Light and Relax (v1c29)
It was just a temporary nest. The Porcupine rat had not bothered to dig the eighteen turns of the mountain road. After picking up the bag, Ye Sheng continued to walk forward and reached the end in less than two minutes.
The pitted walls bore the claw marks of spiny rats.
When she first entered the cave, the air circulation was relatively smooth, so she did not smell the foul odor of the decomposing corpse. But the further she went in, the worse the smell became.
Even after walking past the place where the corpses lay and reaching the end of the mouse hole, the stench lingered inside, mingled with the body odor of the Porcupine rat. The overpowering smell made Ye Sheng feel as if her nose was assaulted by the stink.
But as long as she didn't leave empty-handed... Bah, she wouldn't waste a single grain. Ye Sheng would never give up until she had seen with her own eyes the grain stored by the Porcupine rats!
So, Ye Sheng approached excitedly with a torch, and saw that at the end of the cave, close to the wall, there was a nest made of many grass blades, with some hairs shed by the Porcupine rats scattered around.
The big rat was quite enjoying itself.
But there was something wrong with these grass blades. The green leaves were stained with yellow stains, and there were also huge particles of mouse droppings hidden among the leaves...
Vomit!
What an unhygienic rat!
The rat nest was made up of numerous grass blades and was quite large. Ye Sheng held back her nausea and held a small hoe with her other hand. She used the hoe to pick up the thick grass blades and threw them aside, and soon revealed the pile of grain hidden underneath.
Good grief, didn't it feel uncomfortable sleeping on food every day?
Ye Sheng didn't understand, but it didn't stop her from putting away the hoe, taking out the detection machine from her bag, and scanning the pile of grain.
'Beep~Medium-radiated potatoes detected, you can eat them in moderation'
'Beep~ Low radiation sweet potato detected, it is edible'
'Beep~ Peanuts with moderate radiation detected, you can eat them in moderation'
She guessed correctly!
These were edible plants with medium and low radiation pollution that the spiny rats had worked hard to bring back to their nest.
After the detector scanned them, there was no high radiation.
They were all edible!
In addition to the edible polluting plants like potatoes and sweet potatoes that had mutated into the size of pumpkins, the peanuts the size of grapes made Ye Sheng smile.
If she had to rely on manpower to search for so many peanuts, it would definitely be very hard to find.
That was to say, all polluting creatures were rebellious and full of anger. Otherwise, after successfully taming a spiny rat, and letting it go to the wilderness every day to look for edible polluting plants, she would have a big harvest every day.
In that case, buying a house in a safe zone would be so easy!
The stinky environment couldn't stop Ye Sheng from having a sweet dream for a while, but she soon woke up from the dream. When she returned to reality, she needed to start working!
Ye Sheng took out a folding nylon bag from her satchel and put all the food into the nylon bag.
All the polluting plants had mutated in size, so the nylon bag was filled to the brim and was very heavy, even heavier than yesterday's backpack containing rat meat!
But Ye Sheng had eaten enough in the past two days and regained some strength.
Gritting her teeth, she could move it!
The radiation from the doomsday poisonous mist had had a huge impact. Not only had animals and plants been polluted and mutated, but even humans had been affected to some extent.
In order to adapt to the wasteland world, humans had begun to evolve.
All physical qualities were enhanced.
At least, that was what Ye Sheng thought. With such a skinny body, she probably couldn't even lift thirty kilograms before.
But now, this thin body was very powerful, and it was only a little tiring to carry the heavy rat meat.
She hadn't reached her limit yet.
She could even transport nylon bags that weighed twice as much.
Ye Sheng didn't mind this kind of heavy happiness at all. In fact, she wanted to do it a few more times!
Compared to the previous trip where she had to be careful and slow down her progress, this time she went back very fast. Ye Sheng dragged the nylon bag all the way and walked so fast that she wished she could fly out with wings on her back.
After finally leaving the mouse hole, the first thing Ye Sheng did when she put down the nylon bag was to untie the cloth wrapped around her face, and then take a deep breath.
Ah!
Finally, she no longer had to irritate her nose!
Just breathing the fresh air and relaxing for a while, Ye Sheng looked down at the nylon bag placed at her feet. A happy smile appeared on her cute and lovable face, with moist black eyes.
Although she didn't get the energy stone this time, the harvest was still very rich!
There were so many edible polluted plants that she could keep and eat for a long time, and they were all starchy food, which was very filling. And there were even a few low-radiation polluted plants mixed in.
Plants with low radiation pollution tasted better!
However, when Ye Sheng looked at the food, she remembered the source. She had personally taken it out from under the Porcupine rat's bed.
It had been placed under the butt of the Porcupine rat.
Although these grains were covered by grass blades, there were stains and particles of feces on those grass blades...
Thinking of this, the picture immediately took on a flavor, making Ye Sheng's face light up with disgust.
Although she shouldn't be as picky as before in the wasteland world, and it was good to be able to fill her stomach, not to mention that other wastelanders would envy her.
But it had been padded by a Porcupine rat under its butt!
(￣ー￣)
Forget it, she could take these foods to the Swap shop to exchange for points, which was also a huge income!
It only took Ye Sheng a few seconds to make a decision happily.
Big deal, when the time came, she could use these points to buy some more strawberry-flavored nutrient solution and try it out.
Wasn't this much better than food contaminated with Porcupine rat body odor?
It was still a long time before dark, and it would be okay to stay in the wilderness for a few more hours, but Ye Sheng was ready to go back.
This time, instead of going home, she exchanged the food for points.
After thinking about it, Ye Sheng put the nylon bag into the backpack. After that, she saw that the backpack was sticking out. She had no choice but to be more careful when she went back.
However, before leaving, Ye Sheng used a small hoe to dig out the rat hole.
This would prevent other polluting plants from using it as a nest again, causing danger. It would also give the unlucky guy who died in the hole a proper burial, which could be regarded as a reward for picking up the bag!
After dealing with the rat hole, Ye Sheng immediately went home with the basket on her back.
Because she returned earlier than everyone else, she didn't meet many people along the way, just like yesterday.
However, the polluted plants she harvested this time were too heavy, and Ye Sheng could not move fast enough. As a result, she was followed by three thin people, chasing closely behind her.
In fact, these people deliberately shortened the distance between them, so close that Ye Sheng could hear their footsteps.
Their footsteps followed one after another, like a drumbeat on her heart, making her nervous.
And their greedy eyes stared at the backpack, as cold and sticky as a poisonous snake, ready to bite and never let go.
This made Ye Sheng frown and clench her teeth, realizing that the worst thing had happened!
She was being hunted.
She still had some distance to cover before reaching the mitigation zone. Running away would not solve the problem. On the contrary, it would reveal her details to these three people who were carefully testing her. If they attacked her later, she would be done for!
It was said that two fists could not defeat four hands. Even if these people were extremely thin, they could not be underestimated.
She didn't know when they would take out their knives...
Thinking of this, Ye Sheng knew that she couldn't be gentle today, so she stopped abruptly.
She turned around and faced the three pursuers with an expressionless face. She had already taken out a black dagger from her bag with one hand, and was ready for a fight.