Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1707 Fruit
Looking at the tempting fruit in front of them, the soldiers' only concern at this moment was whether it was poisonous.

It's important to know that on the mountain, the more vibrant the color of the mushrooms, the more potent the toxins they contain.

Red umbrella, white pole, let's lie down together after eating.

When they were developing the mountainous region, their emperor made a joke about it.

Although it was funny, it hit the nail on the head and has now been included in relevant textbooks.

Looking at the fruit now, they felt a sense of similarity.

"Don't worry, it's not poisonous."

The eyesight of a Vajra Realm martial artist is much better than that of an ordinary person. The enhancement in vision is basically equivalent to an ordinary person opening the 'Eye of Insight'.

When the giant saguaro was discovered, Xie Liancheng noticed that many birds were eating the exposed fruit, which proved that the fruit was edible.

As he spoke, Xie Liancheng broke off one of them.

The fruit was very plump, with most of its skin already cracked open. Jie Liancheng broke it open, tore off the face towel wrapped around his face, and brought it close to smell it.

I could smell a fairly pleasant fruity aroma, and then I opened my mouth and took a bite.

With that one bite, Xie Liancheng's parched mouth felt a burst of juice, and his entire face scrunched up.

"Well!"

Seeing Jie Liancheng's reaction, the soldiers who had followed were all taken aback.

However, before they could make a move, Jie Liancheng frowned and swallowed the fruit in his mouth.

"This stuff tastes so sour!"

"..."

The soldiers were speechless, while Jie Liancheng ate the fruit clean with a hint of disgust.

This thing looked quite sweet, but one bite revealed it to be unexpectedly sour, catching Jie Liancheng off guard.

He really doesn't like sour things, but the fruit flavor was surprisingly strong, and more importantly, the fruit was full of juice.

For these people who were moving through the desert with limited drinking water and whose throats were parched, even the sourest fruit was like nectar. Not to mention that the sourness stimulated their saliva production. After eating one fruit, Jie Liancheng felt as if he had come back to life.

"Pick all these fruits and take them back."

Upon receiving the order, the soldiers immediately sprang into action.

After collecting the fruit, seeing Xie Liancheng preparing to turn and leave, the accompanying soldier couldn't help but ask a question.

"General, aren't we taking this plant back with us?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Liancheng turned back to look at the giant pillar again.

Putting aside the question of how they would bring back such a huge plant covered in thorns, let's just talk about the purpose of their trip.

They came to find desert plants that can prevent and control desertification.

In Jie Liancheng's memory, cacti are indeed drought-resistant and can live well without much watering, but this only proves that they have the ability to survive in the desert, not that they have the ability to prevent and control desertification.

Look around, isn't it all sand?
Of course, even so, he had already obtained the cactus seeds.

"There are a lot of particles inside this fruit. I guess these are its seeds. We can just take the seeds back with us."

This time, Jie Liancheng can be said to have returned with a full harvest.

In contrast, Zhou Chongshan gained nothing.

He wasn't a professional interrogator, and those two snake people were indeed very stubborn; he couldn't get any information out of them.

"These are fruits that grew on that pillar?"

Looking at the bright red flesh, Zhou Chongshan asked a question.

"Here, have one."

Jie Liancheng handed one directly to Zhou Chongshan. Many of the fruits had already burst open, their flesh completely exposed to the air; if they weren't eaten, they would probably spoil quickly.

At this moment, Jie Liancheng also had people divide the burst fruit flesh equally.

A little bit for each person is enough to quench their thirst.

Zhou Chongshan didn't doubt the fruit that Jie Liancheng handed him and ate it in one bite.

Throughout the entire process, Jie Liancheng looked at the other party with anticipation, but Zhou Chongshan only frowned slightly before swallowing the fruit.

"These fruits are good, very juicy. If we can consistently find these fruits during our exploration, it will greatly alleviate our thirst problem."

Hearing this, Xie Liancheng looked incredulous.

"No. Don't you find it sour?"

"It's a bit sour, but it's alright."

Zhou Chongshan looked at Xie Liancheng with a puzzled expression.

Back in the day, what kind of disgusting food didn't he eat in order to survive?

The fruit is a bit sour, but it's juicy and has a strong flavor. By Zhou Chongshan's standards, it's quite delicious.

Not to mention, in this desert environment, if you have such a fruit to quench your thirst, what more could you ask for?
"I'm really impressed with you. What are you planning to do next?"

"Let's retreat first. We've been attacked by snake people and captured two prisoners. It's inconvenient for us to continue our mission outside."

In just a few words, the two quickly reached a consensus and decided to retreat first.

Afterwards, Zhou Chongshan checked on the condition of the poisoned soldiers and examined their wounds. He breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that they were indeed alright.

"Get ready, we're off!"

When the exploration team led by Jie Liancheng and Zhou Chongshan returned to the desert border, the area had already changed.

Good heavens, are there more and more pigs these days?

Looking at the pigs running around and rooting in the dirt for food, Xie Liancheng was at a loss for words.

After all, according to Xie Liancheng's usual thinking, the border area is a rather serious region.

But looking at so many pigs right now, he just couldn't bring himself to be serious...

"Is our desert border going to be completely turned into pig farms?"

Zhou Chongshan didn't speak. They usually only focused on training and carrying out missions, and rarely came into contact with other matters on the border.

According to Zhou Chongshan's line of thinking, there must be a reason why so many pigs were placed on the border.

They don't need to worry about so much; they just need to do their own thing.

After signaling their troops to return to camp to rest, Jie Liancheng and Zhou Chongshan went directly to see Shi Lei, bringing with them the fruit of the Giant Pillar.

Although Jie Liancheng felt that this thing had no effect on preventing or controlling desertification, it was still an achievement to some extent.

"I heard you captured two alien race members and brought back quite a few alien corpses. Tell me, what happened during this mission?"

Upon seeing Shi Lei, Jie Liancheng and Zhou Chongshan quickly placed the giant pillar's fruit and the snake-man's venom on the table.

Shi Lei picked up the fruit and the venom, glanced at them briefly, and then handed them to the guard beside him.

"Send the fruit to the wood elves for research, and the venom to the medical team."

He's not a professional in the fields of botany or medicine, so no matter how long he holds these things and looks at them, he won't be able to figure out what's going on.

These professional matters should be left to professionals.

As for people like myself who lack the relevant professional skills, our job is to avoid making things worse.

(End of this chapter)