frightfiction Chapter 298 The Chicken's Upgrade
Chapter 298 The Chicken's Upgrade
The first time her name was mentioned, Xiao Cai responded immediately. Lu Youyou was pleasantly surprised and called Xiao Cai's name several times.
It turned out that Xiao Cai only responded to his calling.
Make it back, it beeps; make it spread its wings, it beeps too.
It had no idea what orders Lu Youyou gave; it just happened to match them the first few times.
Previous behavior…
Xiao Cai suddenly cried out when she saw the wriggling worm. Lu Youyou didn't know if it was because she was excited or because she was full; that remains to be seen.
But it comes over when Xiao Cai is called over, only to see bugs near Lu Youyou.
After discovering that Lu Youyou wasn't feeding it insects, it ran to the insect trap and remained unmoved no matter how much Lu Youyou called it, just staring at the insect collection box.
"Xiao Cai, come here and I'll take the bug out for you."
"Hook up."
Xiao Cai heard Lu Youyou speak and realized that Lu Youyou didn't have bad intentions, so she responded with a pinky hook.
Now, Lu Youyou was completely certain that Xiao Cai hadn't ignored her earlier because she was angry, but because she genuinely didn't understand.
Lu Youyou sighed, took out the insect collection box, and put all the insects inside into the backpack compartment.
She opened her watch, and the first page of her backpack compartment was full of insects.
Thankfully, she had plenty of empty compartments in her backpack; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to fit so many different kinds of insects.
Live insects will die if they enter the backpack slots, so Lu Youyou releases some insects into the insect collection box so she doesn't have to worry about them flying away.
"Xiao Cai, eat up."
Lu Youyou placed the insect collection box next to Xiao Cai, and then continued to dispense the insect-killing elixir.
After she finished preparing the insect-killing elixir, Xiao Cai had also finished eating the insects that Lu Youyou had given her.
Lu Youyou packed away the tools and carried Xiao Cai downstairs.
After putting Xiao Cai in the cage, she didn't rush to take off her protective clothing, but instead asked the navigation system to stop the car.
As she got out of the car, Lu Youyou pressed the spray button, aiming at the dense swarm of insects on the glass.
呲——
A whole bunch of insects died and landed in small clumps.
Lu Youyou didn't miss any part of the car, even spraying the tires with insecticide to prevent them from being bitten and punctured.
After doing all this, Lu Youyou was still not satisfied, since the spray evaporated too quickly and didn't last long, and the insects would still gather.
She dropped a piece of cloth, stuck one end to the car body, rolled the other end into a small strip, inserted it into the spray bottle, soaked it, and then took it out.
After finishing one, she repeated the steps, spacing them one meter apart, to make the second, third, and so on...
The whole car reeked of garlic and saliva, and insects didn't dare to come near it.
Lu Youyou was satisfied. She got in the car, took off her protective suit, took a shower, and came out.
"Master, why do you want to get rid of the bugs? Don't we need bugs to make the bug-killing elixir?" Little Black asked, puzzled.
"You can get bugs in other ways, like buying them from others or catching them when you get out of the car, but you can't let bugs get close to the car. The paint on the outside of the car is already peeling off because of bug bites."
"Oh—then we shouldn't let the bugs get any closer, or they'll chew the car to pieces."
After figuring it out, Little Black went to the nest even more diligently to drool.
Lu Youyou squatted next to the chicken coop and put the dead insects into a plate.
"Xiao Cai".
"Hook up."
Lu Youyou used discarded chopsticks to pick up the insect and brought it to its mouth.
"Xiao Cai".
"Hook up."
Lu Youyou rewarded Xiao Cai with another insect.
"Xiao Cai".
……
After repeated attempts, Xiao Cai stopped responding.
It only thought that after its owner called out "Xiao Cai," the next step would be to give it the insects.
It waited and waited, but no insects came.
It stretched its neck and looked into Lu Youyou's hand.
"Xiao Cai".
