Chapter 8 The Excited Forestry Bureau Staff
A few minutes later, a complete wisteria root was dug out, its dark red body covered in moist soil, without a single break.
[Ding! Wisteria root harvest successful! Current task progress: 2/3]
The wicker basket wasn't big enough and she was afraid it would crush the wolf cub, so Yuanyuan put the blood vine roots into the animal skin bag, patted the dirt off her hands, and looked up at Leopard Jiu and Tiger Ya with a big smile:
"Uncle, could you help me dig up the others too?"
"Can."
Leopard Jiu and Tiger Ya helped her dig up all the wisteria roots around her, filling a whole animal skin bag.
"Do we need to gather any other herbs?" Leopard asked.
"want."
This mission requires three kinds of herbs; we're only missing the last one.
Leaf moss is an inconspicuous herb that grows everywhere, but it is easy to overlook because it doesn't catch your eye.
The kind of thing you can't remember even if you look back.
The leaves are light green on the underside and feel a little sticky to the touch. The flowers are very small, white, and delicate.
They typically grow on tree bark and resemble mosses.
Fortunately, the location given by the system was not far from here, so Huya simply picked her up with one hand and walked deeper into the forest.
Soon they arrived at a forest of giant trees that never saw the sun. The ground beneath the trees was cold and damp, and each tree was so tall and strong that its top could not be seen.
The base of the tree trunk is covered with layers of moss-like plants.
Yuanyuan walked to a giant tree that three adults could not encircle and squatted down.
My fingers gently touched the thin layer of green moss on the tree trunk.
"Finally found it."
She didn't rush to take action, but observed carefully; pale green leaves covered the bark.
I reached out and touched it, and sure enough, it was sticky, with a few small white flowers hidden inside. If you didn't look closely, it really looked just like moss.
She carefully scraped along the edge of the grass, afraid of accidentally damaging it.
"This grass is delicate, so we have to be careful. If we break it, it'll be useless."
Leopard Jiu and Tiger Ya also came over, but when they heard what she said, they didn't dare to reach out. They just watched from the side, afraid that they would hurt her if they used too much force.
After a while, Yuanyuan finally put a small piece of grass into the bag.
"Yuanyuan, what's the use of this grass?" Huya couldn't help but ask.
Yuanyuan didn't understand either, so she had to ask the system for help, "System, what's the use of this herb?"
The system was happy to explain to her that it could inhibit the spread of cancer cells.
Yuanyuan blinked her round eyes, not quite understanding what "cancer cells" meant. She frowned and repeated the system's words verbatim to Huya.
Tiger and the leopard beastman didn't understand either, "What are cancer cells?"
Yuanyuan was stumped again by the question.
"Cancer cells are... well, please don't ask."
I went over what the system had said in my mind several times, but I still couldn't find the right words to explain it, so I decided not to explain it at all.
………
The forestry bureau staff, archaeological experts, and medical research leaders who saw this scene on the tablet all stood up. What had they just heard?
Herbs that can inhibit the spread of cancer cells?
To this day, the Great Xia Dynasty has not been able to develop a drug that can inhibit the spread of cancer cells.
A professor with gray hair slammed his thermos on the table with a thud, his trembling finger pointing at Yuanyuan on the tablet, his voice shaking with excitement:
She... "She just said that herb... can... inhibit the spread of cancer cells?"
"No...you didn't hear me wrong, did you?"
Professor Meng, from the archaeology team, calmly pushed up his glasses, but his eyes were fixed on Yuanyuan's every move on the tablet, and he was extremely anxious inside.
"Ye Tai! Her name is Na Cao Ye Tai! Quickly check if there's any record of her in ancient books!"
The archaeological team members beside him were flipping through ancient books while searching for memories.
"It grows on tree bark, sticky and with small white flowers... We seem to have seen a similar record on the medical book fragments we found at the ancient ruins!"
"Quickly, find her!"
