Chapter 87: Ten Thousand Acres! Agricultural Glory!

Chapter 87: Ten Thousand Acres! Agricultural Glory!

The Sunlight Rose produced by the game was originally just a delicious fruit with the attributes of +1 flavor, +1 texture, and +1 sweetness. However, these attributes only enhanced its taste, and its true value was limited.

But now, this special Sunlight Rose seed has gained two new attributes: +1 for season independence and -1 for environmental impact.

The season independence attribute is a game-changer. Normally, Sunlight Roses can only be planted twice a year, and the other two seasons are unsuitable for planting. With this attribute, they can be planted all year round, making them a natural off-season crop without the need for greenhouses or other costly facilities.

Moreover, the -1 environmental impact attribute is a first. This means the seeds can grow in harsher conditions, significantly reducing the requirements for planting such economic crops. In China, the amount of usable land is limited, and much of it is unsuitable for planting high-value crops. But with this attribute, even harsh environments can support the growth of Sunlight Roses, drastically reducing costs.

Zhang Lin even wonders if these seeds could grow in snow or deserts. If they can, it would be revolutionary. Imagine vast deserts transformed into fields of Sunlight Roses—such a feat would shock the world.

For now, he can only buy 20 pounds of seeds per day and must plant them within the farm's boundaries. To achieve large-scale cultivation, he needs to grow these seeds first and then harvest more seeds. Only then can he start planting them in the real world, let alone in the desert. This process will take time.

Agricultural research and development often require long cycles. Think of the years Yuan Longping spent developing hybrid rice, day after day, year after year.

Some might find this troublesome and unnecessary, especially considering the cost of special fertilizers, at 100,000 yuan per pound. But this is a matter of perspective. Successfully cultivating these seeds means they can be produced without game restrictions and can be widely promoted. Most importantly, it will legitimize the source and make it resistant to scrutiny.

Zhang Lin instructed Liu De, "These Sunlight Rose seeds will be available every day. Make sure they are all planted."

"Sure, boss!" Liu De nodded.

After giving Liu De his instructions, Zhang Lin returned to his prefabricated office and once again checked the game's construction market. This upgrade granted him another building slot, allowing him to construct a building with game attributes.

He needed to find a building that could enhance the farm's functions. Honestly, the farm's current facilities were quite basic and needed improvement. With the new level, more building options were available, and one caught his attention.

This building didn't have any particularly magical attributes, just +1 for environmental aesthetics and +1 for warmth in winter and coolness in summer. It was the farm's administrative center.

Currently, the farm's office was just a prefabricated room, with no other facilities. When Zhang Lin needed to host guests, he had to use the rest area at the service center, which was always noisy and lacked a professional atmosphere. Even Lin Muxue and her team had to rent an office in the city for their work.

Building an administrative center would be a great choice. It would not only serve him but also provide separate areas for different departments, allowing Lin Muxue's operations team to move to the farm, making everything more convenient.

After this upgrade, the construction market had more options, especially for the administrative center. Zhang Lin could choose the building area and style, and even use real-world design plans.

He carefully reviewed the game's design options, which were all tailored to agricultural development and suited Lishan Farm's needs. One design, a garden-style administrative center, caught his eye. The center had a large courtyard with a garden and artificial hills, surrounded by walls covered in flowering vines. The office areas were arranged around the garden, making it both beautiful and functional. Even with just the design, the +1 environmental aesthetics attribute would make it more appealing. The +1 for warmth in winter and coolness in summer would be a significant benefit for the employees.

So, this is really great.

By clicking on the garden-style office center, a size option immediately appeared, unlike the service center, which only had a fixed size.

After some thought, he chose a 10-acre area, which was five times larger than the service center.

This was a precautionary measure.

In the future, the farm projects would increase, and so would the number of employees. A larger office area would provide more space for expansion.

