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Eggs were precious to animals, typically well-hidden, and yet here was Mr. Kim, casually stumbling upon one. He really seemed to have a natural affinity for animals! Just look at that luck!

Go Okrim, brimming with confidence in his hyung, didn't hesitate to praise, "Hyung, you're amazing!"

What else could Kim Haru say? He could only try to get everyone to focus on searching for more eggs.

Do Seungjin, always vigilant, didn't join the egg hunt. Instead, he kept watch over the area, alert in case the ducks came back and saw humans taking their eggs.

If that happened, things could get ugly.

Meanwhile, the others eagerly combed through the thatch field, thoroughly engrossed in the search for duck eggs.

As the sky slowly darkened, Do Seungjin had already noticed the ducks getting closer.

"Quick, retreat!"

The others didn't hesitate, swiftly grabbing their spoils and running back in the direction they had come.

When they reached the spot where Do Seungjin had thrown the water chain, a few of them helped lift the nearly lifeless duck and carried it back to where the vehicles were parked.

Today's harvest had been quite fruitful.

Except for Kim Haru and Go Okrim, the others in the team were all highly experienced in wilderness survival. They quickly found a suitable spot to set up camp, starting a fire.

Their plan was to process the large mutated duck, make duck soup, and roast some duck meat.

Kim Haru, knowing they would be going out, had brought seasonings from the kitchen. This time, whether they were making duck soup or roasting duck, the flavors were amazing with the added spices. The only downside was that the mutated duck meat had a slightly sour taste.

"Guess we'll call it pickled duck soup," Kim Haru reassured himself.

He had initially worried that eating meat with mutagenic viruses might make him sick, but after trying it a few times, he found it wasn't an issue. His body was that of the original owner, and it had long adapted to these foods. Besides, he had eaten so many normal foods from the farm that even a bit of mutated meat had already been purified.

While cooking, the team also took out the duck eggs they had found and began counting them.

The more they counted, the more they were convinced of Kim Haru's luck.

Kim Haru alone had found thirty-two duck eggs, more than all of them combined! The others had found at most three, and some had found none at all, bringing the total to only sixteen.

"I wonder if all these eggs are fertilized. It'd be a shame if they don't hatch after all this time," Kim Haru said, looking at the pile of eggs in front of him, sighing. Explore more at My Virtual Library Empire

"Why don't you crack one open and see?" Go Okrim suggested, staring at the round, plump eggs.

Kim Haru shot him a glare.

Then, after a moment, he said, "Sure, why not?"

Fortunately, the egg wasn't cracked open in the end. The other researchers were all skilled in animal studies, and determining whether an egg was fertilized was nothing new to them.

Soon, the pile of eggs was divided into two groups.

Overall, more eggs were fertilized, with only four unhatched ones. These four duck eggs were immediately cracked into the duck soup, and four poached eggs were cooked.

"With this many duck eggs, we should be good for now. Tomorrow, let's head over to Black Pig's territory," Kim Haru said.

Do Seungjin was extremely familiar with the Black Pig's habitat, almost as if it were his own backyard. This was also why he felt confident and bold enough to bring Kim Haru along.

Kim Haru observed the environment, his eyes landing on large patches of familiar pigweed.

"It looks like there's a lot of pigweed core here," Kim Haru remarked. "Director Do, do you want to dig one up and take it back?"

Do Seungjin's eyes lit up as he understood what Kim Haru meant, which made him even happier. "Is that possible? Is one enough? The safe zone is so large—should we dig up a few more?"

Kim Haru's suggestion to dig up the pigweed meant he was willing to guide them on how to raise pigs, and Do Seungjin was thrilled!

Kim Haru shook his head. "One is enough. You can't feed the pigs just this."

When Kim Haru discovered that the little black pig at his small farm was the offspring of a mutated animal, he had naturally been worried about raising a mutated black pig. However, as the little black pig grew, Kim Haru had not observed any signs of mutation.@@novelbin@@

Even though it had grown a little larger, it wasn't excessively big, and its tusks hadn't developed. Its behavior was just like the ordinary pigs from his previous life—eating and sleeping in the pigpen all day, without any attempts to escape.

Furthermore, after testing the little black pig, Kim Haru confirmed that its meat was the same as regular pork.

The reason for this, aside from the farm system's assistance, was that the food and water Kim Haru provided for the little black pig were all non-mutated, mixed with pigweed, making it the most suitable diet.

"Aside from pigweed, what else can we feed them?" Do Seungjin was somewhat confused.

Kim Haru explained to Do Seungjin, "For the time being, mix the harvested soybean and potato leaves with the pigweed and feed that to the pigs. The water source also needs to be purified; only then will the pork be normal."

"I see now," Do Seungjin said, understanding. In the past, there weren't any normal plants available. Even if there were, people would prioritize feeding them to humans. Who would think to use them to feed pigs? No wonder no matter how they tried to raise other animals, they always ended up becoming more and more mutated with no good results.

"Then when we return, I'll discuss this transaction with Mr. Kim on behalf of the research institute. I hope Mr. Kim can offer us a better deal," Do Seungjin smiled.