Whole School Transmigrated: I Have 3 Daily Intel

Chapter 25: Chapter 23: Sun-Blotting Black Shadow, Attack from the Sky

The once-whole Moose had already been broken down into several large chunks.

Wang Biao skillfully cut the meat with a dagger, like a butcher portioning a pig. He meticulously separated the Moose’s ribs, tenderloin, front legs, and hind legs, laying the different cuts on clean green leaves spread across the ground.

The edible organs—including the heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys—were also set aside.

Meanwhile, Jia Wen was using an axe to chop through bone, splitting open the hard, unwieldy parts of the Moose to make it easier for Wang Biao to continue butchering.

The entire Moose was now mostly butchered. In less than half an hour, it would likely be completely dismembered.

"Sir."

Just then, Wang Biao noticed Chen Chong and Xu Jun’s return and called out respectfully.

Jia Wen did the same.

"Good work. Are you holding up okay?" Chen Chong asked.

"It’s no trouble. This is all food! I couldn’t be happier," Wang Biao said with a broad smile.

For anyone, food was always a source of happiness.

"That’s good. I just settled on the price with them: one hundred packs of instant noodles, which is equivalent to about forty pounds of meat."

"Cut me off a piece. I’m going to get the keys first, then I’ll come back and help you move everything to the apartment. It’ll save us from running back and forth between the dorms and the apartment."

Chen Chong and the security guard had haggled for a while. The guard felt that two packs of instant noodles for a pound of meat was a raw deal for him, while Chen Chong felt three packs wasn’t worth it.

After some back-and-forth, they finally settled on a rate of two and a half packs of instant noodles per pound of meat.

Thus, one hundred packs of instant noodles for forty pounds of venison.

’Judging by prices from before we crossed over, meat wasn’t that expensive. A pound usually hovered between 12 and 15.’

’Half a pound of pork was worth six or seven, comparable to two packs of instant noodles. Venison is definitely more expensive than pork, so no matter how you look at it, this feels like a bit of a loss.’

’But after crossing over, you definitely couldn’t use normal prices to measure the value of things.’

’You had to judge it based on how filling it was and its shelf life.’

’Even if you had lobster and abalone, it still had to fill your stomach. In their current situation, something that wasn’t filling was less practical than instant noodles.’

’For him and everyone else at the school, the most important factors were whether the food was filling and how long it could be stored.’

’Things like taste, nutrition, and rarity had to take a backseat for now.’

’One pack of instant noodles, soup and all, would leave a normal person about half-full. Two packs would get them eighty or ninety percent full, and three would stuff them.’

’By that measure, a pound of stewed meat would be about as filling.’

’So the value was roughly equivalent.’

’In fact, from a storage standpoint, fresh meat was inferior to instant noodles, since it couldn’t be kept for long.’

’Instant noodles not only had a longer shelf life but were also rich in nutrients like salt, oil, and carbohydrates.’

’Though people often said instant noodles were unhealthy, that was a misconception; they were essentially a fairly balanced and healthy food.’

’All in all, it wasn’t a bad trade for him.’

’He even decided that once he had his housing sorted out, he would take some more meat to the trading market and exchange it for another batch of instant noodles to stockpile.’

’After all, while instant noodles didn’t taste the best, they were the easiest food to store and prepare.’

’Besides, forty pounds of venison was nothing compared to a six- or seven-hundred-pound Moose...’

"Alright!" Wang Biao glanced at the meat on the ground. "Sir, will a front leg do?"

"That’s fine." Chen Chong nodded.

"You got it." Wang Biao picked up one of the Moose’s front legs and hefted it. He cut off a large chunk with his knife, tested its weight again, and then handed it to Chen Chong.

"Sir, this piece of the front leg, bone-in, weighs around forty or fifty pounds. It should be more than enough."

"Good." Chen Chong took the leg without another word and left with Xu Jun.

...

