Chapter 74

With only 1 point, Tang Yu'an naturally chose "yes".

【Name: Unnamed】

【Value: 10 points/5ml】

[Origin: MR176349 plane]

[Description: The blood of a small to medium-sized mutant spider. Non-toxic, with a distinctive smell. Applying it to the body can prevent mosquito bites and is a good material for making insect repellent.]

"Haha, Xiaoqi brother, you are really smart!"

The appraisal fee is charged according to the value of the item being appraised.

That is to say, if this bag of blood is 5ml, its value will be calculated based on 5ml, not the smallest unit.

If Xiaoqi had just taken 10ml, the system would probably charge 2 points as an identification fee.

Therefore, when it comes to appraisal, the smaller the quantity and volume, the more cost-effective it is! After all, they appraise items mainly for the item description information.

As for how many points it is worth, it can be calculated through 10% appraisal!

After Tang Yu'an finished praising Zhou Qi, he carefully read the description of spider blood and his eyes lit up.

He told Zhou Qi about the effects of spider blood, and then said, "Brother Xiaoqi, we can collect this blood and take it to Jufeng Town to sell it!"

Zhou Qi also thought this was a good idea.

Insect repellent should have a certain market in the wasteland. Although it is definitely not as easy to sell as food, it is something that is completely produced in this world.

Even if someone recognized that this was the blood of a mutant spider, they would only think that they had the strength to deal with the mutant spider, and would be wary of them, rather than coveting it.

They can even sell spider parts along with other things, which will definitely act as a deterrent and reduce some unnecessary trouble.

Looking at the dark green blood flowing all over the ground, Zhou Qi couldn't help but feel it was a waste.

Tang Yu'an just chuckled.

"It's okay. We'll collect the sand and gravel and put it back in the warehouse. Then we'll go back and use the inventory function to separate the blood."

With the ability to pick up goods remotely, they don’t need to go through the trouble of transporting them back.

In order to prevent it from spoiling, it is better to store as much as possible in a portable warehouse.

"Let me give it a name first."

Because this spider has not yet been named, the identification atlas shows a symbol that indicates it can be named.

Looking at the identification information of the spider, what Tang Yu'an wanted to complain about the most was probably that such a big spider could only be considered "small or medium"!

How big is the "large spider" determined by the system?

Tang Yu'an shook his head, hoping that they would never meet again, and then wrote in the name column - Dark Green Spider.

So the information of that bag of blood became——

[Name: Dark Green Spider Blood]

【Value: 10 points/5ml】

[Named by: Mysterious Merchant]

【……】

Unexpectedly, his real name was not shown in the identification album, but an unnamed nickname like "Mysterious Merchant".

Zhou Qi took the mutant metal dagger and cut off one of the spider's legs. He wanted to cut it shorter, but found that he couldn't do it at all.

The hardness of this spider's legs is almost the same as that of a mutated metal dagger, and neither can do anything to the other.

He had no choice but to take the entire spider leg to Tang Yu'an for identification.

[Do you want to deduct 5 points and use the "Item Appraisal (Basic)" skill on this item?]

Is a spider leg worth 50 points?

Tang Yu'an chose identification.

[Name: Dark Green Spider Hind Legs]

[Value: 50 points/item]

[Origin: MR176349 plane]

[Description: A complete amputation of a dark green spider. Contains a small amount of dark green spider blood, which has a unique scent. Wearing it can repel mosquitoes. The blade is hard and sharp, can easily cut through metal, and is an excellent material for refining weapons.]

Listening to the description, Zhou Qi frowned secretly.

If it was a head-on battle, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat this mutant spider. If it weren't for the special props, they would have no choice but to flee far away.

You still have to be more careful when you go out into the wild in the future.

Fortunately, although the blade of the spider's leg was very hard, the part connected to the body was very fragile, and it could be cut off with a dagger.

Zhou Qi cut off the eight legs of the dark green spider and put them away. Then he looked at the two fangs in the spider's mouth and took great pains to pick them out for Tang Yu'an to identify.

The blade of the chelicerae is as hard and sharp as a spider's legs, and can crush metal and stone. Perhaps because of its small size, each one is only worth 30 points.

He then took out the ball of silk from the spider's abdomen. The ball of silk was wrapped in a layer of transparent film. He cut the film with a dagger and it tore open.

When the spider silk came into contact with the air, it quickly hardened. Zhou Qi tried to pull it and found that it was extremely tough. The mutant metal dagger had to work hard to cut it through.

He felt that this must be a good thing, so he cut off a piece and asked Tang Yu'an to identify it.

【Name: Dark Green Spider Silk】

[Value: 1 point/10cm]

[Origin: MR176349 plane]

Description: The dark green spider's silk thread is heat-resistant, tough, and unbreakable. It becomes sticky when wet, making it an excellent material for traps and rope-like props.

