The lotus stood bareheaded on the hot spring. It had eight petals, and each petal was about to open. The unique thing about it was that each petal seemed to be made of fire jade. It was fiery red and looked like a burning flame, which could warm people's hearts.

Now it stretched out several long roots and stood in front of Xi Yuan, with the tips of the roots facing Xi Yuan and the later Zerg, its warning was obvious.

The lotus is not big, only the size of an adult's palm, but each of its roots is slightly larger than a baby's fist. Just look at the dark red color and the inverted hooks on the roots to know that it is not easy to mess with.

The aura was a little stronger than Xi Yuan's, but a little weaker than the ninth level he had seen.

Qin Fei took a quick look and focused on Xi Yuan and the lotus-like magic plant. Then, his arm immediately moved. A flash of light flashed in front of him, and a tiny seedling appeared in front of him. It was the lucky grass with three leaves.

The lucky clover has recovered?!

How come the lucky grass appeared without any greeting?

Before Qin Fei could ask the question, he saw the Clover quickly run to the side of the lotus, its leaves trembling, and its joyful and happy mood emanating from it.

After a while, Qin Fei called Xi Yuan with a strange look on his face.

"The Clover said that the Lotus was its... um, I don't know what generation of relative."

A lotus and a lucky clover share the same bloodline?! (Confused face) How do these magical plants reproduce and grow? They don't look alike at all, and even their properties are different. It's strange. In this case, how does the lucky clover feel that they are "relatives"?

"It said that we defeated the snake, and asked if we were willing to share the resources here with it. It only needs ten drops of stalactite, and we can occupy one pool of the hot springs. Similarly, if there are other invaders in the future, we must work together to defeat and drive them away."

Xi Yuan, who thought there was still a tough battle ahead, was always on the alert: "..."

It turns out that grass of unknown origin has other uses.

He nodded and added: "Words are not enough. Let's sign a contract."

Not to mention just a "blood relationship", even if it is a strange beast born from the same womb or a demon plant born from the same root, it is very common to fight to the death for various reasons. This weak blood relationship really has no binding force.

“It agreed.”

They used their mental power to establish an equal and trustworthy contract in each other's sea of ​​consciousness, and then Qin Fei felt another consciousness. At the same time, he could also slightly sense the other party's emotions. If it was telling the truth, he would naturally be able to sense that it was the truth.

The lotus is a different species, it has mutated into its current appearance. Its mother was of the wood attribute, but for some reason it mutated into both the fire and wood attributes. It likes hot places, and here there is not only a hot spring, but also crystals underneath that have evolved from the magma of a past extinct volcano - lava crystals. It took root here because it just meets its growth needs.

The snake-like monster came later, and Lotus originally wanted to drive it away, but its poison was very strong and it was very agile. In the end, neither of them could drive the other away to monopolize this Feng Shui treasure land, so they had to divide this place into two, one side belonged to Lotus and the other side belonged to the snake-like monster. They lived in peace like this for more than a hundred years.

Until today, the snake-like monster was badly defeated by Xi Yuan and became a delicious meal of snake meat.

The lotus has a name, which was given by its mother. The mother is a big lotus with many "children". It is just one of them, and a special case, so it was given a name, called Red Lotus (so simple, rough, direct and clear). Many of its brothers and sisters did not have names. They were scattered by the "mother" as soon as they were born, and no one knew where they drifted to. Fortunately, it was nearby. Later, it grew bigger and stronger, so it was abandoned because it occupied the "mother's" resources. It had to stay away and finally found this place, taking root here for hundreds of years.

Although it has never left here, its roots have already penetrated half of the mountain, and it can feel the change in temperature outside.

This was the case during the coldest times of previous years, but we haven't really entered the winter season yet. Passing magical plants and monsters have also brought it information that the freezing period has arrived.

This is definitely not good news for a magical plant that loves heat.

This means that it is very likely to be targeted by other magical plants and monsters, and its living conditions will deteriorate in the future. The temperature change will make it unhappy or even uncomfortable.

Now everything is fine, an agreement has been reached and everyone is happy. As for the temperature... Honglian has extended its roots deeper into the ground, and it wants to keep a close eye on the crystals underground!

