novelaction Chapter 208: The Western Continent is a Scorched Earth, Preparing to Set Off for the Southern Contin
Chapter 208: The Western Continent is a Scorched Earth, Preparing to Set Off for the Southern Contin
"Is this fresh bamboo shoots?" Ruan Tang ate a piece of braised bamboo shoots that Mo Bai picked for her. It was crispy, tender and refreshing. She really liked the taste.
"Well, this is what the kids broke today." Mo Bai told Ruan Tang that Long Ming took the kids and himself to look for bamboo today.
"This kind of bamboo shoots is different from the ones we ate before. Is it far from here? Let's go pick some tomorrow and save them to eat slowly." Ruan Tang now wants to save more of anything she likes to eat. She is afraid of being hungry in the apocalypse, and she feels at ease only when she has food in her pocket.
Long Ming said: "It's not too far, and it's not too far. That direction is exactly the direction to the Western Continent."
Long Ming was finally not arranged to sit opposite Ruan Tang, but sat on her left and right like her companions.
"Mom, there are a lot of bamboo rats in the bamboo forest. We hunted a lot of them today." Chi Xiaoer was very proud because she hunted two more than Xiao Shiwu today.
Ruan Tang glanced at the food on the table warily. These little cubs had very unique hobbies. Although she would not object to them hunting their favorite prey, she could choose not to eat with them.
Seeing her expression, Long Ming confirmed what Luo Chen said. His sexy lips curled up slightly, and he said with some joy in his voice, "Don't worry, Ruan Ruan, they will roast and eat those bamboo rats themselves in the afternoon."
Ruan Tang felt relieved and turned to look at him.
Long Ming knew what she meant, so he explained, "Xiao Luochen told me that you don't like it."
Ruan Tang: No wonder Long Ming suddenly proposed to take Luo Chen for training...
Luo Chen was glared at by the fathers and quickly buried his head in the bowl. Oh my god, the fathers' eyes were too scary.
Bai Lang and other males: What should we do if there is a little traitor in the family?
Ruan Tang glanced at the males and saw that they were all looking at Luo Chen with scrutinizing eyes. She couldn't help but laugh and diverted their attention, saying, "Okay, I get it. Let's eat quickly and rest early after eating. We'll get up early tomorrow to pack up and go. Let's go harvest some young bamboo shoots together first."
"Haha, eat, eat." Luo Chen looked at his mother gratefully, then buried his head and pretended to dry the meat seriously. He really felt like a thorn in his back. Why were all the fathers so jealous? It was terrible, really terrible.
Long Ming raised his eyes and gave Luo Chen an encouraging look. Luo Chen felt a little relieved, but he didn't dare to tell outsiders about his mother's preferences in the future. But then he thought again, his mother wanted to take Uncle Long Ming as her partner, so Uncle Long Ming was not an outsider!
After dinner, the children wanted to run around outside, but Ruan Tang called them back. Now that the children had transformed into human form, she could arrange some things for them to do that were within their abilities.
Ruan Tang took out the Mihu flower from the space and said, "My dears, can you help me separate the stamens and petals of the Mihu flower? Once I have gathered all the herbs, I will start making the pills. I'm sorry for the trouble, my dears, in helping me during this time."
"It's okay, Mom!"
"Hey, mother, can we secretly absorb the energy from the pistil when we separate it?"
"Yes, but dears, don't be greedy, otherwise the excess energy in your body will make you very irritable and your body will feel very uncomfortable."
"Okay."
The energy in the Mihu Flower is purer than that of animal crystals and crystal stones. The little cubs like it very much, so they help their mother do things happily and quickly.
This trip to the Mihu Forest was well worth it. The abilities of all the staff except Long Ming were upgraded. Although Long Ming's ability did not upgrade, his combat effectiveness was greatly improved.
The next day, at dawn, the cubs' laughter and joyful chatter filled the entire forest. The reason was simple: last night, while helping their mother to separate the stamens, they absorbed the energy of the mihu flower and accidentally absorbed too much. The consequence of excessive absorption was that they were very excited all night and could not sleep, but they did not dare to disturb their mother's rest, so they had to endure it until dawn and then ran out.
Ruan Tang got up and stood at the window of the wooden house looking into the distance. The figures of the children chasing each other flashed by very quickly. She smiled and shook her head. It seemed that her worries were unnecessary. They were not irritable because of too much energy, but just very excited.
After breakfast, the two families packed up and went to the bamboo forest. There were many of them and they worked quickly, so it only took them half a day to pick all the tender bamboo shoots in the entire bamboo forest. Ruan Tang and Lin Yeqing both got a lot of rewards.
