Chapter 86 Exploring the Native Forest Reserve

"Sure, how much is your price?" Li Xiang asked. He had almost forgotten about it.

The restaurant owner said, "A live one weighs 31 kilograms, a dead one weighs 20, and if there are super large ones weighing more than 400 kilograms, they are 50 yuan per kilogram."

This is because the stomach of large wild boars is very valuable. There is a saying among the people that wild boar stomach can cure stomach problems. "Compendium of Materia Medica" also records that pig stomach (pig stomach) is slightly warm in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effect of stopping gastritis, strengthening the stomach and replenishing deficiency. Therefore, people often buy it at high prices.

For example, there was once a news report that said a man had a son who had been suffering from stomach problems since he was 6 years old. He would feel nauseous after eating anything when it was hot, and would easily have acid reflux when it was cold. The son had been to many hospitals, but his condition had not improved significantly.

Someone suggested to the other party that he should get some wild boar stomach, which would cure his stomach problems.

The man started looking for buyers everywhere and even turned to newspapers, radio stations, etc., hoping that the media could help him make the connection.

But there are so many people rushing to buy wild boar tripe, so it is difficult to buy. Usually you have to make reservations in advance with the hunting team.

As for wild boar tripe, only large wild boars have therapeutic effects. It is basically useless for small wild boars weighing dozens of kilograms.

This is because wild boars are omnivorous animals and will eat anything they can, including bamboo shoots, herbs, bird eggs, mushrooms, rabbits, mountain rats, venomous snakes, and centipedes.

Although there is currently no evidence that wild boars are immune to toxins, judging from the fact that wild boars do not die immediately after eating poisonous food, their stomachs can be said to be immune to all poisons.

According to folklore, after a wild boar swallows a poisonous snake, such as an Agkistrodon acutus, the snake's fangs will bite the inner wall of the boar's belly (stomach). The wild boar's belly, which has been soaked in various Chinese herbal medicines for a long time, has its own way of removing poison and healing wounds. Granulation tissue will then grow at the base of the wound, and then form fibrous tissue and scar tissue, leaving a "boil" on the gastric mucosa. The more "boils" there are, the higher the medicinal value.

However, the reporter interviewed an 80-year-old Chinese medicine doctor at a famous medical clinic. He said that he had been practicing medicine for 60 years and had never seen any record in a regular medical book that wild boar stomach could cure stomach problems. He suggested that it would be better to use scientific methods to treat stomach problems and go to a regular hospital.

Of course, since there is such a saying among the people, and wild boar stomach is also a medicine in the Compendium of Materia Medica, even if it does not have miraculous effects, it does have a relatively strong health-care effect. Therefore, there are still many people looking to buy.

The owner of this restaurant received several orders asking him to buy wild boar tripe, so he called Li Xiang. In addition, he also collects small wild boars because they can be made into "roasted suckling pig", which has a different flavor compared to domestic pigs. Don’t talk about whether it tastes good or not, the main thing is this gimmick.

It's like bat soup, is it really delicious? But there are still many people who want to try it out of curiosity, and it is sold at a relatively high price.

However, in ancient times, bats were indeed a very unique "medicinal material" that could be used as medicine for chronic cough, malaria, gonorrhea, eye opacity, etc. Bat feces is called "night-shining sand" and is also an important Chinese medicinal material used for eye diseases.

But for modern people, this soup is a bit disgusting and highly poisonous. Bats carry hundreds of viruses, some of which may not be inactivated even after high-temperature treatment. Only those who are very brave dare to experience it.

Then large wild boars may have "pig gizzard" in their bodies, cows have "bezoar", dogs have "dog treasure", and pigs naturally have "pig treasure". This pig treasure is "pig sand", which is actually pig gallstones. Very expensive and rare.

The last time Li Xiang's family killed the wild boar, they had also searched for it. They did find a hard object covered with hair, like an egg, in the pig's stomach. However, Li Yucheng said it was just a ball of pig hair and later threw it away.

In fact, even if there is "pig sand", its medicinal value cannot be compared with bezoar and dog gizzard.

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Li Xiang had a detailed discussion with the restaurant owner and naturally agreed, but he made a request that the settlement should be quick.

After all, this is a private matter, and it would be bad if the payment was delayed and a dispute arose. Although he could teach the other party a lesson, he should make it clear in advance that less trouble is worse than more.

The boss was also quite generous. He immediately patted his chest and said on the other end of the phone: "I guarantee that you will be paid in cash. Give me the goods, count them, and I will transfer the money to your card within two hours. I, Huang, have always been clean and efficient in doing things. You can go and ask around."

