Following the path discovered by Ye Wu and Hong Gui, they entered the heart of the rainforest.
Even in this season, the rainforest remains lush and green. Thanks to the influence of the micro-world, the rainforest does not experience winter; the temperature is just slightly lower.
Their purpose in coming here was for a vacation, so their first priority was naturally to build houses.
When Chen Yang first came to the rainforest, he built temporary shelters, but they could only accommodate one or two people. And after so much time, they were clearly unusable.
However, the location he chose was better, with abundant resources.
Lina came along this time, having specially sought out several recipes to create a mosquito repellent liquid using common rainforest ingredients. However, this wasn't traditional Chinese medicine; it was a survival secret of some American tribes. In places like the rainforest, mosquitoes are more troublesome than any other creature.
The methods for building shelters in the rainforest are different, but Chen Yang and his team modified them, making use of the simplest mortise and tenon structure, and built the framework of four houses in just one hour.
The girls were responsible for collecting palm leaves and weaving them to create the roof.
Each treehouse is low enough that you can't stand up inside, but it's easy to sleep and move around. The palm leaf roofs are very waterproof, and building the houses in the trees keeps them away from the rainforest's damp ground and some wild animals.
Starting a fire in the rainforest is definitely a troublesome task, but with Chen Yang there, it wasn't a problem. They had also brought fire-starting tools, and Chen Yang got a fire going in no time.
In the rainforest at night, fire is the most reassuring thing.
This trip broadened the horizons of the newly joined residents. For Yu Xuan, an art geek who rarely leaves his home, it was the first time he had seen such a rich and colorful world.
Since entering the Micro Realm, he has hardly traveled far, the farthest he has ever been was the Western Boundary River.
Yu Xuan came along this time to see if there was any suitable wood in the rainforest.
This kind of place is likely to have a considerable number of ancient trees that are thousands of years old, and much of the wood is suitable for carving.
However, he felt that the biggest gain from this trip was the change he experienced himself, rather than the trees.
He now knows some fire-making skills, how to find and purify water, how to build shelter, and how to defend against wild animals. He has witnessed the barren Loess Plateau and the dense rainforest, as well as the spectacular and magnificent landscape of the boundary between extreme climates.
There were quite a few people like him who later entered the Microverse. This trip truly broadened their horizons and helped them grow a lot. The wilderness was not as comfortable as the camp. Even with experienced individuals like Chen Yang, they often suffered from insomnia at night, awakened by the sounds of animals.
However, once they reached the rainforest, they had adapted to it much better.
The shelters built in the rainforest this time were no longer temporary; they were relatively well-constructed and the defensive measures were in place. Everyone slept quite comfortably on the first night.
The advantage of winter is that there are fewer mosquitoes. In addition, they made a fire and sprayed insect repellent, so no one was bitten by mosquitoes all night.
The rainforest is also rich in animal resources. Chen Yang caught two snakes early in the morning and made snake soup for everyone.
There was plenty of fruit in the rainforest, and they soon found a banana tree, though it wasn't ripe yet.
Then, they found durians on the high ground at the border.
Durian is a fruit with extremely high nutritional value, and its fame is as high as its price.
They picked three durians, which they shared back home, and the whole camp smelled of durians.
The hunting team led by Li Su'er also had a good harvest, but there were many people on this trip and not many who were good at hunting, so the food supply was still in a state of negative growth.
Fortunately, they brought horses with them, and the horses bore most of the load, so there was still plenty of food left.
The horses weren't well-adapted to the rainforest climate, so they were kept in the camp to prevent them from running around and getting sick from bacteria.
“Alien Yang, I’ve hunted a very unique prey. Take a look,” Li Su’er said, holding up a creature that looked a bit like a raccoon.
Chen Yang looked closely, then said somewhat uncertainly, "A civet cat?"
“That’s right, it’s a civet cat!” Li Su’er said.
The civet cat, scientifically known as the large Indian civet, has a slender body, is much larger than a domestic cat, and is a very agile animal.
However, the civet cat is also endangered due to its unique characteristics. The famous civet coffee refers to coffee beans excreted by the civet cat. It is made by extracting the coffee beans from the civet cat's feces after it has eaten coffee cherries.
Civets can only digest the skin of coffee cherries, not the beans. Locals collect the coffee beans excreted by civets, which becomes the famous Kopi Luwak (civet coffee). After passing through the civet's stomach, it develops a unique aroma.
Wild civets actively seek out high-quality coffee beans, which is why civet coffee is so precious. However, domesticated civets do not, and many domesticated civets are treated cruelly. Therefore, the civet coffee on the market today is not only not premium, but much of it is obtained through unethical means.
The discovery of civets means that there is likely to be coffee berry trees nearby.
“I know what you’re thinking, so I brought you some poop,” Li Su’er said with a smile, then pulled out a packet of granular substances wrapped in leaves. Those were coffee beans that civets couldn’t digest and excreted.
Sure enough, there were coffee berry trees nearby.
“This is pure Kopi Luwak coffee!” Chen Yang laughed.
This kind of civet coffee is almost impossible to find now.
"We'll go collect civet coffee, and while we're at it, we'll look for coffee trees and pick some fruit to roast ourselves," Chen Yang said.
The quantity of civet coffee is destined to be limited, so Chen Yang doesn't intend to waste it. He plans to collect it and then take it out of the Microverse to have professionals roast it. Within the Microverse, it can be mixed with coffee from regular coffee trees.
After Chen Yang shared the news with everyone, they got excited and immediately formed a team to search. They quickly found wild coffee berry trees.
Near the coffee trees, they also found coffee beans excreted by civets, which is authentic Kopi Luwak (civet coffee).
While searching for other coffee trees, they also collected Kopi Luwak (civet coffee). In a short time, they collected about five kilograms of Kopi Luwak. They also found other scattered coffee trees nearby.
They selected the coffee cherries that had turned red, collected them, and planned to take them back for further processing.
There aren't any coffee makers among the residents, but there aren't many who actually know how to drink coffee either, so there's no need to put in special effort; you can just learn how online.
This vacation turned out to be an unexpected discovery. They plan to look for cacao trees so they can have tea, coffee, and cacao—the world's three major non-alcoholic beverages.
Three chapters, finally completed.
(End of this chapter)
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