Chapter 53: Ice Cream Cactus

After Zhu Zhiquan's unremitting efforts, he finally obtained Zhao Yuxin's forgiveness, and now Zhu Zhiquan is pedaling the Tricycle forward along the Desert Highway.

Zhao Yuxin buried a melon seed into a newly made Flowerpot; although this seed was redder than the others, it was not yet known where this seed came from.

As soon as Zhao Yuxin put down the Flowerpot, she saw another group of animals approaching in the distance, and Zhao Yuxin instructed: "Ajiu, there are more meat deliveries coming."

Zhu Zhiquan got off the vehicle to prepare for battle, and when he looked in the direction the herd was coming from, he discovered that this scale was much larger than the last time, and his shoes were also sizzling with oil, ready to be roasted and melted by the scorching highway at any moment.

"Roar—"

A Liaobiyan let out a loud roar, and the other animals or magical beasts launched a charge toward Zhu Zhiquan and his companion one after another; Zhu Zhiquan was too lazy to act himself and threw everything he had bought from Sun Zi and his wife out in one go.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

Very quickly, this attack was wiped out; this time, Zhu Zhiquan only dismantled the Liaobiyan and was preparing to return to the Tricycle when he saw that a sunflower beside Zhao Yuxin looked a bit strange.

Zhao Yuxin noticed Zhu Zhiquan's gaze, picked up the sunflower to the side, and said: "Ajiu, how is it? This is the Jiaoyang Kuikui I made using the Plant Modification Array."

Zhu Zhiquan entered the carriage and curiously examined this strange sunflower, only to see that the sunflower was red from its stem to its petals, and the stem appeared transparent, allowing one to see golden things flowing inside it.

Zhao Yuxin proudly introduced its function: "This thing was made by me using melon seeds and the heart cores of Liaobiyan; it can promote the growth of other fire-type plants and extend their lifespan. How about it, is it impressive?"

Zhu Zhiquan looked at the Jiaoyang Kuikui and said: "Th... that, do we have any other fire-type plants here?"

Zhao Yuxin's face stiffened instantly, but she quickly adjusted her mindset and quibbled: "What's the panic! If I can make one, I can make a second one. You wait! Soon I will be able to make another fire-type plant!"

Having said that, Zhao Yuxin picked up a plant seed and began to draw diagrams and cast spells. Zhu Zhiquan was too lazy to argue with her and took some frozen water from the carriage to cool down the Tricycle.

The main source of the ice was exchanged on the Trading Channel with a player whose screen name was Hoarding Mouse; after cooling down the main parts of the Tricycle, Zhu Zhiquan once again pedaled the Tricycle along the Desert Highway.

"Ajiu, stop the car quickly!" While driving, Zhao Yuxin suddenly told Zhu Zhiquan to stop; Zhu Zhiquan had just stopped the car and was about to ask when a loud noise came from ahead, and a large pit appeared less than an inch away from the Tricycle.

Zhu Zhiquan looked at the large pit for a good while, then finally took a deep breath and steered around the pit.

Zhao Yuxin: "Ajiu, you need to pay attention; the road will collapse about a hundred meters ahead. Also, don't just go off the road, because there is a lot of quicksand nearby."

Zhu Zhiquan did not respond, only silently pedaling the Tricycle. At this moment, Zhao Yuxin's excited voice came: "Yay—it's done! It's finally done! Ajiu, look, this is the Explosive Chili Seed I made; it's a fire-type plant!"

Zhu Zhiquan turned his head and glanced at the seed in her hand, only to see that the seed's shell was fiery red, with sparks faintly flickering, exuding a dangerous aura.

Zhao Yuxin said with a face full of anticipation: "Ajiu, this Explosive Chili is very powerful; once planted, it will definitely be able to help us solve quite a few troubles."

Zhu Zhiquan nodded: "After today, I will reward you properly." Having said that, Zhu Zhiquan continued to pedal the Tricycle.

