Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 68 Rich Forest Resources

This forest area should be a landscape forest. Although from their perspective, it can be called a vast sea of forest, the actual area is not large.

The main tree species should be ginkgo, mixed with some other types of trees, but they are a little unclear from a distance.

The shape of ginkgo leaves is relatively easy to identify, as most fallen leaves on the ground are of this shape.

There are many kinds of small plants. Lu Yuning can identify some of them, but she can't tell what some of them are. However, she did see a familiar species from afar.

The branches rise higher and higher, and the leaves are narrow lanceolate, it is undoubtedly bamboo.

"Is bamboo useful?" Wu Xiao asked in a low voice.

After entering the forest area, the three of them felt an inexplicable sense of tension.

It can be described as a small boat floating in the ocean, but the entire deep ocean is above their heads, and there is a strong sense of oppression. Naturally, Wu Xiao did not dare to speak loudly.

Lu Yuning nodded. "It has good architectural value. There's a lot of bamboo furniture on the market right now. Also, many irrigation systems in ancient times were made of bamboo, mainly because it has significant antioxidant properties and doesn't rot easily."

"Irrigation? Like a waterwheel?" Xu Qi was a little curious.

"That's right. Our shelter is built by the river. If we have the ability, building a water wheel would be a good choice. The water consumption problem will be solved immediately." Lu Yuning replied.

Xu Qi's eyes lit up and he looked at the bamboo forest, seeming to hesitate whether to go over and take a look.

"Don't think about it. We can't complete such a big project with our current capabilities." Lu Yuning looked at her eager look and quickly interrupted her.

"Okay. Then tell me." Xu Qi rolled her eyes at him.

"You can still give it a try if you develop it in the future, but since we can't build water wheels, I suggest you get some back." Lu Yuning added.

"why?"

"As I just said, it also has architectural value. You don't plan to live in the bottle forever, right? Have you considered building a shelter for yourself, for example, using this bamboo." Lu Yuning nodded in the direction of the bamboo.

"I think the bottle is also good, and can we find a place to live?" Xu Qi seemed unsure.

"That being said, you don't have many people now, so it's okay to use the bottles as a living area. However, considering future development, it would be better to build an outer area that can defend against enemies and keep out the cold. These guys have nothing to do every day anyway, so it's better to find some work for them. As for material processing, I wonder if Brother Chen has any solution." Lu Yuning expressed his thoughts.

"In addition, Xinghuo also mentioned before that some ordinary people will awaken special powers after a while. I don't know if you have paid attention to this later. There are quite a lot of you, and maybe some of you have already awakened useful special powers." Lu Yuning added.

"I haven't really noticed this." Xu Qi felt a little embarrassed. It was obvious that he was not very qualified as a manager.

"Go back and discuss it with Brother Chen. In short, I'll give you a suggestion. If these guys want to be self-reliant, you can continue to help them. If they still refuse to change, I advise you to stay away from them as soon as possible," Lu Yuning concluded.

".Yeah." Xu Qi nodded seriously.

Lu Yuning didn't say anything else. The chipmunk stopped at the root of a giant tree. It seemed that they had reached their destination.

The bark of the trees in front of me is smooth and grayish white, the branches and leaves above are faintly visible, and some round fruits can be vaguely seen on the trees.

Autumn is the season when pecan fruits ripen. Due to the recent rain, many ripe fruits have fallen to the ground.

Looking at the abundant fruits in front of them, the three of them were overjoyed.

However, due to Wu Xiao's limited space, he could probably only fit a whole walnut in it.

So Lu Yuning thought about it and decided to take out the walnut kernels nearby and crush them into granules.

Considering the shelf life, I went back and sealed the nuts with plastic.

The normal shelf life of walnut kernels is about 3 months. If stored properly, it should be possible to keep it for half a year without any problems.

Half an hour later, Lu Yuning delivered the packed walnut kernels to Wu Xiao's space. She had to share some with Xu Qi; she couldn't let her work for nothing. There was no need to worry about not having enough to eat the rest. If they didn't worry about spoilage, the six of them could devour this huge pile of walnut kernels without restraint and wouldn't be able to finish them in years.

The good thing about shrinking is that as long as there is a physical source, there is no need to worry about insufficient quantity.

In this way, their food storage problem was largely solved. Although the variety of food was still scarce, at least they didn't have to worry about going hungry.

Once food is taken care of, you can free up your hands and do other things.

The three of them climbed back onto the chipmunk's back and prepared to head back.

Lu Yuning looked around and looked at a strange-looking tree not far away, and became thoughtful.

Just as he was about to speak, Xu Qi noticed his expression and asked with some confusion, "Another discovery?"

Hearing the word "again", Lu Yuning smiled and said, "I'm not sure. Look and see if that is a pine tree."

Due to the visibility problem, only the rough outlines of trees that are a little further away can be seen, but the pine trees have some special features, so Lu Yuning was able to discover them.

"It looks a bit similar. What's the use of pine trees?" Xu Qi studied it for a long time and compared it with the pine trees he remembered.

"Just go and take a look and you'll know. Maybe you can gain something." Lu Yuning smiled and kept the secret.

The pine-tree-like plant is in the middle of the forest. If you want to get there, you have to go through an area of dense weeds.

At Xu Qi's signal, the three people and the mouse shuttled through the grass for a while and saw many insects on the way.

The most common insects are small insects such as mosquitoes, grasshoppers, and crickets, but when they see chipmunks, they either cannot catch up or they flee in all directions.

There are also some moths flying by from time to time, which are a bit annoying.

When it flaps its wings, some scale powder will remain in the air. To be on the safe side, Lu Yuning directly sealed the ventilation holes on the masks of several people.

There is no need to worry about breathing problems in the short term.

The scales on the moth's body are very harmful to the human respiratory tract. Since it has become smaller, Lu Yuning did not dare to try it easily.

This place was extremely dangerous, and the three of them held on tightly to the chipmunk's fur and did not dare to let go.

"What are the uses of pine trees?" Xu Qi was a little curious and couldn't help but ask again.

"I can tell at first glance that you grew up in the city. Have you ever been to the mountains when you were a child?" Lu Yuning said.

"Indeed not, but what does it matter?" Xu Qi was puzzled.

"Ah! I understand!" Wu Xiao finally reacted and shouted excitedly.

"you know too?"

"Mushrooms, mushrooms often grow under pine trees. Is that what Yu Ning is talking about?"

"Haha, that's right. When it comes to edible things in the forest, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely mushrooms." Lu Yuning laughed.

Xu Qi's beautiful eyes flickered, revealing an expression of "I see."

Just as she was about to speak again, a somewhat oppressive buzzing sound reached the ears of several people.

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