Chapter 141 Poisonous Centipede and Sparrow Meat
On the way down the mountain, they startled a mutated centipede. This thing was poisonous before the mutation and looked scary. After the mutation, it was as big as a snake - or a wide and flat snake.
The other party crawled towards them with countless legs, even raised its upper body towards the front of their car, and opened its mouth to spray venom.
You Xi hurriedly reached out to hold the steering wheel and helped Xu Yan turn the car to avoid it. The venom fell on the bushes, blackening a piece, and the smell spread in the air, which was extremely pungent. Xu Yan choked so hard that tears and snot flowed, and he hurriedly put on a gas mask.
But Youxi, who was only wearing a mask, held her Tang sword and rushed out of the car in a few steps, dodging left and right at an astonishing speed. Every time she dodged, she would swing the sword accurately, chopping the centipede into several pieces, and finally using fire to burn the several pieces of the wriggling body, completely destroying it without leaving any trace.
Xu Yan: ...
The whole process took less than a minute, but she didn't cough or choke, her face remained calm, and she didn't panic at all.
The fight ended too quickly, and he didn't even see which brand of sushi spray she took out to burn the centipede corpse. The flame seemed to be a bit absurd...
Youxi took out a piece of cloth, wiped the Tang sword clean, put it back into the scabbard, and then returned to the car to signal him to continue.
Xu Yan stared at her eyes blankly. They were indeed not red from tears. She didn't even tilt her hat during the fight.
She noticed that he was looking at her. She also knew that her overly strong fighting ability aroused his suspicion, but she pretended not to understand and turned back to look at him frankly: "What's wrong?"
Xu Yan wanted to ask her if she had hidden a part of her strength before - no, a large part of her strength, but she was so frank that he couldn't ask.
After all, whether she hid her strength or not was her own business. Today he was asking for help, and the other party came without saying a word and saved his life with one move, and there was no intention of hiding anything.
What else did he have to ask? Was he going to continue to hide his strength to fight against the large poisonous centipede that was so dangerous just now?
Since you can't help, it's better not to say anything.
Xu Yan took off his protective mask, thanked her, and continued to drive.
The town is not far from the foot of the mountain. It is a small town with only a few streets and only three small banks.
The current situation in the town is similar to that in the city. Unless necessary, everyone tries to avoid going out. The originally bustling tourist town has become extremely deserted, and the banks are closed. Fortunately, there is electricity in the town and the ATMs are open.
Youxi and Xu Yan went to the ATMs of three banks. He entered the bank card passwords of several households one by one and withdrew the maximum limit of the day. Youxi also withdrew the maximum limit of cash on several cards of himself and his parents.
There were probably few people in the town who withdrew so much money in one day before. In addition, the last time a bank person came to check the machine was a long time ago. They took out all the money in the ATMs.
Xu Yan felt that it was not easy to go down the mountain, so he drove around the town again to see if there were any shops open to replenish some supplies.
But unfortunately, most of the supermarkets in the town were privately owned. In this case, everyone was too busy to keep the food and supplies for themselves, so how could they open for business again.
Nowadays, the most common mode in the town is barter. If one family eats more, they will go to that family to exchange.
Some people know that there are breeding and planting areas in the mountain B&B, but due to the various mutant plants and animals encountered on the way up the mountain, few people are willing to take risks. However, some elderly people or experienced young people have begun to loosen the soil and grow vegetables in their own yards.
This place is close to the mountains, and there are originally many vegetations. After the plants mutate, they are similar to the past. Most of what everyone has to deal with are mutant animals.
The action of transplanting "spike grass" in the mountain B&B has also been learned by some people in the town, but not every household has the conditions for transplantation, and it is inevitable that various mutant snakes, insects, rats and ants will appear in each family's yard.
This also makes the simple task of farming a huge challenge.
But in general, the situation here is slightly better than in big cities.
**
On the way up the mountain, they were attacked by a group of mutant sparrows.
Each of these sparrows is the size of a hen, with gray feathers, sharp beaks and claws, and they are quite aggressive when they appear in groups.
On a website dedicated to the analysis and research of new species, someone once posted that there was a shortage of supplies for a while, and the family was starving for meat. As a result, one day a mutant big sparrow landed on their balcony and pecked around arrogantly.
The child at home saw it and said he wanted to eat "chicken meat". In order to save his daughter's meat, the child's father bravely poked out of the window with a homemade long spear (mop pole plus sushi knife), and actually poked the sparrow.
The sparrow did not die on the spot, but flapped its wings and tried to fly away. The family rushed forward and caught the sparrow in a hurry. They processed the sparrow, which was as fat as a hen, on the same day.
Before roasting it, they tested it with a silver spoon at home and found that the sparrow meat and internal organs were non-toxic. The father even volunteered to get some meat and cook it for himself.
