Chapter 207 - 136: An Unexpected Surprise! New Crops and Livestock! The Logistics Farm Begins to Take Shape

Chapter 207: Chapter 136: An Unexpected Surprise! New Crops and Livestock! The Logistics Farm Begins to Take Shape

This kind of structure was clearly man-made. It was fine for holding fish temporarily, but if you wanted to raise them long-term, the survival rate would be far too low.

But the pond before them was a little different.

It was filled with silt and aquatic plants, and the surface was covered with layers of green algae.

At first glance, you might mistake it for a proper fish farm, but a closer look revealed a significant difference...

"Damn, what a clever method! How did we not think of that before?"

Zhong Fang worked with fish all day, so he understood the ingenuity of this pond at a glance.

The reason simple ponds weren’t as good for raising fish as proper fish farms is that they lack the latter’s river-like ecosystem. The fish can’t fully adapt, and over time, their health naturally declines until they start dying off...

But by adding riverbed silt and some aquatic plants, you could provide oxygen and food, and even drastically improve the water quality.

While the results couldn’t compare to a proper fish farm, it would still significantly increase the survival rate of the fish in the pond.

Without a proper fish farm available, a man-made pond improved like this was a decent alternative.

Dozens of river fish, large and small, swam about in the ten-square-meter pond. They all looked to be in pretty good shape, and there had to be at least seventy or eighty pounds of them in total.

A voice called out from the other side.

"Are these things lizards? They’re huge!"

Inside the enclosure were several dead tree stumps, with a number of long-tailed, four-legged creatures climbing on them. They were, in fact, lizards.

However, the lizards were of various species, with a wide array of colors and inconsistent sizes.

The smallest were about the length of a hand, while the largest were nearly the size of a person’s arm.

"Huh? You can eat these things?"

"I think so. Most people aren’t into it, but I’ve seen online that people in some countries catch and eat them."

"I can’t believe the guys from the Fighting Club are this hardcore. They don’t just eat lizards, they actually catch and raise them!"

As they spoke, many of them noticed the contents of the iron cages nearby and jumped in fright.

That was because the creatures locked inside were even more frightening than the lizards.

"Snakes!?"

"The Fighting Club is raising these too? And there are a ton of them—this whole row is full!"

"Holy shit, they’re seriously hardcore! It looks like there are even venomous ones in there. Aren’t they afraid of getting bitten when they catch them!?"

Staring at the dozens of iron cages, each one crammed full of snakes, many felt a chill run down their spine. They quickly backed away, terrified of getting too close to the cages.

Chen Chong could only shake his head at the sight. ’The Fishing Club members are my people, but I have to admit, their desperation for food isn’t as intense as most of the other students.’

’After all, since day one, our entire club has been fishing by the river. We’ve basically survived on the river alone and haven’t delved deep into the jungle for other food sources. We’re one of the few groups in the school that hasn’t really gone hungry.’

’That’s why they’re having such a strong reaction to the Fighting Club catching lizards and snakes.’

’After we were transported here, the students had no food and could only scavenge in the jungle. When people got desperate enough, forget lizards—they were catching and eating rats and cockroaches.’

’Even so, who knows how many people still starved to death in that first half-month.’

’The Fighting Club seems to have been trading in crude salt, and its members have been able to find a stable supply of food outside. For them to be consciously raising lizards and snakes as a food reserve, even when their resources aren’t completely scarce, is an incredibly smart move.’

’Their priority is survival, so they’re gathering anything and everything edible.’

’No wonder they’ve managed to maintain a high enough rating to get so many Building Cards. It all makes sense.’

’But unfortunately, it’s like they say: one wrong step can ruin everything. Without enough power to back it up, a single accident could cause them to lose it all.’

’To survive in this new world, food and resources are just the first step. What’s more important is having the power to fight off Extraordinary Creatures and handle all sorts of other dangers.’

’Otherwise, even if they make it through this ordeal, what will they do when the next one comes?’

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