Yu Ling responded and used her mental energy to isolate her hands from these strange things. She packed them, along with the stones they were clinging to, into a special container and then casually tossed it into her backpack.
Her movements were crisp and clean, and she didn't make the kind of basic mistakes that beginners often make. Jonathan was very satisfied with Yu Ling, such an obedient and sensible newcomer. After all, well-behaved girls are rare in a team full of troublemakers like theirs.
Once everything was tidied up, Yu Ling hung her backpack back on her back, and her clear eyes fell on Jonathan again.
"Let's go?"
Why are you looking at me?!
"Oh, oh."
Following the direction of the water flow, Yu Ling was initially able to suppress her insectoid instincts and obediently follow behind to collect samples.
But as Jonathan gradually trusted him and paid less attention, Yu Ling couldn't help but focus her attention on those things that smelled really good.
I'll sneak off from the group for a little while, hopefully I won't get caught, right?
Yu Ling stopped walking and shifted to the side, blocking the view. She extended a few insectoid tentacles to facilitate her movement and slid away to the side with a "whoosh".
The 'path' on the side can hardly be called a 'path'. It is not only filled with many unidentified rocks with sharp, long thorns, but also a steep, winding slope. Only Yu Ling can climb up it using her tentacles without using a flying vehicle.
When Yu Ling darted up to the top, she found that there was indeed a piece of fragrant 'stones' in front of her. They looked similar to the ones she had seen on the road and there was nothing special about them. However, Yu Ling's instincts screamed that she wanted to eat them.
There were quite a few of these things, and Yu Ling wasn't sure what they were, but the original owner had good digestive abilities, so she shouldn't get a stomachache... right?
It's a pity the system isn't here, otherwise we could have let it try it first.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Yu Ling completed the steps of half-insect transformation, opening her mouth, swallowing, and returning to human form in three seconds.
The fragrant 'stone' went down into my stomach, and an indescribable sense of satisfaction came from my stomach. Such pure and concentrated energy, it must have solidified from liquefaction, right?
To be fair, the areas occupied by this empire are quite nice. The original owner hadn't tasted anything this good in a long time. But this hidden gem was so easily consumed. After the Misty Star... will he become useless?
Yu Ling quickly rejoined the group and followed along with an air of self-righteousness, as if to say, "I just went out to tie my shoelaces." At that moment, Jonathan was still walking slowly ahead. He probably sensed something and glanced back.
Yu Ling immediately pretended to be nonchalant and continued to follow behind him.
Seeing Jonathan continue walking forward, Yu Ling breathed a sigh of relief. He was just a bystander anyway, so Jonathan probably wouldn't care about her little actions, right?
Jonathan: I just praised you for being obedient and you got all cocky. Luckily I didn't say it out loud, you're getting slapped in the face!
The two continued forward, and Yu Ling smelled the fragrance again for the second time. This time, he didn't go far away because the thing seemed to be in the water, in the same direction as the group.
And this thing actually looks like food... a fish with two tails?
This was the first thing they had ever seen that looked almost identical to the animals on a human-inhabitable planet.
Yu Ling: Take a small sip.
Bending over, head down, catching fish with bare hands.
Watching Yu Ling groping around in the river, Jonathan was both amused and exasperated. Wasn't she afraid of getting a stomachache?
He reminded him:
"Stop drooling, we need to keep this fish as a sample."
“…?” Yu Ling stood there blankly, holding the fish. The moment he thought about food, he forgot he was on a mission. “Can I keep half as a sample?”
Jonathan, of course, had no idea why Yu Ling suddenly had such a strong craving for this aquatic animal. He asked helplessly, "Can half a fish survive?"
"It seems unlikely..."
Yu Ling listlessly prepared the fish and tossed it into his backpack. This was the first time he had ever experienced the agony of being surrounded by fragrant food but unable to eat it.
Because of the constant temptation of this fish, Yu Ling couldn't resist popping it into her mouth to taste whenever she saw something in double portions on the road. Jonathan tried to stop her once or twice, but seeing that Yu Ling was certain that he would not delay things, he let her indulge in her craving.
It's just that the special forces have lax rules; otherwise, if it were a proper imperial pioneering team, this kind of behavior of eating outside would not be allowed at all.
...The special forces team spent almost half a month exploring the first planet...
With Jonathan and Lyme on the team, the operation was successfully completed without any major incidents. Yu Ling also changed her image from weak and frail, displaying combat power no less than that of ordinary team members, which made everyone less likely to underestimate her.
After leaving Misty Star, the next target is Giant Jupiter Star, a planet dominated by plants, where intelligent beings are said to be bizarre creatures that are half-plant and half-animal.
The botanists in the empire were eagerly awaiting the return of their samples for research.
This time, the spaceship chose to land on the canopy of a tree, for no other reason than that this was the only place where it could barely land.
Ninety percent of this planet is covered by vegetation, and the remaining ten percent is water. Apart from this bare tree, there is simply no other place to settle down.
On this planet filled with plants, Yu Ling sensed an incredibly familiar fluctuation of soul power. The soul power of this wood-type life form was consistent with his tree demon soul, giving him the feeling that he could hack into the mental link of the giant Jupiter planet.
Let me sneak in and listen to what they have to say...
Yu Ling severed the insectoid link belonging to the original owner and tentatively poked her soul power into the mental network here.
It was completely silent inside.
Well, trees like quiet, they probably don't like to chat.
Jonathan had already experienced the benefits of having Yu Ling on missions with him from the previous planet. She was obedient, good-looking, and, most importantly, quite capable, able to keep up with his pace. Apart from being a bit greedy, she had no other faults.
So in this new operation, he once again assigned Yu Ling to his side, which caused Xia Suo and the other team members who had some misunderstandings to exchange knowing glances.
The isolated Lyme: ? ? ?
Lyme completely missed the point, thinking that Jonathan was up to his old tricks again, messing with him, the former deputy general. Yu Ling, the nameless runner-up, was actually treated quite well; leaving him would save her from being affected, which was good.
"Alright, if no one has any objections, everyone can go their separate ways."
At Jonathan's command, everyone scattered. Jupiter's terrain was complex, and the weakest of the three, Xia Suo, was ordered to stay on the spaceship to guard the home, in order to prevent the ship from being lost.
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