Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 226 You're Going to Be Famous
Early in the morning, Bai Li was still half asleep when she vaguely heard a commotion, which included the familiar shouts of her beloved son.

What is Qiqi calling out?

The moment those words popped into her head, she suddenly opened her eyes, stared blankly for about three seconds, then threw off the thin blanket, got up, and got out of bed.

"This snake looks normal, so it should be edible, right?"

"You'll know if you try it."

"Then let's skin it now. It's been dead for a whole night, and if we wait any longer, the skin will be harder to peel off."

"Wait, wait, my mom hasn't come down yet. Let her take a look before I peel it."

"Then put two more blocks of ice here."

Bai Li stepped out of the back gate and saw a group of people gathered on the stone slabs in the open space in front of her. They were making a lot of noise, and she couldn't tell what they were looking at.

Upon seeing her come out, Qiqi's eyes lit up and she ran over immediately.

"Mom, come quick! Look what we brought back!"

Bai Li's gaze swept over her son's dirty body first, but she didn't say anything so as not to spoil the mood. He then pulled her to the stone slab.

"This"

When they saw a large white snake, about seven or eight meters long, lying on the stone slab, they were stunned.

Even though the white snake, which had been washed by Qiqi with water, was dead, its white skin did not lose its luster. Instead, it emitted a faint silver light in the morning light, giving it an indescribable beauty.

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As for its size and length, it wasn't particularly large or long; at least compared to the black snake I saw in Pingjiang before, it was much smaller.

It's just that this physical appearance is extremely rare.

Bai Li didn't think much of it and simply asked, "Where did you meet here? Medicine Mountain?"

"Yes, yes, Mom, you would never guess that there's still snow on that mountainside even now!"

Qiqi rattled off a detailed story to her mother about how she found the white snake, how she fought with it, and how Uncle Qiao killed it.

Then he said, "Uncle Qiao said the snake skin is tough, so he can peel it off and make protective clothing for me and Gigi."

Using snakeskin as protective clothing?
Bai Li raised an eyebrow in surprise, then looked up at Jiang Minglang, who nodded at her and said, "It can be done."

At that moment, he was thinking that if he ever had the chance to come across something like this again, he would make a set for his wife. His gaze shifted downwards, landing on Bai Li's slightly protruding belly, and he added to his mind: and his daughter too.

A few days ago, I had an ultrasound, and Dr. Su told me that this baby is a girl.

Jiang Minglang was very happy; with a son and a daughter, his life couldn't be more perfect.

When his wife was pregnant with Qiqi, she suffered from severe morning sickness and kept vomiting until she gave birth. At that time, he didn't care about the gender of the baby at all. He just wanted to deliver the baby as soon as possible so that she could feel more comfortable and not suffer so much.

During this time, not only she suffered, but her whole family was also distressed.

So after Qiqi was born, everyone breathed a sigh of relief; they were finally relieved.

As for whether it's a boy or a girl, that's not so important anymore.

Now.
I don't know if it's because my daughter is very sensible and feels sorry for her mother, but she hasn't vomited even once now, even though she's four months and one week pregnant.

That's why they say daughters are a parent's little cotton-padded jacket; they're definitely better than sons.

Thinking of this, Jiang Minglang glanced at his son with disdain, and then looked at his dirty clothes, and couldn't stand it anymore.

She took two steps forward and lifted him up, saying, "Stop clinging to your mother, go take a shower and change your clothes. Don't you see how dirty you are?"

"Wait until I wash it, I want to watch Grandpa Dong skin the snake."

"Go wash up first."

"I don't want my mommy, mommy! Grandpa, grandpa, come quick!"

Bai Li ignored the father and son, and didn't even look at the snake being peeled. After washing up, she went to find Xi Shuang to see the snow lotus flowers she had picked.

Just as she came out of the White Orchard, she suddenly looked up at the easternmost wall of the green ivy across the road, where mutated green ivy vines were slapping the ground.

No, it wasn't hitting the ground; it was fighting with the peony that Ning'an had planted at the base of the wall, just three meters away.

Bai Li closed her eyes slightly, and then was surprised to find that the row of peonies that Ning An planted at the base of the wall had grown to more than a meter tall. Not only were they tall, but they also looked fierce.

When the pothos lashes out, they open their 'big mouths' to bite it. Although they can only bite one leaf at most each time, they still 'open their mouths' to bite when the pothos lashes out, which looks quite like a carnivorous plant.

So these peonies have also mutated?

