Chapter 10: Tasting and Pre-heating Steadily Achieve One Cat Per Egg Yolk Supply...
According to the system's grading standards, Shi Wan felt that this livestock area should be a primary livestock area.
The details describe it as a planned livestock area, but it's more like a simple and crude division of land into large and small zones for raising small animals.
Furthermore, unlocking the corresponding breeds requires a gradual approach, one by one.
Shi Wan placed this livestock area in the western part of the entire farm.
There is still a large unused area on the east side.
However, Shi Wan firmly believes that as the farm develops, new functional areas will definitely be unlocked in the future.
After all, cats are primarily carnivores, and the successful development of the breeding industry will certainly promote the development of pet food.
Shi Wan collected all the achievements, turned in all the tasks, and collected all the points she could in the system.
I spent ages trying to collect points, but I only got a little over thirty.
You can barely buy three rutin chickens in the system store.
"The strongest rutin chicken on earth: This isn't an ordinary rutin chicken, it's the strongest rutin chicken that King Meow Meow has hunted down with great effort! Super easy to raise, super prolific egg-laying, and super nutritious! With it, you'll never have to worry about your Meow Meow subjects being malnourished again!"
...The chicken-flavored cat food will have to wait for now, but the egg yolks can be distributed more frequently.
Shi Wan pressed the purchase button and then closed the online store without any expression.
The next day, she drove her van back to the farm with lots of bags and packages, as if she were moving house.
Although we haven't fully moved in yet, at least we can stay overnight without any problems.
Shi Wan tidied up her little room, and Tangyuan swaggered in, threw herself on the sofa, and was itching to jump onto the bed.
Shi Wan grabbed him and pulled him into her arms. "You're not allowed in bed. You're always running around in the fields. Don't you want my blankets anymore?"
The glutinous rice ball was suppressed and could only wag its tail regretfully.
The cat grass in the field, which had been harvested, is growing tenaciously, alongside the strawberry seedlings on the other side.
Occasionally, the cats supervising the work would dig up some weeds, loosen the soil, and take care of things. When it was time to water the plants, some of the larger cats would happily run off with small bottles to collect water, and then come back and splash it all onto the ground.
Shi Wan didn't need to worry about it at all.
She first created a work schedule, but the kittens were always restless. Even the talking kittens couldn't stay at their workstations for long like humans.
As a result, the kittens have relatively short working hours and work in multiple shifts.
Shi Wan was once again grateful that the farm's current output and productivity were relatively low, which allowed her to have a sufficient number of cat employees on rotation.
Meanwhile, since the farm is not yet able to produce cat food, some of the cats' food is purchased by Shi Wan using points in the system store, and some is purchased online.
When the two types were mixed together, the cat food provided by the system was, as expected, of better quality.
Cats also prefer them.
Shi Wan dialed the customer service hotline:
"Agent: Hello? I'd like to ask if the quality of cat food produced in agricultural products will be the same as the cat food I buy from the online store?"
The customer service hotline responded very quickly, almost like an AI:
"Honey, it's the same."
Shi Wan watched the cats eating their cat food without even looking up, and her heart was filled with warmth.
If she maintains this level of quality, she won't have to worry about the farm's development at all!
However, Shi Wan's expectations were too optimistic.
Although the system had prepared the "Feed Production License" in advance, Shi Wan still needed to wait at least a month for the new product to be launched in compliance with regulations, including the time required for quality inspection and application materials.
But simply waiting like that isn't in her nature.
Shi Wan opened the document and started keeping accounts: Cat grass can produce more than a hundred portions almost every week, and there are also a lot of pumpkins and sweet potatoes in the warehouse. The rutin chickens are fed a combination of feed and vegetables, so the cost is not particularly high.
A colorful raccoon stood at the doorway, peeking inside with its round, big eyes that seemed to have built-in eyeliner.
Shi Wan remembered her; her name was Huanhuan, and by human age conversion, she was already an older sister.
