The eight-person team was divided into three.
Xiao Mao and another earth-type ability user built an earthen cage to cover a desert red ant nest, leaving only a small opening.
Another team used the spatial water left by Fang Qingdai as bait to lure desert red ants out of the exit.
The last team had prepared glass containers for catching desert red ants well in advance and ambushed them outside the earthen cage. The ants that came out charged towards the bait and rushed directly into the glass containers.
After capturing enough desert red ants, Xiao Mao and another earth-type ability user sealed off the only exit, and the group retreated at lightning speed.
They had barely moved a short distance when the earthen cage sealing the ant nest was destroyed by the ants, and the desert red ants swarmed out, baring their teeth and claws, trying to find the humans who had teased them.
Unfortunately, after running a certain distance, Xiao Mao and his group immediately sprayed themselves with a special medicine that could temporarily mask their smell.
It can provide cover for a few minutes, which is enough for them to drive away from the desert red ants' territory!
Fang Qingdai and the others watched the whole thing, and Jing Yi couldn't help but nod: "Your team members have a good level of teamwork and a high level of trust in each other."
The process seems simple, but if there is even a slight problem in the coordination, it could lead to team members being bitten. After all, there are so many desert red ants, and they are so small that even a small gap can cause problems.
Fang Qingdai nodded in satisfaction: "They're all excellent."
Fang Qingdai doesn't need each of them to be exceptionally talented; the most important thing for the team is their cooperation.
**The ability to break through metal is not just a saying.**
"Well done. In that case, come with me into the contaminated area and explore!"
Fang Qingdai hadn't originally planned to bring everyone, as the more people there were, the less convenient it would be to move around.
But she saw the results of the team's hard work in training, so she couldn't be stingy in showing them the world.
The team members were excited. This was a highly polluted area, a place that even official teams couldn't enter, but they were going to go in and broaden their horizons!
Even if I can only stay in Fang Qingdai's space and take a look, it's worth it!
The group set off again, speeding towards the highly polluted area.
After driving for four hours, they reached the edge of the highly polluted area.
Fang Qingdai put away the car and people, and manipulated the space to walk inside.
Since the paulownia tree absorbed the jade seal and grew, Fang Qingdai's control over the space has become even stronger.
She can control the space to open a window-like area, allowing others inside to glimpse the scene outside.
Fang Qingdai opened the "window," and everyone stared wide-eyed.
As you walk further in, half-buried buildings gradually appear on the barren sand.
The buildings are severely weathered. The once brightly lit skyscrapers are now only half exposed, dilapidated and dull, showing no trace of their former glory.
While everyone else watched the spectacle, Fang Qingdai felt a mix of emotions.
She comes from the 21st century and is most familiar with these high-rise buildings.
She had seen them dazzling, like pearls of the world, and witnessed the bustling crowds and vibrant lights within them.
She was once one of them, living in high-rise buildings and enjoying the wealth and convenience brought by modern technology.
So seeing the dilapidated and desolate state of the building now inevitably brings a pang of sadness.
The other team members couldn't even imagine what that glittering, bustling place would look like. One of the younger team members innocently asked, "People used to live in such tall buildings, how troublesome was it to go downstairs to do a mission?"
"Exactly, if you just drank the nutritional supplement on the first floor, won't you be hungry again once you climb to the roof?"
The wasteland is windy and dusty, and storms can easily form at high altitudes. There are also many flying mutated creatures, making it difficult to defend at high altitudes. Therefore, there are few high-rise buildings in the wasteland.
Most buildings are only two or three stories high, so elevators are practically useless and have long been forgotten.
"People in the past didn't eat nutrient solutions, right? I heard from my literacy teacher that people in the past had dozens of kinds of food!"
"I heard their food has many flavors, like sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy, unlike the nutrient solution which has no flavor at all!"
Fang Qingdai smiled.
There are far more than a few dozen!
Chinese cuisine alone has eight major regional cuisines, with tens of thousands of dishes. Even she, a "local," hasn't tried them all!
Seeing the team members discussing what the "ancient people" ate, Fang Qingdai took out several bags of potato chips, spicy strips, and some chocolate milk candy.
"Eat up, these are the snacks of the 'ancients,' let you experience the joy of the 'ancients.'"
I wanted to earn points by cooking, but I was afraid I wouldn't be able to keep them because I didn't have any connections. Also, Xiao Mao's relationship with Li Weidong was like that, so I couldn't get any protection from him. So I put it on hold for now.
But now she has her own new base, filled with trustworthy people, and the space also has some wheat, chili peppers, and sunflower seeds, so she can start trying it out.
You can't earn points from your own people, but you can sell them to others!
Before they had the strength, they would travel around selling goods, sending their team members to pose as bandits in the wilderness, selling their wares between various bases and outposts, acting as peddlers.
Once we have the strength, we won't be afraid of other bases spying on us anymore. The food will just be the perfect opportunity to build a reputation for the new base!
The more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. Seeing that there was still some distance to go before entering the center of this abandoned city, Fang Qingdai simply took out some ingredients and prepared to cook something to practice her skills!
The team members over there tasted some potato chips and spicy snacks, and their eyes widened. Some squinted with gratitude, while others grimaced and breathed out, but their faces were full of excitement.
Once they realized what was happening, the group started a chaotic food-grabbing frenzy. Even Jing Yi used his level seven ability power to forcefully snatch a lot of food.
They quickly finished off the pile of food, and everyone was still craving more, licking their lips with a mixture of regret and satisfaction as they praised the food.
When Fang Qingdai brought out another pile of things, everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at her expectantly.
Fang Qingdai smiled and said, "I'm making something new. Does anyone need my help?"
Everyone stood up immediately and rushed to squeeze next to Fang Qingdai!
"I'll do it, I'll do it! Captain, I'm the best at helping out!"
"I'll do it! Don't argue with me, I'm a professional assistant!"
"Me! Me! Me!"
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In the end, it was Jingyi and Xiaomao, one relying on his own strength and the other on his persistent and annoying nature, who earned the qualification to be his assistants.
Fang Qingdai asked Xiao Mao to use his special ability to cut a stone into the shape of a millstone so that it could be used to grind flour.
Earth-type ability users can control stones, but it consumes more energy than controlling soil. Just like advanced water-type ability users, once their control over water is high enough, they can also freeze water into ice.
But polishing just one millstone doesn't require much of his special ability. Little Mao happily followed Fang Qingdai's instructions and quickly made a millstone.
While he was working on the stone mill, Fang Qingdai directed two wood-type ability users to precisely separate the wheat husks, obtaining a pile of wheat kernels.
This will save you some time in the process of winnowing wheat bran.
Next, we can start grinding the flour!
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