The events of the previous night were over, and Wu You called his mother early the next morning to let her know he was safe. On the phone, he attributed all the credit to the old village chief and some helpful neighbors, saying that without their help, the demolition team would have dared to force their way in, and now, under pressure, they wouldn't dare to act recklessly for a while.

After hanging up the phone, Wu You got busy again. He had to prepare feed for the chickens in the chicken farm on the back mountain. These poor chickens hadn't been taken care of since Wu Jianguo's car accident. Although they would peck at grass and insects, their main food was usually chicken feed mixed by Wu Jianguo and Zhang Guihua. Now they had really become weak chickens from hunger.

The Wu family contracted a piece of land and a hill without hiring any other long-term workers. They only hired short-term workers from their neighbors in the village to help with things like fishing, pearl and mussel harvesting, tea picking, and fruit harvesting.

Wu You didn't want to put it in the animal pen. It was still nice to have a big bodyguard with him, as he was strong and could help.

Although no one usually enters the Wu family's contracted garden, Garuru is too conspicuous, so Wu You took out a large black hoodie and put it on Garuru. That way, even if someone accidentally saw it from a distance, they would think it was a big helper hired by the Wu family.

He would go home to help out during winter and summer vacations when he was in school, so he knows all the work in the garden.

After spending half an hour mixing two large buckets of chicken feed, Wu You took Garuru up the back mountain.

Two buckets of chicken feed, each weighing 50 kilograms, were easily carried by Jia Lulu, saving Wu Jianguo the trouble of using his carrying pole.

However, Wu You soon regretted it.

The chicken coop is fenced with three-meter-high plastic netting, which is usually enough to keep out the wild chickens.

But today, as Wu Youcai approached the chicken farm, the chickens inside seemed like newlywed brides who had encountered desperate robbers on their way to their wedding. They were so frightened that they frantically flapped their wings and tried to fly out of the enclosure.

There was chaos everywhere, with chickens running rampant on the contracted back hill, and some even leaping over the large fence surrounding the contracted area to escape up the mountain.

Wu You stood there dumbfounded at the entrance of the chicken farm for a minute, gradually coming to his senses from being completely confused.

Looking back at Garuru's ferocious appearance and imagining the scent of a beast that only animals can detect, the answer is self-evident.

I can only put Garurumon into the animal pen space. However, it's quite nice that Garurumon took its clothes with it when it disappeared into the system.

Wu You worked from morning until noon before finally catching all the wild pheasants that had been running around the mountain and bringing them back to the chicken farm. He was covered in chicken feathers and droppings. As for the few that had escaped from the contracted farm, he planned to leave them alone, thinking they might come back on their own if they got hungry.

After catching the chickens and feeding them, Wu You began to patrol along the edge of the contracted farm, intending to take a walk around, which was Wu Jianguo's habit.

As I walked, I thought that I didn't have to worry about the forced demolition for the time being. There were villagers around during the day, and I could also call the police. Even if the developer, Shengtian Group, had people in the police station, they would at most not arrest them. If someone called the police to report the disturbance and the forced demolition, the police would still have to be called.

If you want to sneak around at night, then you're not afraid.

But the most pressing issue now is my father's medical expenses. The fish and pearl oysters in the river have just been introduced, the tea-picking season is over, and the pear and peach trees in the orchard are not yet ready for harvest. As for selling chickens, that's even more impossible. These chickens are only raised to give to relatives and for our own consumption. Several hundred chickens seem like a lot, but in reality, they won't fetch a good price.

Lost in thought, Wu You had unknowingly reached the vicinity of the section of the river he had contracted.

The mountain behind the village is to the north, while the river behind the village is to the northwest, flowing between the two mountains.

This river is called Qinglong River. It is nearly 100 meters wide, so it is not a small river. According to the village elders, it was named after a green dragon that lived in the river in ancient times.

The river that meanders through Xugou Village is nearly three kilometers long, but the section that flows into the mountains is at least ten kilometers long. This entire length of the river belongs to Xugou Village. The Wu family has contracted a section that stretches from the back of the village all the way to the middle of the mountain, a full 2.5 kilometers long. The first half of this section is used for pearl mussel farming.

In previous years, the Wu family earned most of their money from this river. However, in recent years, the pearls produced by pearl mussels have not fetched good prices, and the fishing industry has also been impacted, resulting in a significant decrease in the family's income.

The round foam balls, strung together with nylon thread, floating on the river are actually pearl mussel farming cages.

Wu You scanned the riverbed and was about to return when he suddenly stopped.

Pearl oysters! How could I forget about them!