The fight between the two plants was not only noticed by her, but also alarmed Ning An, who had just gotten up.

He ran over with his hair all messed up to check, and was immediately stunned by what he saw!

He knew that Bai Jie's pothos wasn't a proper pothos, but could someone tell him when his peony had become so robust?
Is this still the noble, elegant, and beautiful peony that he nurtured?
When did it mutate?
After standing there for about ten seconds, Ning An finally reacted with a scream. Looking at the peony petals scattered all over the ground by the ivy, she felt so heartbroken she almost vomited blood.

"Stop fighting! Stop fighting! We're all on the same side!"

He ran to the middle to try to stop the green ivy from whipping him, but the thing obviously wouldn't listen to him. Not only did it whip him even more fiercely, it also whipped him along with it.

Finally, Ning An cried out "Ahhh!" from the blows and couldn't help but shout towards the direction of Baiguoyuan, "Sister Bai, Sister Bai, please take care of your pothos! Please do something about it!"

Bai Li didn't say anything, but she turned around and went back to Baiguoyuan, found a bicycle, and slowly rode out of Yunxi Village. Then she turned left and soon arrived at Ning An's side, who was still clutching her arm and crying out.

"Sister Bai, Sister Bai."

Upon seeing Bai Li approaching, Ning An disregarded her aching arm and rushed to her side, pleading, "Please, have mercy and make them stop, please stop!"

He pointed to the peony with only a few leaves left, his face contorted with tears, and said, "I finally managed to grow a few mutated ones, I hope they're all gone."

Heaven knows how much he envied Sister Bai's mutated green ivy. Although it was extremely ferocious and dangerous, it was undeniably capable and gave people a sense of security.

Both being wood-type characters, Bai Jie is omnipotent, while he can only cultivate a few flowers. He's not even as good as Lei Jia, who can only cultivate balls. After all, the cacti that Lei Jia cultivates also have offensive capabilities.

But what about him?
Forced peonies are only for show.

It's the apocalypse, damn it. No matter how beautiful his flowers are, who's in the mood to appreciate them?
Now, his peonies have actually lived up to expectations.

I just counted carefully, and there are five plants that dare to fight against the mutated pothos.

Five plants, five mutated peonies
"Help! Help! Sister Bai, please ask your Luo Luo to have mercy!"

Ning An was so anxious that she was almost incoherent.

Bai Li found it amusing, but the peony had indeed been stripped of most of its petals by the pothos. It was indeed a bit too much.

So when the two vines were raised high again, she controlled them to stop.

Ning An breathed a sigh of relief and rushed over to comfort his peonies as if they were precious treasures. He even wanted to encourage them to bloom a few more flowers, but Bai Li stopped him.

“Since they have already mutated, you don’t need to force them to grow anymore. Don’t you see there are still a few flower buds down there? They’ll bloom soon.”

It's hard to say what kind of superpower this guy has. She's afraid that he might do more harm than good and cause the mutated peony to lose its effectiveness if he tries to force it to grow.

It’s better to let it go.

After all, the peonies he sent to Baiguoyuan were initially able to catch mosquitoes, but after some withered, he was asked to go and encourage them to grow again. The peonies that grew after that lost their effectiveness and became just ornamental plants.

It's really confusing.

Ning An paused, as if he had also remembered this, and withdrew his hand somewhat reluctantly.

However, he was not discouraged and went to investigate other peonies to see if there were any that had mutated like this.

But at the same time, he asked curiously, "Sister Bai, why do you think they're fighting? Before my flowers mutated, your pothos didn't seem to mind. Why is it that now that they've mutated, it doesn't tolerate them? Is it because two tigers can't share one mountain, and only pothos can be the only mutated plant in this area?"

Bai Li's lips twitched slightly, and she said calmly, "You certainly have a rich imagination."

"Then what else? Why do you think they started fighting?"

"I don't know, but it's definitely not what you're saying."

She turned the car around, intending to go back.

After checking three plants and finding nothing amiss, Ning An quickly called out to her, "Hey, Sister Bai, don't go yet! You need to talk to your pothos properly. Don't get so angry and hit people all the time. We're all neighbors; you can't just talk things out, Sister Bai."

Bai Li was too lazy to listen to his rambling. These pothos plants had actually been quite well-behaved since their mutation. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't whip anyone unless provoked. In all this time, it had never whipped any of the villagers in Yunxi Village.

Except for Lei Jia, who brought that upon himself.

So there must be a reason why we're fighting with the mutated peony today.

