diskusbooks Chapter 227 Imitating the Ancestors
Chapter 227 Imitating the Ancestors
Finally, an animal that couldn't bear its curiosity came over to ask.
"Chief Bamboo Bear, what are you doing with all these melon seeds?"
Zhu Xiong shook his head. "I don't know at the moment. It was my Jiaojiao who asked me to do it."
Unexpectedly, the beast shook its head upon hearing this and said, "Your Saint Female is really good at tormenting beasts. There are so many melon seeds, how can she finish them all?"
When Bamboo Bear heard this, his face immediately turned stern. The others also straightened up and looked over here, scaring the beast so much that it shrank its neck.
That's right, which female needs to eat so many melon seeds?
"This is our business. We are willing to pamper Jiaojiao and don't need others to point fingers at us."
When the beast heard Bamboo Bear defending He Jiaojiao, it didn't know what to say anymore and left quickly.
When He Jiaojiao came out, she heard Zhu Xiong's last words, and her heart warmed. These partners of hers, no matter what she did, they never raised any objections and always supported her unconditionally. Most importantly, no one complained, which was rare.
After the melon seeds were dried, He Jiaojiao pointed to the water that had been cooled there for a long time and said, "You must be tired. Drink some water and take a rest!"
Since following He Jiaojiao, several males have become accustomed to drinking boiled water. If it is not boiled, they will subconsciously feel that it is not good.
"Are you all curious why I have so many melon seeds?"
As soon as Bamboo Bear heard it, he knew that He Jiaojiao must have heard what the nosy beast had said. For a moment, he wanted to find the beast immediately and beat him up for saying anything more.
"Actually, these sunflower seeds can not only be eaten, but also pressed into oil." He Jiaojiao explained with a smile, "The pressed sunflower oil can be used not only for cooking but also for deep-frying. When making vegetarian soup, just a few drops will make it very fragrant."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. They didn't expect that such an inconspicuous little gadget could have so many uses.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Suddenly, Chuan Luo's voice was heard outside. Ever since Zhu Xiong left, Chuan Luo had been wondering what he needed so many melon seeds for, so after finishing his work, he wanted to come over and take a look. Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the door, he heard He Jiaojiao's words and was immediately shocked.
He Jiaojiao was startled when she saw Chuan Luo suddenly rushing in with an excited look on his face.
"Chuan Luo!"
Bamboo Bear shouted in annoyance.
Chuan Luo then realized that he had been too excited and seemed to have frightened He Jiaojiao a little, so he quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I was just too excited just now and scared you, I'm sorry!"
"It's okay!" He Jiaojiao patted her chest and calmed herself down.
"Saint Female, is what you just said true? If these melon seeds can really be squeezed to produce oil, it will be a great thing for the orcs in Myriad Beasts City and even the entire Beast World."
He Jiaojiao nodded. "For now, I can only say that I'm giving it a try. As for how much oil I can squeeze out, I'm not sure."
Chuan Luo was visibly more excited. What he cared about was whether the oil could be squeezed out, not whether the oil yield was high. After all, there were quite a lot of this stuff near Wanshou City, and it should be possible to grow it.
"Jiaojiao, if you can successfully extract the oil, can you teach the other orcs?" Chuan Luo seemed to feel uneasy after asking. After all, He Jiaojiao always had to pay while Wanshou City gave her nothing. This was a bit too much. "Or, what do you want Wanshou City to give you in exchange for the oil extraction method?"
"Of course we have to exchange something for it!" Zhu Xiong spoke before He Jiaojiao. "Jiaojiao has already taught the other orcs how to grow vegetables unconditionally. We can't just get something without paying anything every time, right?"
Chuan Luo nodded. In fact, he thought so too, which was why he suddenly changed his words just now.
"What do you need? You can ask for it, as long as we can do it."
Zhu Xiong knew that such a promise was rare, so he turned his gaze to He Jiaojiao, wanting to see what she thought.
He Jiaojiao hadn't thought too much about it at first. After all, life in the animal world didn't require money, and everyone bartered, so there was no harm in teaching everyone. But after hearing what Zhu Xiong said, she did think there was some truth to it.
After all, if you can get something without paying any price, then people will not cherish it, and after a long time, people may even take it for granted.
This is what He Jiaojiao doesn't want to see!
"Let's talk about this after I succeed. I haven't thought about it yet."
Seeing this, Chuan Luo did not urge her, but just said that it didn't matter. He would wait for He Jiaojiao to think it over before making any decision.
After Chuan Luo left, Zhu Xiong came over and picked up He Jiaojiao, letting her sit on his lap. Then he asked, "Jiaojiao, what do you think?"
In fact, He Jiaojiao just had a bold idea.
She currently has no plans to tell anyone about the oil extraction method. She is thinking of using the old stone house as a workshop, buying these melon seeds, extracting the oil, and then selling them.
In fact, it’s not that there is no currency in the Beast World, it’s just that everyone is used to bartering. In more distant continents, beast crystals are used as currency.
Furthermore, according to what the system and He Jiaojiao had learned during their time in the Beast World, there were actually many different types of Beast Crystals. The Beast Crystals in fierce beasts were black, considered the higher grade. Wild beasts also had Beast Crystals, though the colors varied, roughly categorized as red, yellow, blue, and green. Green was the lowest grade, found in almost every beast. Yellow and blue were the other two colors, varying depending on the beast's abilities. Red was second only to black, and was generally found in large beasts with special abilities.
Thinking of this, He Jiaojiao decided to follow the example of her ancestor Qin Shi Huang and unify the weights and measures. In this way, perhaps the animal world could quickly enter the civilized era.
Of course, He Jiaojiao didn't say these things, after all, this matter was somewhat difficult to implement.
"Jiaojiao?"
Seeing that He Jiaojiao didn't answer for a long time, Zhuxiong called out again softly.
"Hmm?" He Jiaojiao came back to her senses and saw Zhu Xiong staring at her. Then she remembered that she hadn't answered the question just now. "I haven't thought about this matter yet. Once I think it over, I'll discuss it with you guys."
He Jiaojiao still trusted her partner, but she didn't know how to express it so that they would understand her. After all, her idea was too radical and most people couldn't accept it.
But what He Jiaojiao didn't know was that as long as it was what she wanted to do, even if her companions couldn't understand it for the time being, they would still stand by her without hesitation. After all, their trust in He Jiaojiao was second only to that of the Beast God, or perhaps even equal to that of the Beast God.