56: New uses for cockroaches

Seeing that she couldn't win the argument with Ye Tian, Wang Shufen stopped dwelling on it.

She gave some instructions to the chef on night watch and then left.

Once the restaurant became quiet again...

Ye Tian carried the fish tank to the place next door, found a door panel to cover the hole between the kitchens, and then opened the fish tank, switching on the lights in the neighboring unit.

Just as he had seen before, Second Wu's restaurant, which he had just moved out of, was currently a mess.

Although it had been cleaned that morning, it was unclear if he had intentionally tried to disgust Li Ming before leaving; there were oil stains and grime everywhere in the kitchen and living area, along with drag marks left from moving tables and chairs.

However, seeing this scene, Ye Tian felt a sense of eagerness to try something out.

With a thought...

Over a dozen Elite Cockroaches crawled out.

They headed toward the most conspicuous grime and oil stains.

Then, under Ye Tian's gaze, the oil stains on the ground were bit by bit devoured under the carpet-style consumption of the dozen or so Cockroaches.

A palm-sized stain disappeared completely in less than two minutes.

Once the Cockroaches left for the next spot...

Ye Tian took a piece of toilet paper and tentatively wiped the spot where the oil stain had been.

He lifted his hand again.

He saw that only a tiny bit of dust remained on the toilet paper.

As for the oil stain, not a single trace was left.

"This has potential!"

Ye Tian's eyes lit up.

With just a dozen Cockroaches, in only a minute or two, they could clean up so much oil grime.

If he brought more Cockroaches to handle stubborn cleaning jobs, wouldn't it be a piece of cake?

And he wouldn't even have to exert himself?

The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

Ye Tian followed behind the Cockroaches with a grin.

He watched as they finished consuming each spot and then stepped forward to wipe it down.

Every single time, the Cockroaches handled the oil stains perfectly.

As for the remaining dust, wasn't that just a matter of using a mop? Anyone could do that.

"Impressive!"

Half an hour later, through the efforts of the Cockroaches...

Almost no difficult-to-clean oil stains could be seen in the entire restaurant.

By now, Ye Tian had already mixed the cleaning agents and other supplies.

He cleaned up following the pace of the Cockroaches.

With his abundant energy and the effortless nature of the cleaning process...

In less than an hour...

The entire restaurant looked brand new.

Moreover, it wasn't just clean on the surface.

It was the kind of clean that left no blind spots.

Because after cleaning the visible grime and oil...

The Cockroaches dispersed again, heading into crevices and hard-to-reach places for a round of cleaning.

These Cockroaches even dragged out and ate the residual ootheca hidden in various cracks, completely resolving any future infestations.

And Ye Tian's current unparalleled sense of touch, combined with the deep cleaning of the detergents, raised the level of cleanliness another notch.

It could be said that if this kitchen were to face a major inspection now, getting an 'A' would be no problem at all.

Looking at his masterpiece, Ye Tian marveled while also feeling it was a bit of a pity.

Such a powerful tool, yet only he could use it.

As for the reason, as mentioned before, the more Ye Tian realized how incredible raising Cockroaches with Gu Art was, the less he dared to easily reveal it to others.

It was best to be careful in all things.

If he could find a way to use this strength of the Cockroaches openly, it would be perfect.

If nothing else, in the field of housekeeping alone, Ye Tian could confidently say he would stand unrivaled.

Because in housekeeping, pest control can only ever be a supporting function; once it's done, there's no subsequent competitiveness. For true stability, one must improve the level of housekeeping cleanliness.

However, today's discovery wasn't useless.

At least, in the future when Ye Tian worked alone, he could fully utilize this trick.

Perhaps for private homes, using this trick wouldn't make much difference, but if the housekeeping job was for a large cafeteria or a corporate building, the results would be quite considerable.

Additionally, the numbers he previously felt weren't urgent now seemed to have a use.

Anyway, since he already had the Money Gu, advancing further wasn't something that could be done overnight. It would be better to stockpile more Strong-Grade Cockroaches instead of rushing to synthesize them. By accumulating some initial capital, the snowball would roll faster later on.

After finishing the cleaning, he continued to refine his plans in his mind. He waited for another half hour or so.

The customers outside had finally all left.

Checking the time, it was nearly two o'clock.

He decided not to stay any longer.

After telling the chef and waiter on duty that they could get off work...

Ye Tian closed the restaurant's main doors.

Once no one was around, Ye Tian gave the command, and the Cockroaches began to clear the oil stains like a whirlwind.

This time, because a deep cleaning had already been done yesterday, Changle Restaurant was mostly cleaned in less than half an hour.

Ye Tian arranged the tables and chairs neatly and returned to the dormitory.

Although he still felt in high spirits, Ye Tian chose to sleep.

After all, he didn't know yet if this nighttime excitement was caused by the Cockroaches or if he was overdrawing his physical strength, so it was better to be safe.

The next morning, Ye Tian opened his eyes before the alarm clock even rang.

Even though he had only slept for about four hours, he felt his mental state had reached perfection.

He got out of bed and washed up.

Seeing that the sky wasn't fully bright yet...

He went directly to the school playground.

He started his morning run.

Previously, Ye Tian had been so busy every day that he rarely had the chance to come for a run.

But today, he wanted to test exactly how his physical stamina was now.

However, after running several laps in a row, Ye Tian felt like he hadn't even broken much of a sweat.

While feeling delighted, he also began to continuously quicken his pace.

Finally, after sprinting two consecutive laps on the 400-meter track at a 100-meter dash speed, he felt a sense of fatigue.

This stamina couldn't be called completely invincible, but it was at least far beyond that of an ordinary person.

No wonder the data said that Cockroaches could run for several kilometers continuously.

If a common Cockroach's tiny body could be so impressive...

It wouldn't make sense if his adult stride was too weak.

With a cheerful stride...

Ye Tian went to the snack shop outside the school, bought two steamer baskets of specialty soup dumplings and two bowls of congee, and brought them back to the dorm.

Seeing that Zhang Liang wasn't awake yet, he didn't call him and left half the breakfast for him. Ye Tian then headed out with the fish tank.

The appointed time with The Girls hadn't arrived yet...

But Wang Jia and the others, dressed in their work uniforms, had already all arrived.

The five of them looked at each other and smiled.

Because in a professional context, being able to arrive early is definitely a good quality and says a lot about a person's sense of responsibility.

Taking The Girls with him, Ye Tian went directly to the Nanlu Residential Area.

There were still several households left from yesterday that hadn't been cleaned. Ye Tian couldn't really just act as a hands-off boss.

After knocking on doors one by one to ask for convenient cleaning times...

Ye Tian mixed a good amount of detergent for the four of them.

Then he had them start cleaning in pairs.

Ye Tian, meanwhile, took the fish tank and took sole responsibility for two households that had never called for housekeeping before and whose rooms were filled with stubborn grime.