Chapter 350 Snow Vine
Xia Xiaoman repeated Maodan's operation, lighting the brazier and throwing in a vine.
The next second, the brazier with a small fire suddenly burst into a huge flame, almost burning her eyebrows.
Xia Xiaoman took two steps back and saw the flames burning more and more vigorously, as if someone had poured gasoline and alcohol into it. She took the fire tongs and pried them into the brazier twice, trying to remove the vine for a closer look, but the fire was too big and soon the flames jumped to more than one meter high.
Thick black smoke spread in the room, and those who didn't know the situation thought there was a fire. Seeing that the flames were about to ignite other furniture, Xia Xiaoman made a quick decision to turn the brazier upside down and cover the burning firewood and vines under the brazier.
When the fire was out, the living room was already dark with black smoke. Xia Xiaoman finally realized what Maodan had done. She turned her head to look at Maodan, and saw that Maodan was looking at her as if she were a fool.
Xia Xiaoman was so angry that he slapped Maodan on the head. "What are you looking at? You are so young and yet you are playing with fire. Get out of here and reflect on your mistakes!"
Maodan whined in dissatisfaction. He was not the only one playing with fire, so why should he be punished to face the wall? I had told him that the vine would catch fire, but the shit shoveler didn't listen. Now that the fire is burning, he is taking it out on him! Humph! I can't afford to play with you!
Maodan kept mumbling for a long time, and Xia Xiaoman was unable to calm down because of it. He raised his hand and threw a slipper over, and the living room became quiet instantly.
Xia Xiaoman used a pair of tongs to search through the ashes in the brazier. After searching for a while, he couldn't find the burning vines, but he discovered that the remaining coals in the ashes were wet, as if coated with oil.
Xia Xiaoman thought about it, cut off a fingernail-sized piece of vine and lit it. The next second, a large ball of fire came out of the vine.
Through the firelight, Xia Xiaoman saw that the transparent jelly-like substance in the core of the vine quickly melted into water. The outer layer of the vine was burned to ashes after the inner core was completely melted into water, but the fire continued to burn until not a drop of the melted water was left, and the flame gradually died down.
Xia Xiaoman blinked her eyes. This vine seemed to be a good thing! A little bit of vine could burn for such a long time, and the fire was still so strong. It was absolutely amazing to use it as fuel.
Although she had no shortage of fuel, who could have too much of such a good thing?
However, this thing is too difficult to deal with. Its color is close to white snow, and it can hide in the snow and easily make people defenseless and fall into ambushes. We must first find a way to restrain it before we can collect the vines with confidence.
Thinking of this, Xia Xiaoman walked into the yard and buried a vine in the snow. After waiting for more than half an hour, she touched the vine with her hand. After a while, the vine quickly wrapped around her hand like a flexible white snake.
Xia Xiaoman's eyes flashed. Sure enough, these vines would only move when they touched it.
Being entangled by the vines, Xia Xiaoman immediately took out a windproof lighter and ignited the vines. The high temperature made the vines unbearable, and they took the initiative to let go of Xia Xiaoman and shrank back.
When the vines retreated to a safe distance, Xia Xiaoman turned off the lighter, then took out a handful of salt and scattered it. The vines did not react at all when they touched the salt, which meant that they were not afraid of salt.
After thinking for a while, she took out the dagger and stabbed the vine with the tip of the knife. Unexpectedly, the tip of the knife easily pierced into the vine, and when it was pulled down, the vine broke into two halves. The jelly substance inside the vine quickly froze into ice, and the vine stopped wriggling.
It can be seen from this that vines do not have many horizontal fibers, but only longitudinal fibers, so it is difficult to cut the vines by cutting. However, you can easily get rid of these vines by stabbing the tip of the knife into the vine and cutting it down.
Xia Xiaoman conducted many experiments and came to the conclusion that these vines were afraid of fire. The only other option was to cut the vines with a knife.
After having a general understanding of how to deal with these vines, Xia Xiaoman secretly went out several times to look for traces of the vines. During two of these trips, he almost ran into the security team.
Because of these vines, the floating city was under martial law again. The security team patrolled the streets back and forth, clearing these vines. If they encountered any survivors going out, they would force them to go home.
On the fifth day of martial law, a loudspeaker sounded outside, telling everyone that there are many vines outside now, which will attack humans and strangle them to death. The Agricultural Bureau named these vines "snow vines" because they are snow-like in color and grow in the cold winter, so the name "snow vines" is very appropriate.
If you touch this kind of snow vine, you will be attacked indiscriminately. In this case, you can use a sharp object to pierce and scratch the vine, so that you can break free from the vine.
In addition to this news, we also informed everyone that the trading point is buying snow vines at a high price. The price given by the trading point is high, 10 points for one kilogram of snow vine. A small snow vine can weigh four or five kilograms, and a large one can weigh at least ten kilograms.
If you are lucky enough to dig up five or six large snow vines, you won't have to worry about the ticket price when you enter the dungeon. But the premise is that you can ensure that you can survive the siege of the snow vines.
A large snow vine has more than a dozen or even dozens of vines. Even Xia Xiaoman cannot guarantee that he can escape unscathed from the siege of the snow vine, let alone ordinary people with mediocre skills.
After Xue Teng's message was released, the security team no longer prevented the survivors from going out.
Money-loving Chen Peiqiong didn't want to miss such a good opportunity to make money, but she was not sure she could deal with Xue Teng, so on the day the ban was lifted, she came to Xia Xiaoman for cooperation.
"Xiao Man, you are good at fighting. I will be the bait, and you will cut the snow vines. We will split the snow vines 50-50. How do you think?"
Xia Xiaoman readily agreed, "No problem, when do we leave?"
Chen Peiqiong said, "We'll set off tomorrow. I'll first ask someone about the origins of this snow vine. Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle."
Xia Xiaoman nodded, "OK, then let's leave at 8:30 tomorrow morning, and I'll come find you."
Today, she didn't want to go out to look for Xue Teng. The news that the trading point was buying Xue Teng at a high price had just been released, and there were people outside looking for Xue Teng. When these people realized how powerful Xue Teng was, it was estimated that the number of people going out to look for Xue Teng would be reduced by half tomorrow. It would be easier to get things done with fewer people.
The next morning, Xia Xiaoman was ready to go. When she walked to the door, Maodan ran out and blocked her way.
"Awoo! Awoo!" Maodan was acting cute on the ground, showing his belly and asking to go out with her.
Xia Xiaoman had no expression on her face. She grabbed Maodan's hind legs and dragged him into the house. "Just stay at home and watch the house. Your claws and teeth can't bite through the vines. If you follow me, I will have to take care of you. So stay at home and watch the house."
"Ahhh!" No, I'm going! Maodan scratched the ground with his claws, refusing to go into the house.
As soon as Xia Xiaoman dragged it in, it came out again. After four or five trips back and forth, Xia Xiaoman was exhausted and panting, "Okay, okay, follow me if you want! But don't get close to the vines, don't let them hold you back."
"Ah!" Maodan howled excitedly and showed a triumphant smile.
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