Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 361: Shadow

Meng Meng picked up a maggot: "This larva baby is actually quite cute."

Because Meng Meng was young and didn’t have any negative associations with dry latrines, Gu Pan and others like her, even those who grew up in cities and had lived in single-story houses or visited dry latrines, would instinctively think of manure pits upon seeing maggots.

Finally, after the silence, Lu Xuerong covered her mouth and ran out to throw up.

Meng Meng thought she was just scared of the bugs, not knowing where their fear and repulsion towards maggots came from.

Feng Zhekai swallowed his saliva, suppressing his disgust: "I guess we’ll have to get used to these things."

Gu Pan felt the same way: "Indeed, I’m also finding it hard to accept, but these really supplement protein. Eating them fills in for meat and eggs."

Chen Shaonan said, "Then we must eat them. We can’t touch the mutated stuff; who knows if that could harm the human body."

Feng Zhekai agreed, "Indeed, the mutated stuff might not show any effects in the short term, but who knows about later."

Guo Gang was not repulsed by maggots. As a special forces operative, he’d eaten bugs in the wild, but he was equally resistant to mutated things: "As long as we’re not starving, I don’t recommend eating mutated things."

All agreed that it was best to start getting used to the maggots, starting by handling them.

Meng Meng, very considerately, told Lu Xuerong that these were just bug babies.

Gu Pan also explained to everyone that these were cultivated from vegetables and could be considered vegetable bugs, urging them not to think of them as maggots.

Although there were still some corrosive substances inside, they were different from the maggots they had imagined.

After mentally preparing themselves, Gu Pan said she wanted to try cooking them.

She planned to mix the bugs with dough to make dishes that didn’t look like they contained maggots—she even regretted telling everyone at first, thinking it might have been better to serve the dishes first and then reveal the ingredients.

But she thought it wouldn’t be right. Everyone was an adult, and acceptance would come gradually.

As it turned out, they weren’t starving and hadn’t run out of meat; even if there wasn’t fresh meat, they had canned meat, salt meat, cured meat, and meatballs available. So, those who could choose were just being a bit picky.

Many families that received the maggots cooked them; those without oil simply stir-fried them, and the resultant meaty aroma was eagerly anticipated by those who hadn’t had meat for many days.

Only a few couldn’t overcome their psychological barriers but were not like Gu Pan and her group, who were always conducting various experiments.

In fact, people in the apocalypse varied widely. Those who could afford to think about it did, and there were instances of cannibalism outside, so it was hard to judge this situation.

After much discussion, they finally decided to knead the maggots into dough and then fry it.

But the main problem now was that the maggots were still alive.

Thus, this task was assigned to Lu Ruisheng and Guo Gang.

The two handled it efficiently, quickly preparing the mixture and frying it. They both felt the taste of this first trial was important and hence wanted to make it delicious; they had stored some oil, and now every household had some.

Soon, maggot meatballs were fried.

Guo Gang took Meng Meng to be the first to start eating.

After tasting, Meng Meng repeatedly praised them: "Fresh meat is delicious, I’m not lying to you."

Being close to her father, she had heard a lot about how to survive and they really had eaten everything on their way to the base, so she was initially open to eating bugs.

However, seeing some people particularly resistant, she wanted to use her ability to help everyone overcome their aversions.

Seeing Meng Meng’s efforts to persuade everyone, the adults felt embarrassed to resist any further and began to try them.

Gu Pan took a meatball, bit off a small piece, and then while turning around, threw it into the "Space."

Of course, she had tasted it—to at least know the flavor in future conversations, she couldn’t honestly say she didn’t know.

Actually, it tasted quite good, as long as one could overcome the mental barrier.

After eating one, gradually everyone accepted it, except for Lu Xuerong, who still felt nauseous after just one bite.

They didn’t force her, having other alternatives to let her accept it slowly.

Gu Pan distributed these meatballs to everyone, and after they left, she and Lu Ruisheng each grabbed a carbonated drink to quickly refresh themselves.

Their food supply was abundant and rich, so they really didn’t need to eat this.

But Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng were such that they would still try, not completely shunning it—who knew what the future might hold?

However, their approach today wasn’t something they could share with Lu Jianguo and others—their fried meatballs were richly seasoned and deep-fried, which few in the base could afford to eat.

The next day, Gu Pan’s family had a phone installed, a task fast-tracked by Lu Jianguo for their household because they had made significant contributions to the base. Installing a phone for their house was beneficial for the base, and they didn’t need to pay for it nor could anyone accuse Lu Jianguo of favoritism—if Lu Ruisheng weren’t Lu Jianguo’s son, they could have demanded even more.

The phone was quickly installed, offering greater convenience such that if Feng Zhekai or anyone else unexpectedly had to work overtime, they could easily call home.

The following day, the rain intensified, suggesting a prolonged downpour.

By evening, the heavy rain had turned into a torrential downpour, coming down as hard as if bucketed.

Fortunately, Gu Pan’s house was situated upstream of the base, which had an excellent drainage system. With such a downpour, it was inevitable that some areas might accumulate water, but their location didn’t pose this risk. The villa in the South District was in a geographically favorable location, not just for the view but as an overall best assessment.

The Underground City was also built on higher ground, considered during its construction, but being underground, it remained damp continuously during rain, an unavoidable condition in such an environment, with no room for human preference.

Gu Pan was somewhat worried about Gu Ci, but it wasn’t suitable to go out now. With the onset of the storm and many uncertainties, they planned to wait and watch from home for a few days. freewёbnoνel.com

Their home was stable at the moment, with only a quail coop outside, secured next to the door by Guo Gang exceptionally well, practically affixed to the building structure, and covered with a wide awning connected to the porch cover, allowing them to feed the quails without going outside. An electrical line had now been installed inside, providing lighting conducive for quail breeding.

With food and vegetables aplenty at home, the priority was safety, and Gu Pan felt sure that Gu Ci and Chen Dasheng would have their contingency plans, as this was all they had worked for.

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