Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 88 Boss Huang was stunned and couldn't eat anymore! (Please subscribe and vote)
Li Xiang's eyes immediately fell on a big tree in front of him that was more than 30 meters tall.

The trunk of this tree is about 60 to 70 centimeters in diameter, and it is at least three or four hundred years old.

Phoebe nanmu is the first of the "Four Famous Woods" in China and is a household name. It has a golden texture and a satin-like luster after polishing. It is not easy to deform or crack, and has a very strong corrosion resistance. It can be buried deep underground for thousands of years without rotting. It also has a very special and elegant fragrance. This smell can keep mosquitoes away within a range of nearly 100 steps, and has a certain insect-proof function.

"Oh my god, I can't kill it." Li Xiang couldn't help but smile bitterly. If he wanted to kill a tree, he had to cut it at its roots. If he wanted to eradicate such a big golden nanmu, it would make too much noise.

In addition, if such a large "potential spirit tree" is cut down at the end of the world and supernatural particles emerge, it will mutate. If it is cut down at that time, the wood obtained may be more noble and durable, and it may even be used to make supernatural weapons. If it is cut down now, it would be a bit of a waste of natural resources.

So Li Xiang decided to let it go. Of course, he had to mark it so that it would be easier to find later.

Compared to the achievement points and rewards obtained from killing this future "tree demon" with great effort, Li Xiang feels that the tree itself is more valuable after its mutation.

He remembered that after the end of the world, many valleys in this area became the natural "cemetery" for a group of special monster birds called the "Black Fire Crows". Those monster birds were burning with flames all over their bodies, with a wingspan of more than ten meters. When they flew in the sky, they looked like "little suns" one after another. Li Xiang suspected that the sun that Houyi shot down in ancient times might have been this kind of thing.

Whenever there are members of their tribe who are on the verge of death, due to natural aging or serious injuries, they will fly to this area alone, choose a valley that suits them, and quietly wait for death to come.

After they die, their flesh and blood rot and are decomposed by special microorganisms, or are eaten by other exotic beasts. The remaining bones are dark red in color and are called "solar bones". They can emit heat and light for hundreds of years and allow plants to carry out photosynthesis.

Around this cemetery of "Black Fire Raven", many creatures survive and depend on it for survival.

When a whale falls, all things are born.

The Black Fire Crow is the "long whale" in the endless darkness and coldness.

In the end times, all kinds of strange monsters and birds appear one after another. Their habitats or burial places are like oases in the desert, bringing some vitality to the dark and cold desperate situation.

These monsters and birds are very ferocious and they love to eat humans. Maybe it is because humans on Earth have been living in luxury for many years, so their skin is tender and their meat tastes better?
This golden nanmu tree was very tall, and there were many thick branches at the top. Li Xiang did not let it go completely, but climbed up, picked up a branch as thick as a bowl, and chopped it down with a Gaomi knife.

After removing the branches and leaves, and chopping off a portion of the pointed end, the remaining part, about four meters long, was thrown directly into the system warehouse.

This kind of golden nanmu has very beautiful texture, but it is a bit soft. It is not suitable for making gun barrels. Instead, it is suitable for making some furniture, hairpins, drums, bracelets, etc.

After cutting off one branch, he was still not satisfied, so he cut off several more, cutting them into four-meter lengths and stuffing them into the warehouse.

Li Xiang recalled the three-pronged steel fork, which originally had a birch handle. However, during the wild boar hunting process, he lent it to Uncle Jiang, and it broke when he was trying to push against a big rock. He thought that the trip to the primeval forest could not be in vain, as since there was golden nanmu, there might be other hardwoods as well.

Sichuan Province has relatively abundant timber resources.

So Li Xiang started to look around again, walking around and looking around.

Sure enough, he soon found a satisfactory piece of wood, which was the elm wood, one of the four famous trees.

The system didn't indicate that it was an ordinary item. But it didn't matter, there weren't any mutant creatures on Earth.

There are two types of elm wood: white elm and red elm. Both have very slow growth cycles. This one should be a red elm wood, with a trunk diameter of 20 to 30 centimeters. Although it is not as precious as golden nanmu, it has probably grown for many years and is quite rare.

This kind of wood has straight texture, is hard, heavy and tough, and can withstand great pressure and weight. Therefore, it is widely used to make heavy structures such as bridges and ships. It is also very good for making furniture and beams.

The wood of red elm is reddish-yellow in color and has a fine texture. It becomes darker red as it is used and does not deform when dried.

In addition, it has another advantage, which is that it can be used directly without any processing.

Li Xiang looked up and saw that the trees were densely covered with leaves. It was late at night and he thought that the satellite's vision and resolution would be affected, so he wielded his high-density knife and began to cut down the trees.

