The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

435: Food Issues

Camille turned and asked Anma, “Senior Sister Anma, are these fruits and plants Feng Wu picked edible?”

“I don’t know either.” Anma knew little about the plants in ancient times.
Most were extinct in the modern day and few were ever recorded in any books, so she really couldn’t tell which ones were poisonous and which ones were edible.
She could only answer that she didn’t know.

“See? Even Senior Sister Anma doesn’t know.
You think you know which ones are edible.
Stop joking,” snorted Camille.

Feng Wu’s only reply was to pull out a fruit, rub it against her clothes, open her mouth and take a big bite.

Their faces froze at the unmistakable crunch.
If Feng Wu was poisoned, then all of them would be booted from the challenge.
No!

But Feng Wu had already eaten the fruit.
It was too late even if they wanted to stop her, so no matter how unhappy they were, there was nothing they could do.
Why couldn’t she think of the group?! They blamed her wholeheartedly in their hearts.

They could only hope the fruit she ate wasn’t poisonous.
When Feng Wu didn’t exhibit any signs of a negative reaction after an hour, they began to wonder if perhaps, if maybe, the fruit really was edible. . . 

They could eat it! They might not go starve after all!

“The fruit is really edible!” Sandy was the first to exclaim.
She was worrying about what to do after their rations ran out.

It was a huge problem that pressed on all their hearts, but everything would be fine because now they had food they could eat.

Feng Wu unknowingly completed a counterattack and went from being the team deadbeat saboteur to the team’s hero.

They climbed the trees and picked the fruit Feng Wu had eaten, while outside the arena, the team’s conflict was broadcast to the audience.

“Wow! That Feng Wu girl is too awesome! She can recognize ancient plants!”

“What? Maybe she’s cheating somehow?”

“Cheat?! Where do you see she’s cheating huh?”

“But that girl named Camille sure has a bad attitude.
Feng Wu never did anything to her.
Why’s she targeting Feng Wu so much?”

“Che.
I don’t know.
But hearing the name Feng Wu, doesn’t it remind you of something?”

“Remind me of what?”

“Oh, she’s one of Senior Ming Xi’s suitors.
There was that huge deal where she proposed to him in the school cafeteria.
Afterwards, there were a bunch of allegations concerning her, but they were eventually debunked from lack of credibility.

Camille is in our class and she has a huge crush on Senior Ming Xi.
She never liked Feng Wu’s splashy proposal.
Oh yeah, and for the end of year excursion[notes] Senior Ming Xi brought Feng Wu.
Camille is definitely targeting Feng Wu out of jealousy.”

“I see.
But how do you know all this?”

“How do I not know? That girl’s got a serious case of Princess Syndrome.
So annoying every time I look at her.”

Poor Camille, she didn’t know her whole story was going to be let loose in a flood of gossip by a bunch of girls who’d gotten together to talk about her.

“As you can see from the screen, this girl, Feng Wu, can identify edible plants.
I did not expect that.
I didn’t think the team would last long when I saw them enter the woods.
Things have really turned around for them; now there’s a chance they can make it out.
What their performance will be like, we will have to wait and see. . . ”

Everyone, even the onlookers outside the school, could hear Tamansha’s voice clearly.
A few of Feng Wu’s friends were among the people watching the excitement.

“That woman is unbelievable! She dares trouble Xiao Wu like that.
I’ll have to correct her attitude the next time I see her!” Wind[notes] said as he glared.

“Count me in! Let’s beat her up together!” Rain wholeheartedly agreed with her brother.

“I haven’t seen you in so long Xiao Wu and you’re still as foolish as ever.” Pei Qing shook his head of hair and sighed as he stared at the screen.

The three were members of the Masters team.
They hadn’t seen Feng Wu or Jier in a while, so when they heard Xingguang Holy academy would be holding an extreme survival competition, they thought they would go and watch and maybe get to see them.
They hadn’t expected to see Feng Wu’s game so soon.

Feng Wu didn’t know three old friends were complaining on her behalf, and that they were planning on getting justice for her.

Feng Wu’s party didn’t have to worry about food after she found the edible fruits.
The group’s perception of her changed a lot.
Her ability to recognize edible plants was incredibly useful.
As long as they could find food, they wouldn’t have to worry about poison or starvation.

Their mood was a lot better with the pressure gone.
They could finally focus on how to escape as they made their way slowly out of the woods.

They tried marking trees, but no matter where they walked, they ended back at the start.
They had been walking in circles the entire time! What bad news! They needed to leave the woods as soon as possible in order to search for badges.
They needed the badges to pass the team competition.

They couldn’t see any birds or insects though they could hear them.
There weren't any around so Feng Wu couldn't ask the small animals for directions even if she wanted to.

They did end up finding two school badges along the way.
With that, they only needed eight more to pass the challenge.
They wandered around trapped for ten days but finally found the exit on the eleventh day.

They were on a straight, flat path heading away from the woods.
Ahead of them was a village with many people walking about.

“Fantastic! There are people up ahead!” Camille was excited.