Chapter 135 Wulingzhi, Lightning Struck Wood
Spring thunder scares away all the insects.
During the Jingzhe season, spring thunder begins to sound, and the small animals hibernating underground are awakened and begin to come out and move around.
Li Xiang also went out. This was a good time to sweep the mountain.
He got up at two o'clock in the morning and set off quietly. His figure was like a ghost, and even the dog and the little fox did not notice him.
After passing the hill where the "secret base" was located, Li Xiang stopped. He moved the huge stone weighing seven or eight hundred kilograms that was used to block the door and sneaked in.
"Sure enough, just digging a hole like this won't work. It's too damp."
When I came here last year, it was still very dry. But in the past few days, there have been continuous spring rains, and water is seeping in many places in the cave.
In fact, water seepage in caves and tunnels is very common, because the mountain is not a whole rock, there will be soil, trees, etc., there are cracks between rocks, or a large rock itself has cracks. If there is too much rain, the mountain absorbs too much water and water seepage will occur.
There are many natural karst caves where stalactites will keep dripping water, which is also a form of water seepage. Water seepage is one of the main reasons for the formation of stalactites.
"Let's forget about it for now. Let's talk about it in the third phase later." Li Xiang inspected the area and decided to put it on hold, because he could dig the hole by himself, but waterproofing and seepage prevention still needed professionals.
The third phase of the underground shelter attraction project will probably be built here.
His plan is to connect these mountain shelters with a small train.
The small train travels through the mountains and forests, and passes through tunnels from time to time. There are beautiful scenery along the way. This is also a popular tourist project, and there are many scenic spots.
Such sightseeing trains, whether retro or cartoon-like, are very popular among children and, of course, many adults like them too.
Children are often accompanied by their parents.
If children want to experience it, don’t parents buy tickets? The money of children and women is the easiest to make.
Of course, he would occasionally go digging in the caves, changing places, what if he could come across a mine? But the chances of digging up a mine were relatively small, and the last time he did it was pure luck.
Well, as the son of the plane and the chosen one, Li Xiang felt that it was normal for him to have better luck in this life.
While teasing himself, Li Xiang's mind moved, and the Black Mountain Armor appeared on his body surface, even the mask, covering the whole person tightly, except for his deep eyes.
This set of armor is completely black, which not only protects against wind and rain, but also "blocks" one's own breath and heat, making it the best nightwear.
With a "whoosh", Li Xiang ran out. He displayed his extreme speed and it felt like he was running much faster than when he just broke through the third level.
Before, its maximum speed was only 60 to 70 meters per second, but now it has increased to about 100 meters per second. Converted into speed, it is about 360 kilometers per hour, which is almost the same as high-speed rail.
High-speed rail can actually be faster, but for safety reasons, the current maximum speed is mostly maintained at around 350 km/h.
After running at top speed for seven or eight minutes, Li Xiang was panting heavily, his heart rate went off the charts (at least 260 beats per minute), and he had to stop and slow down. This was his sprint speed.
If he slows down a bit, for example to 120 kilometers per hour, Li Xiang feels that he can run 500 to 600 kilometers at a constant speed without stopping. At this constant speed, the heart rate does not exceed 150 beats per minute.
For an ordinary person, it may be dangerous if the heart rate exceeds 120 beats/minute, and it is very dangerous if it exceeds 160 beats/minute. But as Li Xiang is a supernatural being, he doesn't have to worry at all if the heart rate is below 200 beats/minute.
There are actually many virgin forests in Sichuan Province. The last time he went was to a protected area more than 70 kilometers away from home. This time his destination is a place called "Hailuogou" about 350 to 360 kilometers away from home.
The area of the original jungle in that place is about 70 square kilometers. It is not large, but the geographical conditions are quite unique. The altitude difference in the valley is about 6,000 meters, forming obvious multi-level climate chains, pole cover chains and soil zones in the valley, concentrating more than 2,500 species of wild plants from subtropical to frigid zones in a protected area.
Some areas outside have been developed into scenic spots, but most of the areas inside are sparsely populated.
Hailuogou primeval forest is one of the areas in my country with the most ancient and primitive species preserved, with more than 400 species of wild animals, including 28 rare species, including bears, red pandas, etc. As for wild boars, there are also many, but they are now rampant and cannot be ranked.
There are also various precious mountain delicacies, such as white mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms, snow lotus, rhodiola rosea, etc.
