11: Chapter 11 An Unintentional Success

The morning sunlight shone into the bedroom through the gaps in the curtains.

Gu Han opened his eyes and immediately immersed his consciousness into his Divine Kingdom.

Of the dozens of basic creatures he had spent 30,000 credit points to purchase last night, four or five had already gone completely extinct.

Gu Han was neither surprised nor pained.

This was simply the result of natural selection; it only proved that those theoretically suitable species were not actually compatible.

Managing a Divine Kingdom was definitely not a matter of adding flour when there was too much water, or adding water when there was too much flour.

That would only turn it into a bottomless pit, draining the host's credit points dry.

A truly healthy ecosystem required the main species to be self-sufficient, with other species acting as neutralizers and support.

As long as the Divine Kingdom was stable enough and its capacity had increased, adding new species would not trigger a rapid collapse.

Gu Han focused his attention on last night's cross-Reproduction experiments.

The descendants of the Black-line Python and the Blood-Sucking Vine displayed two completely different evolutionary paths.

The first, which Gu Han named the "Vine Snake," belonged to the category of plant-based animals.

This thing retained the torso of a snake, but its body surface was covered in vine leaves.

The nutrients absorbed by the plant leaves could not keep up with the massive consumption of the animal body.

Their movements became sluggish, and they could not catch any prey at all. There was absolutely no sign of them; they must have all died out.

This kind of plant-based animal was completely unable to survive.

The second was the "Snake Vine," which belonged to the category of animal-based plants.

They took root in the soil, appearing on the surface as clusters of dense vines.

Gu Han observed that these Snake Vines remained completely still, which significantly reduced their energy consumption.

Once a Six-Winged Chicken or other small animal approached...

...the previously still vines would suddenly erupt, using a snake-like constriction to tightly bind the prey, subsequently secreting digestive fluids to decompose it into nutrients, resulting in a very high survival rate.

The form of a plant, the predatory instinct of an animal.

Gu Han rubbed his chin, very satisfied with this result.

Animal-based plants did not run around, saving a lot of energy; as long as they waited for prey to come to them, they could live very well, which was perfect for his layout.

For the next three full days, aside from eating and sleeping, he devoted all his energy to the cross-Reproduction experiments in his Divine Kingdom.

Gu Han constantly adjusted the cross-Reproduction order and proportions of the Black-line Python, the Blood-Sucking Vine, and the Iron Banyan.

During this period, he failed and experienced many deaths.

Finally, on the evening of the third day.

A brand-new species was born in the Divine Kingdom.

Gu Han named it the "Iron Vine Snake Banyan."

It possessed the extremely short growth cycle of the Blood-Sucking Vine, the dynamic constriction ability of a snake, and over time, the tree body would gradually develop the freakish defense of the Iron Banyan.

The Iron Vine Snake Banyan was not very aggressively active; one could say its temperament was docile. Usually, it was almost the same as an Iron Banyan, its branches swaying slowly like snakes, which could serve as a deterrent.

But if its branches were repeatedly damaged, the vines would act like a python, directly constricting the target to death and finally secreting digestive fluids to dissolve the corpse.

This perfectly matched the ecological buffer zone Gu Han had in mind.

What reassured Gu Han even more was that, after multiple sets of experiments, he discovered that these cross-bred animal-based plants had absolutely no ability to reproduce autonomously.

Just like most cross-bred animals, they could not reproduce on their own.

They had no seeds, nor could they propagate through root division.

If he wanted to increase their numbers, he could only rely on using his "Forced Breeding" skill to produce offspring.

This meant that the quantity and distribution of the Iron Vine Snake Banyan were entirely under Gu Han's absolute control.

There was no need to worry about them running rampant like the Six-Winged Chicken and backfiring on the Divine Kingdom's ecosystem.

Gu Han immediately began to make drastic changes to his Divine Kingdom.

