Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 60: Poisonous Weeds and Insects, Leader Level and Clan Leader Level

The excitement in everyone's heart only lasted for a moment before the feeling of fatigue came over them again.

Then he sat down to rest, started eating and drinking water to restore his strength.

After all, no matter how magnificent the scene is, it only belongs to you once you hunt it.

Ding Yi entered the ruins of the former city and searched for tenaciously growing wild grasses among the ruins of broken walls.

Pull it up by the roots, taste the juice, and choose the varieties with hallucinogenic and paralyzing effects.

These alienated plants that have adapted to the harsh environment of the wasteland have evolved tiny stomata on the surface of their leaves and rhizomes.

By utilizing the pressure changes of air flow, the water vapor in the breeze condenses in these pores and is then absorbed to ensure its own growth needs.

Because they are tender, delicious and rich in water, they have also become the favorite delicacy of herbivorous animals in the wasteland.

For this reason, many weeds or ferns have evolved defense mechanisms such as alkaloids, plant protein toxins, or thorny roots and needle-saw leaves.

The latter is actually not very useful. The keratinized lips and mouths of most herbivores can be several centimeters thick and are not afraid of external damage at all.

After chewing it, swallow it into your stomach, and then use gravel and sand to help grind it into powder.

The former magical toxin damage is much more effective. Although a trace amount of toxin is not enough to cause serious damage to large herbivores, plants can also take advantage of the terrain and hide in crevices or corners to survive the early development stage.

In this way, large herbivores cannot eat the plants, and small animals cannot withstand the attacks of the toxins, so they are able to survive, survive the growth period, and finally bloom and bear fruit.

Once they grow tall enough, the tiny grass seeds can be eaten by herbivores and carried to the next gathering place during migration, where they can reproduce and thrive.

This is the survival and reproduction strategy of plants, but now it is being reused by humans as a hunting weapon.

When Ding Yi was picking poisonous weeds, she found that there were often insects and ants hiding under the lifted stones.

The weeds and shrubs in the city ruins, with the help of the terrain, form a simple yet unique food chain with these tiny insects and ants.

Ding Yi not only found more than a dozen new types of grass, but also many mutated insects that had never been seen before, with a density several times that of the wasteland.

Collect them carefully in an empty bottle.

Arthropods can survive the long scorching heat of the forbidden zone of the scorching sun by digging deep pits, semi-hibernation, and because of their small size, and are reborn after two years.

In this oasis of ruins, they gradually evolved into a form similar to gardener ants, forming a stable symbiotic relationship with poisonous plants.

However, as high-level consumers, many toxins are also condensed in the bodies of insects and ants over time.

Ding Yi, who had a great harvest, soon discovered when making paralyzing toxins on the stone slab that instead of extracting trace amounts of nerve and muscle paralyzing toxins from plants, it would be better to directly remove the glands from the tails of these ants and beetles.

It contains highly concentrated venom.

They filter it out from the poisonous weeds they eat as a defense mechanism; this is common in nature.

"These bugs are extremely poisonous and cannot be eaten. The toxins in one can kill an 80kg adult human. Converted to a 500kg level 9 rockhorn, only six would be enough to kill a 500kg level 9 rockhorn."

Seeing Lin Feng approaching, Ding Yi, who was carefully dissecting the insect with a utility knife, began to explain:
"A first-level rock wildebeest is two meters tall and five meters long, weighing an estimated one ton. At least ten of them are needed to paralyze their nerves and muscles."

"But these toxins can be decomposed by boiling. Even if the horse eventually dies from the poison, there's no need to worry about contaminating the horse meat."

Lin Feng nodded:
"You've only caught about twenty. I'll find others to help."

As he spoke, he called Liu Qian, A Lian and others to enter the city ruins and collect poisonous insects.

Soon, three bottles filled with thumb-sized poisonous insects appeared in front of Ding Yi.

There are more than a hundred of them, and the extracted toxin is about 100 milliliters, which is enough for this mission.

"Biological Toxin Level 7, White Quality"

"Mixed nerve and muscle toxin, a dangerous biological material. Even ingestion will cause intense burning and paralysis. Injecting into the bloodstream of a wound doubles the effect, so use with caution. The higher the evolution level, the faster the metabolic rate and the shorter the duration of the toxin's effects, but the dosage can be increased."

The injection of this bottle of poison mainly depends on Chen Shanshan's long-range armor-piercing horn bow and the wolf-tooth arrows.

To deal with a first-level rock hornbill, you can only use a titanium spear to pierce the ten-centimeter-thick rock armor and inject venom into its body, making it lose the ability to struggle.

You need to have the strength to approach that of a first-level wild beast for the poison to be effective.

Therefore, the conditions for use are quite harsh.

In the team, only Chen Shanshan is suitable for the equipment.

