Chapter 7: Human Footprints

The mushroom found by Lu Xi perfectly conforms to several "mushroom truths".

First, it grows under clean tree roots. Generally, poisonous mushrooms grow in a dirty and messy environment, while non-poisonous mushrooms grow in a cleaner environment.

Second, it has a pure white appearance. The brighter the color, the higher the possibility of poison, and the non-poisonous mushrooms commonly eaten on the earth are basically simple colors of white, yellow or brown.

Thirdly, there are several mushrooms that have insect marks on them. The small size of the bugs, their low resistance to toxicity, and the fact that they have been eaten by insects almost proves that they are not poisonous.

Fourth, the moth-eaten mushrooms did not change color. When a poisonous mushroom is damaged, the toxin comes into contact with the air and changes, changing its color, while non-poisonous mushrooms do not.

Corresponding to several "mushroom truths", Lu Xi determined 99% of the edibility of the big white mushroom in front of him at once.

The remaining one percent will have to be tested to be sure.

The large white mushrooms are each the size of a palm, and they look like large open umbrellas, and they fill half a cloth bag after picking less than ten of them.

Lu Xi is not greedy, he will stop when it is full, and he is not sorry for the mushrooms that can't be taken away, this forest is so big, there will definitely be mushrooms.

Xiao Yuan tilted his head sideways to watch Lu Xi's movements, it couldn't understand Lu Xi's behavior, and it couldn't understand what the white mass was worthy of Lu Xi's collection.

But after such a long time, he was used to seeing Lu Xi smear those colorful grass leaves on the meat pieces to harvest fragrant barbecue, and Xiao Yuan's behavior to Lu Xi was only the expectation of new food.

Lu Xi didn't have a pot, so he could only make grilled mushrooms to improve his food.

At half past three in the morning, a fire lit up in Luxi.

While yawning, he placed the skewered mushrooms above the flames.

There was still half an hour before she refreshed her physical condition, and Lu Xi took advantage of this time to test the toxicity of mushrooms.

Half an hour, even if the mushroom is poisonous, it will not make her breath in such a short time, and Lu Xi can immediately refresh the toxins in her body and regain her health as long as she persists for a while, there is simply no more suitable test method than this.

Even if it takes more than half an hour for the toxicity to occur, but Lu Xi is not stupid, after eating, whether the body's reaction is comfortable or uncomfortable, isn't it very easy to distinguish?

As long as he feels unwell after eating, no matter whether the mushroom is poisonous or not, Lu Xi will not eat it again.

Fortunately, the result is gratifying, Lu Xi not only has no problems after eating, but his health is very good, and the mushrooms are quite delicious!

Lu Xi was afraid that the dry-roasted mushrooms would not taste good, so he deliberately cut a small piece of rabbit meat, grilled out the fat, spread it on the mushrooms, and then put it in the fire to roast.

The grilled mushrooms have a natural aroma of fat and meat, and the unique flavor and texture of the mushrooms make you want to swallow your tongue together.

"Whew!" Xiao Yuan couldn't help but remind Lu Xi loudly beside him that there was another one here.

Lu Xi was not stingy, and directly divided several strings of mushrooms and handed them to Xiao Yuan, "However, Xiao Yuan, don't you eat meat, can you like the taste of mushrooms?" ”

The answer is...... Yes.

Xiao Yuan looked shocked by the opening of the door to a new world, but his mouth did not stop moving, eating a few bunches of mushrooms that Lu Xi gave him, and rubbing Lu Xi's legs, he still wanted to please him.

After all, a few bunches of mushrooms look very large, but in fact they don't take up much of the stomach at all, and they don't even feel a little when they eat them, so they are appetizing.

Seeing that Xiao Yuan had already aroused the gluttony, Lu Xi took out the barbecue and roasted it, and there was already a fire around him today, and it was a waste to only roast a few bunches of mushrooms.

There was still half of the mushrooms left, Lu Xi thought about it, and didn't eat them all once, leaving half of them for the next time.

After a whole day and two nights, there was no movement of the lion behind him, Lu Xi estimated that the other party might not chase into the forest, after all, her speed of hurrying, the other party could easily catch up in just a few hours.

has not been chasing, it can only be that the other party did not enter the forest, so Lu Xi's next rush is not so urgent, you can stop appropriately and find some tools and materials on the road to improve your living conditions.

For example, using the bark of a tree with good toughness to make a simple pot, boiling water and drinking, or boiling food into soup to eat, suddenly unlocked a lot of new recipes.

