In appearance, this creature looks very much like a butterfly, except that it is much larger.
The phosphorescent powder on those deep blue wings was delicate and graceful, like a light veil floating in the air.
The other person's eyes were closed.
An invisible current lifted it up, causing it to fall asleep in the air.
"We call her the Queen Butterfly, and nobody knows where she came from."
"Back then, too many people in the village fell ill, and eventually it couldn't be kept secret. After the higher-ups took over, those people decided to bury the place."
"During the construction process, the ground collapsed and the cracks widened, and it appeared."
"Since its discovery, it has been in this dormant state, with the only occasional reaction being the flapping of its wings."
People can always appreciate beautiful creatures.
However, if the creature is several times the size of a human, it may instill fear in humans about giants.
No one approached without permission.
"However, it was after discovering it that we found a way to weaken the curse."
"See those phosphorus powders? You need to eat them and stay here for two or three days, and the curse will weaken."
"Although we can't break the curse, at least we can let you walk around outside normally without fear of turning into ice sculptures."
As if afraid that the others wouldn't believe him, he walked over, grabbed a handful of powder, and swallowed it.
"It tastes awful."
The sarcastic remarks made people laugh and created a relaxed atmosphere.
"It's your turn."
Gan Pengpeng gestured for him to enter.
Shen Qing was the first to walk over. As a doctor, he could tell whether the phosphorus powder was toxic.
I crushed it between my fingers and sniffed it; it was a pale blue powder with no odor whatsoever.
Shen Qing thought for a moment, then licked a little bit and nodded to everyone.
Upon contact with the powder, the bone-chilling cold seemed to weaken, but the amount was too small to be noticeable.
With Shen Qing taking the lead, the rest of them had no choice but to grit their teeth and swallow the phosphorus powder.
The same applies to Qin Tan.
Rather, Qin Tan was the most proactive one.
Upon arriving here, the Black Crow exuded an unusually excited aura.
It craves these phosphorus powders.
The phosphorus powder is dry, but not choking.
Upon contact with saliva, the phosphorus powder melts, like sweet rain, rolling down the throat, followed by a faint warmth in the abdomen.
"Eat more, don't be shy."
Gan Pengpeng joked.
"This is what you'll be eating for the next few days."
"That's how we all got here."
After being told this, no one dared to refute it. They sat down on the ground, talking quietly and occasionally taking a bite.
Qin Tan's hand plunged into a pile of phosphorus powder.
The volume of phosphorus powder remains unchanged, but the energy within it can be extracted by the black crows.
The pale blue light dimmed slightly.
To avoid attracting attention, Qin Tan controlled the rate of absorption and occasionally changed locations.
Fortunately, the queen butterfly produced enough fruit, and no one noticed Qin Tan's little trick.
Above their heads, the Queen of Butterflies' breathing was hard for anyone to ignore.
It rises and falls.
It is a living thing.
"Xia Yao, what do you think will happen if it wakes up?"
Ke Yuanyun asked Xia Yao a question, but all he got in return was a glare from her.
How would I know?
Xia Yao was annoyed and distanced herself from Ke Yuanyun.
The reason I pulled the other party in the past was because the other party was useful, but that doesn't mean that Ke Yuanyun and I are on the same level.
Xia Yao, whose temper was flaring up again, didn't notice that her back had touched the butterfly queen's drooping antennae.
Shen Qing, the only one who noticed this, had a flicker in his eyes but did not remind Xia Yao.
Xia Shuang asked Gan Pengpeng about things at the base.
"Base No. 8 is named in honor of the eight people who were originally established at the base."
"And now, we only have three leaders left."
"It's very cold here. In order to obtain enough supplies, we have to search outside. That's how the five leaders died out there."
Gan Pengpeng expressed his sincere admiration for those leaders.
"Then why don't you leave there?"
Bai Yucheng sat next to Gan Pengpeng, asking him questions in a friendly manner.
"Because ordinary people cannot survive if they leave the city."
Their Base No. 8 is not yet powerful enough to guarantee the survival of all residents in the wasteland.
Danger lurks in the ruins of the old world.
If they leave, the number of people who will die will be countless.
For those people, they stayed on this frozen land, enduring the cold and living with the frost.
Some babies are born knowing nothing and need to be fed phosphorus powder.
The cries of these children once became a nightmare for Base 8.
"Achoo!"
Amid Gan Pengpeng's sadness, Xi Yang sneezed.
"Sorry, I have a slight dust allergy."
Xi Yang covered his nose, struggling to breathe. In this space filled with phosphorus dust, he wanted to die.
"Stay away from me."
Bai Yucheng said irritably.
Xi Yang had no choice but to walk to the farthest corner and sit down.
The walls here are also made of that special crystal.
Upon closer inspection, each individual piece is actually quite small, about the size of a fist, and the whole thing looks like it was pieced together later.
Xi Yang idly picked at the stone, glancing at the Butterfly Queen, then back at the stone, his gaze shifting several times before settling on a certain spot.
Xi Yang stared intently at the wall beside him, memorizing everything, and then observed the patterns as a whole.
The seemingly chaotic patterns, when viewed from a macroscopic perspective, reveal that the final shape formed by these crystal patterns is exactly the same as the scale pattern on the hindwing membrane of a butterfly.
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