Chapter 004: Refuge
The crypt is littered with rocks, quicksand, poisonous gases in the low-lying areas, and unknown fungi emit a miserable green fluorescence.
Gerbils rarely enter the burrows because most of the fungi are very poisonous, and there are also natural predators, which are large diamond-shaped scorpions that like to swallow poisons.
The scorpion walks almost sideways here, and a single adult scorpion can kill a hundred gerbils, but fortunately they are all loners except when they mate in pairs. If even the scorpions were in groups, the villagers of the shipwreck village would not be able to make a living.
Hurriedly put on a gas mask, because poisonous spores often float in the air and are difficult to see with the naked eye, although after thousands of years of natural evolution, the people in the village have a certain degree of resistance, but they also have to guard against it.
Lin Xisuo took out the map and the compass for comparison, and sighed silently: "People die for money, birds die for food, and everything can be done for the super-grade mycelium village chief." Wait and see, in a few years, you will have the strength to compete with him. So where do you go next? Genetic fine-tuning seems to last for half a month, and the light brain is usually calculated according to the interstellar calendar, which is converted into a cycle of about fifteen and a half days. ”
Fingers swiped across the map, and the corners of his mouth curled: "Yes, the location where the super-grade mycelium was collected last time was very hidden, and the previous ability was not enough, but now with new equipment, you can go there." ”
Once you've made up your mind, pack up your map and go farther and farther through the huge rocks, avoiding the quicksand range.
It was a long journey that could not have been completed without perseverance, and after sixteen hours Linciso found a stone wall. There are few fluorescent fungi nearby, so the area is completely dark.
Few people noticed that there was a crack in the ground under the stone wall, and a faint poisonous mist floated under their feet, and it was hazy and they couldn't see anything clearly.
Wearing a large gerbil leather boot, the road ahead is rough, and you will occasionally encounter swamps and puddles, and even if you walk through it once, you still have lingering palpitations.
Leather boots are left by my father, durable, whenever I wear it, I always feel very warm in my heart, as if my parents are around, and no matter how big the setbacks can be overcome.
No one knows how many ditches and bumps Lin Xiso has been through in the past few years with a pair of old leather boots, and after the leather boots are broken, they are reluctant to throw them away.
Follow the landslide a little bit down, try to go as slowly as possible, and in some places would rather go far than set foot on it.
The swamp in the crypt is often synonymous with horror, and it's hard to get into it and come back to it. Don't look at Lin Xisuo's age, but he is extremely experienced, he can find a relatively safe route after a few glances, and said in his heart: "Hiding so far away, the village chief probably has nothing to do, right?" ”
The reason why I say probably, is because there are many powerful trackers in this era, no matter how you hide, a wide range of laser scanning and identification of odor molecules, all have the magical effect of tracing and finding. Of course, it is not known whether the village chief has a similar product. In short, be careful to sail the 10,000-year-old ship, and before coming here, I deliberately walked more than 20 kilometers, and happened to pass by several poisonous scorpion nests. This is a message that has been exchanged for life in the past few years, and it is wantonly searched in the territory of the poisonous scorpion, and the fate can be imagined.
The steps were a little staggering, and Linciso was really tired, and found the place where he had slept before, and sat on the rocks with a "thump", gasping violently.
People who travel a lot probably know that they often feel tired during the journey, and once they rest, they will feel soreness all over their body and do not want to go any further. Inertia is one thing, and so is hypoxia. The retention time of odor molecules is limited, so no matter how slow the speed is, Linciso gritted his teeth and insisted, instead of stopping.
Fifteen minutes later, the tent was set up, and after a simple disinfection, I hurriedly got inside. Remove sweat-soaked clothing and wipe it with a damp cloth.
Looking at the black linen, he was surprised: "Why is it so stinky all over my body?" It was as if it had just come out of a mud pond. I'm afraid I can't ask for this dress anymore, it's really bad luck! ”
In fact, Lin Xisuo picked up a big bargain, and the foul-smelling substances on his clothes were toxins deposited in his body. The villagers of the shipwreck village are already extremely resistant to toxic substances, and this increased resistance will only become stronger, and many chronic diseases can be eliminated, which can be called reborn.
Due to the rush of walking, I didn't get much information from the light brain. If you do extreme exercises during the fine-tuning period, you can improve your physical fitness again and again. As for those aristocrats, they will only drink tea in the warm flower room, or walk their pets a few times in the fitness center, how can they walk with heavy loads?
Invisibly, Linciso's physical fitness is rapidly improving, and the light brain has experienced a thousand years and does not understand the situation in the outside world. A thousand years ago, genetic fine-tuning was the highest reward of the Noble Academy, and it was performed up to three times in a lifetime. However, with the passage of time, this kind of technology has become a tool for the government and some big conglomerates to accumulate money.
10,000 credits equals one blue gold coin, and 10,000 blue gold coins equals one blue gold card. On the black market, the genetic fine-tuning was speculated to sky-high prices, and the transaction with Wood was relatively negligible, but in short, Linciso's perseverance in learning rewarded him with great rewards that would affect his life.