"Huanhuan, are you looking for me?"
When Huanhuan heard Shi Wan's question, she stretched on the doormat by the door. She liked the doormat very much and thought it was more comfortable than the cat bed, so she always came over to step on it.
"Meow~" Huanhuan meowed softly first, then said, "That square, strange thing in the field is beeping..."
Shi Wan realized after a moment that Huanhuan must be referring to the basic fertilizer maker that she had placed by the ground yesterday.
The fertilizer manufacturing machine is square and upright, with different protrusions on the left and right sides.
One side is like a large tray, with a mesh screen about three centimeters above the bottom. However, it's only half full, so cats can squat on the mesh screen to poop. The poop falls directly into the tray, which then automatically retracts to collect the poop.
On the other side is a wide and deep bucket-shaped container, which is convenient for putting kitchen waste or discarded fruits and vegetables inside.
Before she left, she told Tangyuan that all the cats should poop in this place from now on. When she came this morning, she saw several cats lining up to wait for the toilet.
I really want to take a picture and post it online for everyone to see.
Her cats line up to go to the toilet!
Shi Wan got up and followed Huanhuan to the fertilizer machine. The machine was making a regular beeping sound, which startled the surrounding area, making it feel like a vacuum had been created.
The cats kept their distance, but were still very curious, so they formed a circle at a short distance, watching the constantly beeping machine warily.
When Shi Wan arrived, this was the scene of stalemate she witnessed.
If a human were to make such a gesture or expression, Shi Wan would definitely feel angry, but when it comes to a cat employee, Shi Wan feels that she can accept any situation.
Moreover, these cats are extremely well-behaved under Tangyuan's care, and none of them would be naughty enough to deliberately cause damage.
I checked the screen of the fertilizer machine:
"Memory is full, please remove the fertilizer as soon as possible."
Shi Wan opened the fertilizer machine from the front and took out a one-kilogram bag of fertilizer.
The bag was transparent, and the fertilizer inside was a light brown color, somewhat similar to the soil.
She found simple instructions on the side of the bag, and following the instructions, she diluted the mixture with water and carefully watered the soil.
There were no visible changes at the moment. Shi Wan stared at it for a while and decided to wait until she woke up the next day to take a look.
She took some detailed pictures, uploaded them to her computer, saved them by date, and noted the specific details.
Then I went to the chicken area to feed the chickens.
There were only three tiny quail perched in the huge farm, looking rather pitiful.
The three little ones huddled together, their beady eyes looking at Shi Wan obediently, neither noisy nor active.
Shi Wan was really worried that she would kill them.
I had no choice but to call the customer service hotline again.
"Agent: Hello? This quail looks half-dead. I hope I don't let it die?"
Customer service responded promptly as always.
"Dear customer, there is indeed a certain loss rate in animal husbandry. Please accept and face the facts."
Shi Wan: ...
Before she could close the chat window, customer service called again.
"But don't worry too much, the categories provided by the system are indeed more resilient~"
Shi Wan: ...This damn heavy breathing.
She found some purslane in the woods, pinched it and found it was quite tender, so she dug up some, chopped it finely, and fed it to the rutin chickens as green fodder.
Although the chicks were a little listless, they quickly ran over and started pecking at the feed after it was offered.
After eating some food and drinking some water, the chicks huddled together again, quietly closing their eyes to rest.
Shi Wan couldn't figure it out, so she could only comfort herself by saying that quails are just naturally quiet.
A week passed quickly, and Shi Wan had another bumper harvest of cat grass. Perhaps with the help of basic fertilizer, the soil looked much more moist, and the plants were growing very vigorously.
This time, we harvested much more cat grass than last time. It was the same old crop, and we got more than 180 portions. The quality has also improved slightly. Both the size and the fragrance are noticeably better.
Shi Wan no longer felt that the fertilizer machine was expensive.
Who said this fertilizer machine is expensive?
This fertilizer machine is fantastic!
