Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 636 The Electricity Meter Reversed

On Earth, the feed conversion ratio (FCR) refers to the amount of feed consumed to gain one kilogram of weight in livestock and poultry. A high FCR means that more feed is used but less meat is gained; conversely, a low FCR means that less feed is used but more meat is gained.

Generally, modernly raised pork can reach 3, and poultry can reach 2.

"Three thousand is not bad?! Are you going to bait the pond or are you doing aquaculture?? Wait, did you just say feed conversion ratio or feed conversion ratio?"

"The feed conversion ratio is like this: feed one pound of pollution and you get three thousand pounds of meat."

Hughes covered his face.

"Okay, let's not discuss the breeding efficiency issue. First, tell me what exactly happened to that small group of fish?"

Monica's face stiffened.

"Well," Monica said, a bead of sweat forming on her forehead, "they seem to have mutated to an even higher degree."

"Go on."

"For example, it might look perfectly normal at first glance, but then start talking when it's put in the pot; or it might grow significantly larger and even have the ability to generate electricity; or it might grow to the size of a ship."

"A ship!?"

Hughes couldn't sit still any longer. Castel's ship was almost the largest of its kind. If the fish grew that big, it would probably be almost as big as the "Mother". Did Monica create an evil god by farming?

"Yes, yes, it's still being held at our second testing ground, but don't worry!" Monica, seeing Hughes's increasingly strange expression, hurriedly began to explain, "That strange fish is quite gentle, completely non-aggressive, and very delicious!"

"It tasted good? You killed it and ate it?"

"I didn't kill it, but I ate it. I ate just a little bit."

Hughes's eye twitched.

Are security measures in place?

"Security is extremely tight! Gaia sent a huge amount of weapons over there. Our second test site is in Gem Bay, a completely independent inland sea. It won't affect the outer seas, and there's no risk of escape!"

"Gem Bay? I remember now, Gaia did submit a request to protect the testing site when using the weapons, but your protection was actually for protecting people outside?"

“Yes.” Monica nodded quickly.

Hughes rubbed his temples. He had to admit, Gaia's research was actually compliant with regulations; he just hadn't expected the content to be so explosive.
"We talked to the fish and figured we could cut off a lot of meat to eat every day, as long as we frequently shock it. It loves being shocked."

"Can that fish communicate?"

"Hmm, this one just happens to be right. Other fish may talk occasionally, but they don't have any intelligence; they can only talk."

"It looks like a parrot? That's alright."

At least you won't have to argue with the food while eating. It's already infuriating enough to have to argue with the stoker and the boiler before starting a steam engine.
and many more!

Hughes suddenly became alert. How could his requirements for food have decreased so much after chatting with Monica for only a short while, to the point that he didn't have to argue with the fish in the pot while eating?
It's all her fault for creating something so outrageous.

"So this is your 'technical reserves'? And you secretly set up a second testing ground behind my back?"

Hughes sneered. If they can set up a second testing ground now, maybe they'll become a second research department, a second Imperial Truth...
“It wasn’t done secretly; I applied for this too.” Gaia confidently pulled out an application form. Hughes glanced down and saw it was signed with his name. Hughes had always thought Gaia was very reliable, so he hadn’t really looked at the approvals he received too carefully!

"So, my lord, what about our launchable lightning rod?"

Hughes sighed. After going through all this, he suddenly felt that installing a magnetic storm coil on the cathedral wouldn't be so bad.

At least you don't have to argue with it for no reason.

"Tell me about its working principle first. How did you store lightning? Did you build a supercapacitor?"

Hughes used to be the one explaining the principles of various machines to his men, but now it's the other way around. He's so shocked by all the cutting-edge technology that he's started listening to others explain the principles.

"That's simple. I just electrified the fish, which caused it to mutate."

"Ah."

"So I was thinking, if I turn the fish back to normal, will I be able to get rid of the electricity?"

What kind of ingenious idea is this to make the electricity meter run backwards? Does physics no longer exist?
Wait, why did I say "again"?

"???" Hughes' eyes widened. "You succeeded?"

"No, but during my experiments, some fish happened to mutate and become fish that can generate electricity. Because of the combined effects of pollution and electric current, these fish have developed very strong abilities, so I added them to the magic circle as well."

"This results in a lightning rod that can freely store electrical energy. The maintenance of electric fish is also very simple. Pollution and lightning can both serve as food, and they can even be interchanged to some extent."

"So, if you feed it pollution, it can generate electricity?" Hughes' eyes lit up. This thing seemed to have a use besides being a weapon!

Aren't power plants much more useful than a few lightning rods that can electrocute people?

Although it generates electricity from biomass, it doesn't affect its connection to the power grid!
“Not only that, I used a lightning generator to attract lightning to strike it, and it can even spit out pollution.” Monica patted the ground with her tail somewhat uneasily.

Hughes gasped in shock.

What is this? A converter of pollution and electricity?
The biggest headache with electricity is storage. Every kilowatt-hour of electricity produced must be consumed immediately. As for batteries and the like, their efficiency is extremely low, while their cost remains high. Now, with this bio-converter, there is no need to find ways to regulate the load on the power grid.

It just feels weird.

How many of these transformed fish are there now?

"Not many, just this one, right here in the church right below us. But the main reason is that our fish farm is too small. As long as we increase the scale of electrofishing, we'll eventually be able to get more converted fish. Besides, I now have a lot of breeding experience to draw on, such as the coyote fish with its head and tail connected."

Hughes's eye twitched: "Why don't you do something normal? I'm begging you, Gaia. You came up with all this stuff while you were running the military factory?"

Gaia and Monica nodded together.

No wonder Monica was so quiet when the war was raging in the North, and there was no movement when Nini was forming her warband; she was busy with these things.

"Alright, we'll discuss the feasibility of your launchable lightning rod later. Right now, we only have one fish that can discharge electricity. Let's talk about it when we have more." Hughes thought for a moment, then felt uneasy: "No, you should take it down first. It feels weird to have this thing hanging overhead. Other lightning rods are for protecting against lightning, but yours is for releasing lightning."

(End of this chapter)