Chapter 3

Thinking of the six turtle eggs still hatching at home, Su Zhe ran back in a hurry. By the time he got home, he was already drenched in sweat.

He walked nervously to the storage box and took a look. After confirming that the turtle eggs were all fine, Su Zhe finally breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but feel anxious, as whether he could solve his current living expenses now depended entirely on these six small turtle eggs.

The shells of the six turtle eggs in the storage box had mostly cracked slightly. If you looked closely, you could vaguely see the little lives protected by the shells. The baby turtles were about to hatch. This once again proved the power of the divine force, as it took less than a morning for the baby turtles to be almost hatched.

To ensure the hatching speed and survival rate of the turtle eggs, Su Zhe infused a bit of divine force into each egg. After using a total of 6 points of divine force, Su Zhe's face looked even paler. He was now filled with hunger and drowsiness. He quickly ate the bread left from yesterday and drank several cups of plain water, which somewhat alleviated the uncomfortable hunger. After eating, his divine force recovered by 2 points.

Since the turtle eggs already had the assistance of divine force, it was only a matter of time before the baby turtles hatched, and there was no need to constantly monitor them. Su Zhe took this opportunity to lie on the sofa and planned to take a short rest. After expending a lot of energy, he soon fell into a deep sleep.

Su Zhe was woken up by the ringing of his phone. He勉强 opened his eyes, picked up the phone, and saw an unfamiliar number. He originally didn't want to answer, but the phone kept ringing. When he answered, it turned out to be a delivery person calling to say that a package was being delivered and asking if someone was home to receive it. At this moment, Su Zhe remembered that he had bought some things online a few days ago.

Perhaps because the delivery person was delivering in the area, it didn't take long for the package to be delivered. It was two large cardboard boxes. After signing for them, Su Zhe eagerly opened the boxes.

The first box contained ten transparent plastic food containers. In addition to the containers, there was a large bag of turtle food at the bottom of the box. Su Zhe used a pair of scissors to cut the tape sealing the containers, removed the lids, and saw moss first.

After removing some of the moss, he found that the containers were filled with baby turtles. Su Zhe took an aquarium tank, filled it with water, and placed the baby turtles inside.

The aquarium tank was one Su Zhe had prepared in advance. He opened all the containers, removed all the moss, and then placed the baby turtles into the aquarium. Each container, which didn't look very large, held ten baby turtles, totaling 100 baby turtles.

Fortunately, the aquarium tank he prepared was large enough. Although it looked a bit crowded with 100 baby turtles inside, it should be fine for a short period.

Su Zhe certainly didn't buy so many baby turtles to raise them himself. He didn't have the energy to take care of them. These 100 baby turtles were Chinese grass turtles, which people often refer to as turtles.

It was March, the official start of spring. This was also the time when turtles began to end their hibernation and became more active. Spring was a season with a high survival rate for turtles, making it very suitable to buy and raise them.

These Chinese grass turtles were found online at a very low price. Since he bought 100 at once, each one cost only 2.6 yuan. The other box contained 100 mini pet boxes. Su Zhe checked them; they were plastic and looked quite nice, but they felt thin and of poor quality.

However, Su Zhe's requirements were not high, and he was quite satisfied with these pet boxes. Since they only cost 2 yuan each, he couldn't ask for too much.

He planned to sell these baby turtles at a street stall after work. He tore open the turtle food packaging and put the food into small ziplock bags, each containing about 100 grams. The 2-kilogram bag of turtle food he bought was enough to fill over a hundred bags, leaving about half of the food remaining.

Today, he had just lost his job, so he decided to take advantage of the situation to set up a stall and sell the baby turtles to earn some money for household expenses. He put all the items in a small cart and pushed it out.

Su Zhe found a relatively shady spot by the roadside outside the park to set up his stall. He didn't go to the bustling flower and bird market or the pedestrian street with high foot traffic, as those places did not allow random stalls, and even if they did, the competition was relatively high.

He chose this location because it was not far from a residential area, and Yanyun University was nearby. The foot traffic was quite good, and most importantly, the city management rarely came to drive away street vendors.

There were also many people with the same idea as Su Zhe, and there were over ten people scattered around the area setting up street stalls. He took a quick look and saw stalls selling jewelry, clothes, and only one selling puppies, which didn't leave much of an impression on him.

Su Zhe moved the aquarium tank with the turtles to the ground and set up a small blackboard in front. On it was a handmade poster he drew himself. It featured a very cute baby turtle and read: "Cute Chinese baby grass turtles are here! Buy a baby turtle and get a pet box and turtle food for free. Also, get free turtle care tips."

After setting up the stall, Su Zhe paid attention to the baby turtles. He noticed that their current state was not good, clearly lacking vitality. They were probably affected by the bumpy journey during delivery and the new environment.

This made Su Zhe nervous. People wouldn't buy such weak baby turtles, and even worse, he was afraid they wouldn't survive.

He had thought about using divine force to save the baby turtles, but the key was that each use of divine force was one point, and there were too many baby turtles for him to save them all.

Suddenly, Su Zhe put his hand in the water, making sure no one was paying attention. He tried to infuse divine force directly into the water, hoping to improve the water quality and give the water healing properties.

The previously listless baby turtles, after being infused with divine force, gradually began to move. Su Zhe's idea was correct; divine force could directly improve the water. The water, after being infused with divine force, clearly helped the baby turtles. Although it wasn't as effective as direct healing, it could treat multiple turtles simultaneously.

This successful attempt gave Su Zhe many ideas, but thinking about the fact that he still hadn't solved the basic problem of feeding himself, he couldn't do much about it. He focused his mind and dedicated himself to selling the baby turtles.

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