Chapter 140 Mutated Fruit
The plants stimulated by the wood-type mutant are simply stimulated and do not contain energy, while the plants grown under the influence of the mutant plants are themselves contaminated with the energy of the mutant plants.
Although he didn't recognize these things, he knew that some of the wild vegetables were edible. He would go back and ask Xi Shi to identify them, and maybe he could even make a few dishes out of them.
"The vines are suddenly retracted? What's going on with you?" Li Zhuang's voice came through the intercom.
"It's dead. Come here." Lu Weiyi told them the location and reminded them, "Don't move the fruit trees. I will come over and tell you how to collect them. Also, collect all the stems and leaves of the ivy."
"Put it back." The green leaves were no longer in Antonio's sight, revealing the bare ground underneath with green grass growing in some places.
"We haven't recovered all of it," Lu Weiyi said. Who knows if it might be medicinal or edible? After mutation, the effect will be twice as good and it cannot be wasted.
"Okay," Antonio replied, looking at Li Qing, "Let's go?"
Li Qing nodded, gathered the others, and drove forward.
The places that were originally blocked along the way gradually revealed some dead animals and people, as well as some of the cars they drove and the supplies they left behind.
"Boss, can we?" Someone in the team saw the supplies falling out of the car and looked at Li Qing.
Li Qing paused and nodded. Lu Weiyi only said that he wanted mutated fruits, but did not say that all the supplies he found would be given to him. However, after all, he did not contribute anything, so Li Qing thought that at most he could give him some of the supplies and "ask someone to collect them."
The truck slowly moved forward and finally saw the mutated fruit that Li Qing had mentioned. Just one look at it made them think it must be delicious. Moreover, no one in the team had eaten fruit since the heavy snow. Even Li Qing felt very greedy, otherwise he would not have been so careless and allowed to be surrounded.
However, since he had promised Lu Weiyi, Li Qing would not go back on his word.
After walking a little further, they saw more and more mutant fruits. Li Zhuang finally realized that Lu Weiyi looked like he had gotten a bargain. Compared with the surrounding area covered with weeds, even though they had never lacked any, they were still mouth-watering.
"Captain Li, please help collect some vines. Fruits are easy to deal with." Li Zhuang took the initiative to give him a chance to share the fruits. It was agreed in advance that they would take all of them, but it was inevitable that people would feel uncomfortable. They still had to rely on the military's care at the base, and it would not look good if things went too far.
The moment the vines were attacked, all the branches and leaves quickly retreated. Lu Weiyi moved too fast, and before they could retreat, the energy supply had been cut off. They were unable to retract and were spread out on the ground in a layer.
“You’re welcome. I’m just helping you out.” Li Qing immediately asked his men to disperse and collect the vines on the ground. At first, they were worried that it might attack people again, so they were a little cautious. But after a while, when it didn’t respond no matter how they tried, everyone finally believed that it was really “dead”.
The thing that barely allowed them to escape at the cost of several lives was destroyed so easily. Several soldiers who had experienced the previous incident felt a little upset for a moment.
"They are so amazing. I don't know how they did it?" someone sighed.
"I'll ask you how to clean up the mutated plants later so that we can be mentally prepared next time we see them," Lei Jun looked at Li Qing.
Li Qing nodded and said, "Send a few representatives with special abilities and I'll introduce them to some guidance."
There were quite a few of them, and they couldn't afford to collect several kilometers of vines. In the end, Antonio felt that it was too much, and asked, "Lu, over a thousand kilograms, are you sure you want all of them?"
"Yes," Lu Weiyi replied. Plants that can mutate are not common, and mutated plants of the same species are even rarer. If you come across one, you certainly can't let it go.
"I'm afraid you'll have to come and get it," Antonio said.
Lu Weiyi was just about to tell him later when he saw that the crystal core absorption speed of Gu Qingji next to him suddenly doubled. He had never seen Gu Qingji's usual absorption speed and wondered if something unexpected had happened. He was just thinking about whether he should dig out the crystal core of the ivy in his hand when he saw him take a deep breath, wipe the sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile, "Success".
He raised his hand that was tightly strangled by the newly grown roots of ivy. As soon as he opened it, the tightly wrapped roots automatically moved aside, revealing his palm underneath which was covered with marks from strangulation. The roots inside, which were originally as thick as a wrist, had become as thick as fingers.
"You can wear it on your wrist first to get used to it," Lu Weiyi suggested.
Gu Qingji nodded, and the rhizome in his hand gradually formed a circle, and a few small leaves grew on it. It looked quite similar to Lu Weiyi's "bracelet". He picked it up and put it on his wrist.
"You can slowly figure out how to use it later. Let's go collect all the vegetables and fruits around us," Lu Weiyi said, and the two of them left the yard.
When they met, several people saw the extra circle on Gu Qingji's wrist. Knowing that the trip was a success, everyone patted his shoulder and congratulated him silently.
