Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 217: Chapter 214: Emerald Bracelet

The moment everyone’s eyes landed on the stalk of Little Grass, it instantly withered and yellowed.

A mixture of disbelief and disappointment crossed Buma’s face.

She didn’t want to stay here any longer.

The vines’ attacks were growing increasingly ferocious, and their team had already suffered heavy casualties. If they delayed any longer, they feared they wouldn’t make it back alive.

She had only used that final method as a last resort.

To think it would still end in failure.

This Little Grass died the instant it left the soil, making it impossible to take with them.

While everyone else stared at the Little Grass in the young man’s hand, Chen Xing’s attention was fixed on his wrist.

He wore a silver bracelet with a dangling emerald charm.

Its color and style matched the emerald ring and necklace she possessed, as if they were all part of the same set.

’Does this mean... what he just used wasn’t a superpower?’

’Was the ability granted by the emerald bracelet?’

”If we get separated, take advantage of the fact that there are many other teams in the mountains. Get out of here quickly and wait for me at the airport!” Chen Xing wasn’t sure why she suddenly said this.

They hadn’t been separated once over the past few days, no matter how dangerous things got.

As it turned out, it paid to plan ahead.

That night, the remaining teams continued to stand guard over the valley.

When Chen Xing woke up the next day, she discovered the canyon in front of them was gone.

Along with it, many of the surrounding teams had also vanished.

They hadn’t moved at all during the night.

’If they had moved, there’s no way I wouldn’t have known!’

’Does that mean the Grand Canyon moved?’

Chen Xing immediately began searching the area for other teams.

She did find two other small teams.

The team from the United States and Buma’s team were both gone.

They soon found the Grand Canyon a short distance away.

Buma and her team also found their way there.

Seeing the changes that had occurred overnight, Buma had no desire to linger.

The prize was tempting, but it wasn’t worth dying for.

She packed up her camp, nodded to Chen Xing and the others, and left the Grand Canyon.

Chen Xing’s gaze remained fixed on the man with the emerald bracelet.

As if sensing something different in her gaze, he glanced back at Chen Xing several times.

Although Chen Xing was fascinated by the bracelet on his wrist... she wasn’t a looter.

At the very least, she wouldn’t just snatch it from someone.

But... Buma’s team had not been gone for long when shouting erupted.

Chen Xing immediately dashed out, Meng Hu close on her heels.

By the time Xiao Long and Wen Yan reacted and gave chase, Chen Xing was already out of sight.

After a quick search failed to turn up any sign of Chen Xing, they decisively headed back.

By the time they made it back to their electric fence and supplies, the canyon had vanished once more.

Meanwhile, when Chen Xing arrived, she was greeted by the sight of bodies strewn across the ground.

Buma lay in a pool of blood, but the man with the silver bracelet was nowhere to be seen.

’Someone else was interested in the emerald, too?’

The thought made her heart pound.

’So, I’m not the only one who knows about the emeralds’ mysterious powers.’

Someone among the other teams must have been eyeing it covetously.

’Who could it be?’

’Cadar!?’

’If the Black Vortex Cadar uses isn’t a superpower, then she might possess a similar item.’

Chen Xing immediately began to search the mountains.

But several hours passed without her finding a single clue.

She had no choice but to give up.

When she tried to return to the Grand Canyon, she discovered it was no longer in its original location.

And... Wen Yan and Xiao Long were also gone, along with all their gear.

Under the circumstances, she didn’t dare send Meng Hu out to search.

She could only hope they still had the gear; at least they wouldn’t starve or freeze. As for the plant monsters, they probably wouldn’t attack such a small group.

So, she went in search of the Grand Canyon.

After all, its vast size should make it easier to find.

By the time she found the Grand Canyon, it was late at night.

Everything was quiet. It seemed the other teams were no longer in the vicinity.

Chen Xing glanced down. Countless stalks of Little Grass still emitted a faint green light, a rather beautiful sight.

’I should collect the Little Grass first, then go look for the others.’

Chen Xing first recalled Meng Hu into her space, then threw a rope down into the canyon.

She planned to use nightingale’s Jiezhi Space to retrieve the Little Grass.

As long as she successfully entered the Jiezhi Space right after grabbing the Little Grass, she would be completely safe.

A few meters from the valley floor, Chen Xing steadied her nerves, making sure she was fully prepared.

The instant she hit the valley floor, her hand grabbed the Little Grass and pulled it into her storage space, while she simultaneously entered the Jiezhi Space.

It all happened in a flash.

’I couldn’t have been any faster,’ she thought.

And yet... her entire body still went numb.

Her mind went blank, and she lost consciousness instantly.

However, before the numbness took over, she was certain she had made it safely into the Jiezhi Space.

A few minutes later, Chen Xing regained consciousness inside the Jiezhi Space.

She didn’t rush to get out. Instead, she first entered her storage space to check on the Little Grass.

The plant was incredibly finicky, dying the instant it left the soil.

Thankfully, the Little Grass was unchanged, looking just as it had when she’d put it in.

She partitioned off a small, square patch of earth and planted the Little Grass.

Inside her space, touching it didn’t cause paralysis.

Once that was done, she used the Jiezhi Space to observe the outside world.

She discovered that the Jiezhi Space could actually move.

Previously, the Jiezhi Space had been immobile; you had to exit from the exact same spot you entered.

Now, she could move it with her will, but only for a distance of a few meters.

Even though it was only a short distance, it was a massive improvement over before.

Chen Xing moved the Jiezhi Space as far as it would go, positioning it a few meters above the canyon.

Her rope was still hanging there.

After exiting the space, Chen Xing only fell a short distance before she grabbed hold of the rope.

Soon, she was safely back on the rim of the canyon.

She figured only someone like her, who possessed a pocket dimension, could have retrieved this Little Grass.

’In that case... leaving this stuff here does nothing but harm people!’

Chen Xing tossed a ball of fire down below.

As the glowing Little Grasses burned, the flames they produced were a brilliant emerald green, a beautiful sight to behold.

Chen Xing didn’t linger. She immediately pulled Meng Hu out of her space and left the Grand Canyon behind.

She had to get back and reunite with Wen Yan and Xiao Long as soon as possible.

But as the saying goes, entering the mountains is easy, but leaving them is hard.

After searching for two hours without finding a way out of the mountains, Chen Xing had no choice but to stop and rest where she was.

With no one else around, she brazenly took out wire from her space to set up an electric fence.

When Chen Xing entered her space again to get spring water, she saw that the Little Grass, which she had only just placed inside, had already overgrown its isolated plot. She couldn’t help but have an idea.

The idea was a bit incredible and rather risky, but she wanted to give it a try.

Everything that originated from her space was harmless to her.

She wanted to know if this special Little Grass would also be harmless to her, or if it was fundamentally untamable.

If it was the latter, she couldn’t keep raising it.

No sooner thought than done. She was alone, and she had the electric fence for protection.

After making thorough preparations, Chen Xing took a single stalk of Little Grass out of her space.