Back at the base, Xia Chuhe immediately looked up information about the Devil Worm.
Lu Dangui had previously raised devil worms at the Northern Tiger Base. Hearing Xia Chuhe mutter about devil worms, she explained, "Devil worms are one of the mutated creatures that humans currently fully understand and control, and they are also one of the creatures that are kept as pets. Devil worms are rich in protein, which is one of the main raw materials for making nutrient solutions, and it is also an important output for non-evolved individuals at the base. If evolved individuals want to buy devil worms, they need to contact the person in charge of the base."
With Wang Yan around, Xia Chuhe didn't need to worry about buying the devil worm at all.
She only had to wait at home, and the devil worm would be delivered to her door.
Wang Yan spent 5,000 points to buy a devil worm.
The devil worm looks like a silkworm, plump and white, segmented, with two black eyes on its head. After looking at it for a while, it actually becomes kind of cute.
The biggest difference between devil worms and silkworms is their size.
The devil worm is enormous, about the length of an adult's forearm.
Xia Chuhe randomly selected a few poultry and threw the devil worm in front of them.
The devil worm stood there dumbfounded, completely unaware of what was happening.
It crawled slowly on the ground, its movements extremely sluggish.
A hen tentatively pecked at the devil worm.
The soft insect body was immediately pecked open, and milky white juice slowly flowed out of the hole.
The devil worm seemed to feel no pain and continued to crawl slowly.
The hen, having tasted the sweetness, pecked at the devil worm one bite after another. Other poultry noticed its behavior and joined in the pecking.
The wriggling of the devil worm gradually stopped.
It was devoured with remarkable calm.
If it weren't for the small puddle of milky white liquid left on the ground, you would never have guessed that a single insect had ever been there.
Lu Dangui said, "I've heard that some people have eaten devil worms raw, and they say they taste good."
Xia Chuhe: ...
How can anyone bring themselves to eat such a big bug?
The only insect food that Xia Chuhe could accept was cicada nymphs.
Besides the devil worm, Xia Chuhe also tested the mushrooms grown at the base, but the poultry ignored them.
I don't know if it's because I don't like it, or because I'm too full.
Xia Chuhe tried experimenting with several different poultry, but they still showed no interest in the mushrooms.
...
At the second live poultry exhibition, Xia Chuhe moved to another abandoned safe house, and this time he didn't encounter anyone else.
Perhaps because of the pigeon reward, the three smugglers were very cooperative last time.
Each person brought Xia Chuhe no fewer than ten smugglers, and the ten pigeons were divided up among them.
The ten businessmen brought by smuggler number three seemed a bit off.
Among them was a guy called Brother Wang, whom Number Three always smiled obsequiously at, and the others also subtly regarded him as their leader.
Xia Chuhe used the questions given by Wang Yan to test them and confirmed that they were all real smugglers, but for some reason, Brother Wang was arrogant and seemed to look down on Xia Chuhe.
Xia Chuhe left the smuggler's contact information with the person brought by Number Three, but that person refused.
"You haven't even seen the goods yet, and you're already trying to build connections. That's quite the tactic for you, young lady," Brother Wang said sarcastically.
Xia Chuhe ignored him and looked at the others that Number Three had brought: "Is that what you all think too?"
The others didn't reply, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Number Three was caught in the middle between Brother Wang and Xia Chuhe, in a dilemma.
Before coming, Number Three introduced Xia Chuhe and live poultry to Brother Wang. Brother Wang was a little interested, but he kept putting on airs, considering himself a veteran in the smuggling circle and wanting to put the newcomers down.
Xia Chuhe ignored these people and didn't ask for their contact information.
What she needs are good tools, not substandard screws; Xia Chuhe doesn't have that much time to repair them.
Xia Chuhe pulled out 150 live poultry in one go: "Because there are so many people here today, and I have provided a variety of live poultry, we will be using a named bidding method for this transaction. The starting bid for chickens and ducks is 50,000 each, and for geese it is 60,000."
Xia Chuhe briefly explained the meaning of the named bidding to everyone. Each person would send her a message stating the animal they wanted and the price they were willing to pay, with the highest bidder winning.
As for the ten people who didn't add her contact information, they can use the paper and pen provided by Xia Chuhe to submit their bids if they wish to participate in the auction.
Brother Wang took the paper and pen with a displeased expression.
Brother Wang is the head of a small business association. He usually wields great power within his own association and is used to being fawned over.
He originally thought that Xia Chuhe would beg him in a humble manner, at least offering a pigeon as a gift, in order to exchange for his contact information.
Unexpectedly, Xia Chuhe simply stopped playing with him.
Brother Wang's chamber of commerce is backed by a large organization. The higher-ups in the organization love to compare themselves with the upper class. Whatever the upper class eats and uses, he wants to eat and use the same things.
I recently heard that the upper class is into eating poultry, and Brother Wang heard that Xia Chuhe had some, so he condescended to come here in person.
Brother Wang wrote on the paper: Thirty chickens and ducks, fifty thousand. Twenty geese, sixty thousand.
He was certain that other small businessmen couldn't handle the goods Xia Chuhe had on hand.
The idea of "highest bidder wins" is all nonsense. If he wants something he can't sell, the little girl should beg him to take it at a low price with endless gratitude.
Otherwise, all these poultry will definitely be stuck with us. How can a little girl have so much feed to feed live poultry? If we don't sell them quickly, we won't be able to keep any of them alive.
The bidding process didn't last long, about twenty minutes, and Xia Chuhe received all the bidding results.
About half of the bids were for double the price, while the other half were for almost four times the price. One bidder even offered five times the price.
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