Chapter 243


    Facing his persuasion, Ste held her ground, "Under the dire circumstances back then, it might


    have perished anyway."


    But things were different now. After several rounds of natural disasters, all creatures had a moment


    to catch their breath. Even wild vegetables had started to sprout on the banks of the river.


    Besides, even if they couldn''t find it, there might be other medicinal herbs worth looking for. After all,


    their stock of medicines was limited, and sickness did not discriminate. What if one day they fell ill


    and had no medicine at hand?


    Lying around all day was getting boring. Going out would not only help them find medicine but also


    let them stretch their legs. Why not?


    Jasper agreed.


    Ste opened the rabbit hutch, "You guys want toe with me, or stay home?"


    Perhaps the bunnies had really be intelligent. Ever since she took them outst time, they had


    been ignoring her. In the past, they would have jumped at her feet, vying for her attention. Oh, well,


    they just ignored her and kept munching on their hay.


    Well, fine. In the past three years, she had stored plenty of rabbit meat. Whether it was roasted,


    steamed, or stewed, there was enough tost for a while.


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    Ste left them a few bundles of dried hay and clean water, and left with a peace of mind.


    The journey was tough, but with Rosie and Coopering along, riding the scooter didn''t seem


    safe. So, they took the Hummer instead.


    The roads were cracked, ruins were everywhere. It was a difficult journey. Fortunately, the famous


    circr road in Griffith was their saving grace as it led them to their destination.


    Whenever they encountered a cracked road, they took a detour. After a stop and go journey of 50


    miles, they finally arrived after four hours.


    During their journey, they encountered two groups of robbers. Ste, who was in the passenger


    seat, couldn''t be bothered to waste words. She lowered the window and pointed her rifle at them.


    The robbers were so scared that they not only retreated but also quickly cleared the roadblock.


    "Ma''am, safe journey," they said.


    Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, they let Rosie and Cooper out for a breathe of fresh air and


    tucked the car into Arcadia.


    Mount Greenwood hadn''t copsed, but the film city and shops at the foot of the mountain had all


    be ruins. Recalling the past glory of this ce, one couldn''t help butment.


    After walking along the winding mountain path for about half an hour, they suddenly heard a voice


    from afar, "Help!"


    The voices, both male and female, were filled with panic.


    Those who came to Mount Greenwood at this time were probably not ordinary people.


    Ste took out her binocrs and spotted a few men and women on the other side of the mountain


    being surrounded by a group of thugs.


    It had been three years since the apocalypse, and they were still naive enough to venture out in


    their daily clothes. They mustck survival experience.


    Ste didn''t say a word but handed the binocrs to Jasper. To her surprise, he took a quick look


    and immediately drew his gun and headed towards them. His quick reaction surprised Ste, but


    she swallowed her words just in time.


    The thugs did have knives, but Jasper had a gun. Without much effort, the tables were turned.


    Seeing that they stood no chance, the thugs surrendered and left. However, Jasper didn''t give them


    a chance. He was too close, so a few shots from his nail gun did the job.


    Jasper didn''t rush back, instead, he chatted with them for about ten minutes and then brought them


    back.


    "Ste, they are from Swan Hill, members of the Herbal Medicine Research Group at the Health


    Department," Jasper introduced.


    The man leading the group, Collin, introduced himself, "Thank you for your help. We are members


    of the Herbal Medicine Research Group. Due to the sudden disaster, many herbs have be


    extinct. We came to Mount Greenwood to look for herbs to take back and grow indoors."


    "Herbal Medicine Research?" Ste was surprised, "So you guys are well versed in herbs?"


    Collin nodded.


    Jasper had been studying medical books for a few months now, and since he brought them here, he


    must have tested them. But Ste was still not at ease, "We are also here to look for medicine. We


    are looking for a life-saving herb for the rich, I think it''s called Starthorn Leaf. Do you know its


    benefits?"


    This herb was notmon, and those not well versed in herbs wouldn''t be able to answer.


    Not only did Collin mention its benefits, but he also talked about how to use it, where it grows, and


    so on. It seemed like he really knew his stuff.


    The group was physically weak and hade here out of pure passion. Thinking about it gave


    them the chills. "Since you guys are also here to look for herbs, why don''t we do it together?"


    Ste thought for a while, "Sure, we split the herbs we find?"


    Collin agreed right away, "Deal."


    And so, the deal was made.


    Instead of taking the tourist path, they started looking around the foot of the mountain, especially in


    damp ces.


    Walking behind them, Jasper whispered, "Collin was a student of the professor. They went to Mount


    Murray together in my past life."


    No wonder Jasper, who was always cautious, brought them back so readily. Ste was amazed.


    What a coincidence!


    She hoped that they could find the other herb here, which could shorten the research time and


    avoid unnecessary detours.


    Although these people didn''t have much survival experience, they knew a lot about herbs.


    Everything could be made into medicine. Even the rock they identally stepped on was medicine.


    Grateful for Jasper''s life-saving favor, Collin and his team didn''t forget to impart their knowledge of


    medicinal herbs to him while they were picking the herbs. "This is Stone Weir, and it''s excellent for


    prostatitis."


    Jasper, who was in good health, fell silent.


    Rosie and Cooper were on lookout duty, alert and vignt.


    Collin and his team were delighted. They even dug out the soil around the herb seedlings to


    increase the survival rate. "It''s a good thing we came. With these, we have hope."


    "Yeah, I hope we can find more varieties this time and preserve the civilization of herbal medicine."


    "nts have a strong vitality. As long as there are no worse disasters, I believe they will recover


    quickly."


    Ste thought that the worse was yet toe. Nevertheless, she didn''t forget the purpose of their


    trip and quickly focused on finding the Dragonlily.


    The foot of the mountain was quite damp, which was good for nt growth. It took them several


    hours to find dozens of varieties.


    For some varieties that were moremon, they didn''t dig up all at once. Instead, they left some to


    continue growing in nature.


    There was no darkness during the pr day. Even though it was already evening, Collin and his


    crew had no ns of heading back. "Jasper," Collin called out to hispanion, "we want to finish


    exploring Mount Greenwood before we leave. What about you guys?"