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Not long after, dozens of bones of various shapes and totaling several dozen pounds, meticulously cleaned and stripped of all meat remnants, were laid out before Yun Xiao Yi. Among them were chicken bones, pig bones, and beef bones.
These bones had been treated so thoroughly primarily due to the unique social background and customs of the late Eastern Han period, which differed significantly from modern societal habits. In contemporary society, if one felt hungry for meat, they could simply head to the supermarket to purchase it. The prices were affordable enough for ordinary families to enjoy meat with every meal without issue.
However, during the late Eastern Han period, an ordinary farmer might only have the chance to eat meat once a year. As for wealthy families like the Chu Family, while their situation was somewhat better, they still could not afford meat at every meal; typically, they would only have the opportunity to enjoy it once every ten days or so.
Due to the scarcity of meat, whenever it was available, everyone would meticulously lick every bit of meat off the bones, even smashing the bones to extract the marrow within, ensuring that every morsel of food was utilized to its fullest potential. The leftover bones would never be discarded; instead, they would be thrown back into a pot to simmer, extracting any remaining fat and producing a pot of milky-white bone broth.
The bones now placed before Yun Xiao Yi had clearly been boiled multiple times, appearing pale and brittle at first glance. However, this did not hinder his testing process. Yun Xiao Yi picked up a piece of bone and attempted to place it into the synthesis interface, discovering that there were no obstacles. Yet, the interface did not display an option to decompose it into Bone Meal.
This left Yun Xiao Yi puzzled: was it unsuitable to obtain bones in reality for making Bone Meal? With this thought in mind, he furrowed his brow. If that were true, his production plan for Bone Meal would be obstructed, forcing him to revert to traditional planting methods for slow progress.
Nevertheless, this did not deter Yun Xiao Yi; instead, it ignited his passion for exploration as he resolved to continue searching for possible solutions. Next, he adopted a more detailed experimental approach by trying different types of bones—first switching from poultry to pig bones and then experimenting with beef bones.
When he placed a beef femur into the synthesizer, he was pleasantly surprised to see the decomposition icon appear on the interface. In an instant, hope illuminated the entire experimental space. It turned out that it was not exclusive to beef bones; as long as certain conditions were met, all types of bones could be decomposed into Bone Meal. The key was that the total weight needed to exceed ten pounds in order to convert into three portions of Bone Meal.
Realizing this, Yun Xiao Yi felt that this ratio was quite economical. After all, the bones had already lost most of their nutritional value through boiling; only their hard shells remained. If these could be converted into Bone Meal to promote rapid plant growth, it would indeed be an efficient way of recycling resources.
Thus, Yun Xiao Yi decided to immediately summon Zhu Ji and Xiahou Xing to gather all available bones in Xinghua Village that could be used for preparing Bone Meal so as to avoid any inconvenience when they later had to make a long trek back to Zhao Family Village. "Do you two have any other bones you can provide? I need them for something special."
The two immediately expressed their willingness to cooperate and support this request.
Indeed, we have about five pounds of bones left from Wood Stock. As Zhu Ji finished speaking, Yun Xiao Yi estimated that these five pounds of bones could yield approximately fifty portions of Bone Meal. This number wasn't particularly impressive, but it was still some news.
Yun Xiao Yi nodded in agreement, saying, "Please send over everything you currently have. If in the future you can collect more bones, do not hesitate to send them all as well."
Zhu Ji seemed to think of something and cautiously asked, "Lord Shen Zun, do you really need bones right now?"
"It's not an urgent need, but there are indeed many uses for them. The more, the better," Yun Xiao Yi replied casually.
Hearing this, Zhu Ji's face lit up with excitement as he stepped forward and said, "Shen Zun, I have thought of a way to obtain a massive amount of bones—at least tens of thousands of pounds, possibly even more."
"Oh? What is your plan?" Yun Xiao Yi showed keen interest.
Zhu Ji pointed towards the eastern side of the village. "If we head east from Xinghua Village for a bit, there is a Nameless Tomb."
"Wait? You just said what? Nameless Tomb?"
Realizing Zhu Ji was about to reveal his thoughts, Yun Xiao Yi quickly interrupted him, already understanding Zhu Ji's intentions. What bones could possibly be found in that so-called Nameless Tomb? Clearly, they were human remains.
"Hold on, Zhu Ji, are you suggesting we use the poison scheme from Jia Xu's disciples?"
It was wrong; Jia Xu was only thirty-five years old, and perhaps he wasn't even older than Zhu Ji. Zhu Ji, on the other hand, was lost in the vast river of history. If Zhu Ji had lived to the era of the Three Kingdoms, he might have been another figure worthy of discussion alongside Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, possibly even regarded as one of the three great strategists of the late Eastern Han.
The theory of human bones could indeed be transformed into Bone Meal. However, using human bones as materials was something that Yun Xiao Yi found difficult to accept. Deep down, he felt extremely uncomfortable with it. Yet, it couldn't be denied that Zhu Ji's proposed method was indeed effective, despite its cruelty and ruthlessness.
From then on, there would be no more mention of using human bones. Yun Xiao Yi gently waved his hand, signaling that the dead should rest in peace and be reborn in the cycle of life.
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