Chapter 14: A Bountiful Harvest

Xia Ning’an put away the crabapples and continued walking into the mountains. With this golden finger for collecting mountain goods, she felt that going into the mountains was even more necessary.

She walked and stopped along the way, seeing squirrels jumping in the woods and pheasants startled by her. But the feeling of seeing pheasants but not being able to catch them wasn’t very pleasant.

“Xiaomiao, can you give me a boost of ultimate martial arts skills? That way, I can catch pheasants to eat.”

“Are you sure you want to eat them for me, or do you want to eat them yourself?” Xiaomiao pointed out to her bluntly.

“It’s a win-win situation!”

“Please, host, don’t daydream. We are a foodie system.”

“Hmph…”

“Bond…”

“Anjie, I’m here. I have a suggestion. Didn’t you play CS on the farm? How’s your shooting?”

“My shooting is pretty good. I was addicted to the game for a while. I played a match every week.”

“The farm has CS guns.”

“Oh, right. But the bullets are too weak. Can they kill pheasants?”

“I can modify the power. The bullets have steel balls. After modification, it’s no problem to shoot animals like goats. Just don’t encounter tigers or bears.”

“Then what are we waiting for? Bond, quickly help me modify it.”

“It’s already been modified.”

Xia Ning’an immediately took out the gun. She walked and looked for prey.

“Xiaomiao, I’ve seen in novels that the heroines have a lucky boost. Pheasants faint when they see her, and hares and wild boars run into trees when they see her. Can we arrange for such a benefit? That way, we’ll have wild game to eat tonight.”

Xiaomiao in the space rolled her eyes. You want to eat shit.

“Are you cursing me? Am I wrong? Is it because other systems are super powerful, and you’re a little chicken?”

You’re the little chicken, your whole family is a chicken.

Xia Ning’an argued with Xiaomiao while looking for prey.

Suddenly, a gray shadow darted out from the side. Xia Ning’an instinctively raised her gun and fired.

Good, her shooting was good. A gray rabbit was hit and injured. She quickly ran over and picked up the rabbit. She found that it wasn’t seriously injured. It should be fine if she kept it in the space for two days.

“Bond, make a nest for the rabbit. I’ll shoot another female rabbit. We’ll raise them in the space. Rabbits reproduce quickly. Soon, they’ll be able to achieve rabbit freedom.”

“Okay, Anjie.”

Xia Ning’an walked and muttered, “Female rabbit, female rabbit…”

Soon, she shot another female rabbit. It seemed that she had some lucky boost.

She continued walking and saw a persimmon tree. The fruit on the tree was already ripe, like little lanterns. Xia Ning’an already had persimmon cakes in her mind. She quickly ran to the persimmon tree and muttered, “Collect,” and collected the whole tree into the space. She planted it on the mountain behind the farm and gave the fruit to Bond to make persimmon cakes.

She also saw a pine tree full of pine cones. She looked at the pine cones and saw that some were not yet ripe, so she collected the pine tree into the space and planted it on the back mountain.

Xia Ning’an also discovered a hot spring. There wasn’t much water in it, but the surrounding area was warm and humid. She actually collected some mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms. This place was warm and humid, and the produce was richer. Xia Ning’an collected mountain goods nearby and sprinkled Farm Spring Water. Next year, this place would definitely be a paradise for plants and animals.

Next year, she could bring the villagers here to collect mountain goods.

“It seems like this place is pretty good.”

“That’s because you have me. Otherwise, ordinary people would have to run up and down a tree many times to pick some wild fruit. It’s not as easy as you think. Besides, ordinary people wouldn’t dare to go so deep into the mountains.”

“So, we’re already in the deep mountains?”

“It’s considered the edge of the deep mountains.”

“Oh, I wonder if we’ll encounter wild boars.”

The moment the words left her mouth, Xia Ning’an heard a rustling sound.

“My mouth is blessed.”

“What do I do now? I’m not brave enough to fight a wild boar. Bond, can you leave the space and fight the wild boar?”

“…”

“Go into the space first.”

“Right.”

With that, Xia Ning’an quickly entered the space.

Looking out from the space, she saw a wild boar weighing 300-400 pounds walking to a large tree, rubbing its body against the trunk, looking very much enjoying itself.

“Can I shoot it in the eye from the space?”

“No, you have to go out. But you can aim in the space, go out, shoot, and then come back in immediately.”

“Okay, fortune favors the bold. Whether I can eat wild boar meat tonight depends on this one shot. Xiaomiao, give me a blessing.”

Xia Ning’an focused her attention and aimed at one of the wild boar’s eyes.

“Go out.”

She pulled the trigger, hitting the wild boar in the eye. She immediately entered the space.

The wild boar hadn’t seen anyone yet, but it had lost one eye. It was so angry that it ran around bumping into things. Xia Ning’an hid in the space, eating a bowl of strawberries while watching it rampage. The wild boar jumped up and down, and soon it had knocked down many trees around it. When it was so tired that it lay on the ground groaning, Xia Ning’an aimed at its other eye and repeated the same operation, hitting it with one shot.

This time, the wild boar was even more like a headless fly, running around in anger.

This time, it went crazy for less than half an hour before it gradually lost its strength.

Xia Ning’an quietly approached the wild boar lying on the ground. When she could reach it, she touched its tail and muttered, “Collect.” The wild boar instantly went into the warehouse. Xia Ning’an and Bond immediately went to the warehouse. They saw that the wild boar was motionless after entering the warehouse. Sure enough, the warehouse was static. Bond took a knife and finished off the wild boar. Xia Ning’an immediately took a large bucket to collect the wild boar’s blood. This was a good thing for making spicy hot pot with blood. It couldn’t be wasted.

Today, she had collected a wild boar, two wild rabbits, and some mountain delicacies and wild fruits. Xia Ning’an was very happy. Seeing that it was getting late, she decided to return and go down the mountain.

“Bond, show me the best way down the mountain.”

“Okay, Anjie.”

On the way down the mountain, Xia Ning’an discovered wild grapes. There were grapes planted on the farm. She picked all the ripe grapes and put them in the space. She could make raisins and wine.

Xia Ning’an also caught a few flying dragons. She used the net Bond made for her to catch them. The male flying dragon’s feathers were very beautiful. In Xia Ning’an’s time, flying dragons were almost extinct. The meat of this bird was very delicious. The saying “dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground” refers to the meat of the flying dragon.

Xia Ning’an was very happy to catch these flying dragons. She raised them on the farm and fed them Farm Spring Water. She believed that they would soon reproduce many flying dragons.

She also caught two wild pheasants with the net and picked up two nests of pheasant eggs. She gave the pheasant eggs to Bond and asked him to figure out how to hatch them.

Bond: You really know how to boss people around! Oh, I mean, boss robots around.

Xia Ning’an’s trip to the forest seemed to open a new world for her.

This was practically her supply warehouse. She would have to come here more often.

Next time, she wondered if she could catch a sika deer. The whole sika deer is a treasure.

The three treasures of Northeast China: “ginseng, antler, and sable fur.”

Ah, she didn’t encounter any treasures on this trip to the mountains.

“Xiaomiao, are you useless?”

Xiaomiao looked confused. “I’m a foodie. I’m only responsible for eating. What else do you want me to do?”

Next time I go to the mountains, I’m aiming for the three treasures.