Chapter 68: The Treasure Hunt Begins
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"Ha, I slept so comfortably. Near noon, Lina came out of the tent, stretched her waist, rubbed her eyes, and said, "It's been a long time since I've slept until noon during my adventure, what smell, so fragrant, it's not that I don't remember this fragrance." Haha, Pannis, you're cooking lunch, that's great. Hey, Vivien, did you get up so early? Did you eat something unclean, how could you still get up so early when you were keeping vigil last night. ”
"No nonsense. Catherine was helping at the cauldron on the campfire when she heard a voice and said, "You're finally up, come and help me stir, I'm going to clean up my things for the afternoon's exploration." In the afternoon you accompany Vivian and Erad to rest in the camp, Vivian, you didn't sleep much last night's vigil, don't write in your broken notebook in the afternoon, go to bed as soon as you're full. Pannis, you are really, you woke up the earliest in the morning, and saw that she didn't go to sleep or talk about her, and let her mess around like this, you think, in case ......"
"Ahhhhh Lina rushed to Catherine's side with a gust of wind and took the spoon in her hand, pushed her hard and said, "Big sister, go and pack up your tools, go quickly, don't be distracted when you clean up, or it will be bad if something falls behind." ”
"You guys. Catherine rubbed her forehead and walked back to the place where the supplies were stacked, muttering as she walked: "One or two, it's so unworrying." ”
"Hee-hee. Lina and Vivian looked at each other, and the two girls covered their mouths and snickered, and whispered: "What's wrong with the eldest sister, she has such a big temper when she comes up, is she angry when she gets up?"
"It's been more than an hour. Vivien glanced at Catherine's back with her eyes: "Come together, I found that Pannis had risen to take my guard, and I was still sitting here writing and didn't go back to sleep, so she blamed me, and blamed Pannis by the way." Ha, she's been nagging on and off for more than an hour, but luckily you're up, otherwise I don't know how long I'm going to be nagging. Haha, nagging, nagging, nagging, like an old grandmother, hello Grandma Catherine, hahahaha. ”
"Hey, I can hear you. Catherine's angry voice came from afar: "Don't you know how to speak ill of people? ”
"Wow, granny is angry. Vivien closed the notebook in her hand, and Lina realized that what Vivian had in her hand was not the notepad she usually recorded: "Okay, Pannis, I've done the math, your guess is right, the angle is indeed very strict in terms of proportions." ”
"What are you doing?" Lina looked around and found that someone was missing, "Where's Elard?"
"I'm counting the angle between the moon and the ground, the homework that Pannis assigns. Vivien stretched out her hands and said helplessly: "As for Elard, go back to the tent, he is a very unsociable person, don't worry about him, just call him when you eat." ”
"What the hell is the angle? Lina pursed her lips and stirred the food in the pot vigorously: "Pennis, what is this, so fragrant?"
"Deer loin stewed fox tail fruit. Pannisy scooped up a spoonful of broth, looked at the color, and put it back in the pot: "There's also steamed cloud swallow and various fruit and vegetable salad over there." ”
"How did you make such complicated food today. Lina asked curiously, "It's all very troublesome." ”
"It's idle anyway. Pannis yawned, "We've got seven days to spend in this clearing, and we have to find something to do, or we'll be so uncomfortable." ”
"Okay, okay, wait, what did you just say?" Lina suddenly reacted and asked loudly, "Stewed foxtail fruit?"
The foxtail fruit is a very common fruit in the forest, named because of its shape that resembles a fox's tail, and the flesh of this fruit is very hard, and it has a strong bitter and astringent taste that cannot be concealed, and it is simply not suitable for normal food.
"Actually, foxtail nuts are very nutritious and taste great when handled properly. Pannis smiled mysteriously: "Actually, when processing foxtail fruit, you only need to boil it with gold-iron alloy products for ten minutes, then boil it with a large amount of foxtail fruit tree bark for ten minutes, wash it with water, add some acetic acid, and cook it for another ten minutes." After this treatment, it is finally stewed with the meat of the unicorn or giant horn deer, which can remove the bitterness in the foxtail fruit, and can also make the texture of the foxtail fruit soft and delicious, turning it into a rare delicacy. Even if you don't have these two kinds of venison, stewing it with other meats or simply stewing foxtail fruit will only taste slightly bitter, and it can be used to satisfy hunger normally. ”
"What kind of secret is this? Lina was no longer at all surprised by Pannis's strange knowledge of the wilderness, squinted at him and asked, "It sounds like the elves are the only ones who will be idle enough to play tricks on the cooking of the fruits of the forest." ”
"Correct. Pannis gave a thumbs up: "It's those boring guys." ”
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As a professional adventurer, you will always carry a variety of tools with you to deal with any unexpected situation when venturing in the wild, and with these tools, it is not a problem to go up and down in a pit more than 100 meters deep.
