Chapter 145: Getting Ready to Set Up Camp

"Found it! Found the Vientiane Tree!"

"Wow, there are so many bugs. Come and catch them quickly. So-and-so..."

"Bang! That's rude!"

"Haha," the young man Zhao Tianshuo rubbed the back of his head, "their styles are too similar, it's hard to tell them apart."

...It's better not to explain.

"I think they could form a mercenary group called Ice, Fire and Lightning!"

"Bang! Stop talking nonsense and do your job!"

"Hiss!" Zhao Tianshuo flicked his fingers. "This bug is really powerful."

"Be careful of being parasitized!"

"I just drink the blood of strange beasts."

"And then join the Ice, Fire and Lightning Mercenary Group."

Zhao Tianshuo was choked for a long time, "...The captain said that this is just an ordinary mutant bug."

"snort!"

"Captain, why do we have to clean up the ground?"

"As a camp."

"Why bother putting the tent up on a tree?"

"In the middle of the night, the Vientiane Tree suddenly disappeared. Do you want to experience the feeling of free fall?"

"..." Zhao Tianshuo was choked again. Hey, you all have your reasons. "I'm going to catch bugs! But this Vientiane tree is so ugly!"

“Bang!”

Again? Zhao Tianshuo's eyes widened, and he turned back in disbelief. Wow, the Wan... Wanxiang Tree? Was it the one that hit him?

"ah!"

"What the hell are you yelling about!"

"The Vientiane Tree whipped me!"

"Good job. Wait, what about the Vientiane Tree?" Before the middle-aged man could ask in detail, Zhao Tianshuo had already gone to report to the captain.

The middle-aged man looked at Zhao Tianshuo's back and smiled comfortingly.

"The Wanxiang Tree is inherently intelligent. If you call it ugly, it will probably slap you!"

"BOSS?" Zhao Tianshuo confirmed in a low voice.

"Thinking about it, that's about right!"

"So, how do we live here?" What if my blood is sucked out? If it's all sucked out at once, it's fine. But what if I'm used as a container, hanging on a tree branch every day, in the cold winter and the scorching summer...

"Bang! What are you thinking about? Can't you see the captain is busy? Come and help." Shi Qixuan came and left in a hurry.

Still coming? Zhao Tianshuo was completely furious! Well, he couldn't afford to offend Sister Xuan, so he ran back to the Wanxiang Tree in shame.

Wait, why did he look for the captain? What happened? Zhao Tianshuo was confused. Seeing the Wanxiang Tree shaking its branches, he thought, "Forget it, he should just serve this ancestor well!"

"Hey, it's itchy, take your branch away!"

"Ah, the bug fell in!"

"Fuck, I've already apologized, can you please just be quiet for a moment!"

“Clatter…”

…

Zhao Tianshuo was too busy to handle the work, so he called in a few good friends to join him in catching insects. Soon, the sound of laughter and playfulness filled the entire camp, and the people working suddenly became more energetic.

Yunxiang saw that they were getting along well with the Vientiane tree, so she taught them how to prune it, and naturally she got some new branches.

Each of the boys received a few leaves of the Vientiane tree. The leaves were miniature, only the size of copper coins, and could not be used for anything. Yun wanted to simply let them string them together on a rope and wear it around their necks.

Later, they got the Vientiane tree's permission to pick the ripe fruits, giving each of them one. There were just a few left, just enough for the young men to share another.

No one wanted the pruned branches, so Yun wanted to collect them all. There were too many insect holes, but they were not too serious if you looked closely. After some repairs, they could still be used.

I was planning to discuss with Wanxiangshu to get some better ones, but they were all the same. It’s really... I can’t just rub him bald.

The camp was almost ready and the tents were pitched. Yun wanted to call Uncle Jersey and a few others for a meeting and share his ideas.

"What, you want to live here permanently?" Sheng Yulan frowned and looked at Yun Xiang in confusion.

"The trees have begun to mutate a second time, and the jungle is changing every day. It's too dangerous for us to run around in the jungle at this time." Yun Xiang explained.

"Is it safe to stay here?" Zhang Hui's question was purely doubtful, but whenever he opened his mouth, it always gave people a feeling of accusation.

He smiled awkwardly, "It's just a slip of the tongue, old timer, I can't change it in a short time."

Yun Xiang shook her head. In fact, she was quite surprised. Zhang Hui was the first prodigal son she had met who had truly turned over a new leaf.

His efforts were visible to everyone, so no one minded.

"I've been keeping an eye on the road. The closer we get to the Wanxiang Forest, the fewer mutant beasts there are. There aren't any here at all.

There are not many tall trees nearby, which shows that it has a strong sense of territory and other species deliberately avoid it.

And, most importantly, it must not suck blood. One possibility is that it doesn't mutate, but that's clearly not the case. It can only be another possibility, high-level, that doesn't need to rely on blood sucking to accelerate mutation.

So, for now, it's safest to stay here. We don't have to worry about mutant beasts invading, nor are there any sudden attacks from mutant trees. It's a natural defense barrier."

"As you said, it's good to stay here, but how are we going to get food and water?"

"This is just the western boundary of the mixed forest. Further west is where the traveler's palm might grow. Whether you can find it in a few days depends on luck.

As for food, this area to the west has relatively sparse vegetation, plenty of light, and good ventilation, so there should be wild fruits and vegetables."

"Oh, life without meat is so hard to bear." Sheng Yulan looked desperate.

Yun Xiang smiled secretly. She had recently discovered that Teacher Sheng loved to eat meat. Almost all the meat Uncle Jersey prepared went into Teacher Sheng's stomach. After all, he was the easiest to appease.

Ever since the fight with Bian Qin, Teacher Sheng seemed to have come to his senses and become cheerful again. Which was a good thing, but I also felt a sense of unease. It was strange.

"If I can get out alive, I can be a vegetarian for the rest of my life." Zhang Hui is simply Sheng Yulan's control group, which often makes people laugh and cry.

"How do you arrange it?"

"Divide the people into four teams, two teams per day. One team will collect water, and the other team will find food. Then they will take turns to go out on missions. The resting team will be responsible for surrounding security, processing food, repairing the camp, etc.

It is better to do more defensive works to prevent some plants from breaking through the boundaries of their territory and fighting for territory after successful mutation.

The people with special abilities at the planting base that Uncle Hui is in charge of are of high level, so let the students team up with them. If there are any dangers along the way, they can also take care of one or two people. "

"Don't worry! I promise to bring those cubs back safely."

"Let's just leave them here." Qian Zexi felt that instead of taking them out and causing them to get in the way, it would be better to just leave them here.

"Firstly, this place isn't foolproof. Secondly, we're all part of a makeshift team with only one goal: to survive.

No one is willing to bear the burden of feeding so many people without any relationship with them.

Moreover, every time we go out, there is a possibility that we may not come back. In the face of life and death, there is no distinction between high and low, and no order of seniority. We cannot ask others to give up themselves to save others.

Therefore, they need to train and adapt to the current situation as quickly as possible. The jungle is becoming more dangerous day by day. If something goes wrong, there might still be a chance to escape."

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

Zhang Hui was the first to hold back, "That beast... that beast isn't that powerful. Look at the spider--"

"The spider is a virtual entity copied by the Universal Tree." Sheng Yulan interrupted him before he could finish.

(End of this chapter)