Why is the pearl mussel farming business of the Wu family not profitable? Because it has been impacted by more similar products, and the quality is not excellent. The unsold mussels can only be sold in large quantities at low prices to manufacturers to make pearl powder.

But Wu You has a bio-alchemy system. River pearls with a diameter of 5 mm are hard to sell, so how about I give you a 20 mm ocean pearl?

Impressive enough? Not enough? I can give you 30mm pearls, even black pearls, even luminous pearls!

Having successfully refined the Lion-Faced Vajra, Wu You was extremely confident in the functions of the bio-alchemy system. Garuru perfectly met all his expectations before refining it, and even exceeded them.

What does this mean? It means that in the process of bio-alchemy, not only is the description made, but even the abilities of the creature are made to closely resemble the expectations of the master.

Of course, this is all predicated on the system's emphasis on rationality; you can't possibly create an alchemical creature that can fly by combining a mouse and a hamster in alchemy.

So, do we still need to go into the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain?

The Beast Mountain is easy to enter. After completing the beginner quests, you can freely select any function in the system interface. Entering the Beast Mountain is clearly marked in the lower left corner.

But it's dangerous inside, and going inside to find pearl oysters? At least for now, Wu You can't control where he lands.

Let's try to capture it in real life first.

I caught a grasshopper right off the grass at my feet.

Select capture.

Note: Capture failed; the target is resistant.

Wu You looked at the little bug that was still hopping around in his hand and was speechless. Fine, so you'll resist, huh?

He raised his hand high and then slammed the grasshopper hard onto the pebbles on the ground.

The poor grasshopper spilled all its green juice, its six legs stretched out and twitching, looking like it was close to death.

"You're forcing me to use force," Wu You thought to himself with a cold snort.

Reach out and touch the dying grasshopper, choosing to capture it.

Successfully captured, material obtained: female East Asian migratory locust.

As expected, Wu You excitedly clenched his fist. In the future, he could catch common animals in the real world, and if he wanted to catch rare or protected animals, he could go to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

Wu You then had a plan for what to do next.

They went directly to their own small wooden boat. The only difference between this small boat and the famous awning boats of Kuaiji was that it didn't have a canopy. It was a common boat for fish farmers in this generation.

We rowed to the pearl mussel farming area in the river, pulled up a cage of pearl mussels, and picked out the largest one to catch.

There are three animals in the material warehouse at this time: a female chipmunk, a female migratory locust, and a male triangular sail clam.

The system issued a notification when Wu You caught the pearl oyster.

System task: Based on

Mission objective: Survival requires both the strength to protect yourself and the economy to support your survival. Forge a unique item to create profits that belong only to you.

Quest Reward: 3 Alchemy Energy

Seeing the new mission, Wu You was quite happy. He was worried about alchemical energy, as there was no option to exchange it externally at level one. If he could complete this mission successfully, he would at least have enough energy to upgrade to level two, at which point new permissions should be unlocked.

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After catching the pearl clam, Wu You rushed to a large aquarium shop in Qiantang without stopping.

First, he had to take a small electric tricycle in the village, then transfer to a bus at the bus station, and finally take a taxi to the aquarium shop in the city. It was so inconvenient not having a car. Wu You decided that once he made money, he had to get a decent car.

In a shop called Miracle Ocean in the center of Qiantang City, Wu You was dazzled by the variety of aquatic creatures, including common tropical fish, pet fish, turtles, starfish, shrimp, crabs, and even octopuses and small sharks.

The store is mostly frequented by children, who usually linger in front of their parents, unable to tear themselves away from certain cute little fish.

It's clear that the pets at this aquarium shop are of good quality and have a decent reputation, which explains why the shop is doing so well.

After looking around but not finding what I wanted, I had a moment to relax when I saw a shop assistant patiently explaining the difference between octopus and squid to a group of children.

Wu You immediately walked over and asked the female shop assistant.

"Hello, do you have any fish that glow? Sea fish or freshwater fish are both fine."

The shop assistant replied apologetically, "I'm sorry, sir, we don't have any fish that glow. These are usually saltwater fish, and they live in the deep sea where the water pressure is high. But we do have tropical fish that can refract beautiful colors with just a little light. Would you like some?"

Wu You looked disappointed: "I don't need something that refracts light, I just want something that can emit light on its own. Never mind, I'll figure it out myself."

I didn't expect that they weren't selling them, so I'll have to find another way. I can't exactly use fireflies, can I?

Wu You turned around to leave when the shop assistant behind him suddenly called out to him.

"Sir, does it have to be a fish that can glow? Can't other animals do?"