In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 116 I could laugh in my dreams

Upon seeing Chen Dao open the door, everyone greeted him warmly. Chen Dao nodded in response to each greeting and then welcomed Chen Lian and the others into the house, while Chen Cheng remained in the front yard in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

Just as Chen Dao led Chen Lian and the others to the backyard, he was immediately drawn to several chickens of unusual size.

[Bloodclaw Chicken, Characteristics: Large size, swift movement, combat strength comparable to an eighth-rank martial artist.]

[Bloodclaw Chicken Advancement Path 1: Mating with Bloodcomb Chicken can hatch Eaglefeather Chicken.]

【Characteristics of the Eagle Feather Chicken: Claws like metal, feathers like an eagle, capable of brief levitation flight, combat strength comparable to a seventh-rank martial artist.】

[Bloodclaw Chicken Advancement Route Two: Feed it cockscomb flowers for seven consecutive days to advance it to Ironfeather Chicken.]

[Iron Feather Chicken Characteristics: Strong wings, sharp claws, combat strength comparable to a seventh-rank martial artist.]

"The Blood Feather Chicken has also successfully advanced."

A look of joy returned to Chen Dao's face. This time, he fed a total of five Blood Feather Chickens Blood Spirit Mushrooms, raising a total of five Blood Claw Chickens. In other words, Chen Dao now had five henchmen equivalent to eighth-rank martial artists. Including Xiao Yuan and Da Huang Er Huang, Chen Dao currently possessed a combat strength of one seventh-rank, five eighth-rank, and two ninth-rank. What does that mean?

It's important to understand that even the most powerful families in a county town don't possess more than this number of martial artists; in other words...

Chen Dao's current combat strength is no less than that of any of the three major families in the county!

"This chicken is huge!"

At that moment, Chen Lian let out a cry of surprise.

She looked at the five Bloodclaw Chickens standing proudly in the yard, a hint of fear flashing across her face. Before their evolution, the Bloodfeather Chickens were very small, weighing only about two or three pounds.

The evolved Bloodclaw Chicken... when it raises its head, its head can even reach the height of Chen Lian's waist. Such a huge chicken brings a great sense of oppression to people.

Not only Chen Lian, but also Wu Yun and other women subconsciously took a step back, afraid of being hurt by the bloodclaw chicken.

Fortunately, the Bloodclaw Chickens remained loyal to Chen Dao. They did not attack him, but instead approached him and clucked incessantly.

"They must be hungry!"

Chen Dao smiled and said to Chen Lian and the others, "Don't be afraid. These chickens won't hurt you. Just feed them normally from now on. As long as you don't have any bad intentions, I can guarantee that they will never attack you."

Chen Dao had great confidence in the animals he had raised. All the animals he had raised were undoubtedly loyal, and Xiao Yuan and Xiao Hei were the best proof of that.

"We understand."

After Chen Lian and the others saw that the Bloodclaw Chicken had indeed not harmed anyone, they were relieved, but soon...

When they took out some grain to feed the chickens, they discovered something unusual.

"These big chickens can really eat!"

Chen Lian stared in disbelief at the five bloodclawed chickens that were pecking at the sorghum on the ground. The other yellow-feathered chickens, including Xiao Hei, had already eaten their fill and were wandering around. In contrast, the five bloodclawed chickens still looked like they hadn't had enough.

"This is the first time I've ever seen a chicken that eats so much."

"Me too."

"They ate more than my dead husband who died young!"

"..."

The other women stared wide-eyed. So far, each of the five bloodclaw chickens had eaten at least 5 catties of sorghum, and they showed no signs of stopping. At this rate, each bloodclaw chicken would eat at least 10 catties of sorghum, which is equivalent to the daily food consumption of five adults!

And this is just the amount of blood claw chicken consumed in one meal...

Chen Dao, who had been observing from the side, couldn't help but frown. He had expected that the higher the level of the animal, the more food it would eat. Xiao Yuan was the best proof of this. In the past, Xiao Yuan only needed to be taken to the bamboo forest to eat some bamboo leaves every day. Now, however, it needs to go to eat three times a day. Its food needs are far greater than when it had not advanced.

To Chen Dao's surprise, these five bloodclaw chickens had an enormous appetite, consuming 10 jin (5 catties) of grain per meal...

Based on the calculation that an adult consumes 2 kilograms of grain per day, a blood claw chicken that eats twice a day is equivalent to the daily consumption of 10 adults. This amount of consumption is simply too large.

But after thinking about it again, Chen Dao felt relieved!

The Bloodclaw Chicken is equivalent to an eighth-rank martial artist. An eighth-rank martial artist can easily eat 30 jin (15 catties) of grain a day if they just eat it. The Bloodclaw Chicken consumes relatively little grain.

"Rice Brother".

Chen Lian asked with some concern, "Won't we lose money eating so many chickens?"

"will not!"

Chen Dao knew that Chen Lian was considering the cost-effectiveness of raising Bloodclaw Chickens, but Chen Dao had no such worries at all. He was raising Bloodclaw Chickens for his own safety and had not considered the issue of economic benefits at all.

However... given the Bloodclaw Chicken's appetite, it's not suitable to mass-produce them in the short term. Otherwise, the food consumption alone would be enough to make Chen Dao's income insufficient to cover his expenses.

"Feed these five chickens as much as they want; don't worry about saving food."

After leaving those words, Chen Dao turned and left.

Chen Lian and the others looked at the Bloodclaw Chicken, which was still eating sorghum, and felt a little sorry for it.

"This chicken looks big, but it's really eating a lot."

"Yes! A strong laborer in the village only eats 2 jin of grain a day, but this chicken can eat 20 jin a day, which is equivalent to ten strong laborers. I don't know why Brother Dao raises this kind of chicken?"

"Brother Dao must have his reasons. Let's not ask too many questions! Just do as Brother Dao says."

"That's true, but the amount of food consumed is just too much!"

"..."

When Chen Dao returned to the front yard, the villagers were lining up in an orderly fashion to receive steamed buns. The area outside the house was filled with the villagers' laughter and chatter as they carried steamed buns and farm tools, talking and laughing all the way to the fields.

Li Dadan and Li Feng, each with their wives, stood at the end of the line, watching the villagers chatting and laughing, a look of envy flashing across their faces.

"The villagers of Chenjia Village are living a really good life!"

Li Dadan couldn't help but sigh, "Just by doing some farm work, we can eat white flour steamed buns every meal. If the people in our village knew this, they would definitely be green with envy!"

"you do not say!"

Feng Xiang said with a smile, "These days, every household in our Xiahe Village eats bran flour. If we could eat steamed buns, I bet our neighbors would be laughing in their dreams!"

"Ha ha!"

Li Feng and Luo Xiu both laughed. Eating only white flour steamed buns every day—this was a life that no villager in Xiahe Village could even dream of. But now…

Because of their kinship with Chen Dao, they are also able to live such a life!