Giant Fish Survival: I Can Hear the Giant Fish's Heart

Zhou Wen carried the watermelon to the wooden platform under his resting area, removed the algae oxygenation tank that was used as a wall, making a large space, and then placed the watermelon on the wooden platform.

"After so many days, they're finally ripe." Zhou Wen recalled the scene six days ago when he planted the watermelon seeds. Although it hadn't been long, it felt like a long time had passed.

The reason, of course, is that so much happened in those six days, keeping everyone in a constant state of busyness, making each day seem infinitely long.

Zhou Wen recalled that when he first planted the watermelon seeds, he was thinking of planting them on a large scale to achieve self-sufficiency, but in reality, this idea was difficult to realize.

The stomach wall has a limited space, and although it will gradually expand as the Leviathan grows, it is a long process.

To truly achieve self-sufficiency and not have to worry about food and drink, you need at least twenty or thirty small planting boxes, which is twenty or thirty square meters.

The stomach wall space has indeed expanded somewhat due to the growth of the transformed Leviathan, but this growth has been spread evenly across the stomach wall space, and this spread is still insufficient to accommodate more wooden foundations.

Based on the current growth rate of Leviathan (which grows approximately one meter per day), it would take about 20 days for the stomach wall to grow one meter in length.

Therefore, if you want to fit twenty or thirty small implantation boxes, the side length of the stomach wall space must be at least 10 meters, and the total stomach space area must be 100 square meters.

Zhou Wen's wooden foundation typically occupies one-fifth or one-quarter of the stomach wall space, which means there is 20 to 25 square meters of space for farming. This is the minimum requirement without considering the living area.

Based on this calculation, it would take at least 100 days to achieve self-sufficiency, while Zhou Wencai has only been in this world for ten days.

In those ten days, he was on the verge of death four times. On the first day, while carrying seaweed, he almost died from lack of oxygen. On the fourth day, he encountered anchor worms and was almost strangled. On the seventh day, he encountered two anchor worms and was pulled into the water, almost drowning. On the ninth day, in the treasure cave, he faced rock worms and was powerless to resist.

Looking back, Zhou Wen realized that the past ten days had been extremely dangerous, and if that was the case, he would still need to be self-sufficient for 100 days. By then, it would be a question whether he would even be alive.

"Forget about it, eating watermelon is the most important thing now." Zhou Wen shook these unpleasant thoughts out of his mind, raised the iron broadsword in his hand, and gently chopped at the center of the watermelon.

"Smack!" Just as the blade sliced ​​through the watermelon rind, a crisp sound rang out, and the entire watermelon split open from the middle on its own.

Zhou Wen put down his iron scalpel, and with both hands, he easily broke the watermelon, which was already mostly split open, in two, revealing a large expanse of bright red flesh.

"Wow! This watermelon..." Zhou Wen was completely stunned. This watermelon was like the dream watermelon of his life.

Everyone knows that the best part of a watermelon is the seedless center. A big bite is crisp, sweet, and delicious, and you don't have to spit out the seeds, so you can fully enjoy the sweetness and aroma of the flesh.

The watermelon grown by Zhou Wen has flesh all the way up like the heart of a melon, and it looks firm, plump, crystal clear, and full of juice.

The rind is only two or three millimeters thin and incredibly crisp and tender; it can be easily peeled off the bright red flesh simply by hand.

Of course, this watermelon is not completely seedless. In the middle of a bright red piece of flesh, two black watermelon seeds are quietly embedded in the plump flesh.

Zhou Wen looked at the two watermelon seeds that stood out conspicuously among the bright red flesh, and a look of joy appeared on his face. He carefully picked the two watermelon seeds off; with the seeds, he could continue to grow watermelons.

"Snap! Snap! Snap!" With a few quick cuts, half a watermelon was sliced ​​into seven or eight pieces.

Zhou Wen immediately picked up a slice of watermelon and eagerly put it in his mouth. He took a big bite, and the firm, crisp flesh burst open, releasing sweet and delicious juice that splashed in his mouth. The refreshing aroma spread, filling Zhou Wen with a sense of happiness.

"This is so delicious!" Zhou Wen had never eaten such a delicious watermelon before. He used to enjoy canned fruit, but compared to this watermelon, it was worlds apart.

Zhou Wen kept eating and boasting, and soon he had already eaten half a watermelon. Feeling his slightly bloated stomach, and looking at the remaining half of the watermelon, he was a little annoyed that his stomach was too small to eat the whole watermelon.

"Cut half for Jiang Haitao." He can't finish it anyway, and if it's put in the storage cabinet, it will definitely taste worse by evening.

Holy crap! Brother Wen, where did you get this watermelon? It looks amazing!

Jiang Haitao was stunned when he received the watermelon sent by Zhou Wen. He had never seen a watermelon with such beautiful flesh, like a ruby.

It was grown using the watermelon seeds you originally had.

【Huh? Brother Wen, you can already farm?】

Yes, would you like to plant it?

I want to! But... is it possible?

Although Jiang Haitao didn't have much of a plan, he wasn't stupid. In a world where even food and drink required opening supply boxes, the importance of farming was self-evident. He didn't think Zhou Wen would give him the items he needed for farming.

Of course, I'll send you two small planting boxes; you can buy the seeds yourself.

Zhou Wen opened the blueprint interface, directly made two small planting boxes, and then sent them to Jiang Haitao, along with two lumps of low-grade fertilizer.

He can't expand planting with his limited space; the best way is to hire more people and let those he trusts do the planting.

[Brother Wen, thank you for taking care of me.]

Don't be so formal. Since you call me brother, I'll naturally take care of you.

By the way, those two portions of basic fertilizer can be used after you plant the seeds. Use one portion for each small planting box to accelerate crop growth.

Okay, Brother Wen, I've already started buying the seeds.

After ending his conversation with Jiang Haitao, Zhou Wen looked at the remaining quarter of the watermelon, hesitated for a moment, then opened Chen Xin's profile picture and sent her a message.

[Ms. Chen, of the six blueprints you obtained through the transaction involving 12 algae-generating tanks, shouldn't you submit two of them to your team?]

【Huh? Mr. Zhou, you invited me to join your team, but you don't offer any team benefits, and you still want two blueprints from me?】

What does "want" mean? It's not that simple. It means you contribute to the team; you have to give before you can receive. The team is currently in its early stages of development, which is precisely the time when members' contributions are needed.

Mr. Zhou, stop beating around the bush and state your true purpose.

【Okay, Ms. Chen is indeed a smart person. She sent me all six drawings. I'll keep two suitable ones and return the other four to you. Now you're a true team member.】

[Zhou Wen, isn't this a bit much? How can I be sure you're not just trying to trick me out of my blueprints?]