[Zhi Jun: Therefore, the young are fish, storing a large amount of nutrients in the water to complete initial body growth before coming ashore to find terrestrial food. This allows for the fastest utilization of Bi Rong Star's terrain and food distribution. Ugly Meat Fish have high meat content and are nutritious, with a taste and texture akin to a combination of salmon and cod. If you need them, you can set up simple traps along the shore to catch many of these fish. By opening a gap in the trap, you can wait for many plump sheep. ]
[Zhi Jun: Secondly, by observing the fish coming ashore, you can also gauge the survival rate of the fish fry, which helps in food forecasting. ]
[Zhi Jun: During winter, disasters, wars, or other situations that cause terrestrial sheep to be unable to survive, the fish cultivated in the aquatic environment prevent immediate supply disruption, acting as a double insurance. ]
[Zhi Jun: The last reason is that we analyzed the Chinese character "鲜" (xiān), which describes delicious food, and found it combines "fish" and "sheep." Therefore, designing this creature is also a tribute to your language. This is our pursuit of aesthetic in directed biological design. Good design should be a design with a story; we do not create mediocre designs. ]
Jiang Ye was very surprised.
Did this Zhi Jun have such vision?
And artistic pursuits?
Jiang Ye: [Was there any artistic significance to the sunflower trees designed earlier?]
[Zhi Jun: They are inspired by the ancient myth "Hou Yi Shoots the Suns" and the common saying "The sun rises as usual." The sunflower symbolizes the sun here. ]
Jiang Ye suddenly understood.
He thought it was a very simple symbolism, but then, Zhi Jun sent detailed explanations.
[Zhi Jun: We believe that Hou Yi Shoots the Suns is important evidence of humanity's foresight in stellar warfare. When human civilization was still at a very primitive stage, this species realized its potential and possessed immense courage to destroy the sun one day. Among species capable of interstellar competition, only those with such arrogant courage have a chance of victory. From humanity's plan to destroy stars to actually possessing the ability to do so, it is merely an instant on the timescale of biological evolution. ]
[Zhi Jun: And "The sun rises as usual" fully embodies humanity's belief in victory. No matter how fierce the battles, they can ensure the star is not destroyed by the enemy. For a star system stronghold, "The sun rises as usual" is a classic mark of successful defense. Destroy the enemy's sun and defend your own sun. This reminds us of what is often said in human card game artistry: "stare at the player on your left, guard against the player on your right, and keep a close eye on the player in front." We have studied human language and found it to be an extremely warlike linguistic system, full of military terms and aggression. ]
[Zhi Jun: In summary, the sunflower tree is a species very suitable for cultivation in human territories. Alien races will immediately know that this enemy territory is occupied by humans. It is undoubtedly a battle flag. ]
Jiang Ye was dumbfounded.
It seemed the Zhi Juns had some significant misunderstanding...
They had interpreted it from a completely unexpected angle.
These weren't just a group of Zhi Juns; they were a group of overthinkers!
[Zhi Jun: Master, would you like to taste some Ugly Meat Fish and Scissor Sheep tonight?]
Jiang Ye: [Okay]
The Zhi Juns began to work, accelerating time locally to rapidly cultivate a large number of Ugly Meat Fish and Scissor Sheep.
The scene was quite magical. White waves rolled, and suddenly, sheep bleated. The sheep couldn't swim and flailed in panic in the wine pools. The Zhi Juns quickly formed giant white hands, using fingers a meter long to pinch the sheep and place them ashore like chess pieces.
The staff worked for several hours, slaughtering, analyzing, confirming the meat was non-toxic, sending it to the restaurant, and cooking it in the traditional way of fish and lamb.
That evening, Jiang Ye hosted a banquet at his home, inviting many acquaintances to dine together.
The fish tasted exactly as Zhi Jun had described, a combination of salmon and cod.
The lamb had a peculiar taste; it lacked the gamey odor of lamb and wasn't purely the aroma of lamb. It blended the flavors of beef, pork, and venison. Some parts of the meat were chewy, while others were as tender as broiler chicken.
Overall, the taste was good, and Jiang Ye was satisfied.
The army's biological laboratory immediately began large-scale cultivation of Ugly Meat Fish eggs.
The cultivation process was also simple: with the gene sequence and nutrients, they could be mass-produced directly using specialized biological cloning machines.
The first batch of ten thousand eggs was quickly transported to Bi Rong Star and scattered into suitable lakes and seas.
Jiang Ye also ordered some eggs to be scattered into the waters of Jiang Ye Star. Such an excellent species would be good to spread its lineage on Jiang Ye Star. Perhaps in a few years, there would be Ugly Meat Fish burger shops on the streets of Jiang Ye Star cities.
The Zhi Juns spent a few more days creating neutered versions of the sunflower trees and Ugly Meat Fish and posted them on the official website of the Zhi Jun Technology Company on Jiang Ye Star for sale to other planets.
The price was quite exorbitant, starting at one hundred million.
After completing these tasks, the Zhi Juns applied for hibernation.
[Zhi Jun: We are very tired from working during this period and need a long period of rest. If there is no urgent matter, please do not contact us to wake us up. The daily wine liquid should be replaced at the usual frequency. ]
Jiang Ye: [You're going into a long sleep? Won't you be washed away when the wine liquid is replaced?]
[Zhi Jun: No, we will attach ourselves to the walls of the wine pools. ]
Jiang Ye: [Have a good dream.]
The Zhi Juns did not reply, likely having all gone to sleep.
Indeed, a layer of white, like some kind of albino algae, appeared on the walls of the wine pools.
...
The winter on Jiang Ye Star had ended again.
The temperature returned to above zero, and the great floods from all directions brought floating ice mountains and glaciers.
For several consecutive days, Jiang Ye flew to various cities for meetings without rest.
Many newly built urban areas this year had poor waterproofing, improper design, and shoddy construction, resulting in severe flooding. Two cities that suffered severe damage even had fatalities.
Therefore, Jiang Ye needed to dismiss many people, imprison many, promote many, and even execute a few. His work was extremely busy. Wherever he went, the local subordinates trembled, and some attempted to escape to other planets from the space station, but all failed.
Jiang Ye found it amusing. All the space stations were owned by him, and there were so few people on the entire planet. Where could you possibly run?
One morning, after a meeting,
Feng Zhi Shuang suddenly called.
Jiang Ye moved to a small conference room and closed the door to answer.
"Hello? Zhi Shuang?"
"There seems to be a troublesome matter," Feng Zhi Shuang's tone was somewhat anxious. "The Interstellar Stain Organization has just contacted me and provided a lot of information, involving a major wealthy individual on Jiang Ye Star."
"Interstellar Stain Organization?" Jiang Ye was very confused. "What is that? And which wealthy individual is involved?"