“I’m still alive.” Molloy’s eyes widened, then she ran up to Lu Wuyai and pinched his waist hard.
"What are you doing."
Lu Wuyai made a face in pain, staring at Gu Yuxin with an agitated expression.
After learning that they had been asleep for a whole month, Gu Yuxin and Gu Yuxin sighed that it was good to be alive.
Since the two women had just woken up and needed enough rest, everyone left so they could get some sleep and talk about it again tomorrow.
That night, the cave at the foot of the rocky mountain was quiet. There were no wild cats, nor the snores of anyone else. Time seemed to stand still.
Soon, the next morning, as the morning light swept across the eastern sky, everything seemed to come alive again.
Upon entering the basement again, Gu Yuxin and Gu Yuxin's complexions had recovered well, so Song Xiaoyou briefly told them what had happened during the month they had been unconscious.
Gu Yuxin was particularly excited when she learned that everyone had collected all the herbs needed for the second phase of developing plant extracts.
"What about He Shou Wu and Acorus calamus?" Gu Yuxin asked.
"It contains Polygonum multiflorum, but Acorus calamus has not yet been found."
"Okay, let's take our time looking. We'll find one eventually," Gu Yuxin cheered.
However, due to the weather, no one is willing to leave the cave to search for herbs for the time being.
Now, with the end of June over, July has fully revealed the power of midsummer.
At this moment, at nine in the morning, the outside temperature is already close to 37 degrees Celsius. It's likely that by two in the afternoon, the high temperature will feel suffocating.
Recently, the herb garden has been swarming with flying insects. To keep the entire basement clean, they temporarily removed the glass from the garden to allow the hatched insects and ants to fly out into the world.
But who knew what would happen on the first day?
Compared to the high temperatures outside, the temperature at the foot of the rocky hill was much more comfortable, and a large number of reptiles began to enter the medicinal garden through the holes without glass.
This forced Lu Wuyai to reinstall the glass, then enter the herb garden and kill some large reptiles on the spot with his own hands.
“With current technology, without soil, it’s probably impossible to grow more herbs.” Molloy shook her head, clearly unable to handle the problem for the time being.
However, if there are too many insects and ants, they will inevitably damage the medicinal materials.
"This is the only option for now. We'll consider other options later if they become available," Morloy shook his head. Their information and data were limited. The environment in the herb garden might worsen in the coming days.
At this stage, all they can do is eliminate the pests as much as possible.
Inside the cave, as Gu Yuxin and Gu Yuxin recovered day by day, everyone's mood became much happier.
In particular, the addition of nine new lives in the cave has brought many changes to everyone's daily lives.
Two weeks later, the nine wolfhounds were able to stumble and waddle around on the rocky hill. They looked so naive; it was hard to imagine what they would be like a few months later.
During this time, Gu Yuxin conducted blood tests on them and found that the nine cubs were neither wolves nor dogs, and they did react to the term "wolfdog".
“Those black and white wolfhounds look a lot like Border Collies,” Su Xi said more than once.
Not only in terms of color, but even with that large triangular scarf, to outsiders, he probably looks like a handsome Border Collie.
What's most special are the eyes of the nine wolf puppies. Perhaps because they inherited the bloodline of white wolves, they look particularly youthful, with an indescribable quality.
Every morning from 7 to 9 o'clock, Lu Wuyai and others would walk around the wolf cubs, firstly to teach them to relieve themselves in designated places, and secondly because the weather was coolest at this time.
Because there were so many wolfhounds, Tang Xin and the others didn't specifically mention their names. They simply labeled them with the most basic numbers.
For example, 123 refers to three black dogs, 456 is a white dog, and the remaining 789 is a black and white wolfhound.
Although it is indeed simpler, it is easy to distinguish and will not cause any confusion.
Furthermore, perhaps due to the cross-species combination of wolves and dogs, these wolf-dog pups appeared exceptionally intelligent. After three days of urinating, they fully understood how to urinate in the designated spot, and they never urinated anywhere else in the den.
