Chapter 57 Flame Scorpion
The next morning was another day of feeling refreshed and invigorated.
Yu Qi finished the last bowl of bird's nest and white fungus porridge, ate a few meat buns produced in the processing workshop, and prepared to begin today's journey.
I glanced at her profile and saw that today's mileage was the same as yesterday, 80 kilometers. Tiger Brother's impression of her had changed; he thought she had good talent and was a promising prospect that could be further nurtured.
Yu Qi was both amused and exasperated. It seemed he would have to give Brother Hu a separate, large red envelope in the future.
Yesterday, I found her a sparring partner and taught her Tiger Fist. I'm more dedicated to her than most teachers!
From now on, Tiger Brother's meat will be supplied in the largest pieces!
Yu Qi changed the page and soon found that a familiar customer had sent her a private message again.
AAA Seed Wholesaler: "Boss, I recently harvested another batch of potato and corn seeds. These all came from silver treasure chests. Look at them, the corn kernels are plump and round, and they even gleam with a pearly luster in the sunlight. These are no ordinary corn!"
Yu Qi: "..."
I'm afraid this AAA wholesaler will say something like, "This is the corn from Wang Wei's poem."
Hunting Moment: "The quality is indeed very good, but neither of these are mutated seeds. What price are you planning to sell them for, and what do you want?"
AAA Seed Wholesaler: "Hey boss, I want to buy a powerful air conditioner. Could you save one for me? I definitely don't have enough seeds to buy one right now. Give me some more time. My skill is special; I can cultivate mutated seeds. It'll be ready soon!"
Hunting Moment: "As long as there are enough mutated seeds, everything is fine."
AAA Seed Wholesaler: "Boss, I'll get right to it and try to cultivate those mutated seeds as quickly as possible!"
[System: AAA seed wholesaler has sent three portions of corn seeds and two portions of potato seeds. Would you accept them?]
AAA Seed Wholesaler: "Boss, I don't have anything else to thank you for, so I'll just give you a few seeds."
Yu Qi didn't stand on ceremony and collected the seeds, planting them in his home along with the mutated tomatoes, wheat, and other crops.
She has discovered that feeding these crops more Energy Hearts during the planting process can promote their mutation.
Therefore, when Yu Qi planted those seeds, he sprinkled energy heart powder on every piece of land.
However, the results were very encouraging, as the seeds germinated and grew much faster than normal.
I estimate that by noon, all these crops will be fully grown.
For the rest of the time, Yu Qi drove his armored vehicle quickly forward, beginning his journey for the day.
They had only been driving for a short while when the armored vehicle suddenly sounded an alarm: "A silver treasure chest has been detected 500 meters to the southwest! Go and collect it, go and collect it!"
"Okay, okay." Yu Qi quickly stopped.
The newly installed turrets on the armored vehicle also rotated, their dark muzzles pointing southwest, in case any monsters suddenly jumped out.
The morning breeze lifted her ponytail tied behind her head, and a turtle hair clip on the end of her hair flashed with a faint light.
The silver treasure chest was half-buried in the sand. Yu Qi walked halfway and suddenly stopped. He saw that there were dozens of health bars in the soil.
A health bar of that size definitely doesn't belong to an ordinary monster; it's at least as powerful as a Pheasant King or a Boar King.
Yu Qi didn't act impulsively. She activated her water spirit technique to form a rope, which she then looped around the silver treasure chest, pulled it over, and quickly jumped back onto her armored vehicle.
The sandy area suddenly collapsed, revealing a black hole three meters in diameter.
Dozens of scarlet eyes lit up in the darkness, accompanied by a teeth-grinding "click" sound.
"Seventh Brother, you must be careful! Those are fire scorpions. They can spit out flames to attack enemies, and they can also attack with their stingers!" the assistant warned urgently from the side.
"It seems to be a fire scorpion's nest." Yu Qi then unleashed a water elemental spell, and a curtain of azure water formed a water wall in front of the car.
The next second, countless small fireballs bombarded over.
More than twenty large scorpions burst out from the billowing white mist, their carapaces writhing with orange-red flames.
The turret on the top of the armored vehicle automatically locked on, and two high-explosive shells blasted away the scorpions in the front row.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yu Qi leaped onto the roof of the car, wielding the Azure Nether Sword, and slashed at the first Flame Scorpion that pounced on him.
"Kids, let's get to work!"
The sunflowers spat out seed after seed, blasting them towards the swarm of scorpions with a force no less powerful than the mobile artillery on the vehicle.
Two little chili peppers hopped onto the front of the car and sprayed burning chili seeds at the scorpion.
Yesterday, the newly planted mutant wheat saplings joined the battle, their awns shooting out like bullets from a shotgun.
When Yu Qi circulated her breathing technique and used the Water Spirit Technique, it became much smoother.
She pressed her hands to the roof of the vehicle, the chill spreading through the armor.
The attacking fire scorpion collided with the frost armor, and its flames immediately weakened by a third.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yu Qi drew the Qingyou Sword and slashed down in mid-air. The water carried by the sword blade condensed into an ice blade in mid-air, splitting the nearest scorpion in two.
"Roar!!" The scorpion swarm suddenly raised their heads in unison, spewing out fireballs like magma from their stingers.
Yu Qi rolled over and hid behind the cannon platform, the scorching heat making her cheeks burn.
The armored vehicle's sirens blared.
"Seventh Brother, the outside temperature is 68℃! The temperature control system is overloaded!"
"Kids! Cover me!"
Upon hearing this, the sunflower immediately retracted its leaves, and the remaining seeds in its flower head shot out, while the other seeds also frantically sprayed forward.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yu Qi charged into the scorpion swarm, her Azure Sword dancing out afterimages.
Whenever the scorpion breathes fire, she uses her breathing technique to condense water magic into a water armor, and the water and flames collide to create hissing white smoke.
The battle lasted for twenty minutes, until the last scorpion king was pinned to the sand by an ice spike.
Yu Qi, panting heavily, inspected the results of the battle: the armored vehicle had several charred spots on its surface, but the core components were intact.
The sunflower calves drooped their heads, exhausted, while the other calves were full of energy and began cleaning up the battlefield, dragging the scorpion remains toward them.
She threw the remains of the fire scorpions into the processing room to break them down, and quickly obtained two precious materials.
[Obtain 22 Flame Scorpion Tail Needles (can be used to craft fire-attribute weapons)]
[Obtained 15 Lava Shells (Advanced Armor Material)]
Yu Qi put the spoils into his spatial storage and suddenly noticed a golden light flashing deep within the scorpion's nest.
She cautiously threw out a few water balloons to test the way, and only after confirming it was safe did she climb down and take out the golden treasure chest.
"This is a huge profit!" She happily wiped the lava stains off the box lid.
On the distant sand dunes, several newly appeared health bars were wandering around.
Yu Qi squinted and counted. She had collected twelve treasure chests today. It was time to go back and rest.
After returning home, she had a simple lunch and then went for a walk around the community.
The crops yielded a bumper harvest; the potatoes were all very healthy and the corn kernels were plump like pearls. Just as the seed wholesaler had said, the quality was excellent.
Unfortunately, no mutated crops were grown this time; we can only wait for seed wholesalers to cultivate mutated seeds.
Yu Qi quickly sent the crops to the processing workshop, choosing to make spicy potato preserves, corn starch, and boiled corn.
"Time to deliver the goods." She pulled out the supplier card for Black Cat Restaurant.
The gold-embossed card rippled in the moonlight, and arrow-shaped paths of light gradually appeared in the air.
The moment the armored vehicle started, the newly installed air conditioner blew out a cool breeze, completely shutting out the desert heat.