Everything in the camp was now on track, and the topographical map of the forest was nearly finished. They were ready to push toward the outer perimeter and make contact with the local indigenous people.
The experts were practically bursting with eagerness to meet the locals, using the collection of massive quantities of local plants as an excuse. It all started when a botanist spotted a gigantic plant that looked suspiciously like ginseng leaves.
When the soldiers helped him dig it out, they discovered a ginseng plant whose main root was as thick as an adult man’s calf. Once it was brought back, all the rootlets were neatly arranged, and its measurements were taken: the main root was ninety-two centimeters long, with a maximum diameter of twenty-four centimeters, and the longest rootlet reached three hundred and eighty-two centimeters in length.
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