Although Lin Feng's level 9 precision pistol has powerful firepower, the wolf tooth bullet is coated with venom and will be thrown away during flight.

After collecting all the materials and both sides had rested enough, Lin Feng handed the telescope to Amin, then took Liu Qian and walked towards Duncan's team not far away.

The six of them sat together and discussed the future hunting plan.

Seeing Lin Feng and the other two approaching, Lisa made way for them and asked curiously:
"Were you just collecting food? Didn't you bring enough supplies this time?"

She thought that Lin Feng and his companions were searching everywhere, just like other low-level wastelanders, collecting grass roots and insects to fill their stomachs.

Lin Feng smiled and explained:
"Everyone is quite curious. There's quite a lot of food here. It's like an oasis in the wasteland."

These words seemed to be covering up the embarrassment. Lisa nodded, but did not expose it, and continued to introduce:
"If it weren't for the Fiery Sun Forbidden Zone, this place would truly be an excellent habitat."

As she spoke, she pointed to the Laoshan Mountains beside her and the dried-up basin of the bay below her:
"The circular basin structure here, coupled with a circle of high mountains blocking the way, allows moist air in the upper atmosphere to settle down, condense, and gather at the bottom of the rift valley, connecting with groundwater."

"Eventually, a pool of water formed inside the cave."

"It's just seasonal. The high temperatures in the Fiery Sun Forbidden Zone will completely evaporate the water. It will only condense again after two or three years."

"This is also a resting place for migrating wild beasts in the wasteland. Countless wild beasts stop here to rehydrate and reproduce..."

"Their leader, the clan leader, will remember these dotted routes and lead the tribe over and over again until the next successor emerges."

"And this spot with a natural water source is called the Wild Rift Valley..."

"It's also the only transit point within a thousand miles, so all the nearby wild beasts will eventually gather here, replenish their energy, and then head to the next destination."

After the introduction, Lisa pointed to a herd of wild beasts crawling out from the slope behind the rift several kilometers away.

In Lin Feng's eyes, they shrank into tiny, wriggling black dots. If he had not been standing on the original land at a height of six or seven hundred meters, he would not have been able to see the herd leaving.

“Where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes, and there will be struggles.”

"This herd of wild beasts is no exception."

"The Fiery Sun Forbidden Zone will descend in six or seven days. This is the last chance for the wild beasts to draw water and replenish their status. Time is running out for them..."

"So, in the next few days, the competition for habitat will become extremely fierce, and the herds of wild beasts that lag behind will make the rift valley extremely crowded."

"Competition, fighting, collision, trampling..."

"Chaos is our chance to strike."

"Those who failed in the fight were driven out of the water source under the cave after being exhausted. If you catch one, you can become an Evolver."

Through Lisa's description, Lin Feng roughly understood the hunting strategy of Duncan's team.

It is much easier to target those losers who are already overdrawn than to deal with the rockhorn beetles in their prime.

At this time, Liu Qian behind Lin Feng also added:

"A herd of rock wildebeest is usually led by a first-level male rock wildebeest. During the mating season, they will drive away newly adult male rock wildebeests, even their own offspring."

"Whenever they reach a water source like the Great Rift Valley, the hormones in the male rock wildebeests' bodies surge under the stimulation of hormones, and they enter a ferocious and aggressive state." "They will attack any adult male rock wildebeest that approaches their herd."

"Just like the African savannah on old Earth, wandering male wildebeests, once they evolve into first-level wild beasts, will come here to compete with the older generation of wildebeests for the right to belong to the herd."

"Many male wildebeests even die in the struggle for mating rights."

Because rock wildebeest breeding is an important industry in Oasis Town, related records are highlighted and described in detail in the Wilderness Hunter's Notes.

For the hunters of all generations, even if they could catch an ordinary first-level rockhorn horse, it would be a precious opportunity to reach the top in one step, so they would naturally focus on studying it.

Lisa looked at Liu Qian with some surprise, thinking that this woman should be the military advisor in Lin Feng's team, responsible for giving advice.

After nodding, he added a few more words:
"The male leaders of the rockhorn beetles are divided into veteran first-level rockhorn beetles, whose strength is in the middle stage of the first stage, and the leader-level one who just roared and declared his existence, whose strength is in the late stage of the first stage..."

"As for the strongest patriarch, as the ruling entity among the rockhorn beetles, not only does he have a long lifespan and wisdom comparable to humans, his strength is also far above the first level."

"None of the above three are something we can challenge."

"Even if they are seriously injured, they can still charge forward and easily knock our trams off their feet or smash them."

"Our targets are those male rockhorn horses that have just advanced to the early stage of the first stage and failed in their challenges."

"There are quite a lot of them here. Just now, while I was taking a break, I used a telescope to see several first-level rock wildebeests wrestling with each other at the edge of the rift valley, eager to fight."

