Chapter 38 Xiao Bao is amazing!
After testing three low-radiation bamboo leaves in succession, she began to realize that something was wrong; there must be something wrong with this bamboo.
Her heart pounded, and she shakily made a small cut into the main stem of the bamboo.
"Beep! Low radiation plant, it is recommended to dig up the whole plant and take it away!" The announcement from the measuring knife sent a shiver through her body, and the excessive excitement spread to her lower abdomen, causing Ah Chen in her belly to start thumping restlessly.
"Calm down! Stay calm!" After taking a few deep breaths, Zuo Shan picked up the hoe and began digging quickly.
Fortunately, no one usually comes to this bamboo forest. The people of District 50 are not interested in bamboo leaves that can be used to make tea; what they care about most are the thick leaves of wild vegetables that can fill their stomachs.
Zuo Shan called Mao Li, and the two of them spent a full half hour finally digging out the entire bamboo stalk, as well as the crisscrossing bamboo rhizomes buried in the soil.
She used a measuring knife to cut the entire bamboo into eighteen sections according to the distribution of the bamboo nodes, carefully stuffed them into a burlap sack, and also rolled up the bamboo rhizomes and stuffed them into the sack.
Then she continued to expand the pit she had dug, and after digging for about fifteen minutes, the hoe hit a hard rock. She slowly dug the whole rock out.
This is a flat, round, dark gray stone, about the size of a winter melon, which at first glance looks a bit like a giant pebble.
"Mao Li, can you detect the energy value of this stone?" Zuo Shan asked.
"Sorry! The detected energy value is below 3 points. With such a large volume, it's not worth excavating," Mao Li said honestly.
Then it added, "No, I seem to have seen a similar record in the Encyclopedia of Minerals. Master, don't worry, let me check the database."
Mao Li has now regained many of its abilities, including this one—database access, although the recovery is limited and the search speed is relatively slow.
About twenty minutes later, Mao Li's cat eyes suddenly shone brightly, and he excitedly said, "Master, I found out that this ore is called Purple Cloud Egg, which is an extremely rare high-level energy ore in the universe."
No wonder, I've been racking my brains for a while now, wondering why so many moderately radiated bamboo leaves could be detected in this bamboo forest. The probability is more than ten times higher than in other areas!
I originally thought it was because bamboo itself has strong radiation resistance, but it turns out it was because of the presence of this purple cloud egg.
The formation of this mineral, known as Purple Cloud Egg, is extremely complex, but it can subtly alter the surrounding soil, filling it with pure energy.
However, this change will take a long time. Fortunately, this is a bamboo forest, and the local natives have no interest in bamboo leaves. For them, bamboo is only used to make furniture.
If the plants growing here were edible, the authorities would probably have noticed the anomaly in this area long ago.
"Master, you are so lucky to have obtained it!" Mao Li exclaimed.
"But Mao Li, you've been talking for so long, and I still don't know how high the energy value of this Purple Cloud Egg is!" Zuo Shan said, dissatisfied. She felt that Mao Li was too long-winded and hadn't gotten to the point.
"My master! Don't you understand? This is not a matter of energy value at all! With this Purple Cloud Egg, you can keep it by your side, and you and your little master will no longer have to worry about the harm caused by radiation."
More importantly, it can continuously provide you with gentle and pure energy, weakening and eliminating the hidden dangers caused by radiation.
In other words, you will give birth to a 100% healthy baby, and you yourself will be the healthiest mother. "Mao Li was so anxious that he wanted to stomp his feet and wag his tail.
There was one more thing he didn't say: according to ancient records, a powerful man once obtained a piece of purple cloud egg by chance. Later, his wife, who had no superpowers, became pregnant. As a result, after the child was born, the child was born with superpowers, and the wife also awakened her superpowers a second time at the age of thirty-four.
But this is just an unofficial historical record, without any real evidence, so he didn't dare to say anything casually, in case it didn't work.
After all, the greater the hope, the greater the reward; without hope, there will be no disappointment. If the master truly awakens his superpower, that will be a huge surprise.
Well, that's how it is. A pleasant surprise is always better than a disappointment, isn't it?
As they left the bamboo forest, the sun had just risen. Zuo Shan walked away, glancing back at the bamboo grove with a sense of apology.
She took away the purple cloud egg, so it's probably unlikely that there will be any bamboo leaves with moderate radiation in this bamboo forest from now on.
The advantage is that in the past two weeks, she has collected enough edible bamboo leaves to make tea, enough to last for several years.
She wasn't a saint; she couldn't possibly abandon this extremely precious Ziyun egg for the sake of the sustainable development of a bamboo forest. Her only regret was that Xiaobao might not be able to eat bamboo leaves with moderate radiation in the future.
But for my own sake and for the baby Ah Chen in my belly, I have no choice but to make the sacrifice for the little one.
The world is vast, but pregnant mothers are the most important!
Recently, apart from bamboo leaves, there has been very little harvest. Taking stock of the inventory, Zuo Shan is filled with worries again.
Half of the yam strips were eaten, all the alfalfa leaves were gone, and some chopped fresh bamboo leaves were also added to ensure that we wouldn't go hungry every day.
It seems she has to find a new route to find new edible wild vegetables.
When sleeping at night, Zuo Shan used the purple cloud egg as a pillow, covered it with a thick layer of dry grass, and slept on it. Only by sleeping with such a precious object on his pillow could he feel at ease.
After a good night's sleep, Zuo Shan woke up feeling refreshed and full of energy, whether it was psychological or something else, just like Popeye after eating spinach.
Xiao Bao seemed unusually energetic; it, which usually lagged behind during morning exercise, was running ahead all day today.
Before Zuo Shan could react, Xiao Bao had run onto the path leading to the bamboo forest again. She had originally planned to explore a new scavenging route, but she had no choice but to follow behind it.
Considering that the Purple Cloud Egg had just been taken away, there should still be some moderately irradiated bamboo leaves remaining in the bamboo forest. Letting Xiao Bao have a good meal again wouldn't delay the selection of a new place tomorrow.
Xiao Bao was exceptionally excited today. After plunging into the bamboo forest, he ran wildly towards its depths. Zuo Shan wasn't worried about him, since very few mutated beasts liked to inhabit bamboo forests.
Xiao Bao's mother, Da Guo Bao, is at the top of the food chain in the bamboo forest. Although it is still a cub, it is not afraid of small insects.
Suddenly, Zuo Shan heard a sharp cry: "Squeak! Squeak—"
She immediately ran towards the source of the sound. In the dim morning light, she saw Xiao Bao with its head held high, full of fighting spirit. Under its chubby panda paw, it was pressing down a large bamboo rat that was not much smaller than itself.
At this moment, the bamboo rat cried out in terror, kicking and thrashing its limbs in vain, struggling to escape from its grasp.
Zuo Shan ran over in a few quick steps, took out a hoe, and used the wooden handle to hit the big bamboo rat hard on the head. It immediately fainted and stopped struggling.
Xiao Bao loosened his grip, looking like he wanted praise. He gave a thumbs-up with his left hand and exclaimed with a smile, "Amazing! My Xiao Bao is the best! He can even help his sister catch bamboo rats!"
The bamboo rat was hit and pressed by Xiao Bao's palm, and its internal organs were probably compressed. Blood was spilling from the corner of its mouth. Zuo Shan quickly used a cutting knife to test it and found that it was only moderately radioactive and still edible!
She was so excited! It had been a whole month since she transmigrated, and this was the first time she had ever seen meat. She really, really... wanted to eat some meat!
What's more, this is a bamboo rat, which is a delicacy!
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