"Hee hee—then tomorrow, can you shoot more into my belly?" Zhao Yuxin leaned on the rear window, looking at him with anticipation.

"We'll see when the time comes." Zhu Zhiquan pedaled the Tricycle without blinking, while Zhao Yuxin continued to plant her newly made Explosive Chili Seed into the Flowerpot.

After traveling another distance, the herd refreshed again, but this time there were only ten. Although the quantity was smaller this time, they were all Liaobiyan, and their strength was only stronger, not weaker, than before.

Coupled with the scorching highway, Zhu Zhiquan only felt a hint of trouble. Yet Zhao Yuxin said with an excited face: "Hmph! You little brats, eat one of my Explosive Chilis!"

Boom!

A powerful air current blew through Zhao Yuxin's hair, kicking up a huge mushroom cloud at the center of the explosion. The Liaobiyan hit by the Explosive Chili were blasted into a daze, after which all the Liaobiyan jumped up and down one by one, and fires were still erupting everywhere.

The effect of the Explosive Chili made Zhao Yuxin very satisfied, so she threw a few more Explosive Chilis at the Liaobiyan, killing all of them.

"Yay—Ajiu, hurry up and reverse the car; I want to dismantle all of these! I have a premonition that this Explosive Chili will definitely sell well on the Trading Channel!"

Zhu Zhiquan reversed the car, and Zhao Yuxin stood in the carriage and dismantled the Liaobiyan on the ground. When Zhao Yuxin finished dismantling the Liaobiyan, Zhu Zhiquan got stuck in the car window because he had flipped the rear window of the Tricycle.

There was no help for it; the temperature outside was truly too high! Along the way, there were withered cacti everywhere, and some even had a fragrance wafting out.

"Ajiu—can I have a cactus, please?" Zhao Yuxin acted like a spoiled child.

Zhu Zhiquan looked at himself being stuck, then smelled the scent of the cactus being roasted, and finally looked at Zhao Yuxin without speaking.

"Hee hee—" Zhao Yuxin used the Dingtang Sword to help Zhu Zhiquan get out of trouble, after which the two of them bought sun-protection equipment or items on the Trading Channel.

Ten minutes later, the two bought an umbrella, two sun-protection shirts, and two pairs of fire-fighting boots on the Trading Channel. After the two finished their sun-protection preparations, they left the Tricycle, and Zhu Zhiquan held the umbrella and asked: "Which cactus by the side of the road do you want?"

"I want that living one!" Zhao Yuxin pointed at a huge cactus that was still standing firm; although the exterior of this cactus had already been roasted, one could still tell that it was actually alive.

Soon, the two of them had this huge cactus pulled to the side of the Tricycle by Zhu Zhiquan; Zhao Yuxin constructed a Magic Array inside the car, then cut off a part of the cactus and put it into the Magic Array, and then took ice cream and animal remains and put them in as well.

After a series of chanting and various exaggerated dances, a brand-new cactus was born.

One could see that this cactus was almost exactly the same as the cactus they had brought back, only its body size was much smaller and there was an ice cream-shaped flower bud on top; when approaching it, it even lowered the surrounding temperature.

Zhao Yuxin excitedly threw herself into Zhu Zhiquan's arms, fluttering incessantly: "Yay! That's great, I didn't expect to succeed on my first try! Ajiu, the system just told me that I created a brand-new species; what name do you think is good?"

Zhu Zhiquan scratched his head: "How about we call it Ice Cream Cactus?"

"Good name! Let's call it Ice Cream Cactus!" Zhao Yuxin transplanted the Ice Cream Cactus into a Flowerpot, then took out a notebook and pen she had bought at some point and began to record.

"Ice Cream Cactus recipe: Ice cream + cactus and animal remains can yield its juvenile form; according to the analysis information provided by the system, after this cactus reaches adulthood, its range of influence will expand and it will grow..."

Zhu Zhiquan reminded: "Could it be that you only used a small part, which is why you got a juvenile form?"