Chapter 31 "Don't touch her!"
"Zhu Yu, is this your...accompanying pet?"
Xue Wu looked at the ball of light in front of him and couldn't help but ask.
In survival games, it is not common for players to have mounts or pets around them, but it is normal.
Some of these creatures are special rewards obtained by unboxing, some come from a certain encounter, and some are manifestations of the player's own special skills.
Therefore, everyone was not too surprised to see the ball of light appearing around Zhu Yu.
"This... well, sort of."
Zhu Yu vaguely changed the subject and quickly got to the point:
"Time is running out. I asked it to quickly search for herbs that contain detoxifying ingredients."
Xue Wu nodded when he heard this. Although he was still confused, he obviously knew that now was not the time to ask further questions.
The next second, she saw a ball of light flashing faintly and floating rapidly towards the depths of the cave.
The detoxifying herbs are actually in the cave of Fengling Stone?
Zhu Yu and Bai Qian'an reacted the fastest, following the light ball 996 almost the moment it rushed into the cave.
"996, did you find anything?"
Zhu Yu asked in his heart as he followed System 996 around in the cave.
"Host, I haven't found a clear herb yet, but I detected the scent of a special plant ahead, which may contain detoxifying ingredients."
Special plants?
When they first entered the cave, they did not see any plants along the way...
No, wait!
Zhu Yu suddenly had an idea and recalled the faint green color he saw when he was capturing the Wind Spirit Stone.
"996, take us to the nearest moss. I think it may be the key to detoxification."
System 996 immediately changed direction and took her and Bai Qian'an in another direction.
After a while, they came to a dark corner. A cluster of tiny moss clung to the cold stone wall, with a faint green hue. Several wind spirit stones were clinging to the moss, as if drawing some kind of energy from it.
Bai Qian'an looked at Zhu Yu who stayed here and seemed to realize something.
He leaned over and carefully squeezed a drop of spider venom collected in a glass bottle onto the moss.
As soon as the moss came into contact with the spider venom, a light blue halo immediately appeared on its surface, as if neutralizing the toxin.
The venom is gradually absorbed and purified by the moss, leaving only a fresh scent.
"It is indeed this one." Zhu Yu's eyes showed a hint of joy, "This moss can actually decompose toxins, it's incredible."
"Host, this is not an ordinary moss. It is the seedling stage of Solanum nigrum. It is a purple-quality herb. When it matures, it will be orange-quality and can cure all kinds of poisons."
"It's just that the growth environment of Nightshade always attracts Wind Spirit Stones. These Wind Spirit Stones will constantly absorb the nutrients of Nightshade, making it difficult for it to grow into a fully mature form. Therefore, orange-quality Nightshade is extremely rare."
After listening to the introduction of System 996, Zhu Yu was shocked. He did not expect that such an inconspicuous moss could be so valuable. No wonder it could detoxify spiders.
She then whispered, "Bai Qian, be careful. This is not ordinary moss, but purple-quality nightshade seedlings. Don't hurt them."
After hearing this, Bai Qian'an's expression changed slightly. He did not ask Zhu Yu how he knew all this. He just subconsciously slowed down his movements and operated more carefully.
He carefully used tweezers to peel the roots of the nightshade carefully from the stone wall, fearing to damage this rare herb.
At the moment he gently put the nightshade into the medicine bag, Zhu Yu's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he pulled out the dagger almost reflexively and stabbed him fiercely behind him!
Bai Qian felt a cold wind blowing across his neck and he couldn't help but hold his breath.
Then there was a light "puff" sound, and he glanced to the side and saw that Zhu Yu's dagger had accurately pierced the head of a ground spider. The emerald green venom dripped down the blade, and the spider fell to the ground, twitching and losing its life.
"Don't be distracted." Zhu Yu calmly retracted the dagger and wiped it casually on the cloth beside him. "Next you have to speed up, because there may be one more person you need to treat later."
Bai Qian'an was stunned, his eyes lingering between her calm expression and the dagger stained with spider venom for a moment, and finally realized his negligence.
Because he was in a hurry to save people, he didn't even wait for other teammates to enter the cave.
The terrain in the mine was complex, and even if his teammates followed him in later, it would be difficult for him to find them for a while.
Therefore, at this moment, Zhu Yu is the only one who can deal with the danger and ensure the safety of others.
"Okay, I'll trouble you later."
Bai Qian pushed his glasses and nodded apologetically towards Zhu Yu.
Then he stopped wasting time and turned around to continue concentrating on searching and collecting nightshade in the mine.
From time to time, ground spiders would appear in the shadows all around, but whenever they approached, Zhu Yu would act decisively and deal with the dangers one by one.
As Zhu Yu attacked repeatedly, Bai Qian'an gradually collected enough Solanum nigrum.
After the mission was completed, the two prepared to walk out of the mine.
However, just after taking a few steps, Zhu Yu's body suddenly shook, his face suddenly turned pale, he spat out a mouthful of dark red blood, and fell to the ground uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Bai Qian'an immediately reached out to support her.
But just when his hand was about to touch her, the ball of light from System 996 suddenly expanded, quickly becoming large and soft, just enough to catch Zhu Yu and allow her to fall on it, preventing her from falling.
