I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse-Chapter 981 - 1071: A Tree That Produces Dark-Type Energy?

Chapter 981: Chapter 1071: A Tree That Produces Dark-Type Energy?

The atmosphere on site relaxed.

A woman wearing a local black robe, with a nose ring and covered in gold jewelry, stepped forward and gestured for someone to bring out a black lump larger than a basketball. After peeling it open, inside were finger-length granules.

She distributed these black granules to the Huaxia Team.

The team looked puzzled, wondering what these coal-like things were.

Only Jing Shu’s eyes lit up: "Is this a new variety of dried fruit post-apocalypse?"

Sure enough, the next second, the woman taught everyone how to peel them, revealing a peanut-like nut. Once eaten, a rich and sweet oily taste instantly spread.

If it had to be described, it felt like eating a handful of sunflower seed kernels mixed with a large handful of pine nuts, with a long-lasting aftertaste that lingered on the taste buds.

"Fragrant, really too fragrant!"

"Eating one of these feels like putting all the sunflower seed kernels I’ve carefully peeled all afternoon into my mouth—how satisfying!"

"Delicious, never had such a rich, crunchy oily flavor before."

The woman was very pleased with everyone’s reaction. She handed out other flavored nut granules to the Huaxia Team, asking Anang to translate:

"These are Afghanistan Pine Nuts planted by this lady before the apocalypse, mutated and expanded several times in size post-apocalypse. These are chocolate and cream flavors—rare top-quality food around here."

Jing Shu ate two more and her eyes lit up; the taste and texture were similar to the hundreds of kilograms of Brazilian Pine Nuts she bought before the apocalypse, but this post-apocalyptic product was obviously larger and the texture better and more fragrant.

With roasting and flavoring, the taste would be even more intense. After all, raw sunflower seeds and roasted ones have different tastes.

Anang smiled as he translated: "I wonder if the Huaxia Team is interested in these foods? Their value is akin to exchanging 5 pine nuts for 1 can of food."

The interested Huaxia people instantly lost their enthusiasm and shook their heads.

"This is robbery, isn’t it? So expensive?"

"5 pine nuts for one can? These nuts sure are tasty, but they’re way too expensive!"

"Originally thought of getting some for family since it’s almost New Year, but too pricey. Might as well exchange for more oil and have a meat feast back home."

Anang explained: "These pine nuts are a new energy product, eating them strengthens and keeps you healthy without illness, reducing wrinkles."

"We’re in the midst of an apocalypse, who cares about wrinkles."

Most people didn’t want them, but a few did:

"Hey, if none of you are buying, I’ll take 10 pieces."

"Count me in, I’ll take 10 as well."

Though people didn’t want much, they just wanted a taste; it’s impractical to expect these to fill you up. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Despite selling a few hundred pieces, the woman was still disappointed. She spoke to Anang again, and he conveyed:

"Actually, selling individually is expensive. We don’t intend to rob buddies here. This pine tree is the sole mutated survivor now able to produce pine nuts, originally among hundreds of acres of trees this lady planted.

But this lady can’t find satisfactory food resources around here. If any of you can buy a tree, she might sell it cheaper; she’s looking for long-shelf-life food and meat, preferably suitable for children. Otherwise, she’ll take the tree to the Middle East."

Jing Shu was just thinking about buying a tree back home since the nuts were so tasty. No matter how many you buy, there comes a day when they’d be gone.

It’s better to produce them yourself.

Unexpectedly, the woman actually wanted to sell the tree and asked for diverse food?

Jing Shu stepped forward.

"Wow, Boss Jing is taking action again."

"Honestly, if anyone in the team can buy a tree, it’s Captain Jing Shu."

"5 pine nuts for 1 can, then the tree must be tens of tons of cans, right? Isn’t that too costly?"

"But selling these pine nuts back home would also earn quite a bit of money, the taste is exceptionally good."

Anang had already noticed Jing Shu; she’s always been the central figure of the team, and in this trade, she’s doing the most transactions, owning the iron and vehicles, no doubt she has the power.

So Anang asked with a smile: "Ms. Jing Shu, do you have a lot of canned meat? This lady lacks these the most."

This lady had just auctioned off all her limited canned meat, but it’s far from enough with a large family. And canned food will only become scarcer post-apocalypse.

Jing Shu shook her head: "Sorry, I don’t have those canned meats."

Anang showed a look of regret; among foods, canned meat was the most expensive now. Others essentially aren’t profitable.

He said: "If not canned meat, other items might not suffice to exchange for such a precious pine nut tree. This tree is a post-apocalyptic energy product."

Jing Shu whispered a few words to Zhang Yicheng, who responded and ran off.

Jing Shu originally brought the Blackie box, but couldn’t take out too much; she understood the woman wanted quality goods, which she had in abundance.

So Zhang Yicheng went outside to bring two Hulks.

Jing Shu said: "Please hold on a moment, my people are fetching the goods now; there will be something you want."

Anang babbled a few words to the black-robed woman, as everyone waited. However, the woman didn’t fully understand Jing Shu’s capabilities and doubted:

"I just want canned meat that has a long shelf life and is nutritious. Honestly, my family doesn’t lack food, we have oil mines too. But eating adequately and eating well are two different matters.

I want my kids to eat well with normal pre-apocalyptic food, not just black insects and red insects daily.

Otherwise, the pine nuts produced by this tree annually, if sporadically sold, are enough to buy all kinds of food here."