After Apocalypse, I Got Rich With Superpower

Chapter 41: Chapter 39 Return Journey

Chapter 41: Chapter 39 Return Journey

They tied up the ginseng with a red thread, afraid it might run away, and indeed a few digs confirmed it was ginseng, and quite thick too.

Li Pan pinched the leaves and used her superpower to sense it, “Good stuff, this trip wasn’t in vain, three hundred-year-old ginseng, with excellent medicinal effects and is mutating positively.” 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

“That’s great, girl, you’re a lucky star.”

Everyone was overjoyed, this was worth a fortune.

They carefully dug it out, Li Pan found a wooden box to store it in, to prevent loss of its medicinal effectiveness, and then stowed it away in her space.

Having acquired ginseng, everyone this trip could make a small fortune.

Li Pan cautiously reserved some ginseng seeds, packed them in a clear little bag, labeled it, and took it back, perhaps it could be worth trying to plant.

“Are you confident about growing them?”

Xue Dong turned his head and asked softly.

“If they don’t survive, I can force growth, but it’s true that it won’t be a waste, I just want to try. If it fails, consider it experience gained.”

“Right, being Middle-level, you can already plant Low-level Medicinal Materials.”

“Alright then.”

The group continued their trek, they then encountered wild deer, and together they caught and killed two, Li Pan only took some deer meat back for Brother Qin and others to feast on, the rest was given to Gao Wenbin and his group.

Five days later, they hunted a wild boar, a wild ox, even a mutated tiger, several pythons, venomous snakes, and other animals. With the blockade and obstruction by the Star Tree, they didn’t have to expend much strength, their success rate was greatly improved, and Star Tree’s vines even actively protected them, preventing injuries, their tacit understanding continually improved.

Li Pan also learned some combat techniques, as Gao Wenbin and others took the time to explain the intricacies, how to protect oneself, how to spot tracks, and so on, she gained a lot of knowledge.

On the tenth day, they arrived near the periphery of the forest close to its center, where it was already very dangerous. They encountered a formidable opponent, a very thick tree, its wood vines as thick as a person, five or six people combined couldn’t embrace its trunk.

Li Pan tried to help several times but was knocked to the ground by the Demon Tree’s wood vines.

“Star, it’s either it dies or we die, let’s go all out.”

Xue Dong and several others got injured one after another, Zhou Xiao was hung and tied to a tree, the situation was dire, he was about to be strangled to death by the Demon Tree, his entire face turned red, he couldn’t even speak.

“Star, go!”

Li Pan yelled, charging bravely at the Demon Tree, with several vines emerging behind her.

She, along with the Star Tree, entwined around the Demon Tree, stabbed fiercely into the trunk of the Demon Tree with a vine, and used her own vine to rescue Zhou Xiao, throwing him to safety.

“Don’t come closer.”

Li Pan hugged the Demon Tree tightly, with the whole Star Tree surfacing on the ground, intertwined with the Demon Tree.

“Pan’er!”

Xue Dong clenched his teeth and split, scrambled from the ground, and rushed there without hesitation.

But was blown away by a whip of the Star Tree’s vine.

“Girl…”

Gao Wenbin and Liu Qian among others were also stunned.

Li Pan’s entire face was red, with green energy flashing back and forth on her body, seemingly exerting all her strength.

The others tried to save Li Pan, but were again struck away by the Star Tree, it didn’t seem to want them disturbing it, making it impossible for them to approach.

“Chop down the Demon Tree, help her!”

Zhou Xiao finally recovered a bit, seeing the situation screamed loudly, snatched a knife, and fiercely swung it at the Demon Tree’s wood vines, which let out a piercing, grating scream.

The group found a method, began looking for the Demon Tree’s wood vines, and started chopping fiercely, the Demon Tree’s vines were bluish-green, while those of the Star Tree were earthy brown, making them easy to distinguish.

Li Pan’s eyes gradually became blood-red, and she slipped into madness, gradually losing consciousness.

“Pan’er!”

Xue Dong was frantic, using his superpower to burn the trunk of the Demon Tree.

Everyone, as if mad, chopped at the wood vines and trunk of the Demon Tree.

