Chapter 454 Jingshu's Grand Plan
Jing Shu shook the bottle. "So what's the difference between this and traditional propagation? Just like the moldy algae on the ground, what's the difference? Can moldy algae on the ground be cultivated and expanded like this to be used as feed for various fish?"
This moldy algae grew wildly after the flood in the second year of the apocalypse. It was also one of the foods of red nematodes and secondary evolved carrion worms. Unfortunately, it was infected by the zombie virus. If this algae that can be seen everywhere in the sewers can be used again... then Jingshu could implement the grand plan she had in mind.
Perhaps, the plan that Jingshu had been thinking about for half a year on how to save Shiyuan from the dire situation could be implemented. Jingshu naturally wanted to live peacefully at home as a local tycoon, but unfortunately, there were always things that she had no control over and had to solve.
"Traditional propagation of this algae requires the use of BG-11 culture medium, a temperature of around 25 degrees Celsius, a light intensity of 2,000 lx, and oxygenation with an oxygen pump. To be precise, our algae can be considered a synthetic invasive species... It is essentially different from those moldy algae, and the moldy algae you see have been invaded and infected by the zombie virus. If fish and rice are cultivated with this algae, would you dare to eat them?" Wu Youai pushed his glasses.
Jingshu shook her head and understood. The general environment is now infected by this zombie virus, so animals and plants all over the world are likely to be infected by this virus. How to say it, this virus is just like the cold and flu. It is not serious but it will not kill people. If you say it is not serious, you will have a certain chance of being infected with the zombie virus if you eat something infected with the zombie virus.
However, as time goes by, all living things become more and more immune to this virus.
Organisms infected by the zombie virus have a high recognition rate. They rot, turn black, green, and moldy, just like spoiled food and stink, but they are alive and are bacterial populations.
At present, there are many normal biological populations that are known to be immune to it, such as sulfate ants, cockroaches, and many invasive species. We are all invasive species, so there is no reason for me to be weaker than you. Now there is this green algae.
By the way, carrion beetles count as one too.
The carrion worms were nearly eaten to extinction by maggots in their first year, and nearly extinct by red nematodes in their second year. In the endless ocean, they finally realized that falling behind would lead to being beaten! So, they closed themselves off and reflected on their mistakes, finally completing their second evolution.
They have evolved from the smallest known insects to a size dozens of times larger! Finally, they are about to reach the top of the reptile pyramid!
There is another reason for their rise. They are immune to zombie disease, and there are too many sea creatures suffering from zombie disease and rotting all over their bodies, so they provide a sufficient food source for the carrion worms.
So in less than half a year, they rapidly reproduced from the sea and returned to the mainland. They are not picky about food and will eat anything, including rotten algae on the ground, wood roots, and corrupt garbage.
This is also the reason why Su Long and others, including Jing Shu in the previous life, were bitten by carrion beetles all over their bodies and changed color when they mentioned carrion beetles.
Unfortunately, this kind of insect has no natural enemies. If you eat them, you will definitely not be able to eat them. Not only is it so bitter that it makes you question your life, but the key is that if you eat too much, stomachache is a small matter, and it may even be fatal. I remember that the parasites that caused panic among people back then seemed to be spread by carrion worms.
After all, it was filled with countless bacteria and viruses. Jingshu had eaten it several times to save her life, but she couldn't eat it anymore. She even swore that she would rather starve to death than eat this kind of insect.
Bugs that love to eat corpse viruses and still survive well, how can they not be dirty?
As for poultry and other species, they are also afraid of carrion beetles. The tyrant once said that every living thing must have its value, and proposed to extract carrion beetle protein to synthesize food, but it ended in failure. The cost of extracting carrion beetle protein is the same as using millions of yuan to make a 100-yuan banknote.
Later, the tyrant experimented with feeding poultry with carrion beetles, but it didn't take long for the poultry to develop various diseases, indicating that it was okay to eat them occasionally, but not as a main meal.
Use it to cultivate maggots, cultivate red nematodes... In short, the tyrant studied many methods at that time but did not get the ideal effect. The key was that it could not be popularized on a large scale.
This kind of carrion beetle has no natural enemies and is rampant, and has no value in existence. However, Jingshu thought that it might have a very huge value in the future.
"Yes, now
If the most rampant carrion worms can continuously provide food for the green algae, and the green algae can then become food for the fish... no, maybe it can even become feed for the red nematodes!" Jingshu's mouth curled up slightly. The red nematodes in the space had been breeding for so long but had not reproduced their terrifying reproductive ability in the past. Jingshu always felt that something was missing.
This time she came back with the original liquid for cell division, and added green algae as feed. Let's see if it can succeed. If it really works...
Looking at Jingshu's shining eyes, Wu Youai was a little puzzled and reminded her, "This algae can only play a supporting role. Feed the fish. Don't think about anything else. We have also tested it."
Jingshu smiled and said nothing.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and sit down and eat! It's so late and you're still chatting about things that are incomprehensible."
The dinner was very sumptuous, and the topics at the table were all about recent major events, such as where something collapsed, where new snacks were launched, what counterfeit goods were being sold on the black market, etc.
Jingshu, who was the one who specifically looked for people to discuss things with, didn't say anything else. Instead, she said, "I'm a little tired today. Let's talk about it in detail tomorrow." Then she changed the subject.
After arranging things for her uncle's family in the evening, everyone made do in the RV. Jingshu went back to the second floor to rest early. There were still too many things waiting for her to do the next day, especially the green algae given by Wu Youai. She had to do a lot of experiments.
Who would have thought that they would be woken up by the urgent ringing of the bell again and again in the middle of the night. After a while, the lights of the RV came on, waking up the whole family, and then there were sounds of panic measures.
In the dark night, Jingshu lay on the bed with her eyes open, quickly reconstructing the Rubik's Cube in her hands while listening to the voices on the first floor.
"This, how is this possible? All the houses in our Xishan old town have collapsed! They're all gone. This is our only house. Where are we going to live in the future?" My aunt's voice was filled with despair and panic, and she kept sobbing.
Uncle Su Yiyang paced back and forth, "I told you not to sleep in the house at night, not to sleep in the house, but you insisted on sleeping in there with that evil son. Fortunately, my eldest sister's family called us here, so you should be content. It's just that the house is gone. If the three of us had died in there, how could you still cry!"
The whole family was obviously terrified, and Jing's mother's hands were shaking slightly. She couldn't imagine the scene where Su Meimei had betrayed her and was no longer a family member, her parents had passed away, and her only brother's family had died without even leaving behind a bloodline!
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