Chapter 260 259. Cave

Walking up along the plank road, the cave at the corner that Huaiyu mentioned is actually still far away.

Zhou Qian's original plan was to wait until three or four o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was scorching and the heat from the soil and rocks that had been directly exposed to the sun all day was rising. At this time, he could rest on the spot.

Wait until five o'clock to set off, and find a suitable place to stay overnight around 7:00 when it gets dark.

But he forgot that he was no longer the strict and disciplined Captain Zhou, but had become a burden himself, and Huai Yu had also become a burden physically.

After many bumps and bruises, the two people finally arrived at the cave they had planned at 6:00 pm.

At this moment, Huaiyu was leaning against the stone wall beside the plank road, refusing to move on no matter what: "I'm so tired! I can't walk anymore!"

Zhou Qian's clothes were soaked with sweat. He looked up at the cave that Huai Yu had mentioned. This was not a cave at all, but a wide and bright depression in the mountain wall.

All you can see are flat stones, without even a single weed in any direction. It doesn't look like a place where fungi can grow.

Zhou Qian felt slightly relieved.

Look at the time again - 6:00, an awkward time period. I can continue walking, but I am not sure whether I can find a good place to shelter from the wind, rain and morning dew at night.

He had no choice but to nod: "Okay, let's rest here - don't go near the cave yet, I'll go in and take a look."

He was used to walking in the front, but Huai Yu stopped him: "Brother Zhou Qian, you are not as safe as me in the mountains."

Huaiyu approached and took a quick look, then he felt relieved immediately: "It's so dry here, most plants don't like it. Brother Zhou Qian, we can have a good rest tonight."

This coincided with Zhou Qian's thoughts, but he was still thinking about the mutant bacteria described by Kuang Biao, and wondered: "Isn't it this cave?"

Huaiyu was not sure: "This mountain is so big, it's normal to have secret caves somewhere else. Brother Zhou Qian, come and move the stones to build a stove. I'll get some branches."

After running around for an entire afternoon and not seeing anything to eat on the road, Zhou Qian was actually hungry. So he used local materials, piled up large and small stones together, and quickly put up the multi-functional pot.

Take a look at their inventory - a bottle of shrimp oil, six dry pancakes that will not go bad immediately in this weather, a head of garlic, a bag of dried chilies, and a pinch of salt.

There is also a bag of dried shrimps that are fried and dried after being caught.

Zhou Qian had finished eating the taro for lunch. Thinking of the crispy taste, he couldn't help but salivate, so he took another sip of water.

Three large bottles of water, like mineral water barrels, were weighing heavily on his back, but it was not a big deal for him now. But the backpack was filled to the brim. Even though a day had passed, there was nothing missing except the bottle of water - the empty bucket was still in the backpack, so as not to waste anything.

Let the warm water stay in the mouth, then swallow it slowly. While moisturizing it, Zhou Qian was also thinking about another thing -

Judging from today's situation, Huaiyu is safe wherever there are mutant plants. If there are mutant animals that want to attack, the plants nearby will help stop them.

This way, she doesn't have to worry about her safety on the way to the wilderness.

But since the mutant animals dare to attack, the mutant creatures like the strange fish in the pond will certainly not be able to escape. However, water sources are of paramount importance in the wild, and the garrison must be chosen nearby.

He and Huaiyu went to the wilderness, so they couldn't possibly bring a cart of water with them, right?

This has to be resolved sooner or later.

He looked around and found a tall rock standing upright not far away, like a finger sticking out, facing the entrance of the cave, which was indeed very eye-catching.

A thin waterfall was splashing down from the rocks, and although it looked very close, it actually took some effort to reach it. Apart from this, there was no other water source.

At this moment, Huaiyu had already dragged back a dead tree: "Brother Zhou Qian, I got the firewood back, you break them."

"Dead?" Zhou Qian took it and found it light and fluffy. It was obvious that the moisture had evaporated long ago. Now was the perfect time to start a fire.

"Hmm," Huaiyu also took a sip of water, "the plants in the mountains compete too fiercely for nutrients. Some small trees can't get sunlight for a long time, and they can't get nutrients, so they can only die like this. I asked several trees, but some of them didn't answer me. I asked them many more places before they told me."

This is probably an oak tree. Looking at its rugged skin, Huai Yu felt a little regretful: "If I drag this tree home to grow black fungus, it will definitely be very suitable."

As he spoke, Zhou Qian had already neatly removed its side branches. Then he pressed his knee against the longer branch and applied a little force, causing it to break with a snap.

Huaiyu: ...Forget it.

Anyway, the tree couldn't be dragged back, so she could just buy another mushroom bag. Without meat or eggs, only mushrooms could taste delicious, otherwise it would feel like eating grass.

Zhou Qian was a little amused: "You have such a good relationship with plants, will you be sad if this tree dies?"

"Of course not!" Huaiyu said as a matter of course: "Species have their own cycle, so why should I feel sad and sympathetic?"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"If they are upset about this, then when I started chopping trees to build the house and make firewood, wouldn't I have to kowtow to them? Life for life?"

She shook her head: "Brother Zhou Qian, you are too narrow-minded!"

Then he muttered again! "Besides, the trees I found didn't mutate into any abilities at all. They wouldn't respond to me even if I wanted to talk."

Narrow-minded Zhou Qian: I understand. Huaiyu’s logic does not start from people, but from species—as if she herself is not a human being.

He simply changed the subject: "What are we having for dinner tonight?"

Good question! Huaiyu pointed to a plastic bag nearby and said, "I came across a locust tree when I went to look for firewood. Although it was the wrong season, it heard that I had no food to eat at night, so it was willing to bloom a few bunches of flowers for me - the price was to help it grow a little bigger, because autumn is coming, and it needs a stronger root system to grow and store capacity for the winter."

"so……"

Huai Yu stared at the ingredients he could use now and couldn't help but become curious: "Brother Zhou Qian, do you think it would taste good if the fried shrimp oil was mixed with steamed locust flowers?"

This combination sounds a bit strange, but what hasn't Zhou Qian eaten when he was on a mission before? The nutrient solution provided by the defense army is also hard to drink. Huai Yu still wants to take a sip after drinking it.

So he raised his eyebrows and said, "Try it. I can eat it no matter how you cook it."

Thinking about Huaiyu's criminal record, he added a necessary condition: "The materials must have been purified by you."

Huaiyu snorted: "I haven't lied to you many times, why are you so defensive... I also want to eat the steamed locust flowers tonight."

Update 1: I'm so sleepy! Eat another sour orange!