He spent another full day Reproduction over a thousand Iron Vine Snake Banyans in his Divine Kingdom.

He used a portion of them to enclose a safe Reproduction zone, specifically for housing the Six-Winged Beast.

Those creatures that attempted to cross the boundary to attack the Six-Winged Beast would all be blocked by the Iron Vine Snake Banyan.

This completely solved the Reproduction problem.

At this moment, his handheld device vibrated, and a transaction message arrived.

It turned out to be the buyer who had previously purchased a White-Feathered Six-Winged Beast.

There were six White-Feathered Six-Winged Beasts in this batch, which matured in about ten years in the Divine Kingdom. A few days ago, Gu Han had listed them on the trading platform for 1,500 credit points each.

"Boss, the meat quality of your White-Feathered Six-Winged Beast is almost catching up to the Six-Winged Beast! Do you have any more in stock?"

Gu Han replied, "I have a few more."

The other party immediately sent a voice message, a middle-aged man's voice: "I am a purchaser for 'Yunding Restaurant.' Our hotel will take all of your stock; we'll buy as many as you have in the future. I can raise the price for you to 2,000 credit points each."

Gu Han raised an eyebrow.

Voluntarily offering to raise it to 2,000? Was this a pie falling from the sky?

"What are the conditions?" Gu Han asked directly.

"The conditions are very simple: we don't go through the platform, we trade privately, and use off-the-books accounts. You save on transaction fees, and it's easier for me to do the bookkeeping. It's a win-win."

Gu Han leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping gently on the desk.

Off-the-books accounts?

He knew this trick, but without the platform's guarantee, if the other party received the goods and didn't pay, or messed with the transmission coordinates, he, a student with no background, would have nowhere to seek justice.

However, the price of 2,000 credit points and a long-term supply chain were indeed tempting, but the risk was too great.

The other party claimed to be a purchaser for Yunding Restaurant, and Yunding Restaurant could barely be considered a large chain hotel. But identities could be completely fabricated, so he still had to be cautious.

"Sorry, I'm a timid person," Gu Han replied. "I can send the goods to you privately, and the price will be the 2,000 you mentioned. But I will list a virtual item for 2,000 credit points on the platform; you bid and pay, and then I will transmit the White-Feathered Six-Winged Beast to your designated coordinates. I'll accept the transaction fee."

The other party was silent for a moment.

Apparently, they hadn't expected this seller to be so cautious.

"Fine, we'll do it your way. I'll give you a virtual coordinate."

Gu Han directly listed a virtual item named "Advanced Ecological Consulting" with a price tag of 10,000.

After the other party bid and paid, Gu Han packed up the remaining five White-Feathered Six-Winged Beasts and added a note: Gift.

Then he sent them to the virtual coordinate via a transmission card.

After deducting the platform's 5% transaction fee, his account had a solid 9,500 extra credit points.

Looking at the balance, Gu Han let out a long sigh of relief.

After receiving the goods, the other party quickly sent another message asking when there would be more stock.

Gu Han kept his guard up and replied, "A large batch will be ready for market soon; it will be ready in half a month at the earliest, or a month at the latest. I'll contact you then."

The other party replied with an OK gesture.

It was truly a case of "the flowers you tend with care may not bloom, while the willow you plant unintentionally grows into shade."

He had originally wanted to rely on the Six-Winged Chicken, which could mature in one year in the Divine Kingdom, to drive volume, but the Six-Winged Chicken ended up being sold as a pet. Now, sales were not ideal and had gradually faded.

The White-Feathered Six-Winged Beast had a longer cycle, and he hadn't intended to continue cultivating it, but now he had a long-term business partner.

Gu Han steeled his heart and spent another 9,000 to purchase three Female Six-Winged Beasts.

The previous one was already a ten-year-old rooster; he was afraid it wouldn't be able to handle it, and even more afraid that the offspring wouldn't be good.

Gu Han bought a new, young rooster to replace it, letting it fight through the night.