The Reborn Otaku's Code of Practice for the Apocalypse

Chapter 166 - 170

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The brown shell opened, revealing a solid, milky white substance...like coconut meat. Luo Xun touched it only to find that it quivered like jelly before flowing downwards...So what was this?

The two men put the fruit into a metal bowl. Yan Fei used his knife on the other fruit where thick white liquid slowly flowed out.

This was also put into a separate bowl and the two compared them – the two fruits had different colored seeds and the only difference between the insides was consistency. The gray one had almost completely condensed while the other was still flowing.

"This stuff seems like...milk? Coconuts?" Luo Xun uncertainly looked at Yan Fei.

The latter pulled down his mask for a sniff before turning to Luo Xun. "You smell."

The couple took off their masks that were supposed for avoiding 'poison'. Luo Xun smelled and immediately said, "It not only looks but also smells incredibly similar! This actually has the smell of milk...wait a minute! I remember hearing about special plants producing milk, but never seen!"

This was obviously legends and rumors. After all, after the end, ordinary people had no fruit at home, not to mention sweet strawberries. Luo Xun had not seen with his own eyes, only heard people speak about it during the apocalypse so it was likely misinformed. But he did not expect that this thing was actually a variant strawberry?!

Yan Fei looked at the fruit carefully while frowning, "We can't test it now..."

Yes, they could only judge by appearance and scent. They could only experiment on living things since they were not sure if it was as Luo Xun thought.

Three porr quails were caught by Luo Xun and placed in a small cage. He mixed the thick juice of the fruits together with a certain ratio of boiling water before feeding it to the little quails...They were not sure that quails needed milk, but this thing was from a strawberry. In general it was still a plant, so it should not be a problem?

Their heart was not as sure and could only wait for the results to appear. The two men moved the experiment to the table and packed up everything. They returned to the living room with the crib.

Inside the baby was still weak, could not open his eyes, even waving his arms was very rare. At this time he was asleep while weakly breathing.

Luo Xun reached out and poked the baby's cheek. "If that fruit can used for milk, we'll have food for..."

If the fruit was really what he had heard about, a fruit with milk...then the baby would have the perfect food. After all, they were not lacking rice soup, but the nutritional content was worse than any type of milk.

Yan Fei stood on the sidelines and looked down at the crib. He honestly felt that the boy's luck was surprisingly good. It was his misfortune to be abandoned by his parent, but he met Luo Xun while crying. After coming here, the strawberry mutations had matured and the fruit had milk inside. If Luo Xun was correct about the fruit being a replacement for milk...what baby would grow up as well as him?

But when it came to this, Luo Xun was his and the child's savior.

He lifted a hand and started to rub Luo Xun's hair. The latter who was poking the child's face was surprised. Why was Yan Fei rubbing his hair? Wasn't it the time to play with the child?

Luo Xun accidentally put more force behind his poke so the baby's face wrinkled up as he snorted. Luo Xun quickly lifted his hand to see the baby continued to sleep after tilting his head away...

"This baby is easy to care for..." Luo Xun checked the diaper before busying himself with other things.

After one night, the three hapless quails who were used as experiments were still alive and seemed to enjoy the strange 'dairy product' and drank a lot in one night. After Luo Xun confirmed the situation, he went to the 15th floor with the little ones. Song Lingling was left behind this time, after all there were children and a dog at home, it was best to leave housekeeping to someone experienced.