Wasteland Farming, Manual for Raising Human Cubs

Chapter 85 Collecting Ingredients
Zhao Xiaoxiu shook her head. "It hasn't been tested, but it's edible and delicious," she emphasized.

Mo Shigui's heart skipped a beat. He put the half charcoal ball handed to him by the little guy under his nose and sniffed it. It smelled like roasted sweet potato, which was very confusing.

He glanced at Zhao Xiaoxiu, who looked very confident, and quickly went back to the co-pilot seat to get the tester for testing.

It shows a green light, which means it is safe to eat and the virus content does not exceed 0.3%.

As long as the virus content is below 1%, ordinary people can eat it.

Mo Shigui looked back at the mutated rhizomes that were pulled out one after another by Aji, Zhao Gang and others, and he was happy.

As soon as Zhao Xiaoxiu saw his expression, she knew that it was impossible for her to monopolize these mutated rhizomes.

Of course, she doesn't mind eating with others.

But food can be exchanged for points!

Zhao Xiaoxiu said in a negotiating tone: "Uncle Mo, my father and his men have killed a lot of mutant animals. I'll give you all the edible parts, and you can give me points as compensation, okay?"

Mo Shigui, who had already tasted the mutant rhizome and was conquered by the extraordinary taste, was stunned for a moment before realizing that the little girl in front of him was negotiating with him.

Seeing him looking over, Zhao Xiaoxiu quickly added, "Not all mutant rhizomes can be eaten."

Thinking that giving an example would be more intuitive, Zhao Xiaoxiu jumped down from the truck bed like a monkey and pushed over two plant roots that had been burned into charcoal balls.

She pointed to two identical-looking charcoal balls and said, "The one on the left is edible, but the one on the right is not. But I can take out the edible part so that nothing is wasted."

After saying that, he pointed his little finger at the detector in Mo Shigui's hand, indicating that if he didn't believe it, he could test it immediately.

Mo Shigui thought of the golden autumn pears he had bought from the father and daughter before. He was skeptical, so he took out his short knife and broke the two charcoal balls apart. He used a detector to check whether the two rhizomes, whose white cores looked exactly the same, were different.

The test results show that the green light on the left is safe.

The pale yellow light on the right has mutated to level B and is inedible.

Zhao Xiaoxiu: "Uncle Mo, can I borrow your knife?"

Mo Shigui raised his eyebrows slightly, "Can you hold it steady?"

Zhao Xiaoxiu nodded, stretched out his hand, took the dagger steadily, aimed at the B-level mutant rhizome, and casually cut out a palm-sized piece and handed it to Mo Shigui.

Mo Shigui conducted another test and the green light came on, indicating it was edible!

"You can take two more pieces." Zhao Xiaoxiu looked at him and saw him nod. Then he took out the remaining two edible root pieces and handed them to Mo Shigui for testing.

In fact, there was no need for further testing. Mo Shigui knew that the two pieces she handed over were definitely edible.

Because the taste of the remaining B-level mutant parts is different from those in hand. There is no sweet fragrance, and there is a raw smell wafting over.

"How did you do it?" Mo Shigui asked curiously.

Zhao Xiaoxiu didn't say anything, just looked at him.

Mo Shigui narrowed his eyes slightly, but there was no reason to hesitate. Whether Zhao Xiaoxiu's ability to collect food was a supernatural power or something else, it would only benefit them and not harm them.

Normal food, even in the military, is not easy to come by.

Because just dealing with mutated plants and animals and screening out categories that suit human tastes takes a lot of energy.

Now there is someone who can directly identify and filter food and is willing to take the trouble. It would be absolutely stupid not to agree to her request.

But after taking a look at Zhao Xiaoxiu's small body that was not even as tall as his thigh, Mo Shigui asked suspiciously:
"Although we have our warriors here, there are also mutant plants and animals that have wandered out. Can you handle them? The most important thing is, how much edible food can you, a tiny creature like you, retrieve?"

"I don't want to spend the money and get nothing in return."

Mo Shigui specially reminded: "All soldiers have missions, but no one will help you." After saying this, Mo Shigui suddenly felt that it was ridiculous for him to have the idea of ​​cooperating with her.

He waved his hand and placed all the tubers in front of her. "Keep these for yourself to eat and have fun with. Forget about the cooperation."

Mo Shigui reached out to take back his dagger, but Zhao Xiaoxiu dodged and said firmly:
"Just lend me a small hoverboard and this knife!"

".Wait a minute, I'll get it for you."

Soon Mo Shigui dragged the hoverboard over. Before leaving, he took away a large piece of rhizome that he was just about to send out. While eating, he picked up the loudspeaker and supervised the soldiers to dig the hole.

Zhao Xiaoxiu looked at the rope in his hand, and following the line of sight upwards, he could see a silver metal plate suspended in the air.

The board is one meter long and about sixty centimeters wide, with a plastic basket placed on it to hold the goods.

Zhao Xiaoxiu pulled the rope and the hoverboard moved forward.

She climbed up the big rock pier holding the rope, and the height of the hoverboard increased accordingly.

She jumped down again holding the rope, and the hoverboard was pulled and followed behind her all the time, maintaining a constant height of about 40 centimeters from the ground.

This height is very convenient for a three-year-old child.

Zhao Xiaoxiu looked at the hoverboard with sparkling eyes. This small hoverboard had a load capacity of one thousand kilograms. It was simply a great tool for transporting human cubs.

Zhao Xiaoxiu happily held the hoverboard, took Mo Shigui's dagger, and began to wander around the trench.

Those mutated animals with strange shapes and shapes, as long as there is a piece of edible meat on their bodies, can't hide from her eyes.

The mutated rhizome plants that were thrown into the grass by the soldiers emitted a bright green light that almost blinded her eyes.

Zhao Xiaoxiu held a knife and climbed up and down in the pile of mutant plants that were no longer aggressive. Each time she climbed up, she could grab a pile of starchy roots or green tender leaves.

The small hoverboard was soon more than half full.

The smells of various edible fresh ingredients come together to form an enticing flavor.

Zhao Xiaoxiu would not let her stomach down. She picked up a handful of sour and sweet young leaves and put them in her mouth, chewing them while working with a grunt.

Encountering large mutant animals was not a problem for her at all.

The human cub looks tiny, but it has amazing strength. She is not afraid of getting dirty or tired. She drags away everything that can be dragged away, and simply cuts off anything that cannot be dragged away.

The metal plate suspended behind her was like an obedient puppy, following its owner wherever he went.

It's getting daylight.

A huge plastic tarp was spread on the open space next to the trucks of the 528th convoy, on which were piled up small hills of meat chunks and tender leaves and roots according to their types.

Whenever Mo Shigui had time, he would come over and take a look, his mouth almost crooked from smiling.

The team members who came down from their groups to rest were surprised and delighted to see these ingredients.

Only then did they discover that there was a small figure towing a hovercraft and shuttling back and forth on the trench position.

"Kosode, this way!"

The soldier who caught a mutant snake quickly waved to the child, and when he saw her looking at him, he threw the dead snake over to her.

Zhao Xiaoxiu watched helplessly as a colorful mutant snake rushed towards him, and his scalp went numb instantly.

She will really thank you!
(End of this chapter)