Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1236: Musical Exchange
Chapter 1236: Musical Exchange
Zhang Yi showed everyone the eggs he had obtained from the ground centipede nest.
Many of the eggs laid by the Broodmother had not hatched, and Zhang Yi had gathered them all together at the time.
He currently had less than a thousand in his possession, enough to establish a massive ground centipede farm.
Besides that, Zhang Yi also had a large quantity of ground centipede corpses.
Those of squad leader level or above could be directly used by his family members.
The corpses of the lower-level ground centipedes would be kept as food for the newborn ground centipedes.
After all, these low-level creatures lacked intelligence; they could even gnaw on rocks, so naturally, when hungry, they could also eat their own kin.
Zhang Yi's plan was very thorough.
He said, "As long as we establish a complete industrial chain, we will have a continuous supply of high-level superhumans in the future!"
As he spoke, he smiled and snapped his fingers. "Of course, this is just a theoretical possibility. For now, we need to conduct experiments first and focus on boosting your strength. As for the others, that's a matter for the future."
Carrying out this plan wouldn't be easy. No one had ever raised ground centipedes before, so everything had to be figured out through trial and error.
Furthermore, they had to consider the risks of raising such ferocious mutated creatures.
After some discussion, everyone decided to build a sufficiently sturdy farm underground within the Shelter.
As for the hatching, it would be entrusted to Zhou Ke'er, who had the highest expertise in the field of biology.
Zhang Yi reached out and stroked Hua Hua, who was lazily sprawled on the sofa. "Hua Hua, when you have free time later, you'll be in charge as the farm manager. If you encounter any disobedient ground centipedes, just eat them directly."
"Meow!"
Hua Hua lazily opened its mouth wide, agreeing to the task.
Afterwards, Zhang Yi distributed the ground centipede origin energy he had obtained among everyone.
He kept a portion for himself, but not a lot.
Because at this point, Delta-level origin energy held little value for him.
However, Zhang Yi was confident that after everyone absorbed this ground centipede origin energy, the overall strength of the Shelter would see a significant improvement.
His goal was to elevate everyone to at least squad leader level.
Only then would they possess the ability to protect themselves when encountering similar operations in the future.
Everyone excitedly collected their share of the mutated creature origin energy and went back to absorb it.
After Fatty Xu returned, he often seemed lost in thought, appearing absent-minded and distracted.
Zhang Yi took out a squad leader-level ground centipede core and handed it to him, patting his shoulder as he said:
"Don't think about it so much. Focus on absorbing this properly and improving your strength. The world is vast. You'll meet many wonderful girls in the future. There will definitely be someone suitable for you."
Only then did Fatty Xu lower his head to look at the mutated creature core Zhang Yi had brought. It was a vibrant, pulsating heart.
"Boss, can this thing make me as strong as her?"
Fatty Xu asked Zhang Yi with eager eyes.
The "her" he referred to was naturally Li Yangyang. Even though he knew she was a femboy, Fatty Xu still couldn't completely let go.
Zhang Yi patted his chest confidently and said, "Take it and absorb it properly, then put some effort into training yourself. After that, your superhuman ability index won't be lower than 9,000 points. If it's lower than 9,000 points, you come find Brother Yi, and Brother Yi will make up the difference for you. I'm telling the truth."
Fatty Xu's eyes lit up. He reached out and took the mutated creature core. "Boss, with your word, I'm reassured! Hehe, if I can't catch up to Yangyang later, you have to make it up for me!"
Zhang Yi's mouth twitched, and he rolled his eyes inwardly: I'll make up for you, my foot!
Fatty Xu left happily.
Zhang Yi glanced at the heavy snow outside the window, changed his clothes, and left home.
He arrived by the Egret River, walking on the ice surface that was as hard as iron, then reached out and knocked firmly on the ice.
"Thump, thump, thump!"
The sound wasn't loud, but before long, a section of the ice surface cracked with a "crack."
Then, a round, large head emerged from beneath the ice.
Frog's eyes darted around, still showing some confusion from having just woken up.
But upon clearly seeing Zhang Yi before him, he smiled happily.
"Wow! Zhang Yi, my friend. You're back!"
"I just closed my eyes, and when I woke up, I saw you. This truly makes me happy. Hey, how long were you gone this time?"
Zhang Yi smiled and said, "Only a little over half a month!"
He gestured behind him. "Want to come over for a cup of hot coffee?"
Frog made a "pop" sound as he forcefully emerged from under the ice and jumped in front of Zhang Yi.
"Of course, with pleasure!"
Frog followed Zhang Yi to the Shelter, carefully shaking the ice shards off his body outside.
Totoro lay in front of the fireplace, its big belly protruding.
Seeing Frog arrive, it was also very happy, opening its mouth and emitting an "ang ang~" sound.
The sound was strange, somewhat like a cow's moo, yet also reminiscent of the mournful groan of an old-fashioned lathe starting up.
"Hey, my friend. Long time no see!"
Frog greeted it with a smile.
Zhang Yi poured Frog a cup of hot coffee. He elegantly pinched the cup's handle and then drank the coffee in one gulp.
Compared to his enormous mouth, the coffee cup seemed petite and cute.
After drinking, Frog went over to Totoro and retrieved a recorder from the folds of his plump belly.
He chattered a lot to Totoro, then pointed at the recorder in his hand.
Totoro clearly didn't understand what he was saying but grasped his meaning.
Frog and Totoro began their familiar performance, one using the recorder, the other using a strangely shaped flute.
Zhang Yi lay on the sofa, his legs propped up on the other end, unhurriedly watching a TV program.
Next, he just had to wait for news from Lu Keran's side.
Regarding that mysterious purple crystal, his heart was filled with anticipation.
Zhang Yi watched TV and, without realizing it, fell asleep.
When he woke up and opened his eyes, he saw two pairs of large, round eyes staring down at him from above.
Zhang Yi was startled. Upon closer look, he realized it was Frog and Totoro and finally relaxed.
He had an instinctive awareness of danger; even in his sleep, it was difficult for anyone to approach him silently.
Unless the other party harbored no malice towards him, they wouldn't trigger Zhang Yi's alertness.
"Hey, why did you two stop your musical performance?"
"Ribbit, ribbit! Totoro has something to tell you."
Frog said, gesticulating excitedly, his face full of excitement.
Zhang Yi looked surprised. "It has something to tell me?"
Totoro looked adorably naive, its chubby face plump and particularly pleasing.
However, as for what species it was, Zhang Yi and the others still hadn't figured it out.
And now, Zhang Yi had a guess in his heart.
Perhaps it wasn't a mutated creature from the land but a species from the underground world.
Author's Note
