I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 469 A Powerful Water Storage Tool with Many Thorns

"No, really no, ah..."

Disappointed, he collapsed onto the sparse grass. Without water, he immediately lost all spirit. Now, Lezhi just wanted to be a salted fish.

Something's not right. A gut feeling told him that this oasis wasn't short of water. At first glance, he thought he was seeing things, but now...

—The few of them had plowed the small oasis over and over again, and there wasn't even a small puddle left.

Could it be that my intuition is wrong?

impossible!

He sat up abruptly; his intuition was never wrong.

There must be something wrong with Oasis.

Without reflecting for even a second, Lezhi sat cross-legged, elbows on his knees, fingers rubbing his chin, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings, trying to spot anything unusual.

He recovered quickly because he had absolute confidence in his own perception.

In contrast, the situation is different for the small animals. Maoqiu and Kele are fine; as long as they have enough to eat and drink, the temporary lack of water has a negligible impact on them.

Bird and animal feathers are naturally waterproof and dustproof, so people bathe regularly as a hobby, not as a necessity.

Jelly Frog and Leaf Bug are in a bad state. The little dancer, who had been energetic all the way, went into the conch house and wouldn't come out no matter how much anyone called her. Jelly Frog had been playing dead the whole way, and now it really looked like it was half-dead and barely alive, just barely holding on by a thread.

"It's alright, we still have enough water stored. We'll make do for today, and maybe we'll have water at the next oasis," Lei Xiu comforted him.

Where oases can grow in the desert, there must be water. However, it depends on the situation and is greatly related to the terrain, environment, and land resources. The previous oasis was in a depression where the surrounding soil erosion was not too serious, so water pools could form on the ground.

In fact, such situations are rare and hard to come by.

Most oases have intermittent surface water sources, which depend on luck.

If you're lucky and go at the right time, you might arrive during the rainy season and find a pool of water available. If you're unlucky, you might only find a dried-up pit buried by sand.

Deserts are not actually short of water; it's just that most of the water comes from groundwater, and the sand itself has difficulty retaining water.

But this oasis is different.

“I have a feeling that there is water in this oasis, and it’s not underground, it’s right around us.” Frowning, Lezhi murmured, trying to explain, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on where the feeling came from.

How can I explain this to Lei Xiu, saying that the earth and water will respond to him?

Lei Xiu probably doesn't think he's talking nonsense!

Lei Xiu never thought Le Zhi was talking nonsense. He didn't even need Le Zhi to explain. "Since that's the case, why don't you look for it? If you can't figure it out, just start doing it. You might stumble upon the answer by accident."

He made this suggestion because he had confidence in Rakuchi's luck.

Or rather, they were confident in the extent to which Lezhi was favored by Jormungandr.

Lei Xiu's words were like a wake-up call, opening up a new way of thinking for Le Zhi.

Next, they split into two groups. Lei Xiu worked tirelessly to prepare dinner for the group and a place for them to rest for the night, while Mao Qiu led the small animals to take on the guard duty, and Le Zhi formed his own team to search various parts of the oasis.

With the tent set up and the fire lit, Lei Xiu found peace and tranquility. With the Light Grass around, the dim light didn't bother him much.

It's time to eat rice today, so I specially cleared out a stove opening to cook the rice. Next, I'll prepare the side dishes.

His makeshift workbench consisted of wooden planks stacked on a flat stone slab. Meat, vegetables, and seasonings were chopped and marinated as needed. Blanching was an essential step. He also kept several large jars in his workspace, containing rice wine that was being brewed.

Before leaving the Kunling tribe, Lezhi accidentally found the Hunhun Grass and mentioned that he wanted to try using it to brew wine. So they bought a jar and steamed round spikes and thorns to try fermentation.

Lezhi was afraid of forgetting things, so he left them all with Lei Xiu. Every day while cooking, Lei Xiu would take a moment to check on them and observe the fermentation process.

When he looked at it today, he noticed that the jar fermented with round spike fruit was starting to smell, almost the same as the smell of the drowsy grass, but with a slightly sweeter aroma.

