I Packed Away the Supplies and Fled with My Family

Nuclear pollution has altered human genes, granting abilities that can be plundered by others. Shen Xingmian managed to acquire multiple abilities but, in the end, overwhelmed by despair for the fu...

Chapter 226 Entering the Forest Alone

If she can find a female tiger cub, she'll take them both in and let them spend all their time together in the space, hoping they'll have a litter of babies soon.

Shen Xingmian was full of anticipation, but when he saw Xuetuan with nothing but food in his eyes, he seriously doubted that this guy knew nothing. If he gave it his wife, it wouldn't know what to do.

Forget it, let's find it first.

As long as they don't fight, you can keep them together for now and let them gradually develop a bond. When the time is right, they will naturally get along.

Thinking of this, Shen Xingmian began to look around, trying to see which mountain peak was more likely to have tigers.

You really can't tell from this. The mountains in ancient times were undeveloped, with lush vegetation, and they looked very primitive.

Some mountains are so densely forested that even snowballs can't move.

We had planned to go hunting in the mountains once the snow melted, but plans never go as expected. Fortunately, the animals in the space are quite capable, and even without hunting, we have enough to eat.

Shen Xingmian found a shortcut to a hilltop and climbed over it, which would save him a lot of time and effort.

She planned to continue doing the same, sticking to walking in a straight line, going into towns whenever she encountered them, and crossing mountains whenever she came across them.

The shortest distance.

hey-hey.

As she rushed into the forest, Shen Xingmian was confident that she would be fine and wouldn't get lost. Even if she did get lost, she wouldn't be afraid, since she could take care of all her needs in her space.

The remaining "yes" can be chosen more freely. As long as the general direction is correct, there's nothing to be afraid of.

But after Xue Tuan had been running around in the mountains for three days without finding her way out, her mindset completely changed. There was no one to talk to, and the fact that she was lost in the forest began to make her a little panicked.

She seems to be a little homesick.

Going out wasn't what she had imagined; everywhere was new and exciting, and there were also unimaginable dangers.

It can't be called dangerous; at least so far, nothing has been able to threaten her existence.

Even if she is bitten by a venomous snake, she can heal herself.

However, this situation, where there is no one to communicate or discuss with, would, if prolonged, give her a sense of loneliness, as if she had been abandoned by the world.

Fortunately, there was still space, and she would be able to calm down once she returned.

Shen Xingmian tried to tell herself that it was normal to be stuck in the mountains for many days. She still had snowballs, so wouldn't it be even more difficult for those who were hiking?

So many people climb Mount Everest carrying tents these days, how do they manage to persevere?

It doesn't make sense that with such a powerful cheat, no weight, and a mount, I wouldn't be able to get out.

She refused to believe it!

After calming herself down, she took out her long-unused metal detector and tried it out around the area, discovering that the metal content was very low.

She seemed to understand a little. The previous mine was barren and sparsely covered with vegetation, so it was probably not suitable for plant growth.

This place, however, is lush with vegetation and has very thick soil.

If we want to find gold and silver again, we'll have to look on the barren mountain.

She came to this mountain at the wrong time; she should have come in the autumn, when there would surely be plenty of fruit, and maybe even mushrooms.

She really loves picking mushrooms!

In the past, when she was bored, she would listen to audiobooks while watching immersive mushroom-picking videos. As she watched, she would lose track of what the audiobooks were about, and all she could see were little mushrooms.

She didn't know why she was so obsessed; in her mind, mushroom picking videos and soap-scraping videos were tied for the number one time-waster.

Every time I open it, a large chunk of time slips away without me even realizing it.

As far as she knows, mushrooms generally grow more in spring and autumn, and there are some in summer, but less so. However, she only recognizes the ones that mushroom-picking bloggers have picked a lot of, and she doesn't dare to recognize the others.

Some bloggers have a wide range of knowledge, including red mushrooms, which, by all accounts, would look poisonous at first glance, but she claims they are edible.

Shen Xingmian really couldn't see the difference between such a bright color and something poisonous.

So now, even if she sees a patch of mushrooms, she only dares to pick the ones she recognizes for a bit of fun.

She was most confident about the shiitake mushrooms and enoki mushrooms; she would never mistake one of them, hahaha.

She had been walking in the mountains for three days, and had let Xue Tuan rest frequently. When she came down to walk around and look around, she saw a lot of green, some of which were weeds and some of which were wild vegetables.

She had always heard that shepherd's purse dumplings were delicious, but had never tried them before, and was really looking forward to making some to try.

However, she still couldn't figure out what shepherd's purse actually looked like. It seemed that the shepherd's purse looked different in every blogger's video, making it difficult to distinguish between them.

Some of them looked very similar, but many people in the comments section said they were weeds, which made her, who didn't know much about them, even more confused.

Once she recognizes it as such, she'll transplant some into her space. If it really tastes good, then she can eat it often in the future.

hey-hey.

Since having a family, she has started to habitually plan for the long term, something she had never done in her previous life.

Back then, she was really just living day to day. If she had enough to eat for a week, she wouldn't bother planting for two weeks. Anyway, the whole world was polluted, and everyone would die eventually, so why bother hoarding any goods?

Now, she not only wants to stockpile enough for a few weeks, but also for the next few years, so that she can turn the tide in case of a famine.

Just thinking about it makes me happy.

Not to mention the famines of ancient times, even in modern times, some elderly people have experienced them, eating grass roots and tree bark, which was extremely bitter.

It was still a bit early in the season, and no matter how hard she searched, she couldn't find any plants that could be transplanted into the space.

If it were autumn, after wandering around in the mountains for so long, one should be able to find some chestnut trees or hazelnut trees.

She wouldn't have recognized them at all if she hadn't seen the fruit.

Aside from those grown in vegetable gardens, how many people actually know what the plants that bear fruit look like?

For example, grapes are relatively common, but Shen Xingmian believes that many people still don't recognize grapevines, or even know that grapes grow on vines.

And then there's watermelon. Almost everyone recognizes it, but how many people know what a watermelon vine looks like or what shape its leaves are?

The blind spots in human knowledge are simply too vast.

Since acquiring her plant-based superpowers, she has gained a deeper understanding of this aspect.

After finding the other side, she simply gave up, not wanting to waste any more time, and planned to try again in the fall, when she knew she would find another mountain to enter.

Why make things difficult for yourself at this time?

Shen Xingmian believes that her greatest strength is knowing when to give up and never making things too difficult for herself, thus refusing to engage in internal conflict.

With the snowballs intimidating her, no wild animals in the forest dared to target her, greatly increasing her safety, but she also couldn't catch any prey.

They walked for three days and still couldn't catch a single rabbit.

Three days have passed, and I've gained absolutely nothing!

That's infuriating!