Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 350: Raising Maggots

The next day, Lu Jianguo took some of his confidants out with him, saying that he was going to pick up some precious items he had obtained through personal connections.

As the Base Commander at No.7 Base, he was the highest official there, so no one interfered.

At that time, Gu Pan also sent a message to Entertainment City informing them about the mutations in the creatures outside and advising them to be cautious.

In the evening, Lu Jianguo returned, and news spread throughout the base that Lu Jianguo had obtained some goose eggs through his connections in Beijing, eggs that could be hatched, non-mutated goose eggs.

This news filled everyone at the base with confidence, and they trusted the base even more.

Now, everyone at the base had mostly resumed their normal work schedules, and although the weather remained overcast, it did not affect life, and everyone gradually began to get back on track.

The following evening, Lu Jianguo came over to Gu Pan’s house for dinner and brought them ten quail eggs—fur eggs that had not hatched into little quails, allowing them to eat them. The eight quails that Gu Pan had previously left at the base could also be taken back at any time.

Gu Pan decided not to go out for the time being, so she chose to bring the quails back. They would raise and breed them themselves, which would eventually be enough for their own consumption.

Ten quail eggs were too few. Now that there was a source, Gu Pan took out twenty more from the Space and boiled them together with some spices to make five-spice eggs.

She then shared some with her neighbors, instructing them not to reveal this to anyone and especially not to mention how much they ate to avoid arousing jealousy.

Because no one spoke of it, Lu Jianguo didn’t know how much they had eaten, and the neighbors also didn’t know how many eggs Lu Jianguo had actually brought them.

It had been over three years since anyone had eaten fresh eggs. Although quail eggs were small, and some were fur eggs, everyone was satisfied with the taste and texture, which they hadn’t experienced in a long time.

The next day, Gu Pan brought the eight quails back.

They built a coop in the courtyard, which Meng Meng visited five or six times a day, genuinely fond of it.

Therefore, Gu Pan agreed to let Meng Meng take on the task of feeding the quails, though Gu Pan prepared the feed herself and the child did not know its contents, just that she needed to feed them on schedule.

Meng Meng was thrilled to take on this task.

Gu Pan also promised her that when they could breed more little quails, she would let her raise them.

Meng Meng was even happier, vowing to take good care of the quails.

After things settled down at the base, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng went to Entertainment City again, which was now their territory, so naturally, they needed to pay more attention.

They first visited Gu Ci’s office.

Gu Ci was there, and they sat down to discuss the recent troublesome issues.

First was the animal mutations—they used to frequently collect game, but now they could no longer do so.

Facing Gu Ci, Gu Pan said, "At least don’t try it for the time being. Let’s wait for more news from the base."

Gu Ci nodded, "Yeah, I think so too. Luckily, we hadn’t eaten the last batch we received because we got your message. It’s just a pity."

Gu Pan replied, "It can’t be helped. There’s always a trade-off. By the way, how’s our quail breeding going?"

Gu Ci sighed, "Not very well. Right now, we only have a little over forty and it’s not easy for them to hatch eggs; many turn into fur eggs." fгeewebnovёl.com

Gu Guo Gang took over during their exchange, starting the breeding, so with the short time and weather conditions, the breeding rate wasn’t high, even worse than inside the base.

Lu Ruisheng said, "There’s nothing we can do with the current environment. So, we can only try our best to breed as much as possible, at least to maintain the current numbers."

Gu Ci exhaled deeply, "Yes, even if it grows slowly, I still hope it will increase. We can’t let them go extinct; it’s really tough."

Gu Pan asked, "By the way, the fast-growing sweet potatoes at the base, have you gotten some here too?"

"Yes, we’ve gotten some and started breeding them. But we can’t go on without protein intake forever. It will eventually cause problems without protein, which really gives me a headache," Gu Ci admitted, truly worried. They used to be able to buy game at a high price; without wild game in the future, it would indeed be very difficult.

Hearing about protein, Gu Pan suddenly thought of something from her childhood when they used maggots. There was an old lady on their street who overly indulged her grandson, turning him into a real troublemaker.

Once during summer, the boy somehow got his hands on some fireworks and he threw them into a public toilet cesspit, blasting out many maggots, which flew onto the edges of the waste pool. He then used a stick to collect the maggots into a bottle.

Gu Pan’s grandmother and some other elderly neighbors, worried about the boy’s grandmother’s safety, went together to see her and tried to persuade her to manage her grandson better, saying that his behavior was outrageous.

However, the boy’s grandmother still did not think her grandson was at fault. To avoid other people speaking ill of her grandson, she incredibly claimed that the maggots were all protein, as they had mentioned on TV, praising her grandson for doing it for her own good, out of filial piety.

Although Gu Pan and others did not know where this old lady had seen such strange news, they were all disgusted and realized this old lady was beyond help. They told their own children to avoid playing with the troublemaker and not to interact with his family.

However, what left a deeper impression on Gu Pan was that the old lady was perfectly fine the next day, continuing to dote on her overweight grandson who weighed 120 kilograms at a height of only 1.2 meters.

Neighbors occasionally talked about the incident, marveling at the old lady’s strong health despite her grandson’s troubling behavior. The thought of the maggots was disgusting to them especially since they originated from a public dry toilet area; just mentioning it made everyone nauseous, but the old lady had no problems at all, which was indeed impressive.

At that moment, Gu Pan wondered if culturing maggots was indeed feasible. It was simple, quick, and had a high survival rate.

She looked at Gu Ci and asked, "What do you think about cultivating maggots for protein supplementation?"

Her suggestion caught Lu Ruisheng and Gu Ci off guard; it was a lot to process. There was a way to supplement protein, but the sudden mention of maggots took them by surprise and they were momentarily dumbfounded.

Gu Pan continued, "If we use rotten vegetable leaves or decayed matter to ferment and breed maggots, the survival rate is high, the growth cycle is short, and the yield is high. What do you think?"

Lu Ruisheng recovered and smiled, "You know, this idea might actually work. Maggots are high in protein, and cultivating them ourselves would be safe."

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