"Don't touch her!"
996's voice rang out in the air, carrying a hint of cold warning, "Zhu Yu has been poisoned by a spider. If you touch her, the poison will be transmitted to you through skin contact. You are the only pharmacist in the team she follows, and you cannot make any more mistakes."
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yu's "pet" suddenly spoke. Bai Qian'an's hand froze in mid-air, and a look of shock and confusion flashed in his eyes.
"But she is now..." He lowered his voice, his eyes fixed on the pale Zhu Yu, full of worry.
"Your teammates are already waiting for you ahead." System 996 responded calmly, "Go over there right now, find your teammates, and bring them back."
Bai Qian'an hesitated slightly, but he quickly realized the urgency of the situation. He looked at Zhu Yu deeply, then turned and ran out of the cave.
Watching his figure going further and further away, the soft ball of light of 996 adjusted slightly, allowing Zhu Yu to lean on it more comfortably.
The ball of light flickered gently, and whispered: "Host, wait a moment, I will help you temporarily stabilize the toxicity."
Hearing the familiar mechanical sound coming from his ears, Zhu Yu felt a little relieved, slowly closed his eyes, and relaxed his body.
Soon, she felt a warm energy slowly seeping into her body from the ball of light, flowing in like a trickle, gradually spreading to her limbs and bones, gently suppressing the toxins in her body, and the pain was relieved accordingly.
She opened her eyes slightly, turned her head to look at the ball of light below her, and asked with a hint of fatigue in her tone:
"996, is suppressing the toxins like this draining your system's energy?"
System 996's light flickered slightly, as if it was weighing its words, and after a moment it replied: "It is indeed consuming system energy, but it is necessary. The host's life state directly affects the stable operation of the system. I am just performing my duties."
Hearing the reply from System 996, Zhu Yu curled his lips with a faint smile: "Thank you for fulfilling your duties."
At this moment, Zhu Yu vaguely heard a burst of hurried footsteps coming from the front, gradually approaching.
A team of fully armed teammates appeared in her sight, all of them looking nervous.
"Zhu Yu!" Lin Ji stepped forward quickly, his eyes anxiously scanning her pale face.
She immediately ordered her team members to spread out the simple stretcher they brought and carefully put Zhu Yu on it, making sure not to touch the spider venom that she had not completely suppressed.
Several teammates carefully lifted the stretcher and quickly took Zhu Yu out of the mine, trying to avoid the rugged terrain to prevent the bumps from aggravating her injuries.
Along the way, Zhu Yu closed his eyes tightly, feeling the gradually fresh air outside the cave, and his consciousness gradually returned to normal.
After reaching the ground, Bai Qian'an quickly found a flat place and immediately began to prepare the antidote.
He took out the nightshade from the medicine bag and found several other materials from his backpack. He skillfully crushed, ground and mixed them one by one into a concentrated liquid, and then poured them into the crucible, heated and boiled them to remove impurities.
The fragrance of the herbs diffused in the air, and after about thirty minutes, the potion was finally ready.
Bai Qian'an put the dark green spider venom potion into transparent glass bottles and distributed them to his teammates, asking them to quickly give them to their poisoned comrades.
After getting the finished medicine, Lu Xiaochi hurriedly ran to feed the medicine to Tong Qiao, while Xue Wu came over to help Zhu Yu up and helped her drink the medicine bit by bit.
The cool liquid slid into the throat, bringing a sense of relief, as if it spread throughout the body, dissolving the pain and pressure bit by bit.
Zhu Yu let out a long sigh, feeling the strength in his body gradually recovering and his face slowly regaining some color.
Just as she was about to get up, she suddenly realized that System 996 had disappeared at some point and returned to the system space.
She called out silently in her heart a few times, but 996 did not respond.
A sense of uneasiness welled up in my heart.
Just as she began to worry about something going wrong, 996's voice came intermittently from the system space:
"Master, the game seems to have detected my actions of helping to find the nightshade grass..."
Zhu Yu's heart tightened, his brows slightly knitted, and he immediately asked in a low voice: "Will it be dangerous? What if the game finds you——"
"It's fine for now," 996's voice became more vague. "In order to avoid surveillance, I consumed some energy again... but this time the consumption was not small, so I may not be able to come out for a while. I must recover in the system space."
Zhu Yu felt worried and a little guilty. 996 should have returned to the system space immediately after they found the nightshade, but because she was poisoned by the spider, it had to stay outside and risk being exposed to help her suppress the toxicity.
She said softly, "Thank you for your hard work this time, 996. Take a good rest."
"As you command, host."
After a while, System 996 spoke again, with a hint of ridicule in his mechanical voice: "By the way, speaking of hard work, remember one thing... Host, when you are free one day, don't forget to explain to other players that I am not your 'accompanying pet'! A great system will not be reduced to the level of a pet."
Zhu Yu couldn't help but chuckle. The hidden worry in his heart was slightly dispelled by the 996 joke: "Okay, I promise to clarify it when the time comes."
996's voice gradually faded, as if leaving a final reminder before going to sleep:
"Then it's settled... Zhu Yu, be careful when completing the side quests next time, and don't get poisoned and injured again."
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