The Clover said that now that it has seen the Red Lotus, it can recall more of its inheritance. It has not fully recovered yet, but with the lotus, it can heal its wounds. So, Xi Yuan took the jade bottle and carefully collected the thin layer of stalactites on the stone platform. The lucky grass and the lotus were close together, communicating in their language, while Qin Fei cleaned up the cave. They spent the next ice period here. Now there are not only scattered stones, but also blood scales from Xi Yuan's fight with the snake-shaped monster, and the side where the monster has been entrenched for a long time. The smell of snakes is very strong. Even a snake fruit was found in the snake's nest. The snake fruit is not ripe yet. It is still green and crooked like a real snake hanging on thin branches and leaves. The growth of snake fruit requires snake saliva, which is simply called snake saliva. =, when it is ripe, the snake will swallow it. This snake fruit is good for snake-shaped monsters. Now the snake has already rotted, and without the snake birth, the snake fruit will slowly wither. Qin Fei thought about it. The snake fruit provided by the eighth-level snake birth is valuable even if it is not ripe. Even if the unripe fruits are all poisonous and cannot be eaten by insects now, it can be cultivated well when he returns later. So he carefully took out the jade box and put the whole snake fruit in it.

Qin Fei had an intuitive confidence that they would go back sooner or later.

This natural cave is very large, and is naturally shaped like a gourd. The small semicircle has a spring that gurgles out and spreads out three large and small hot spring pools connected together. The large one is covered with various speleothem-like stalactites. Fortunately, the cave is high enough, so it does not look narrow. The middle of the circle is where the largest stalactite is located. The stalactites around it may have been formed relatively recently and are not that big. The largest one is almost connected to the one-meter-high stone platform underground, and the difference in the middle is less than half a meter.

Xi Yuan spent a lot of effort to collect the stalactites on the stone platform. This stalactite has a characteristic that it can only maintain its original properties when it touches jade. If it touches wood or iron, it will be vaporized and become a useless ordinary liquid. If it touches a living thing, it will be directly absorbed without any trace. He gave ten drops to Honglian, and Xi Yuan estimated that there was still half a bottle left, so he kept it carefully.

Stalactites are not rare to insects, but naturally formed ones are also relatively precious, especially stalactites like this one that are obviously very old.

For adult insects, the function is to strengthen the body and nourish the essence. There are countless items with this function, but for the young insects, it is a great supplement. It can improve the resistance and comprehensive quality of the young insects, making female insects stronger and male insects smarter. With their status and financial resources, they are not short of artificial stalactites, but they are always lacking some elements compared to natural ones. Now that they have encountered them, they naturally have to collect them well. They will have young insects sooner or later, and they are keeping them now for emergency use.

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In their current situation, if they want to live in one place for a long time, some things are indispensable. One is water and food. This condition has been solved here. There is a river winding not far away, which can bring abundant water resources. As for food, the climate here is warm, which is suitable for the growth of many plants, and also brings many animals that feed on plants. In addition, due to the terrain, there are not many large animals or exotic beasts here.

The only thing left is salt.

They didn't bring much seasoning with them, and as for salt, they could last for a while if they were frugal. But it wouldn't last long if they didn't look for more salt. Although animal blood could supplement the salt needed by their bodies, salt was often needed to pickle some things, and it might not be easy to get blood in the future.

He also needed to survey the surrounding terrain to have a clear idea of ​​it, so he planned to go out for a "patrol" and at the same time leave his presence in this area, marking this as his sphere of influence that other monsters should not easily offend.

When he said this, Qin Fei's heart moved.

He took out a handful of salt from the space and said to the lotus, no, it should be called the red lotus: "Do you know where there is something similar to this around here?"

A thin root stretched out from under the hot spring water, pierced into his hand and he felt around, then a mental wave appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness: "There is a big lake in that direction, the water there is very similar to this, but much lighter. There is an aquatic plant growing by the lake, and its roots are very similar to this white crystal."

Hearing this, Xi Yuan's expression relaxed. He planned to go right away and start from that direction. Then Qin Fei suggested that he wanted to go with them.

At first he didn't bring it up because he was in a hurry, but now that he has settled down temporarily, he has long been attracted by the strange and unheard-of plants and magical plants on the road.

An unknown plant born on an unknown planet. To the Zerg, the unknown represents mystery. To him, a student studying pharmacy who has close contact with various plants and magical plants, it means that there are huge treasures hidden there, waiting for him to explore, to develop, to unveil their mysterious veil.

"My Lord, you are tired too. You should have a good rest here."

"No, I'm not tired. I'll go with you. It won't be too late to rest when we come back in the evening." He was very excited at the thought of being able to touch those plants now.

Xi Yuan looked at Xiong Zhu disapprovingly. Xiong Zhu didn't get much rest last night, and he hadn't had a chance to sleep today because he was discovered here outside during the day.

