Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

Among the increasingly rich skills, Chen Changfan quickly found a skill called [Herb Picking].

As he infused his thoughts into it, lines of words immediately appeared before his eyes:

In the first year, you went up the mountain to collect herbs. After a hard day's work, you only found a few houttuynia cordata plants. The owner of the herbal medicine shop didn't even want to buy them.

In the second year, you finally dug up a Salvia miltiorrhiza plant, but another herbalist dug up a Cordyceps sinensis plant right at your feet. You were jealous for a long time, and this is when you started to learn the art.

[In the fifth year, you can finally recognize most medicinal herbs, and your herb-picking speed has greatly increased. Your herb-picking skills have become slightly improved.]

In the eighth year, you were able to predict the presence of precious medicinal herbs based on vegetation distribution and soil properties. With this ability, you dug up a century-old wild ginseng, achieving mastery of the art.

In the 10th year, you discovered something unique in the area. You dug dozens of meters down a crack in the rock. The herbalists laughed at you, saying you were crazy, but you remained unmoved.

In the 28th year, you continued digging several dozen meters deeper. You had almost hollowed out the hill, and you had worn out countless shovels. But you still believed in your judgment.

[In the 30th year, the precious medicinal plant you were tracking seemed to have a life of its own, forcing you to constantly adjust your digging direction]

[In the 35th year, the precious medicine was still moving.

But the experience accumulated over the years has given you a thorough understanding of the underground situation.

You are getting closer and closer to the precious medicine.

One day, you shoveled into a soft substance.

[You have unearthed Tai Sui. Your skills are perfect.]

Herb picking skills, perfect!

[Comprehension Skill: Tracking (Beginner)]

[Learn the Skill: Digging (Beginner)]

Chen Changfan's eyes lit up.

This time, during the infusion adventure, I actually gained the insight into two new skills.

"Tracking and digging seem to be skills related to the art of gathering herbs. It seems that the process of deducing the art of gathering herbs also directly led to the introductory stage of these two skills."

Regarding this unexpected gain, Chen Changfan said he made a fortune.

But when he checked the system panel, he couldn't help but curse.

"No, where are my enlightenment points? System, were those the enlightenment points you just gave me?"

Enlightenment points are exclusive rewards for orange quality, while encounter points are only rewards for purple quality.

The value of the two is obviously not comparable.

But on second thought, the [Tracking] and [Digging] I gained this time were actually a kind of enlightenment.

Although the proficiency is only at the entry level, the advantage is that there is one more person, so it cannot be considered a loss.

After comforting himself a little, Chen Changfan turned his attention to the purple Ganoderma lucidum in front of him.

This purple Ganoderma grows in the rugged crevices of the rocks, and it is indeed not easy to collect.

However, herbs of this difficulty are just right for testing the results of one's own deductions.

Pulling out a short iron spike, Chen Changfan dug about three inches from the side of the Ganoderma lucidum.

The soil here was soft, and he quickly chiseled a groove. He put his finger into the groove, exerted a little force, and actually dug out a stone with a somewhat irregular shape.

As expected, as soon as the stone fell off, a large area of ​​rubble was exposed underground.

The gravel is mixed with sand, and in the middle are the stems of purple Ganoderma lucidum.

Chen Changfan pulled out a sharp knife and quickly removed the sand and gravel, soon revealing a large section of purple stalks.

After a while, he picked a complete purple Ganoderma lucidum intact.

"Growing in such a harsh and narrow crevice, I was able to pick it without even scratching the skin. This truly demonstrates the perfection of herbal picking skills."

Chen Changfan controlled his body and slowly landed on the cliff, looking at the cliff with a lingering look, as if he was still looking for other herbs.

"Ah! I was so scared! How come a person suddenly fell from the cliff?"

A woman's scream came from behind him. Chen Changfan turned around and saw a young village girl carrying a bamboo basket and a medicine hoe standing there, looking at him warily.

Chen Changfan glanced at the village girl and found that she seemed to be a herbalist who went up the mountain specifically to collect herbs.

He could tell at a glance that the other person's backpack was filled with worthless medicinal herbs such as Panax notoginseng and Astragalus, and he immediately had an objective understanding of the herbal medicine collecting skills of this female herbalist.

He calmly put away his weapon, indicating that he had no hostility, then turned and walked away.

"Wait a minute, what's that in your hand?" The herbalist suddenly called out to Chen Changfan.

Chen Changfan didn't bother to pay attention to the woman and continued walking forward.

"Purple Ganoderma! You actually picked purple Ganoderma?"

The herbalist seemed quite excited, so much so that her voice became a little high-pitched.

Susu!

Several herbalists suddenly stood up from the surrounding bushes and cast curious glances in this direction.

"Yunniang, what are you yelling about? Who picked the purple Ganoderma lucidum?"

An old man with a dark and thin face shouted at the herbalist.

Yunniang then realized she had spoken out of turn and quickly picked up a plant from the ground and said, "I saw this from afar and thought it was a purple Ganoderma lucidum, but it turns out to be a Perilla frutescens..."

"Oh! Your eyesight is so bad! I really thought you were lucky!"

"You can mistake Perilla grass for Purple Ganoderma. I think you are crazy about money, hahaha."

When the herbalists heard that Yunniang had made a mistake, they turned back in disappointment and continued to work on their own tasks.

“I didn’t expect there would be so many people collecting herbs in this mountain…”

Chen Changfan thought he was the only one in the mountain, but he didn't expect that there were three or four herbalists around him.

"Of course, the herbs in the South Mountain have been picked up almost completely. So we have no choice but to head to the North Mountain. Although there are more beasts here, there are also more herbs."

Yunniang seemed quite talkative. Although she had never met Chen Changfan before, she started chatting with him in a familiar manner.

"We're all afraid of being attacked by wild animals, so we all go up the mountain in groups. If anything happens, we can look after each other. I see you look like a stranger. Would you like to join our herb-collecting team?"

After hearing this, Chen Changfan was actually a little moved.

He had just arrived and was not familiar with the terrain of Beishan.

Even if you want to hunt wild boars, you won't be able to find their habitat for a while.

What if your luck is even worse and you encounter a bear-man? Wouldn’t that be very embarrassing?

If you follow these herbalists, you might be able to find large tracts of medicinal fields, and maybe even collect some precious herbs.

"That's fine. I've only just started collecting herbs. If it's convenient, take me with you."

Chen Changfan gave a somewhat shy smile, and Yunniang immediately believed what he said.

"No problem! Just follow me closely and don't let the wolves take away all the wolves in this mountain. If it weren't for the fact that you're such a handsome boy, I, Yunniang, wouldn't have said a word to you."

"Thank you, Yunniang. You can just call me Chen Fan."

"Well, Chen Fan, he does have an extraordinary appearance."

As Yunniang spoke, she patted her chest generously, then couldn't help rubbing her hands together, lowered her voice and leaned closer to say:

"Where's your purple Ganoderma lucidum? Take it out and let me see it. I've never found such a precious medicine before."