books44 Chapter 222 Bacteria in the Forest
Chapter 222 Bacteria in the Forest
Chapter 222 Forest Fungi
Lin Ziping wasn't the only one forced to serve like a beast of burden; the other four members of the five-man group of sworn brothers from the Prefectural Guard Camp—Wu Xudong, Tang Jiawei, Fan Ji, and Pu Santong—also joined in.
However, the other four people's mounts were rented, so they not only couldn't help, but also had to be taken care of like ancestors.
At first, Lin Ziping and others had to do it themselves, but gradually more and more people gathered, and the road under their feet was expanded from 2 meters wide to 4 meters wide, which could accommodate three carriages driving side by side.
They reached their destination in just ten days.
This autumn team building activity at the Great Zhou Imperial Palace was held in a continuous mountain range, with the campsite located at the foot of the mountain.
The advance team needs to clear the foot of the mountain, set up tents, and prepare clean water and enough food.
These supplies were all allocated from surrounding areas, and the once quiet and peaceful mountains have been bustling with activity these days.
Lin Ziping and his team's task was to go up the mountain to demarcate the activity area for this team building activity, prohibiting other unauthorized personnel from entering the area, and at the same time to conduct a survey of the animal friends in the activity area, in order to ensure that His Majesty the Emperor and all the adults could have a safe and enjoyable time.
To ensure accountability, several areas were divided, with groups of five responsible for cleaning.
As expected, the five brothers from the Prefectural Guard Camp, who were once again in the same boat, are together again.
Lin Ziping felt that the five of them could debut as a group, and they would be involved in all the public activities of the Prefectural Guard.
Fan Ji was emotionally stable and had high emotional and intellectual intelligence, so Lin Ziping appointed him as the captain of the group.
Wu Xudong was tall and strong, and Lin Ziping thought he was the group's fighter.
Tang Jiawei, with his handsome appearance and agile movements, is definitely one of the most good-looking men in the industry.
Pu Santong usually seemed quiet and reserved, so he followed behind Fan Ji and was made the vice-captain, serving as Fan Ji's assistant.
As for Lin Ziping, he's good for nothing but eating; he'd be better suited to be a mascot.
"Uh-huh—"
Lin Ziping snapped back to reality and glanced at the Wuling Hongguang minivan next to him.
Okay, let's make the "Wuling Hongguang" the mascot's exclusive mount.
"Lin Ziping, what are you grinning about?" Fan Ji's voice came from over.
"Oh, oh—" Lin Ziping replied, his smile fading. "Coming, coming!"
After saying that, he grabbed the Wuling Hongguang and chased after them.
"Lin Ziping, take your donkey over there and clean it thoroughly. Do you still have any animal repellent powder?" Fan Ji asked, pointing northeast.
"Okay, I'll go over there." Lin Ziping pointed to the satchel on his waist and patted the bundle on the back of the Wuling Hongguang van. "I still have some here. What about you guys? Do you want some more animal repellent powder?"
The other four checked the packages at their waists and said in unison, "There's more, no need to add any more."
Lin Ziping nodded and looked at Fan Ji.
Fan Ji continued to give instructions: "Wu Xudong, you go to the west; Tang Jiawei, you go to the south; Santong, you go to the north; and I'll go to the southwest. Everyone, be careful. Just get to the boundary line and don't go too far. If anything happens, just call out."
“Okay,” the others replied.
The five exchanged a few words of advice and then went their separate ways.
Lin Ziping drove the Wuling Hongguang towards the northeast, where the trees were lush and green, and sunlight shone through the branches, creating streaks of light.
The Wuling Hongguang was quite cooperative, following Lin Ziping as it drove along.
Although the team building activity was held in the mountains, the terrain was relatively flat. Although there were trees, they were sparse, and it was possible to travel on horseback.
Along the way, Lin Ziping encountered mostly non-aggressive animals, including pheasants, rabbits, and sika deer.
