CHAPTER 481: CHAPTER 369: HEAVY TRUCKS SHOW THEIR MIGHT, THE FIRST STEP IN AQUACULTURE!_2

Lin Yue’s sighting scope searched among the patches of ice and water for any possible shadows of enemies, but he soon discovered that this seemed to be in vain.

The ice was too much, and the mixture of ice and water made it utterly impossible for the sight to focus. When driving earlier, he didn’t feel much, but now using a sniper scope in a broad view, it caused a sense of discomfort.

However, even without this sense of discomfort, finding enemies among so many ice blocks would probably not be an easy task.

He moved his eye away from the sighting scope and felt a bit better when he looked up at the top of the truck.

However, the splash of water from earlier seemed to be getting closer!

Monsters in the water...

Lin Yue immediately thought of the blind hunting fish he encountered before.

At that time, in the Belger mine pit that had already been flooded by underground water, Bai had caught quite a few of those fish. Could it be them?

Those fish had fins like hind limbs and a mouth full of sharp teeth. If in the water, he wasn’t sure how much benefit he would gain in a fight against these strange fish longer than half a meter.

But for Bai, dealing with mutated creatures in water was no different from dealing with those on land; just as decisive as it ever was.

As for Meng...

"Grrroaar!!" Suddenly, Meng unleashed a roar filled with intense fighting spirit, and in the next second, with a booming sound, Lin Yue saw a dark figure thrown directly from the water into the truck’s large cargo bed!

Lin Yue looked down and had not yet had a chance to see clearly what it was when, following the boom, a second, third, and fourth dark figure successively followed, all being thrown in!

"Wow, turns out they really are those strange fish!" Lin Yue watched the blind hunting fish that hadn’t yet breathed their last, twitching in the cargo bed, and felt not particularly surprised. Meng had the capability to take down these fish that only yielded Copper Treasure Chests. The question was, how many could it manage to kill?

Speaking of which, how many of those fish were there actually...

Lin Yue watched as the number of large fish in the cargo bed increased continuously, feeling that using the truck this time, with the immense commotion it caused, indeed attracted quite a few attackers.

Before long, the cargo bed was filled with roughly twenty or thirty fish, yet Meng did not come up, but let out another wild roar in the nearby area!

Almost instantly, an enormous object suddenly flew into the air, crashing directly into the cargo bed, coincidentally landing on the blind hunting fish still twitching and convulsing, seemingly ready to leap into action at any moment, smashing them into a mash of meat!

This is...

Lin Yue focused his eyes, unexpectedly finding that the one lying unconscious in the truck wasn’t anything else but a Turtle Crocodile!

Wow, hadn’t seen these things in a while.

"Gawoo!" Meng came directly up the truck this time, after tossing this big guy into a relatively empty spot in the cargo bed, pulling out its weapon again.

The Giant Steel Hammer at this point was left with only the hammerhead, with only a short piece of hammer handle, rendering it unusable.

"It broke so quickly." Lin Yue shook his head; the Giant Steel Hammer was powerful enough, but its durability was lacking.

Compared to the exquisite and industrially manufactured weapons created by the system, Lin Yue’s crafting was evidently fragile, regardless of aesthetics; just the issue of sturdiness was a big problem.

It seems improvements are necessary.

Lin Yue didn’t initially expect to succeed on the first try; even being able to create the Giant Steel Hammer was quite a pleasant surprise, but now it seems this was just the first step, not yet reaching the level he imagined.

The hammerhead of the Giant Steel Hammer was not the problem; it was the hammer rod. The connection point was indeed tricky to manage, and next time he crafted, he would need to tackle this aspect.

If ultimately unsuccessful, he could forge long swords or two-handed swords; that would be another direction.

Putting the Giant Steel Hammer into the Storage Space, Lin Yue pulled out the Outstanding Iron Spear, directly piercing through the head of the Turtle Crocodile, which seemed to have been knocked unconscious by Meng’s attack with the Giant Steel Hammer.

[You have obtained a Golden Treasure Chest!]