"Hurry up, the earlier we go, the earlier we can come back." Qin Fei ignored Xi Yuan's expression. He originally wanted to keep the lucky grass, but then he thought about it and took it with him.

As a magical plant, perhaps it can introduce some interesting magical plants to bring back?

After going out, Xi Yuan got into position. Qin Fei's eyes twitched, and he climbed onto his back skillfully. He walked in the direction Honglian pointed out for about an hour and saw a blue lake.

The lake is located in a sunken basin surrounded by dense grass.

Xi Yuan saw many animals drinking water from the lake in different areas and nodded. It seemed that the lake was not poisonous. He pulled out another common waterweed and found layers of milky white crystals at the root of the waterweed.

He smelled it and it had a salty taste. He then scraped a little with his finger and licked it on his lips, a look of delight on his face.

"It's coarse salt. We collect it and then distill and purify it before we can use it. It still tastes bitter now."

Qin Fei stood aside, Xi Yuan took out a big bag, pulled out a lot of water plants, removed the stems and collected them, and threw away the thin and long leaves on them.

Qin Fei picked up a leaf thrown out by Xi Yuan, tore off a piece and put it to his nose and sniffed it. It was a fresh smell with a little bit of astringency. He transferred his supernatural power to the leaf, covered the entire leaf with his mental power, and felt its changes.

He also saw with his own eyes some leaves that had been dragged into the lake by fish and eaten, as well as traces of water plants near the shore being eaten by herbivores. He took out a portable therapist, tore off a leaf and placed it on the therapist for testing.

The portable treatment device could not provide detailed data analysis, and he did not have the habit of carrying his quantum analyzer with him, but the ordinary portable treatment device could still distinguish it. The treatment device showed: non-toxic and edible. Very good, several methods told him the same answer.

He is a student of pharmacy. Although he has only been enrolled for a year, he has already gained some knowledge about the identification and property analysis of some common plants. Even for low-level magic plants, he has achieved certain self-study results. He has also raised many low-level magic plants in his own residence, and they were all successful and very healthy. A large part of this was based on his understanding and analysis of those magic plants using his special abilities.

This power is very useful here.

"Xi Yuan, collect the leaves separately, they are edible." He hadn't eaten fresh green vegetables for some time.

It was true that he had vegetable seeds, but at first he had to use his superpowers to heal Xi Yuan. Later, when Xi Yuan recovered, he gave them to the lucky grass to help it recover. So his superpowers were used up every time, and he was reluctant to waste them on growing vegetables just to satisfy his own appetite. In order to supplement the necessary vitamins, he would take out some of the vegetable and fruit snacks in the space from time to time to eat, which was better than nothing.

Xi Yuan naturally agreed and took out another bag to put the leaves in it.

Qin Fei turned his gaze to other plants.

Because Xi Yuan exuded his aura, other animals sensed it and did not dare to come to this area to drink water, so there were no other animals nearby. He walked up to the shore. Perhaps because the land here was extremely fertile and there was plenty of water resources, the plants were lush. Even in winter, because of the temperature here, everything was green, without a trace of withering.

There was a large patch of shrubs about five or six meters high. The leaves of the shrubs were broad, fern-like, and on the edges of the leaves grew gray-brown fruits the size of his thumb.

The fruit on the top showed signs of being pecked by birds, and the fruit below also showed signs of being gnawed along with the leaves. He placed his hand on the trunk, inputting his special powers into this "tree", and feeling the information it was giving back.

His ability is of wood attribute, radiating vitality. Almost all plants like his ability. Plants feel his gift, so they instinctively give back some joy. And he can use his ability to feel the unformed consciousness and feel its joy, anger, sorrow and happiness.

He picked up a fruit from the ground, and with a slight force of his fingers, the gray shell burst open, revealing a milky white fruit that had ripened and become dry and hard. He pinched it hard and white powder came out. He put it to his nose and sniffed it. Is this the smell of rice?

Rice grows on bushes?

Each one was the size of his thumb, and each one was round like a pearl...

Well, stay calm. The world is full of wonders. I need to stay calm.

However, rice, which he hadn't eaten for a long time, was really something the insect missed. He was secretly drooling in his heart, and at the same time he took out a bag to collect the ripe fruits on the bushes. Because the bushes grew so tall, he had to use his mental power to float himself so that he could successfully pick the fruits on the tree.

There were probably dozens of trees in this area, and most of the fruits on them had been eaten by flying animals. Some had fallen to the ground and were eaten by other animals. He picked all the remaining ripe fruits and weighed them, and they weighed only about a hundred pounds.

