Chapter 24 Fungal Forest x Fishing
Half an hour later, the insect people drove the fishing boat back to the dock and pulled up the fishing net easily.
It’s a pity that the harvest this time was not much. There were many types of fish caught, at least ten kinds.
Xia Jieren only knew white shrimp and knew nothing about other fish.
Although the first fishing attempt was not successful, Xia Jieren was still in a good mood.
All things are difficult at the beginning. Once you take the first step, the road ahead will be easier.
There are still many areas that need to be optimized for fishing boats.
The first is speed. Although rowing is very fast due to the powerful strength of the insect people, it is better to add a sail to the fishing boat, which may be better.
Secondly, the fishing net is too small. There is no way to solve this problem, after all, the fishing boat is only 3 meters wide. However, the solution is to use two fishing boats to trawle together.
After Xia Jieren made his suggestion, he said, "Give me one of each type of fish so I can taste them tonight."
After saying that, Xia Jieren left.
We stayed at the dock a bit longer this time, and it is almost mid-afternoon now.
Seeing that it was still early, Xia Jieren came to the Fungal Mat Forest. This is a forest composed of productive fungal mats, and the essence of every plant and tree in it is fungal mats.
It can be said that the fungal forest is not inferior to any natural forest ecosystem.
The Fungal Forest has everything that other forests have, and the animals in the Fungal Forest will become stronger than those in other forests.
Because the fungal forest contains Zerg energy, herbivores will be slightly strengthened by the Zerg energy after eating it.
When herbivores are eaten by carnivores, they will also be strengthened by Zerg energy.
Zerg energy can not only strengthen the animals themselves, but also cause them to undergo benign mutations, but the probability is very small.
The mutation of animals will greatly enrich the gene pool of the Zerg.
The existence of the fungal forest can be said to have made the Zerg lose.
At the same time, everything in the fungal forest can be controlled by Xia Jieren.
For example, if the number of a certain animal in the fungal forest is too large and has seriously affected the survival of other animals, Xia Jieren can directly reduce the number of that animal to the desired range.
This feeling of being like a creator, controlling the life and death of an area, is both exciting and a little frightening.
Xia Jieren was very happy looking at the increasingly perfect fungal forest ecosystem in front of him.
"This is the farming life I want. It feels like I'm playing a real farming management game."
"It's so cool!"
The sky was getting darker and the setting sun was already casting its last rays of light.
Xia Jieren returned to his home at dusk.
After eating a table full of fish dishes, to be honest, they didn't taste very good. There was a lack of too many condiments, and some of the dishes still had a strong fishy smell.
In comparison, grilled fish is more flavorful.
Lying on the bed, Xia Jieren happily browsed the perspectives of various Zerg units in the mind network.
But after the excitement wore off, he looked back at his memories.
"I haven't watched any drama in a long time. I have to at least watch it until the early hours tonight."
No words were spoken that night, and everything was quiet.
When Xia Jieren woke up at noon, the insect people's fishing work had officially begun.
The two fishing boats can obtain nearly 1 energy points every day, which is better than nothing for Xia Jieren now.
However, what made Xia Jieren happy was that he had opened up a new channel for obtaining energy.
In addition, collecting genes from aquatic organisms can also prepare Xia Jieren for his future journey into the deep blue.
Diversification of energy sources is very important.
After dinner, Xia Jieren had nothing to do.
After a little thought, he went downstairs and came to the wolf den where the two Silver Moon Wolf cubs lived.
Holding a cub in each hand, he returned to the house.
Xia Jieren unfolded the lounge chair on the balcony and lay down on it. He put the two cubs on his stomach and then began to stroke them restlessly with his hands.
Bathed in the warm sunshine, Xia Jieren smiled and said, "It's really comfortable."
The two cubs on her belly were restlessly nudging Xia Jieren's hands, as if resisting his touch.
Unfortunately, Xia Jieren had no self-awareness at all and was still immersed in the furry feeling.
I have to say that these two cubs are chubby and very cute. They have round heads and faces, and don’t look like the slender Silver Moon Wolf at all.
This is also thanks to the better food here at Xia Jieren's place. When he first brought them back, although they were not thin, they did not have the plump body shape they have now.
Xia Jieren thought to himself, "I'm not going to ruin them, am I?"
"No, I'm still looking forward to having them as my mounts in the future."
The warm sunshine and gentle breeze made Xia Jieren relax unconsciously, and gradually he fell asleep again.
When he woke up, it was already an hour later.
After putting the two sleeping cuties back into their home, Xia Jieren woke up a little and opened his data panel.
[Master: Xia Jieren]
【Energy: 0.1w ()】
[Soldier template: Springtail (60), Larva (20), Scout (u), ...]
[Unit: Zergling x1, Scout x200, Transporter x2k, ...]
[Building template: Fungal blanket (100), evolution chamber (100), nutrient embryo (100), ...]
[Buildings: Fungal blanket, nutrient embryo x23, evolution chamber x1,...]
[Progress: Symbiotic Virus (73%)]
Everything is developing in an orderly manner.
It is estimated that it will take another three or four days for the fungal forest to completely cover the blank area.
Xia Jieren thought: "Should I hatch more worker bees?"
“This will speed up the process.”
After thinking it over carefully, Xia Jieren decided to go all out and directly hatch another 4 worker bees.
Afterwards, Xia Jieren told Kerrigan his decision.
If nothing unexpected happens, Xia Jieren will not hatch more worker bees for a long time.
Retaining 5 worker bees was the result of Xia Jieren's careful consideration.
Now the area around where Xia Jieren was located had been explored clearly, and he guessed correctly that this place was on an island.
This island was called Yanhuang Island by Xia Jieren.
The longest part of Yanhuang Island is about 142 kilometers, and the widest part is about 58 kilometers. The total area of the island is about 1 square kilometers, which is equivalent to one-third the size of Taiwan Island.
The island is densely covered with jungle, and there are two high mountains in the center of the island, but unfortunately the scouts have not explored them carefully. In addition, there are some hills scattered on the island.
Between the central mountain of the island and the Mirror Lake Base is the largest lake on the island, Mirror Lake. The widest part of Mirror Lake is about 20 kilometers. With it as the source, many tributaries are divided in all directions, nourishing the land of the entire island.
Knowing the general topography of Yanhuang Island, Xia Jieren's decision to retain 5 worker bees seemed very reasonable.