The sika deer ran away as soon as it saw people, and Lin Ziping didn't dare to chase after it, as it was a nationally protected animal.
The person who chose the location for this team building activity also put a lot of thought into it. Logically speaking, the ecological vegetation had not been destroyed in this era, and there were all kinds of animals in the forest, but Lin Ziping had been walking for so long and had not found any animals such as tigers, bears, or leopards.
As he walked, Lin Ziping sprinkled the animal-repelling powder from his satchel.
This was a large bag of white powder, distributed uniformly by the Imperial Hospital. Lin Ziping didn't know if it could repel beasts, but the "Wuling Hongguang" following behind him kept sneezing.
Suddenly, Lin Ziping saw a brightly colored object on the ground.
He stopped what he was doing and carefully walked forward.
Upon closer inspection, I realized it was a patch of red mushrooms.
"Red umbrella, white pole, after eating we lie down together on the plank, lie on the plank, sleep in the coffin, then bury the mountain together, bury the mountain and cry out, relatives and friends come to eat, eat with umbrellas, the whole village lie down on the plank together."
The catchy background music started playing in my head.
Lin Ziping instinctively took two steps back to get away from the area.
After a while, Lin Ziping took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wrapped it around his hand, squatted down, picked a red mushroom—no, now it should be called a fungus—and examined it carefully.
It doesn't look edible at all; it's undoubtedly a poisonous mushroom. The white stem isn't smooth at all, and it even has "little skirts" on it, which makes it look like a bad mushroom. And look at the bright red cap with small white spots—it's definitely the king of poisonous mushrooms, the fly amanita.
Lin Ziping intended to crush it, but he put his foot down again and even bent down to pick several flowers.
Since I have little ability to protect myself now, this poisonous fly amanita mushroom is an essential item for self-defense at home and when I'm out. After drying and grinding it, it becomes a completely natural and additive-free poison.
Lin Ziping then worked with high spirits, speeding up the spraying of animal scare powder while expanding the search area for mushrooms.
There were many mushrooms in the woods, some he recognized and some he didn't. Lin Ziping picked them as soon as he saw them, without a second thought. In no time, he not only finished spraying a bag of animal repellent powder, but also picked a bag full of mushrooms. The colorful mushrooms gathered together looked quite pleasing.
As the sun began to set, Lin Ziping headed back with the day's work, intending to meet up with Fan Ji and the others.
Before they even reached the place where they had parted ways, they saw the other four people already waiting there.
Seeing this, Lin Ziping pulled the Wuling Hongguang and quickened his pace.
As Lin Ziping approached, Tang Jiawei walked closer while pointing at Wu Xudong's feet and said, "Lin Ziping, why are you so slow? We've been waiting for you for ages. Look what Brother Wu caught."
Lin Ziping followed his finger and saw, lo and behold, two dying pheasants!
He gave Wu Xudong an admiring look, thinking, "He truly deserves to be the team's combat expert!"
"Take these two chickens back?" Lin Ziping swallowed hard.
Immersed in the world of mushroom picking, I didn't feel hungry. Only when I looked at these two chickens did I realize that I hadn't eaten anything all day, and my stomach started rumbling.
Tang Jiawei pursed his lips: "Why take them back? With so many people, we probably won't even get chicken bones from two chickens."
Lin Ziping nodded in agreement, and seeing that the other three did not express their opinion, he suggested, "It's still early, why don't we find a place to dispose of them?"
Tang Jiawei's eyes lit up: "Great, great! I just saw a stream."
Pu Santong looked at Fan Ji but didn't say anything.
Wu Xudong remained silent.
Lin Ziping looked around at the three of them.
Although Wu Xudong didn't say anything, he had already agreed through his actions since he caught the chicken.
As for Fan Ji, if he disagreed, he would have already asked Wu Xudong to release the chicken. The reason he hasn't expressed his opinion is simply because he doesn't have a proper reason.
As for the "Pu San Tong" (a popular Chinese political theory), Fan Ji's opinion is based on the "Pu San Tong"