NABC Chapter 110: 110: Applying Egg, Feeding Fish
Chapter 110: 110: Applying Egg, Feeding Fish
Chapter 110: Chapter 110: Applying Egg, Feeding Fish
“Then how about we meet at five in the afternoon? Just come over to my house then; we won’t come and get you,” Su Dai said, glancing at the big iron gate of Jiang Yan’s house and giving an awkward smile.
They were actually quite afraid of calling on Jiang Yan, mainly because they worried about accidentally forgetting the high voltage on her door and getting electrocuted to a crisp while knocking.
Although the whole city had been without power for a long time, Jiang Yan’s backup power supply probably had no electricity either.
But it was always better to be safe than sorry.
Moreover, it was a rainy day, and it got dark early.
Everyone tried to finish eating and washing up while it was still light.
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After dark, lights were generally not turned on unless absolutely necessary.
Some households didn’t have any lighting at all and lived entirely in the dark.
Jiang Yan nodded, “Okay, I’ll come over directly in the evening.”
She hadn’t been using the high voltage on the outer door lately.
One reason was that the surrounding area had become relatively safe.
Another was that she had been going in and out quite frequently.
She was afraid that someday she might forget and either electrocute herself or not be able to get back in after leaving.
This was something she hadn’t thought of at the time of installation.
Though the high voltage was off, its deterrent effect persisted.
That was enough.
With that thought, Jiang Yan turned and entered the house.
It was almost two in the afternoon at that moment.
The fireplace in the living room had been burning since morning, making it significantly warmer than outside.
Jiang Yan took a small metal bucket and shovel, cleared some of the ashes from the fireplace, added some firewood, and then stepped into Space.
“Cack-cack-cack!” Mom, you’re finally back!
From afar, Jiang Yan saw Hua Bao bouncing excitedly out of the Apple Cabin and with a “swoosh” jumped onto her shoulder.
Jiang Yan glanced casually, and, behold, the progress of the upgrade over the creek had finally reached 89%.
It wasn’t easy at all!
The upgrade of Space was expected soon!
Jiang Yan couldn’t suppress the joy in her heart, “Hua Bao, we’re going to have a creek soon!”
The three small leaves on Hua Bao shook happily as it grinned and chattered:
They said keeping that kind of fish was more about bringing good feng shui.
Usually, the servants took care of them.
At that time, Jiang Yan, with dreams as her steed and the world as her home, seldom returned to the main house.
By the time she realized the preciousness of parental affection, many things were already too late...
Memories of the past emerged in her mind unconsciously, and Jiang Yan’s eyes moistened inexplicably.
Her deceased parents could not come back.
Nor could the normal past life.
But she still had to live well in this hopeless Doomsday World.
Jiang Yan sniffled a bit, then went to the kitchen to brew herself a cup of motherwort.
After a rest and a drink, remembering she hadn’t used her thermostat, she got up again.
When the Apple Cabin was custom-made, she had specifically asked for two containers to be delivered.
Initially, they were intended for emergency field storage.
Now, thinking it over, placing the thermostat inside the house didn’t seem right, nor did it outside under the bright sun.
She decided to take out one container, placing the three thermostats she found during her last outing inside.
It wasn’t a problem that there were no power strips or sources, as she took out a portable energy storage and placed it inside the container.
She also found three hygrometers that could test the humidity.
Additionally, ordinary eggs couldn’t hatch chicks.
Only fertilized eggs could hatch chicks.
She searched the encyclopedia she had downloaded beforehand, found that shining a light on the eggshell to see two clump-like specks inside the egg fluid indicated fertilized eggs.
Jiang Yan took a flashlight and an egg, and after staring at the eggshell until her eyes felt crossed, she still couldn’t make head or tail of it.
She suddenly thought that she could use her thoughts to control objects in Space; surely she could select the fertilized eggs this way.
That thought instantly brought piles of chicken eggs, duck eggs, goose eggs, pigeon eggs, and ostrich eggs before her.
They must undoubtedly be fertilized eggs.
Although there were offline tutorials on the computer, Jiang Yan decided not to incubate too many at once.
Also, the optimal temperature and humidity required for incubating each type of egg were different.
So, she took one chicken egg, one duck egg, and one goose egg and placed them each in a thermostat, then set the respective humidity and temperatures as instructed.
She took a notebook and pen to make proper records.
Because she was working while checking the information, it took about an hour to get everything sorted.