According to Needle's plan, the exploration team will have to rest for two days.
The construction of this camp took a lot of effort, and if it was not used well, it would be too wasteful. The surroundings were cleared again, the flying squirrels were hunted, and the only threat was gone, so it was safe.
The corpse of the flying squirrel needs to be disposed of continuously.
The archery skills of the members of the exploration team must also continue to be practiced hard.
In addition, the previous hunt consumed a lot of arrows and a small number of short bows, which needed to be replenished.
The hunt was a great success, and the situation of the entire exploration team was greatly improved.
Now, Needle has had plenty of time to build better ranged weapons.
But after comprehensive consideration, Needle gave up this idea rationally.
The next day.
Cangxu met Needle: "Lord Needle, there is good news, I have made a new discovery."
"Oh?" Needle knew that Cangxu was studying the corpse of the black iron-headed rat, "Did you find a magic crystal in the head rat's body?"
Cangxu smiled and shook his head: "This black iron-headed rat does not have magic crystals, and the magic power in its body is also confused. Soon after death, the magic is gone."
Needle muttered in his heart: "The black iron-headed rat doesn't have a magic crystal, but I have one in my body."
Cangxu didn't sell Guanzi, and said frankly: "That's right, my lord. I cut the stomach of the black ironhead rat and found that it had just eaten a full meal before dying. Therefore, there are still many foods in the stomach that are not digested. Including meat, bones, bird feathers, wood fruits, grass leaves, etc. Among them, I also found a sweet potato."
Needle's eyes flashed slightly: "It seems that this flying squirrel is omnivorous. We can try to dig up this kind of sweet potato."
Cangxu nodded: "My lord, it's not just sweet potatoes, I guess there may be a lot of food stored in the nest of the flying squirrels."
"Why is there such a judgment?" Zhen Jin asked.
"Through previous autopsies, as well as recent research on these head rat carcasses, I found that their digestion is very strong, and their gastric juice is even able to corrode swords slightly. Generally speaking, when this creature with strong digestive ability is hungry, stomach acid secretion will make them very difficult. To resist this hunger, they will swallow things that are temporarily difficult to digest, such as stones and so on. But these flying squirrels do not have anything like this in their stomachs. This shows that they have plenty of food."
"We have basically investigated the surrounding situation. I believe that these flying squirrels are not only omnivorous, but also have the food storage characteristics of creatures such as squirrels. Usually, they explore around and gather food. When they are hungry, they can eat quickly to prevent the entire population from being driven crazy by hunger."
"Very good." Needle Jin patted Cangxiu's shoulder to express his appreciation, "I will leave this matter to Cyanobacteria."
"My lord, please allow me to follow. I am very interested in the specific structure of the flying squirrel nest." Cang Xu made a small request at the right time.
"Yes." Needle agreed without any hesitation.
Although more manpower is needed to protect this old scholar, since the needle came into contact with Cangxiu, he has repeatedly received help from the old scholar. Under the conditions permitted by the situation, Needle did not mind satisfying the curiosity of old scholars.
When Cangxu returned to the camp, he had a look of satisfaction on his face.
Their harvest also surprised the needle.
As Cangxu guessed, there was indeed food in the flying squirrel's nest.
Moreover, food reserves are large. So much so that when the exploration team members raided their homes, many people sighed: These flying squirrels are living better than people!
Although most of these foods cannot be eaten by humans. However, the amount of sweet potatoes, tree fruits, etc. is equivalent to one-third of the flying squirrel meat, which is a great supplement to the exploration team's food.
There are also new results in purple tea.
Using the gastric juice of flying squirrels, Zidi produced a number of corrosive acids. After the iron sword was contaminated with this potion, it could change beyond recognition in a few breaths. As long as there is enough medicine, the soil will be corroded into a large hole in just a few breaths.
If combined with atomizing agents, it can create a highly corrosive acid mist. Ordinary people only need to breathe for a moment before their lungs die.
Although the flying squirrel hunt was a great success, it consumed the only remaining combustion agent in Zidhi's hand.
This corrosive potion became a supplement, adding a means of countering enemies to the exploration team.
Of course, neither the previous incendiary potion nor the current corrosive acid are magic potions, but only utilize, purify, and strengthen the original physical properties of the material.
The effect of magic potions is more significant. But in this island mountain, low-level magic potions are ineffective.
There was no progress in the needle.
He could only temporarily abandon his original thinking and change in another direction.
He began to think: How did the mysterious nucleus in the heart come about?
"Is it a potion?" This is the most likely answer that Needle thinks.
Otherwise, why are these two mutations related to the monkey-tailed brown bear?
As night fell, the needle summoned Ziti and once again asked about the scene.
Zi Di's answer did not make the needle gain anything new.
Needle fell into deep thought: "If Ziti had an accident when he was treating me, this crystal core was formed. Then, if I take the potion, I may also touch the crystal core again, resulting in mutations."
