41: First encounter with wild ginseng

When Su Can was young, there were still one or two old hunters in his village.

He often heard about their experiences in the mountains, like listening to stories.

For example, in places guarded by snakes, there was a high probability of finding precious natural treasures nearby!

The most common natural treasures were aged Huang Jing, Lingzhi, He Shou Wu, and wild ginseng.

Among them, wild ginseng had the highest probability, and because of this, these venomous snakes were often called 'ginseng guardian snakes'!

So when Su Can saw a snake coiled up in his peripheral vision, and after discovering them, it assumed a warning, vigilant, and aggressive posture, refusing to leave!

Su Can instinctively thought of the experiences shared by the older generation of hunters.

Wherever there are natural treasures, there must be snakes coiled up guarding them!

With this thought, Su Can's eyes suddenly lit up, and he instinctively observed the surrounding situation.

As a result of this observation, a strong feeling that there must be treasure here arose spontaneously!

Because in this area, roughly ten meters in diameter, the various plants and flowers grew very sparsely, and they also looked somewhat malnourished.

An unaware person might think that this patch of land had lost its nutrients, or that the surrounding weeds were diseased.

However, the first impression this place gave Su Can was a strong contrast!

Or rather, after gaining divine sense, Su Can's intuition and perception were so strong that he immediately sensed that this place possessed an unusually vibrant aura!

Yes, it was a vibrant aura!

An aura of vigorous, burgeoning life!

Su Can's feeling could not be wrong!

Yet, in this place full of vigorous life, the weeds and vegetation grew very sparsely, looking as if they were diseased.

So there was only one possibility: there must be a natural treasure here that had absorbed all the surrounding vitality and nutrients!

Combined with the fact that there was a snake guarding this place, Su Can was almost 100% certain!

There must be a treasure here!

Buzz!

Without any hesitation.

Su Can instantly released his divine sense.

His mental power enveloped a ten-meter radius, unleashing a God's-eye view!

Sure enough, the next second, a small plant behind a broken tree root caught Su Can's attention.

This small plant was very peculiar, with several five-lobed leaves, and on the topmost layer in the center, there were some small red berries.

But it was this inconspicuous small plant that Su Can's mental power perceived to be emitting a strong life force aura.

Almost instinctively, Su Can's mental power condensed and fiercely penetrated into the ground to look.

The next moment, Su Can exclaimed in joyful surprise, "Oh my god, wild ginseng, it's wild ginseng!"

Under the probing of his mental power, a crooked, twisted, and gnarled object covered with fine, long whiskers appeared in Su Can's sea of consciousness.

Anyone with a bit of common sense and who had watched television could recognize at a glance that this was ginseng!

Ginseng, a veritable natural treasure! A synonym for money!

Even ordinary cultivated ginseng has great benefits for people.

Only those who have eaten ginseng can deeply appreciate this point.

Many people think that ginseng is merely exaggerated and highly sought after by the wealthy, which is why it's so valuable.

But in fact, ginseng is definitely a good thing. Before his rebirth, Su Can was fortunate enough to drink a soup made from stewed wild ginseng.

After drinking the soup, he felt a fever all over his body that night, and woke up in the morning with a nosebleed.

And he kept having nosebleeds for several days before they stopped.

But he knew clearly that the more he had nosebleeds, the more vigorous his spirit became, and the more abundant his vitality was.

For a month straight, whether he stayed up late working overtime or walked up stairs, he felt refreshed and completely revitalized.

Afterward, he inquired and found out that the wild ginseng was actually less than five years old.

To be honest, in today's society, a pure wild ginseng with an age exceeding twenty years is priceless and extremely rare, something that can only be encountered by chance!

Su Can didn't know the exact age of this wild ginseng.

But based on his feeling, its shape, and the dense network of root whiskers, its age should not be low!

"It seems the experience of the older generation is still useful! This wild ginseng is definitely a pleasant surprise!"

Su Can's face was beaming with unconcealed joy, and he picked up his tools, intending to go and start digging.

Hiss~!

The coiled snake was displeased, flicking its tongue, stretching its head high and straight, staring coldly at Su Can who was trying to approach.

Its body, coiled in circles, was constantly wriggling, in a posture ready to attack at any moment.

Seeing this, Su Can immediately chuckled, "You're quite protective of your food."

"But this wild ginseng is something I've set my eyes on, so you'd better move aside."

Su Can smiled faintly, glanced at the snake, and with two whooshing sounds, two shimmering embroidery needles floated in front of the snake.

This bizarre scene made the snake's two pupils suddenly contract. It felt a strong sense of danger, and its body involuntarily wriggled backward a few times.

"If you retreat now, I can spare your life."

Su Can said with a faint smile, his mental power enveloping it even more. The two embroidery needles, under the strong influence of his mental power, emitted a faint sharp aura.

A sense of impending death made the snake hiss unwillingly, then it turned around and quickly left.

"You're sensible."

Su Can smiled faintly, and without any visible movement, the two embroidery needles flickered and disappeared from his sight, as if they had never appeared.

He then picked up his tools and began digging vigorously at the location of the wild ginseng.

With his divine sense watching over it, Su Can could dig even with his eyes closed without damaging the ginseng in the slightest.

At this moment, the importance of divine sense became apparent.

At this very moment, even a ginseng digger who had dug all his life could not compare to Su Can's speed.

And Su Can's technique was simple, crude, and fast, yet every single movement was just right!

Puff, puff, puff!!

Tools flew, and soil splattered.

In just a short while, the wild ginseng was completely dug out.

Then Su Can carefully and slowly tapped off the soil clinging between the root whiskers.

This, for Su Can, was indeed somewhat time-consuming and laborious.

Because a slight carelessness could potentially break a root whisker.

For an aged, pure wild ginseng, the value of each root whisker is immeasurable!

Many tycoons and wealthy individuals use one root whisker daily to sustain their lives or maintain their health.

So, only when you have money and have truly eaten good ginseng will you understand that good things are always measured by money!

Digging the ginseng took five minutes, but tapping off the useless soil took Su Can a full ten minutes.

Su Can even admired his own patience.

Indeed, driven by profit, anyone can be extremely patient.

Even he, Su Can, was no exception!