Chapter 33 Egg Incubator

Shu Yi was not surprised by their reaction and continued, "Becoming a formal resident of the Star Territory will grant additional benefits, one of which is that there is a chance to obtain food when killing monsters, so the food that is dropped must be because of me."

"Food drops from killing monsters?" Wei Feiyang, a level 58 assassin, subconsciously repeated Shu Yi's words, his face full of disbelief. "When did the system become so user-friendly?"

As a system shop for advanced players, it offers some advantages compared to ordinary players, but they had never heard of demon hunters dropping food; they were still eating nutrient mud.

"It's not that the system is more user-friendly, it's a territory bonus," Shu Yi explained. "Only official residents of the Star Territory receive this benefit."

Hu Ba licked his chapped lips: "Where is that place?"

"Thirty kilometers southeast of Yunpei Town, there's a territory with a constant temperature of 24 degrees Celsius. It has a swimming pool, apartments, and a fresh food supermarket." Shu Yi stated the situation simply and concisely. After a pause, he added, "There's a milk tea shop in the territory with a cold storage, so you can always have chilled drinks. The milk tea we gave you was bought there."

The five looked at each other in disbelief. So this was Shu Yi's extraordinary encounter, and everyone could enjoy such an experience?

"Lead the way." Hu Ba slung his weapon over his shoulder. "I'm not going to grind monsters today. I'm going to check out this Star Territory first."

Before leaving, the group divided up the spoils from killing the mutated chickens, with the dropped food being the first thing everyone wanted.

Shu Yi was much better off than them, but after thinking about it, he only asked for the eggs and refused everything else.

Actually, besides the food, there were quite a lot of other spoils. However, since Shu Yi had already said that the food had fallen because of him, everyone promptly gave him the eggs.

Lin Nanxing was unaware that a high-level team was moving towards the Star Territory. She was currently sitting in her room, calculating the spoils that Big Mouth had brought back from his trip.

She's been quite relaxed in her territory these past few days. During the day, she goes to the vending machine to restock and inspects the farmland before putting the vegetables on the shelves of the fruit and vegetable supermarket.

A few days ago she bought ten more plots of initial farmland, so the fresh food supermarket is no longer afraid of running out of stock.

These days are like a short vacation for her.

In the evening, Lin Nanxing went outside the barrier to train for an hour. Then, at night, he searched through Da Zui's day's gains, like opening a blind box.

Thanks to Big Mouth's diligence, she has already completed more than half of her hidden quest. Ever since Big Mouth went out to explore the surrounding area, she has brought back some strange and unusual things every day.

"Let me see what I found today..." she murmured, picking out a pearl necklace from the pile of items spat out by the carnivorous plant.

The milky white pearl gleamed with a warm luster under the sunlight streaming in from the window. Although it had little practical value in this post-apocalyptic world, it was still a nice ornament. Lin Nanxing casually wrapped it around her wrist twice and put it on.

Seeing that its owner was satisfied with what it had brought back, the carnivorous flower happily shook its huge flower head, its petals opening and closing as if to ask for praise.

Suddenly, it froze, and a heavy thud echoed from within its body following the earlier shaking.

"What's wrong?" Lin Nanxing had just raised his head when he saw the man-eating flower shudder and spit out a dark stone with a "poof".

"Clang." The heavy stone smashed the wooden floorboards, creating several cracks.

"Big Mouth, you can't be so violent!" Lin Nanxing looked at the floor with heartache, about to scold him, but her gaze was drawn to something on the floor.

"Huh, what kind of stone is this?"

The unidentified stone that came out of the giant mouth was covered with honeycomb-like holes and had a faint metallic luster. Lin Nanxing squatted down and curiously poked it with a finger. It felt warm to the touch.

The moment her fingertips touched it, a system notification suddenly popped up:

[Ore Type: Meteorite Iron]

[Grade: A-level forging material]

[Function: Used to craft defensive weapons such as shields and armor]

"Ore?" Lin Nanxing raised an eyebrow in surprise. Seeing that the system did not warn of any danger, he picked up the ore with peace of mind.

Lin Nanxing picked it up and weighed it in his hand. It was heavier than he had imagined. With this density, no wonder it was a mineral.

Lin Nanxing thought with some curiosity that in this resource-scarce post-apocalyptic world, the game could actually generate ores, so it wasn't completely heartless after all.

"Big Mouth, where did you find this ore?"

Big Mouth shook its head in confusion. It seemed that this stone had been stored in its space for a long time, and it would not have spat it out if it hadn't been for today's accident.

Seeing that Da Zui didn't remember, Lin Nanxing didn't ask any further questions. Currently, there were no talents in her territory who could make weapons, so the ore was useless to her. She wasn't short of money and didn't need to sell the ore.

Big Mouth watched her changing expressions. She was initially full of joy, but then she shook her head with a regretful look. Did her master think there was too little of this?

The carnivorous plant silently memorized the shape of the stone and began to recall where it had found it.

Despite these thoughts, Lin Nanxing carefully put the precious ore into his backpack. "I'll keep it for now; maybe it'll be useful someday..."