"Sister Bai, wait for me, I'm going to find Lei Jia."

Ning An couldn't wait to share with Lei Jia that not only had his cactus mutated, but his peony had also mutated.

Since Lei Jia moved to Yunxi Village, the two of them have gotten together from time to time and have gradually become good brothers.

Moreover, with Lei Jia's help, they also reclaimed a lot of land.

"Sister Bai, do you think I should force more peonies to grow? Would that increase the chances of mutation? It's like casting a wide net. Also, at the easternmost wall and along the Pingjiang River to the south, should I force some to grow as well? If any mutate, wouldn't that be a small help to everyone?"

Although she was still unsure what functions her peony would have after its mutation, that didn't stop Ning An from imagining.

It can even bite off a leaf from a mutated pothos plant in one go, that's amazing.

Ning An felt very proud.

Plant a row of them along the Pingjiang River.
Bai Li thought about it and thought it was a good idea.

Whether or not they mutate into those five man-eating flowers, it's good that they can kill mosquitoes.

With temperatures rising, the number of mosquitoes and moths will undoubtedly increase. For one thing, the mosquitoes that have just emerged are two to three times larger than before the apocalypse; they look quite creepy.

If a normal person is bitten by one of these mosquitoes, they might be okay, but if they are bitten by many, they might not survive.

The base management has also noticed the problem and is reportedly discussing the production of protective suits with Li Nan. They are also issuing a comprehensive warning to residents that they should wear long sleeves and trousers until the protective suits are available. Before going to bed at night, residents should check their rooms for mosquitoes and make sure doors and windows are closed.

In short, the impending threat of mosquitoes should not be ignored.

Thinking of this, Bai Li said to Ning An, "I'll order two hundred trees from you first. Just tell me what you want."

Ning An's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Sister Bai, are you serious? You really want to switch with me?"

"Of course, it's not just me who will switch with you. When you go to see your brother Jiang later, the base management office will definitely switch with you too."

With that, Bai Li smiled and said to Ning An, "Get ready, your peony is about to become a hit."

This guy is actually quite careless. His peony can 'eat' mosquitoes, but he didn't discover it himself. Lei Jia couldn't hold back and told him.

But at the time, he didn't realize the importance of this at all, thinking that his lousy flower was just catching a mosquito, and that it was no big deal.

But if it can eat mutant mosquitoes, that would be amazing.

So it wasn't until Bai Li pointed it out that he belatedly realized that his peonies were no longer just for decoration and had no other use than before.

Xi Shuang had already handed the three snow lotus flowers over to Elder Huo. She dared not handle such an important herb herself, otherwise it would be a pity if it were ruined.

After seeing it, Bai Li was full of praise. According to Old Huo, it was similar to the ones he had seen many years ago, which were picked from the snowy plateau. No, it seemed to be even bigger and more beautiful than those.

He was also quite moved to find snow lotus here. It seems that unexpected herbs may appear at Medicine Mountain in the future.

There are also several undeveloped, barren mountains in Shenzhen; perhaps there are unexpected surprises there.

She decided to take a walk around those mountains when she had free time.

After breakfast, Lei Jia rushed over to find Bai Li.

"Sister Bai, Ning An and I are going to Pingjiang to encourage the growth of peonies and cacti. Do you want to come along? With your pothos, three layers of protection should make it even better."

Bai Li nodded in agreement without hesitation.

Actually, she had the idea of ​​growing green vines by the Pingjiang River before, but she was worried about the black python in the river. She thought her green vines were prone to mutation and she didn't want to accidentally anger the python and make it attack them.

After all, that python was just too big; even Jiang Minglang wasn't confident he could take it down.

At the time, she thought that it would be best to get along peacefully if possible to avoid conflict.

But a few days ago I heard that in Huacheng, on Shanglin Lake which connects to Pingjiang to the east, someone saw two black pythons. One of them was ten or twenty meters long and thicker than an adult man's body.

Such a long and thick python couldn't possibly be everywhere, so it's very likely the giant python that was previously lurking beneath the Pingjiang River.

Now that we've left, there's no need to worry anymore. Instead, we need to be wary of any mutated creatures emerging from Pingjiang, as well as the animals on the other side.

Ning An and Lei Jia were more proactive than Bai Li in cultivating varieties they were good at.

As early as last year, Wei Lichuan erected a tall iron fence along the Pingjiang River to prevent anything from entering the river, which would at least provide temporary protection. Now, the green ivy of Bai Li has been climbing on it.

I wish you all a happy May Day!