In addition, most people are not in good physical condition and cannot hike for long periods of time.
So these arrangements are only on the surface; in secret, Wen Chaohui organizes professional teams to explore even more distant places.
Upon learning this, Shen Yanming immediately signed up to join the team. He brought Zhang Heping, Ji Kangyong, and his wife and two children with him.
Liang Huaxin glanced at Bi Qiaoan and An'an Nuannuan with surprise, but didn't say anything.
Anyway, with Lao Shen there, if the three of them can't hold on, they can just turn back halfway.
Moreover, the team also has Qi Xili and Qi Lin.
The two men are quite capable and have a good relationship with the Shen family. They can take care of the mother and her two children if anything happens.
No one else objected. This team was a gathering of familiar faces, and everyone had some understanding of Shen Yanming's strength and luck.
As for family members, if they are not capable, Lao Shen will not take them along.
Li Wanwan and Qin Yiren really wanted to go after they found out. But they knew their own limitations and that they would only be a hindrance, so they stayed home and took care of the children.
Moreover, they were incredibly carefree, showing no concern whatsoever about their husbands encountering danger. Zhang Heping and Ji Kangyong, on the other hand, gave their husbands countless instructions before departure, fearing that something might happen to the two women and their children, Pidan and Xiaodousha.
This annoyed Li Wanwan and Qin Yiren so much that they almost chased the two brothers away with a big broom.
Li Zhaozhao couldn't participate even though his leg hadn't fully healed.
Xu Yajing complained about him for three days in a row, saying the most hurtful things possible, completely disregarding the opinions of her parents-in-law and son.
Li Zhaozhao suppressed his resentment, letting it build up little by little. He wanted to explode, but due to his limited mobility and the fact that he still needed the other party, he could only hold back.
He held a space stone the size of a soybean in his hand, rubbed it a few times, and then put it back in his pocket.
This was given to me by Shen Yanming.
He had originally intended to present it to Xu Yajing to put her mind at ease, but now he changed his mind; he wanted to keep it all to himself and make it a secret.
Li Zhaozhao took a deep breath, feeling somewhat envious of the three brothers. He wondered what they would gain from this trip.
If he were to acquire a large space stone, he would probably...
Bless the other person.
Li Zhaozhao couldn't help but laugh, never expecting that he would be so hypocritical one day.
Yeah, it's good enough that he's not jealous, let alone offering blessings? Ha, he doesn't have that much magnanimity!
I let out a long sigh and stopped thinking about it.
Here, a family of four followed the group out of the mountain, chatting and laughing.
Wen Chaohui speculated that space stones might be more likely to appear in places with lower altitudes.
After all, without mountains or anything to obstruct it, the thermal eruption would be easier. Of course, this is all without scientific basis and pure fantasy.
But everyone thought it made a lot of sense, so when they were asked to search the collapsed mirage ruins, none of them really had any objections.
But those ruins were really hard to walk through; they were uneven and had sharp objects.
The damage caused by the tsunami a few years ago still exists, and for various reasons, people have not been able to rebuild on the original site.
Looking back now, the decision was quite wise. Otherwise, all that effort would have been wasted.
The group first walked along the main road for a while before climbing over the ruins.
I was very careful the whole way, afraid of falling and scraping my elbows and knees.
There are advantages, though. Because the thermal eruption generates tremendous impact, ruins that have experienced eruptions will have large craters. These craters are very noticeable, and by simply examining the crater and searching the surrounding area, they can confirm whether any space stones are present.
Everyone concentrated intently, searching with utmost care. By nearly noon, they had only managed a quick bite to eat, without even lighting a fire.
The team members watched Bi Qiaoan and An'an Nuannuan with concern, only to see the mother and her two children calmly take out several rice balls from their backpacks, each of them putting two into their mouths and chewing them a few times before finishing them. Then they took a sip of water and licked their lips with satisfaction.
They all thought the family of four was eating some delicious food, but it looked like just rice balls that looked similar to what they were holding!
What they didn't know was that there was something special inside the rice ball the other person was eating.
Although it doesn't look particularly appealing, it's filled with pork floss, cucumber, and an egg pancake.
No wonder the family of four would press the food directly into their mouths, making it look like a little hamster, and then slowly chew it.
Zhang Heping, Ji Kangyong, and Qi Xili understood immediately, while the others just thought it was someone else's little hobby.
The water in the cup is also pure spring water, with honey added. How could it not taste good?
Only someone unfamiliar with the place would assume it's just plain water.
In the past, when Shen Yanming went on missions with them, they could usually get a free meal. But this time, he brought his family, and everyone wisely refrained from offering any help.
The family of four enjoyed a peaceful time, resting back to back after dinner.
Bi Qiaoan sighed with relief, finally able to see the outside world not through a spatial dimension. An'an and Nuannuan, on the other hand, were overjoyed, feeling that they had finally grown up and could go out with their parents.
Shen Yanming's feelings were also somewhat complicated.
Other people's wives, sons, and daughters wait at home, but his family's daughters actually came out with them.
Although with him there, it's not a big problem, but it's still hard work. In this freezing weather, for such a long time, and on such difficult roads, why suffer like this?
But since they'd already gone out, there was nothing he could say. He could only hope that this time they'd been exhausted enough, and next time the mother and her two children would back down and stay home.
Bi Qiaoan had no idea what her husband was thinking.
After drinking a sip of the spiritual spring water, most of her fatigue dissipated. She felt ready again.
Looking around, she couldn't tell which way was which. Bi Qiaoan said softly, "I wonder what happened to our old home."
Shen Yanming was taken aback, realizing she was referring to Qingyu Residential Area. But he hadn't been back since the tsunami, so he genuinely didn't know.
What a coincidence! The direction I went was the same direction I was heading home. If I keep going straight, I might actually make it back.
Unfortunately, today was just a reconnaissance trip, and the preparations weren't very thorough. They'll have to go back by 4 PM at the latest.
Although Bi Qiaoan was disappointed, she didn't insist. After resting for about fifteen minutes, she got up and continued walking with the group.
They encountered three air craters along the way, but after searching the surrounding area, they found nothing.
Knowing the special nature of the space stone, Shen Yanming and others dug two of the air pits.
The filling material after the gas eruption was extremely hard, and it took them a lot of effort to dig it out from the side.
After digging down more than two meters, all he saw was ordinary rock. Shen Yanming was somewhat disappointed, but he didn't give up.
If space stones were really that easy to find, the capital city wouldn't have made this news public.
The group walked until 3:30 pm, and seeing the sun hanging precariously in the west, they quickly turned back.
Unlike flat ground, visibility is poor here, making it easy to slip and fall.
But they weren't fast enough, and it got dark.
Shen Yanming dared not be careless. He held Bi Qiaoan's hand with one hand and pulled Nuan Nuan with the other, and the three of them focused on watching their feet.
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