Chapter 1142 - 1141: Furry Grass
"Fluffy Grass?" The creatures all looked at her with some confusion, not knowing what this Fluffy Grass was.
Ji Nuan pointed to a withered yellow ball-shaped tuft of grass under a mound on the left: "That is Fluffy Grass, find more of it."
Upon hearing this, the creatures nodded and turned to collect it. Although the Fluffy Grass was quite sparse, there was actually quite a bit of it, and it didn’t take long for them to gather a lot.
The creatures then climbed onto the backs of the Maomao, heading towards the sandy area they had come from.
Maomao and Harry stopped at a distance. Ji Nuan and Xiu Yan flew several times to transport all the collected Fluffy Grass to the red scorpions.
Only then did they throw down the ignited Torch. The Torch had been soaked with beast oil and was burning vigorously.
Upon encountering the dry, easily flammable Fluffy Grass, the flames spread instantly. As the fire expanded, crackling sounds erupted from the sand, like the sound of something being roasted and popping.
It was likely the bodies of those red scorpions.
Only after all the Fluffy Grass and the bodies of the red scorpions had been burned did Ji Nuan and Xiu Yan land.
The color of the sand had darkened, creating a stark contrast to the surrounding clean golden hue.
"Brother Xiu Yan, call them over. Let’s quickly gather and leave; who knows if other insects might come."
Xiu Yan nodded and then let out a loud and clear wolf howl.
Soon, Harry and the others came over on camels.
"Harry, Casa, Norz, take all the segmented tree jars from the camels’ backs down and collect the cactus branches and fruits."
The three creatures jumped down from the camels and deftly brought the empty segmented tree jars to where Ji Nuan was standing.
Ji Nuan drew a short knife from her waist and carefully made a small slit at the center of the cactus.
However, she didn’t immediately withdraw her knife but turned to look at Harry: "Shaman Harry, bring one of the segmented tree jars here."
Harry nodded, picked up a segmented tree jar, opened the stopper, and handed it over.
But Ji Nuan didn’t take it: "Position the opening of the jar against this little slit. Soon, juice will flow out, be sure to catch it and don’t waste."
Harry, who had experienced thirst and hunger, nodded seriously, knowing at a time like this wasting even a bit of drinkable stuff could never be forgiven by Lord Beast God.
After each creature took turns and got the hang of collecting the juice, Ji Nuan left them to it and walked to the side to pick up and munch on a crispy sweet fruit.
They had to drain the juice from three cacti before the emptied segmented tree jars were filled.
The juiceless cacti were then chopped down by the creatures, leaving the roots in place, while the flesh could be taken as food.
Xiu Yan chopped down two cacti without draining the juice, because the cuts were along the roots, leaving no juice exposed.
The creatures rested here for a while, and after Maomao and the others were well fed and hydrated, they embarked on the new journey.
A few days later, Ji Nuan was grateful for her decision. They had been walking for five days, encountering only desert, and hadn’t seen a trace of green.
Not even the occasional sight of Fluffy Grass could be found anymore.
Now, Ji Nuan’s daily pleasure was teaching Xiu Yan to read and showing the satisfied smile of a relieved old aunty with his progress.
Harry and the others repeated their cycle of sleep-eat-eat-sleep every day, regaining the flesh they had lost before.