It was only over 300 kilometers, and Li Xiang sprinted, slowed down, sprinted, slowed down..., fast and slow, "pulsed" about seven or eight times, and arrived at the edge of the forest in an hour and a half.
He did not rush in rashly, but hid in the dark and observed. He found many hidden cameras, so he chose a "gap" position, which was far away from the cameras on both sides and might be a blind spot. With a flash, he rushed into the jungle.
It was the middle of the night and there was no moon. He was dressed in black and moved very fast, like a ghost. His Black Mountain Black Armor could block his breath and seal the heat in his body. Even an infrared camera could not capture him.
Last time, he was able to move freely in the primeval forest without the Black Mountain Black Armor, let alone the strict protection he is now wearing.
Once you enter the jungle, you'll find dense trees everywhere, providing cover and plenty of opportunities for fish to swim. Although there are some infrared thermal imagers for forest monitoring, they are much fewer than outside and not worth mentioning.
The Black Mountain Black Armor can isolate its own heat, block infrared and radar. Its stealth technology is far superior to the current high-tech coatings. After all, it is a high-level extraordinary item. Even in the extraordinary world of the previous life, many extraordinary people would love to have it.
“Roar~”
As soon as Li Xiang came in, he encountered a bear. The bear may have just woken up from hibernation and was very hungry. It was eating the tender branches of a tree. Li Xiang, like a ghost, wearing the Black Mountain Black Armor and using the "Pearl Darkening" skill, suddenly appeared behind the bear without any breath and patted the bear.
The bear looked back and immediately jumped up in fright, roared in fear, and ran away. The bear's gallbladder was almost broken with fear! Although it could not sense Li Xiang's breath, it could sense that this two-legged monster was extremely dangerous!
"Just an ordinary bear. Too skinny."
Since it wasn't a creature with extraordinary potential, there was no reward for killing it, so Li Xiang let it go.
Although bear paws are quite famous, this bear hibernated for a whole winter and lost a lot of fat, so there probably isn't much "meat" left on its paws.
Bear paws are the most plump in autumn, early winter or before hibernation.
In addition, bear paws are not very delicious and do not have much nutritional value. The reason why this dish is famous is purely because it is rare and requires very high cooking skills from the chef.
The food cooked by those with poor cooking skills is not even as good as pig's trotters.
"A fourth-order flying rat has been detected." Li Xiang's eyes flashed and locked onto a small creature hiding on a tree branch eight meters away. He threw the White Fang dagger, and with a flash of white light, the flying rat fell down.
System: "Congratulations to the host for killing the fourth-order mutant flying rat. You will be rewarded with 80 achievement points and three third-order mutant spirit medicines, Wulingzhi."
"The reward has been sent to the system warehouse, please check it."
"Account achievement point balance: 720 points."
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Li Xiang checked and found that the three mutant five spirit fats were indeed very good, orange-yellow in color, and looked a bit like topaz. The ordinary five spirit fats were basically black.
Wulingzhi is a traditional Chinese medicine that can be harvested throughout the year, but is mostly harvested in spring and autumn. The quality of the spring harvest is better. It has many uses.
The mutated third-level spiritual medicine Five Spirit Fat is not only more effective, but also contains abundant spiritual power, but... it's a bit disgusting.
"How should I eat this? Soak it in wine? Eat it raw? Boil it into soup?" Li Xiang thought of many ways, but none of them seemed suitable.
Because, despite its nice name, Wulingzhi is actually the dried feces of flying squirrels and flying squirrels.
Other animals drop treasures, but you drop feces.
It was disgusting to eat, but he couldn't bear to throw it away, so Li Xiang put it in the system warehouse, thinking about who to give it to in the future. After all, such a good thing must be needed by someone.
Or you can sell it, even at a sky-high price, and use the money for construction.
"Why don't we contact Xu Xuan some other day to see if there is a suitable channel to send it for auction. The efficacy of the medicine is amazing."
He took out the five-spirit fat, removed his mask, put it under his nose and sniffed it. It was surprisingly fragrant, and just smelling it made one feel comfortable all over. It was definitely a good stuff.
Well, the condition is good, so it should still be possible to auction it.
Some people may like to eat feces, or special foods mixed in feces, such as cat poop coffee.
Cat poop coffee is coffee that is excreted intact in the feces of civet cats after they eat coffee cherries and because the coffee beans are not digested.
This coffee bean is fermented in the body of a civet cat and is highly sought after for its unique flavor. It is one of the most expensive coffees in the world.
