Building My Empire in the Frozen Apocalypse (Riley Carter) novel Chapter 261

Chapter 261 Tiny Chick

“Okay! Thank you, Tart!”

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Neeko could barely contain her excitement The second she got permission, she scurried forward like a curious kitten. She poked the round belly of one on–duty pumpkin soldier with her finger.

The pumpkin soldier did not resist. It tilted its head, stared at Neeko with its hollow black eye sockets, then plucked a leaf from its own vine body and handed it to her as a friendly gesture.

“It gave me leaf!”

Neeko ran back to Riley at once, proudly holding up the leaf like a precious treasure. She looked absolutely delighted.

“These guys move! They pay attention to me! Unlike the treant. It’s always busy and no fun at all!”

Far away at Riley’s camp, the little treant who was shoveling snow suddenly sneezed. Sneezes were extremely rare for magical

creatures.

“Your camp feels so lively now.” Riley smiled softly at the scene. “With these little guards, your base is safe even while you sleep.”

“Yeah.”

TartKing nodded, but a worried glint flashed across her eyes. “But… I saw figures moving on the other side of the cliff a couple days ago.”

She pointed toward the distant towering rock wall. “Those people wore tattered animal hides. They didn’t look like regular survivors like us. More like natives. I tried calling out to them, but they vanished in the blink of an eye. I’ve searched that area several times since then, yet I haven’t spotted a single person again!”

“Natives?”

PineappleBeer tensed up instantly. “Stay cautious. Some survivors disguise themselves as helpless folk to gain trust before striking.”

“They could also be spies from another guild,” Riley added.

“I don’t think so.” TartKing shook her head. “Their clothes were ragged, and their eyes… I can’t explain it. They looked skittish and timid. Just like the natives you took in, Burger.

“If they’re genuine natives, that’s a relief.”

Riley fell into quiet thought for a moment. “This world is brutally unfair to them. If we run into any, I want to give them a chance to survive on their own, as long as it doesn’t put us at risk.”

“Me too!” TartKing nodded repeatedly.

“Keep an eye out from now on.” Riley gave her a serious reminder. “If anything feels off, ping us in the group chat immediately or teleport away to escape.”

“Got it!”

After wrapping up their serious conversation, the three girls turned their attention to the chicken coop tightly guarded by the

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pumpkin soldiers.

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Even as a Tier 4 camp, TartKing’stivestock farm remained small. Only six chickens wandered inside the wooden fence, pecking casually at the hay piles.

‘Don’t even get me started.” Tartking sighed with a troubled look. “These chickens lay eggs super fast, almost a new batch every ew days. But the hatching rate is terrible! I’ve tried over a hundred eggs, testing every temperature and humidity level. So far, only >ne chick has hatched.”

She pointed at a fluffy yellow chick huddled in the corner. “That’s my only survivor. All the other eggs were rotten or dead inside.

‘I go through so many eggs baking cakes and cookies too. Six chickens are nowhere near enough.”

‘That’s normal.”

PineappleBeer spoke with obvious experience. “This is a system–modified world. The system deliberately lowers natural eproduction rates. Otherwise, everyone would get rich quickly from livestock breeding with how fast these creatures grow. If you vanna expand your farm, you need ‘Livestock Spawn Cards‘ or dungeon dropped eggs.”

Riley couldn’t help but complain as well.

‘Tell me about it. I looted a boss egg back in the forest, and it still hasn’t shown any signs of hatching.”

‘Don’t worry, Burger!” TartKing comforted her. “Boss eggs are special! It’ll definitely turn into an amazing mythical beast once it hatches. My regular chickens can’t compare at all.”

The group chatted casually while walking toward the main house.

TartKing’s cabin was not as grand as Riley’s main building, but it was overflowing with warm, homely charm.

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