Chapter 76: Eating Watermelon—Our Ancestors Ate So Well!

After Song Lufeng finished speaking, Gu Man began teleporting the fruit.

First, she sent over 500,000 catties of watermelon—each one round and plump.

That was nearly ten thousand watermelons.

As she teleported them, she explained, “I’ve already arranged it with the farmers. Another batch will be ready for delivery in half a month.”

Piles upon piles of green-striped watermelons filled the warehouse.

The unique sweet fragrance of watermelon spread through the air.

The soldiers, who had already tasted watermelon before, were practically drooling.

Their eyes widened in awe.

It wasn’t that they lacked composure—it was just that the scene before them was too overwhelming!

Such delicious watermelons, piled up like a mountain—who could resist that kind of temptation?

They certainly couldn’t.

Du Guan, who had stayed behind instead of going out on the hunt, hadn’t yet tasted the watermelon.

Now, he was like a mouse that had fallen into a rice jar, so excited that he didn’t know what to do.

“Watermelons! Watermelons! The nutrients in watermelons are different from grain, meat, or vegetables. They’re extremely beneficial for both our mental and ability-related strength!”

“City Lord, please let me have a taste first!”

The others felt that Du Guan was being a little selfish, but his request was completely reasonable.

His ability was Nutrient Analysis, allowing him to maximize the benefits of any food.

So it made sense for him to try it first.

Song Lufeng nodded. He flicked his small knife, and a watermelon was neatly divided into eight equal pieces.

Of course, he had his own agenda.

Later, he’d grab a few slices to bring home for little Linlin.

As everyone collectively swallowed their drool, Du Guan gleefully took a bite.

The moment he did, his entire body trembled in delight.

An overwhelming sense of satisfaction surged through him—he couldn’t control it.

Completely overwhelmed, tears streamed down his face.

“Our ancestors ate so well!”

If not for the watermelons right in front of him, who could have imagined that, 300 years ago, their ancestors could buy these big, round watermelons for just a few coins and eat them whenever they wanted?

That was true happiness!

The satisfaction of eating fruit was completely different from eating grain, meat, or vegetables.

His body felt nourished in a way that sent shivers of joy through him.

“City Lord, this watermelon weighs about 2,569 grams. If used to make nutrient solution, it could produce around 260,000 tubes.”

He added, “The nutrient solution would taste quite good, and its nutritional value is decent too.”

At the very least, it was a hundred times better than the stinky nutrient solution they used to extract from mutated plants.

Hearing this, the crowd wailed in despair.

“No way, you’re not seriously going to turn all these watermelons into nutrient solution?!”

“I don’t want nutrient solution—I want watermelon!”

“Don’t do it! That would be such a waste!”

With such delicious food available, who would willingly go back to drinking nutrient solution?!

Du Guan’s face turned serious.

“What, you’ve barely enjoyed a few good days and you’ve already forgotten what it was like to starve?”

“When you had no food, you would have even eaten shit. But now, you’re complaining about nutrient solution?”

The crowd fell silent.

Compared to before, their current life was paradise.

It was too good to be true!

They really shouldn’t be so greedy.

“The Savior has to feed 300,000 people—that’s not an easy task. At the rate we’re eating, all the food she sends will be gone in no time.”

“Even if the Savior is willing, think about it—every bite we eat means our ancestors get one less. Have you thought about that?”

The crowd looked ashamed.

Professor Li Kan had already submitted his Ocean Farming Plan.

Once fully implemented, feeding hundreds of thousands of people wouldn’t be a problem at all.

“City Lord, Professor Du is right. Over the past few days, I’ve come up with three new farming strategies that I hope you can pass on to the Savior.”

Li Kan’s three farming strategies were:

• Desert & Gobi Farming
• Air Farming
• Vertical Farming

“These methods wouldn’t work in the apocalypse, but in the nutrient-rich environment of the Golden Age, they will be incredibly effective!”

Li Kan’s eyes gleamed with excitement.

Song Lufeng accepted the research plans.

“I will send these to the Savior.”

He sighed internally.

Li Kan was someone who shouldn’t have existed.

His lineage was supposed to have been cut off by history.

But because the Savior intervened, she changed the fate of his ancestors, which in turn changed his fate—altering parts of history itself.

“As for the watermelons, let’s distribute them among the citizens.”

500,000 catties of watermelon—each citizen would get over one catty.

“City Lord!”

Du Guan panicked. Had the City Lord not listened to a single word he just said?!

“I understand your point,” Song Lufeng replied. “But these watermelons are meant for the people to enjoy—it’s a gift from the Savior.”

The crowd fell silent again.

The Savior was just too good.

Too good, too kind.

“Later, we’ll receive almost a million more catties of fruit. We’ll use half of it for nutrient solution.”

“But we’ll increase the concentration—one catty of fruit will now produce 500 tubes of nutrient solution.”

When everyone heard there was another million catties of fruit coming, they could barely contain their excitement.

“The Savior is really…”

“I don’t even know what to say—I’d give my life for her!”

“We’re so lucky to have such an incredible Savior!”

The crowd cheered.

Song Lufeng had the watermelons distributed among the citizens, while the remaining fruit continued to teleport in.

The sheer variety of fruit—their vibrant colors—left everyone even more excited.

Du Guan was in absolute bliss, tasting fruit while conducting nutritional evaluations.

Yu Fei had also been called over. As an Evolutionary Ability User, he worked alongside Du Guan to optimize the nutrient formulas.

Even Yu Fei, who usually cared only about evolution, had his expression change upon seeing so many delicious, sweet fruits.

His conviction in his beliefs grew even stronger.

With the base’s communication network active, everyone quickly learned that the Savior had sent watermelons again.

Everyone would receive a portion.

Babies and children got even more.

The entire base erupted with joy.

People lined up in batches at distribution centers to collect their watermelon.

There was no need to fight, because everyone got their fair share.

No one would be deprived of future food over a single piece of watermelon.

One by one, the juicy, red watermelons were handed out.

Not a single drop was wasted—not the rind, juice, or seeds.

Some people couldn’t bear to eat it all at once, so they used their points to rent refrigerated storage, taking one bite a day to savor it for as long as possible.