Although the orchard was near the woods, it was tucked away quite a bit toward the back side of the forest.
Coupled with the interference of the mist, even if one discovered the small woods, it would be very difficult to find its location; however, Su Yuan had learned its approximate location from Ling'er in advance, so he eventually found it.
In the outermost section of the orchard, there were over a dozen pear trees planted. The trees were hung with deep green pears; although not many, they were scattered about, with each tree bearing a few, totaling at least several dozen.
"The survivors in the urban village probably haven't explored this deep; the pears on the trees don't look like they've been picked."
Zhang Zhiyong had indeed never been here. His activity area was mainly the urban village and the nearby small woods; he was afraid of getting lost if he walked this way.
Su Yuan walked to a pear tree, picked a pear, took out his fruit knife, and peeled off its deep green skin. The flesh inside was as white as jade, like snow and frost—it was actually a Snow Pear!
He sliced off a piece and put it in his mouth.
The flesh was fine, crisp, and tender, juicy and sweet!
"As expected of a Snow Pear, delicious!"
Woof!
Seeing him eating with such relish, Little Coal Ball's eyes flashed with longing, and it jumped around energetically, trying to get Su Yuan's attention.
"Here."
Su Yuan sliced off a piece and tossed it to it.
Only then did Su Yuan go to carefully examine the pear in his hand, observing its attributes seriously.
Snow Pear
Replenish hydration: 3%
Clear heat and relieve cough: 10%
Characteristics: Cool in nature, has the effect of clearing heat, relieving coughs, and alleviating fatigue.
Huh, it can even clear heat and relieve coughs. If one caught a cold or fever, wouldn't this pear be able to alleviate the symptoms?
What a great item!
Su Yuan gnawed on the pear while examining the two attributes above.
He estimated that enhancing the hydration attribute should yield stamina.
But what if he enhanced the heat-clearing and cough-relieving attribute?
Su Yuan tried enhancing it!
Clear heat and relieve cough: 100%.
Overflowing Attribute automatically converted. Due to the large amount of overflowing attribute, it will instantly cure cold-related illnesses.
Shock!
Cold medicine?!
Su Yuan had thought in this direction, but he felt it would at most alleviate symptoms; he hadn't expected it to gain a characteristic that treats colds!
And it was even a miracle drug!
Instant cure—even Comrade Trump wouldn't dare to say that!
Not bad!
He had to take all these Snow Pears away and put them in his Storage Room; he wouldn't have to worry about them rotting.
He quickly picked the Snow Pears clean. Fortunately, he had a Storage Ring, otherwise, he would have had to run back and forth several times to carry these pears.
"Can this be planted?"
Su Yuan finished eating the flesh, revealing the pit inside.
Should he cultivate a few Snow Pear trees himself?
He looked at the attributes of the pit.
Snow Pear pit.
Can be used to plant a Snow Pear tree.
Germination period: 2 days
Growth period: 3 days
Maturation period: 2 days
"A Snow Pear tree grows in 7 days?!"
He was shocked.
This cycle was short enough!
But it was understandable; after all, it was an Eerie World, and anything could happen.
At this moment, Su Yuan noticed there was a "+" sign after these numbers.
Could this also be Hundredfold Enhancement?
He wondered what the effect would be.
Su Yuan gave it a try.
Snow Pear growth period: 300 days.
Uh, good job!
Su Yuan casually tossed it on the ground and continued walking inside.
He calculated that he shouldn't throw away the remaining pits; when the time came, he would plant a whole field of Snow Pear trees. The value of these Snow Pears would be simply immeasurable!
Su Yuan didn't notice that just as he walked away, the pear pit he dropped on the ground slid into the soil, and before long, it grew into a tiny sprout.
Inside the pear forest was a Peach Forest.
Unfortunately, he had come at a bad time; the peach trees had just blossomed and had not yet borne fruit.
Su Yuan looked at the attributes of the peach tree.
Honey Peach tree
Mature fruit tree, 2 days until fruiting.
