Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

Su Wanqing was very satisfied.

These things can be dug up and used in medicine, and some can also be cultivated in the space, which will help enrich the reserves of medicinal materials.

Then, Su Wanqing led everyone to continue the sweep, buying anything of value.

Believe it or not, this desert, though barren in appearance, is surprisingly rich in medicinal herbs—in addition to licorice, ephedra, and cistanche, there are also cynomorium and wolfberry.

Su Wanqing simply let them pick all of it, and even dug up a few more clumps of mugwort to make a mugwort insect repellent sachet and medicine back at the camp, which could ward off dozens of poisonous insects.

After all, her spiritual spring isn't omnipotent; it's not naturally strong at repelling insects, and the scent isn't strong enough. Since we'll probably be going to some harsh environment soon, it's good that everyone can take one with them.

Incidentally, Su Wanqing also helped the miners outside deal with the soil, secretly storing all the troublesome stones and gravel into her spatial storage space—she now specifically uses a compartment to store this soil and rocks, speeding up the time it takes to get out.

Although they didn't find much food that morning, they did gather a lot of medicinal herbs.

Su Wanqing also helped increase the miners' digging speed tenfold.

Back at the mine, Su Wanqing pretended to observe the miners working. The miners weren't very enthusiastic; after all, they didn't have a hundred dollars, and they were tired after working for several hours straight.

No problem, Su Wanqing directly helped them collect a lot of soil from the back, which accelerated the progress again.

So sometimes, choosing sides is more important than hard work. Those workers don't need to work hard at all; Su Wanqing will do the work for them.

"Hahaha, look! Those Chinese people have been gone for so long, I thought they'd find some good food, but all they got was a bunch of junk!" Victor shouted gleefully.

After all, the Chinese had found so many delicious things last time and thoroughly humiliated them, but this time they only brought back a bunch of grass roots and tree bark. Meanwhile, their own boss had somehow managed to hunt two wild rabbits and a pheasant.

Crawford, the boss, still had a sour face—anyone would be in a bad mood after losing a batch of valuable weapons yesterday and having their mine collapse today, leaving them with nothing to show for their efforts.

"Alright." He wasn't in the mood for this, and simply handed the game he'd hunted to little Arend. "The situation isn't looking good. The terrain here is too complicated; getting out won't be easy. We only found this much to eat today, so let's cook it together. Who knows how many days we'll be stuck here."

Victor was somewhat indignant; why should he give away the stuff he had fought for?

Crawford, the leader, remained silent. Although they had put in a lot of effort to dig, they didn't know how long they would be trapped, and the other side had so many supplies. Exchanging their small amount of wild game for more food was not a bad deal at all.

Young Arendt didn't mince words: "Let's use this as an extra meal for everyone this afternoon. Tell your men to hurry up and dig; I need to go check out my new piece of land as soon as possible."

Lunch was very plentiful.

This time, most of the ingredients were sponsored by Arendt Jr. He also brought a lot of refined white flour, potatoes, vegetables, raw meat, as well as his favorite cheese and ham when he went out.

So lunch was a buffet combining Chinese and Western dishes—Chef Liang made braised wild rabbit, roasted pheasant, and beef stew with potatoes. The main dish was roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), with each person having a large, crispy flatbread filled with slices of roasted beef, a common dish in the US. There was also a cheese platter, vegetable salad, sliced ​​ham, and canned fruit.

Of course, only the Chinese delegation and a few members of the Crawford family were able to enjoy all the food.

The miners' food was also quite good; each person received two large meat sandwiches, and they ate with their mouths full of oil.

Meanwhile, Arendt Jr. not only brought his wife with him on this trip, but also a tent and a full set of camping equipment. More importantly, he also brought more than a dozen servants and cooks. A group of people set up a table full of food in the tents and camping area, with more than a dozen kinds of food, and people serving them.

Although each member of the Chinese delegation was sitting on a rock, there was a folding dining table in front of them, all neatly arranged.

Victor glared at the other man—they were so well-organized and disciplined, they ate so well, and most importantly, little Arend had so many servants to wait on him; they were just out for a stroll.

Looking at my own side, although it was the same food, it was wrapped in large leaves and placed on the ground, and I was squatting down to eat it... The contrast was just too tragic.

Little Green Ivy had already gotten used to the fighting and killing of her current life. In just one week, she opened her little mouth and ate a big mouthful of meat and cake.

Ding Xiaomei also made a spicy beef sauce, which everyone ate with; it was incredibly fragrant.

After finishing their meal, the miners immediately went back to digging.

Su Wanqing directed the people to process the medicinal herbs dug up in the morning, mixed them with spiritual spring water, made insect-repelling sachets for everyone, processed the remaining medicinal herbs one by one, and also helped the miners clean up a lot of soil.

At this rate, they'll be able to dig through tomorrow. There won't be any more danger here. Su Wanqing has gotten over 300,000 tons of rare ore for free; she can stay here for another day without any problem.

"Aaaaaah!"

"My feet! My legs!"

"What the hell is this thing?"

"Oh my god, look at the sky!"

As darkness fell, something was amiss.

Su Wanqing immediately frowned—something's not right. Neither the radar nor the surveillance camera has triggered an alarm, so there shouldn't be any danger! What's going on outside?

Su Wanqing went out with the inspection team. Little Arendt, with his messy hair, also poked his head out of the tent and had a servant push his wheelchair outside.

However, his young wife, Elena, remained inside the tent—since the afternoon nap began, the tent had been shaking incessantly, occasionally emitting loud, uncontrollable noises. Everyone tacitly agreed not to disturb her.

When dozens of beams of flashlight beams were shone into the sky, everyone realized that, without them noticing, the sky above them was swarming with flying insects, a dark mass, and the buzzing sound was so loud it made their scalps tingle.

I don't know where they came from or how they were attracted to them; perhaps humans are just naturally inclined to provoke these things.

"Oh, old Jack is covered in bites and is rolling around on the ground!"

"The miners over there said that while they were still digging, they initially only felt itchy in one spot, but soon their whole body became unbearably itchy, and they broke out in a rash of red bumps!"

"Damn it! How did these damn bugs suddenly appear here?" Victor cursed.

"These are sandflies! They suck human blood and are ten times more poisonous than mosquitoes! After biting someone, they cause allergic reactions and poisoning all over the body; in severe cases, it can be fatal! Quick, everyone, burn these monstrous things to death with torches!"

Torches suddenly burst into flames in the camp, and the miners waved them frantically, trying to burn the flying insects to death.

But these sand flies swarmed everywhere, burning one wave after another, buzzing around the crowd, and were impossible to drive away.