Overlord: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 63 Experiments and Harvests

If we want to breed, what kind of aquatic products are more suitable for breeding? What do they eat? How to provide it?

This question continued to trouble Zero, but as his thoughts expanded, memories of the past gradually came to mind.

Finally, He came up with the answer, remembering the earthworms that ant colonies once cultivated on a large scale, and the cultivable creatures in the sea that might feed on earthworms.

Regarding the creatures that could be farmed, Ling thought of the small yellow croaker that was struggling to survive on the beach two days ago, and thought it might be a good choice.

As for earthworms, with the rapid development of the ant colony, this creature has actually been gradually marginalized by the ant tribe because it provides too little nutrition and is troublesome to feed. In the end, the ant tribe has no worries about food and clothing. By that time, Zero had basically stopped paying attention to them.

However, after being hit by earthquakes and tsunamis, Zero still had to pick up this business again. With the idea of ​​​​playing two shots with dates and being prepared, he let the ant colonies under the humus-rich soil on the beach. Some earthworms were caught and cultured again, hoping that they could shine again and make some contribution to helping the ant colony survive the most difficult period.

However, it has to be said that it is not without reason that earthworms are eventually eliminated by the ant colony. Their reproduction cycle is too long, and there are only about a hundred or so of them until now, which is not enough to solve the urgent needs of the ant colony. And if they wait until their number grows, Zero must have once again solved the ant colony's food problem.

However, using them to raise fish may be a good choice.

So, this third question can be considered answered.

That leaves only the last question, which is also the most serious question. If the breeding is successful, how to complete fishing in the water?

This problem cannot be solved by relying on the ants themselves. The ant colony has evolved several times and its various abilities have been greatly enhanced.

However, so far, Zero has not obtained any ant species that can move in the water, let alone move in the water. It would be good to be able to fall into the water without being drowned. This is also the biggest reason why Zero temporarily gave up the idea of ​​exploring the ocean and turned to whimsical research on fish farming.

So, this is actually the biggest problem.

In the absence of ant species in the water, Zero had to think of a clever way to solve this problem indirectly. Otherwise, it would not be called breeding, but being a nanny for aquatic creatures.

As long as this problem is solved, everything else is easy to say. You only need to dig a channel to introduce seawater into the constructed breeding pond, and then try your luck to catch a few small yellow croakers on the beach, throw them in and wait and see what happens. If it doesn't work, change it. It’s okay to try one again.

At this point, the problems faced by aquaculture have been listed one by one. The more difficult one to solve is how to capture the aquaculture products. Another thing that needs to be solved is the resistance of treated clay-bonded pebbles to seawater erosion. experiment.

As long as these two problems are solved, construction can basically start. The remaining problems that may arise can be solved one by one after the construction is completed.

Regarding the experiment of air-drying clay and bonding pebbles to cope with seawater erosion, Zero is actually not optimistic. Although the clay treated by excavators is indeed very sticky, there is a large amount of electrolytes in seawater, and this electrochemical erosion is difficult for the clay to resist.

Despite this, Zero decided to start the experiment first. After all, even though I have this idea, there are still several months left before the ant colony harvest season. Instead of waiting for the sweet potatoes to mature, it is better to make good use of this time to complete this experiment and give yourself a result.

Of course, even if this kind of clay bonding is indeed unable to resist the erosion of sea water, Zero has no intention of giving up.

As the saying goes, as long as your thinking does not slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties.

If the clay bonding cannot achieve the desired effect, Zero is ready to abandon the original bonding plan and directly use the stupid method of accumulating multiple layers to complete the project. It is nothing more than spending more effort, but it is absolutely effective.

In the following days, Zero began to carry out this experiment.

He first asked a few diggers to produce a batch of processed clay, and then asked builders and transporters to move dozens of egg-sized pebbles from under the cliff. This was considered to have completed the preparation of raw materials. Then it’s time to move the pebbles, glue them together with clay near the coast, and wait for them to dry.

After that, the grass stems that were completely withered but still had a certain degree of toughness were used as ropes. A group of strong defenders bit each of the two sections, and then the completely dried stones were wrapped around them. Then more builders He helped pull it and tried all means, and finally placed it on the rocks on the shore where the tide could wash it.

At this point, Zero ignored it and just sent explorers over regularly to take a look.

While Zero was completing this experiment, time also passed quickly with the ebb and flow of the sea water.

In the blink of an eye, the autumn wind blows again.

With zero expectation, he watched the sweet potato leaves on the ground change from emerald green to dark green, and then gradually turned yellow. He knew that the harvest season he had been waiting for for so long had arrived!

Ling happily ordered the builders and excavators to go underground, completely dig out the mature sweet potato roots one by one, and then asked the guards to cut the branches and leaves above, and then brought them in with great success. In the underground granary that has already been excavated.

At the same time, Zero did not ignore the remaining above-ground parts of the sweet potato. After properly collecting the seeds produced by the sweet potato, he asked the builders to bury these branches and leaves in the excavated soil and let them decay naturally. The sweet potatoes will provide enough nutrients to grow again the following year.

Since the number of ant colonies was not large, this harvest lasted for more than 20 years before it came to an end.

A large amount of sweet potatoes filled all the granaries that Ling led the builders to build in the summer, and there were even some leftovers. In the end, even in the cave, there were neat stacks of sweet potatoes.

Zero looked at the large number of well-preserved fresh sweet potatoes in front of him, and the joy in his heart was simply uncontrollable.

He has led the ant colony through many harvests, and more than once he has faced so much food that there is nowhere to stack it, but none of them have made him feel so excited and satisfied.

Perhaps, only when it is lost and found can one realize how precious the things that were originally easily available are...

Still, this is just the beginning. With these food reserves, Zero has too many ideas to implement.

There is food in hand and no panic in mind. Without the worries of survival, he could let go and make some new attempts without any worries.

Perhaps this attempt can bring the ant colony back to its peak and even become stronger!

Many book friends are concerned about when the germ blanket will be arranged. Everyone is very anxious (laughing), it will be available. Spoilers are wrong, right?

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