Chapter 65: A Place for Raising Foxes
Red Flame Sand is a mineral, a thumb-sized red stone. This ore is found in the desert and can be found everywhere on Lianjiao Star. Red Flame Sand is a spirit, often wrapped in sand, forming small vortexes that wander around. When it sees someone, it will deliberately tease them but won't attack. Therefore, Red Flame Sand is the most collectible material in the entire galaxy, bar none.
Don't underestimate the red flame sand's ease of collection; it's incredibly versatile. Used alone, it can be used to refine tools, medicine, and talismans. Combined with other materials, it can be used as an adhesive for energy weapons and transportation. Everyone planned to set aside a day to collect it.
Everyone was having fun when suddenly, with a "Puff!" sound, a long green vine shattered the swirling red flame sand, sending more than a dozen grains tumbling to the ground. Everyone looked at each other, momentarily bewildered.
Bai Yan squatted down happily and picked up the grains one by one. "Ouch!" A grain of red flame sand suddenly jumped up and hit Bai Yan's mouth. Bai Yan screamed in pain and her lips immediately turned into sausage lips.
"Puchi..." Several girls who disliked Bai Yan immediately laughed out loud.
"You eat in such an ugly way."
"It's not like there's nothing, why rush?"
"That's right, maybe there really isn't any at home." ...
"You all - shut up!" Bai Yan was furious. She stepped hard on the red flame sand a few times, and when everyone thought she didn't want it, she picked it up again.
It was really unbearable to watch! The girls who laughed at her were not interested in talking about other things. It was really terrible for a person to live to this point.
Bai Mingyang felt ashamed, so he pulled Bai Yan away and started scolding her. He also threatened her family before he succeeded in shutting her up.
It was almost noon, and everyone decided to eat a good meal before moving on. They might have to rely on nutrient solution for the next few days. Some went out hunting, while the rest set up camp and cooked. Soon, the hunters brought back over twenty mutant hazel grouse.
The mutant hazel grouse is about one meter long and weighs between fifty and one hundred kilograms. It's a low-level Level 2 beast, one of the few low-level exotic beasts with delicious meat. Most low-level beasts have a poor taste, so few awakened people eat them.
Everyone took out some nutritious vegetables or fruits, and the vegetables were eaten with the hazel grouse, and the fruit was served as dessert after the meal. No one wanted to eat for free. Of course, there were some shameless people like Bai Yan and Xie Yuxin, but after just one meal, no one would bother with them anymore, and would just stay away from them in the future.
Others don't care, but they take it for granted that they eat it. They are arrogant and conceited, always thinking that they are people with special abilities and others have to ask them for help. In fact, they are always the ones who hold back and rely on others to save them.
After dinner, everyone packed up and headed for the shrubbery. Perhaps due to the drought and lack of rain, the vegetation was sparse and low, mostly needle-like or with small compound leaves, which made it easier for everyone to see farther.
"Swish!" Yun Xiang felt something sliding past his eyes, and he immediately perked up, concentrated his attention, and stared with his eyes wide open.
"Slurp!" Wow, there's more than one! Yun Xiang blinked his sore eyes, but still couldn't catch it.
By this time, most people had noticed it and consciously formed a circle to defend themselves.
"Ah! My face! My face is bleeding!" Suddenly a girl screamed. Soon after, several more girls were injured.
Everyone hurriedly gripped their weapons and became alert. Even with such a wide field of view, they were unable to spot the prey, which showed that the prey was not only good at hiding, but also faster.
"Bang!" Yun Xiang noticed the strange air flow on the left and raised his dagger to intercept it. "Swish-", a sharp and piercing friction sound made people want to cover their ears immediately.
During this confrontation, Yun Xiang took advantage of the situation to get a clearer view of his prey. "It's a mutant flying squirrel."
Before the mutation, flying squirrels were particularly cute and docile animals, kept as pets by many families. However, after the mutation, not only did their body structure change, but even their living habits were lost, making them a new species.
Mutated flying squirrels are 1-2 meters long and weigh 20-50 kilograms. Their fur is earthy yellow or gray-brown. They live in caves or tree holes and hunt in groups, attacking at any time of day or night. They have gliding membranes between their front and hind limbs, which can be deployed to glide over 100 meters.
Before the mutation, the gliding membrane often helped flying squirrels escape from enemies. After the mutation, the gliding membrane became solid and flexible, and was not afraid of either cold or high temperature, becoming the strongest aid in hunting.
The toenails were tough, and the toxins were potent. Even after applying medicine, the girls' wounds remained swollen. Finally, Jin Jiaren, despite past grudges, offered his special antidote ointment, which alleviated their pain. The girls were so moved that they burst into tears. They no longer held him against their club.
They didn't consider how crucial a skilled alchemist could be during a mission; they could very well be the lifesaver at a crucial moment. It was also their carelessness, believing they could rest easy simply by buying detoxification pills from the market. This incident served as a reminder to everyone: whenever going on a mission, they must always have an alchemist with them.
"Swish!"... After being exposed, they probably felt there was no need to hide, and they showed their true faces one by one. Some were on the trees, some were underground, and some were at the entrance of the cave. They surrounded everyone tightly in the middle and opened the gliding membrane to attack at any time.
"Damn flying squirrel, you're looking for death!" Don't think that being gentle and delicate is the only synonym for girls. They don't show it on weekdays, but once they become tough, boys really can't stand up to them. The girls who were almost disfigured were the worst of it. They didn't even wait for the flying squirrel to attack before they started attacking. The other girls were not to be outdone when they saw this.
There are those who use water arrows, fireballs, wind blades, metal blades and other supernatural attacks, there are those who use magical tools such as bows and arrows, flying fans and other long-range attacks, there are those who just rush forward and chop with broadswords, and of course there is no shortage of those who throw attack talismans like they are free. The girls in the talisman-making club are not short of these.
This wasn't a one-sided fight, but a one-sided brawl. Before long, over a hundred flying squirrels were mostly killed, and the few that managed to escape were successfully intercepted and killed by the first few girls. This fact taught everyone that, regardless of whether you were an animal or a human, you absolutely couldn't touch a woman's face.
Lin Ziyu waved her hand, directing the girls to clean up the battlefield, leaving the boys' newly extended hands of friendship nowhere to rest. Zeng Li, the president of the Manufacturing Society, was a simple and honest man, but now he was being pushed out for negotiation by a group of unscrupulous members.
Lin Ziyu rolled her eyes unceremoniously. "Damn it, isn't the Manufacturing Company known for breeding foxes? Even if it's a Husky that goes in, it'll still be a Husky with fox attributes coming out. How come he's the only one who hasn't changed? I seriously suspect they're treating him differently."
If the people in the talisman-making society knew Lin Ziyu's thoughts, they would definitely laugh at her for not having heard the joke about penguins fighting beanies. Of all the penguins, there has to be one left as beanie, otherwise who will be beaten? Just like with so many foxes, there has to be one foolish one, otherwise who will be used every time?
"Your Talisman Making Society doesn't need the gliding membrane of this mutant flying squirrel, do you?"
(End of this chapter)
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