Gu Qingji also smiled and accepted the blessing. She is already good-looking, and when she smiles like this, it's even more impossible to take your eyes off her.
"Your team recruits people based on appearance, right?" Zhang Peng said with a smile.
"It is true," Antonio joked.
"Follow me to pick the fruits, and you guys go pick the vines." After Lu Weiyi gave the instructions, he took Li Zhuang away.
Li Zhuang pulled out the mutated fruits by their roots and stored them in space. Li Zhuang's supernatural powers also opened up the ground to collect all the lush plants.
"Wherever you pass, no grass grows," said Li Zhuang.
"These are all good things, don't be ungrateful." Lu Weiyi rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you have the guts, don't eat them."
"Eat, eat, eat, you are the little ancestor." Li Zhuang threw a big date into his mouth casually, "You know what, it's quite sweet, um... it seems..." He turned to look at Lu Weiyi, "Does it contain energy?"
"Yes, it's quite mild. You can't detect it unless you look carefully." Lu Weiyi also ate one himself. "All these plants around here are grown under the influence of the mutant ivy. The energy contained in them is also beneficial for ordinary people to eat."
He rarely showed off and said, "I'm so smart. I took it in advance."
Seeing his childish side, Li Zhuang smiled and continued to educate him, "Give some to the soldiers later. We still have to ask for their help occasionally in the base. Just give them everything they collected. We won't compete with them after we take these."
"Okay, got it," Lu Weiyi replied.
"So good." Li Zhuang rubbed his head, and before Lu Weiyi could react, he trotted away to a slightly farther place.
**
Li Qing and his men collected all the supplies that were intercepted by the mutated spring ivy. The vines could spread for dozens of kilometers, and quite a few people with special abilities were absorbed by it.
After a busy day, they decided to take a rest in this small village. Lu Weiyi gave some of each fruit to Li Qing as a thank you for their help in collecting vines.
Before Lu Weiyi came out, he had cleared out a part of his space specifically for carrying things along the way, but he didn't expect that the vines all over the mountain alone took up a lot of space, and the remaining space seemed a bit small. He didn't know how much salt Zhoujia County could get. Lu Weiyi thought about it and set his sights on the Xiangning City base that he would pass by tomorrow.
"I want someone to go to the Xiangning City base to exchange some things. Does your army know anyone there?" It would definitely be easier to get things done if you have an acquaintance. Lu Weiyi immediately turned his eyes to Li Qing.
"You really know how to find people," Li Qing said with a smile, "Su Yan, the director of the Xiangning City Public Security Bureau, was my comrade-in-arms before the end of the world. I met him once when I led a team to rescue the people after the earthquake. His words carry some weight in the base. What do you want to exchange? I'll take you to talk to him."
"I want to exchange some jade. The higher the quality, the better," Lu Weiyi said.
"...Are you looking for a space?" Li Qing was silent for a moment and reminded, "Nowadays, almost everyone knows about the jade space. Those who have the space must have tried it. Those who take it out to exchange for it must have nothing."
"It's okay, I just like that. Saving more might be useful after the apocalypse is over." Lu Weiyi has even learned how to lie.
"Gold in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times. Shouldn't you save some gold?" Li Qing said.
"You can just go to gold shops and banks to get gold. Good jade must be collected by rich people." Lu Weiyi didn't want to continue the discussion here. One lie must be supported by countless lies. "Then let's drive away early, ask him for help, and then find a place to meet up with the main force."
"Okay, I'll go tell them," Li Qing said.
Lu Weiyi also told his teammates and decided to leave Lu Xi at the Xiangning City base. Although Lu Xi didn't know what to do with so many jades, he knew that they must be very useful if Lu Weiyi was still thinking about them on the road, so he didn't ask much.
"Make sure to buy good quality ones and you can decide the price. The more the better," Lu Weiyi reminded him.
Lu Xi nodded and said, "I'll wait for you to pick me up."
The next day, Lu Weiyi took out an off-road vehicle from the space and set off with Lu Xi and Li Qing. Worried that they would miss it if they went out to look for supplies, they set off before dawn to make sure they arrived in the morning.
"Why did you bring Lu Xi with you?" Li Qing asked casually.
"Leave this matter to Lu Xi," Lu Weiyi explained, "If your comrade-in-arms is a soldier, he may have heard of Lu Xi's father. When the time comes, you can take care of him a little bit since we are both soldiers."
"Lu Xi's father is a soldier?" Li Qing was surprised. He had never heard of it.
"Hmm" Lu Xi said the unit's number, "Lu Xiao".
"Cough cough cough..." Li Qing choked on his own saliva and asked in disbelief, "Major General Lu Xiao?"
Lu Xi nodded.
"Then he will definitely take care of you," Li Qing said, "Your father is a legendary military leader in the eyes of our generation of soldiers, the youngest major general in the army. Su Yan admires him the most. After seeing his strength in a military exercise, his goal was to join the special operations unit where the major general had served. Unfortunately, he had some health problems later, which became a complete regret."
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