Chapter 56 (2/2)

After hearing Zhang Che’s question, it neighed excitedly and walked to the wall. It stuck out its long tongue and licked at the coarse wall of the cave, revealing a satisfied look.

-The heck, this beast still has such a hobby!- Zhang Che felt his scalp going numb. Could this fellow actually enjoys licking rock? -Hmm? Something seems amiss!-

Making use of the light from the thunderstorm outside, Zhang Che discovered that there seemed to be some greyish white crystal particles on the face of the wall.

-Could this be a natural salt mine?- Zhang Che immediately thought of this possibility. He walked over with wide strides and used this finger to swipe at the powdery particles, tasting them. As expected, a salty taste accompanied with slight bitterness assaulted the tip of his tongue. -It truly is a salt mine!-

Seeing its master taking a taste at the good stuff it found, Hanxue couldn’t help but grew excited and let out a neigh, asking to be rewarded.

“You fool!” Zhang Che didn’t know whether to be angry or amused. He couldn’t resist patting his palm on Hanxue’s long face, saying, “This has a bitter taste to it. What’s so delicious about it? Wait till I leave the beast world; I’ll let you have a good taste of what fine salt is like!”

Alright, after wasting so much time, this place actually turned out to be where the elephorse herd replenished their salt levels.

-But, do exotic beasts have to consume salt?- Zhang Che couldn’t help but wonder. Alas, Hanxue couldn’t speak. Even if there was some special component in the salt here that was beneficial to the growth of exotic beasts, he wouldn’t learn of it.

The sound of rain and thunder outside grew even more violent. This cave Hanxue found was situated at a higher elevation; Zhang Che didn’t have to worry about flash floods. Thus, he decided to set up his tent and went to sleep.

When he woke up, the sky was already bright. Although the sound of the storm was a little lower now, it was still raging on violently.

Zhang Che walked to the entrance of the cave to take a look outside. The whole world seemed to be covered in a layer of rain, and the areas at a lower altitude were flooded with muddy water, flowing at high speed.

“It seems like I can’t go back anytime soon.” Zhang Che shook his head and returned to the cave. He took out a piece of compressed biscuit and sat at the entrance, taking small bites of it uninterestedly.

After eating a piece of the biscuit, Zhang Che only drank a few mouthfuls of water.

Only the heavens knew how many days this flood would continue on for. If he didn’t ration his supplies properly, it would be hard to find a clean water source…

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Zhang Che was right. This storm lasted for almost a whole week’s time. Although the final two days of rain gradually subsided, looking into the distance, the flood was even worse than before.

“If I still can’t leave in a few days, I really have no choice but to drink that muddy water below…” Looking at the mostly depleted water bag in his hand, Zhang Che licked his dry lips, feeling deeply worried.

In the few days he was stuck in this cave, although there were enough compressed biscuits to sustain him, the same couldn’t be said for portable water.

Moreover, with the extended rain, the cave became unusually humid. Zhang Che even felt like he could squeeze water out of his undergarments. All of his clothes had been cycled through, but they were still in usable condition.

Hanxue was better off. It had been hiding in Zhang Che’s spiritual sea for the past few days, devouring the seven-colored fog non-stop. It didn’t have to eat nor drink; there wasn’t much difference from a subdued beast.

While thinking about the carefree Hanxue in his spiritual sea, Zhang Che suddenly trembled; there were sudden changes occuring in his spiritual sea!