Even though this red elm tree had grown for many years and was very hard, with a trunk diameter of 20 to 30 centimeters, it could not withstand three cuts from Li Xiang's high-density knife and slowly fell down.

Next, remove some useless small branches and cut the thick parts into 3.5-meter-long pieces and store them in the system warehouse.

Li Xiang worked until dawn. At about five o'clock, he had caught a hundred wild boars, 108 to be exact. Although it might have an impact on the ecology of this primeval forest, does it matter when the end of the world is approaching?
What’s more, wild boars are already rampant, and the authorities want to control them.

Among these 108 wild boars, there are 18 adult boars weighing about 350-600 kilograms, 43 adult sows weighing about 150-220 kilograms, and the rest are cubs.

The reason why the ratio of cubs is not right is that Li Xiang later only caught the big ones and let go of the small ones. This can be regarded as leaving a little hope for the wild boar population.

As for the harvest of "mutated creatures", including more than ten mutated black-maned white-fanged beasts, a total of 217 mutant creatures of level two to six were killed, 6510 achievement points were gained, and 162 mutant elixirs of level two to five were obtained. It can be said that the harvest was fruitful.

It is worth mentioning that there is a large group of Batang dragon lizards in this primeval forest reserve. They were quite famous in the end times. They transformed from small lizards into "dragons" and some of them could even breathe fire. But at this moment, this group of powerful "monsters" were just small Karami. When Li Xiang dug them up, sixty or seventy of them were huddled together and hibernating in a cave.

Among these sixty or seventy creatures, there are more than thirty "potential mutant creatures".

He found several nests of similar little creatures, so the trip was well worth it.

In addition, seven or eight large gourds were harvested. The gourd vines had long since withered, and the dry and hard large gourds hung on the dead vines, which were very eye-catching in the snowy forest. Li Xiang has liked this kind of "magic gourd" since he was a child, so he picked them all and planned to take them back to make gourd ladles and wine gourds.

You can also save some of the seeds and plant a few in the backyard when spring comes.

The gourd is an annual climbing herb, just an ordinary item, but it is also very suitable for storing spiritual wine.

What Li Xiang regretted during this mountain sweep was that he did not encounter any mutant creatures above level six, so the highest reward he received was a level five elixir.

Li Xiang guessed that the reason why he was rewarded with a fifth-level elixir for killing the tenth-level black-maned white-fang beast was because of the pair of white-fang daggers.

The White Fang Dagger is an extraordinary item with a very high level. It is also the only extraordinary weapon that Li Xiang has obtained so far.

He thought that perhaps only mid- to high-level mutants would be rewarded with extraordinary weapons. Low-level mutants of level six and below would only be rewarded with elixirs and achievement points.

Then Li Xiang left the primeval forest, found the nearest provincial road, picked a spot with a grove of trees, and called the owner of the restaurant. It was snowing heavily, and many highways were still closed. Even on the provincial roads, there were not many vehicles. It was early in the morning, and the location Li Xiang chose was a little remote, so he unloaded all the wild boars in the grove.

I am personally guarding it here, so I don't have to worry about anyone stealing it.

More than a hundred wild boars were scattered all over the ground, creating a spectacular scene.

Boss Huang was woken up by a phone call early in the morning. He was a little grumpy when he woke up, which was understandable. It was only five o'clock and the sky was not bright yet. Wouldn't it be nice to hug a beautiful woman in bed? But he was woken up by the phone call.

However, when he saw that it was Li Xiang calling, the other party got excited. When he picked up the phone, he heard, "Oh my god, there are 108 wild boars, 61 of which are adult wild boars." Boss Huang was so shocked that he jumped off the bed: "So many?"

He took a deep breath and couldn't help asking again: "How did you get so many wild boars?"

Li Xiang said, "Of course I have my own channels. Just tell me if you can buy it. There is absolutely no poison used and it is healthy and edible."

"Yes, of course!" Boss Huang gritted his teeth and decided to eat it all.

Although this amount is a bit beyond his budget, wild boar meat is in short supply now, and the best thing to do is to seize this period of time to make a fortune. After a few days, when there are more wild boars on the market and the weather is good, the price will definitely fall.

He has a keen sense of business, so he is in a hurry to buy wild boars. However, if he buys more, the risk will be greater. He should be able to sell more than 100 wild boars before the market price drops.

"I'll send someone over right away to weigh the goods on the spot. The total amount may exceed my budget, but don't worry. I'll think of a way to transfer some cash from other places and I guarantee that I'll pay you all today." Boss Huang took the initiative to comfort Li Xiang, fearing that he would go back on his word and sell the goods to someone else.