At this time, I felt a hunger that I had never felt before, and I suddenly remembered the last tip of the light brain, which was to ensure adequate exercise and diet within half a month.
Took out the dry food and fruit and chewed it, a lot of fruit was flattened when he wandered the gerbil's nest before, but it didn't matter, he ate it correctly, and he didn't even plan to let go of the kernel.
Earth Ring Star is like this, material resources are scarce, as long as you can fill your stomach, it is a good thing.
When the interstellar settlers portrayed it as a paradise, it was actually just the government that wanted to expropriate the land. The Immigration Department spacecraft unloaded the poor and flew away mercilessly. For thousands of years, many people have tried to get out of the situation, and some lucky ones have succeeded in the end, while many more have been swallowed up by sandstorms and reduced to dry bones.
Linsiso didn't think about that much, and the first priority was to get some sleep, so he set up traps and early warning devices outside the tent.
Lying down with his head back, he smiled comfortably: "The sky is big, and sleeping is the biggest!" It should be night outside. I was a little sleepy. ”
As Linciso slept in the tent, the hearts of two people, one was President Wood from the Green Ark, and the other was the head of the shipwreck village.
Wood's eyes were red, and he waited for the moment to collect the super-grade mycelium while he asked his men to quietly pay the black-haired boy's debts.
In Shipwreck Village, the village chief is the Emperor of the Earth. Therefore, Wood did not dare to make a noise, if the other party knew that he was privately conducting large transactions with the villagers, then the quota for the coming year would be handed over to other chambers of commerce. Regardless of whether they emigrate or not, they cannot let their subordinates lose their jobs.
Five hours ago, I got the news that Lin Xisuo was not found at the bottom of the wreck, and there were many casualties, and the village chief was so angry that his face was blue, and then asked his son to buy a batch of tracking devices from the caravan at a high price, and he could guess with his toes that they were going to enter the crypt to search.
Wood didn't want the village chief to catch Lin Xisuo from his own point of view, so he made some tricks and feet on the tracking device, which would always deviate by one or two hundred meters, believing that under the grass and snakes, with the intelligence of the black-haired boy, it would not be difficult to escape.
The next day, there was a voice in the tent: "Ah, good sleep, I have never slept so soundly!" ”
Stretching, Linciso sat up, her stomach growling at an untimely age.
"Huh? Didn't you just eat it before going to bed? Why are you hungry again? Two meals a day seems a bit of a luxury. Anyway, it's the gene fine-tuning period, no one has been here, and edible mushrooms should be found. ”
I opened my belly and ate it, my metabolism seemed to speed up a lot, and it was convenient to put on a gas mask and run outside, and after half an hour, I let out a happy scream.
"Hehe, genetic fine-tuning is really good, even the scars on the body have faded. Feces and urine are taboo, feces and urine are taboo, and a few poisonous mushrooms will definitely grow here next year. ”
Back in the tent, crackling for a long time, packing up the gear and preparing to enter the poisonous fog area.
Last time, I found that the super-grade mycelium was half a kilometer away from the camping place, and there was a fairly clean hot spring in the hinterland of the boulder on the left, just to wash away the fatigue along the way, and plant medical plants by the way. It's uncertain whether this unique plant can be fed, and hopefully the bottle will have some effect.
When you're ready, turn up your searchlights to their brightest and gradually move deeper into the fog area.
The fog here is very thick, and it may be because of the proximity to the underground volcano, so the temperature is on the high side. The ground is fairly clean, and there are no pesky mires.
There was not much time, and a strange figure stood in front of him. This is a mushroom, a mushroom that grows for thousands of years is enough to cover a range of tens of kilometers, and a mushroom is like a mushroom forest.
I heard that the spores isolated from the thousand-year-old mushroom are delicious, but Lin Xisuo has never eaten it, and he has not encountered it for decades, so don't even think about it.
emitted a traction beam, and the other end firmly grasped the mushroom umbrella cover, and pulled it to a high place with a "poof", and under the repeated vertical jumps, it felt dozens of times faster than the last time "overcoming thorns".
The special mycelium and the mushroom are associated with each other, the fungus plant is very interesting, the mushroom deliberately divides a piece of territory to allow the mycelium to grow, and the refreshing aroma of the mycelium can somewhat block the erosion of the poisonous mist, they are like a pair of partners, supporting each other, rooted here.
Lin Xisuo believed that there must still be a large number of mycelium in the depths of the mushroom forest, but the scorpion feces found by chance were terrifying.
After strolling around the neighborhood, there was no new harvest, and I dodged to the water source.
Clean water sources are rare, especially hot springs, and Lyncy climbed up a rock, completely stunned by what he saw.
Lin Xisuo relieved himself, hurriedly turned off the searchlight, and slowly retreated, not daring to make a sound.
The hot springs have been occupied, and I have never seen poisonous scorpions of this size, but fortunately they have lived underground for a long time and their eyesight is weak, otherwise the lights flicker, attracting their attention, will definitely be a disaster.
Two, two poisonous scorpions are entangled, enjoying the pleasure of fish and water, in short, they are mating.
Lin Xiso boldly stretched out his head to look, and his face became strange, these two poisonous scorpions were a little different, and very different.