As soon as the words were spoken, the black bear disappeared.

No need to guess—it must have been absorbed by Keke.

“By the way, Keke, now that I’m here, I can’t just go back empty-handed, right?” Jian Xiu couldn’t help but ask.

“It’s still early. You can look for whatever you need. I’m not stopping you,” Keke said helplessly.

After all, you’re the owner. If you want to search, just do it.

“Of course, I have to search! It’s rare for me to come deep into the mountains—I can’t leave empty-handed!” Jian Xiu said defiantly.

With that, she crouched down and started searching.

However, after squatting down, she realized that although she was an apocalypse agent, she had no knowledge of medicinal herbs.

For a moment, she felt a headache coming on.

If it were a fight, she would have no problem.

But finding medicinal herbs? That was really difficult for her.

Still, leaving empty-handed wasn’t an option.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t be Jian Xiu.

“Keke, I don’t care! If I don’t bring back something valuable this time, don’t expect me to come into the mountains again next time!”

Jian Xiu threatened Keke in frustration.

Keke sighed helplessly.

You’re the one who can’t find anything, yet you’re blaming me?

Worried that her slacking owner might really give up, Keke had no choice but to scan the surroundings again carefully.

Originally, Keke hadn’t been too hopeful, but after scanning, she realized there were quite a few valuable items deep in the mountains.

No wonder people were always eager to venture here.

However, there seemed to be a lot of venomous snakes gathering as well.

“Well? Did you find anything?” Jian Xiu asked impatiently.

“Yes, yes! How could I not?” Keke replied.

“Where is it? Hurry, tell me!”

“At your three o’clock, there’s a medicinal herb. I’m not sure what it is, but near it, there’s a venomous snake. You decide what to do!”

“A venomous snake? That’s risking my life!”

“Are you going or not? So far, that herb seems to be the most valuable.”

“How do you know? Didn’t you say you couldn’t assess the market value here?” Jian Xiu asked curiously.

“I can’t, but the system just alerted me. It’s probably a type of ginseng. You decide if you want to dig it up or not.”

“Ginseng? Are you sure?”

“Not sure.”

Jian Xiu: “…”

Even though Keke said she wasn’t sure, the system wouldn’t alert them without a reason.

Thinking this, how could Jian Xiu possibly give up?

“I should have brought some sulfur,” Jian Xiu muttered to herself.

She didn’t expect Keke to respond.

But as soon as she spoke, a bottle of sulfur appeared in her hand.

“Don’t thank me. I used system points to buy it,” Keke said.

Jian Xiu: “…”

She had been planning to be extra careful, but since she already had sulfur in hand, saying anything else would be pointless.

With that in mind, Jian Xiu covered herself with sulfur before heading toward the herb.

“Keke, is the snake still there?”

Still a bit of distance away, she couldn’t help but ask.

Jian Xiu was truly afraid of venomous snakes.

“By the way, Keke, why don’t you absorb the snake?”

“I can, but it’s worth very few points. Also, I can only absorb something if I can see it. Can you let me see it?”

Jian Xiu: “…”

Forget it!

If she could see it, would she even have a chance to survive?

Knowing the venomous snake was gone, Jian Xiu felt relieved.

She carefully pushed aside the grass in the direction Keke had mentioned.

She had to admit, this soil was perfect for growing medicinal herbs.

Look at this soil—dark and loose. It was well-aerated, which meant good drainage and excellent water retention.

Even though she had never grown herbs before, she could tell this was high-quality soil.

“Move a little more to the right.”

“Here?”

“No, right and forward!” Keke reminded her again.

Following Keke’s instructions, Jian Xiu pushed aside more grass and finally saw a uniquely shaped plant.

“Keke, is this the one you mentioned?”

Among all the plants around her, this one stood out the most.

No wonder no one had found it before. If not for Keke’s scan, she could have searched forever and still missed it.

“Yes, that’s the one!”

“Got it! I need to be extra careful while digging it up to keep the roots intact, right?” Keke reminded her.

“I know, I know! I’ve heard about this in the apocalypse.”

She then took out a small hoe from her basket, which she had prepared earlier.

Starting from a distance, she slowly worked her way closer.

As she dug, even before she saw the ginseng, she could already smell its rich fragrance.

“Keke, smell this! It’s so invigorating! Just inhaling it makes me feel more energetic!”

“I can’t smell it,” Keke replied.

As Jian Xiu continued digging, she finally caught sight of the ginseng.

“My god! It’s huge—thicker than two of my fingers!” she exclaimed in excitement.

When she finally unearthed the entire ginseng, she was trembling with excitement.

“Keke, could this be purple ginseng?”

“You’re right!”

“Is it priceless?”

“I don’t know!”

“Oh, right. You can’t assess the market value here,” Jian Xiu said with a grin.

She carefully tore off a small piece of cloth from her clothing and wrapped the ginseng gently.

Instead of putting it in her basket, she tucked it into her chest, pressing it a few times to make sure it was secure.

Seeing her treasure it so much, Keke was speechless.

“There might be more inside. I’ll check further in,” Jian Xiu said.

Since she was already here, one piece of purple ginseng was great, but she wasn’t ready to leave just yet.

Besides, she hadn’t planned to sell this ginseng at all.

Everyone back home was frail and exhausted—this ginseng would be perfect to help them recover.

“Three meters to your left—there’s another snake,” Keke suddenly said.

“Ah?!”

“But it’s not venomous,” Keke added.

“Then why tell me?”

“Snake meat isn’t just delicious with its unique taste and tender texture, but it’s also rich in protein, fats, minerals, and vitamins…”

“Alright, alright! I’ll catch it!” Jian Xiu quickly interrupted Keke.

Joking aside, how could she pass up such a delicious meal?