After Lisa finished her introduction, Old Duncan pointed to the rift valley diagram drawn on the ground with a branch and said to everyone:

"The current plan is to prepare for both scenarios. We will split our forces into two groups. One group will go around to the rift valley exit and capture or kill the young and adult rock wildebeest alive."

"If there's a chance, catch an adult wildebeest too."

"The rock wildebeest at the exit have a lot of water stored in their stomachs, so they can't run fast. Furthermore, the group has already dispersed. Even if there's a disturbance or panic, it won't cause unrest in the Rift Valley."

"This group of people will take action now. Lin Feng, you can also join us. Whoever catches the enemy will own it."

"The other group of people who stayed behind, holding binoculars, continued to search the hillside for suitable targets."

"Those defeated and injured rock wildebeests won't leave the Great Rift Valley. Instead, they'll wait until the victors have left with their herds, fully fed and watered, before daring to go in and drink water to recover and catch up with the main migrating group."

"We have to wait until it's at its weakest before we strike."

"Does anyone have any questions?"

Everyone nodded and had no objections.

Old Duncan then looked at Lin Feng:
"Our first group of people to take the initiative are Lisa and I, and two other team members. What about you?"

Lin Feng looked at the diagram on the ground, frowning slightly. The other party had sent four people and left two behind, clearly focusing their mission on the young Yanjiaoma as a backup.

As for capturing a first-level male rock wildebeest, it is a side quest. Give it a try and see if there are any unexpected surprises.

Lin Feng naturally agreed with such a safe plan. After all, he would be more confident if he could make the minimum profit first and then consider making big money.

It's about the selection...

Since old Duncan is involved, he has to go too, and if Chen Shanshan wants to stay, someone needs to cooperate with her.

So Ding Yi has to stay, the team also needs her to continue collecting biological toxins.

Amin has difficulty walking and is not suitable for long-distance pursuit.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng glanced at Liu Qian behind him. The latter blinked and indicated that it was okay.

So Lin Feng replied:
"There are also four of us. Besides me, there are two level nine enhanced members, and this teammate behind me."

Seeing that Lin Feng wanted to take this woman who was only level eight in enhancement, Old Duncan nodded and said nothing.

I glanced at the watch on my wrist:
"Leave in half an hour, be ready."

Lin Feng nodded, took Liu Qian away from the enemy camp, and brought the news back to his own team.

Lisa watched the two of them walk away:

"He wants to bring the military advisor with him. Why doesn't he bring one more person? This way, there are only three level nine fighters, and their strength is not as good as ours."

Old Duncan stood up, opened the carriage door, and took out ropes, black cloth belts and other equipment.

A teammate shrugged:

"Maybe they're worried about their precious tram? After all, it's their most valuable equipment."

Half an hour later...

Lin Feng and his group rode two empty tricycles, left the tram camp, and came to Duncan's team.

The opponent's equipment consisted of two modified off-road bicycles equipped with a battery. The speed could briefly reach over 20 kilometers. It was obvious that they had made special targeted preparations for this hunting operation.

However, in order to reduce weight, the rear seat and brake device were removed.

Pursue extreme speed under limited conditions.

So the other two could only carry a cart that had been emptied of supplies and follow on foot.

Fortunately, the thing everyone has the most is time.

You can look for favorable ambush terrain while walking.

The hunt officially began as a joint hunting team of eight people left the camp at the top of the hillside.

Lin Feng and his three companions took turns riding the tricycle.

Liu Qian and A Lian were fine. Their tricycles had not been modified and were very light. For late-stage enhanced people, as long as the terrain was flat, they could easily ride at a speed of over 20 kilometers per hour.

Lin Feng and Liu Mingfei's bike was equipped with a 300-kilogram iron plate. Apart from being a sunblock, it was also a bit difficult to pedal.

Fortunately, after riding for two or three hours, everyone used the broken road in the ruins of the city to reach the exit on the right side of the rift valley, and saw groups of rockhorn horses climbing up the slope with their big bellies dangling from the bottom.

In order to reach the next natural water source and satisfy their energy needs after trekking hundreds of kilometers, they drank more than 20% of their body weight in the pond water in one breath, adding to the water already saturated in their own flesh and blood...

The physical burden is enormous.

Now these rock wildebeests, like bloated balls, are exhausted and out of breath after climbing several kilometers of slope with difficulty.

I can't speed up and escape as easily as before.

This is also the best time for Lin Feng and his team to hunt.

The experienced old Duncan quickly locked onto a group of wildebeests that entered the city ruins in search of food.

Among the herd of more than 30 animals, there are ten young rock wildebeests that were born not long ago.

They need more nutrition to survive until the next stopover.

So don't waste any opportunity to find food.

"go!"

Old Duncan drew the pistol from his waist and spoke in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)