381 Chapter 226
In this way, the unique ecological environment in front of them would be the same as before. It was almost a wide area, but there were few signs of animals and plants. Even if there were, it was still quite rare, after all, the species that could survive were extremely special. They needed to withstand intense heat and quickly improve their condition in order to adapt to the magma environment.
Similarly, Su Ming had seen the ecological cycle here before. It was the most fragile and could not withstand any twists and turns.
Why would the mutated eagle that he met earlier choose to keep humans in captivity? This could only mean that the environment here was gradually deteriorating and the number of creatures was still decreasing, causing the other party to have to make other preparations.., to consider the future.
Su Ming had no doubt that if he and the Wolves had taken care of the herd of sika deer earlier, they would have cut off the food source of the other predators, causing the entire ecological cycle to collapse.
Perhaps the luck of the wolf pack today had been used up. Even when the sun set and night arrived, they still did not discover anything, whether it was animals, plants, or the remains of buildings.
Su Ming could not help but think about the ecological environment in the mountain. After all, as they got closer to the Heaven Lake Volcano Zone, the temperature in the vicinity also increased. It might be difficult for weak creatures to adapt and survive.
Based on the team’s current situation, Su Ming and Su Hui were not too much of a problem. However, Su Yi and Ling could not support the use of their abilities all day long.
Even for the sake of the members, Su Ming had to find a place to dock as soon as possible. It was a strange environment similar to a garden or Black Mountain.
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There were four red leaves on the outer side. They were like petals, wrapping the oval-shaped branches and leaves in the center, forming a brand new plant form.
This type of mutated long-strip plant was similar to the two types of volcanic plants detected previously. They relied on magma to absorb nutrients and survive and reproduce.
Once they left the magma environment, they would quickly wither and exhaust their vitality.
They relied on their excellent reproduction ability to reproduce throughout the entire blazing forest. If Su Ming’s guess was correct, the sika deer population that lived here relied on these plants to feed their hunger and survive.
In less than a moment, information about the mutated plants in front of him was immediately displayed in front of Su Ming.
[ mutated caltrops ] : rare five-star mutated plant in the volcanic zone. There are four leaves on the outer side, and the center is a bright red bulb-shaped leaf. The entire appearance is scarlet red, and it relies on absorbing magma to turn it into nutrients for growth, if one leaves the volcanic zone, it will be difficult to survive.
The outer leaves are sharper and contain a weak paralytic toxin. It can prevent ordinary creatures from approaching, and it can also attract small animals to come and solve it, turning it into fertilizer for plants.
The central leaf had the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying poison. It tasted soft and sticky, slightly sweet. It was a natural healing herb that could be used as a daily food or as a temporary medicine.
After the first preview, Su Ming was surprised. The mutated Tribulus terrestris under his feet was different from the plants he had encountered before. It actually had a unique medical effect.
It was also a strange plant. The outer leaves could paralyze the biological nerves, but the inner leaves could clear away heat and detoxify poison.
Could this be considered a combination of offense and defense? Su Ming couldn’t help but think in his mind.
No matter what, this kind of plant with medicinal value was very useful to the wolf pack.
Su Ming had to collect some for collection. Whether it was for his own use as a member or to be brought to humans as a trade item in the future, it was a good choice.
Thinking of this, he temporarily put aside the task of searching for the mysterious flower bush. He waved his wolf claws and pulled up the mutated thistle grass in front of him.
In order not to destroy the original medicinal properties of the plant, Su Ming had to ensure its integrity while pulling out the mutated thistle grass by its roots.
In this way, the simplest and most brutal method was to dig deep into the ground with his sharp claws. Then, he would get closer to the range of the roots and suddenly dig up.
“Ao! !”
Su Ming knew that the efficiency of working together was high, so he called his partners behind him and personally demonstrated, leading them to quickly dig up the mutated thistle grass here.
“Bang! !”
When the wolf claws made contact with the soil, there was a slight sound, like two pieces of steel colliding.
It was no wonder. After the mutation of the magma, the soil under the forest had become extremely hard, or else it would not be able to resist the erosion of the magma.
However, this hardness was not enough in front of thunder. As Su Ming applied a little more force, he quickly broke through the hard soil layer and dug deep into the area. He dug out the entire thistle grass along with its roots.
The three wolves, who were watching from the side, finally understood the whole method of digging. They nodded and began to move.
Under Su Ming’s arrangement, there were roughly three steps to dig.
First, using the wolf claws or their own abilities, they would dig deep into the soil and dig out the mutated thistle grass.
Second, they would pick up the mutated thistle grass and bring it to the frost range of Ling. They would isolate the remaining magma in the plant’s body and ensure that the shadow cloth that was used to store it would not be burned.
Finally, he placed the finished mutated thistle grass into a corner of the shadow cloth in the center and collected it.
With this efficient and clear method, in less than twenty minutes, the Wolf Pack had dug up all the mutated thistle grass in the nearby area and filled it into the shadow cloth.
There were about fifteen of them in total, and there were quite a lot of them. Su Ming could even take out half of them to trade with humans and use the other half for himself.
As he watched the shadow cloth shrink and rise up slowly until it reached the top of Su Yi’s head, Su Ming continued his unfinished task of finding the mutated flower bush mentioned by the humans.
Unfortunately, the information given by the humans was too comprehensive, and he could only know its vague appearance. Otherwise, he should be able to use the elimination method to reduce the range of the Wolf Pack’s search.
The area of this blazing forest was not large. The Wolf Pack was currently located in the southeast of the center, so as long as they walked around it clockwise, they could detect the presence of the mutated flowers.
Su Ming naturally hoped to find this so-called mutated flowers, so that he could reduce the time spent on the subsequent journey.
Lightning struck his feet, forcing back the lava. Su Ming got up and led the team to the north. That was the eastern side of the blazing forest, which was denser than the southeast part of the forest. Perhaps they could get some new gains.
As the team went deeper, the trees on both sides increased, and the temperature gradually rose.
In order to take care of Ling’s situation, Su Ming took the initiative to let Ling, who was under the most pressure, walk to the center of the team.
In this way, the temperature that he could withstand would be slightly lowered, which would alleviate the problem of his constantly depleting physical strength.
The forest under the blazing fire was exceptionally quiet. There were no birds or insects, only the sound of wolves walking.
Speaking of which, the deer that were originally living here seemed to have been affected by the sound of tree trunks collapsing, so they hid. It was unknown if they would take action to attack the Wolf Pack, after all, their numbers were a little more than Su Ming’s four wolves.
Of course, for Su Ming, there was not much difference between attacking or not attacking. It was more like if the other party took the initiative to attack, then the wolf pack would have a meal tonight.
When he recalled the taste of the deer meat he ate in the protected area, Su Ming could not help but salivate.
He walked forward. After about five minutes, a large number of dense trees lined up in front of the Wolf Pack.
They were like a wall, blocking the path of the four wolves, trying to force the team to choose another path.
Facing the situation in front of him, Su Ming was not discouraged at all. He approached the edge of the trees and measured the area between the gaps.
Then, he raised his thunder wolf claws and cut a large gap under the tree trunks on both sides to prevent the trees from collapsing and to allow the wolves to pass through.
“Ao!”