Sequence Highway Survival: I Upgrade Supplies in the Apocalypse-Chapter 376: Air Raid Sirens Resound Through the Oasis

And so, Auntie Zhao's convoy and the Fair Convoy became acquainted.

Chu Che also introduced each member of the Fair Convoy.

Auntie Zhao's convoy was named "Happy Family".

The convoy only had a little over thirty people.

Compared to the Fair Convoy's one hundred-plus members, it was a small convoy.

However, the atmosphere within the convoy was quite good.

What surprised everyone, though, was that Auntie Zhao's convoy actually raised over twenty chickens.

Over twenty...

You have to understand, this was the apocalypse. Forget over twenty.

For an ordinary convoy, raising two or three was already a hassle.

The constant migratory lifestyle posed an immense challenge to human production activities.

The Fair Convoy had previously considered starting some animal husbandry to supplement their meat supply.

First, it was hard to find such things.

Second, when they themselves often didn't have enough to eat, raising poultry was simply unrealistic.

Third, there was no Breeder Sequence user within the convoy.

They later found out that the reason these chickens could survive and adapt to this life was entirely due to the Insect Breeder.

Although the Insect Breeder wasn't of the Breeder Sequence, he had a bond with insects that ordinary people found hard to comprehend.

According to the socially anxious Insect Breeder, he had cultivated a type of silkworm that could serve as supplementary feed for the chickens.

Feeding these to the chickens daily could improve their constitution, increase egg production, and help them adapt to the migratory life...

Moreover, the reproductive capacity of this silkworm was astonishing. Just one hundred of these silkworms per chicken could achieve an ecological balance.

And the rearing method for these silkworms was simple, just follow the standard method for raising mulberry silkworms.

Feed them fresh leaves every morning.

Of course, these feed silkworms weren't limited to just mulberry leaves.

They could eat many types of tender fresh leaves.

Furthermore, the convoy would usually have ordinary people look for some insects to feed them as well.

The Insect Breeder had even specially written a notebook recording which insects could be fed to the chickens and which were highly toxic and couldn't be fed.

Chen Ye and the others noticed that the chickens in Auntie Zhao's convoy were indeed different, at least in terms of size, being noticeably larger than other chickens.

Auntie Zhao's chickens had formed a peculiar ecological balance within the convoy.

People picked fresh morning leaves to feed the feed silkworms, the feed silkworms reproduced and were fed to the chickens, the chickens laid eggs, and then people ate the eggs.

Chen Ye and the others exchanged glances.

Indeed, Squad Leader Chu's efforts had borne fruit.

If not for Squad Leader Chu's increasingly good relationship with Auntie Zhao recently, Chen Ye and the others would have absolutely no way of knowing Auntie Zhao's convoy had such a thing going on.

After all, this was the apocalypse.

When people had good things, they would quietly hide them, afraid others might develop greedy thoughts.

Who could guarantee that others wouldn't harbor malicious intentions upon learning you had something good?

Remember, Mo Huairen back then was a prime example!

In the end, the Fair Convoy still took out some Ideal Grain Seeds to exchange for Auntie Zhao's chickens and feed silkworms.

Regarding the two Ideal Grain Seed varieties, potatoes and lettuce, Auntie Zhao was very willing to make the exchange.

It was just the exchange ratio between the two that sparked quite some debate.

But Auntie Zhao had a good temperament.

During the transaction, she argued fiercely for her position.

Yet after the deal was done, it was as if nothing had happened.

As if the person who had argued red-faced with Chu Che earlier was someone else.

Finally, the Fair Convoy obtained four hens and one rooster, along with five hundred feed silkworms cultivated by the Insect Breeder.

Auntie Zhao's convoy received a total of five jin of qualified Ideal Grain Seeds.

It must be said, Auntie Zhao's bargaining skills were quite formidable.

On the Fair Convoy's side, besides Chu Che who could hold his own for a couple of rounds against Auntie Zhao, none of the others were a match for her.

Because of this, Ding Dong was very dissatisfied.

You have to know, every single qualified potato and lettuce seed was the fruit of her labor.

These days, this woman practically wished she could live with these grain seeds.

Of course, regarding the concluded deal, although it pained her heart, she still reluctantly agreed.

The newly acquired chickens, starting today, were placed under Xiao Fu's full responsibility.

Finally, upon Sister Shen's application, it was decided to build a chicken coop at the rear of Bus Number Six.

Every day, Sister Shen would lead a few people to take care of the feeding.

The previous meatworms were now also transferred to the rear of Bus Number Seven.

No one was unhappy about the convoy's increased assets.

After all, it meant having one more food option.

Although these chickens weren't improved breeds and had a relatively slow growth cycle, their reproduction rate was about the same as normal chickens.

After a year or so, perhaps these five chickens could multiply to a hundred.

By then, it would definitely greatly alleviate the convoy's food crisis.

They wouldn't have to think about scavenging for supplies in uninhabited forbidden zones every day.

Chen Ye stroked his chin, watching several survivors installing cages at the rear of Buses Number Six and Seven, his eyes flickering with thought.

"Squad Leader Chu, I heard there's a Planting Base here in Oasis, and they seem to have quite a few Ideal Grain Seeds there!"