For convenience, Lu Wuyai also dug a small path next to the cave entrance for the cubs to use temporarily.
Life on the deserted island continued. No one experienced hope or frustration. They fought occasionally, living a remarkably peaceful life during the hot summer.
Before they knew it, the first rainy season of midsummer had begun on the deserted island.
The herb garden was bustling with activity. Lu Wuyai climbed a ladder and cleared away the soil in the distance.
Starting the day before yesterday, termites appeared out of nowhere and spread throughout the entire hole in just one day.
Finally, they discovered that the soil in the herb garden had been invaded by termites at some point, and they were now breaking through the soil at an alarming rate.
In the herb garden, the women were all wearing protective suits. Although they were termites, their density was terrifying.
Lu Wuyai looked down at the termites on the ladder, his heart filled with excitement.
"Su Xi, Gu Yuxin. Put the herbs in your backpack and take them out first," Mo Luoyi called out, her face looking extremely pale. She and Gu Yuxin hadn't fully recovered from their last awakening from unconsciousness.
Upon hearing Gu Yuxin's shout, Su Xi and Gu Yuxin quickly bent down to pull weeds. There were already many herbs on the ground, but after more than half a month of cultivation, countless more had appeared. They had originally intended to expand the herb garden. But now, we can only stop here.
Just then, seeing more and more termites, the gate to the herb garden suddenly opened.
Everyone looked around and were surprised to find that Song Xiaoyou had already walked in, holding a rectangular lamp in her hand. The lamp was connected to an electric wire on the ground and was emitting a dazzling light.
That's a mosquito killer lamp, but I don't know if it's effective against termites.
To enhance the effect, Lu Wuyai moved several buckets of water outside and placed them under the mosquito-killing lamp, intending to use the light from the lamp to attract the flying insects and drown them.
Soon, everyone was standing near the herb garden, watching hundreds of termites fly out of the soil. The spectacular sight was enough to chill one's heart.
"There are too many termites." Gu Yuxin couldn't help but gasp for breath, as did everyone else.
Fortunately, the mosquito-killing lamp worked very well.
Watching the moths fly into the flame, the termites land on the electric grid and are burned to ashes, some even falling into the water and drowning, the number of corpses increasing.
Lu Wuyai told the others to go back first. At this time, there were probably many termites in other parts of the cave.
"Be careful," Su Xi reminded him.
The medicinal herbs in the garden have been mostly cleared out, leaving only misshapen and cracked fruits, all due to genetic mutations during cultivation.
Watching everyone leave, Lu Wuyai began cleaning up the termite corpses in the water. Because there were so many, the surface of the bucket was quickly covered with a layer of insect bodies.
On their way back to the cave, the women didn't stop for a moment, constantly searching for traces of termites. Even ignoring just one of them could cause great trouble in the future.
“Let’s look for them individually, especially the wood, don’t miss them,” Kim Seok-rok said.
Everyone nodded and placed flashlights at every spot they passed, hoping the light would attract the hidden termites.
On this day, the deserted island was shrouded in heavy rain, and a fierce battle against pests broke out at the foot of the rocky mountain.
After an unknown amount of time, the women suddenly heard a muffled sound and emerged from their respective passageways.
"what happened."
"The sound seems to be coming from the herb garden."
Everyone rushed over, feeling a vague sense of unease.
As a result, when they were about to swipe their cards to enter the herb garden, they found that the entire passageway was covered with mud, and they had no idea what had happened inside the herb garden.
They had no choice but to brave the rain and dig a cave through the rocky mountains. When they arrived at the medicinal garden, they found that the terrain had completely collapsed.
"Lu Wuyai!" Su Xi called out anxiously. The other women also realized something was wrong. They went back into the cave, immediately took out their tools, and shoveled the soil out of the cave.