The two families had a simple lunch and happily set off towards the Western Continent.
Ruan Tang had to collect herbs, so they stopped and walked along the way. After another five days of travel, they finally arrived at the Western Continent.
The situation here was pretty much as Ruan Tang and Lin Yeqing had predicted. All that was left were burnt tree stumps and roots. The place was devastated. Two years had passed, and the air still seemed to be filled with the smell of burning.
"Ah! Mother, there's nothing here!"
"It's all burnt, what a pity!"
"I finally understand why my mother and Aunt Ye Zi and the others evacuated from here. Everything here is burnt. Without the green grass and trees, the beasts and birds have no food. They all ran away without food, and the beastmen have no food either!"
The cubs were born in a forest full of towering trees. It was the first time they saw a scene that had been burned by a fire, and they couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"All that's left are stumps and roots. Mother, what should we do?"
Ruan Tang had Ling Lingjiu inspect the surrounding area. Hundreds of kilometers of this scorched earth stretched on, and they definitely couldn't stay here for too long. The children's previous plan to stay longer had fallen through. She said, "My dears, you wanted to see your hometown, and I've taken you there. As you can see, there's nothing here. We can't stay here for too long without food. Now that we've seen it, and our wish has been fulfilled, let's evacuate. Up from here is the North Continent, and down from here is the South Continent. Is there anywhere you'd like to go?"
"Eh? Is the Northern Continent the same Northern Continent where Father was born, Mother?"
"Is it the northern continent covered with salt crystals?"
Seeing that the children were very interested, Ruan Tang said, "Yes, babies, do you want to go?"
"Ruan Ruan, I remember you like to eat fish and shrimp. There is a lot of food in the sea of our South Continent. How about I take you to the South Continent to play?"
She hadn't mentioned going anywhere else before, so Long Ming hadn't mentioned his hometown either. Now that she was planning to take the kids out to play, and the Southern Continent happened to be in her plan, he thought going to the Southern Continent was a good choice.
Firstly, he knew that Ruan Ruan liked to eat foods such as fish and shrimp. Secondly, he also had a selfish motive. He wanted to take her back to the Dragon Clan and let her meet her parents.
"What do you think, kids? Where do you want to go?" Ruan Tang really wanted to go to the beach to play. She had never been to the beach in her previous life, but she still wanted to ask the children what they thought. Playing by oneself is one thing, but it is also important for the children to see the world.
Speaking of the sea, Yi Han thought of what Granny Orange had told them. She was the first to say, "Mom, why don't we go to the South Continent? I've heard Granny Orange say that there are many wild animals in the waters of the South Continent that we don't even see on land. I really want to go and see them."
Jingchu said, "Well, I remember Granny Orange said there was something in the sea with a lot of tentacles, but I forgot what it was called."
Seeing that the cubs were very interested, Long Ming explained to them, "There are several species of fish in the sea that have many tentacles, including squid, octopus, and cuttlefish. These are all edible fish."
To interest the children, he added, "There's more to the sea than just these. Fish, shrimp, and shellfish are all delicious when cooked. There's not only meat in the sea, there's also a lot of delicious seaweed."
The kids were really attracted by the delicious food they had never tasted before, and they all told their mother that they wanted to go to the southern continent and play at the beach.
The children agreed with her idea, so Ruan Tang was of course happy. She glanced at her partners, and they all nodded with her. She knew that as long as she wanted to do something, they would never have any objection.
She asked Lin Yeqing again, "Ye Zi, what are your plans?"
For the sake of Mihuhua, she also let her family travel through mountains and rivers. If Ye Zi had other places she wanted to go, she certainly couldn't force her.
"Wherever you go, I'll go. Why do you need me? I've said I'll follow you for the rest of my life." Lin Yeqing smiled, his tone relaxed but serious.
She thought of something and said half-jokingly, "Of course, if you feel that us disturbing your family will be inconvenient and you don't want us to follow you, then we'll just leave quickly. So if you don't like it, just tell me, otherwise I won't leave."
"You're disgusted with me, so disgusted with me. Just go away." Ruan Tang turned around and pretended to stay away from her.
How could she dislike him? Lin Yeqing was the only person who could be her friend and bestie in this Beast World. Of course, she would be more than happy if Ye didn't leave, but if Ye had other things to do or wanted to go somewhere else, she wouldn't force him.
Ruan Tang raised her eyes and gazed into the distance, then announced loudly, "Alright then, I declare that from now on, we will set off towards the sea!"