Hearing Chen Ye say this, Chu Che's face turned green. "Yezi, I'm warning you, don't get any ideas about Oasis."

"The Planting Base has powerful Sequence users guarding it every day!"

"You don't actually think that just because we won the No-Rules Race, our convoy is number one, do you?"

"Our current task is to leave this place safely and securely."

"It's best not to complicate things with anything else!"

Chen Ye chuckled, seeing Chu Che's nervous look, and quickly waved his hand. "Squad Leader Chu, I was just saying, look how tense you are!"

"However, I did hear the Oasis Planting Base has rice seeds, improved ones!"

"Heh heh... Don't worry, I absolutely won't have any crooked ideas!"

"Things that aren't mine, I absolutely won't take!"

"Ah, if only we could eat white rice every day, that kind of life, I wouldn't trade it even to become an immortal!"

"You..."

Chu Che was so angered by Chen Ye's reverse psychology he didn't know what to say.

These guys in the convoy, each and every one of them was a handful.

Being their captain was truly a tough job.

However, hearing that the Oasis Planting Base had improved rice seeds, Chu Che also licked his lips.

These past few days, the convoy had been eating the unexpired rice and flour won from the No-Rules Race.

Things they could eat every day before.

These last couple of days, they tasted incredibly delicious.

Now, asking Chu Che to go back to eating those expired, off-smelling foods would be very hard to swallow.

"Squad Leader Chu, Mr. Chen, the meatworms, the meatworms are ready to eat..."

Just as Chen Ye was having crooked thoughts, Xue Nan carefully came to tell the two this good news.

"Really? Take me to see?"

The news that the meatworms were ready to eat quickly spread throughout the entire team.

Ding Dong, Sun Xixi, and Iron Lion also came upon hearing the news.

At the rear of Bus Number Seven, there were several cages.

The largest cage held three plump, chubby meatworms.

These were the ones obtained from the Knife Sharpener back then.

When they first got them, these three meatworms looked somewhat thin and weak.

But now their condition was much better. The entire meatworm looked plump and chubby, its body white all over, looking like oversized silkworms.

Much cuter than those feed silkworms just obtained from the Insect Breeder.

The meatworms in the other few cages looked slightly smaller.

These meatworms were the kind without reproductive capability.

Therefore, these meatworms could only be used as meat to supplement the convoy's supplies.

Even though the meatworms looked relatively cute, Sun Xixi still frowned, clearly not having much desire to eat this kind of meatworm.

That evening, the Fair Convoy's dinner consisted of these meatworms.

Two meatworms had met the slaughter requirements.

Chu Che planned to keep one and eat one.

It was their first time eating meatworms, so they had no experience.

When the meatworm soup was served, everyone still had to do a bit of mental preparation.

After all, they were still bugs.

A large, full bowl of meatworm soup was brought up, stewed together with potatoes.

Everyone looked at each other, and for a moment, no one made the first move with their chopsticks.

It was Iron Lion who acted first. This guy picked up a chestnut-sized piece of meat and tossed it into his mouth.

He chewed for about two seconds, then swallowed it whole.

"What's it taste like?"

Chen Ye looked at Iron Lion curiously.

Xue Nan and the others also looked at Iron Lion curiously.

Iron Lion smacked his lips, looking a bit embarrassed as he said, "Ate it too fast, didn't really taste it!"

Chen Ye: "..."

The second to move their chopsticks was Xue Nan.

Tonight counted as a group meal, so the Superhumans and their respective assistants were all participating.

Since becoming the convoy's number one ugly guy, Xue Nan had fewer inhibitions about many things.

Xue Nan savored it, then said, "The taste is hard to describe. Not like pork, and beef doesn't taste like this either..."

"If I had to say, it's a bit like a mix of chicken and grass."

"Hmm, why don't you all try some..."

Chen Ye and Chu Che turned their gazes towards the Pink-haired Girl, Xu Lina, Little Fish, Zhou Xiaoxiao, and Ding Dong.

The girls were obviously resistant to these things.

Xu Lina twisted her body, hiding a bit behind Chen Ye.

Little Fish glared back at the two men with an angry expression.

Zhou Xiaoxiao didn't have much reaction.

Ding Dong also wore a very calm expression.

Ding Dong, for some unknown reason lately, had actually started eating vegetarian.

Therefore, the two old sly foxes didn't count on her to test for poison.

The Pink-haired Girl glared back at Chen Ye and Chu Che a couple of times, but finally gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and tried a piece with her chopsticks.

Her small mouth puffed in and out, and finally she slowly nodded. "It's okay, not bad to eat!"

Xu Lina glanced at Chen Ye, gritted her teeth, picked up a piece, and the expression on her face didn't seem too distressed either.

Next was Little Fish.

Little Fish gave the two men a disdainful look, then extended her chopsticks.

Chen Ye and Chu Che, seeing that everyone had eaten and there seemed to be no signs of poisoning, finally extended their chopsticks.

Just as Chen Ye had just extended his chopsticks, the sound of an air raid siren floated over the entire Oasis City.

The air raid siren echoed across the city's sky.