Chapter 359: Taking the Fall
Chapter 359: Taking the Fall
Time passed, and Yu City became bustling once again. Over the past few weeks, the locals noticed an increase in the number of trucks entering and leaving the city.
Those in the know were aware that the soybeans planted in Yu City the previous year had finally matured.
These trucks were transporting soybeans to the Red Earth Factory.
Last year, the county had attracted many soybean-related factories, and now, with the first batch of soybeans ready, these factories were starting to receive their raw materials.
Furthermore, this time, the production was ramping up, and many factories were hiring more workers in Yu City, providing additional job opportunities.
Previously, the soybeans in Yu City had not yet matured, and the number of workers these factories could hire was limited.
After all, they had factories in other places, and without raw materials, they had to transport them from elsewhere.
The reason they invested and established factories in Yu City was that the city would become a new source of soybeans, allowing them to obtain materials locally.
Not only did this save on transportation costs, but it was also much cheaper than importing.
So, they initially transported only a small amount of materials to start the factories, just enough to get them running.
Things were different now; the first batch of soybeans in Yu City had matured.
Moreover, with the rapid growth rate of these soybeans, the second batch could be planted soon, and four harvests per year were achievable.
County Magistrate Liu had been closely monitoring the development of the soybean industry.
Yu City had already attracted investments in various soybean-related industries, and these factories would become a significant part of the city's economy in the future.
Therefore, he paid close attention to this aspect.
However, there was still a crucial issue at hand: the soybean yield in Yu City was insufficient.
After all, the area of the first batch of mature soybeans was not very large.
As these soybean-related factories increased their production, the yield would soon become inadequate.
Consequently, the soybean planting area had to be expanded.
All the villages and towns in the county needed to allocate land for soybean cultivation, and soybean farming would become Yu City's primary agricultural industry.
Compared to the bustling county, Liyuan Farm had a relatively calm period, with nothing unusual happening beyond the usual tourist visits.
In the office, Zhang Lin reviewed the project application report sent by Senior Sister Lin and signed his name.
The project application was related to the rapeseed flower sea.
After this period, it was now possible to plant the early-season rapeseed flower sea.
After all, the rapeseed flower sea was an excellent project for the farm, and it had gained significant popularity among tourists.
Once the project resumed, tourists would flock to the farm, benefiting both its income and popularity.
After Zhang Lin signed the application documents, he set them aside and suddenly received a game prompt:
"Congratulations! You have reached a milestone of 40,000 acres of farm development and received a special reward: a Mutant Crop Seed Package!"
Zhang Lin immediately understood that the prompt referred to the grassland area for growing forage, which had finally met the milestone requirement.
This also indicated that the 50,000-acre grassland project was about to be completed.
He quickly checked the game interface in his mind and indeed saw a gift box icon.
Zhang Lin noticed the words "mutant seeds" and immediately realized they must be something valuable. Without hesitation, he chose to open the package.
A series of game prompts followed:
"Congratulations on opening a Mutant Crop Seed Package! You've obtained a special Mutant Watermelon Seed. Plant it to discover its unique mutation!"
"Congratulations on opening another Mutant Crop Seed Package! You've acquired a special Mutant Cucumber Seed. Plant it to reveal its mutation!"
"Congratulations! You've unlocked a Mutant Crop Seed Package, gaining a unique Mutant Corn Seed. Grow it to observe its specific transformation!"
"Your luck continues! Another Mutant Crop Seed Package grants you a special Mutant Eggplant Seed. Cultivate it to witness its anomaly!"
"You've struck gold again! A Mutant Crop Seed Package rewards you with a rare Mutant Wasabi Seed. Plant and harvest to unveil its mystery!"
With each successive crop notification, Zhang Lin's face lit up with astonishment.
This was the first time he had encountered such abundant rewards. Moreover, these were all seeds, and if the game system were to upgrade again, there would be an additional requirement to cultivate ten game products.
This meant they now had five more seed projects to work on.
With these additions, they were only missing three more seed types.
However, these mutant seeds required planting before their specific attributes could be examined, so Zhang Lin decided to cultivate them first.
Without hesitation, Zhang Lin left the office and headed straight for the core area, intending to plant these seeds immediately.
Upon reaching the core area, he suddenly remembered something and pulled out his phone to call Ma Jun.
As soon as the call connected, Ma Jun's cautious voice sounded, "Boss, what are you trying to pin on me this time? Regardless of what seeds these are, I definitely didn't plant them. I haven't been planting any seeds recently."
Zhang Lin couldn't help but laugh, "I'm not asking you to take the fall for anything. I just wanted to chat. I'm in the core area; come over here!"
After saying this, he hung up the phone.
Ma Jun remained cautious even after the call ended. He still didn't fully trust his boss's words.
But when the boss called, he had no choice but to go to the core area.
Soon, he arrived at the core area and saw his boss holding a small hoe, digging the ground.
When Ma Jun appeared, Zhang Lin smiled and greeted him, "Ma Jun, come and give me a hand. I've prepared the soil; you can plant these seeds."
Ma Jun breathed a sigh of relief, glad he wasn't being framed. He took the seeds and carefully planted them in the soil his boss had prepared.
Ma Jun was meticulous in his planting, carefully placing each seed and then covering them with soil.
It took some time, but eventually, he finished planting all the seeds.
However, as he finished planting, he suddenly noticed that his boss was filming him with his phone.
"Boss, what are you doing?" Ma Jun asked, puzzled.
Zhang Lin smiled and said, "Recording you planting these seeds, of course!"
Ma Jun was speechless for a moment, unable to process what was happening.
(End of Chapter)
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