The most excited person was a professor at the medical research center. He immediately leaned over to the tablet and exclaimed, "Quick! Play that screen recording over and over again!"
"Also, immediately contact the coordination team in Department X to prepare for the arrival."
"If we could get her to bring back a sample from the Beast World! Just getting a sample, even just a single leaf, could propel our anti-cancer drug research forward by ten years!"
Compared to others, the people from the Forestry Bureau remained relatively calm.
Lu Yuan stared at the small figure moving on the tablet, then suddenly let out a short exclamation, pointing at the few blades of grass that Leopard Jiu had accidentally trampled on in the picture, his voice trembling.
"Professor Gu, that's...that's not..."
“A variegated orchid,” Gu Zheng answered for him.
"This... endangered plants in our country are everywhere in the animal world, and they... just trample on them for fun!"
The old professor next to me pushed up his reading glasses and looked in the direction he was pointing. Having seen other extinct plants, he was able to remain unfazed by the sight of the spotted orchid, an endangered plant that could still be found.
"More than that! Look at the flower Yuanyuan just casually picked, doesn't it look like that dried flower from the North American Herbarium?"
"You...you mean the Arcadia Rose??"
That's a wild rose variety unique to North America. Although it's called a rose, it doesn't really resemble the roses we see today. Its flowers are smaller, and the color ranges from light pink to deep red.
If we could bring this back, those people in North America would be green with envy.
The room fell silent for two seconds after he said that, before erupting into an even bigger commotion.
"My God! What kind of magical world is that? How can there be so many plants I've never seen before?"
If she just randomly plucks a couple more bunches, the entire plant kingdom will be turned upside down!
The others were also stunned, watching Yuanyuan casually throw away the Corydalis lanceolata on the tablet because she thought it was ugly, and they didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Now we need to keep an eye on not only anti-cancer herbs, but also these rare plants."
When Yuanyuan gets back, I need to quickly tell her what she can touch and what she absolutely cannot touch!
"What nonsense are you talking about? We should tell her what she can bring back and what she doesn't need."
“…”
The botany expert swallowed hard: "After comparing the vegetation in the images, besides these two, there are at least five other species that are endangered in reality."
Should we make a 'plant protection list' for Yuanyuan?
“We definitely need to make a list. We’ll give it to her when she gets back so she can do the shopping.”
“…”
——
Yuanyuan had no idea that the flower she picked casually would cause such a big reaction. She just thought it was pretty and planned to take it back to the handsome uncle when she returned to reality.
I only intended to pick one flower, but I didn't expect that every flower here was more beautiful than the last.
She casually plucked a small pink and white flower, brought it close to her nose, and the sweet fragrance made her eyes light up.
"This smells so good, and it's even prettier than the purple flowers from before!"
She muttered to herself, then reached out to grab a bright orange flower not far away.
The petals are like little trumpets, swaying gently in the wind, making them very pleasing to the eye.
She had already stuffed the wicker basket with several flowers, almost covering the little wolf.
The colorful hues huddled together are surprisingly pleasing to the eye.
Bao Jiu walked over, watched her pick flowers, and couldn't help but ask:
"Yuanyuan, why are you picking so many flowers? They can't cure diseases or be eaten."
"I want to take it back and give it to Uncle Handsome!"
Who is the handsome uncle?
Suddenly, I felt so envious of the handsome uncle she mentioned. It wasn't just them; everyone in the Forestry Bureau was equally puzzled.
"The handsome uncle is... he's Uncle Gu from my hometown. He really likes flowers and plants. He'll be very happy to receive this."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Forestry Bureau simultaneously turned their attention to Gu Zheng, who remained calm and composed in the center.
Archaeological expert Meng: "Little Gu, the handsome uncle Yuanyuan was talking about, could it be you?"
The renowned medical expert, Dr. He, said, "I don't care, I'm reserving one first, I want the purple one."
"I want the yellow, trumpet-shaped one."
Gu Zheng: "..."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