Because this small piece of spider silk was only worth 1 point, which seemed to be the system's minimum charge, 1 point was still deducted instead of 0.1 point.

Tang Yu'an couldn't help but mutter.

Although his points balance is already very high, he really doesn't want to earn even a little more for the system!

Zhou Qi roughly estimated that this ball of spider silk was about several dozen meters long and was worth at least a few hundred points.

I have to say, this spider is really full of treasures.

He asked Tang Yu'an to put the spider silk into his personal storage, then looked at the spider body on the ground. After taking out the spider silk, he could see dark green blood still flowing out.

"Is there any space left in the portable warehouse?" Zhou Qi asked.

I have to take the whole spider back, otherwise it would be a waste.

However, Tang Yu'an shook his head.

He now has 12 portable storage slots. Slot 1 has been cleared out and is ready for use by Chi Hao and Zhou Qi. Slot 2 is also shared with Zhou Qi, and in order to have room for retreat, it cannot be filled up.

The remaining 10 cubic meters of space have been filled up by him.

After all, there are many things with expiration dates in the grocery store, and they are easy to spoil in such an environment of alternating high temperature and cold weather, so whenever there is space, he will stuff these things into his portable warehouse.

"There's no more vacant seats this big, but..."

Hearing his "but", Zhou Qi had a strange premonition in his heart. Sure enough, the next moment, he saw Tang Yu'an taking out from his portable warehouse -

A big red plastic basin with an outer diameter of at least 80 centimeters!

“…”

When An An took out the pressure cooker before, Zhou Qi felt that he would no longer be surprised by anything An An took out.

Unexpectedly, he was still naive.

"This basin..." He hesitated to speak.

Perhaps noticing Zhou Qi's surprise, Tang Yu'an said, "We sell it in the shop."

These red plastic basins come in different diameters, and he took the largest one. Anyway, the portable warehouse is a cube of 1mx1mx1m, so the largest basin can fit in it.

Don’t you see it’s useful?

However, now that his skills in remote delivery have improved, Tang Yu'an has decided to clean out his portable warehouse upon his return, and use it exclusively to store things that need to be kept fresh.

These tools can be taken directly from the grocery store without taking up space in the portable warehouse.

"All right."

Zhou Qi nodded and began to move the spider's body on the ground into the basin. Just as he was about to scoop up the sand stained with the spider's blood with his hands, Tang Yu'an brought a broom and dustpan from home.

"Brother Xiaoqi, use this!"

"……OK."

With the tools, collecting the sand and soil became more convenient. Soon all parts of the spider were collected into the big red plastic basin, filling it up.

"Okay."

"Okay!"

Tang Yu'an used the skill of telekinesis, and the plastic basin along with the spider corpse mixed with mud and sand inside was transferred to the grocery store warehouse.

Ping An Grocery Store.

"Bang--"

Accompanied by a slight sound coming from the house, Wangcai, who was originally sleeping on the ground, immediately looked towards the warehouse with the closed door with vigilance.

Silver Coin, who was lying on the ground with his belly turned over in a daze, also started and stood up.

The two kids looked at each other, then cautiously approached the grocery store warehouse. When they pushed the door open, a sour and bloody smell spread out from the warehouse.

“Woof woof woof! Woof woof woof!”

Silver Coin looked at the spider's corpse in the plastic basin and was so scared that his hair stood on end. He stood there trembling and screaming.

Although the little orange cat Wangcai also bared his teeth, after careful observation, he still did not choose to switch to the "watchdog" form.

It approached cautiously, stretched out its claws to touch the spider's legs sticking out of the plastic basin, and then ran away quickly.

Finding that the spider did not move, it approached again, propped up its hind legs and lay on the edge of the basin to look inside, then sniffed with its nose.

“Ooooooo…”

Silver Coin's shouting had stopped.

It walked tentatively into the warehouse with its tail between its legs, but still didn't dare to get close. It just looked at Wangcai and made a humming sound in its throat, trying to persuade it to leave.

Wangcai ignored it and looked into the basin for a while. After making sure that the mutant spider was dead, he jumped lightly into the basin.

“Ouch…”

Silver Coin was so scared that he almost cried, but he still took two steps forward and saw his friend standing on the spider's shell, licking the dark green blood that kept flowing out of the spider's body.

When it saw it coming, it looked up and meowed at it, as if inviting it.

Silver Coin shook his head repeatedly, backed away and lay on the ground, whimpering again.

The little orange cat in the basin ignored it and continued to lick.

This is the blood of a higher-level mutant creature than theirs, very nutritious!

-

Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi were not aware of what was happening in the grocery store. After transferring the spider's corpse back to the store, they set off again to continue looking for the red dots of dangerous creatures.

