Chapter 111: Too Strong

Chapter 111: Chapter 111: Too Strong

With the problem solved, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Yang Yi looked over at the group of five.

In that moment, his prejudice against them vanished. His own team had been at their wits’ end, yet this group had just arrived and immediately found a solution.

They’d even formulated a plan with incredible speed. In that regard, he was no match for them.

Lin Jingjing frowned, disgusted by the smell permeating the air.

She took out the prepared meals and handed them over. "Today’s lunch."

There were ten containers in total—five with rice, five with other dishes.

Since they were packed in insulated containers, the rice and other dishes were still hot.

Shi Feng paid them no mind, instead grabbing Gu Kaiwen and Mo Xuan and starting to break off pieces of Blue Crystal Ore.

As he worked, he said to them, "Get as much as you can. If you don’t want to buy fuel for your future Mechas, you can use this instead."

"This Blue Crystal Ore is one of the top five on the Mecha fuel charts."

Hearing this, Feng He joined them. She looked at the ore, which emitted a faint blue light, and reached out to touch it. A cold sensation spread through her hand.

She remarked with feeling, "Ranked in the top five... It must be really effective."

"Yep." Shi Feng nodded. He had just finished reading an encyclopedia on Mecha fuels a few days ago, so he knew exactly how useful this ore was for Mechas.

’Now that they’d found some, how could they not take more back with them?’

Besides, there was so much of it here—the entire cave was filled with Blue Crystal Ore.

’They didn’t need much. Just a third of it would do.’

With that in mind, Shi Feng hurried over to Lin Jingjing. "Sister Lin, how much can that Space Ring of yours hold?"

The Space Ring had been given to them by Captain Li for their use. Now that Shi Feng was asking, she knew what he was getting at.

"It should be able to hold quite a lot," Lin Jingjing replied. "We’ve packed so many things already, and we still haven’t even used two percent of its capacity."

Shi Feng’s face lit up when he heard that. "Then let’s get a lot more!"

Beisang watched them brazenly collecting the Blue Crystal Ore, so angry she could only laugh.

However, since they were the ones who had discovered the contents of this cave, the First Corps couldn’t force them to hand it over.

As she watched the five of them chip away more than half of the Blue Crystal Ore, Beisang’s heart ached at the sight.

After they were done with the Blue Crystal Ore, they exchanged a few words with the soldiers and left.

"Wait—" Yang Yi, chopsticks in hand, hurriedly called out to them. "Thank you."

"We were just completing our mission," Lin Jingjing said with a wave of her hand. "The five of us are military cooks. Delivering food to the soldiers is our primary duty."

"And given the situation you all were in just now, we had no way to hand the meals over."

"Even if it was part of your mission, we still want to thank you." Lu He spoke up, walking toward them with a smile. "If it weren’t for you, we still wouldn’t know how to get out of that predicament."

"Right. Just remember to make good use of everything available in your surroundings," Shi Feng added as a reminder.

With that, the five of them departed.

The online viewers were speechless. They had expected the soldiers from the Fourth Corps to be the ones to figure out a way to deal with the bats.

But in the end, when that group was completely stumped, it was the food delivery squad who came and took care of the giant vampire bats.

It was just... absurd.

Besides, were these food delivery people really that strong?

[No way, are a bunch of food delivery people actually stealing the show in today’s corps competition?]

[They’re too strong! They’re just too strong!]

[I’ve decided! From now on, I’m a fan of these five!]

[Me too! They were so cool just now!]

After delivering all the meals, the group suddenly found themselves with free time. And since they had nothing to do, Feng He decided to give everyone a task.

"Since we’re free now, let’s go look for medicinal herbs," Feng He said, looking at them with a cheerful smile.

Medicinal herbs!

The moment they heard the words "medicinal herbs," the others immediately became wary. "Do we really have to?" Shi Feng asked cautiously.

"Yes." Feng He nodded.

’This is the Primitive Forest, after all. There must be tons of herbs here, and their medicinal properties will be potent. We can pick some to take back and dry for later use.’

There was no refusing this herb-gathering expedition, because Feng He had already declared that anyone who didn’t go wouldn’t be allowed to use any of the herbs later.

Given the dangerous nature of their work, how could they possibly get by without using medicinal herbs?

In the end, the others had to nod and agree. "Fine."

"Where are we going to pick them?"

After Feng He described the growing conditions of the herbs she needed, Lin Jingjing consulted the map and found a suitable location nearby.

"This way, to the east," Lin Jingjing said, pointing.

"Alright."

The five of them set off eastward. Along the way, Feng He explained to them how to dig up and handle the herbs.

"Is that Xue Jianchou?" Lin Jingjing asked, her ears perked as she listened to the explanation, her eyes fixed on a large patch of green and purple plants nearby.

Hearing her, Feng He craned her neck to look. It really was.

Xue Jianchou was useful for cooling the blood, stopping bleeding, reducing bruising and swelling, and acting as an antitoxin and pain reliever. Its applications were quite broad.

"Yes, it is!" Feng He was thrilled. She was already squatting down and starting to gather it.

Seeing this, the other four also squatted down and began to pick the herbs.

They pulled them up, roots and all, and placed them in a basket at their side.

Lin Jingjing had woven the basket herself some time ago out of boredom, using bamboo she’d gathered.

Lin Jingjing was very skilled, and the basket she’d made was quite beautiful.

Although each person was only allowed to bring five items, they were military cooks, not regular contestants. As a result, the inspectors hadn’t checked their Space Ring.

Once they had dug up a satisfactory amount, they continued on their way, gathering every medicinal herb they came across.

Because this part of the forest was rarely trodden, the plants and grasses were especially lush. Of course, that also meant it was accompanied by certain dangers.

"AHHHH, A SPIDER!" Gu Kaiwen shrieked after spotting a colorful spider resting on a nearby leaf.

The others hurried over to take a look, and upon seeing the spider, the color drained from all their faces.

"Run!" Feng He reacted the fastest. "That’s a Rainbow Spider! If you see one, it means the whole area is infested with them!"

These spiders are quite small, and with the variety of colors on their bodies, they look very beautiful.

But Feng He knew that despite their beauty, these spiders were extremely venomous.

Their instructor, An Ni, had told them that if they ever encountered one of these spiders, they had to run immediately. Getting bitten would be a disaster.

A Rainbow Spider’s venom doesn’t kill its victim immediately. Instead, it tortures them, making them wish for death.

Many victims, unable to endure the agony, eventually chose to take their own lives. The Rainbow Spider’s venom itself didn’t kill them; they died by suicide, unable to bear the torture.

The moment they heard this, the group turned and fled, the five of them scrambling away from the area in a panic.

After they had run some distance, they looked back and saw the leaves of the plants slowly becoming covered with Rainbow Spiders.

The online viewers felt their skin crawl at this scene. The sight of the densely packed spiders was enough to trigger anyone’s trypophobia.