The happy moment didn't last long. Everyone's phones got soaked after just a short time in the water, and we were now no different from meat on a chopping board. Fortunately, the system didn't take away our guns. However, apart from Ji Lin'an, me, Qianliyan, and An Xin, whose guns were still on us, everyone else's weapons and supplies were left in the safe house we just left, which was a waste of those people. But luckily, we survived.
Without any skills, we could only find a dense forest nearby to hide in. The rain had almost stopped, and only a few negligible drizzles were falling from the sky. Everyone was soaked. The weather wasn't cold, but there were still gusts of wind blowing. Our wet clothes clung to our bodies, and we huddled together, feeling cold. We were temporarily saved, but without skills, we would die sooner or later anyway. Thinking of this, everyone sat down on the ground with their heads hanging low.
We sat there almost motionless in the thicket all night until the sun rose and sunlight filtered through the branches and fell on us, finally bringing a touch of warmth. Our clothes were still damp and heavy, clinging to our bodies. An Xin stood up and said, "I can't take it anymore. I need to go outside and get some sun. I'm freezing to death after this whole night."
No one stopped An Xin, and he quickly left the jungle. We, who had also been freezing all night, longed for the warmth of the sun. We followed An Xin toward an open area and walked into a grove of low trees. Most of the trees were only as tall as a person and did not block the sunlight at all. We stood in the open space and enjoyed the warmth of the sun. Our clothes gradually absorbed the light and became less damp.
Having lost our skills and supplies, and having gone hungry all night, we disregarded our safety and strode along the road, trying to find something to eat.
Judging from the direction the sun just rose, we can confirm that we have arrived in the west. Although the surrounding area is also forested, the scenery is completely different from that in the east. Here, there are mostly tropical plants.
We continued walking into the forest, and I suddenly saw some leaves ahead that looked very familiar. After thinking for a moment, I ran forward, picked up the leaves, and exclaimed, "These are taro leaves! There must be taro underneath!"
Wei Bin stepped forward, picked up the leaf, and examined it: "No, this looks like a taro plant. You can't eat it; it's poisonous."
I instantly let go of the leaf I was holding, and like a wilted eggplant, I weakly asked, "Is it really poisonous? Will it kill me? If not, then I'll eat some to fill my stomach."
Wei Bin shook his head: "Eating taro can cause vomiting and diarrhea at best, and heart paralysis at worst."
I wilted like a deflated eggplant again: "Fine, then I'll just choose to go hungry."
Continuing forward, they saw a grove of trees covered in red fruit in the distance. Song Yi excitedly pointed ahead and said, "Look, isn't that a wax apple?"
I looked in the direction Song Yi pointed, and the red fruit did indeed look very much like a wax apple. Song Yi and I skipped and hopped to the tree, but strangely, there was something like a tumor growing under the wax apple. I had a vague sense of familiarity with it. Ji Lin'an and the others also came up to us. Ji Lin'an picked up a wax apple and said, "This is not a wax apple."
I instantly realized, "Right, I remember now, this isn't a wax apple, can you guess what it is?"
Thousand-Mile Eyes shook his head: "Isn't this a wax apple? It looks exactly the same."
I shook my head smugly: "This is something you've all definitely eaten before."
Everyone looked puzzled. An Xin said, "This is beyond my comprehension. I really don't think I've ever eaten this stuff before."
I smiled and reached out to pick a fruit that looked just like a wax apple. I peeled off the crescent-shaped "tumor" at the bottom of the fruit, looked around and found two stones. I placed the crescent-shaped fruit on the stones and threw the other stone at the fruit. The first time, there was no reaction. The second time: "Ah!"
Yes, I hit my finger. Ji Lin'an quickly squatted down and picked up my hand to check. Luckily, it was just a minor scrape. Ji Lin'an reached out and took the stone: "Let me do it."
Ji Linan smashed the fruit with a steady and precise strike. The hard outer shell of the fruit immediately crumbled, revealing the plump, white fruit inside. Ji Linan peeled off the remaining shell and handed the fruit to me. I waved the fruit around in front of everyone and asked, "Now can you guess what it is?"
Song Yi stepped forward and looked at it: "Sister, this...this can't be a cashew, can it? It looks so."
I laughed and said, "Haha, you're so clever, my little Song Yi! This is a cashew nut, didn't you know that?"
Thousand-Mile Eye immediately ran forward and snatched the cashew from my hand: "Wow, these are cashews? I always thought cashews were like peas, I never imagined they grew on trees, and even under wax apples."
I rolled my eyes and laughed: "That's not a wax apple, that's a cashew pear, it's edible too."
After saying that, I picked up the cashew pear that I had just thrown aside, wiped it on my clothes repeatedly, took a bite, and instantly showed a delighted expression: "Mmm~ so sweet."
Seeing how much I enjoyed it, everyone eagerly reached out and picked the fruit. Extremely hungry, they didn't care about the cashews under the cashew pears at all. They picked the cashews and threw them aside. Zhu Dachang and the others ate one in a few bites. In no time, they had eaten five or six cashew pears. Ji Lin'an quickly stopped them: "You can't eat too many cashew pears, or you'll get diarrhea."
Li Song ate hastily and carelessly, saying, "You have to be full before you can poop."
Ji Lin'an didn't say anything, picked two and ate them. After finishing, he silently picked up the cashews that everyone had thrown away and started opening them. In no time, he had opened seven or eight. Qianliyan saw this and rushed over to take them. Ji Lin'an immediately stretched out his hands to protect the cashews in front of his chest and called out, "Su Su, come here quickly."
I ran to Ji Lin'an and squatted down next to him. Ji Lin'an took out a few cashews and stuffed them into my mouth. The moment I put them in my mouth, I was stunned. I had always eaten processed cashews before, or at least fried cashews. This was the first time I had eaten such fresh cashews. The taste was not good at all. But when I saw Ji Lin'an's dirty and slightly swollen fingers, I still swallowed them.
"You're so stingy, Lao Ji. You value women over friends. What's wrong with me eating two?" Qianliyan grumbled.
Ji Lin'an didn't look at Qianliyan: "If you want to eat, open the box yourself. The stone is here."
Qianliyan looked extremely unwilling, but he still picked up two cashews from the ground and silently started to eat them. I reached out and took a few more cashews from Ji Lin'an's hand, but Ji Lin'an immediately stopped me: "You just ate three pears, so you can't eat too many cashews, or you'll really get diarrhea later."
I laughed and said, "I didn't want to eat it. I wanted to feed you. You've been working so hard all day and haven't even had a single bite."
After saying that, I grabbed the cashew from Ji Lin'an's hand and fed it to him. The others, having finished eating pears, also found stones and started cracking open cashews to eat.
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