43: Where did the wound go?

"Is it trendy for bugs to eat their own eggs now? That's kind of interesting."

As each ootheca was eaten by the Small Cockroaches.

The little guys clearly looked like they had grown just a little bit.

Fearing they wouldn't have enough to eat, Zhang Liang hurriedly grabbed another piece of bread and tore off some to throw inside.

The Small Cockroaches were not picky and continued to eat, just like a group of tiny ants.

The two of them were observing with curiosity.

The Ten Strong Cockroach crawled out, wandered around for a bit, and then stopped in front of a bottle of mineral water.

"This mother queen is doing a reliable job!"

Ye Tian and Zhang Liang exchanged a look and immediately understood.

They found an unwanted bottle, unscrewed the cap, and filled it with a bit of tap water.

They placed the cap into the fish tank.

Sure enough, it seemed they were a bit choked from eating, or perhaps they smelled the water.

Many Small Cockroaches crawled toward the cap and began to suck the water droplets from the edge of the bottle cap.

Once they had sucked enough, they started eating the breadcrumbs again.

"Fun! Raising these babies is really easy."

While feeding them, Zhang Liang's eyes sparkled.

He had originally been worried that since both of them were beginners, they wouldn't be able to raise them well.

Who knew they had underestimated the tenacious vitality of the Cockroach.

With this kind of self-sufficiency, there was absolutely no need to put in any effort at all.

It's just that he didn't know how fast these Cockroaches with such astonishing hatching rates would grow.

If their growth speed was as impressive as their reproduction and hatching rates, that would be truly awesome.

However, no matter how fast they grew, it was unlikely they would grow up overnight.

Because after a few small pieces of bread were put in.

The Small Cockroaches gradually stopped eating and huddled together again, no longer moving.

"Looks like they're full!"

Ye Tian remarked.

"Yeah!"

Zhang Liang nodded. Seeming to find holding the bread annoying, he threw the whole piece into the fish tank.

Meanwhile, the Ten Strong Cockroach had finished eating the leftovers Zhang Liang had thrown on the ground.

It crawled in front of the two again as if to claim credit, twitched its tail, and laid three consecutive ootheca.

"Good baby! It was worth saving the bones for you to eat."

Zhang Liang beamed with joy. While praising the Ten Strong Cockroach, he remembered what happened before and placed the four ootheca into the fish tank to avoid them crawling around if they hatched while Ye Tian wasn't there.

After finishing, he clapped his hands, seemingly still wanting more.

He took out his phone and started scrolling through TikTok.

The sound reached Ye Tian's ears, making him look a bit surprised.

Because the video playing on Zhang Liang's TikTok was actually about Cockroach science. And looking at Zhang Liang, he was actually listening to the video content with great interest.

You have to know that when this guy usually scrolls through TikTok, it's either Girls or games. Trying to get him to watch something serious is simply a fantasy.

He chuckled.

Ye Tian didn't bother him.

It's a good thing that his brother has this interest.

If the business grows in the future, he definitely won't be able to handle it alone. Having his own brother helping out is definitely something he would pray for.

He walked a few steps to the balcony.

Ye Tian looked at the Fishing Box.

After a day and night of accumulation.

The number of Cockroaches inside the Fishing Box was already quite impressive.

However, it seemed the drug effect hadn't worn off yet, and these Cockroaches hadn't regained their vitality.

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Tian took out the blood-stained tissue he had kept from last night.

He didn't know if this would be enough for so many Cockroaches to evolve.

After thinking about it, Ye Tian threw the tissue in and lit a little bit of insect gathering incense and placed it inside as well.

Then he brought over a stool and started to observe.

On the side, the Ten Strong Cockroach also understood and crawled to the exit of the Fishing Box, looking like it was ready for battle.

The entry of the tissue was like adding a drop of water into hot oil.

The Fishing Box, which had been quiet just a moment ago, suddenly boiled over.

The dense mass of Cockroaches began to roll like a tide.

The blood-stained tissue ball was surrounded by them, airtight.

Then followed a crazy melee among the Cockroaches.

Because there were too many of them.

This time, the chaotic fight lasted much longer.

As time passed, Ye Tian noticed that many smaller Cockroaches had left the battle circle and were crawling up the four walls of the Fishing Box.

Those still at the bottom were all the larger ones.

They were fighting exceptionally fiercely.

In the blink of an eye, 20 minutes passed.

The corpses of the defeated Cockroaches at the bottom were slowly devoured.

Only dozens of winners remained, still full of fighting spirit.

Above their heads.

Daofeng, who had been waiting for a long time, also looked toward Ye Tian.

It seemed to be asking if it should enter the fray.

Ye Tian nodded.

Daofeng spread its wings like a sharp blade unsheathed and charged into the pile of Cockroaches.

Back when it was only Ten Strong, it was already invincible when killing Cockroaches.

Let alone its current strength of over twenty strong.

Just like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, it gave those so-called elites no chance to resist at all.

With its massive body, it only needed one pounce, and the opponent in front was torn into two pieces.

In less than ten minutes, the dozens of Cockroaches on the field had all become nourishment for its advancement.

Until there were no more Strong-Grade Cockroaches on the field, it stopped moving.

Ye Tian frowned slightly at this moment.

Because according to previous observations, one gold line on Daofeng's back represented Ten Strong, but now that the devouring was complete, it had only reached eight gold lines.

In other words, to advance to the Money Gu level, it still needed twenty Strong-Grade Cockroaches.

Fortunately, there were still a considerable number of Cockroaches on the four walls of the box.

Perhaps because the amount of blood wasn't enough, they didn't devour each other to evolve.

Thinking this, Ye Tian looked at his fingers with a headache.

It looked like he had to bleed again.

But... where was the wound? Where did the wounds from being cut twice in a row go?

He turned his palm back and forth.

Ye Tian's eyes were full of surprise.

He originally wanted to see if he could squeeze some blood out of yesterday's wound, which would be better than cutting himself with a knife again. Who knew that after looking around, let alone scratch marks, he couldn't even see a scar.

What's going on?

Why, after wounding an already wounded area, couldn't he even see a trace?

Apart from applying a Band-Aid, he hadn't applied any other medicine.

Not believing it, Ye Tian pressed on the area on his hand from yesterday.

But miraculously, no matter how hard he pressed, there was no pain that a wound should have.

You have to know that because he did all kinds of work every day, Ye Tian used to get injured often, but after every injury, it took at least a few days to recover.

But now, these two consecutive times, less than a day apart, even the scars were gone.

Is this haunted?

I don't believe it!

Frowning, Ye Tian gritted his teeth and found a needle used for mending clothes from the room.

He aimed at the tip of his middle finger and pricked it.

In a moment, a drop of fresh blood welled out.

Ye Tian hurriedly caught it with a tissue.

Then, fearing there wasn't enough blood.

He gritted his teeth and squeezed out many more drops.

Only then did he relax his finger.

He threw the tissue into the box and ignored it for the moment.

He stretched his finger in front of his eyes.

His eyes were filled with a deep sense of shock.