Enemies Are All Nourishment for My Fungi? Chapter 98 – Chapter 98: Chapter 98: First Solo Hunt in the Secret Realm (4)

Chapter 98: Chapter 98: First Solo Hunt in the Secret Realm (4)
 

Ye Nai quietly went over and saw three adult pigs and six lively and adorable juvenile piglets.

The adult pigs were very large, standing there, they were at least one meter tall, and as mutant beasts, predominantly Earth Element, their defense was maxed out. Their skin was thicker than the native pigs on Blue Star, otherwise, they wouldn't be top-tier material for leather goods.

Ye Nai clearly knew that her 7.62 mm bullets would probably not penetrate the skin of these wild pigs.

She really wanted those nine wild pigs.

Forget it, just bring them directly into the Space, saving time and effort.

The nine pigs, who were eating and snorting with joy, vanished in the blink of an eye.

The three adults died instantly, and the six juvenile piglets fell into a deep sleep.

Then she took the piglets out, tied their four hooves tightly with hemp rope; her sacks were all used for carrying rabbit kits and couldn't fit the larger piglets.

This made her think that she should stock up on some large hemp sacks when she had the chance, just to be prepared.

After taking care of the pigs, she also shoveled a few times at the plants the wild pigs had just been eating, finding some roots and tubers rich in starch.

Chosen by wild pigs, they must be edible.

Upon reflection, the Fungal Mycelium gave feedback, indicating which nearby plants were edible or medicinal.

Ye Nai, carrying a shovel, harvested them one by one.

Plants fit for consumption were put in one pile, those fit for medicinals in another, and those for both uses in yet another pile.

Although there was a specific guidebook for researched mutant plants, Ye Nai's knowledge of mutant plants was far from being able to identify them without the guide.

She did not know the principle by which the Fungal Mycelium made accurate judgments, but she sorted them manually according to its feedback. When she found a plant that was medicinal but highly toxic, she couldn't help wondering if feeding the Mycelium a large amount of poison could make it toxic too?

If she ever wanted to cause trouble, making someone die from poisoning would also better conceal herself.

Considering how there are many poisonous mushrooms in the world, why can her spores only grow into Mycelium and not into fruiting bodies?

If she could grow them into fruiting bodies, into various types of mushrooms, especially mushrooms with special functions, she could become the wealthiest person in the world by selling Superpower Mushrooms.

As the Master of the Secret Realm and the richest person in the world, just the thought of it made Ye Nai shiver with excitement.

Now with even more determination.

While hunting and collecting useful mutant plants, Ye Nai spent four whole days in this wilderness.

During this time, she encountered a few Hunting Teams; all were friendly, exchanging greetings before going their separate ways without any conflicts.

Alone, she didn't want to draw the attention of fully equipped teams, and they didn't want to provoke a woman bold enough to hunt alone.

Checking the date, with only a week left until New Year's, Ye Nai decided to leave.

Since she had to ride along the highway, she dug out a sack of rabbit kits and tied them to the front seat of her motorcycle, then tied the three piglets securely to the back seat, sitting in the middle as she rode back.

It was quite the spectacle along the way.

Every time she passed a small town in the rear, people would strike up conversations, wanting to buy a piglet from her.

Ye Nai politely declined everyone, explaining that the hunt was already paid for with a deposit.

After riding for two days, she left the Secret Realm. In Town No. 1 outside, the pedestrian traffic surpassed even that on New Year's Day; her motorcycle couldn't move in the vehicular flow, walking for two minutes, stuck for twenty, and people kept lowering their car windows to ask if she was selling the piglets.

She was transporting live animals in a manner consistent with the rules, so at this moment, she couldn't take them into the Space and walk instead; she just had to grit her teeth and inch forward, shaking her head at all price inquiries.

It took a lot of time and was incredibly difficult to get through Town No. 1, but the road back to Danger Area No. 5 was much smoother.

Once she entered the Danger Area, she still attracted a lot of attention. Before she even reached Yijia District, she unexpectedly ran into people from the Procurement Department.

“Yezi, wait a minute, wait a minute, did you bring back something good?”

“Well, I thought it was a chance encounter, turns out someone tipped you off?”

“Oh, I just happened to stop you on the road, how is that not a coincidence?” The person's eyes lit up upon seeing the piglets in the back seat, “Did you bring them back from the Secret Realm? How do you plan to sell them?”

“I'm selling them to the cooking squad, didn't they say a First-level Chef is coming to cook this year?”

“To eat fresh? Sounds good, they can handle the killing.”

“Whether to kill them or not isn't urgent, but can you keep them?”

“Keep?” The person paused in surprise, then immediately understood, sliding to the back seat to feel, “Alive? Are all three alive?!”

Due to excitement, the person shouted so loudly that bystanders were drawn to the commotion.

“What's alive? The piglets are alive?”

“Live piglets? Are you selling them?”

“You think you can handle these half-grown piglets? Do you know how strong they are? I'll buy them, I can handle it.”

“Go away, these are reserved by the cooking squad, I just shouted a bit loudly, don't make a mess.”

Fearful that Ye Nai might really sell those rare wild piglets, the procurement department rushed to disperse the onlookers like scattering chickens.

Ye Nai stood by, watching with a smile, leisurely untying the rope on the sack in the front seat.

“The wild piglets are not for sale, but what about rabbit pups? Fire-breathing Rabbit pups, alive, sold by the piece. If they burn down the house, I'm not responsible.”

“There are live rabbit pups too? What on earth did you stuff in this huge sack!”

The purchaser immediately turned back to Ye Nai, and the onlookers did the same, watching intently as Ye Nai pulled a fluffy little cutie from the sack.

The little rabbit pup was fast asleep, and the purchaser checked its ears, eyes, and paws, noting several differences between this mutant beast and ordinary rabbits.

“Is it really a pup of a Fire-breathing Rabbit?”

“Of course, I ran my legs off chasing rabbits.”

“Is the whole sack full of them? Did you empty out a rabbit hole?”

Ye Nai just smiled without speaking.

The purchaser casually remarked, without pressing further on how Ye Nai managed to get hold of the live creatures.

“Come on, let's go settle the account, we'll take them all.”

“Hey, hey, hey, don't rush, we said we'd sell you the rabbits.”

“You guys stop messing around. Fire-breathing Rabbit pups can breathe fire too, and even if the flame isn't big, it's enough to burn down a house.”

The purchaser seriously refused.

“Superpower flames can't be extinguished by ordinary means, don't get too heated up.”

“Alright alright, then we don't want them.”

The crowd, being reasonable, decided that although the rabbit pups were cute, if they threatened their safety, then better not risk it.

The purchaser smoothly led Ye Nai back to the military camp.

Their attention-grabbing journey did not go unnoticed as they entered the military camp's gate, where the head of the cooking squad was already waiting.

“Hehe, I heard there's good stuff?”

While speaking courteously, his eyes were glued to Ye Nai's motorcycle without blinking.

“Stop pretending, it's all for your New Year's feast.” The purchaser remarked disdainfully, but smiled as he stepped forward to pat the squad leader's chest, “Come on, let's find a place to set them up with you guys.”

“Go to your place? Not the cold storage?”

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