Jiang Wan noticed that the strangler fig, which was a level 2 mutated species, suddenly swayed several times in the wind, as if it were talking.
It has to be said that he was right; the level 2 mutated strangler fig was indeed talking to Jiang Xiaoxin.
Jiang Xiaoxin repeated, "It said that these monsters are called Xingxing, and they are ancient species."
These words shocked everyone, who exclaimed in astonishment, "Ancient creatures? Where did they come from?"
It's important to understand that after thousands of years of continuous development, those ancient creatures have long since become extinct.
But right now...
Cheng Zhen and Jiang Wan exchanged a glance: "Could it be that those ancient creatures didn't disappear or become extinct, but instead lived in some unknown place, and were released again because of this earthquake in the south?"
It must be said that they accurately guessed the key point.
But right now, they are not sure if their guesses are correct, and they are all filled with anxiety about the unknown life ahead in the oxygen-deficient apocalypse.
There are 25 hawthorn and crabapple trees here. Giving them all to the tree hole space offset the debt of 1,250 gold coins. Adding the ordinary plants she dug up outside the city gate a couple of days ago, that's a total of 350 gold coins. Right now, she still owes 3,400 gold coins.
Fortunately, the forest was lush with vegetation of many species. Jiang Wan immediately directed everyone to start digging up anything they had never seen before, regardless of its species.
They worked from dawn till dusk, and Jiang Wan still owed them 2,900 gold coins.
As darkness fell, they decided not to spend the night outside, so they quickened their pace, gathering as much as they could, and would come back the next day if they couldn't finish in time.
When Jiang Wan was storing all the plants into the tree hole space, she suddenly saw that the negative 2900 gold coins had turned into negative 1532 gold coins. She was stunned. What had she just stored that could reduce the amount of gold coins by so much?
She was certain that there must be some kind of very valuable plant that disappeared after being stored in the tree hole space. She couldn't see it, but she could see the gold coin exchange details. Jiang Wan looked closely and suddenly saw the three words "Taihang Flower".
Taihang flower is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Taihang flower in the family Rosaceae. It is a second-class protected wild plant and an endangered species.
Logically, it should be worth 50 gold coins, but right now, the gold coin exchange record clearly states that one Taihang flower is worth 1,000 gold coins, which far exceeds the value of a first-class protected wild plant!
Jiang Wan was very surprised, but quickly understood the reason.
Although the Taihang flower is only a second-class protected wild plant, it is an ancient relict species and has certain scientific research value for elucidating the origin and evolution of certain groups in the Rosaceae family.
Therefore, it is more valuable than first-class protected wild plants!
Jiang Wan was overjoyed. Since there was one, there might be a second or third. She immediately told everyone what the Taihang flower looked like.
At the same time, I wondered to myself: I wonder who was so lucky to dig this up!
After hearing her description, Jiang Xiaoxin said happily, "Are you looking for Taihang flowers? I know there are plenty here!"
She skipped and hopped, waving lightly at Jiang Wan and pointing to the cliff beside her: "There it is!"
Jiang Wan walked closer and took a look, her eyes filled with surprise!
It is indeed a Taihang flower, there are about five or six of them, but they grow on a cliff, in a very difficult location, which is inaccessible to ordinary people.
She asked, "Did you dig up that Taihang flower just now, Xinxin?"
“Yes.” Jiang Xiaoxin naturally has a stronger affinity for plants of the Rosaceae family, so even though the Taihang flower was not in bloom at the moment and did not stand out much among the weeds, she was immediately attracted to it and started digging it up.
Jiang Wan couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "Xin Xin! Your luck is truly unmatched!"
This is because in an oxygen-deficient apocalypse, human civilization has long since collapsed. If it were before, not to mention uprooting these Taihang flowers, even picking just one would have resulted in legal sanctions.
Jiang Xiaoxin had no idea what her mother was thinking. She crouched on the edge of the cliff, looking left and right, and then said:
"It's so dangerous here, are we going to never be able to dig any more?"
Cheng Zhen had noticed the mother and daughter's movements long ago. He dug up a tree next to him, then walked over to look at the location where the Taihang flower was growing, and asked, "Are you going to dig up this plant?"
“This is a Taihang flower. Xinxin accidentally dug one up just now, and I only just realized it’s worth 1,000 gold coins,” Jiang Wan said.
Cheng Zhen was greatly surprised: "So, if I just dig up these five trees down here, our mission will be complete?!"
Jiang Wan smiled and nodded: "Yes, if we dig them all up, we'll still have extra gold coins."
You can save any extra gold coins to exchange for plant weapons when you need them later.
People nearby heard their conversation and stopped what they were doing to come and watch.
Song Hui couldn't help but frown and looked at Cheng Zhen disapprovingly: "Are you sure you want to go down and dig? This cliff is too steep and slippery, and there are no footholds."
From a professional safety perspective, he disagreed with taking the risk.
But who is Cheng Zhen? He has never lacked an adventurous spirit!
Moreover, he was dedicated to helping Jiang Wan dig up more plants to exchange for gold coins. He had witnessed the power of the plant bombs produced by the Tree Hole Space. This weapon was more lethal than ordinary gunpowder weapons!
Most importantly, those guns and ammunition are dwindling with each use. Although they looted the arsenal of the underground arms factory in Zhusha City, they will eventually run out.
Why not start digging up more plants now to exchange for gold coins, just in case?
He surveyed the terrain from all sides, then took out safety ropes and other tools from his backpack. He quickly put on his safety gear, put on a headlamp, and with a leap, jumped off the cliff.
On the cliff, Jiang Wan and four or five others, including Song Hui, used flashlights to illuminate his path, while the others were busy digging up other plants.
As soon as Cheng Zhen went down, he realized he had miscalculated. The cliff was not only steep, but also unexpectedly slippery.
Not only was the mountain wall itself slippery, but it was also covered with a layer of ice crystals. Stepping on it was like skating on ice, and right now he was skating on a cliff that was almost vertical at a 90-degree angle. He simply couldn't keep his balance.
Jiang Wan watched in horror, her heart swaying with each step she took on the cliff edge. She couldn't help but call out, "Cheng Zhen, come up! We don't need the Taihang flowers anymore, we can just dig up some other plants."
As night fell and the dangers in the wilderness drew ever closer, they had to return to the city as soon as possible.
Cheng Zhen knew this in her heart, but she was even more unwilling to give up these few Taihang flowers worth 1,000 gold coins.
"Don't worry, I can do it."
Jiang Wan was so anxious that she couldn't help but swear. This man usually seemed quite shrewd, so why was he so stupid at the crucial moment?
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