Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 234 Reencounter with Graduates Taking the Assessment (Revised)

"It wasn't exactly a case of being implicated, but I felt a little out of control for a moment." Yun Han walked over to Ning Xuan and described his feelings to her.

He stretched out his arm, and the Vermilion Bird mark had disappeared. However, he had to tell Ning Xuan about this, since it had never happened before.

All four who established a spiritual link with Ning Xuan were affected by her, with Lan Xin being the most affected and still not fully recovered.

Ning Xuan couldn't bear to see Lan Xin in pain, so she quickly used her mental energy to soothe him, and Lan Xin soon returned to normal.

In the following days, Ning Xuan and the others remained active in this area. The two medicinal fields they had previously discovered had been harvested, and now they needed to find new resource points.

Just then, Ning Xuan and the others noticed that Guo Jia had been active in this area and had almost bumped into him several times. Ning Xuan had a feeling that this person seemed to be looking for her.

Guo Jia had too many people with him, and Ning Xuan was unwilling to associate with him. After discussing with the others, they decided to leave and find a new place to stay.

“Master, let’s find another tree hollow to live in this time. Caves or grottoes are too damp. Only tree hollows are the most comfortable to live in,” Chen Nan said.

"It's not that easy to find." Ning Xuan replied casually. A tree that survives a lightning strike that hollows out its trunk is probably one of a kind, if not unique.

“It’s hard to find trees with natural holes, isn’t it easy for us to carve one out ourselves?” Chen Nan retorted.

“I just looked at the water mirror and this area is all red pine forest within a radius of fifty miles. There are no trees suitable for digging holes.” Di Youlin snorted coldly.

"Ah! Then let's look elsewhere, we're sure to find a tree big enough." Chen Nan was still unwilling to give up.

As they were talking, the little fox returned from outside and jumped straight into Ning Xuan's arms, offering her a fist-sized, bright orange fruit with its two pink paws.

Ning Xuan took the fruit, washed it with water, and was about to eat it when Di Youlin snatched it away.

“Master, how can we eat something of unknown origin directly? If you want to eat it, just say so, and I'll try it first.”

After saying this, Di Youlin took a bite. The flesh was delicate and juicy, and it was surprisingly delicious.

Di Youlin took a bite and then gave it back to Ning Xuan.

After Ning Xuan finished eating the fruit, she smiled and thanked the little fox. She dared to eat it because the little fox would bring back fruit or pine nuts not long after leaving the group. Those things were all good and not poisonous. Ning Xuan was used to being fed by the little fox.

Not long after, Zhang Nan's golden mouse returned, squeaking as if it were announcing some news.

After listening attentively for a few minutes, Zhang Nan immediately found Ning Xuan and told her that the golden hamster had discovered a medicinal herb field.

Led by the golden hamster, the group quickly found the medicinal herb field. This field was next to a stream, with plenty of water, and the herbs were growing very well. Most of the herbs in the field were ones that Ning Xuan recognized, and some of them were very rare.

These herbs, which have almost disappeared in the Federation star system, are still plentiful on this planet.

As an alchemist, Ning Xuan was fascinated by medicinal herbs. Except for the seedlings that were too young, she collected all the other medicinal herbs in the herb field.

That day, unable to find a suitable base, they temporarily set up a few tents to spend the night.

Because of the attack by strange beasts at night, no one slept well that night. The next day, Ning Xuan decided to find a place to stay first.

This time, Ning Xuan and Di Youlin acted together again. Di Youlin had Ning Xuan sit on his back, and after Ning Xuan was settled, he spread his wings and quickly took off.

Looking down from a high vantage point, the terrain and topography are the first things that come into view.

Below is a hilly terrain, with neither high mountains and steep slopes nor flat plains.

"Huh, it seems a few unlucky ones have fallen into the beast's den." Ning Xuan looked down in surprise.

The three trapped individuals leaned against a boulder, panting. The leader, a man in red, still had blood dripping from his sword. Official regulations required groups of at least ten people; these three dared to operate on the new planet. They were quite bold.

Seeing that the group was about to be torn apart by the beast, Ning Xuan felt a pang of pity because they were her compatriots, so she stepped in to save them.

"Thank you for saving my life, Miss," the leading man in red said very politely.

"You're welcome. Be more careful next time." Ning Xuan dealt with the strange beasts and turned around to see Di Youlin standing behind her.

“Miss, you are very powerful. May we join your team?” the man in red asked.

"No, since there is no danger anymore, let's part ways here." Ning Xuan and Di Youlin left.

Ning Xuan's willingness to help them escape danger was already her bottom line; of course, she couldn't possibly bring people of unknown origin around.

Two days later, they finally returned from the hilly area to the forest area.

Ning Xuan looked at the various trees below and realized that the forest had more resources.

Ning Xuan and Di Youlin encountered flying beasts while flying in mid-air. However, Di Youlin's flying skills and abilities were quite good, and with Ning Xuan protecting him, their flight went relatively smoothly.

On this day, Ning Xuan found several large banyan trees during her flight.

Nine enormous banyan trees intertwined and rose from the ground, their branches and leaves lush and their roots forming an impenetrable net.

The thickest trunk of the giant banyan tree requires twenty people to encircle it, and the bark is covered with barnacle-like protrusions, with rainwater accumulating in the grooves.

Looking at these large trees, Ning Xuan realized that they must be very old to have grown so big. She was worried that digging holes in the trunks would damage them. Another reason was that Ning Xuan felt that the holes would leave too many artificial marks and would not be well hidden, making them easy to spot.

Forget it, let's choose another place to stay.

However, Emperor Youlin had a different opinion.

“Master, this location was carefully chosen by us. It is rich in resources. If you don’t want to dig a tree hole to live in, we can build a few treehouses in this big tree,” Di Youlin suggested, looking at the high branches and the layered canopy.

The tree's canopy is layered like a nine-tiered canopy, impermeable to rainwater during the rainy season and providing shade during the sweltering summer. With proper defensive measures, this would be an ideal place to settle.

Ning Xuan thought Di Youlin's words made sense, so she led Yun Han and the others here. Sure enough, after seeing the environment here, everyone agreed to make this place their base.

The next step was to build defensive fortifications.