are dreaming. If locusts can be eaten, why would we let them proliferate and cause disasters?"

Didn’t you see that crayfish traveled thousands of miles and went through untold hardships to invade China, but were eaten to extinction not long after?

Tang Wei was stunned: "Aren't locusts just grasshoppers? Before the end of the world, many stalls still sold roasted and fried grasshoppers. How come locusts can't be eaten?"

Shi Jiaojiao explained, "When locusts become a plague, they come in swarms. When they collide with each other, substances such as phenylacetonide are produced in their bodies, which are highly toxic. If we eat them, we will have to see them again in the next life."

She didn't know that locusts were not edible before, she learned it from reading novels.

Tang Wei sighed at first, but still had some hope: "Since plants can mutate, maybe locusts can mutate too?"

This is protein delivered to your door!

Shi Jiaojiao smiled and said, "I think if the locusts mutate, they will become more poisonous. It doesn't make sense for them to transform themselves into human food reserves after all the hard work they put in."

Mu Ci interrupted, "If it can be eaten, the authorities will definitely not let it go. We just have to wait for notification."

The other three nodded. The country was suffering from food shortage right now. If these locusts were not poisonous, they would not be able to fly out of S City alive.

Of course, that's what they say, but everyone knows that the possibility is very small. If they are really edible, this batch of locusts would not have flown over from the neighboring province.

After chatting for a while, it was already past one in the middle of the night. Shi Jiaojiao had digested the small meal she had eaten in the evening after working for half a day.

She couldn’t eat anything too hot right now, so Mu Ci simply made her some ice porridge.

Cook rice into porridge, then chill it and sprinkle some sugar in it. It is cool and refreshing and absolutely delicious.

Wang Jia and Tang Wei couldn't help themselves when they heard the noise of eating on the intercom.

People are like this, they always think the food in other people's bowls tastes the best.

They couldn't afford other big fish and meat, but they could afford some rice.

So that night, the four of them had a rare synchronized midnight snack.

For Shi Jiaojiao and Mu Ci, this was just a casual meal.

But for Wang Jia and Tang Wei, this meal was considered a luxury.

Although there were no vegetables or meat, rice is so precious nowadays, not to mention that sugar is added to it.

Fortunately, they got a lot of supplies at the port at that time, otherwise how could they bear to eat like this?

Tang Wei took a bite and sighed, "I don't think I'm that unlucky."

Wang Jia asked, "What do you mean?"

Shi Jiaojiao also pricked up her ears and listened.

Tang Wei’s bad luck buff is almost incredible, is this not considered bad luck?

Sometimes she even wondered if Tang Wei was the unlucky god from heaven who had come down to earth to experience misfortune.

"I feel like I used up all my luck just to meet you guys. If I were really unlucky, I would have starved to death by now."

Wang Jia laughed, that made sense, so she was quite lucky.

Shi Jiaojiao also curled the corners of her mouth.

It's getting late, but the four of them have no intention of resting, and each one is more energetic than the other.

Although they were indeed fully prepared, the locust army was like a guillotine hanging over everyone's heads. Who could be so calm as to sleep peacefully?

The four people on the mountain were waiting silently, and the city was not peaceful either.