Lu Qing looked at the dark river water in front of her and squatted down with a serious expression. She looked at the water below her feet. After a while, her expression gradually became dull. Obviously, she was thinking about something.
On the way, Lu Qing didn't encounter any living creatures except the talking corpse. Well, if corpses can be considered living things.
This is very strange. You must know that in the introduction to the dream, it was clearly mentioned that this forest should be full of mutated animals and plants, but she did not encounter any of them.
If this is luck, then Lu Qing doesn't know whether he has too much luck or too much luck, but if the luck factor is eliminated, it can only explain one problem.
There must be some reason, perhaps some external factor, that prevented Lu Qing from encountering any animals or plants, or was it that there were no animals or plants here at all?
Lu Qing didn't know. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't come up with any results, so she could only put these thoughts behind her for the time being.
After coming back to her senses and looking at the river in front of her, Lu Qing felt troubled for a moment.
The river in front of us is not spacious, only about seven or eight meters wide. The depth of the water is unclear, because the river water is pitch black, so you can't see clearly underwater.
Lu Qing didn't even dare to touch it. After all, the pitch-black river water looked abnormal, and he didn't know if there would be any danger if he touched it.
"Maybe I can try it with a wooden barrel." Lu Qing frowned for a while and then thought.
There must be something wrong with the water. Lu Qing didn't dare to poop it with her hands, but she could fish it up directly with a wooden bucket. As for what to do with it, Lu Qing hadn't thought about it yet. She just wanted to fish it up.
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Maybe she could try pouring the water on other plants later and see how it reacts?
This should be useless. After all, the plants near the river seem to be quite healthy. Either the water has no effect on the plants or the plants have become resistant to the water.
"So what's the use of grabbing a bucket of water?" Lu Qing thought in her mind.
Although she thought so in her heart, Lu Qing still honestly put the barrel into the river and filled half of the barrel with water.
A magical thing happened. When the river water was fished out of the barrel, the originally dark water immediately changed color and gradually became clear and translucent, looking just like ordinary water.
At the same time, the notice board in Lu Qing's mind trembled, and lines of information were refreshed.
[Prop name: black water]
[Prop quality: special props]
[Introduction: This is a kind of magical water. You can only see it in the dark forest. Oh, I mean, all the water will look like this when it comes to the dark forest. Once taken out, they will become like this.
It will return to its original state. Itβs amazing, right? I think so too.γ
[Skills: transformation, strengthening]
[Transformation: Some kind of wonderful changes have occurred in this water. When they gather together in small amounts, they will become clear, transparent and harmless drinking water. Once the degree of aggregation exceeds a certain level, these water flows will transform into
Black, becomes a poison that will kill you if you touch it!]
[Enhancement: Black water is not necessarily fatal. There is a certain probability that when you encounter black water, you will evolve. As for the price of failure... it is death!
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[Note: At least the situation is not worse than imagined, right? γ
"The situation is indeed not worse than imagined..." Lu Qing looked at the notes on the items and muttered.
She originally thought that the water was not drinkable, but unexpectedly things took a turn for the better.
"But, is it a poison that can make people evolve?"
With a flash of light in his eyes, Lu Qing looked at the continuously flowing black river, his brain running rapidly.
The water in the dark forest will become like the water in the river flowing under her feet. So, what is the meaning of doing this?
Lu Qing didn't think this was a meaningless move. Something like this, which had a wide range of influence but was useless, shouldn't appear in dreams.
"Evolution..." Lu Qing feels that this word is very important, but she doesn't know why it is important yet.
As for reaching out and touching the river now to see if he can evolve, Lu Qing would never do it.
The sign said that the consequence of failure in evolution is death, and generally speaking, the probability of evolution is definitely higher than death. Besides, what if the so-called evolution actually means becoming a monster?
After all, in a sense, becoming a monster can indeed be regarded as evolution.
Putting the barrel back into the water, Lu Qing filled the entire barrel. After confirming that the water inside was still clear and transparent, he carried the barrel in the direction he came from.
The forest was still as quiet as when it came. Lu Qing did not encounter any danger along the way and returned home easily.
"The water problem has been solved, but something unexpected happened with the food problem." Seeing her wooden house in the distance, Lu Qing thought with some distress.
Water can indeed help them survive for a few more days, but without food, it will just be a struggle for a few more days. This forest is so quiet, Lu Qing seriously doubts whether there are any animals in it.
There should be some, otherwise how could her father have hunted to feed his family?
"Huh, on the bright side, maybe it's just that there are no animals on that side of the river."
The water in the entire river is untouchable, and you will die if you touch it, so it seems to be a more reasonable explanation that there are no living things there.
But Lu Qing always feels that this is not the case. If creatures in the wild cannot go to the river to drink water, then where do they go to replenish water?
Or is it that those who were poisoned have completely died, and the only ones who can survive are those who have successfully "evolved"?
Could this evolution be the real reason for the mutation of animals and plants mentioned in the dream message?
"Ah, I don't think about it anymore, I feel so dizzy!"
Shaking her head, her silver-white hair swaying, Lu Qing paused all the thoughts in her mind, opened the door and walked in.
"Ah Qing, you came back just in time, come over for dinner." In the room, her mother, who was sitting on a wooden chair, looked at Lu Qing who opened the door and said.
"Well, okay, but wait a minute, I'll put the water in the kitchen." Lu Qing looked at her mother, sister and brother sitting at the dining table, nodded and said.
Turning around and walking towards the kitchen, after putting the water in the barrel, Lu Qing thought, and a single pale golden eye slowly opened from her forehead.
The field of vision expanded strangely to the left and right sides. Although Lu Qing felt a little uncomfortable, she didn't feel any discomfort. She looked around vaguely, especially at her dining table.
She wanted to confirm whether what she saw was real...