With the help of the light body technique, they shuttled between the ruins and the grove, and soon arrived near the location of the third dangerous creature.

"It should be inside." Tang Yu'an said.

This dangerous creature did not appear in the wild, but in a relatively well-preserved building.

The ground around the building was cracked with cracks of various sizes. No one knew what it had been through and how it had been so lucky to be preserved.

However, the foundation of the entire building has sunken, and you can see that the first floor is filled with all kinds of debris and mud, with moss and weeds growing on it, and dense vines winding up and climbing up the outer walls of the building.

Perhaps because the weather was too hot, many vines on the outer wall had withered and died, leaving only yellow-brown thin vines hanging, like ropes or disguised poisonous snakes, lying dormant and observing passing animals, ready to attack at any time.

Tang Yu'an looked at the building, then looked at the map, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Xiaoqi, could this be the giant lizard's nest?"

Because this is already at the edge of the unlocked location on the map, there is only fog ahead.

"Is there only one red dot inside?" Zhou Qi asked.

"Yes."

Zhou Qi nodded and looked at the building not far away.

The building is not very tall, only about four stories high. There seem to be plants growing on the roof, and you can see branches and leaves extending out.

If the interior is also full of plants, it’s really hard to explore in depth…

Under the cover of umbrellas, they walked around the building and finally found a window hole at the back of the building. The plants covering the window hole were sparse and showed obvious signs of being cut.

Perhaps this is the entrance for Lin Zhen to enter the giant lizard's lair?

"Do you want to go in and take a look?" Tang Yu'an asked.

Dense, withered and green vines entwine the entire building. What should have been a peaceful and tranquil scene under the bright sunshine, however, exudes an air of danger against the backdrop of the wasteland.

Zhou Qi stared at the deep, dark window above his head and frowned slightly.

"Is there really only one red dot on the map?" he confirmed again.

Tang Yu'an opened the map, zoomed in to the maximum, looked around carefully, and then said, "Yes, the farthest red dot is still two or three kilometers away."

The map does not show the number of kilometers, and this distance was roughly estimated by Tang Yu'an himself.

"That red dot is about to meet another red dot, and I'm afraid there will be a fight."

The hunting behavior of the mutant creatures is just like the black pearl and the silver coin before. If Yuanbao had not stopped it in time, the silver coin would have been either dead or injured.

From the perspective of clearing out dangerous creatures, it would be better for them not to join in the fun for the time being.

Zhou Qi hesitated for a moment, then looked towards the window and whispered, "Then let's go in and take a look."

This place is not necessarily the giant lizard's nest. With the cover of the shadow umbrella, as long as they don't alarm the mutant creatures inside, they should have no problem escaping safely.

Thinking of something, he looked down at Tang Yu'an: "Are you scared?"

Tang Yu'an couldn't help but raise his head and chest, "I'm not afraid, Brother Xiaoqi, don't underestimate me."

Zhou Qi smiled, rubbed his head with his hand, and reminded him again: "Don't run around once you get inside. Always follow me closely, okay?"

This was an exploration inside the building, and he didn't know the specific situation. He couldn't carry An An on his back anymore, otherwise the restricted movement might cause more trouble.

"Okay, I'll hold on to the umbrella and follow you closely." Tang Yu'an didn't feel impatient with Zhou Qi's constant nagging, but kept making assurances.

Now is the critical moment, he can't hold Brother Xiaoqi back.

So Zhou Qi took a step forward, reached out and grabbed a vine that looked very thick. After pulling it hard and feeling it was strong enough, he used the vine to climb up to the window hole in a few seconds.

He first looked inside the cave entrance.

Perhaps because the vines blocked the sunlight, the room where the window was located was dimly lit and the view was blurry.

Although he brought a flashlight, Zhou Qi did not take it out out of caution. After his eyes adjusted, he could vaguely see many cabinets stacked in the room.

These cabinets lay crookedly on the ground. They had been abandoned for who knows how many years and had long been rusted and dilapidated.

The debris that fell on the floor was buried in dust and sand, and it was difficult to recognize what it originally was.

Zhou Qi narrowed his eyes slightly.

He felt that his ability to see in the dark seemed to have improved a lot, and soon he saw several human footprints that were out of place with the surrounding environment.

Seeing those footprints, he was basically certain that this was the giant lizard's nest, and Lin Zhen entered through this window hole.

I have to say that Sister Lin is really brave.

Zhou Qi turned around and waved to Tang Yu'an who was still waiting below, then jumped into the window first to make room for him.

He only waited for a moment before Tang Yu'an's nimble and light figure appeared at the window hole and then jumped down.

The shadow umbrella followed closely behind him, but got stuck at the window hole. Without Tang Yu'an having to put it away, it folded up the umbrella a little on its own, turned it sideways, and flew in smoothly through the window hole.