As for the service center, once the camping site was built, a new ticket booth and barbecue and buffet restaurants could be constructed there, effectively diverting the crowd.

With that in mind, Zhang Lin clicked to confirm, and the specific price information for the office center appeared.

Agricultural Tourism-Style Office Center: Quality 1

This office center has a strong agricultural tourism theme, featuring artificial hills, gardens, flower walls, and courtyard landscaping. Working in this environment is soothing and pleasant. Special Attributes: Aesthetic Environment +1, Happy Work Mood +1, Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer +1.

Construction Requirements: 1. 10 acres. 2. 5 million yuan!

Limitation: Effective within the farm area!

Zhang Lin was surprised by the construction requirements, especially the 5 million yuan price tag.

It seemed the game system had a thing for the 5 million yuan price point, as this was ten times more expensive than building the service center.

However, since he had already decided to build it, he didn't hesitate and clicked to confirm. The game prompt sounded:

Confirm the location for the agricultural tourism-style office center!

A translucent building appeared, and with a mental command, he could see the core area of 1000 acres on the map, where the construction of the fence had already begun.

Therefore, he planned to place the office area outside the core area.

After all, in the future, the employees recruited from the real world would need to work there.

Of the initial 2000 acres, 200 acres were reserved outside the core area, which could now be used.

Thinking about it, he found a good spot next to the parking lot, not far from the service center.

He clicked to confirm, and the game prompt immediately appeared:

Congratulations, you have spent 5 million yuan to build the agricultural tourism-style office center...

"Card number 62122... payment of 5,000,000.00 yuan, balance: 7,635,472.25 yuan."

A moment later, on the game map, construction vehicles appeared and began working. At the same time, in the real farm, construction vehicles also arrived and started the work, drawing the attention of tourists.

Lin Muxue was on her way with a group, planning to continue filming videos for the Bamboo Culture Garden to maintain exposure. She paused to look at the new construction site.

"Sister Muxue, what new project is Mr. Zhang building?" Liu Qian asked curiously.

Lin Muxue nodded. "It seems so, but we don't need to worry about it. Mr. Zhang will have his own plans for the construction and design. Our job is to promote the projects once they are completed. Besides, the continuous development of the farm is a good sign for us!"

"Right!" Liu Qian nodded.

After building the office center, Zhang Lin also checked the upgrade requirements for his new level.

Player Name: Zhang Lin

Level: 4

Upgrade Requirements: 1. 200 workers (208/200)! 2. Earn 30 million yuan in profit (7,635,472/30,000,000)! 3. Develop 10,000 acres of agricultural land (2,085/10,000)! 4. Gain 1 agricultural honor (0/1)



Bank Card: 62122614

Balance: 7,635,472.25 yuan

Agricultural Land: 4,500 acres!

Game Constructions: Prefab Houses, Warehouse, Service Center, Bamboo Maze, Bamboo Culture Garden, Office Center (Under Construction)



Buildable Structures: 0

Milestone Progress: 0.1%

After reaching Level 4, the upgrade requirements had significantly increased.

The requirement of 200 workers was already met, as the game system had recruited 108 employees, filling the prefab houses, while the other 100 were the bamboo craftsmen and service staff for the Bamboo Culture Garden.

Earning 30 million yuan in profit would be easier if the expenses weren't deducted, but development and expansion inevitably required spending, which added to the difficulty.

Moreover, developing 10,000 acres of agricultural land was a massive challenge.

Currently, he wasn't sure what to plant on 10,000 acres. Renting so much land just to meet the acreage requirement would be absurd.

And what exactly was the agricultural honor?

Did he need to obtain one of these honors for the next level?

However, these things can't be rushed. Zhang Lin can take it step by step. First, he plans to purchase 1,000 sweet peach saplings daily and persist in planting them, aiming to fill the 1,000 acres he has leased.

Additionally, he needs to set up a camping site. Once Fu Yao completes the design, the construction will expand the development area significantly.

