Animal Feed Factories and Shifting Factions

"Boss, the Wild Chives in this Frenzied Planter should produce mature Wild Chive Seeds in another two or three weeks."

Dai Le looked at the planter full of Wild Chives with some emotion.

He had spent a lot of effort helping them pollinate over the past two days.

Wild Chives had both male and female flowers on the same plant, but they needed cross-pollination to produce seeds.

He had worked at it with a little brush for two whole days before finally getting it done.

Yu Yuan knew all that, of course.

"Looks like I need to find a way to breed an insect specifically for pollination... Bees would be ideal!"

Yu Yuan made a mental note of the idea.

Overall, with Dai Le tending it, the underground farm was finally on track.

Next, he needed to find more vegetable seeds, along with insects and animals that were both worth raising and suited to it.

Lastly, Yu Yuan checked the Sorting Recycling Bin. Fang had already collected the materials recycled today.

Just then, Fang's voice came from upstairs.

"Food's ready!"

Yu Yuan froze when he saw the black eggs on the dining table.

"Are these... century eggs?"

Dai Le nodded.

"I found two in Duckov's Nest this morning, so I gave them straight to Fang."

Yu Yuan looked incredulous.

Well, damn.

Century eggs were duck eggs, true enough, but there was something strange about imagining them appearing in the nest alongside ordinary duck eggs.

Still, Yu Yuan liked century eggs. He picked up a piece and popped it into his mouth, his eyes narrowing with pleasure.

Mmm. That's the stuff!

"So that's what it means when it says duck eggs in different states appear at random! Does that mean salted duck eggs might show up later?"

At the thought of