"Lu Wuyai".
Several women took turns calling out to Lu Wuyai, but he didn't react at all, which made their hearts sink.
The medicinal herb garden had collapsed severely, covering an area the size of four basketball courts. The women were helpless and could only focus their efforts on digging up the spot where the mosquito-killing lamps had originally been placed.
After an unknown amount of time, a hand suddenly emerged from the ground, startling Gu Yuxin and Jin Xilu. They realized after a moment that it was Lu Wuyai's hand.
"Come quickly!" Jin Xilu shouted hurriedly, calling over all the women nearby.
Seeing the hand emerging from the mud, everyone was excited and immediately began digging along the arm and around it.
However, the rain greatly affected the digging speed, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier, constantly washing away the soil. The stickiness of the soil also greatly slowed down their shoveling speed.
But a few minutes later, when Su Xi inadvertently stared at that hand, she suddenly felt a slight chill.
"Wait a moment."
"What's wrong."
Everyone looked at Su Xi and noticed that she looked unwell.
“This hand doesn’t belong to Lu Wuyai.” Su Xi took a breath and couldn’t help but take two steps back.
Upon hearing Tang Xin's words, the women looked at each other, some even glancing at Gu Yuxin.
Gu Yuxin blushed and murmured, "It was nighttime... and we could see very clearly."
The women blushed as well, and Tang Xin quickly explained that Lu Wuyai's hands weren't that white or that "delicate."
After Su Xi finished speaking, everyone thought of Lu Wuyai's physique and recalled some fragments. Compared with the hands here, they were really different.
However, this hand reaching out from the soil must belong to a living being, and the woman could not let it die on its own.
But now that they can't find Lu Wuyai, they have no choice but to dig him out first and ask him to provide clues.
Of course, it's also possible that they've all mistaken someone for someone else; this person might actually be Lu Wuyai.
Ten minutes later, when they dug the hand out of the ground, the owner's eyes suddenly dimmed.
This is not Lu Wuyai, but it is indeed a person, or more precisely, a woman.
But strangely, this human was already dead, his nostrils and mouth were full of mud, and the back of his head was covered in blood, which is still flowing today.
Even more incredibly, this woman was wearing a dress. Her fair skin and smooth body made her look nothing like someone who had survived on a deserted island.
Therefore, many people have a question in their minds: Where did this woman come from?
Now, the other party is dead, but the scene of him emerging from the ground just now was full of eeriness.
“It might be a neurological reaction before death,” Gu Yuxin explained. “Let’s go find Lu Wuyai first. Although that guy is a beast, he’ll definitely die if he’s buried for too long.”
Soon, the team began digging again. This time, the center of the circle was still where the mosquito-killing lamp had been placed.
Half an hour later, Yu Mengrou suddenly noticed a huge pulling force coming from her shovel.
"Something's happened here, come quick."
Yu Mengrou's scream immediately attracted the attention of the nearby women. This time, they sensed that the person buried below was Lu Wuyai, and that he was less than two meters away from where the female corpse had been discovered.
Soon, a small hole was dug out. Inside was Lu Wuyai, but half of his body was still buried in the soil, and he looked really disheveled.
The moment Lu Wuyai emerged from the ground, he could finally breathe freely. He thought to himself, if it had lasted any longer, he might have suffocated. That would have been awful.
At this moment, Lu Wuyai finally saw the female corpse.
"Where did this come from?" Lu Wuyai looked at the beautiful face and thought to himself, "Such a beautiful woman with such a good figure, it's such a pity."
“You don’t know?” Gu Yuxin retorted. “She was also dug up from the medicinal herb garden. Judging from her appearance, she must have died not long ago.”
"All right."
Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck Lu Wuyai's mind.
"Could it be that she destroyed the herb garden?" Lu Wuyai took a breath. "I was cleaning up termites when I suddenly heard a loud crash on the roof, and then the herb garden collapsed, burying me."