Once the fast-growing white heart sweet potato seedlings are ready, he can start large-scale cultivation.

Meanwhile, when Lin Muxue and her team arrived at the Bamboo Culture Park, it was bustling with more visitors than ever.

The bamboo craft masters were swamped with work, each one of them busy as a bee.

By evening, after the statistics were tallied, the farm had received over 10,000 visitors, and 2,200 of them had purchased bamboo crafts.

Naturally, this wasn't the limit of the visitors' purchasing power but rather the limit of the bamboo craft masters' production capacity.

On average, each bamboo craft master sold about 30 items.

As a result, when the visitors left, the bamboo craft masters were on the verge of collapse, feeling a mix of exhaustion and joy.

At the service center, after the statistics were compiled, Zhang Lin received some good news: the Liyuan Farm's daily profit had surpassed 1 million yuan.

With 10,000 visitors, an additional 2,500 tickets were sold, and the Bamboo Culture Park contributed over 120,000 yuan in commissions.

Compared to Zhang Lin's good news, the bamboo craft masters also received their share of good news, as their commissions for the day were calculated.

Old Guo's mouth curved into a Nike logo when he saw his commission.

He had made about 30 bamboo crafts for the visitors, earning him over 1,200 yuan in commissions.

Despite the exhaustion, he was genuinely happy.

At this rate, he could earn over 36,000 yuan in commissions in a month.

He never dared to dream of such a thing before.

More importantly, he realized that the Bamboo Culture Park needed more bamboo craft masters and would definitely recruit more in the future.

So, he rode his motorcycle home, planning to call his two sons back.

As soon as he returned to the village, Old Guo pulled his two sons into a WeChat group and asked, "How's your work going?"

Elder son: "Dad, it's the same at the factory, earning about 6,000 yuan a month."

Younger son: "I earn 1,000 yuan more than my brother, but it's hard labor. It's pretty good to earn this much."

Old Guo, seeing his sons' messages, proudly sent a message: "You two good-for-nothings, your combined salaries don't even match half of mine. I have some good news. I found a job that pays over 30,000 yuan a month. Can you guess what kind of job it is?"

Elder son: "Dad, you're not going to Myanmar, are you?"

Younger son: "Dad, don't fall for scams. You're an old man with no education. Know your limits."

Elder son: "Exactly, stop dreaming. My brother and I will send you pocket money every month."

Younger son: "Dad, life is hard for us out here. Don't make us worry."

Elder son: "Dad, who introduced you to this job? Give me their number, and I'll report them to the police!"

Younger son: "Right, these scammers are despicable. They shouldn't get away with it."

"..." Old Guo was almost speechless from the barrage of messages from his sons.

What was this about?

Going to work at Liyuan Farm had nothing to do with scams.

Not only Old Guo, but other bamboo craft masters also experienced similar situations.

Lin Haida, who was live-streaming his bamboo boat-making, faced a similar issue.

Unlike Old Guo's sons, Lin Haida's daughter, Lin Qing, ran a small clothing store and was always up-to-date with online trends, frequently browsing Douyin. She had even fantasized about becoming a social media influencer but never gained much traction.

So, she had an idea: "Dad, you were live-streamed making bamboo crafts today, and many people watched. You're even better than Master Zhao. You're practically a bamboo craft influencer now."

"Who cares about being an influencer or not." Lin Haida didn't care about that. Instead, he said, "If you're serious about your boyfriend, you can have him learn bamboo craft from me. The Bamboo Culture Park will likely recruit more soon."

Hearing this, Lin Qing immediately responded, "Dad, are you crazy? With your current popularity, why not become an influencer yourself? I can help you manage your videos. You'll be even better than Master Zhao."

"Have you seen how much Master Zhao earns from each bamboo craft? Your work is more exquisite than his. With today's live stream, you have a great opportunity. Why work for Liyuan Farm?"

(End of Chapter)

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