Lu Xi tried mustard grass soup, gourd fruit soup, mushroom soup, and broth...... Among them, there are also two, two, three, and three, mixed and cooked, and the taste is excellent.

Obviously it was the beginning of nothing, and the hard scene of surviving in the wild, Lu Xi inexplicably had a little bit of the joy of a food game - in this different world, all the food is extremely delicious after being made into dishes!

Before she knew it, Lu Xi had spent another ten days in the forest, and in those ten days, she had unlocked a considerable amount of food types.

Mushrooms are the easiest to collect and find, followed by fruit trees with various fruits, as long as you distinguish the various insect marks and animal bite marks on them, you can basically determine whether they can be eaten or not.

And Xiao Yuan also made some efforts in it, it couldn't tell what plants could be eaten, but for poisonous plants, it seemed to have its own perception and could take the initiative to remind Lu Xi.

The round rabbits hunting on the grassland were eaten on the third day after entering the forest, and Lu Xi had to look for new prey, although she herself could rely on fruits, mushrooms, wild vegetables, etc., Xiao Yuan couldn't.

Xiao Yuan is a carnivorous animal or a growing cub, and the lack of food will affect its health and mobility.

So those non-poisonous little snakes along the way became one of the food, Lu Xi didn't dare to start from the beginning, he was already proficient, and at a glance, he could accurately cut off the seven inches of the little snake with a stone knife, so that its head and body were separated.

Add a little toppings and stew it in a bark pot, and it will be a pot of fragrant snake soup.

There are also those birds that are not too big, and the small edge is extremely flexible, and it is easy to climb to the top of the tree, almost with one pounce.

Not at all like a dog, like a cat.

The method of calling the flower chicken is more suitable for these birds, and they are more like the chickens on the earth, hollowing out the internal organs and stuffing them with a bunch of toppings and fruits, which is even more delicious than rabbit meat.

Xiao Yuan is now on the trunk of the tree half of the day, waiting to flutter those birds.

Under the fire are two "flowers and birds", on which a pot made of tree bark is boiled, and a pot of fruit soup is boiled, and the sweet fragrance slowly overflows.

"If only there were iron pots." Lu Xi looked at the bark pot, shook his head and sighed, this thing is almost disposable, and it is broken once it is used.

Although Xiao Yuan's claws are sharp, it is not difficult to pick up a few pieces of bark, but she still finds it troublesome.

If there is an iron pot, not only is it not easy to break, but it can also be used to cook meat and extract oil, and you can also use animal oil to fry vegetables......

In general, Lu Xi is hungry for stir-fried vegetables.

It's been more than 20 days, and it's not boiled or baked every day, even if it's delicious, it's easy to get greasy.

With a few leaves in his mouth, Lu Xi looked up, and as expected, it was Xiao Yuan who jumped down from the top of the tree with an unknown bird in his mouth.

It is not the kind of jump that jumps directly to the bottom, but between several trees, from a relatively high branch, to a low branch, and when it is about two meters high, it jumps directly to the ground.

Lu Xi casually took the prey from Xiao Yuan's mouth, this bird is not big, only the size of a palm, it doesn't take long to roast, now add it to the bottom of the fire, it won't take long to roast.

Xiao Yuan's hunting ability has skyrocketed recently, and the number of prey has increased, so Lu Xi doesn't have to worry about food sources, so there is no need to deliberately leave prey.

The most important thing is that Lu Xi now has more tools, and her luggage is too heavy to bear the extra weight to carry her prey, and she still has to go after all.

Casually dissecting the bird's abdominal cavity, Lu Xi skillfully took out the internal organs, and suddenly took out a slightly familiar thing - a half-laid bird's egg.

"Huh......" Lu Xi blinked, only to realize that he had neglected the food of bird eggs.

On the earth, Lu Xi has never heard of any bird eggs and snake eggs being poisonous, the reason is the same, and this world should be no exception.

"Xiaoyuan, did you just catch it in the bird's nest? Have you ever seen a bird egg like this? Lu Xi turned around excitedly and asked Xiao Yuan, she had already thought of more than a dozen ways to make bird eggs in her mind now.

Xiao Yuan tilted his head slightly, blinked his beautiful fox eyes, and nodded.

Lu Xi briefly talked about how to eat bird eggs, and soon Xiao Yuan became more excited than Lu Xi, and climbed the tree again in three or two clicks and went to the top of the tree to dig out the birds' eggs.

Lu Xi glanced at the game panel, because she hadn't completed the novice task yet, all the functions of the game were grayed out, not unlocked, and she could only see some messages of panel data.

Lu Xi: Equally disgusted with every game that forces a newbie guide.

