Chapter 131
Su Jing leaned against the ferns and first reached out to part a few large leaves in front of her—the layer of decaying leaves under the leaves was compacted by her feet, forming a flat "temporary workbench".
She ran her fingertips across the wrist communicator, and a pale blue spatial interface instantly unfolded, a semi-transparent light membrane floating in front of her.
The space storage partitions were clearly displayed: four sections: medicinal plant area, monster egg area, contracted beast area, and resource area. Each section had a flashing red dot next to it, representing resources that needed to be sorted. She took a deep breath and began to systematically sort out all the gains from this dungeon.
"First sort out the spiritual herbs, don't mix up the varieties." Su Jing lightly tapped the "Medicinal Plant Area" with her fingertip, and the interface instantly enlarged, with countless phantom images of spiritual herbs floating in the light membrane.
She first categorized the lower-level spiritual herbs: Qi-gathering herbs and hemostatic herbs occupied the west side of the medicinal plant area. The former was piled up into a "hedge" half a person high, with fresh light green leaves, obviously indicating that the space had an excellent temperature and humidity control effect.
The latter were separated by a light red energy membrane, each plant still attached to humus to prevent the roots from drying out. She specifically selected the thousand-year-old spirit herb seedlings that had previously been treated with the spirit herb growth-accelerating solution—
Ten seedlings were neatly arranged on the cultivation rack. Their pale golden leaves were three times brighter than before, and the tender buds at the top were slightly unfurled. The system notification read: "[Millennium Spirit Herb Seedling Cultivation Progress: 10%, Activity 99%, No Pests or Diseases]". She nodded in satisfaction and then marked out a small area next to the seedlings, placing 20 reserved low-level spirit herb seedlings (12 Qi-Gathering Grass and 8 Hemostatic Grass) in the area, labeling them "Priority Planting, Replenishing Medicinal Plant Reserves".
High-grade spiritual herbs are placed on the "precious items shelf" on the east side of the medicinal plant area: a dozen thousand-year-old ginseng plants are individually packaged in transparent cultivation boxes, with the boxes filled with the unique spiritual soil of the space. The fibrous roots are completely buried in the soil without a single broken one, and a rich medicinal fragrance can be faintly smelled when you get close to the light membrane.
The thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum seedlings collected from the stone wall are attached to the constant temperature plate of the cultivation rack. The dark brown caps have clear golden edges. The system displays "[Ganoderma lucidum seedling activity 98%, needs to be cultivated in the dark, expected to mature in 60 days]".
Su Jing also made a special check on the scattered high-level spiritual herbs she had collected earlier, such as a few health-strengthening herbs and heart-protecting herbs. Although the quantity was not large, she categorized them and put them into the corresponding small compartments. "These can be used to refine mixed pills, so we can't miss them."
She muttered to herself as she organized, her fingertips tracing each grid to make sure no medicinal herb was missed. Only when the message "Medicinal Plant Area Completed" popped up on the light membrane did she look away.
Next was the "Monster Egg Zone"—three pale blue-green deer eggs lay on a temperature-controlled platform covered with spiritual soil. The pale blue energy membrane still enveloped the eggshells, and the temperature detector showed "36℃, humidity 50%", exactly as she had set.
Su Jing immersed her consciousness into the space, gently touching the energy membrane with her fingertips. She did not feel any abnormal vibrations. She then brought up the activity detection chart inside the eggshell: the light green dots were evenly distributed inside the eggshell, indicating that the embryo's activity was stable and there were no signs of local necrosis.
"Add some more spirit herb powder, just to be on the safe side." She took out a small amount of ground Qi-gathering grass powder from the medicinal plant area and sprinkled it evenly on the spirit soil of the constant temperature platform with her mind. The moment the powder came into contact with the soil, the pale green light on the eggshell lit up a bit, and the system prompted [Green Deer Egg activity increased to 99%, hatching success rate increased to 88%]. Only then did she feel relieved and close the "Monster Egg Area" interface.
Finally, there was the "Contracted Beast Zone"—Little Jin was squatting next to a pile of spirit herb seeds, happily munching on a Qi Gathering Grass seed. Some seed fragments were stuck to its short, golden fur. When it saw Su Jing's consciousness enter, it immediately put down the seed, hopped over to the energy membrane, and gently touched it with its little paws, making a soft "squeak" sound, as if showing off its "trophy".
Su Jing smiled and used her mind to take out a handful of plumper spirit herb seeds, placing them on the hay mat in front of Xiao Jin. "This is a reward for you. You worked hard to lure the ferocious beast earlier."
Little Jin's eyes lit up instantly. She picked up a seed and stuffed it into her mouth, her little tail wagging rapidly. She even tested Little Jin's perception ability by hiding a few health-boosting grass seeds in her space. "Little Jin, find them."
Xiao Jin immediately stopped eating, its nose twitching rapidly. In just a few seconds, it accurately dug into the spiritual soil and found the seed. Simultaneously, the communicator popped up with the message: "Xiao Jin's 'medicinal plant perception' ability is stable and can accurately locate spiritual herbs within the space." This reassured Su Jing even more—Xiao Jin would be of great help in managing the spiritual herbs in the space in the future.
After sorting out the three core gains, Su Jing didn't stop. Instead, she started a "comprehensive investigation": she reviewed the entire dungeon journey, starting with the equipment she brought when entering the dungeon (laser gun, golden crystal dagger, spare energy block).
He checked everything in his space, from the supplies he collected along the way (spiritual herbs, antidote fruits, and materials from ferocious beasts) to the gifts he received (growth sap from wisteria demons and seedlings of spiritual herbs from spirit foxes).
The laser gun's energy bar was still full, and the five spare energy blocks were neatly arranged in the supply area; there were 80 healing pills and 80 energy gathering pills left, enough to handle the rest of the journey.
The cocoons collected during the previous cleanup of the wisteria insect infestation (which can be used to make low-level insect repellent) were also carefully placed in a corner of the supply area;
The status panel of the five robots showed "95% energy, no faults" and they were patrolling around the safe zone where she was located, without any abnormalities.
"There shouldn't be any leaks." Su Jing closed the spatial interface and reached out to touch the little gold in her arms—
Little Jin had finished eating the seeds and was curled up in her arms, her eyes half-closed. Every now and then, she would tug at her collar with her little paws, showing great affection.
She glanced at the countdown timer on her communicator [Remaining time: 12 hours and 15 minutes]. There were still about 5 kilometers to go to the teleportation point. Although it was safe now, it would be safer to set off earlier.
She stood up, brushed the decaying leaves off her clothes, put Little Gold into her spatial storage (so it could continue resting inside), and then checked the laser gun in her side pocket—
The pale red energy indicator light was dazzlingly bright, showing no signs of malfunction. She touched the inside of her backpack again; the anti-slip texture of the hilt pressed against her palm, and the familiar feel gave her more confidence.
The surrounding ferns swayed gently in the wind, and the robot's scanning beam continued to move across the ground, detecting no abnormal energy fluctuations. Su Jing took a deep breath and began walking towards the teleportation point in the northeast direction.
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