Oh, at least there was some reward.

Lin Yue contemplated and then appraised it, finding that although the Turtle Crocodile’s meat was edible, the system highlighted its "sour, bitter, and foul" taste experience, compelling Lin Yue to abandon it.

However, its shell could be taken, and the sharp teeth in its mouth might have some use.

He quickly dissected it, successfully obtaining the Turtle Crocodile’s shell and sharp teeth, then had Meng throw the carcass into the icy water.

Then he looked at the blind hunting fish that had been smashed into a pulp; using the Outstanding Iron Spear, Lin Yue scraped over them, ensuring there weren’t any survivors, and began dissecting them— even if it’s just a small piece, it should be scraped off, not to mention there were thousands of pounds of meat.

Lin Yue quickly put the relatively intact fish fillets into the Storage Space, leaving the rest for Meng to throw into the water; whatever it might attract, he didn’t care. This icy water couldn’t keep soaking the Desert all the time, either.

Returning to the driver’s seat, Lin Yue turned the truck around and headed back following the path they had come.

The road conditions weren’t suitable for prolonged movement and had covered quite a distance; the heavy truck’s ability to transport Meng this far indeed proved it had provided an answer to Meng’s transport issues.

Moreover, it seemed his heavy truck driving skills had improved. It was worthwhile.

Humming a tune of uncertain origin, the heavy truck made its way back to the Shelter.

This time, Lin Yue parked it in the yard and went into the greenhouse to check on the work progress.

Inside, he found that the Little Ice Lizards were diligently placing the humus-rich soil from the bags onto the planting platforms; there were even designated ones to level and spread the soil, working quite efficiently.

Lin Yue also noticed that the Little Ice Lizards were using their tails to do the leveling instead of their much shorter arms, which continued their characteristic cleverness.

"Gawoo." Bai saw him return, and with a low growl, all the Little Ice Lizards jumped down, all cheerful and lively.

"Well done." Lin Yue looked, clapping his hands in satisfaction, and the Little Ice Lizards seemed to express their joy at the master’s approval, jumping excitedly.

However, with another growl from Bai, they quieted down and stood on their hind legs, using their tails to balance, looking like proud little roosters.

"Very good." Lin Yue nodded again, believing the future was promising, "Continue your work, and later you’ll have something tasty to eat."

"Pichi!" The Little Ice Lizards responded in unison, quite impressive!

Bai, upon receiving Lin Yue’s affirmation, had the Little Ice Lizards continue their work, putting their utmost effort into it.

"Hmm, seems...not bad. Bai, follow me. Let Xiao Li and Red Line take charge here."

Lin Yue remembered something.

Today, not only was it after a disaster, but it was also a very important day.

"Gawoo..." Bai nodded, then suddenly turned to look toward the large warehouse, pointing its arm that way.

"Yes, indeed, our new members have arrived, and quite a few of them, it seems," Lin Yue said, walking out of the greenhouse and proceeding to the large warehouse.

By the wall stood the machine glowing with warm orange light, with some new changes inside.

"Cheep cheep cheep cheep..."

Soft chirps continuously emanated from within, and as Lin Yue approached the giant incubator and peered inside through the viewing window, he discovered those little living beings with soft yellow fluff!

"Chicks, they’ve successfully hatched!"

Lin Yue was delighted to see that the eggs placed there three days ago had successfully hatched into new lives!

"Gawoo..." Bai was also intrigued and curious about the little creatures that had mysteriously appeared in the machine, gesturing with its claw, softly grumbling, seemingly wanting to touch them.

"Haha, hold on, let’s place them somewhere safe first."

Lin Yue thought that although the large warehouse was fine, it was too dark; some sunlight would be needed, but not too strong...wait, wouldn’t the greenhouse be better?

Finding a wooden box, Lin Yue opened the hatch of the giant incubator.

"Once the farm is built, then formal farming should be able to be established as well!"

Looking at the medium-sized farm blueprint on the system panel, Lin Yue harbored dreams of future egg abundance!