She even started to look forward to how good the basic version would be, since the advanced and final versions were already so good!
Moreover, the rutin chickens have started laying eggs steadily. There are three chickens, one male and two females. The normal egg production is basically one egg per hen per day, but the system provides a super-egg-producing version of the chickens.
On the first day, Shi Wan found four eggs in the henhouse.
It was small and warm.
She searched online for ways to check for fertilized eggs, and then bought an incubator online. She incubated the eggs and collected more eggs, feeling very happy every day.
Not only did the cats on the farm gradually and steadily start eating egg yolks, but Shi Wan also set aside a batch of her stock to add to the cat grass biscuit recipe.
This batch was also expedited for testing after it was produced.
Shi Wan herself was a legal professional and attached great importance to legal and compliant production and operation. She had done a lot of research in advance to ensure that she had no mistakes.
It would be great if the system could handle all of these tasks for you.
Unfortunately, the system doesn't care about agents; it only cares about the kittens.
However, Shi Wan still had confidence in the products produced by the system, so while waiting for the approval number, she tried her best to produce enough inventory.
Meanwhile, they continuously posted pictures of the farm's cats online to generate buzz and promote the farm.
Some negative comments also said that she was just marketing and messing with cats to sell products.
Shi Wan wasn't embarrassed at all. Her company already had a verified blue V badge, and it would seem ridiculous to deny selling products.
But it's not fair to say she abused cats.
She always obtained the cats' consent before filming, the filming time was very cat-friendly, and the compensation was very generous.
It quickly gained some popularity.
Wang Zhizhi would occasionally ask about the progress. After Shi Wan gave birth, she brought her some cat grass biscuits, and Wang Zhizhi immediately posted them in the pet group.
Thanks to the cat grass biscuits, her three cats are now able to vomit and defecate smoothly, which has solved a major worry for her.
Wang Zhizhi couldn't help but ask Shi Wan, "Bao'er, does your farm produce that kind of weight-loss cat food? You mean cat food that's nutritious enough, palatable, and that cats love to eat, but won't make you fat?"
Shi Wan: ...?
She was video chatting with Wang Zhizhi when she heard this and rolled her eyes in annoyance, "Do you think I'm some kind of ancient turtle? Are you making a wish here?"
Wang Zhizhi chuckled and turned the camera around to show her, "Look at your godsons, they're all so fat, I'm afraid they'll get heart disease."
She's definitely gotten as fat as a ball.
"You seem to do a lot of parkour at home all the time, how could you get so fat?" Shi Wan asked, puzzled.
Tangyuan has never been fat. He is just too vain and has an idol image to maintain. He would even control his diet to lose weight if he felt he was fat.
Therefore, Shi Wan couldn't understand how Wang Zhizhi's cat could eat itself into a ball when it had enough exercise.
Wang Zhizhi said embarrassedly, "One year when I went back to my hometown for the Spring Festival, I couldn't bring them with me, so I opened a brand new bag of grain at home and filled four basins. When I came back five days later, I found that they had eaten almost all of it."
"Goodness, it makes me wonder if we've never fed them properly before? Ever since then, they've been as big as an inflatable balloon."
Shi Wan sighed helplessly, "We'll see when the time comes. If it can be produced, I'll definitely send it to you as soon as possible."
"My benefactor!" Wang Zhizhi exclaimed smoothly. "By the way, you haven't finished making those cat grass biscuits yet? My group is going crazy asking about them. There are a few cat owners who live in the same neighborhood, and I'm afraid they'll climb down the pipes in the middle of the night and steal my biscuits."
At this point, Shi Wan was no longer sleepy. "It'll be here soon, in the next couple of days. I've been waiting for a month, it should be arriving soon."
"I plan to organize a tasting event first, both online and offline, and I'll send you the specific time and location once they're confirmed!"
A note from the author:
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The information regarding fertilizers is not intended as a reference. Please consult authoritative sources for proper fertilizer usage.
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