Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 226 Eliminating Danger
The two men's proposal was unanimously approved. Since they were going to use this place as a base, they were originally going to clean up the surrounding area.

"Then let's start cleaning from the vicinity of the big tree and move outwards. Let's divide into groups and come up with a cleaning plan," Ning Xuan said to the others.

“Blue Heart’s Water Mirror Technique can be used as the main reconnaissance method in the first round of sweeping,” Yun Han said first.

"Then let Lan Xin scout the area first. If she finds any unusual areas, they can go and investigate in pairs," Ning Xuan decided.

Lan Xin had no objections, and everyone else agreed. Lan Xin's fingertips lightly traced lines in the air, and a water curtain shimmering with a faint blue light slowly unfolded before them. Fine water droplets swirled on the mirror-like surface, reflecting the scene within a hundred meters radius.

The area surrounding this large tree, spanning dozens of miles, is a dense forest, with trees of different species growing in abundance, their leaves of various colors and shapes intertwining to form a sea of ​​trees.

“There is an unusual energy fluctuation about three kilometers to the southeast.” Lan Xin calmly sensed it and suddenly stopped moving. Ripples appeared on the mirror surface, reflecting a dark purple low forest.

The plants were wriggling, and a thick, black liquid was seeping from their surfaces. When magnified by a water microscope lens, it was clear that the black liquid was covered with tiny insects.

Qinghe placed his hand on the longsword at his waist, the cloud patterns on the scabbard gleaming faintly: "This should be a plant that can prey on insects, not the nest of a red-eyed spider."

"Make a note of this, and continue looking for other anomalies." Yun Han carefully examined the black liquid and nodded in approval.

Subsequently, Lan Xin sensed three or four areas of abnormal energy fluctuations. After carefully examining them with a water mirror, she discovered a large tree full of red fruit, a tree monkey's cave, and a completely black, smooth tree without branches or leaves.

Besides these unusual energy fluctuations, they discovered all sorts of creatures in the water mirror: giant wild boars, furry koalas, strangely shaped monkeys, large-tailed squirrels, and brightly colored birds, running or leaping through the forest and among the branches and leaves, all clearly visible.

However, not a single red-eyed spider was found.

"Master, no spider nest was found," Lan Xin reported to Ning Xuan.

“The water mirror’s observation range definitely has blind spots. Since we’ve already cleaned it once, we’ll work in pairs and clean it again later. Now, we’ll split into four groups and go check the areas where we just discovered the abnormal energy fluctuations.”

"I'll go take a look at that completely black piece of wood." Ning Xuan thought the wood looked a bit like the lightning-struck wood inside the tree hole. Di Youlin stood next to Ning Xuan, clearly intending to go with her.

“I’ll go explore the tree monkey’s cave,” Qinghe said, and Jiuwei went with him.

"I'll go pick some of those red berries." Lin Mo and Chen Nan went together.

Tang Xue and Min Wu went to investigate the plant that could secrete mucus.

Everyone went their separate ways, while the remaining people and Lan Xin waited nearby.

Lan Xin looked up at the towering tree behind her, its gnarled roots partially exposed on the ground like a coiled dragon, its leaves shimmering with emerald light, displaying vibrant life.

From the outside, it's impossible to imagine that there's a huge space inside this tree. So, with countless trees in this forest, could other trees also have hollows? Could the elusive red-eyed spiders also be hiding inside these trees?

With that in mind, Lan Xin continued her search in the water mirror, focusing on the thicker trees.

Di Youlin carried Ning Xuan and quickly flew to the blackened tree. After Ning Xuan reached out and touched the wood, a surge of lightning energy flowed from the tree into his palm. "This really is lightning-struck wood."

Ning Xuan said happily.

"What is lightning-struck wood, and what is it used for?" Di Youlin couldn't help but ask when he saw Ning Xuan so happy.

Ning Xuan then remembered that when she audited classes in the weapon crafting department, she had studied various commonly used materials for weapon crafting, as well as various precious materials, but it seemed that there was no such material as lightning-struck wood.

The materials used in the Federation Star System for refining artifacts are all kinds of ores, natural plants, materials obtained from alien beasts, and high-tech products. Materials like lightning-struck wood, which have been tempered by special natural energy by chance, are not used in the Federation Star System's artifact refining system.

“Wood tempered by heavenly lightning has many uses. I’ll tell you about them later. Now, help me chop it down,” Ning Xuan said to Di Youlin.

In this area, Ning Xuan not only discovered lightning-struck wood, but also found a tree about three meters tall behind it. The tree looked ordinary, but dark red resin was slowly seeping out from its trunk. This substance is called dragon's blood, a medicinal herb used to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Dragon's blood congeals upon contact with wind, shimmering with an agate-like luster, making it an extremely high-quality medicinal material.

When Ning Xuan and the others finished their exploration and returned to the big tree, Lan Xin also made a new discovery.

So, Ning Xuan and the others once again split into pairs to explore the area marked by Lan Xin.

This time, both Yun Han's group and Ning Xuan's group discovered the red-eyed spider.

During the exploration, Chen Nan accidentally got stuck in the web spun by a red-eyed spider. Even though Yun Han rescued him in time, Chen Nan was still poisoned.

Seeing that Chen Nan was unconscious, Yun Han didn't bother to kill the spider and immediately sent him to Ning Xuan. Ning Xuan circulated her bloodline energy, and her pupils showed emerald patterns. The moment her palm was placed on Chen Nan's chest, countless vines pierced into Chen Nan's body.

After the vines entered Chen Nan's body, they gradually extracted the toxins from his body. The vines absorbed the black toxins, and Chen Nan quickly regained consciousness. After confirming that the poison in Chen Nan's body had been neutralized, Ning Xuan withdrew the vines.

Although Chen Nan's side encountered a minor mishap, overall they were safe and sound. They successfully completed the clearing of the spider nest and found two large spider webs, each more than three meters in diameter, hidden among the trees.

They had already witnessed the toxicity of this spider web. In addition to its toxicity, the web was also extremely sticky, making it very difficult to get rid of once you were stuck.

They took the two nets back to their tree hole hideout and hung them outside. With these two spider webs, they no longer had to worry about birds, beasts, or poisonous insects sneaking into the tree hole at night.

It took them about two days to completely clean up the surrounding area, and they also found many useful things during the cleaning process.

For example, there's the rare and precious lightning-struck wood, the top-grade medicinal herb Blood Dragon's Blood in terms of texture and purity, and the red spiritual fruit that Lin Mo and Chen Nan picked, etc.