Is this fermented enough? I'll ask Zhizhi later.

Keeping this in mind, Lei Xiu's hands didn't stop moving; they were swift, clean, and incredibly smooth, with a rhythmic beauty to them.

Before anyone knew it, he had become quite skilled in cooking. He could make many dishes almost exactly as described by Lezhi after a little experimentation.

He's skilled at making steamed buns, dumplings, pulled noodles, and rolled dough, not to mention his knife skills. He wasn't very good at seasoning at first, but he gradually got the hang of it and figured out exactly what "a little bit" meant in Lezhi's mouth. After that, there was almost nothing that could stump him.

As the smoke rose from the chimney and the aroma of cooked food filled the air, Lei Xiuzheng was about to call out when he saw Le Zhi running towards him excitedly.

I strongly suspect that Zhizhi was rushing to eat.

However, Lei Xiu later changed his mind because Le Zhi had evidence.

"Lei Xiu, Lei Xiu, look what I found..."

…………

The howling winds raged all day, but finally subsided after the sun and moon began to rise again.

Without giving the team members a chance to switch, the captain and his partner persevered from beginning to end until the gale outside subsided and they were sure there was no danger. Only then did they fold up their wings. When they lowered their stiff arms, the muscles ached, and the pain was so intense that they wanted to cry out, but they held back.

Slowly stretching his arms, the captain watched as his team members emerged from the shelter one by one, making sure no one was missing before letting out a sigh of relief. "Alright, it's getting dark and it'll be hard to travel, so let's set up camp here. Two people per team, taking turns on guard duty. We won't hunt today; we'll just eat what we have."

"Yes, Captain."

Having been protected the whole time, the others had their energy well preserved and naturally took on the responsibility of guarding the area, allowing them to get some rest.

They sat in a sheltered spot with a fire burning in the hearth. Except for the person on guard duty, the others sat in a circle, chewing on dried meat, and some of them held a strange-looking plant in their hands.

One of them pushed aside the thorns at the top of the plant, tilted his head back, and drank deeply. The clear liquid flowed from the opening, moistening his dry lips and spreading to his limbs as he swallowed.

“Leave some for me, let’s share one. Anyway, it’s so big, you can’t finish it all in one go.”

Seeing his actions, the team members next to him immediately took back the plant they had already taken out and stepped forward to ask to share it. The man was not stingy at all. He couldn't finish it all by himself anyway, and the thorns after opening would not keep well. He shared his share now and then shared it with others. They all liked to do this.

"Captain, let's share one, I'll start with mine." The two, who had shared joys and sorrows, huddled together, and after their aching arms had recovered, they wanted to seize the time to eat.

Who knows what will happen next? Even with teammates around, we can't let our guard down.

The young man, who was called the captain, nodded, but reached out to stop his teammate from taking out the plants. He then took out a thorny one, cleared it, and handed it to the teammate.

"You drink first, and I'll take the rest."

The team members were helpless but had no choice but to accept it; their captain was always like this, and as his subordinates, they couldn't say anything.

"I already told you to drink mine first, I have some in stock..."

His mutterings were completely ignored by the person.

Meanwhile, Lezhi was also holding the same plant as them, chattering excitedly as she showed it off to Lei Xiu.

"I don't know how this thing grows. At first, I thought it was just an ordinary plant. But then, on a whim, I broke off the thorns, and water flowed all over the ground. That's when I realized that the water source I had been searching for was actually this..."

Tilting his head, Lezhi was quite pleased with his thirst for knowledge. "See? I told you there was water here!"

I never expected it to be this water-based plant; this plant is truly amazing.

The little animals that had come over to see the unusual plant studied it for a while, and after Lezhi assured them that it was definitely not poisonous, Maoqiu was the first to try a bite.

"Tweet~"

With it taking the lead, the other animals began to line up to try it.

Lei Xiu had prepared something special for him. He pushed aside the thorns at the top of the plant, tilted his head back, and let the sweet liquid slide down his throat.

"It tastes really good, Zhizhi is amazing!"