It is said that the coffee growers were all slaves, so the plantation owners would not let the slaves eat coffee. Then the slaves accidentally found coffee beans in cat feces, and after tasting it, they found it delicious, so the story spread. Later, it was discovered by the "masters", and then the slaves could not even eat the coffee in cat feces.
When this coffee was first introduced to the United States, it was laughed at, but it has a really good flavor and first-rate taste. And because of its low production and scarcity, it has become a premium coffee.
The civet cat, originally considered a mortal enemy by the estate owners because of its love of stealing ripe coffee berries, has greatly increased its status because it has become part of the "craft". Some people even breed it specifically to produce civet coffee.
Although Wulingzhi is completely feces, it is a medicinal material, and the mutated Wulingzhi is even more precious.
"I won't sell it for less than 20 million each. Three pills will cost at least 60 million. Let's see which lucky guy gets this chance."
"If there's no one who knows what it's worth, forget it. I'll keep it for now."
Li Xiang didn't dwell on this matter too much and continued to "hunt for treasure".
Soon, a beautiful pink color came into view. He had night vision, so the darkness had no effect on him at all.
“It’s actually peach blossom?”
Li Xiang was a little surprised. It was only the beginning of March, and spring came relatively late in Sichuan Province. Peach blossoms usually bloomed in mid-to-late March every year.
The peach blossoms are blooming early, and in the thin mist, they are gorgeous and beautiful, just like peach blossom fairies.
When Li Xiang approached and was about ten meters away, the system issued a prompt: "A sixth-order mutant peach tree has been detected."
"It's quite good, but it's a pity to cut it down now. It will be good to eat the fruit in the future." He believed that after this peach tree truly reached the sixth level, the spiritual fruit it produced should be quite good.
"How about digging it up and transplanting it to my backyard?"
The system warehouse is now quite large. Although this peach tree is only about five meters tall and has a large crown, it can still fit in the warehouse.
Li Xiang took a look and took out a shovel from the system warehouse. Just as he was about to start working, he discovered that one of the thicker branches of the peach tree was charred and dead.
“Oh my god, is this lightning-struck wood? Has it just been struck by lightning? It can survive being struck by lightning and still bloom such gorgeous flowers. No wonder it can mutate after the apocalypse!”
Li Xiang was even more delighted. He put down the shovel, took out the high-density knife, climbed up the tree, and first cut off the branch with a large charred surface and put it in the warehouse.
Lightning-struck wood is a good thing. It can be carved into peach wood swords, as well as some small items to ward off evil spirits, small ornaments, hand-held items, etc. Even if you don't sell it, it's good to use it as an ornament or give it to others.
He cut off many large branches, some of which had not been struck by lightning, but the peach wood itself was a good wood. Peach wood is also called "dragon-subduing wood" and "ghost-frightening wood". Legend has it that Kuafu chased the sun, and before he died he threw the sacred wood out and it turned into a peach forest.
The earliest Spring Festival couplets were made of peach wood boards, also known as "peach charms". For thousands of years, peach wood has been believed to ward off disasters and evil spirits, and is known as a sacred tree or fairy tree.
Thunder-struck peach wood is even rarer, and is known as the "king of magic tools." Because of the traces of lightning burns, with a hint of black, the texture inside is more beautiful than ordinary peach wood.
The tree was very big, and Li Xiang cut down some of the main branches, leaving only a few small branches. The branches with blooming peach blossoms were also retained.
Then, they dug it up with the soil using a shovel and carefully put it into the warehouse.
It is inevitable that the roots will be cut off, but the roots together with the soil, which is a sphere with a diameter of about one meter, should be able to survive if carefully cared for after being transplanted back.
The reason for cutting off the branches is, firstly, because peach wood is a good wood, and secondly, transplanting itself requires cutting off many branches. Otherwise, if there are too many branches, the newly transplanted roots will not be able to absorb nutrients and will not survive.
After digging up this big peach tree, Li Xiang was in a good mood. He continued to move forward, harvesting one peach after another.
"Congratulations to the host for killing the third-order mutant purple-scaled white-headed viper. You will be rewarded with 60 achievement points and three second-order mutant spiritual medicines, Nine-leaf Paris polyphylla."
The spicy snack was unlucky. It had just crawled out of the cave. It was cold at night and curled up under a big rock. As a result, it was discovered by Li Xiang. It must be said that this white-headed viper looked very good, with its trunk and the back of its tail purple-brown, and narrow vermilion horizontal stripes with thin black edges on the left and right.
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