I was thinking that I would come back after some time, maybe I could pick more.

Then I turned my attention to the other plants. There were countless kinds of plants here. I had already harvested two edible ones. What about the others?

Because of the season, there were no fruits hanging on the branches at this time. There was one kind of rice, and another kind was on a kind of weed-like grass. There was a thorn ball on the tip of each leaf. Once it got on the fur of an animal, it would stick to the animal and would not fall off easily. After being removed by the animal, it would take root and sprout in that place. He pushed the thorn ball away, and inside was actually a chestnut! ?

Because the thorns on the outside are very sharp, animals don't like them. Even if they know that the inside is edible, they have no way of eating it.

In addition to the seeds taken away by the animals, there were many hanging on the grass or falling on the ground. Qin Fei had a great harvest. He collected three bags. He liked to eat chestnuts, especially chestnut stewed chicken, which was particularly to his liking. It was also delicious to chew a few dried chestnuts. While collecting, he was thinking about how to prepare them when he got back. He was a male insect who liked to eat snacks. As a man, this hobby was not something he could put on the table. He was teased by his girlfriend several times at first, but as a male insect... Hehe, male insects were really spoiled like princesses, and eating snacks was really not a big deal.

By the time he had piled the chestnuts, Xi Yuan was also well. He not only collected a lot of "coarse salt" and its leaves, but also caught a few fresh fish by the lake. Each of them was more than one meter long, and one of them even had sharp teeth. It was obvious from the looks of it that it was not for decoration.

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I walked around the entire lake. The lake is very big, in an irregular elliptical shape, with many animals and aquatic beasts living in it. In the center of the lake, there was an aura of a ninth-level beast. There was the territory of a group of water bears. They are called water bears because they look very much like brown bears, but their long tails and webbed hands and feet make them different, so they were given this nickname.

On one side is the territory of a group of rock turtles. They are called rock turtles because their shells are like rocks, not only hard, but also radiant like rocks. They are a group of level eight aliens, occupying a corner of the lake. In addition to these two large groups, there are also some "single" aliens, such as a family of three on one side, a huge aquatic animal like a crocodile. When floating on the lake, it looks like a piece of wood, but when he opens his bloody mouth and sees the sharp teeth, the insect's heart is cold. Not only does he look fierce, but his breath is also fierce. He is also a level nine alien.

There are not only alien beasts in this lake, but also magic plants. The total number of magic plants is much larger than that of alien beasts. If there are 100 alien beasts, then there are 10 magic plants, and 100,000 ordinary animals. Here, on the left side of the area where they came from, is it one or a group? The territory of the magic plant, I don't know if it is one or a group, because there are all black magic plants like kelp, each of them is almost the same, I don't know if it is the tentacle of a magic plant or the effect of many magic plants of the same kind gathered together.

Whenever an animal comes to that area to drink water, as soon as it gets close, one or more black kelp will stretch out from the lake and drag the animal into the lake. The water surface will roll, and then a wave of blood will emerge on the surface of the water, and then it will return to its original calm, as if nothing had happened, and it will quietly wait for the next prey.

The only place where they first landed was unoccupied, and it was where most animals drank water.

It seems that they are lucky. They don't have to take a detour to get salt or do anything else. A rough understanding does not give a clear picture of the distribution of each "hunter" in this big lake. We only know the ones that are exposed for the time being, and we don't know how many are hidden in the dark. From the side, so many high-level alien beasts and magic plants are gathered together, which also reflects how big this lake is. Generally speaking, there is only one high-level alien beast in an area. As the saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain. However, there are so many different kinds of high-level alien beasts and magic plants living here.

It took them more than three hours to walk around.

After roughly surveying the lake and having a general idea of ​​the situation, they chose a direction to move forward. They walked through the surrounding area and looked around before they felt at ease.

Along the way, Xi Yuan focused on the terrain, the distribution of surviving alien beasts and magic plants. Qin Fei focused on what plants there were on the road, which ones were edible, and what materials they could use. If Qin Fei encountered fruits hanging on the branches, he would pick a few of them and planned to study them slowly after returning. Now the power of the ice eye has not reached here, and we can still see so much green. When this place is also covered with ice and snow, I wonder how much green will still exist? If the ice period is longer, maybe that species will not appear anymore, especially those plants that live in places with high temperatures. It is very likely that they will lose leaves in large quantities when they encounter low temperatures, and then lose their vitality in the thick ice and snow. Take this opportunity to collect more seeds.

