Perhaps what they collected would be enough to feed these black pigs for several days.
"I’m going to issue a purchase request right away," one of the researchers immediately started to act.
"I’ll go find a container to collect the pig’s blood."
"I’ll check on how the pigweed is growing."
"I’ll go find a few more knives."
With a clear goal, everyone immediately got busy and felt motivated.
Once the pig-related issues were solved, Do Seungjin led Kim Haru to the duck house.
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Given the black pig situation, Kim Haru had thought the ducks might also be sick.
However, after seeing the situation clearly, he realized that this problem would require more time to come up with a good solution.
The little ducks inside the duck house were huddled together in groups, not even standing up to move, and they didn’t seem interested in food.
The entire flock appeared listless.
Kim Haru quickly figured out that the main issue was temperature.
The duck house built by the Animal Research Institute naturally couldn’t have the kind of advanced technology that the farming system provided, so there wasn’t a good way to regulate temperature and humidity.
However, newly hatched ducks were not as adaptable to temperatures as adult ducks, and the temperature inside the duck house was barely above freezing, not even exceeding 10°C.
In such an environment, how could the little ducks possibly have any energy?
So far, the low mortality rate was mostly thanks to the fact that these duck eggs came from mutated ducks.
If they had been normal duck eggs, they likely would have frozen to death long ago, leaving only a few survivors.
"Try to raise the temperature in the duck house to around 20°C," Kim Haru suggested. "It can go higher if needed, but don’t just keep increasing the temperature. You also need to pay attention to the humidity; if it’s too dry, the ducks won’t be able to adapt. As for their food, try to feed them fresh river products, such as fish or shrimp. Similarly, a little bit of mutated meat is fine."
Do Seungjin sighed.
The temperature was the problem.
With such a large duck house, it was impossible to have a Fire-type ability user constantly stay inside and control the temperature with fireballs
Even if a fire-type ability user was willing, their fireballs couldn’t last forever; eventually, their energy would run out.
Moreover, the combat strength of the safe zone was already low.
Using Fire-type ability users in this situation wasn’t ideal.
Even without others saying anything, Do Seungjin knew it wasn’t suitable.
"It looks like we’ll have to keep searching for materials," Do Seungjin began to recall whether he had seen any usable temperature control devices in the past.
Although even if they brought something back, there would be no energy to supply it, what if?
Hadn’t he heard that the Huimang Safe Zone was researching how to use crystal core to replace traditional energy sources like water, electricity, and gas?
Kim Haru patted Do Seungjin’s shoulder in comfort.
Unless they found a temperature regulation device, Kim Haru didn’t have any good ideas.
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At least, he didn’t have any solutions at the moment.
Do Seungjin looked at the little ducks. "I’ll go borrow two Fire-type ability users to raise the temperature a little more. We’ll see how many of them can survive."
Kim Haru suddenly remembered. "Did you know that some people from the Bangnang Safe Zone have come here? They probably have Fire-type ability users among them, and perhaps they could be hired."
Do Seungjin’s eyes lit up.
That’s right!
Kim Haru had also been reminded by his own words.
Wasn’t he just worrying about not having anyone to collect sand?
And here were some ready-made laborers.
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Do Seungjin wanted to recruit people to control the temperature of the duck house, while Kim Haru needed workers to dig sand.
The two of them decided to head to the Safe Zone Commander’s office together.
Do Seungjin’s need for Dire-type ability users was critical since they would be working in an important location like the Animal Research Institute.
Controlling the temperature required someone to stay there continuously, so it was hard to trust the ability users from the Bangnang Safe Zone who are just arrived at the Pyeongseong Safe Zone.
Do Seungjin planned to recruit from within the safe zone first and then let the Bangnang Safe Zone fill the vacated positions.
These would ideally be roles that did not involve sensitive information and could be safely handled by outsiders.
Only the Safe Zone Commander’s office staff, who managed these matters, would know the best way to handle this.
At this time, the negotiations between the Pyeongseong Safe Zone and the Caeruleus Draco Squad from the Bangnang Safe Zone had already concluded.
Except for Kang Hose, who had signed on as a farm employee under Kim Haru, all Caeruleus Draco Squad members, along with nearly a hundred ordinary people who followed them, would be staying in Buyeo Town just outside the Pyeongseong Safe Zone.
Speaking of Buyeo Town, Kim Haru had a strong impression of it.
When he first arrived in this world, it was in Buyeo Town.
Yes, this was the very town where the original owner of his body had died, and where Kim Haru had transmigrated.
Buyeo Town wasn’t particularly far from the Pyeongseong Safe Zone, nor was it particularly close.
Letting the people from the Bangnang Safe Zone temporarily settled down there would make the communication more convenient while ensuring they wouldn’t pose a direct threat to the safe zone.
The Caeruleus Draco Squad had no objections after assessing the town’s location.
By now, they should already be on their way there, preparing to tidy up and move in.
As for the zombies in Buyeo Town, like those in other towns, they had been frozen solid by thick layers of ice.
Unless someone foolishly tried to dig them out, they posed no immediate threat.
By the time winter ended and the zombies began to thaw, the cooperation between Pyeongseong Safe Zone and the Caeruleus Draco Squad would likely be complete.