Woof!
At this moment, Little Coal Ball, who was following behind Su Yuan, suddenly barked toward the depths of the Peach Forest.
Su Yuan's expression changed slightly, and he already had a Spirit Fire Talisman pinched in his hand.
There shouldn't be any Anomaly during the day, right?!
But Little Coal Ball's behavior left him very puzzled.
In the mist deep within the Peach Forest, something seemed to be hiding.
Woof!
After a long while, nothing appeared, and Little Coal Ball stopped barking.
Su Yuan, however, broke out in a cold sweat.
"What did you find?"
Woof woof!
There is something terrifying.
Little Coal Ball was also frightened. It hadn't had this feeling even when it met Ling'er before. How should he put it? It was more like the feeling it had when facing the large Python earlier.
Of course, no matter how it expressed itself, Su Yuan could only hear dog barks.
"Forget it, I won't get anything out of asking."
The peach trees hadn't borne fruit yet, and after encountering this, Su Yuan couldn't be bothered to go deeper.
He would come back to pick peaches in two days.
He turned and walked out.
The Little Black Dog followed closely behind.
Rustle!
In the mist behind him, a series of faint, light footsteps seemed to ring out.
The vigilant Little Coal Ball suddenly turned back to look.
But at this moment, the movement disappeared again.
Su Yuan didn't want to stay any longer; he walked very quickly, and Little Coal Ball had to hurry to keep up.
After they left the Peach Forest, a slender figure darted over from afar.
It stood upright like a human, its brownish fur glistening in the sunlight, squinting a pair of pitch-black, bean-round eyes, staring straight at the direction Su Yuan had left.
Su Yuan left the orchard and checked the time; there were still 2 hours until dark. He wasn't in a hurry to go back and searched the area near the orchard.
This should be the outer ring of the city, and the surroundings were relatively empty, otherwise there wouldn't be such a large orchard here.
However, as Su Yuan walked back, he discovered a row of jewelry and jade shops.
"Jade has the effect of Evil Warding, I can go in and take a look!"
Unexpectedly, he searched the shops one by one, and let alone jade, he didn't even find a single piece of raw stone!
"My mentality has collapsed!"
Su Yuan leaned against the door frame of the last jewelry store and let out a long sigh toward the sky.
Just as he was about to leave, Little Coal Ball seemed to have made a discovery.
Woof woof!
It scratched at the corner of the wall, not forgetting to turn back and bark twice to call Su Yuan over.
Master, there is something good here!
Come quickly!
Su Yuan understood this time. He walked over and looked in the direction the Little Black Dog was digging; an emerald-colored jade pendant the size of a palm appeared under the corner of the wall.
"What is this?"
He bent down and picked it up.
This jade pendant was engraved with complex Rune Seal patterns. Even though Su Yuan had mastered the Compendium of Talismans, he still couldn't discern the meaning of what was engraved on it.
"Could it not be a Talisman?"
He examined the jade pendant in his hand carefully, but its attributes only showed its name.
Dao Rhyme Ancestral Jade,
The name alone sounded extraordinary, but unfortunately, all other information was invisible.
Not to mention what use it had, Su Yuan didn't even know if it had the effect of Evil Warding.
"Strange."
He could only put it into his Storage Ring first.
Perhaps it required some special trigger mechanism to reveal itself.
With no other gains, Su Yuan checked the time; there was about an hour left, so he took Little Coal Ball and headed back.
As a result, he got lost!
That's right, after all, this was already some distance from the Black Room, and coupled with the mist that obscured his vision, he felt more and more strange as he walked, and the surroundings became increasingly unfamiliar.
Fortunately, he reacted in time and let Little Coal Ball lead the way, which was how he found the path back.
When they saw the Black Room, Su Yuan said excitedly to Little Coal Ball: "Well done, there will be a share for you in the meal Ling'er makes later."
Woof woof!
Little Coal Ball held its head high proudly.
See, at critical moments, you still have to rely on me!
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