Chapter 110 Chestnuts are so delicious!
"Sister, what are you staring at that spiky ball for? It's all prickly, and you can't eat it!" Pan Duole asked, puzzled.
"How do you know it's inedible?" Zuo Shan laughed.
"When I was a child, I went scavenging with my mother and saw this spiky ball. I thought I had found something good, so I even used a cutting knife to test it. The result showed that it had moderate radiation."
In my excitement, I didn't pay attention to the rest of the broadcast. I reached out to pick it up and ended up with my hand covered in blood. I'll never forget this lesson!
Later I learned that this thing was a poisonous fruit that grows on the horse chestnut tree, called horse chestnut, which is extremely poisonous.
"Luckily, I only got pricked on the hand. If I had accidentally peeled off the outer skin and eaten the fruit, you wouldn't be able to see me anymore, sister!" Pan Duole said, looking disgusted as she walked around the dozens of spiky balls under the tree.
"I've never heard of this horse chestnut you mentioned, but I do know a particularly delicious nut called a hairy chestnut!" Zuo Shan said, drawing a dagger from his waist and splitting a spiky nut in half.
"Sister, what I'm saying is true, you have to be careful! Horse chestnuts really are poisonous. My mom said that my neighbor aunt ate horse chestnuts and vomited and had diarrhea, almost died!" Pan Duole stamped her feet anxiously.
"I have never seen the horse chestnut you mentioned, but I have seen this kind of hairy chestnut. Its outer skin is covered with dense thorns, the inner pericarp is dark red, and the fruit is light yellow."
Not only is it nutritious, but it also tastes incredibly good! Much better than any fried bean flour you've ever had!" Zuo Shan explained.
"Chestnut? Is that the name of that delicious nut you mentioned on the first day I met my master?" Chestnut asked excitedly.
He had always wanted to see for himself what those delicious nuts his master had described looked like, and now he finally had.
Mao Li immediately used a robotic arm to examine the dozens of spiky balls under the tree, and finally found five that were moderately radioactive and edible.
Zuo Shan used a dagger to peel off the outer skin of these chestnuts, revealing the brownish-red husks inside. She made a cut in the husk and then called Pan Duole to gather some firewood.
After lighting the dry firewood with a lighter, he threw the five chestnuts into the fire.
Soon, crackling sounds came from the fire, and then a sweet aroma of caramel wafted into everyone's nostrils.
Xiao Bao was the first to rush over and stretched out its little paws towards Zuo Shan. Zuo Shan was afraid that it wouldn't know how to peel it, so it peeled the skin off and fed it to Xiao Bao.
The chestnuts, even after being peeled and hulled, were as big as nectarines. Xiao Bao chewed them with gusto, the fragrant and sweet taste filling its mouth, and it hummed happily.
Chestnut has a sense of smell and even a sense of taste, but he doesn't need to eat. In the wasteland where food is so scarce, he wouldn't waste food just to satisfy his taste buds.
But the aroma was so tempting that he couldn't resist trying it several times.
Finally, he peeled the outer skin of two highly radioactive chestnuts, threw them into the fire, roasted them, and tasted them. The pleasant sweet aroma filled his taste buds, and the chestnuts gave him an unprecedented taste experience.
He reluctantly spat out the chewed, highly radioactive chestnuts, once again regretting that he wasn't human and couldn't fully enjoy the pleasure brought by the delicious food.
Seeing that even the chestnuts, who never eat food, couldn't resist eating them, Pandora finally wavered, overcame his deep-seated childhood fear of chestnuts, picked up a roasted one, peeled it open, and put it in his mouth.
She was captivated by the sweet aroma after just one bite and couldn't stop until she chewed and swallowed the whole thing.
Chestnuts smell so good!
Zuo Shan, of course, didn't treat herself badly. She peeled one and ate it herself, chewing it slowly and carefully. Then she discovered that this mutated chestnut was not just big in size.
It tasted better than any chestnut she had ever eaten before; it was sweeter and more powdery, and once she took a bite, she couldn't stop eating it.
**
Matt was very worried. The adults used the excuse of needing to inspect the borders of Districts 49 and 48, which were relatively close to District 50, and had no hurry to return to the central district. Matt could only follow silently.
As for Mengtong and the guards, they were left in District 49 by the adults, who instructed them to keep a close eye on Districts 50, 49, and 48, the three areas closest to the mutated beasts' stronghold, and to monitor the beast tide's movements.
The adults first patrolled the border of District 49 in fighter jets, and then went to the border of District 48.
During the inspection of District 49, the adults simply glanced over the border dynamics, which took less than half an hour in total.
However, when they reached the airspace of Area 48, the adults ordered the fighter jets to slow down, as if on a spring outing, and leisurely overlook the scenery below.
Even if Matt didn't want to admit his guess, he had to admit that his master was indeed thinking about Miss Zuo, the pregnant woman from District 50!
Miss Zuo has now moved to District 48, so the adults are using this as an excuse to linger in District 48.
As an adult's personal assistant, he must fully support the adult no matter how unreasonable their behavior may be.
Since the adults can't find an excuse to see Miss Zuo, let him do it instead.
Looking down at the river, Matt suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "My lord, I have a sudden idea. Before, at the border of District 50, the beast tide retreated too quickly. I always felt that they had a conspiracy."
Now that I see this river, I finally understand. I think that since they were attacked when they invaded from the land, could they be using the river as cover?
Suppose they dig a tunnel from the bottom of the river, they can invade District 48 without triggering the protective shield and without anyone noticing.
Once they occupy District 48, they will then attack District 46, which is the breadbasket of our entire Northern Hemisphere!
If District 46 falls, the entire safe zone will face food shortages, and then chaos will likely erupt!
Matt was spouting nonsense, actually just trying to give the adults an excuse to stay in District 48, but when Mortilan heard it, his eyebrows furrowed.
Although Matt doesn't seem that shrewd usually, he actually managed to get to the point when it mattered most.
After his analysis, he realized that the strategic significance of this river was truly extraordinary.
“You’re right. Land immediately. I want to investigate this river myself!” he ordered decisively.
Mina, the fighter pilot, is a fourth-tier ability user trained by her family. She not only has rich piloting experience but also possesses wind-based abilities.
In the event of an emergency, such as a plane crash, the ability to use wind-based powers to bring important passengers from the fighter jet to a safe location.
Upon hearing the adult's order, Mina scrambled the fighter jet downwards at top speed, nearly making Matt vomit from the jolt.
He mentally complained about the adult and Mina at the same time: "Making a big deal out of nothing, is the adult trying to gather intelligence? He just wants to see someone!"
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