Xiao Cai reflexively made a "click-click" sound.
The next second, the insect he had been longing for was brought to his mouth.
It learned that it could get insects by making a sound!
"Hook up, hook up, hook up!"
It kept chirping, and after chirping, it waited for Lu Youyou to pick up a lot of insects for it.
Lu Youyou just smiled and said, "Xiao Cai."
"Hook up."
"good."
Lu Youyou gave Xiao Cai a bug.
Xiao Cai finally understood that she wouldn't get the worm by calling out, but only if she called out after someone had said "Xiao Cai".
After swallowing the worm, it stared expectantly at Lu Youyou, hoping she would utter the word "Xiao Cai" again.
"Xiao Cai".
"Hook up!!!"
Seeing that Xiao Cai could finally recognize its own name, Lu Youyou put the insect away.
She was planning to keep these to make insecticide paste, so she couldn't give them all to Xiao Cai.
I wonder if the other chickens in the advanced breeding cages can level up after eating insects.
Although I don't know what the next upgrade to poultry would be, it's still better than ordinary broiler chickens, at least it can help her get rid of insects.
Thinking of this, Lu Youyou couldn't stay idle again.
She put on her new protective suit and went upstairs.
With a slight modification, the original shelf became a standalone chicken coop, and Lu Youyou added legs and a tray underneath.
More than a dozen chicken coops were placed along the side, almost surrounding the car.
The small chicken coop contains only one rooster, while the large chicken coop contains a group of hens and one rooster.
That way, you won't have to worry about fighting.
We have chickens, we have chicken coops, but we have no insects.
The cloth, soaked in the insecticide, was still wet, and its smell permeated the air, keeping insects at bay.
Having no other option, Lu Youyou could only ask in the group if anyone had any bugs.
She was also told that someone actually messaged her privately.
[Zhan Yu: Sister You, I have bugs. What level do you want?]
[Lu Youyou: What level?]
[Zhan Yu: Oh, Sister You, don't misunderstand. This level wasn't assigned by the survival world; I created it myself. I gathered some materials that insects couldn't bite through, locked a bunch of insects inside, and the one that survived became the Insect King.]
[Lu Youyou: Don't you use materials that insects can't bite into to make vehicles?]
[Zhan Yu: It's just that little bit, adding anything else won't make a difference. Why don't you let me do some novel experiments? Sister You, do you want ordinary bugs or the Bug King?]
[Lu Youyou: Just send regular insects. Ship them via backpack; live insects aren't necessary.]
Since Xiao Cai mutated by eating ordinary insects, then the other chickens should also eat ordinary insects.
Does anyone know what the insect king Zhan Yu has bred will look like? What if it's even more toxic? I hope it doesn't poison her chickens.
hum~
[You've received a gift from your friend Zhan Yu. Please check it promptly.]
To save backpack slots, Lu Youyou put all the insects of the type with fewer numbers into the chicken coop.
Those chickens in their cages had never seen such a meat feast before. They all went crazy.
Even the most docile hens show signs of fighting because of insects.
Lu Youyou quickly released more insects, thus averting a fierce battle for them.
Their stomachs seem to be bottomless pits; no matter how many insects Lu Youyou throws in, they keep eating.
They ate and defecated at the same time, creating a terrible stench.
Lu Youyou couldn't stand the smell, so she quickly replaced the plastic sheet in the tray.
When they looked up, of the dozens of chickens that had been released, only one hen was still alive; the rest had all collapsed and died.
It was visibly different from before.
They are larger and have more vibrant fur, which seems to glow in the sunlight.
Lu Youyou frowned in thought.
She thought that the reason only Xiao Cai was left among the chickens released last night was because the other chickens couldn't fight off the insects and were killed by them.
It seems that's not the case now.
After the chickens eat a certain amount of insects, some chickens will be poisoned to death, while others will be able to level up.
It seems that whether a chicken can level up has nothing to do with its fighting strength, but rather with its genetic talent.