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

As the electronic beeps sounded, the digital scale displayed the precise weight: fifty-one pounds.

In the Primitive Jungle, where there was no electricity, a battery-powered digital scale was one of the few electronic devices that still worked.

Seeing the number on the display, Chen Chong didn’t quibble.

"Let’s call it that. It still has bone and fur, so after you clean it, the pure meat will probably be just over forty pounds. You can have the extra pound or two on the house."

"Well now, thank you, son." The smile never left the security guard’s face.

His mouth practically watered as he stared at the huge leg of venison. He hadn’t eaten meat in days.

His gaze toward Chen Chong now held a hint of gratitude and respect.

After all, the young man was being more than generous. Not only did he throw in an extra pound or two of meat, but he’d also left the bone in, which could be used to make soup for another meal.

"Here, these are your keys."

The guard detached five keys from a large ring and handed them over, explaining,

"This is the standard set for a new apartment. There are five keys, and they’re all here. The two temporary construction keys were used a long time ago. Make sure you keep these safe. If you lose them, we don’t have any spares."

"Alright." Chen Chong handed one of the keys to Xu Jun.

"This three-bedroom, Apartment 701, is yours now. Well then, I’ll be on my way."

The guard moved to pick up the venison leg and the digital scale.

Just then, Chen Chong stopped him. "Do you guys want more meat?"

The guard froze for a moment, then nodded immediately. "Of course! Are you looking to trade for another apartment?"

Chen Chong shook his head. "I want to trade for salt, oil, seasonings, flour-based foods, and some daily necessities. If you’re interested in a trade, I can offer venison in exchange."

’He knew this alliance of guards and teachers was not to be underestimated.’

’Rumor had it that on the very first day they’d crossed over, they looted a lot of things from the school store.’

’Although the Student Council had seized most of the supplies, a large portion of what remained had been snatched up by the teachers and guards.’

’After all, on that first day, the status of ’teacher’ still carried some authority.’

’And with the guards wielding riot shields, riot forks, and other weapons, they had definitely managed to loot far more than the average student.’

’Not to mention that some of these teachers and guards already lived on campus.’

’Even for the teachers who weren’t on campus at the time, their apartments would have been stocked with plenty of supplies and personal belongings.’

’After crossing over, the teachers who were present had keys and had probably collected supplies from the entire apartment building.’

’Combined with the supplies looted from the store, they were undoubtedly one of the wealthiest groups in the entire school.’

’That was why they could act so fearlessly, in no rush to sell off the apartments on the cheap...’

...

「Meanwhile, outside the school, by the river.」

After the Fishing Club scouted the area and discovered the Giant Catfish in the river couldn’t attack people on the bank, many of the students felt relieved.

The riverbank had become a primary food-gathering spot for most people.

At this time, in addition to the dozens of Fishing Club members fishing with professional gear, many others sat by the river, angling with homemade rods fashioned from sticks and thin lines.

Even those without fishing rods were either watching the excitement from the sidelines or poking around the river’s edge to see if they could catch any crabs or small fish.

The river was rich with resources.

Even with a hook fashioned from a piece of wire, you could still catch a few fish. Although they were only palm-sized, it was barely enough for one person to eat.

Some students even managed to find a dozen ping-pong-ball-sized crabs just by turning over rocks on the bank, which was far better than wandering through the Primitive Jungle searching for wild vegetables and berries.

Over three days, the crowd gathered by the river grew larger and larger, now numbering at least three or four hundred people...

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened.

"Huh?" A young man who was fishing looked up at the sky in confusion. "Is it going to rain?"

When he saw what was in the sky, he froze...

A colossal black shadow that blotted out the sun had appeared at some unknown moment, and it now circled high above their heads.

It was so large that it blocked the sunlight.

It was like a black curtain drawn across the sky, obscuring everything.

What was more terrifying was that it was now diving toward the ground, its target... aimed directly at the crowd.

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