"Braised pork bones with dried green beans and glass noodles. Large bowls of white rice for each person, all rationed. With so many people, we certainly couldn't let them eat to their hearts' content."
Jian Ning couldn't possibly eat that much. Those soldiers who had been starving for days would probably only be about 80% full after this meal.
"Dr. Fu, do you think this silverfish has any value? When I found it, I felt that its body was a bit too hard. It must have undergone some kind of mutation."
"Yes, I think this is a variant of tuna. The sharp spines on its mouth grew later. As for why its body is so tough, it may be related to the mutated bacteria in the sea that they eat."
"Dr. Fu is indeed very knowledgeable; he found the cause so quickly." Jian Ning was genuinely impressed with him. At least he could explain things clearly, while she was just stumbling around blindly. She didn't understand anything at all.
"I'm just guessing. We'll have to do experiments to get the right conclusion, but the sharp spines on this fish's body are really sharp."
If made into crossbow arrows, they could penetrate an object instantly upon impact. Their lethality would be top-notch, and their concealment would be excellent. It's a pity there's only one; it would be great if there were more.
"That's easy. I'll catch a few more for you when I see them again."
Jian Ning didn't think this was a problem. If she could catch two, she could catch ten or twenty in the future. As long as she paid a little attention, there were quite a lot of fish in the sea.
"That would be wonderful. Thank you in advance, Comrade Jian Ning. Please eat first. Look at me, I've been so busy talking that the food will get cold."
Fu Mengfan gestured for her to eat, and Jian Ning smiled, picked up her rice bowl, and began to eat. She had to admit, the food prepared by the head chef in the mess hall was delicious.
Although seasonings weren't as plentiful as before the apocalypse, the dish was still incredibly flavorful. Before she knew it, Jian Ning had finished the entire large portion that had been given to her.
After finishing his meal, Fu Mengfan led the two doctors back. He was truly busy every single second, not wanting to waste a single moment.
Jian Ning returned to her dormitory, locked the door, and entered the Immortal Abode. Today, she planned to attempt the third trial again. Entering the Exquisite Pavilion, she went directly up the stairs.
The door to the third-floor room could indeed be pushed open, and inside was the valley filled with the fragrance of flowers, exactly the same as when she last came in.
He quickly shut down his sense of smell and erected a spiritual energy shield. He then took out the large umbrella and opened it.
With everything prepared, we stepped into the valley. This time, after walking for a short while, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
Jian Ning looked up at the sky. Could this be a seasonal formation? Last time it was raining, this time it's snowing. She didn't know if it was controlled by someone or if it was operating automatically due to the special nature of this formation.
The snowflakes fell heavier and heavier, and the weather grew colder accordingly. The temperature dropped rapidly; in just a short while, it was estimated to have fallen by more than ten degrees Celsius.
Jian Ning didn't seem to notice anything and continued walking briskly forward; ahead lay the volcanic crater with its red, scorched earth. Having arrived here...
The snowflakes stopped abruptly, creating a clear boundary. One step outside, and the contrast between the frigid cold and the intense heat was striking.
Having learned from experience this time, Jian Ning took out a powerful flashlight and flew down on her sword. The temperature became hotter and hotter as she went down, and by the time she reached the bottom, her face was covered in sweat.
The flashlight beam shone through, revealing nothing but churning, fiery red lava. As if sensing Jian Ning's arrival,
The moment she stopped, the magma slowly condensed, and soon formed the shape of a long, fiery dragon, roaring silently at Jian Ning with bared fangs and claws.
As the lava moved, the underground temperature rose higher and higher. The air we breathed was thick with stifling heat.
Jian Ning smiled slightly: "Come on, let me test your power."
She leaped off the Ruoshui Sword. Her toes lightly touched a protrusion on the rock wall above the cave, and with a single slash, she unleashed thousands of sword lights, faintly accompanied by the sounds of wind and thunder.
The fiery dragon showed no fear, roared, opened its massive maw, and charged straight at Jian Ning, as if it wanted to devour him whole and burn him to a crisp.
Unexpectedly, Jian Ning's cultivation level has improved very little during this period of training. The fierce sword energy arrived instantly, directly cutting the dragon's body, which was formed from lava, into pieces that scattered in all directions.
However, it did not cause any actual damage.
But the lava didn't seem to care; it instantly became enraged. It summoned the molten lava from underground, transforming it into a colossal wave that crashed directly down on Jian Ning.
Although this place is quite spacious, there is no real place to settle down.
Jian Ning had no choice but to fly up on her sword again. With a flick of her finger, she released an invisible flame. The moment it appeared, the air grew noticeably colder.
The towering flames suddenly paused, and instead of crashing down, they retreated, and with a whoosh, the entire fire dragon disappeared into the lava.
They didn't dare to show their faces again, clearly terrified of the strange fire that Jian Ning had just subdued.
"That makes things much easier. I refuse to believe I can't deal with you." Jian Ning flicked her finger, and the invisible strange fire drifted down onto the lava below.
It was like a drop of water falling into a pan of oil, creating a continuous, loud crackling sound, with many red lava particles being launched into the air and then falling back down.
What surprised Jian Ning the most was that when the strange fire landed on the lava, a black hole actually appeared.
It started as a tiny dot the size of a sesame seed, then rapidly enlarged, becoming larger than a face in the blink of an eye.
It seems that the strange fire is devouring the lava to replenish its own energy.
Within Jian Ning's spiritual consciousness, she could almost feel the strange fire's joyful emotions. "At least I can eat half my fill today. Although the quality is a bit low, it's not unusable." That's the feeling.
Burning silently, and sometimes, the silence is the most terrifying. When this black hole grew to the size of a water tank...
The fire dragon finally couldn't resist and flew out of the lava.
"Stop! Make that thing stop!"
"Oh, so you can talk. You attacked me without even knowing what happened, and now you just tell me to stop? Why do I listen to you so much?" Jian Ning stood on the Ruoshui Sword with a smile on her face, relaxed and happy.
They had no intention of letting it go, and they didn't know how to count as having successfully passed this level. There were no useful hints at all. They didn't know if the staff was too lazy or if it was because the device had poor comprehension.
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