After collecting some flowers from the desert rose, Chen Wen continued searching for plants and animals that could provide useful entries.

However, it didn’t go very smoothly after that.

Being a desert primarily composed of dunes, the Great Sand Desert has very few plants that can grow here and even fewer that are edible.

Moreover, most of the edible plants are introduced or invasive species.

Chen Wen made a big round and found nothing besides the desert rose.

Chen Wen also attempted to find animals.

But it was broad daylight, nearing noon.

Even if there were animals, they wouldn’t come out.

And there were no traces of dromedaries nearby.

Chen Wen could only reluctantly return to the camp.

The others also returned one after another, but none of them found anything edible.

Hua Yun found some vines, which could be processed to use as ropes.

Chen Wen and his group were still very short on ropes.

Adam found some cacti. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Although they were cacti, they were not the kind people could eat.

Australia originally didn’t have plants like cacti.

But an evil scheme is outwitted by a simple cleverness.

Hundreds of years ago, the British who sailed across the seas introduced various cacti to breed cochineal insects and build green fencing around pastures.

These introductions led to a cactus invasion.

It wasn’t until the 1920s and 30s that the Australian government controlled the rampant cacti by introducing cactus moths.

Currently, although one can find cacti and cactuses in the Australian desert, their numbers are very scarce.

In addition to cactus moths, camels are also interested in cacti.

The proliferation of dromedaries, from another perspective, also helps control the cactus population.

Dealing poison with poison, just like that.

After feeding a cactus to his camel, Chen Wen was about to see what Fred and Dennis brought back.

But just at that moment, the system made a notification.

[Tamed Successfully]

Goodness, feeding a cactus actually directly tamed this camel?

Chen Wen surprisingly looked at the camel he had been riding.

Previously, he didn’t deliberately try to tame this camel but had groomed its fur and occasionally fed it and gave it water along the way.

If there was a progress bar for taming, it was probably at 99% before.

The cactus he just fed filled up the remaining 1%.

Nice, finding this cactus was worth it.

With half-closed eyes, Chen Wen checked the entries.

This time, there was no choice in the taming entry, just one good entry.

Without hesitation, Chen Wen chose [Great Endurance]

[Great Endurance (Golden): Your endurance is stronger]

Following the principle that fewer words mean more power, Chen Wen was quite looking forward to the effects of this golden entry.

However, after obtaining the entry, Chen Wen did not feel any noticeable change.

It seems this entry subtly enhances physical fitness over time.

Chen Wen shook his head, stopping his overthinking.

After opening his eyes, he looked at what Fred and Dennis brought back.

They also brought plants, but ones that humans couldn’t eat.

Chen Wen simply fed them to his camel.

"I only brought back these desert roses."

Chen Wen took out the desert rose, making the other people widen their eyes.

"This... Can we eat it?"

Hua Yun was the first to ask.

"It should be edible, but it’s medicinal. You can boil it for tea to clear heat and detoxify, and it also has hemostatic effects. It can be applied externally for furuncles and boils."

Chen Wen recalled the information he had read.

Hearing this, Hua Yun also remembered what he had read.

Since surviving with Chen Wen, Hua Yun no longer skimmed through plant and animal information but read it thoroughly.

Adam, on the other hand, and the other two couldn’t quite understand.

Chen Wen had to explain in simpler terms.

At this point, Dennis showed interest: "Boils? I seem to have one on my back. Can this really treat it?"

Hearing that, Chen Wen immediately asked Dennis to lift his shirt.

He and Adam gathered around to take a look.

Sure enough, there was a pea-sized boil on Dennis’ back, and it had been there for quite some time.

Chen Wen took a look and saw that the boil had a yellowish-white pus plug.

"How does it feel?"

Adam, seeming to see such a skin infection for the first time, couldn’t help but ask.

Dennis said, "It hurts and burns."

Adam nodded slightly and asked, "How are you planning on treating it? If you didn’t have the desert rose?"

Dennis thought for a moment and said, "I’d ignore it. After a while, the pus plug on top will break and drain, and slowly it will heal. But the process is painful, and it hurts when wearing clothes."

Adam tutted twice, not saying more.

At this point, Chen Wen took out a desert rose flower. He wasn’t very sure and said, "I saw this in the records. I haven’t seen the specific treatment effect. Are you sure you want to try it?"

Dennis nodded, very straightforwardly saying: "Yes, since it hurts anyway, why not try? Maybe it will work. At least the situation won’t get any worse, right?"

Hearing this, Chen Wen grinned, "It’s hard to say. I forgot to tell you that this is a plant from the oleander family."

"Oleander family?"

Dennis looked puzzled.

This guy maxed out his knowledge tree on animals but didn’t put any points into plants.

"It means that this plant is toxic. Although the records say the flowers are non-toxic or only have a mild toxin, do you still want to try?"

Chen Wen reminded again.

If it were him, Chen Wen wouldn’t have said so much, just applied it directly. If poisoned, he had ways to deal with it.

But Dennis was different.

Chen Wen had to be responsible for Dennis’ life. After all, he was in his crew and couldn’t let him down.

After hearing this, Dennis hesitated for a brief moment.

But soon, he said, "What’s there to be afraid of! Just apply it. Even if it’s toxic, I won’t hold it against you."

Chen Wen felt quite touched hearing that.

Dennis really trusted him!

The trust between men!

He didn’t hesitate any longer and carefully ground the desert rose petals into a paste, applying it to Dennis’s boil.

Next, he pulled out one of the pieces of clothing he had previously pilfered, tearing it into strips.

He wrapped it around Dennis’s body to hold the desert rose paste in place. "How does it feel?"

"Cool, with a little tingling."

Dennis said: "Overall, it’s comfortable, not burning anymore."

"Seems effective."

Chen Wen nodded, and when Dennis turned around, they exchanged a smile.

Unknowingly, their previously awkward relationship had gradually become more familiar.

Hua Yun watched this scene, somewhat puzzled.

Why did Chen Wen and Dennis suddenly become much closer?

...

Behind the scenes.

At the Hua Country Survival Association, Liu Yu was responsible for the shift.

Watching this scene, he nodded slightly.

Chen Wen appeared to have some social anxiety, not very fond of interaction.

But in survival, he was doing well.

Whether in external alliances or internal communication with companions, he handled it well.

Through the joint efforts of Chen Wen and Dennis, two strangers had become good friends.

Very nice!

After all, the Eight Extremes Challenge is not just a contest between man and nature, or man and animal, but also man and man.

If Chen Wen had offended a group, Liu Yu would indeed have concerns.

Now it seems, very good! Very good!