When it was almost dark, they still hadn't finished their walk, but they planned to go back to the cave to rest. Their space rings were full after they had used food and wood on the way without taking the trouble to replenish them.

After returning to the cave, Xi Yuan found that there was one more urgent task - to open a door for normal walking in the cave, otherwise it would be inconvenient to enter and exit through the small hole on the top of the head every time.

Although the concealment there is sufficient, but when it snows in the future, won't the snowflakes fall directly into it? So we need to fill up the hole a little, leaving only an air vent. Then find a suitable place to open another hole.

This task was given to Xi Yuan, and Qin Fei picked up the two fish.

The stone pot had been abandoned in the cave when they lived there before. After all, it took up too much space. Now, if they wanted to use the pot to stew fish soup or do something else, they would not have the right tools. Seeing this, Xi Yuan said, "Tomorrow when I go out, I will see if there is any suitable stone, and then I will bring back another pot."

The alloy pot they carried with them was not very big, and it was just enough to fill the two of them for one meal.

Who told them to just go on a picnic? Of course, they wouldn't bring big pots and pans with them when they go on a picnic. Now, if they want to use a big pot, they can only use local materials and return to the original. The dishes made of stone pots made of suitable stones are more flavorful than before. They have also eaten various "private dishes" made with stones as kitchen utensils, which are indeed unique.

"And a flat surface for grilling. You are better at cooking. See if you need anything else."

What else do you need?

They lacked everything, not even a stool. Xi Yuan put aside the matter of opening another door and first took out the wood to make a table and chairs. In addition to the table and chairs, they also needed a bed, a bed that was big enough and strong enough to withstand the torture...

They really didn't have much time left, so they cleaned up the cave and opened the door. The temperature was obviously getting cooler. Some perennial trees began to drop their leaves, and the lush green grass turned yellow.

At first, Qin Fei followed Xi Yuan around, but later Xi Yuan was in charge of the surrounding areas, and Qin Fei wandered around the mountain with the lucky grass within the sphere of influence of this mountain.

This mountain is not small. At least besides the big boss Honglian, there are other low-level magic plants. In total, he found five kinds of suitable plants for cultivation. The highest level is only level three, which is normal. He has encountered high-level magic plants around, but they are all powerful in attack or running. It is difficult to get their seeds. The larvae are hidden very well and have not been found yet.

These five kinds of magic plants each have their own uses.

Qin Fei named one of them Trumpet Grass. Its leaves are hollow in the middle like a trumpet and can make sharp and piercing sounds. Animals will feel irritated when they hear them, thus achieving the purpose of driving the animals away. Its rhizome has a transparent juice that can be used to treat wounds. For small wounds, just a few drops of it can basically stop the bleeding and heal immediately.

One is named pumpkin. It is called this because the fruit it produces is so similar to a pumpkin, and its functions are also similar. Both are edible. Its function is to clear away heat and detoxify. The special thing is that the pumpkin it produces is particularly large. Well, it is large enough to hold a person.

A tree that looks like a banana but produces fruit that looks like coconut juice is called a coconut. Well, it's a bad name. When a coconut is not ripe, it is picked and cracked open. The liquid inside has a very bad smell. I personally experienced it. The smell was so irritating that I couldn't eat well for three days.

The remaining two were the highest level three magic plants. One of them was called milk fruit. Its fruit was like milk, rich in nutrients, sweet and delicious. At least he thought it tasted good after eating one. Other advantages... only the advantage of running faster.

The last type is called lantern fruit. It looks like a big red lantern, but it is actually inedible. The lantern is used to protect the main body inside. It can be understood as a shield, or a 360-degree all-round shield. There is no way to attack this lantern. If you encounter an enemy, you have no other means except staying in the lantern.

The personalities of these five kinds of demonic plants are relatively mild. Generally, they will not move unless they have to, nor will they actively attack. So after investigation, he decided to move them into the cave to raise them. Of course, the edible ones are used for eating, and the remaining two also have their own uses.

The lucky grass can use its perception as a magical plant to sense the surrounding magical plants. In addition to these five species, he also has seeds of other low-level magical plants. He initially judged that they were not suitable for raising now, so he collected them carefully. Most of them were discovered by the lucky grass. Many magical plants restrain their aura and are just like ordinary plants. There is no reaction when their fruits are picked. If it weren't for the lucky grass's reminder, neither he nor Xi Yuan would have noticed.

The author has something to say: I became a V today, and I am so nervous. This is my first post, and I don’t know if it will be a failure. I hope my friends will continue to support me, and I ask for a hug~