The father had no adverse reactions until the evening. Afterwards, the family roasted half of the sparrow for the elderly and children to enjoy, and kept the other half for frying for the next meal.
The whole family had a great meal that day. However, except for the elderly and children in the family, the couple knew some rumors on the Internet, such as that humans are planetary viruses, that the planet is driving humans away, and that killing animals and plants will backfire.
But at that time, they were a little reckless. Anyway, it had come to this point. If there was a backlash, it would be directed at them, not the elderly and children.
As a result, one or two days passed, and a week passed... They were still alive and well.
After the child's father posted this on the Internet, people who commented below said all kinds of things. Some people said that they had done something similar. Because they were attacked by a group of mutant plants, they directly dug up the plant with its roots, and did not suffer any serious backlash.
Someone directly made a serious analysis, saying that as long as it is not a one-sided large-scale extermination, it seems that there will be no backlash, and the planet defaults to such jungle laws.
Someone also went off topic and asked about the taste and flavor of sparrows.
The host replied: It is firm, and has a taste similar to that of pheasants. Because it has grown a lot after mutation, it can be roasted in a pot, and it is delicious whether braised or fried...
After that, several websites added a post type, which is a summary of edible mutant animals. Later, various new recipes were even posted for different mutant animals, and they repeatedly reminded people not to kill them wantonly, as they might be retaliated by the group. If necessary, hunt them in moderation - especially when they actively come to your door to harass you.
Probably because there were many birds in the mountainous area, the group of sparrows that attacked Youxi and Xu Yan numbered seven or eight.
A leading sparrow swooped down quickly, just like the eagle in the past, and hit the transparent film on the front windshield of their all-terrain vehicle with its head, and then pecked it hard, making a big hole in the transparent film.
Although the film is transparent, it is actually very hard, and it takes a lot of force to cut it with a knife, but the sparrow pecked a hole in it. Xu Yan looked at the sharp beak stuck in the hole and the inorganic eyes of the other party staring at him, and did not dare to move.
The other sparrows hovering in the air probably realized that this was a hollow car without a roof, so they cried a few times and swooped down one after another.
Xu Yan was busy maintaining the balance of the car, and finally stopped.
Youxi stood directly on the seat holding the frame, and swept the scabbarded Tang sword like a long stick. She first swept away the sparrows that were pecking and scratching at the windshield, then raised her head to find the right angle and swept away the other two sparrows that dived down.
"Hide yourself!" She said, and jumped out of the car to check the movements of the group of sparrows.
If they left, she would stop there, but if they continued to attack - this was obviously a group of sparrows living in groups, if she took action, she would not let any of them go.
If she only killed a few and was subsequently watched by the others, it would be very troublesome to sneak attack from time to time. Although
their home is in the Star House, there are other people living in the B&B. "Spice Grass" can only stop those crawling on the ground, not those flying in the sky.
However, this group of sparrows was very fierce and probably knew that they were outnumbered. They circled in the air for a few times and then swooped down again.
Youxi used her thumb to push the scabbard away. When the scabbard fell to the ground, the Tang sword had already swung past.
The sparrows sensed the danger and slowed down to avoid it. The Tang sword that was originally swinging suddenly accelerated at an incredible angle. After slowing down, the sparrows still failed to avoid it and were cut down by Youxi.
This knife seemed to poke open a wasp's nest. The remaining sparrows screamed and rushed towards her.
But for Youxi, this speed and number were no different from her previous fruit-cutting game. One swing of the knife, three fell, and another swing, two fell.
The last one flew the highest. It screamed and flapped its wings to leave. You Xi took out a pistol with a silencer from her pocket with a blank expression and shot it down directly.
She put away the pistol, cut off the bullet-carrying head of the last sparrow with a knife and threw it away, then turned back to look at Xu Yan: "Come here, find a bag, take all seven sparrows back, these sparrows are not poisonous, you can eat them."
Xu Yan: ...
For a moment, I didn't know whether I should be shocked by the weapon that the other party had just taken out, or by the words "not poisonous and edible"...
**
This all-terrain vehicle belongs to Xu Yan. He drove the car into his yard and parked it. His original intention was to pack up all seven sparrows in the public kitchen of his building and let her take a few more back.
But as soon as he parked the car, Youxi got out of the car, holding her Tang sword and preparing to walk out.
"Youxi!" He called her, "Come in and sit for a while, I'll pack up these sparrows, you can take a few back, they are all killed by you, you can't just leave without taking any."
"No problem." She was anxious to go back to buy superpowers, plus there was plenty of food, so these sparrows really didn't matter.
"No." Xu Yan seemed to have his own insistence, which made it impossible for him to become the completely weak one who was protected and cared for in front of the opposite sex he liked.
In his opinion, even if he was not strong enough in martial arts, at least his IQ and reason were still there.
