Chapter 346 - 195: 3 Days Later! Peaceful and Stable Days! Changes at Home and in the Team

Chapter 346: Chapter 195: 3 Days Later! Peaceful and Stable Days! Changes at Home and in the Team

Since they weren’t very useful, he planned to take them to the gymnasium and offer them up as items for his people to redeem...

After a long while, Xu Jun seemed to remember something.

"Oh, Brother Chong, Zhang Meng and Huang Mao usually come over first thing in the morning. Why haven’t I seen them today?"

Chen Chong said, "I gave Huang Mao the task of checking the traps at the Desolate Grass River Stream. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be back with his catch in a little while. As for Zhang Meng, last night I specifically asked him to go to the gymnasium this morning to check on how the wild goats and deer are being housed..."

Xu Jun nodded slightly. "Oh, so that’s how it is..."

Then he looked out the window.

Watching the rain constantly falling and splashing, he couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

"This rain... is really heavy..."

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「In the blink of an eye, three days passed.」

Chen Chong stood by the window, holding a cup of hot water.

’Day 24...’

The rainfall over these three days had been relentless—a consistent downpour with almost no fluctuation.

Looking out from the balcony, the dense curtain of rain made it difficult to see anything clearly beyond five meters. Anything ten meters away was almost a complete blur...

During these three days, Chen Chong hadn’t stepped outside the school gates once. At most, he would wander around downstairs to the traditional Chinese medicine room, the gymnasium, the library, and the trading market.

It had to be said that these three days were the most uneventful, yet also the most peaceful, period Chen Chong had experienced since he’d transmigrated.

The nerves that had been constantly taut from the need to hoard resources and fight Extraordinary Creatures had finally found significant relief. His entire being, body and mind, was in a state of extreme comfort.

Of course, Chen Chong hadn’t just been lazing around at home for three days. He had accomplished quite a bit, gathering some of the necessary supplies for his home. He also gained a new understanding of his team’s rules and members, and made new arrangements.

First, the fish pond was gradually filling up. At least another hundred-plus pounds of fish had been added to it...

Huang Mao had been in charge of the Desolate Grass River Stream for four days now, and he had returned with a catch four times.

With the arrival of the rainy season, the amount of prey was significantly less than before.

The wild rabbits had all but vanished, and the bird nets had become nearly useless. Only the fish cages could still manage to catch ten-odd pounds of fish.

Chen Chong picked out about twenty-plus pounds of small fish and put them in his fish pond. He gave a portion of the rest to Huang Mao and Zhang Meng, and had them take the other part to the gymnasium to be raised in the fish pools there.

Meanwhile, the team members were also able to catch some fish each day. Chen Chong bought over thirty pounds of fish, each weighing between one and three pounds.

He also traded with Zhong Fang for another thirty-plus pounds of fish of the same size—between one and three pounds.

At the same time, he also traded for over twenty pounds of fish fry at the trading market...

With that, the A-Level Extraordinary Fish Pond, once empty, had become a little more populated. While it was still far from being full, it was at least a lot better than before.

Then there was the livestock in the bathroom...

The fifty-some wild animals brought back on the last day before the rainy season were being raised very well in the gymnasium. With Jia Wen keeping an eye on them every day, Chen Chong didn’t need to worry in the slightest.

Thanks to the addition of a pigsty and the expansion from the Vacant Land Cards, he had specifically transferred twenty wild goats back from the gymnasium to put inside.

The rest would continue to be raised at the gymnasium. He would transfer more back home later when he had more buildings.

The number of livestock at home had once again increased significantly. There were now around thirty wild goats, while the number of wild deer remained at about ten.

Also worth mentioning was that the first doe to be housed here had successfully given birth to two fawns—one male and one female, just as the Identification Skill had predicted...

Besides these two types of medium-sized livestock, the number of wild chickens and ducks was also considerable, and they steadily laid a few eggs every day.

The eggs in the incubator were also continuously hatching in waves as time went on.

In addition to the original ten-plus wild chickens and ducks, there were now seven or eight chicks and ducklings following them around.

The wild rabbits had also given birth again, with a litter of a full six kits!

