novelraw Chapter 701: Plans to Develop Hulk
Chapter 701: Plans to Develop Hulk
"As of now, all the Dark Creatures discovered in Wu City can be counted. Aside from a few useful ones, I can’t think of any others worth cultivating."
"It’s common knowledge that Dark Creatures are hard to tame. The key issue is their lack of cultivation value: they can’t be eaten, can’t be used, and even their materials are nearly useless."
Most Dark Creatures have evolved solely for survival, casting aside everything else.
Actually, many people have researched them, even funding scientific studies, but these efforts have yielded little. Otherwise, everyone would have already...
So, no one else could understand why Jing Shu would spend hundreds of millions of rotten corpse insects to cultivate Dark Creatures.
"Could it be that you’ve found a new, edible Dark Creature?"
All eyes turned to Jing Shu, as no one could genuinely think of any other use for them.
Jing Shu shook her head; she had no intention of sharing her detailed thoughts. She only said,
"I haven’t discovered any new Dark Creatures, let alone edible ones. When Dark Creatures first appeared, you old-timers figured out all about them—what kinds there were, their value. At this stage, you know much more about them than I do."
Many of those online couldn’t help but nod. When Dark Creatures first appeared, everyone was excited, thinking there must be profits to be made.
"So, all you need to know is that I’m now collecting rotten corpse insects to cultivate Dark Creatures. This way, everyone’s problems can be solved. Isn’t that great? As for whether I’ll succeed..." What’s it to you?
Anyway, Jing Shu kept her plans tightly under wraps, making everything very mysterious.
"Then we’ll have to trouble Boss Jing with this expenditure. If you need anything, just say the word. We’ll stick to the previous agreement—no, I’ll give you a further ten percent discount for our cooperation."
"Me too. If you need coal, just let me know."
"We all greatly admire Boss Jing’s ambition; we wish you good luck."
Jun Bao lightly tapped the table and asked, "What do you need?"
"Can I borrow some more money?"
Jun Bao’s face darkened.
Alright then. Jing Shu knew that borrowing too much money made one unpopular, so she decided against it. Besides, the daily income from long-haired clothes, red earthworms, and various foods was quite good.
"So, just a standard mortgage?"
Jun Bao nodded. "I’ll charge you one percent less interest."
"Could I also ask for another plot of land around my Insect Cake Factory?" Jing Shu thought for a moment, planning to ’relocate’ some houses from the suburbs when the time came.
"No problem."
"Shall we agree on that for now? Starting tomorrow, the Insect Cake Factory will begin collecting rotten corpse insects indefinitely. If any difficulties arise, I’ll seek help from the Township Government?"
When in trouble, go to the Township Government. She certainly took that saying to heart.
In fact, there were still many difficulties. For instance, the sheer volume of accumulated rotten corpse insects posed a problem, as did the inconvenience they caused. Moreover, with the migration imminent, Jing Shu wanted to process them into concentrated food for storage, a process that would definitely require technical support.
For this... she would also have to seek help from the Township Government. To put it simply: her idea needed money, materials, and technology to succeed.
The meeting quickly dispersed. Regarding Jing Shu’s grand gesture of buying up all the rotten corpse insects, most preferred to believe she had a backup plan and the confidence to pull it off. Otherwise, who would attempt such a thing?
So, what Dark Creatures was Jing Shu planning to cultivate? This was now everyone’s greatest curiosity.
Later, after everyone had left, Jing Shu and Jun Bao signed the contract and discussed various details. Jun Bao, too, was very curious. "So, what Dark Creatures are you actually planning to cultivate?"
Jing Shu merely said it was a secret for now; they would discuss it once the creature was cultivated. If the cultivation failed, then that would be that.
This piqued even Jun Bao’s curiosity.
Jing Shu inwardly rolled her eyes. Truth be told, there wasn’t even a hint of this Dark Creature yet. She was just collecting the rotten corpse insects first and would then begin processing them.
As for this Dark Creature, everyone from her past life had a vivid memory of it. Coincidentally, it was one they were destined to encounter during the migration. This creature, known as the ’Hulk,’ was a Dark Creature that feared nothing; it was enormous and composed of countless bacteria.
From a distance, it resembled a mound of greenish-black slime.
Sometimes, when they hadn’t found others of their kind, they were merely palm-sized, rolling about. But once they found fellow Hulks and began to thrive, they would congregate, forming massive giants. Of course, as Dark Creatures, they also possessed the characteristic ability to survive by eating soil.
But if they were to breed quickly, expand, and grow into the indiscriminately eating, all-smashing Hulk slimes, they had to be cultivated with vast amounts of food.
During the migration in her past life, this Hulk started as just a small lump. By the time they migrated back, it had developed into several ferocious Hulks.
Later-stage Hulks developed thousands of octopus-like legs beneath them, allowing for extreme speed and extraordinary hunting capabilities. Since their main body was slime, they could morph into various shapes, engulfing prey and dissolving them with corrosive fluid.
Like starved wolves, they preferred to grow immensely large before attacking humans. They had a predilection for meat, consuming any creature, especially humans. They were even known as the assassins of the Dark Creature world, as they devoured any flesh, not even sparing other Dark Creatures.
They were also known to be as indestructible as cockroaches. Whether through physical attacks or chemical agents, it was exceedingly difficult to completely kill these creatures. They were essentially composed of countless bacteria; even if a tiny piece of slime escaped, it could regenerate and grow back to its full size.
These Dark Creatures, whether in their early or late stages, were inedible.
But Jing Shu had a significant use for them.
Coincidentally, when digging tunnels into the new ’realm,’ explorers had found a large amount of disgusting slime, suspected to be creature excrement.
Jing Shu then knew she had reached the Hulks’ stronghold! Originally, she hadn’t been very interested in these Dark Creatures.
They had no intrinsic value: they were inedible, and no special products from their bodies could be utilized. The long-haired ball, at least, produced wool for sweaters. Xiao Wei’s Insect Clan was fleshy and could always serve as a food source. The rotten mermaid’s flesh could cultivate long-haired balls, its bones made a delicious seasoning, and it could even dig tunnels.
What good were these Hulks? They probably couldn’t even till soil, let alone act as bodyguards; they simply weren’t up to par. Jing Shu’s RV was equipped with a cannon that had a 1-kilometer range, and she had various creatures for close-range protection.
So, initially, Jing Shu had no plans for them. However, Wu City had recently been crippled by snowstorms, making transportation extremely difficult. Mr. Jing and Mrs. Jing couldn’t even drive their car out. The delivery route for the Insect Cake Factory had been altered twice, each change incurring substantial road maintenance costs. Currently, only one main road in Wu City remained passable...