Under the rain, everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
"Let's bury her body first. As for the rest, we can talk about it when we get back to the cave," Lu Wuyai urged, feeling a chill creeping through his body.
Twenty minutes later, everyone returned to their respective cubicles. After cleaning and washing, they gathered again in the cave.
Even today, Lu Wuyai's head is still spinning.
Everyone went to the herb garden and found that the tunnel leading there was completely blocked and filled with termites. However, whether they would reappear after the heavy rain was unknown.
At this time, the tomb chamber was filled with a large quantity of medicinal herbs. Since the herb garden had been destroyed, they could only be cultivated hydroponically for the time being.
After closing the door, Lu Wuyai laid three layers of gauze at the entrance of the passage to prevent termites from entering the cave through the gaps.
After everything was over, everyone began to discuss the woman's body.
“From any angle, this body doesn’t look like a survivor from a deserted island,” Su Xi said, fidgeting with her fingers.
"If she's not a survivor from a desert island, then where did she come from?"
"Furthermore, according to Lu Wuyai, this person seemed to have been suddenly smashed to pieces."
The woman's body was examined by Gu Yuxin before burial. The back of her head was basically smashed to pieces. As for the rest of her body, it looked like it had been smashed with a hammer.
"Tell me, is someone playing a trick on me?" Lu Wuyai suddenly asked.
“Whoever has enough persistence will have nothing to do.” Yu Mengrou frowned and sighed, seemingly thinking about the miserable state of the woman she had just seen. When she was pushed into the pharmacy, she seemed to still be panting.
At this point, Lu Wuyai was also carefully considering whether he had heard any other sounds while he was in the herb garden.
However, hearing and vision are not the same thing.
In the following period, people gave many examples and conjectures, but only one was truly accepted.
"Could it really be that someone pushed the woman from a great height?" Gu Yuxin found it unbelievable, but the possibility was very high.
"Anyway, everyone's dead." Lu Wuyai shook his head, feeling there was no point in continuing the discussion. The most important thing now was to deal with the herbs in the cave.
The herb garden has collapsed, and the possibility of rebuilding it is slim. Another open space can only be opened in other parts of the rocky hill.
“I always felt there was no need to open a new medicinal herb garden.” After saying that, Gu Yuxin stood up and took a ginseng from the laboratory table.
"Look at this ginseng, is there anything different about it?"
Upon hearing this, everyone took a closer look and quickly discovered that the root of the ginseng was covered with many black granules. At first, everyone thought they were black soil, but after peeling them off and squeezing them, they found that they were unusually hard.
Next, Gu Yuxin took out a black stone, a small piece of gravel that Lu Wuyai had brought back from Black Rock Mountain.
“Lu Wuyai brought back the ginseng and the stone from the same place.”
"The black pebbles and stones on top are made of the same material. See for yourselves."
When Gu Yuxin placed the ginseng and the stone together, the dense ginseng tendrils approached the stone at a visible speed and tightly wrapped around it.
This incredible scene made everyone gasp.
"This is very strange."
No one has ever seen a plant that can move like an animal.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the stone. Now everyone understood that the "culprit" was what caused the ginseng to move like this.
“We all know that the growth of all things depends on the sun, but what about the power of this black stone?” Gu Yuxin hesitated for a moment.
Seeing Moro's constipation, Lu Wuyai couldn't help but ask:
What is the use of this black stone?
“I don’t know either.” Molloy shook his head, but his eyes still looked excited.
"Although I don't know what these stones are, they have a similar effect on plants as the sun."
"This ginseng has been growing outdoors for fifteen days under the influence of these black stones, showing no signs of weakening. This is enough to show that these black stones are extraordinary."
Lu Wuyai licked his lips. He always felt that the black stone was unusual. He thought it must be a meteorite. Unfortunately, Gu Yuxin also told him that it wasn't a piece of iron, but a special geological formation.
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