"The number of wild boars may be a bit too large. I will give you a location on the provincial road and you can send a large truck to pick them up." Li Xiang said after pondering for a moment.

"What?" Boss Huang was stunned and asked, "How much can you get?"

Li Xiang said calmly: "At least thirty."

"Okay!" The other party was very excited. If Li Xiang could get thirty heads, or even more, he wouldn't be out of stock in the short term. It is bound to gain an advantage in the subsequent business.

He could easily take down forty or fifty wild boars.

He actually went to the Forestry and Grassland Bureau to ask, but the Bureau refused to sell him anything because they did not recommend eating wild boars, saying that wild animals may carry deadly pathogens and could lead to an unmanageable situation.

After the major events of the past few years, the authorities are very cautious. Whatever happens among the people is the regulatory behavior of the market economy, but they themselves will not participate.

Their superiors did not approve them to resell the products.

The Sichuan provincial government’s wild boar recycling is indeed done in a pollution-free manner, but it is not selling pork as everyone imagines.

As for live pigs, the authorities will transfer them to zoos, scientific research institutions and the like that have needs, but most of them are still disposed of by "deep burial in the soil".

However, there is a gap in the market, especially with the recent heavy snow and soaring prices, wild boar meat is in short supply, and the bosses are anxious.

Mr. Huang expressed his anticipation and chatted with Li Xiang for a few more words before hanging up the phone.

Afterwards, Li Xiang gave it his all.

He basically searched the area within a radius of ten kilometers. The number of wild boars in places farther away was actually limited. He simply used his magical speed to climb over mountains and cross rivers and entered the primeval forest reserve closest to his home.

It’s a journey of about fifty kilometers, and it only takes an hour to get there. If it were faster, he could do it, but it would be more tiring. You have to save your energy to catch the wild boar.

The area of ​​this protected area is not very large, only a few hundred square kilometers, but there are a large number of wild animals, and it is overgrown with weeds and bushes. If ordinary people come in, it will be very difficult to walk. This is not the mountainous area near his home.

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After Li Xiang went deeper, he activated the "mutated creature identification function" and urged the "bright pearl darkening" method to restrain his own breath. While searching for wild boars, if he encountered potential mutant creatures, he would naturally kill them immediately.

System: "A third-order mutant creature, the three-eyed flower bird, was discovered."

Li Xiang looked around and saw a magpie perched on a branch, pecking at some frozen berries.

"Swish~" Li Xiang raised his hand, and the White Fang dagger turned into a beam of white light and shot over. After these days of spiritual nourishment, the White Fang dagger became more and more handy. It was fast and could be guided in a certain direction so that it would never miss a target. In almost an instant, the "Three-eyed Bird" fell to the ground.

System: "Congratulations to the host for killing the third-order mutant creature, the three-eyed flower bird, and receiving a surprise reward of three second-order mutant spiritual fruits, the silver-core golden-hook pear."

The golden hook pear belongs to the genus Hovenia of the Rhamnaceae family. This silver-core golden hook pear, which is rewarded by the system, is a special product with a refreshing fragrance.

Li Xiang continued to move forward, and after harvesting three hibernating "spicy strips", a nest of centipedes and two wild rabbits, he finally discovered a group of wild boars.

There were only nine wild boars in this group, including one male, two females and six cubs. Li Xiang did not use his high-density knife. He shot over like lightning, dropped from the sky, and directly activated the "Wild Boar King Pressure" of the White Fang Dagger, which scared the wild boars to death in an instant. Then, he picked them up one by one and threw them into the system's extra-dimensional space warehouse.

That warehouse cannot store living things. Even if someone goes in alive, they will surely die. Another advantage is that the food stored in it will not spoil.

Because food spoilage is caused by microorganisms, microorganisms cannot survive in the food, not even anaerobic bacteria.

Although dead wild boars are not as expensive as live ones, it is more convenient for Li Xiang to transport dead pigs.

Among this group of wild boars, there is also a potential mutant black-maned white-fanged beast, which is at the third level. When Li Xiang threw it into the system warehouse, he obtained three second-level spiritual medicines, pig-arch fungi.

The system's extra-dimensional warehouse is eight cubic meters in size. Everything inside is suspended in the air. Li Xiang has opened up a small area in a corner of the top to store elixirs.

It's impossible to put elixir and something as dirty as a wild boar together.

In addition, debris in the warehouse, such as leftover dirt, can be "shaken off" with the mind. Clean frequently to keep it spotless.

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