The surrounding farms and houses were frozen solid, and Jiang Zhi was too lazy to break down the doors and search them. In fact, she didn't even need to lift a finger; the officials had already swept through the area once, taking away all the edible food and leaving nothing behind.
Jiang Zhi did not forget her goal for this trip; she came for the mutated beasts.
She walked deeper into the woods, where a wildfire had burned many trees, making the area relatively open.
As Jiang Zhi walked, she noticed the snow tracks were becoming increasingly chaotic, and there were traces of attacks by supernatural forces on the snow, indicating that a fierce battle had taken place. The carcasses of the mutated animals had been taken away, leaving only a few thin brown hairs.
Jiang Zhi took out a tranquilizer gun to see if she could capture the mutated animal alive and keep it in her space so that Wanfu would also have some fresh food.
A cracking sound came from the snow, and Jiang Zhi gripped the tranquilizer gun tightly.
For level one and level two mutated animals, tranquilizer guns are still effective against those with less hardened skin. However, once you encounter an animal with a carapace or that is level two or higher, tranquilizer guns become useless unless a metal-type ability user enhances the needle so that it can penetrate the skin.
Walking in the snow was extremely difficult. With each step, the snow almost reached Jiang Zhi's calves. At the zoo, where there were fewer obstacles, Jiang Zhi could use skis, but in the mountains, she could only rely on her own two legs.
Wanfu has disappeared somewhere. Jiang Zhi leaned gently against the tree trunk. There were icicles on the tree. If she moved too much, they would fall and hurt her, even if they didn't kill her.
The sound became clearer. Jiang Zhi's keen hearing detected that the guy was behind a small snowdrift to the west. Jiang Zhi held her breath and slowly moved closer.
Mutant Chicken~
Jiang Zhi smiled, her face hidden behind her scarf, and raised the tranquilizer gun, aiming it at the mutated chicken that was pecking at the tree bark.
With a whoosh, the tranquilizer dart was fired.
The mutated chicken was extremely alert and dodged the tranquilizer dart that Jiang Zhi shot in the blink of an eye. The dart remained embedded in a crevice in the tree trunk, trembling in the cold wind.
The mutated chicken immediately flapped its wings and curled its claws to escape.
That damned chicken made her waste an injection. I'll teach her a lesson today.
Jiang Zhi used her virtue to persuade others, and smashed a brick down. Before the mutated chicken could even take a step, it was smashed into the snow.
"Serves you right for running away. I was going to keep you to lay eggs, but now I have no choice but to stew you." Jiang Zhi put away the gold brick and pulled the flattened mutant chicken out of the snow.
Wanfu suddenly appeared out of nowhere, looked at the flat object in Jiang Zhi's hand, and said, "Mom! It's flattened, how are we going to eat it now?"
"What? Can't bring yourself to do it?"
"Ouch, it's possible, but it's just too... Ouch, my eyes hurt."
Jiang Zhi noticed that Wan Fu was standing on something.
"What did you do?"
"This fruit smells so good! I'm full, this is for Mom." Wanfu picked up a small, pinkish-white fruit covered in snow and held it up to Jiang Zhi.
Jiang Zhi tossed the mutated chicken into her spatial storage, wiped her hands with a disinfectant wipe, and then took the pink fruit that Wan Fu had brought.
It's truly amazing that plants can grow in this icy and snowy place.
"Are you alright after eating this? If you get poisoned, I'll just have to bury you right here." Jiang Zhi pulled her feet out of the snow and climbed up the hill.
"Oh, it's alright." Wanfu cleared a path through the snow, intending to take Jiang Zhi to see where the fruit was growing.
They were in a mountain stream, also covered in snow. Wanfu had been worried about Jiang Zhi the whole way. If she wasn't careful, she could easily roll down into a large hole, and falling in would be the end of her.
Jiang Zhi saw it clearly; the clump of plants was on the hillside, buried in the snow.
The vines are pale white with a hint of green at the tips of the leaves, and there are a few small, pink fruits scattered around.
Jiang Zhi peeled off the skin of the fruit in her hand and took a small bite. It was incredibly soft and chewy, much like a ripe ginseng fruit, sweet and juicy.
"Why haven't I seen this thing in my past life?"
Jiang Zhi ate the fruit in a few bites, and suddenly she felt a warm current surge into her dantian. This energy forced her to pull Wanfu into the space.
The spiritual energy within her dantian surged and churned. Jiang Zhi quickly took off her thick clothes, sat cross-legged on the sofa, closed her eyes, and silently recited the incantation.
As the spiritual energy within her body gradually calmed down, some impurities seeped out from her skin. At this moment, Jiang Zhi felt incredibly relaxed, as if she had undergone a marrow cleansing and meridian purification.
"Mom, are you alright?"
Wanfu lay on the ground, dejected, like a child who had done something wrong, waiting for his mother's punishment.
"It's okay, sweetheart, you've struck gold, haha." Jiang Zhi jumped off the sofa, patted Wanfu, then turned and went to the bathroom. She took a half-hour shower, using all the scrub, before finally washing off the dirt.
Wanfu lay on the frosted glass door of the bathroom, scratching at it with his claws, but he couldn't get in.
Are you really okay?
Jiang Zhi came out wrapped in a bath towel, dried her hair with a hairdryer, then closed the bedroom door and changed into a clean set of clothes.
Wanfu pressed his head against the bedroom door, knocking on it. After a while, Jiang Zhi finally came out, dragging her slippers.
"Don't be cocky!" Jiang Zhi pointed at Wanfu's little nose and snorted.
It seems like all cats have this annoying habit; they even get curious when their owners go to the toilet and then lie down by the door.
Without saying a word, Jiang Zhi put on the coat and cotton pants she had taken off earlier, changed into a pair of large snow boots, wrapped herself up tightly again, and then left the space with Wanfu.
This fruit can cleanse the marrow and strengthen the spiritual power within her, but it's uncertain whether it can be transplanted into the space for planting.
Jiang Zhi simply stayed next to the thing and observed it up close.
She took out firewood and started a fire on the snow.
He took out a torch he had made in his spare time, lit it, and approached the clump of plants.
If it's afraid of fire, it means it can only grow in cold regions. She can transplant it to the snow-capped mountains in the space.
As the scorching fire drew near, Jiang Zhi was amazed to find that it had shrunk up like a mimosa, using its small green leaves to protect the fruit, and the vines and branches had withered to varying degrees.
Jiang Zhi immediately put away the torch, grabbed a handful of snow and threw it over, but it scattered again upon contact with the cold object.
It definitely needs a cold environment.
"Xiao Wanfu, Mom needs your help." Jiang Zhi pulled a rope from her backpack, tied one end to a tree trunk, and said, "Mom is going to go down and dig up this plant later. I've named it Snow Spirit Grass. You have to protect Mom, okay?"
"Okay." Wanfu nodded. Anyone who dared to approach this place would be taught a lesson about how powerful a mama's boy can be.
Jiang Zhi tied the rope around her waist using a triangular binding method, and then slowly moved downwards. Pushing aside the surrounding snow, Jiang Zhi finally saw clearly how this thing grew.
The entire root system of the Snow Spirit Grass was entangled in the cracks of the rocks. Jiang Zhi painstakingly chiseled open the ice blocks in the cracks, and then used a knife to peel the roots from the cracks. After most of the roots were peeled off, Jiang Zhi pinched the bottom and pulled it out forcefully.
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