As they entered the room, the shadow umbrella unfolded again in mid-air and slowly fell over the heads of the two teenagers, erasing their traces again.

"Brother Xiaoqi, there are so many cabinets here."

With the cover of the umbrella, Tang Yu'an finally dared to speak, but his voice was still subconsciously kept low.

"Why is there so much mud?" He looked down at his feet.

After just a few steps, the soles of his shoes were covered with a thick layer of mud, which was a bit wet and muddy, and felt a bit slippery.

This window hole is located at a height of more than ten meters, which means that the room is at least three or four stories high. The weather is hot, so it should be relatively dry.

“It may have been flooded.”

Zhou Qi said this, took his hand and walked towards a doorway in front.

When they passed through the doorway, they saw rows of bathrooms. The pipes were mostly rusted and broken, and some partition walls had collapsed. The walls and the floor were covered with moss and some unknown plants.

"Is this a bathhouse?" Tang Yu'an muttered.

Zhou Qi shook his head. There was too little information at the moment to make a judgment. He continued to lead Tang Yu'an out.

The flashlight was on, and although the beam would be blocked once it left the range of the umbrella, it could at least illuminate the path beneath their feet.

Occasionally one or two footprints left by Lin Jue can be seen on the ground, which can guide them in the general direction.

The windows in the corridor were tightly covered with vines and leaves, allowing only a faint light to penetrate. The deeper they went inside, the more they could smell a rotten odor.

It was very hot inside the building, but not the kind of heat that would burn you to a crisp from being scorched by the sun. Instead, it was a damp, sticky, stuffy heat that, coupled with the unpleasant smell, made every second spent there feel like torture.

The two of them explored the interior of the building with an umbrella and could already see traces of animals crawling on the floor and walls.

However, these traces appear to be those left by smaller lizards, possibly young lizards that once lived here.

The smell of decay was gradually replaced by the stench of decay.

Tang Yu'an finally couldn't help it. He took out a mask and put it on his face, and also gave one to Zhou Qi.

Although it cannot completely isolate the smell, it at least feels better and safer.

There was gradually more sticky liquid in the surrounding environment, and skeletons of different animals appeared on the floor. Tang Yu'an accidentally stepped on one of them, and when he looked down, he saw a skull that looked like a human, which almost scared him to death.

If it weren't for the protection of the umbrella and Zhou Qi's presence, Tang Yu'an might have lost control of his fear and ran away.

In the cold and damp corners of the walls, in addition to scaly moss, there are also some mushrooms of various colors growing.

Tang Yu'an had seen this kind of mushroom in Lin Zhen's home. It was also colorful and very beautiful, but each one contained a deadly toxin.

He and Zhou Qi carefully avoided it.

However, as he walked, Tang Yu'an suddenly found that the view in front of him became wider and brighter.

They seemed to have completely walked out of that dark and terrifying world and arrived in a place with birds singing and flowers blooming, and the sun shining brightly. Not only was the temperature here comfortable, but...

He also saw his father, mother, and sister Tang Yuxin!

Could it be that the system brought them here as well?

Tang Yu'an was stunned and couldn't help but stop.

The three familiar figures in front were standing on a green meadow full of flowers. Xinxin waved to him happily, and his father and mother smiled at him with satisfaction.

Tang Yu'an looked at them almost greedily.

come over……

Come here quickly, An An...

They were calling him, asking Tang Yu'an to come over quickly and reunite with their family.

However, Tang Yu'an stared at them for a while, but finally shook his head and did not go closer, because he had realized that these three people were fake!

They are not his family!

because……

He found that he had grown taller.

He was originally short, but suddenly he grew to be as tall as the little brother next to him!

Although this has always been his wish and he envied Xiao Qige's height, Tang Yu'an knew clearly that he was not at this altitude.

At least not yet.

He will definitely grow taller in the future, but not now.

This slight incongruity brought him back to his senses.

When he realized that all this was fake, the birdsong and the fragrance of flowers around him disappeared instantly, and he was back in that damp and dark environment again, filled with a foul smell.

There was a pothole right in front of him. If he had continued walking forward, he would definitely have stepped on it.

This place is more than ten meters above the ground. Even if there are other floors below, you will get hurt if you fall down like this!

Tang Yu'an felt a surge of fear and quickly looked towards Zhou Qi beside him.

Zhou Qi had also woken up. A red light flashed in his eyes, and then a dagger appeared in his hand and flew towards the corner of the wall covered with mushrooms.

“Wow!”

A scream suddenly sounded in the quiet environment, which seemed particularly scary.

Under the gaze of Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi, a blue-green figure suddenly jumped out from the corner of the wall and actually avoided Zhou Qi's dagger.

"Wow! Wow!"

It screamed strangely and ran away wildly.