After lunch, leaving the two maidens and their guide to stay in the camp, Pennis and Catherine each carried their backpacks to the edge of the first pit. At the edges, Pannis dug a few shallow pits to test the strength of the soil, and satisfied, pulled out a few iron drills and nailed them into the soil at specific locations. Catherine followed, using a long rope to shuttle back and forth between several iron drills, weaving a textbook artificial load-bearing knot, which has been used in the wild for thousands of years, and can evenly distribute the force of the rope fall to each iron drill, which is very strong and reliable, and rarely has problems.
"So, the scavenger hunt officially starts from now on?" got Catherine's affirmative reply, Pannis tried the firmness of the rope, even the rappeller on his waist was useless, he directly grabbed the rope and slipped down, borrowing strength several times along the way, and landed firmly at the bottom of the pit in just ten seconds. Catherine shook her head helplessly, secured herself safely, and descended down the rope to the bottom of the cave. After landing on the ground, he found Pannis sitting in the middle of the pit, staring up at the sky blankly, stunned and not knowing what he was thinking.
"Definitely not here. Pannis, noticing that Catherine had come down, shook his head at her, "The angle is wrong. ”
"Is there anything you can do?" asked Catherine.
"Method?" Pannis was stunned, and felt that Catherine's question was very strange: "What do you want?" ”
"Who asked you those irrelevant questions. Catherine rolled her eyes, "I mean Vivien's body." ”
"How do you think treasure hunting is an inconsequential matter?" said Pannis, blinking and surprised, "It's rare." ”
"Not originally. Catherine said very seriously, "But compared to Vivien's physical problems, this is insignificant. ”
"Phew, you and Lina heard it last night. Pannis, who was not in a hurry to answer, sat at the bottom of the pit and said.
"Of course, how could we not hear it. Catherine sighed: "Especially when she took the initiative to ask for a vigil, it means that her mental strength has been overdrawn to a certain extent, and she has started to have headaches again." Lina and I were very worried, so neither of us slept at that time. ”
"Her problem is serious. Speaking of business, Pannis no longer joked: "I didn't expect that she would have reached this point." ”
"So, Lina and I can't do anything but watch her die day by day. Catherine's eyes were a little red, her voice was slightly nasal, and she clutched a rock tightly in her hand: "This feeling of powerlessness is simply the most terrible torture. You know, she is often distracted, many people think she is not mentally normal, she explains that it is to think about problems, in fact, it is not so simple, her brain always has to be divided into three parts, thinking about problems, coping with the outside world and controlling the body. All it takes is an idea to lift our fingers, and she needs a lot of calculations and magic manipulation to make such a simple action, which takes so much of her attention. Others are very envious when they think of her magic control and ability to move and cast spells, but Lina and I just want to cry when we think about it, you can't imagine how many times she fell in the first two years, how many times she hit a wall and a tree, especially her body has almost no muscle and fat protection and cushioning, and broken bones can only be regarded as ......"
"Forget it, don't talk about that. Catherine suddenly lost interest, wiped a handful of tears like venting, and asked with a glimmer of hope, "I heard you say yesterday that you will try to find a cure for her, ...... Do you have any ideas?"
Pannis didn't answer, looking up at the round sky overhead, and there was silence in the crater high above the sky. The silence continued, and within a moment Catherine's heart sank. It wasn't until Catherine was about to despair that Pannis sighed deeply: "Actually, there may be a way to treat her, but I can't guarantee it, I can only say that there may be." ”
"Really?" Catherine almost jumped to her feet and asked aloud, "Is there really a cure?"
Pannis was silent again, thinking about it for a long time, and struggling for a long time, but finally nodded and said: "It's true, the elf race, the sea clan, the guardian clan, it is possible to find a way from these three races." Among them, the sea clan and the dragon clan are because they have a profound accumulation, while the elf clan is because they themselves belong to the creation of the life god system, and they have deep attainments in healing. I promise that I will try my best to find a cure for this matter, and as for the too specific questions, please don't ask any more questions. ”
"I see. Catherine seemed to feel the embarrassment in Pannis's heart, and also thought that if she continued to ask, she might touch the past that he didn't want to mention: "I'm sorry, I'm a little flustered, I shouldn't have continued to ask." However, it is much more reassuring to hear such assurances. ”
"Don't get your hopes up. Pannis shook his head and said, "I've never heard of this strange disease, and the possibility of finding a way is, really, very low." ”
"I know, of course I do. Catherine's mood became very good, and a smile appeared on her face: "But it's always exciting to have a glimmer of hope compared to the outright despair before, and to watch her die day by day, right? ”
"Do you need to be thankful?" Pannis's mind went back to the days when he first met a few months ago, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he said to himself in a low voice: "I planted the seeds with my own hands, reaped the fruits and hope with my own hands, perhaps, this is life." ”