226: Chapter 226 Rat breeding is recognized

“That’s right!” Yan Zhengping affirmed.

“Do you think I’m that easily fooled? Even though I’ve been asleep for a long time, I know that crystalss grow from zombie brains.” Baili Ji didn’t believe him.

“If you don’t believe me, I’ll take you to see.” Yan Zhengping said.

The two left the warehouse and randomly came to a mobile home.

Inside, Soldiers patrolled 24 hours a day.

“You all go out first.” Commander Yan ordered.

“Yes!” The Soldiers saluted and then exited.

As soon as Baili Ji entered the mobile home, he was assailed by the unpleasant smell inside.

Looking closely, he saw stacks of cages.

And inside the cages, there were all rats.

Each cage was 30 centimeters high, divided into upper and lower layers.

To save space, several cages were grouped together and stacked.

Because there were so many rats, the mobile home was filled with a continuous chorus of “squeaks.”

“Old Yan, are you raising rats in the Military Region?” Baili Ji was incredulous.

He couldn't believe that the Southwest Military Region had become like this, it completely overturned his worldview.

“Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.” Yan Zhengping still smiled faintly, showing no sign of remorse.

“I really want to dismiss you right now!” Baili Ji looked at him as if he were a stranger.

“Then it’s settled, don’t come crying and begging me for the method of raising rats later.” Yan Zhengping pretended to threaten him.

“Me, ask you for the method? You’ve gone mad from raising rats!” Baili Ji was already a bit displeased.

“What if I told you that all those crystalss you just saw came from these rats?” Yan Zhengping asked.

“Rats…” Baili Ji was about to continue his tirade but suddenly stopped.

After a 3-second pause, his eyes suddenly lit up.

“Good! This method is good! What a brilliant idea!” Baili Ji’s face brightened from gloomy to sunny, like a blazing sun in the sky.

Of course it was good; there was no need to send people out to hunt zombies, no need to waste a single bullet, no need to consume a drop of gasoline.

Moreover, the zombies outside were becoming fewer and fewer, but rats could be raised in ever-increasing numbers.

Furthermore, hunting zombies required well-trained Soldiers, but raising rats was something even an old man could do.

With this method, wouldn’t crystalss be available in endless supply?

“Eh? No, wait!” Baili Ji suddenly realized a problem.

“You’re raising so many rats, which must consume a lot of food! Where does this food come from?” Baili Ji asked.

“The food problem is easy to handle. We’ve negotiated with the Huatong Chamber of Commerce; all the leftover scraps from their food processing plant are sold to our Southwest Military Region at a low price.” Yan Zhengping said.

Yan Zhengping specifically emphasized “our Southwest Military Region” to tell him not to have any ulterior motives. These scraps belonged to their Southwest Military Region.

“Waste utilization, what a great idea!” Baili Ji’s eyes sparkled with renewed brilliance.

“Then for these rats to produce crystalss, they need to be zombified, right? And they also need to be slaughtered, right? How are these issues resolved?” Baili Ji continued to pose questions.

“Zombification is simple. We have special isolation cages, and inside the cages, there will be a few already zombified Zombie Rats. As long as new rats are put in, they will naturally zombify. As for slaughter, we don’t need to worry about it. The Huatong Chamber of Commerce has built a slaughterhouse in the Military Region; the zombified rats just need to be sent into the slaughterhouse, and in 10 minutes, they will all turn into crystalss. Of course, a few Zombie Rats will be left in the cages to serve as seed rats for the zombification of the next batch of rats.” Yan Zhengping explained.

“So, in that case, wouldn’t just a few people be able to manage such a large room?” Baili Ji asked.

“More than that. Our Soldiers work three shifts! Five people per shift, so 15 people are needed in each breeding room.” Yan Zhengping said.

His arrangement was actually quite loose; the workload didn't really require 15 people. It's just that the Military Region had plenty of people. What's the harm in assigning a few more? They were idle anyway, wouldn't it be better for everyone to do the work easily?

Baili Ji expressed his disdain for his pretentious behavior.

15 people didn't cost much! Let alone 15 people, 150 people wouldn't be a problem.

“Old Yan, let’s go back to the office.” Baili Ji turned and exited.

“What’s wrong? Not going to look anymore?” Yan Zhengping hinted at something.

“No more looking. Let’s go, sit in your office.” Baili Ji was insistent and eager to go to the office.

Yan Zhengping smiled and shook his head, knowing he was starting to scheme.

In the office.

“Old Yan, first show me the Combat Suit you just mentioned.” Baili Ji said.

He wanted to see how much truth was in Yan Zhengping’s words.

Yan Zhengping called a Soldier and demonstrated it on the spot.

Baili Ji praised it repeatedly, amazed that such an incredible thing had been developed in just a few months.

Since the Combat Suit had been verified, he believed that other aspects were likely true as well.

Yan Zhengping waved his hand, dismissing the Soldiers.

“Old Yan, I think this method of raising rats is viable.” Baili Ji said after a long deliberation.