Chapter 68 This is the reason

"Cold dish!" Lin Ziyu smiled mischievously, "Let's go pick some dragon heart fruit!"

"What do you mean?" Qi Lian looked confused.

"Qi Lian, you'll just be responsible for watching her. Don't let her get close to the dragon heart fruit field. We'll take care of your share!"

"That's a good idea!" It's the same principle as hitting a snake. If you want to hit it, hit it where it's weakest. Doesn't she just like to take advantage? Let her see that she can't get it, then cheat her to death.

"You dare?"

"Of course we dare!" Yun Xiangming handed Qi Lian a defensive talisman. "If she throws the talisman at you, just open it. Don't worry, it can also attack outwards." This was the inspiration given to her by Ji Li's defensive shield.

"Okay!" Qi Lian happily accepted it, "Don't worry, pick it, junior sister!"

The dragon heart fruit resembles the pitaya from my previous life. Its exterior resembles an angry red fireball, its flesh sweet and creamy, and its interior dotted with tiny black seeds the size of watermelon seeds. The dragon heart fruit can be eaten directly and is a highly nutritious ingredient. Its seeds, ground into powder, can be used in a healing powder.

Several people skillfully took out their picking tools and began to work. Bai Yan tried to rush in several times, but failed, so she started arguing with Qi Lian. When everyone finished picking, they saw Qi Lian looking listless.

"No one can comfort me now, just give me the Dragon Heart Fruit!"

"Just be greedy!" Lin Ziyu said as she threw two dragon heart fruits to her.

When Qi Lian ate the dragon heart fruit, it was as if she had eaten a panacea that could bring her back to life. "This woman is absolutely sick! She kept talking about this dragon heart fruit in my ear for three hours, three hours! If I had these three hours, I would have gone to the nearby area to look for other supplies, which might be more precious than this." This is why others look down on her.

"First, they lack courage, and second, they want to get something for nothing." Lin Ziyu had seen through the people in their family long ago.

"You—" Bai Yan suddenly rushed towards Lin Ziyu, "Don't force me!"

Lin Ziyu didn't care at all, "What's wrong with me forcing you?"

"Lin Ziyu--" Bai Yan was about to argue when she was suddenly interrupted by Yun Xiang.

"What's that smell?" Yun Xiang sniffed and smelled carefully, but smelled nothing.

"What's wrong?" Lin Ziyu was next to Yun Xiang and asked with concern.

"I seem to smell a strange smell, quite pungent." Yun Xiang was not sure. Before she could react, the smell disappeared.

Lin Ziyu sniffed around and said, "Nothing!" But that didn't stop her from finding fault, "Did you do that?"

"Are you sick?" Bai Yan felt nervous inside, but she didn't show it on the surface. "Don't try to change the subject deliberately."

Lin Ziyu sneered, "Do I need it?"

Bai Yan's familiarity with Lin Ziyu was no less than her understanding of them. Growing up together was a disadvantage, both an advantage and a disadvantage. Look, with just one provocation, Lin Ziyu's attention was instantly diverted. Bai Yan breathed a sigh of relief, yet also a touch of regret.

Yun Xiang felt that Bai Yan was a little strange, so he secretly kept an eye on her and was on guard.

"We are in-laws after all. We grew up together. Even if we celebrated a big festival when we were young, it was just because we were young and ignorant. Why do you have to keep harping on it?"

"Haha, so killing someone is considered youthful and ignorant?"

"What do you mean? When did I kill anyone?"

"It almost happened just now."

"You know that the talisman—"

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. Why are you stopping me and deliberately delaying me?" Lin Ziyu said casually, not intending to get to the bottom of Bai Yan's thoughts. "Of course I didn't! I just want to make peace with you. If you don't accept it, forget it!"

"A weasel visiting a chicken for the New Year has no good intentions!"

"President! Jindie and I discovered a piece of—" Zhao Xueyue looked at Bai Yan, who was eavesdropping, and suddenly leaned close to Bai Yan's ear and shouted, "A Thousand Miles Away from the South of the Yangtze River!"

"Ah!" Bai Yan covered her buzzing ears, hating Lin Ziyu and her 'followers' with all her might. They all deserved to die, all of them!

"Qianliwang Jiangnan? That's a poisonous spirit grass. It's poisonous all over and needs a special box to be contained." This kind of poisonous grass has high requirements for the growing environment and is almost impossible to find. Over time, the box was forgotten. They didn't expect to encounter it. What should they do?

"How about asking the people at the manufacturing company?"

"I'm afraid I didn't bring it." Bai Shanshan shook her head.

"Is it feasible to let them make it ready?" Lin Ziyu was unsure of the level of the people in the manufacturing society. "No matter what, this thing must be taken back!" They can't use it, so they can exchange it for some interstellar contribution points from the trade union alliance. At worst, they can get a few bottles of life-saving medicine from the senior alchemist.

Even Bai Shanshan, who is a think tank, cannot give a definite answer to this unfounded matter.

Yun Xiang thought for a moment and raised a very practical question, "First, we need to know who in the manufacturing company can make this box. Do we have enough materials? Do we need to find them first? Where are the materials located? How long will it take? How many people will be needed? Even if all these are available, how far away are they from us? When can they arrive? What will we encounter along the way? Can we arrive on time? There are so many questions. I don't think this is a good idea."

"What should we do then?"

"There's a mutant lizard called the mutant spotted-faced tiger! It's about half a meter long, with a tail almost as wide as its body. This tail is invulnerable to swords and guns, impervious to water and fire, and immune to all poisons. It serves as their food storage. We can use this tail to carry Qianli Wangjiangnan."

"Where?"

"They're found in the cracks of the rocks at the edge of the desert. The east side is the closest, and taking a shortcut takes about an hour. If you go to the Lost City, it will take at least six hours."

"There's no rush in the Lost City. Let's go to the east and do this first."

"We need to consider one question: should we defend Qianli Wangjiangnan? What will happen if we don't? If we do, how should we defend it? With only a few of us, it's unrealistic to leave more people behind. Although the mutant spotted-faced tiger's attack power is not very strong, it still takes time. We first need to estimate how many mutant spotted-faced tiger tails Qianli Wangjiangnan will need to roughly know how long it will take."

"I've calculated it. Barring any unexpected events, it should take at most three hours. The mutant spotted-faced tigers are active at night and are dormant during the day. We'll just pick open the cracks in the rocks to find them, and try to kill them with one strike. The search and kill process should take no more than five minutes. Qianli Wangjiangnan is large, but there aren't many plants. This grass is too overbearing, and the rows are over two meters apart. I suggest planting one plant per tail. That way, twenty per person will be enough."

"Yeah," Yun Xiang nodded. "The problem is back to square one. If we don't defend, someone might get there first when we return in three hours. If we defend, we can only leave one person behind and try to delay the attack, but there's also the risk of losing. Of course, the ideal situation is if no one comes."

"I'm afraid that's unrealistic," Jindie suddenly said, "I saw Bai Yan dial the floodgates!"

...Yun Xiang really wanted to say to Jindie, "They've all been discovered, why are they still discussing this?"

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Lin Ziyu widened her eyes.

(End of this chapter)