Li Xiang nodded and told me the approximate location: "Call me when you get close, or just look at the roadside. There is a small forest with many wild boars in it."

"Okay, okay, see you later." Boss Huang decided to go there in person. After all, this was a big business worth hundreds of thousands.

The roads were slippery and difficult to walk on, and there was thick snow in many areas that had not been cleared.

The main thing is that the work was done intermittently. At the beginning, some people were still shoveling snow, but later no one cared about the remote areas. It was impossible to shovel it.

Boss Huang drove an off-road vehicle himself, and his men drove semi-trailer trucks with anti-skid chains on the wheels. The distance was only about 70 to 80 kilometers, but it still took an hour and a half to arrive.

When he arrived, he saw the corpses of wild boars "all over the mountains". Even though he was mentally prepared, Boss Huang was still shocked.

He greeted Li Xiang warmly, shook hands and hugged him. After some pleasantries, he personally inspected the goods. Sure enough, these wild boars were definitely not poisoned, so he began to weigh them.

They brought their own large scale and weighed the pigs one by one. Li Xiang provided very good after-sales service and took the initiative to help carry the pigs.

That’s right, he carried it.

When the men brought by Boss Huang encountered a large wild boar, it often took several people to lift it together, but Li Xiang lifted it with one hand, which stunned those people.

"He is indeed a great man. If he wasn't so great, he probably wouldn't have been able to catch so many wild boars." Boss Huang sighed and expressed deep admiration.

The weighing statistics results are out. Among them, there are 15 adult boars weighing more than 400 kilograms. The total weight is 7236 kilograms. The price is 50 yuan per kilogram, and the amount is 361800 yuan.

The remaining three male wild boars weighed 1109 kilograms, 43 female wild boars weighed 8454 kilograms, and 47 wild boar cubs of varying sizes weighed 3281 kilograms, totaling 12844 kilograms. All were priced at 20 yuan per kilogram, with a total amount of 256880 yuan.

The final total amount added up: 618680 yuan.

Boss Huang took out 300,000 yuan in cash from the SUV, handed it to Li Xiang, and said, "I don't have that much cash right now, so I'll transfer the rest to you before 4 pm today. If you're worried, we can sign a purchase agreement on the spot."

The main reason was that the amount was too large, exceeding Mr. Huang's budget. Part of the 300,000 in cash was urgently transferred from other places.

Li Xiang took a quick count and found a total of thirty dollars, all brand new red bills, no counterfeit bills, so he smiled and said, "I can trust you."

Firstly, Boss Huang seemed to be a decent person, and secondly, Li Xiang trusted him. If the other party didn't pay, Li Xiang, as a transcendent who had experienced the end of the world, had many ways to control the other party.

Then he sent the bank account number to Boss Huang.

Although Li Xiang was smiling and looked harmless, Boss Huang shuddered for no apparent reason. He was shocked and added quickly, "I have always been trustworthy in doing business. My restaurant is located at 86 Lingshan East Road. It has been open in the county for more than years. It can barely be called a time-honored brand. Don't worry, I will definitely pay the balance today."

Boss Huang had a feeling that if he dared to default on his debt, he might die miserably. He was a businessman, so there was no need to do such a thing. Li Xiang hunted so many wild boars in one day, he must be a ruthless person.

Moreover, Li Xiang now has more than one million fans, and he is also an Internet celebrity. Maybe he will be asked to cooperate with us in the future to advertise our restaurant. Invite him to come over for dinner and help promote it.

Li Xiang also took the initiative to help when loading the truck. The main reason was that the other party was too slow and Li Xiang couldn't stand it. Since he had collected so much money, he might as well provide some after-sales service.

Only after the other party's car drove away did Li Xiang go back into the forest. The 300,000 yuan in cash was naturally stored in the system warehouse.

Now the wild boars in the warehouse have been cleared out, and the remaining dust inside has also been "shaken off", leaving only elixirs, wood, cash, some bottled mineral water, dry food and the like.

Li Xiang didn't get home until after nine o'clock. His grandmother just thought he got up early in the morning to exercise, so she didn't take it seriously.

"Your Uncle Jiang and Uncle Yucheng came to see you this morning and asked when you would go into the mountains," Grandma informed.

Because the weather was good today and they had rested at home for a day and a half, Jiang Jianguo and Li Yucheng could no longer sit still, so they came over to ask one after another early in the morning.

"I'll give them a call." Li Xiang contacted his two teammates while eating breakfast, and they said they would come and meet up soon.

So, Li Xiang hurriedly finished his breakfast and without taking any time to rest, he immediately set out with Jiang Jianguo and Li Yucheng to catch wild boars again.

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