Adding them to the previous litters, the number of young, not-yet-grown rabbit kits alone was a terrifying dozen-plus!

On top of that, two more does were showing signs of pregnancy.

Chen Chong couldn’t help but marvel at this. As expected of what could be called year-round breeding machines, their speed was simply unbeatable.

’At this rate, in less than a month, the number of wild rabbits will far surpass that of the other livestock.’

The first thing to run short in his compound wouldn’t be the fences, but the animal cages...

Although there were hassles that came with the increasing number of livestock, Chen Chong felt more gratification than anything else.

After all, in this transmigrated world where food was paramount, more livestock meant another layer of security.

His crops had also undergone a huge transformation.

The various seedlings in the farmland were growing like crazy, far beyond the tender sprout stage of a few days ago.

The crops in the A-Level Extraordinary Farmland, in particular, had already reached half a person’s height. At this rate, they would likely flower and bear fruit in just a few more days.

The Brown Rice in the foam boxes had also all finished sprouting, reaching the stage where they could be transplanted into the paddy fields.

As the crop Chen Chong currently valued the most, he was paying extremely close attention to the Brown Rice.

Fortunately, the Brown Rice adapted very well to the paddy field environment. Each stalk grew tall, straight, and emerald green, showing no signs of wilting or malnutrition...

The changes to the various creatures he was raising at home were certainly impressive, as they grew stronger and healthier.

But unfortunately, his daily settlements and daily intelligence reports were somewhat disappointing...

Because he hadn’t gone out to find resources, his settlement Rating for all three days was B-Minus.

And that was with the bonus from leading a team.

Without the team, Chen Chong estimated he wouldn’t even reach B-Level, C-Plus at best.

Even though it was only B-Minus, he still received quite a few Cards.

After tossing some useless Cards into the team’s exchange pool, he used a total of one B-Level Vacant Land Card, two C-Class Vacant Land Cards, and one B-Level Farmland Card on his home.

On top of that, there was even a low-grade Comprehensive Enhancement Card.

Chen Chong gave it to Zhang Meng, making him a Pseudo-Transcendent. This would allow Zhang Meng to barely keep up with the combat group.

Chen Chong wasn’t surprised that his settlement Rating wasn’t high.

After all, he had barely gone out these past three days. Being able to get a B- Level settlement reward was already quite good.

Xu Jun’s daily settlements were even lower. Aside from two useful Vacant Land Cards, everything else he received was insignificant.

Compared to the daily settlements, the daily intelligence was even less impressive.

It was almost all D-Class intelligence, with a C-Class report popping up only on rare occasion.

The useful pieces of intelligence were all given to the information exchange station to be sold...

Aside from the various changes at home, the team and the entire school had also seen considerable changes.

On the first day, because it was the first time they had seen such a torrential downpour, neither the people at the school nor the team members went out.

But as time went on, they grew restless. Whether it was out of an inability to sit still or because their food supplies were dwindling, many squads braved the heavy rain to search for resources.

This included the team’s hunting squads. Chen Chong didn’t stop them, even though he had clearly stated before that they didn’t need to hand in daily supplies during the rainy season.

However, whether it was his team members or the other students at the school, their hauls were meager.

The food resources they brought back were almost entirely wild vegetables, berries, and some reptiles that could be found even on rainy days.

However, some sufficiently lucky people managed to stumble upon the hiding places of small to medium-sized animals, wiping them all out in one go while they were hiding from the rain.

Taking advantage of these three days, Chen Chong checked on the development of the gymnasium.

He had to admit, Jia Wen and Zhong Fang had arranged everything in perfect order. The breeding area, cultivation area, farmland area, living quarters, and training area were all fully established.

All aspects of the team were gradually stabilizing, reaching a scale that allowed most people to live normally.

Even without the school, the gymnasium alone was enough to meet everyone’s survival needs.

In addition, Chen Chong also made a point to familiarize himself with the team members...

He paid special attention to a group of squads with excellent survival skills who had earned the most points.

What surprised Chen Chong was that someone in his team, through their own efforts, had actually become...

A Transcendent!

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