"What happened? Or do you think there are any hidden dangers?" Zidi asked.
"Nothing, I just want to find out." Needle smiled and comforted Zi Di, "It's getting late, I'm going to leave tomorrow. You go back and have a good rest."
Zi Di nodded, her eyes shining: "Lord Needle, with you, I believe we will be able to leave this island."
Needle nodded: "We must not only leave this island, but also try to win people's hearts, gather some manpower, and form a preliminary team. Otherwise, when you arrive in Baisha City, there will only be you and me, and it will be difficult to compete with the other two for the position of city lord. Don't blame yourself, Zidi, in fact, you have done a good job this time."
Zidi was slightly stunned and smiled bitterly: "My lord, your eyes are really keen. To be honest, I hate the environment. It's too unfriendly to magicians here. The only thing I can help you is potions. But the current conditions are too rudimentary. If there are some alchemy artifacts, I believe I can configure the poison against flying squirrels in time."
Zhen Jin sighed: "That's the truth. We have been reduced to this strange island, surrounded by danger. We are trying to survive, anything can happen. We just need to do our best, and we can only do our best. Good night."
"Good night." Zidi left.
Needle still didn't tell Zidi the truth.
On the one hand, Needle didn't want Zidi to suffer more worries, and she was now blaming herself. Although the time spent together was short, Needle found that this purple-eyed girl had a sense of pride in her heart. For such a person, the needle only needs relief, and not reprimands and flogging. Because they do not need other external pressures, this kind of person is completely able to work his own.
On the other hand, Needle also knows Zithi's strength in potions. Even if he revealed the truth, Zidi had no ability to solve this problem.
Since Zidi hid the first time, Needle didn't mind hiding it the second time.
The mutation ability brought by the mysterious crystal core, in Needle's view, is a kind of trump card that allows him to deal with dangerous situations and strong enemies. But at the same time, it also has huge hidden dangers.
"Is there any harm in this kind of mutation? How can a human heart have a crystal nucleus? Will this kind of foreign organ be mutually exclusive to other tissues of the body?"
"What kind of damage will a rashly change cause to yourself? Is it a physical disability, or a bloodline mix?"
"I can't sense the crystal nucleus, and the mutation is not controlled, is it because the crystal nucleus has just grown and has not completely merged with my body?"
"If there are too many mutations, will I become a beast and lose all my humanity?"
Not only in terms of body and blood, but also about the entire exploration team.
Needle gold knows that the reason why he can lead this group of people is that he can lead this group of people. One is because he is strong enough, and the other is because of his identity.
He was a nobleman, and more importantly, he was a Templar.
The status of the latter is more uplifting than the former.
If the mutation of the needle is discovered and recognized as a monster, then the advantages brought by this layer of identity will be greatly weakened.
Although it was a success in hunting rats, Needle knew that this success was just a cliff reining in and pulling the exploration team back from the brink of destruction.
The next itinerary will definitely encounter difficulties and obstacles.
It is difficult to say whether the exploration team can cope with these tribulations and tests.
Needle doesn't want this small team to be floating.
Therefore, he chose to keep this secret in his heart to curb the possibility of transmission from the source.
Late at night in the forest, it is not peaceful.
I often heard the howls of wild beasts, these cries were strange, some were indeed howling, some were whimpering, and some were like dry coughs.
Needle knew he had to rest well, after all, he had to leave early tomorrow morning.
But he was lying on the mattress, but it was difficult to fall asleep for a while.
He simply summed up the results of his thinking these days.
"At present, it seems that there are three possibilities for triggering physical mutations. The first is the pressure of being on the verge of life and death, triggering the instinctive reaction of the crystal nucleus in the heart. The second is the various intense emotions I have under great pressure. The third is a blood-based agent. The heart nucleus is likely caused by drugs, although neither of these two mutations absorbs foreign agents, but there may still be residues in the body."
Needle Jin sighed faintly.
Although he thought of a lot, the current situation made him afraid to try any possibility easily.
On the one hand, there is no guarantee of safety.
On the other hand, he shoulders responsibilities and cannot take risks easily. He wants to lead the entire exploration team, protect his fiancée, and revitalize the Hundred Needles family.
He has many things to do.
"In addition, after the mutation occurs, the crystal core in the heart will consume a lot of mana. After the incident, it will make me feel very empty and exhausted."
Full of thought, the needle fell asleep groggily.
After falling asleep, the young man's brows were still slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking hard in his dream.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a bang, and the entire camp tent collapsed.
The needle woke up immediately.
Although he fell asleep in the camp, he still remained vigilant, so he reacted quickly.
"How did the tent suddenly collapse, what happened?!" When the needle was lifted, the spider blade placed on his side swung it violently.
The sharp blade effortlessly cut through the collapsed tent, allowing the Wire to observe everything outside.
The next moment, his body and mind were shocked, and his face was shocked.