Chapter 385: Exchanging the Green Light Chicken

Chapter 385: Chapter 385: Exchanging the Green Light Chicken

After talking with Yang Jin, Xiaqing learned that her idol had attributed the high quality of the flora and fauna in the Third Territory to its soil.

In that case, she could offer up her last type of Green Light plant. "I also have dried Asparagus Chrysanthemum. There’s a Green Light persimmon tree in the territory with a Harmful Element content of 2.4‰ and a Yi Element content of 1?. After soaking, it’s delicious scrambled with eggs. Should I send some over along with the eggs?"

Zhang San still sounded listless. "I can’t stand the smell of Asparagus Chrysanthemum. Do you have any Green Light Chestnuts left?"

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’As expected of her idol, he’s so picky.’

The Green Light Chestnuts had low viability and couldn’t be used to grow seedlings, so to Xiaqing, their only value was as food. But in her idol’s hands, that was surely not their only use.

Xiaqing had harvested a total of 365 pounds of Green Light chestnuts this year, and her idol had traded for 321 pounds two months ago. It was impossible that he had eaten them all so quickly.

Whatever her idol was using the Green Light Chestnuts for, since he had asked, Xiaqing immediately reported the exact amount. "I have 26 pounds left. Should I send them all over?"

Zhang San’s voice sounded quite amiable. "No need. Eleven pounds will be enough. Catch a chicken, too. I’ll have Ji Li come get them."

’Her idol wants to make chicken with chestnuts. The chestnuts are no problem, but the chicken is a bit of an issue.’

Xiaqing tried to negotiate with Zhang San. "Brother San, I only have two roosters left in my territory. If I give one up, I’m afraid the fertilization rate will be too low to hatch any eggs. How about I trade one of my Green Light roosters for one from your territory?"

Zhang San asked, "Don’t you have ten hens?"

"Not ten. Four died when I used the ultrasound bird repellent, so I only have six left. They’re all at their peak laying period right now, and I get three or four eggs a day." That was why she couldn’t slaughter the hens and could only offer a rooster.

Xiaqing asked, "Brother San, how do you raise your chickens during the winter? I’m thinking of building a greenhouse for mine so they can keep laying."

With the promise of a good meal, Zhang San was very agreeable. "I don’t really pay attention to the chicken-raising part. I’ll have Da Ya come over and talk to you about it."

When Da Ya appeared outside the North Gate of the Third Territory carrying a large cage with fifteen chickens inside, Xiaqing was stunned by Brother San’s grand gesture.

She had guessed Da Ya would bring a chicken, but she never expected this many. ’Is Brother San planning to trade for all of my chickens?’

Da Ya handed the heavy cage to Xiaqing and sized up the Third Territory’s newly built fence and iron gate. "This wire mesh fence of yours is high and dense enough; the chickens can be completely free-range. The gate is wide enough, too. You don’t have to take the chickens out one by one, you can just carry the whole cage right in."

Holding the cage, Xiaqing used her face to unlock the North Gate and invited Da Ya into the Third Territory. "Brother Ya," she asked curiously, "how many chickens do you all raise in your territory?"

Da Ya replied cheerfully, "Over a hundred. We have a lot of people in our territory, so any fewer wouldn’t be enough. Nine of the hens in this cage were hatched last year and the year before. They still lay an egg every two or three days. You can have any eggs they lay; Brother San only eats the meat. The two roosters were hatched this spring. They’re to trade for your rooster. When Brother San wants to eat chicken, I’ll come over and grab one."

"There are also three pullets that were hatched this spring. Brother San is giving you these three as payment for helping raise his chickens."

"See that pure white pullet in the cage? That’s a High Level Evolved Green Light Chicken hatched this spring. Its bones are strengthened, and its beak and claws are very formidable. Brother San said to trade this one for the eleven pounds of chestnuts. What do you say?"

’Four young hens in their peak laying period, and one of them is a High Level Evolved Green Light Chicken?!’

The meat of a High Level Yi Evolved animal was even better at promoting bodily evolution than Green Light plants.

A newly hatched Green Light pullet was worth two thousand points, so this High Level Evolved Green Light Chicken, which was already laying eggs, had to be worth far more than four thousand. It was more than a fair trade for her eleven pounds of chestnuts.

"Of course!" Xiaqing’s face lit up. "It must not have been easy to raise this one, Brother Ya."

"It certainly wasn’t easy. It was hatched and raised in an experimental shed that isolates the Harmful Element before being let out," Da Ya said. He, too, felt his Brother San was being unusually generous. "Honestly, when Brother San told me to grab this chicken, I thought I was hearing things."

Although her idol hadn’t said so explicitly, Xiaqing knew exactly why he was doing this. Sending Da Ya with fifteen chickens, including a High Level Evolved hen, was a reward for her willingness to promote the high-quality spinach seeds.

But since Brother San didn’t mention it, Xiaqing wouldn’t bring it up. She would just treat it as an ordinary transaction.

When they reached the chicken coop, Xiaqing pointed to the Black Feathered Rooster inside and tried to negotiate with Da Ya. "Brother Ya, look at this Black Feathered Rooster. Its evolution level is a bit higher than a normal chicken’s. Could I give you a rooster and a hen in exchange and keep this one?"

Da Ya stared at the Black Feathered Rooster with great interest. "When this batch of Green Light chickens hatched in the spring, we tested them one by one. We thought there were only three evolved chickens in the whole batch; I can’t believe we missed one. How’s its fighting ability?"

The Black Feathered Rooster in the coop, unaware its life was hanging by a thread, puffed up its feathers and faced the cage Xiaqing had brought over. More accurately, it was screeching fiercely at the two roosters inside it.

Xiaqing replied, "It’s the toughest of my roosters. Even a Red Light Black Feathered Goose I used to keep couldn’t beat it. Should we put these other two in there and see what happens?"

The two roosters Da Ya had brought had vibrant plumage and were even larger than Xiaqing’s own.

Once let into the coop, the two new roosters immediately started fighting with Xiaqing’s pair. Feathers flew everywhere amidst constant screeching.

Hearing the commotion, Sheep Leader came out from the yard, its eyes narrowed in a menacing stare fixed on Da Ya.

Da Ya felt his own hair stand on end under its gaze. Xiaqing rubbed Sheep Leader’s head and spoke in a soft, gentle voice, "Look, Leader, we have fifteen new chickens. Brother Ya brought them over. When they lay eggs, we can make all sorts of food."

Sheep Leader, who didn’t eat eggs, stopped staring at the short and feeble human. It turned its large head to watch the roosters brawling in the coop instead.

Before long, the Black Feathered Rooster had defeated the two newcomers. It flapped its wings, threw back its head, and crowed, arrogantly declaring its victory.

Da Ya understood. "This black chicken’s combat strength hasn’t reached the level of a High Level Evolution, but it’s definitely stronger than a normal one. You can keep it. I’ll take the other rooster for now. Since your hens are all laying, I won’t take any of them. We’ll just say you owe Brother San one rooster."

"Thanks, Brother Ya! After the chicks hatch next year, I’ll pay Brother San back with two roosters." Xiaqing was thrilled she could keep the Black Feathered Rooster.

She grabbed a handful of underdeveloped, shriveled corn kernels and scattered them in the feeding trough. While the flock was busy pecking at the food, she caught the rooster she had raised for the past six months and handed it to Da Ya.

Then, Xiaqing released the thirteen hens from the cage into the coop.

The moment the High Level Evolved white-feathered hen was out of the cage, it lunged forward and began pecking furiously at the corn on the ground. Its Speed was indeed much faster than the Black Feathered Rooster’s.