Chapter 438: Chapter 438: Another Sweep Through the Otherworld (Part 2)
Ye Nai gained plenty from her ventures in the Otherworld, not only acquiring a large number of poultry and livestock but also intercepting a military grain transport.
No matter which country or faction the army belonged to, if they passed before her, it would be a waste if she didn’t act.
When hungry or tired, she would take a break directly in the Otherworld. Ye Nai had many secluded lands where no one visited, allowing her to deploy her Courtyard House, kitchen, bathroom, and laundry facilities to rest comfortably.
After spending several days in the Otherworld, the group scoured the entire planet, collecting various breeds of poultry and livestock, including those that reproduce, lay eggs, produce milk, and provide meat, totaling just a million heads.
These were the healthy poultry and livestock that Ye Nai carefully selected, avoiding those with even minor issues.
The livestock productivity of the entire Otherworld was surprisingly low.
On further thought, it’s not surprising at all, as the produced grains and agricultural products were primarily consumed by the nobles, aristocrats, and middle class on Blue Star, with the local nobility splitting the remainder, leaving little for farmers and livestock breeders.
Moreover, limited breeding levels made it difficult to control rampant livestock diseases, leading to naturally low inventory numbers.
Currently, the nobles of various countries in the Otherworld were engaged in a chaotic struggle, madly competing for the remaining scarce resources. During military marches, fields were trampled to speed up progress. Noble lords excessively requisitioned grains and livestock from tenant farmers for military rations, resulting in numerous farmers and breeders going bankrupt.
Ye Nai herself, having gone around the entire world with money and resources to gather these poultry and livestock, illustrated the Otherworld’s agricultural decline.
This also allowed for the bold speculation of an ongoing phenomenon: various armies were all starving, and perhaps the nobles were too. It’s hard to say how loyal an underfed army might be, and a military mutiny couldn’t be ruled out.
After confirming there was no further purchasing value, Ye Nai satisfiedly returned to the East Ridge Secret Realm with her security team.
Only a few hours had passed here, just in time for a meal.
The cooking team prepared several large basins of various beef dishes, and the dishes Ye Nai ordered separately were packed in a takeout box, which she conveniently stored away in her Space while they were still hot.
The beef itself was average in texture; compared to the native beef cattle on Blue Star, the Otherworld’s beef had a coarser texture, requiring more time to stew. Yet with spices and seasonings, it still made a delicious dish over rice.
Ye Nai and her security team feasted heartily, later taking strolls along the highway to digest, watching as warriors in the wilderness were busy setting up new temporary livestock pens, properly placing the crowded poultry and livestock.
During these few hours, the experts who had previously reported their applications were not ready, but reinforcements had arrived; otherwise, with just a company-sized force here, the few Wood Element Warriors would be exhausted and unable to handle it.
Ye Nai’s contribution was using the Puppet Curse to control the poultry and livestock, moving them to the newly erected pens by themselves.
Meanwhile, her spores would keep so many poultry and livestock healthy, preventing them from falling ill due to overcrowding.
She also made a trip back to Beigen Village, asking the village chief to help purchase troughs and water feeders for the poultry and livestock from surrounding villages and towns, old or new.
The villagers, conducting business for monetary compensation, mobilized the two towns and surrounding villages within the former Knight Territory under the village chief’s leadership, washing the dust-covered troughs and water feeders from their homes before delivering them to Beigen Village for money.
Due to the high demand, even impoverished carpenters picked up their tools again to take orders and work.
When Ye Nai returned to the East Ridge Secret Realm, logistical personnel came to her for billing. The money for buying poultry and livestock and their materials was to be recorded in her account and later discussed for reimbursement.
This was because she spent gold coins and resources; there was currently no exchange rate between Da Hua coins and the gold and silver coins of various countries in the Otherworld.
With a cheerful smile, Ye Nai agreed, being very accommodating, saying it was fine to just convert it to points. Her sole focus was on advancing to the Gold Level.
A million heads of poultry and livestock, converted to points, would give her five points per head, regardless of breed or size, enabling her to advance to Gold Level.
But with so many poultry and livestock, not all could be calculated at five points.
Ye Nai didn’t bother with such brainwork. After showing up in front of various Academicians, she wandered to the Five Bridges Secret Realm to check on the personnel withdrawal and the status of the Secret Realm closure.
Just as she steadied herself, before Ye Nai could speak, her security team sensed an odd repulsive force all over their bodies.
Ye Nai promptly activated the full map of the Five Bridges Secret Realm in her mind and was satisfied to find that the small dots were concentrated in Town 2 and several other rear towns, leaving the small camps set up in the wilderness empty.
Upon closer inspection, she saw that those lining up to withdraw now were all military vehicles; the Hunter Group had already left.
The withdrawal speed was much faster than it had been at the East Ridge Secret Realm, where many were disobedient. She had to keep recapturing them at Town 2 using the guiding small dots on the map, not without tiring herself.
After ensuring there was no need to keep a vigilant watch on the Five Bridges Secret Realm, Ye Nai felt at ease returning to the lab to rest.
It wasn’t off-duty time yet, so personnel naturally needed to stay on post.
After enduring until off-duty hours, she swung by the canteen to buy some pancakes and fried green peppers with potato shreds, going home to wrap steak stir-fries with green peppers and potato shreds in pancakes, with thinly sliced spiced beef as her snack for the night.
After a leisurely two days, all personnel had been safely evacuated from the Five Bridges Secret Realm, and it officially entered a closed state.
Just like at the East Ridge Secret Realm, the awe-inspiring Secret Realm entrance both shrank and ascended into the sky, gradually sealing off as cameras continuously broadcasted live coverage, shrinking a little each day.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ye Nai attempted to reopen the Transmission Port of the Five Bridges Secret Realm.
Surprisingly, she succeeded.
And it provided an unusual perspective.
Standing in Town 2, she watched the similarly elevated Secret Realm entrance and captured a short ten-second video with her phone, then returned to the lab to send it to the Deputy Director of Administration, the Defense Director, and the Chairman of the Coordination Committee in a group message.
Half an hour later, the Chairman responded.
[Unexpectedly, the closing internal view of the Secret Realm looks like this. Based on our recent discussion, we’d like to request you to open another Transmission Port, to send a production crew to gather footage for making a news program that explains this to the public.]
[A single Transmission Port is enough?]
[In fact, National TV Station has formed a new production team. The video materials you provided were screened by the Staff Department, and some were given to this team for editing to communicate the approaching end of the war to the public. If you could open several more Transmission Ports, allowing the production team to gather materials rapidly, they might even be able to produce a multi-part documentary.]