Before she could finish speaking, a knock on the door interrupted her thoughts.

Lin Nanxing quickly packed his things, opened the door, and saw Shu Yi looking travel-worn.

"Hey, you're back! Did you successfully defeat the BOSS?" As a neighbor, Lin Nanxing naturally knew what Shu Yi had been up to these past few days. "How was it? Was the harvest big this time?"

"A pretty good haul." Shu Yi nodded, his voice low and hoarse, and took out three eggs from his backpack. "These are one of the rewards dropped from killing the monsters this time. Here you go."

Lin Nanxing's gaze fell on his hand, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes. Three eggs?

Eggs are great! Eggs can be eaten on their own, and if they are fertilized, they can hatch into chicks. When the chicks grow up, they can hatch more eggs. Lin Nanxing could almost imagine that he would have an endless supply of chickens to eat.

But she remained rational and didn't immediately accept it: "These eggs are rare, are you sure you want to give them to me?"

Shu Yi nodded without hesitation. “My intuition tells me that giving you these three eggs will be more useful than me eating them. Consider it a thank you gift for helping me get a permanent resident.”

Shu Yi's intuition was quite accurate. Lin Nanxing confirmed his statement and didn't continue to refuse. He directly took the eggs and took the opportunity to ask the system, "System, can you detect that these are eggs that can hatch into chicks?"

[Yes, host. All three have been detected as fertilized eggs, with a hatching success rate of 87%.]

At the same time, a system notification suddenly popped up in front of Lin Nanxing's eyes: [Four high-level players have been detected spending money in the territory. Please be aware, host.]

Upon seeing this message, Lin Nanxing called out to Shu Yi, who was about to leave, "Shu Yi, did you bring your teammates with you this time?"

Shu Yi was not surprised that Lin Nanxing knew about this. He nodded and admitted it.

"What are their temperaments like? Should I make a special effort to entertain them?" Since there were people who had interacted with them before, Lin Nanxing didn't waste any resources and asked directly.

Shu Yi thought for a moment, recalling the scenes of his time with Hu Ba and the others, and shook his head, saying, "No need, they can take care of themselves. It would be better to pay special attention to them."

After bringing the four to the Star Territory, he didn't bother to look at their bewildered expressions. He greeted them and told them to make themselves at home, then went home alone.

Lin Nanxing understood Shu Yi's meaning and nodded: "Okay, I understand. I won't take up any more of your time. Go back and catch up on your sleep."

Lin Nanxing waved and watched his figure disappear around the corner before turning back to her room and starting to browse the online store.

"System, do you have an incubator for hatching eggs?"

Yes, the store offers an incubator that can hatch all animals, priced at only 5,000 game coins.

Hearing that it would cost five thousand, Lin Nanxing felt a pang of pain, but then she thought that if she could really hatch chicks, she might be able to unlock the livestock module and save ten thousand yuan, so she felt that five thousand was a bargain.

In fact, Lin Nanxing currently has nearly 900,000 yuan in savings, but she is still very frugal. Before the territory has a strong military force, she wants to save as much money as possible.

After all, the barrier's health can be replenished with money. In case another beast tide attacks, even if Da Rong can't withstand it, she wants to be able to wear down the monsters just by spending money.

The carnivorous plant remained in the room until its owner brought in three round balls, which were then placed into a glowing square box.

It curiously poked its flowerpot out, only to be hit by a wave of heat that nearly knocked it over.

Lin Nanxing noticed its movements and was both amused and exasperated. "Big Mouth, don't go near the incubator. The temperature inside is higher than outside the barrier. You can't stand it."

Those who can survive in the high-temperature apocalypse are all mutant species that are no longer afraid of the heat. The eggs dropped by the mutant chicken that Shu Yi killed were probably mutant eggs as well, and the temperature in the incubator reached 200 degrees Celsius.

Looking at the countdown in the incubator, Lin Nanxing was really looking forward to the chicks hatching in just two days.

On the other side, Hu Ba and his group, each holding three cups of milk tea, strolled through the territory. Wei Feiyang looked at the rows of streetlights and sighed, "So many streetlights, this territory is truly luxurious."

Hu Ba said casually, "The fact that this lord can build it on the ground means he's no ordinary person. But with so many streetlights, this place must be comfortable in winter."

The mention of winter made everyone's expressions somber. Wei Feiyang sighed, "Winter is indeed coming soon. My town is rushing to make lighting equipment, but we don't know if it will be enough. What about you guys? What are your plans for winter?"

"What else can I do but stay home and not go out? I can't go out to hunt demons in winter anyway. Luckily, I've saved up a lot of game currency, so I should be able to have a peaceful winter."

Hu Ba scratched his head. "My dad is worried about the food supply for everyone in town. I've been out hunting demons these past few days and haven't been back, so I don't know the situation in town yet."

Lin Nanxing was unaware that autumn was about to end. She couldn't stay in her room any longer and decided to come out to see the advanced players that Shu Yi had brought back.

For first-time visitors to Star Territory, the swimming pool is usually the first place they choose. Lin Nanxing had a clear goal, but before he could even meet the person, he encountered a troublemaker.