Scientific Travel

Those six plants were also purchased by Deng Yin. Although she had five of the seasonings, they had all been ground into powder, making it impossible to extract their genes and develop seeds.

Only plants whose moisture has not completely evaporated can be processed into seeds using this method.

Besides those ingredients, making the Awakening Elixir also requires the leaves of the Hemp Winter Tree and the resin of the Myriad River Tree. Both of these trees are rare; in any case, Deng Yin had never seen them before.

Dog Egg knew this task wouldn't be easy, so he played the role of Little Smarty, suggesting that they only buy seeds and not plants.

The flowers and plants are easy to grow; they can be cultivated in a few months at most. The difficult ones are these two trees.

The *Symplocos serrata* grows on snow-capped mountains, and where it grows, there is a high probability that *Symplocos serrata* will also exist nearby.

Therefore, the rarity of the winter hemp tree is no less than that of the snow lotus.

It sprouts in one year and can grow 30 centimeters tall in three years. It takes at least 20 years for it to grow leaves.

The growth cycle of the Wanjiang Tree is even longer; it takes at least a hundred years for it to grow as tall as Wang Xi.

To extract the resin from the bark, one must wait until the tree grows to a size where it takes two adults to fully encircle it.

This would take 500 years or more.

Even if Deng Yin lived in the space the whole time, he could never have lived that long.

Buying ready-made ones won't work either, they're just too expensive.

Even buying high-grade plant growth regulators won't work. Although a single drop of diluted high-grade plant growth regulator can shorten the plant's growth cycle by a year, it can lead to resistance and can only be used once at most.

A mere year is far too short for a tree's lifespan, especially for the Wanjiang Tree.

The name "Wanjiang" (meaning "ten thousand realms") wasn't given lightly. While it's impossible to live for ten thousand years, living for a thousand is certainly within reach.

Unable to buy them or grow them, Deng Yin could only try to find them.

It was unknown how long this trip would take, so Deng Yin left behind mostly easily stored grains, which were all stored in the basement.

The temperature in the basement is always low, even if it's 100 degrees Celsius outside, it will drop to around ten degrees Celsius due to the insulation of the cypress metal panels.

Of course, the probability of this happening is very small.

Natural disasters usually only happen once at a time. It's windy now, and it's too hot to cut in line.

Deng Yin stored perishable foods, such as vegetables, meat, and fruit, on the first floor.

There is air conditioning on the first floor, and in case of any accidents, Deng Yin also left the refrigerator and the kite.

The double-door refrigerator was packed full of food in every corner.

Deng Yin was still not at ease, so he spent a lot of money to buy a freezer.

The refrigerator has an adjustable temperature, and Deng Yin set both the top and bottom to the "fresh" setting. Fruits are placed on top, vegetables on the bottom, and the freezer is used entirely for meat.

Deng Yin originally had over 200 points, but after spending them like this, he only had 173 points left.

That's perfect, he's the same height as her.

Wang Xi loves ice cream, but eating too much will give her a stomachache. Wang Moyu doesn't allow her to eat too much; she can only have it twice a day at most.

How could a child resist the temptation of ice cream? She and Gou Dan would always sneak ice cream together.

They thought they had done it perfectly, but Wang Xi ate slowly, and the food would melt before she finished eating, always dripping onto her clothes.

As long as she doesn't eat so much that her stomach hurts, Wang Moyu will turn a blind eye.

Gou Dan and Wang Xi are kindred spirits; their relationship is now incredibly good.

Wang Xi was very reluctant to see Gou Dan leave this time.

Sigh, the ice cream machine switch is too high for her to reach. Now that Gou Dan is gone, does that mean she can't sneak a bite?

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Metal detectors can detect many things, such as minerals buried deep underground, gold and silver treasures in boxes, and weapons on enemies, but they cannot detect things like trees.

That's when Gou Dan makes his appearance! He has a map of this world in his mind!

There are many marked places on the map, and these are all places related to the protagonist.

Although he didn't know where these two types of trees definitely grew, he knew where they might grow.

There aren't many places with snow-capped mountains; there are only two on the map.

Dog Egg's map is incomplete; having two is already quite rare.

The host can complete all the tasks within Xiye City; Deng Yin going all the way to Shimu City is already a long detour. The host generally won't go to places not marked on the map.

Places like snow-capped mountains are actually one of them.

However, considering that some hosts may have spent too many points in the early stages and not enough to buy trees, and that some are stingy and unwilling to spend points on such things, the system adds places where these two types of trees may grow on the map.

The snow-capped mountains were too far away, so Deng Yin decided to go find Wanjiang Tree first, which was only a little over 100 kilometers away.

To live a long life, you not only need to have a long lifespan, but you also need to choose the right place to grow.

If they grow in places frequently visited by humans, it's already a blessing if they aren't cut down. Before they even reach the end of their lifespan, they've already died ten or eight times over.

For any place where the Wanjiang tree grows, two conditions must be met: first, it must be a place rarely visited by humans; and second, it must be a pleasant environment for the tree to grow.

It shouldn't be too cold, but it also shouldn't be too hot.

Although the Wanjiang Tree has a long lifespan, it is not easy for it to live that long. Its life is fragile and easily destroyed.

It's too cold, I'll die.

It's too hot, I'm going to die.

If it doesn't rain for more than a year, you'll die.

If it rains more than five times in a month, the person will die.

The tree bark was injured, and it died.

If the roots aren't firmly planted, the tree will die.

The soil has low nutritional value, and people die.

There were rocks near its growing area, which prevented it from growing upright, and it died.

A hundred years is a major milestone; every hundred years, the tree grows stronger. After five hundred years, none of the causes of death can stop the growth of the Myriad Realms Tree.

It wasn't until it reached five hundred years old that the Wanjiang Tree could truly be considered an adult.

For a Wanjiang Tree to live to adulthood, many prerequisites are required, and it takes a very long time. And Baibulin happens to meet all of those prerequisites.

Baibulin is where Deng Yin rescued Wei Wujiang before. Last time, we didn't go too deep. It is said that there is a Wanjiang Tree deep in Baibulin.

There is one in the palace, but that tree is only three hundred years old and exists as a mascot. Let alone peeling off the bark, even kicking it would be an act that would cost you your head.

The wind is too strong now, so even if the speed of the electric car is not affected, Deng Yinhui will still be affected.

The cold wasn't a problem for Deng Yin; she had a heater. The main issue was that prolonged exposure to the wind made her face ache.

Moreover, the wind is so strong that it can blow not only sand but also rocks the size of a fist.

Getting hit by this thing can have more serious consequences than being hit by hail.

Rain walls can only block things related to water. Hail is formed from water, but stones are not.

The shed we built to keep out the heat is no longer usable. Even if it won't be blown away by the wind, it will still get pierced by sharp objects carried by the wind.

What's more, now we need to carry another person. Deng Yin's electric bike has a single seat, so we can't let Gou Dan sit in the basket, can we?

Even if he were willing, there wouldn't be enough room for him.

Knowing about the mission for so long, Deng Yin still hasn't left the house because she's modifying the car.

As the saying goes, "every profession has its own secrets," and while Deng Yin's car modification business wasn't exactly outside his field, it wasn't exactly on his side either.

Let's just say we're separated by a river.

Without a boat, you can only swim across. When you can't swim anymore, you can just let yourself drift in the river. If you're lucky and the wind is favorable, you'll drift forward even if you do nothing.