Unable to find out who had been released, He Zong pondered for a moment and then gave up.
He joined the team temporarily and didn't know anyone. Maybe the other party was just trying to help him out of kindness, but didn't want to expose themselves. There was really no need for him to reveal his true intentions and repay kindness with enmity.
After dealing with the herd of yaks, everyone gathered around the rampaging yak that Jiang Shu had defeated, scrutinizing it closely.
Everyone was used to him carrying a scalpel. Yan made the first cut into the yak's thigh muscle. The swollen muscle wasn't just bulging from blood, but solid muscle fibers, as tough as eight strands of hemp rope.
Yan wiped the blood off the knife with a tissue and exclaimed, "It's amazing! It can grow muscle instantly. Is it because it accelerates cell division or directly converts energy?"
The girl squatting next to him asked, "Is this meat edible?"
When Yan was asked, he had someone with fire-type abilities roast the meat. The aroma generated by the collision of fire and meat was enough to shake one's soul.
It smells so good! Just a sprinkle of salt is enough to make it delicious.
Jiang Shuyin also swallowed hard.
Pingyang cut a small piece of meat and placed it in a sealed petri dish, where it needs to wait at least 6 hours.
During this time, Pingyang told everyone: "Sit down and rest first. If you can eat, then we'll eat our fill and continue on our way. If you can't eat, then we'll have to keep going. Now I'll tell you about the route we'll be taking next. There were other people in the previous car, so it wasn't convenient to communicate."
Now is indeed a good time for conversation. Jiang Shu looked around and saw a vast expanse of sky and plains. The wind blew the grass low, revealing cattle and sheep, but there were no cattle or sheep. All around was an endless grassland. However, after autumn, the temperature rose and the grass was no longer green, which diminished its beauty.
Pingyang's words were carried to her ears by the wind. Jiang Shuyin looked into the distance, focusing her attention on her hearing: "We should try not to go to the high mountains. Once you go in, you won't be able to get out. Follow the highway westward, and after reaching Sunshine City, return the same way. I'll emphasize again, don't go to the high mountains. You'll suffer from oxygen deprivation and die."
“There are more people on that highway than just us. If others kill all the yaks, we won’t be able to find them.”
"It took us ten people several hours to kill those four yaks. We're so grateful that yaks are so easy to deal with."
"What if you get robbed while traveling on the highway?"
"Go ahead and fight! Who's afraid of who?"
The hastily assembled team was a disorganized mess, and no one listened to Pingyang even though he wanted to manage it, thinking he was too young and incompetent.
But in fact, in the battle just now, Pingyang's metal-type ability output definitely accounted for 30%.
Yan Zhe doesn't participate in the debate; he's completely focused on his petri dish.
Pingyang glanced at Jiang Shuyin and noticed that she seemed to be in a daze, so he walked over to the light-elemental girl and asked, "Are you willing to listen to me? Since I am the captain, I will be responsible for every teammate. I really need your special ability. If you trust me, come with me."
The girl from the Light Department was with her best friend. After discussing it with her friend for a few minutes, she agreed.
Those who disagreed with Pingyang then turned their attention to He Zong: "Brother, let's team up. What does this kid know? He's just giving orders. What can he possibly achieve on the highway? Follow me, and I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury."
"Oh right, Yan Zhe too, you should come too."
Pingyang then walked over to Jiang Shuyin and asked, "You haven't changed your mind, have you?"
Jiang Shuyin turned her head and chuckled, "I'm more familiar with you."
Pingyang felt an itch on her scalp from what she said and walked away happily.
In the end, the teams split up, with Pingyang still holding the advantage. The new team members are: He Zong (Fire type), Lin Miaomiao (Wood type), Gu Xiao (Light type), Pingyang (Metal type), Yan Zhe (Mental type), and Jiang Shuyin (Power type).
Only Jiang Shuyin needed to engage in close combat. Lin Miaomiao and Gu Xiao didn't look at her very kindly. These two probably thought they could be pampered here because they were with Pingyang.
Jiang Shuyin didn't need their special favor.
The results from the petri dish came out in less than six hours. The sudden increase in bacteria in the petri dish showed that the mutated yak had many messy microorganisms in its body, and their pathogenicity and lethality were unknown. Yan threw the petri dish onto the yak carcass and looked at He Zong: "Please burn it clean."
The other team had been waiting for so long, hoping to get their share of the spoils, but when they realized there was no chance, they turned around and left.
After He Zong cremated the yak, several bone crystals appeared on the ground. Pingyang picked them up, used his metal-type ability to drill holes, and then put the small rings together to make a bracelet.
When Gu Xiao and Lin Miaomiao saw that it was made of cow bone, they shook their heads vigorously: "No, I don't like bone ornaments, they're too cruel."
Pingyang: "......"
Jiang Shuyin took it and put it on, then calmly inquired about the system.
[A basic accessory, with no additional or debuff effects.]
After dealing with these matters, Pingyang led his team westward along the highway, with Jiang Shuyin carrying a canvas bag at the very back.
When thirsty, I drink a small sip of mineral water; when hungry, I eat chocolate.
After a whole morning, they hadn't encountered a single yak. Pingyang was getting increasingly worried; could the man's prediction really have come true?
Gu Xiao: "Let's save the yaks we encounter later to eat. My light-based ability has a purification function, I've tested it at home."
Seeing the stare directed at her directly, Gu Xiao hid her face in the crook of her arms.
Lin Miaomiao gave Jiang Shuyin a smug look: "I brought vegetable seeds, which can help grow vegetables to eat, but please, no freeloaders, I don't accept freebies."
Jiang Shuyin might really misunderstand those looks and think that the two of them were hostile towards her.
Yan asked, "Do you have spinach?"
Lin Miaomiao was taken aback, but nodded immediately after realizing what she meant.
Yan said, "Then I'll take the wood-type crystal core and exchange it for three days' worth of spinach."
Gu Xiao leaned over and asked him, "Don't you eat meat?"
Yan said, "There is no light-based crystal core."
The two girls covered their mouths and laughed, indicating that they were telling him he could use the back door.
Yan had a good appearance, fair skin, and his hairstyle was meticulously styled. The ascetic and refined look he gave off with his frameless glasses was very popular among women.
On that day, Jiang Shuyin was fortunate enough to witness the scene of wood-type superpowers stimulating growth. Just like in the documentary, under the influence of wood-type superpowers, the seed sprouted, gradually grew taller, the leaves stretched and enlarged, and then tillered, gradually turning into the familiar spinach shape.
Yan picked it up and examined it carefully. He crushed the leaf, and the green cell liquid remained on his fingertip, just like the one he had grown. Jiang Shu was curious about how Yan would eat it.
Yan pulled out a mini ceramic pot, about the size of a cup, stuffed all the spinach into it, poured in water, and asked He Zong for help. He boiled the water, which turned green and filled the air with the fresh scent of spinach.
Having learned something new, Jiang Shuyin took out a steamed bun from her canvas bag. It was made by her mother, with added sugar, and became sweeter the more she chewed it. She had taken it out of her spatial storage when she boarded the bus.
Everyone chose to eat what they had brought first, so it wouldn't spoil if left for too long. Pingyang had been eating bread for several days in a row, but his mouth was tasteless. He Zong had another kind of bread that was popular on the market. The two brothers in distress looked at each other and sighed in unison.
The jicama that Lin Miaomiao and Gu Xiao ate was like fruit; it was sweet and juicy, but it couldn't compare to the aroma of meat.
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