The Demon Tree finally fell with a crash, Li Pan was let go and slumped softly to the ground, already unconscious.

“Pan’er, don’t scare me.”

Xue Dong held her, calling her repeatedly, his eyes bloodshot, he was on the verge of collapse.

Li Pan slowly opened her eyes, struggled to speak: “I’m fine, it got too full, I need to sleep…”

Then she passed out again.

“Xue Dong, we must leave this place quickly.”

Gao Wenbin pressed down on Xue Dong’s shoulders, urging him to pull himself together.

Ghost Vine rolled a Wood Element Crystal Core over to Xue Dong. He took a deep breath, stashed the item, and turned around to ask for help in getting Li Pan onto his back.

“Let’s head back.”

“Okay.”

Two hours later, Li Pan finally awoke and noticed she was lying on Xue Dong’s back.

“Brother.”

“Pan’er, you’re awake.”

Everyone quickly stopped to take a brief rest.

“Sis, are you okay, any discomfort?”

Liu Qian touched her forehead with concern; it wasn’t hot.

“I’m fine. I just passed out from overeating. This tree is very, very old, the energy was too much for me to handle at once, which made me faint.”

Li Pan explained.

“Pan’er, you scared me to death. Why did you suddenly rush up there?”

“I saw the Demon Tree about to devour Brother Zhou. Being of the Wood Element, I’m very sensitive to plants. If I hadn’t acted quickly to save him, it would have been too late.”

She hadn’t had the chance to consult with everyone before rushing in; a moment later, and Brother Zhou would have been devoured by the Demon Tree.

Zhou Xiao stepped forward and bowed his head, “I’m sorry, sis. It’s my fault. I almost got you killed; I am deeply sorry.”

“Brother Zhou, it’s not your fault. I’m fine. It was just that the energy was too much for me to absorb all at once, and I passed out. Hehe! Look.”

Li Pan did not blame Zhou Xiao; he was also trying to protect her, and during the fight others had repeatedly shielded her.

She extended the Star Tree’s wood vine, which had thickened considerably—previously only as thick as her wrist, it was now as thick as a thigh, and its brown color had deepened, appearing larger.

“It’s grown?”

“Yes, after it absorbs more it will grow even bigger, and my space has expanded by fifteen square meters as well. The Ghost Vine has also gotten a lot thicker.”

The Ghost Vine had always been hidden in her clothes, having passively absorbed a lot of Wood Power from the Demon Tree when the Star Tree and Li Pan couldn’t handle it all. It had grown significantly, adding two vines and its root system had become much stronger.

“I’m relieved you’re okay; otherwise, I would never have been able to forgive myself.”

Zhou Xiao wiped his sweat, terrified and guilt-ridden all the way.

“I’m fine. Don’t worry, everyone. Are we heading home now?”

“Yes. We were rushing back to get you treated in case something was wrong with you.”

“I can’t absorb any more. Let’s go home.”

“You scared me. Next time, let me know, and here’s your spoils of war.”

Xue Dong affectionately tousled her hair and handed her the Crystal Core.

“What rank is this? It’s so pretty and clear. I’ve never seen such a beautiful Wood Element Crystal Core before.”

It was even more stunning and clearer than the Fourth-order Crystal Core the Base Commander had given her.

“It’s a Sixth Rank Crystal Core. I’ve seen an Earth Element one like this, really beautiful and clear like a gem, almost free of impurities. No wonder you were overwhelmed by its energy.”

Liu Qian said, smiling.

“I see, brother, does this count as me contributing?”

Li Pan smiled broadly, delighted by her first battle achieving a perfect score.

“Yes, you were especially brave and made a great effort; it rightfully belongs to you.”

“Right, sis, you were very brave, and you saved me too. This is your spoils of war.”

Zhou Xiao also gave her a thumbs up, wholeheartedly recognizing Li Pan, recalling the scene of her rushing to his aid imprinted on his heart, brave and resolute. From now on, she was his sister to protect.

“Hehe!”

Li Pan laughed like a fool, and everyone else laughed understandingly.

They finally began their journey back to the base. It had been almost half a month since they left, and it was time to go home, their harvest ample.