Although food can be bought in the B&B now, the quantity is not large, and there is a lack of meat. These meats were obviously obtained by Youxi alone, how could she go back empty-handed.
You Xi probably knew that the other party was so insistent because he didn't want to take advantage of her, so she stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "We have been working together for such a long time, so don't bother me about these things. I didn't help you in vain this time. Didn't I get your red label yesterday?
I have something to do at home. After helping you this time, I won't have time to accompany you out again. I hope you won't disturb me for a while. So these sparrows, just regard them as advance compensation."
Perhaps the voices of the two people attracted the attention of the people in the room. As soon as You Xi finished speaking, several people walked out of the door, including Wang Meng, Wang Yin, Xia Xuan, Ma Tiantian, Chen Tong, Zheng Feng, and Gou Mingfeng.
Everyone was playing cards in the house to pass the time. They had just heard what was going on inside and were curious about how many sparrows Youxi had brought back and how big they were. They also heard that she was going to share the sparrows with everyone, so how could they sit still?
"Wow! So big!" Ma Tiantian was not afraid of birds and took the lead to step forward, eyes wide open in surprise, "They are all mutant sparrows!"
"It is said on the Internet that this is edible and very delicious!" Zheng Feng was also amazed.
"Youxi, you are amazing!" Xia Xuan and Chen Tong could not hide their joy and did not hesitate to express their gratitude to her.
Only Wang Yin and Wang Meng looked at each other and did not step forward. Wang Meng's eyes swept over Youxi's hand. When she just came out, she saw that her hand was still on Xu Yan's shoulder.
Youxi felt it, but did not care about it.
"Yesterday" she still didn't want to get involved in a strange relationship, but "today" ten years later, she felt that it was up to her to do whatever she wanted, and it mainly depended on her interest.
Now she didn't like Xu Yan. If she really liked him, she would just take him down, no matter how many people around liked him, as long as he was still single.
You Xi thought about it, and stretched out her hand to signal Xu Yan to walk a few steps to the side, and then lowered her voice to tell him that she really didn't want to be disturbed for a while, and hoped that he could mention it to other people in a suitable way to prevent people who didn't know about it from looking for her.
Xu Yan could hear that she really needed his help with this, and responded readily: "Okay, then you go back and get busy first, thank you for today!"
"Okay, let's go."
You Xi was thinking about the supernatural power, and her steps were quick.
After she returned to the simulated apartment, she first told her parents about her implantation of superpowers. The first 24 hours were the most important because she didn't know what would happen when she was implanted. Anyway, she would do it in the room, and no matter what they heard, they should not enter her room during these 24 hours.
In addition, there was an adaptation and recovery period. She hoped that they would stay in the star house until she fully recovered. Only when their safety was guaranteed could she recover without distraction.
Fan Qi was not reassured and asked a few questions about the superpowers. The more she listened, the more incredible it seemed to her. Controlling ice? Creating ice shields and ice blades? And being able to freeze the entire room?
Wasn't this too anti-scientific?
Although Fan Qi and You Feng didn't really believe in super powers, they believed in their daughter, so they assured You Xi that they would not leave the Star House until she fully recovered.
But they also insisted that she eat dinner before starting to implant super powers.
That night, everyone in the same team ate roasted and fried sparrows, while Youxi had simple home-cooked dishes, which Fan Qi and You Feng cooked themselves.
While she was eating, she heard Zou Yan and Chen Tong quarreling downstairs. Of course, most of the noise was from Zou Yan.
He was always afraid outside, often stared at by all kinds of strange eyes but dared not say anything. Instead, Chen Tong was always the one who spoke up, so others thought that Chen Tong despised her husband for being timid and cowardly, and that was why the couple quarreled so often.
But Youxi knew that Zou Yan, who was trembling in the face of the end of the world, was very loud at home, and often dragged Chen Tong to make a fuss over trivial matters.
Recently, the person he mentioned the most was Zheng Feng, who lived next door to them. He asked her if she was dating someone else, if she thought he was weak, and if she thought others were better.
Chen Tong would get angry and refute before, but now she doesn't even want to respond.
Then the two of them were in a cold war for a while, and Zou Yan would beg her in a soft voice, admitting his mistakes and reflecting on himself.
You Xi felt helpless, but after all, this was someone else's family affair, and it was up to Chen Tong to make the decision.
After dinner, Fan Qi didn't ask her to wash the dishes, so he sent her back to the room, touched her daughter's face, and closed the door for her.
You Feng comforted her: "Don't worry, your daughter is amazing. She will be even more amazing when she has superpowers. This is a good thing."
The couple went downstairs to clean up. They didn't know that in the room, when You Xi locked the door and confirmed with the system that she had purchased the ice control superpower for implantation, a dazzling white light surrounded her whole body.
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