In order to prevent players from entering the game and not knowing what they should do, most games will have a newbie guide for more than ten minutes, in which players can only follow the novice guide without a little freedom.

So Lu Xi can't do anything else now except look at his game values and follow the direction guided by novices.

Burying the "call flower bird", Lu Xi wiped his hands while looking overhead, Xiao Yuan climbed down with a whole bird's nest in his mouth - probably worried about breaking the bird's eggs, Xiao Yuan didn't jump down like just now.

There are three eggs in the bird's nest, which are slightly larger than quail eggs, but not too big, it is estimated that the bird was caught by Xiaoyuan halfway through the laying of eggs, so there were not many eggs laid, only three.

"It's a little little, and I can't do anything else, let's take a look at it in the soup." The eggs were too few and too small, Lu Xi had nothing to play, and after thinking about it for a long time, he could only hit it in the soup.

Half of the fruit soup was put into the soup for later use, and Lu Xi beat three bird eggs the size of quail eggs into the soup, and soon a layer of egg flowers floated, and the fresh and fragrant flavor came out in time.

It's a completely different taste from eggs, and of course, it can't be the same.

There is no fishy smell, only umami, and when it is fused with the sweetness of the fruit soup, it brings a new flavor, and the soft touch of egg drop like pudding slides easily into the throat.

The taste is completely different from meat, wild vegetables, and fruits, and it instantly conquers Xiaoyuan, who has never tasted this taste.

Lu Xi is okay, after all, she came from another world rich in food, and she was amazed by the taste, but she was not conquered.

It's just too little, not only only three bird eggs, Lu Xi was afraid that the taste would not be good, so he deliberately divided half of the soup out, and the egg soup made was enough for her and Xiaoyuan to have a bowl of each.

The bowl is a wooden bowl, Lu Xi often has to stop to recover his physical exertion, and when he rests, he uses wood to sharpen some bowls, chopsticks, spoons and other things, and he is idle anyway.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have had so much extra luggage.

Next, he and Xiao Yuan shared the three roasted flowers and birds, Lu Xi unexpectedly found that Xiao Yuan was not very interested in eating, and would look up at the sky from time to time.

It took a while for Lu Xi to react, and Xiao Yuan was not looking at the sky, but at whether there was a bird's nest on the top of the tree.

"Do you like it so much?" Lu Xi felt funny.

"Whew" Xiao Yuan wagged his tail vigorously, at this time, it was more like a puppy.

"Then let's go ahead and find it, this kind of egg is too small, if you have a bigger egg, you can try the egg custard." Lu Xi said casually.

"The kitchenware is not enough, otherwise you can try to make cakes...... Can bird eggs be made? …… No, are there chickens in this world? ”

Xiao Yuan couldn't understand the complicated things Lu Xi said, so he only wrote down the key points - find big eggs and make egg custard to eat!

I don't know if the more I tried to find something, the more I couldn't find it, until noon the next day, Lu Xi stopped preparing to cook, and Xiao Yuan couldn't find a bird's nest that laid eggs.

Looking at Xiao Yuan, who jumped down from the tree in frustration, Lu Xi rubbed the fluffy wolf's head and comforted, "The breeding time of birds is not the same, but most of them are before the beginning of summer, and now this time should be the middle or end of summer, and there are only a few who still lay eggs, and it is normal to not find them." ”

Xiao Yuan rubbed Lu Xi's palm and snorted twice, obviously not very willing.

"Alright, okay, we should find a place to stop cooking, and then we can go and find it, okay." Lu Xi raised several small birds in his hand, although the eggs were not found, the birds really caught a lot.

"Whew!" Xiao Yuan held his head high, although the eggs are more delicious, but it is also good to have bird meat.

The place where a fire can be lit is not everywhere, and the consequences of a fire in the forest are more serious, and Lu Xi is more careful.

However, this time was obviously different from the past, and when Lu Xi was looking for the place where the fire was started, he suddenly found different traces.

"It's ...... Human footprints, right? "It rained briefly the day before yesterday, shaded by trees, and the ground did not dry so quickly, and the damp ground clearly left a footprint belonging to a human being.

Lu Xi's mind went blank for an instant, and he felt at a loss that he didn't know how to react.

She knew that she had traveled to another world, but in this world, she was only herself, and she had never met any other humans, and she could not even see any trace of human existence.

Even if she believes it in her heart, she can't help but wonder if she is the only human being in this world.

Even...... Is the world just her fantasy, a person's fantasy of struggle before the NDE.

But now, everything seems to have an answer.

Another trace of humanity appeared so clearly and unexpectedly in front of her eyes.