In today's hot weather, the human body is losing water almost all the time. The amount of drinking water consumed every day is astonishing, almost five or six times that in ordinary weather. Coupled with the large number of people, the amount of water consumed every day is by no means What a small number.
Although it was planned to use leaves to collect dew, the total amount was limited, and it was time-consuming and labor-intensive. At most, it could only provide water for basic physiological survival. As for domestic water, there was no other way.
Under such high temperatures, I feel uncomfortable if I don't take a shower for a day, and if I don't take a shower for a few days, my whole body will stink.
With current medical conditions, once you get sick, you have no choice but to survive. Life or death is a matter of fate. Moreover, such a collection method is too risky and extremely unstable. Once it encounters strong winds at night or is destroyed by mutant beasts, it will be a disaster.
A stable water source has become the biggest problem facing the current team.
This time, even Luo Yuan, who had always been calm, couldn't hold himself back. He walked around and sniffed the air, carefully distinguishing the humidity ratio in the air. Humid air often has a hint of sweetness. Water vapor, while the dry air carried a rough earthy smell. With his strong physique, this was not difficult at all. He quickly distinguished the strongest water vapor, following the airflow from a distance. Comes flowing.
Then, he closed his eyes again, followed the place with the highest humidity, and listened.
Everyone looked at Luo Yuan's strange movements and looked strange, but no one dared to disturb him. This was the first time Luo Yuan showed his keen senses in front of everyone.
Luo Yuan's face was focused, and he seemed unaware of the sound of system prompts during this period.
"The water source should be there, I seem to have heard the sound of water." Luo Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashed on his face, and said loudly.
Then he strode towards the rock wall in front, and the group quickly followed.
After walking along the rock wall for about a hundred meters, everyone could vaguely hear the sound of rushing water, and if it was there or not, it might not be noticed at all if they didn't pay attention intentionally. Only then did they feel how big the gap between themselves and Luo Yuan was. How far. If ordinary people are a hundred meters apart, even if they shout, it will be blurry, indistinct, and unclear, let alone the faint sound of water.
After walking for several dozen meters, the sound of the water became louder and louder. Some sharp-eyed people could already see the pool reflecting the moonlight under the night sky.
A clear spring water gurgled out from a rock crack half a meter high and fell into the pool below. The pool was not big, only three or four square meters. But the most rare thing is that this pool is living water, crystal clear. Clean and translucent.
"It's spring water, so good!" Cao Lin said loudly in surprise. She seemed to be unable to restrain her emotions, and her whole body was trembling slightly.
"It's so clean. I think this water must be sweet." Zhao Yali also looked excited.
As the water sources near the camp have dried up in the past few days, everyone is drinking sewage.
When mixed in the soup, it mixes with the umami flavor of the food and can barely be eaten. Once you drink it directly, you will get a disgusting taste that smells like corpses and is full of mud and dryness.
They didn't realize it without comparison before, but now when they saw the clear spring water, everyone was filled with emotions and couldn't help themselves.
Even Mu Wenwen, who had always had no expression and was immersed in her own world, couldn't help but smile. That moment of emotional expression seemed to destroy some of her mysterious powers that people couldn't help but ignore, causing several people to subconsciously Glancing at her, a trace of surprise and astonishment flashed across his face.
It seemed that everyone noticed that this woman who had been living with everyone was actually a beautiful woman.
Mu Wenwen was slightly startled, as if she was not used to it, and was a little flustered. She quickly stopped her smile and became expressionless again.
Several people looked at it for a while, as if they had forgotten something, but their attention was quickly diverted by other things, and everything seemed natural.
Even Luo Yuan was affected by this mysterious power. He looked away, and a shadow seemed to sweep across the corner of his eyes. He was suddenly startled, and when he looked carefully, his face was a little surprised.
He saw a tree!
He couldn't help but be surprised. The giant had cut down almost all the trees near his lair, leaving nothing but weeds. The solitary tree seventy or eighty meters away seemed too dazzling.
The roots of this tree are thick, and most of them are exposed. They are thick and knotted, and they form a huge spherical shape. It looks like countless tangled pythons. Through the gaps in the roots, it is actually originally It grows on a boulder more than ten meters high. However, as the root system becomes more and more prosperous, the boulder inside is already full of fine cracks. The reason why it can still maintain its basic shape and not fall apart is obviously the reason why these tree roots are bound .
Compared with the huge roots of the tree, the tree body is relatively short, only about eight or nine meters high, and the leaves are sparse. There are a few scattered fruits hanging on the branches. The plants seem to have mutated after the apocalypse. , rarely bears fruit, but this tree actually has fruit, which makes Luo Yuan inevitably feel a little curious.
"You guys stay here first, I'll go over there and take a look!" Luo Yuan said.
That tree was obviously not an ordinary mutant tree. He saw a snow-white skeleton around its roots, which looked eerie and creepy in the night.
Luo Yuan explained the matter to Huang Jiahui and others, warned them not to come over no matter what happened, and walked forward with his machete in hand.
He stopped seven or eight meters away from the strange tree. In front of him was a thick area of bones. Most of them were the bones of various mutated beasts, but there were also some belonging to giants. There were not many, only about five or six. The tools may have been left behind by giants who accidentally entered here.
This tree is really a bit mysterious. In addition to its spherical roots, its trunk is also weird and extremely twisted. The entire branch looks like a wrung yellow and purple towel, showing spiraling spiral threads.
The area near the root of the tree is also covered with sarcoma-like lumps the size of a baby's fist. They look so densely packed that if someone with trypophobia saw them, their heads would probably grow big.
Although this tree was motionless and did not feel dangerous, Luo Yuan did not enter rashly.
The nature of the plant race makes each of these carnivorous mutated trees the most patient hunters. At ordinary times, they are basically like ordinary trees. Only at the moment of hunting do they reveal their ferocious faces.
His heart moved, and a powerful aura suddenly emitted. The air seemed to freeze, and an unspeakable depressing aura enveloped the entire space. While exuding the aura, he carefully observed the strange tree.
When the blade has advanced to the expert level, his aura has become quite powerful. Even light green level creatures will be briefly shocked if they are caught off guard.
But this strange tree remained motionless, as if it were an ordinary mutant tree.
Luo Yuan was a little confused. He hesitated and walked slowly forward. The bones under his feet seemed very fragile. When his feet stepped on them, they made a crisp and crisp sound of "pop" and "pop".
The perception is like a holographic radar, reflecting everything around, even the roots of underground trees, without falling at all. He held the handle of the knife tightly, and his muscles all over his body seemed to be loose and tight. Every step was in the best position to exert force. Once the strange tree made any attack, it would be attacked like a thunderstorm.
But gradually, his face became more and more confused. All the circumstances showed that this strange tree was harmless to humans and animals. Even if he stood in front of the strange tree and touched its weird and rough bark, there was no reaction at all.
"No, if this tree is really an ordinary mutated tree, then how can there be so many bones, and..." He picked up one of the bones, folded it gently, and it broke with a crisp sound: "This bone is too fragile. Not to mention the mutated beast, I am afraid that an ordinary wooden stick before the end of the world is tougher than him. It is obvious that a large amount of organic matter has been lost. "
Immediately, his sword flashed, and a palm-sized piece of bark was cut off by him. A bright red blood-like liquid slowly seeped out from the trunk, and at the same time, a strange... The fragrance gradually spreads.
He picked up the piece of bark and used an identification technique. Suddenly, his body was shocked!
"Wisdom Bark"
"Rarity: Blue."
"Weight: 300g."
"Attributes: None."
"Additional abilities: none"
"Evaluation: This is the bark of a rare wisdom tree. Behind every wild wisdom tree, a wise race will be born. Its value cannot be evaluated. As for this piece of bark, it may be a good collection. ”
He was stunned for a while, then came back to his senses and looked at the fruit on the tree again.
The fruit was quickly knocked down by a stone. After picking it up, he used the identification technique:
"Wisdom Fruit"
"Rarity: Blue."
"Weight: 100g."
"Attributes: None."
"Additional ability: unlock wisdom."
"Evaluation: This is a rare fruit of the wisdom tree. It can slightly stimulate the cerebral cortex to develop again and open up wisdom! It is effective for people with intelligence below 11."
His face was a little solemn, and his heart felt as heavy as a huge boulder.
"How come there is such a mutant tree? How come there is such a fruit? Is this a coincidence of natural evolution, or is it deliberately arranged by some mysterious force?"
In fact, he has always had a feeling that this mutation seems to be aimed at humans. Beasts can evolve naturally, insects can evolve naturally, and even plants can evolve, but humans alone have not changed, as if There is some kind of mysterious force that is suppressing mankind and even trying to exterminate mankind.
In terms of biological nature, there is no essential difference between humans and other creatures. Even mice with huge individual differences have 80% of the same genes and share 99% of similar genes. As for primates, The genes are almost identical to those of humans.
However, primates can mutate and evolve, but humans are almost the same as before the end of the world. Only a very few individuals can break through the blockade of this power by devouring the flesh and blood of other mutated creatures.
The reality is so cold and desperate that humans seem to have been forgotten by nature. There is no change and they are completely allowed to struggle and perish.
"I'm afraid this kind of thing was created by that mysterious power, and the purpose is to support other races to replace humans." Luo Yuan had some doubts in his heart. He looked at the devil-like fruit in his hand, squeezed it hard, and it shattered into pieces. The pink flesh splashed everywhere, and an alluring fragrance filled the air.
He looked at the tall tree of wisdom with sharp eyes, and the next moment he suddenly raised his saber!
The expression changes!
Time passed slowly, and he seemed to be petrified and did not move for a long time.
Finally, he slowly sheathed the knife and looked at the corpse in the distance.