Rural Farming: My Buildings Can Be Upgraded

Chapter 52: Chapter 51: Resolving Lingering Worries

Lin Feng went over to the Arrow Towers, planning to see what other tourist attractions he could add, but he found the professors from Hua University who were studying the towers packing their things.

He found Hu Xia, who was in the middle of a live stream. "Are these professors leaving?"

"Yeah, most of them are heading back to the university. They might leave one or two behind to continue the research."

"So they’re giving up?"

"What else can they do? They’ve tried everything and found that this phenomenon only occurs with the Arrow Towers—and only with those ten specific ones."

As Hu Xia spoke about this, he suddenly looked at Lin Feng with a strange expression.

"What’s with that look? If you have something to say, just say it."

"Alright, I’ll say it. The professors said that this phenomenon happens with all ten of your Arrow Towers, but not with the ones they built in other locations. They’re saying there’s something wrong with these towers."

Lin Feng said, puzzled, "If there’s a problem with the Arrow Towers, then they should study them. I even let them take them apart."

"But they said there’s also a big problem with the site selection." Hu Xia’s words were heavy with meaning.

Lin Feng understood. The professors suspected that *he* was the one with the "problem." Otherwise, how could he have so precisely chosen the locations for the Arrow Towers both at the foot of the mountain and on top of it?

’Too many coincidences stop being a coincidence.’

And the Arrow Towers weren’t the only strange thing about Lin Xian Village. The Jade Grapes were also quite magical.

Now, with the appearance of the miraculous Medicinal Tea, it wasn’t surprising that suspicion would fall on him.

"I just picked the locations randomly back then. Besides, didn’t they dismantle and rebuild an Arrow Tower later? The same phenomenon still occurred.

Also, they investigated the other Arrow Towers I built in the mountains, and this phenomenon didn’t happen with those."

Lin Feng thought, ’Good thing I was prepared. Otherwise, if every Arrow Tower I built exhibited strange phenomena, it would be like broadcasting to the world that I’m the problem.’

"That’s exactly why they haven’t come to question you. But I heard they did make some headway. They’re saying it’s a problem with the magnetic field. You could go ask them about it."

Lin Feng’s interest was piqued. He was actually very curious about the Arrow Towers himself, as it would help him understand the Village Construction Order.

In fact, he had more questions than the professors; he just hadn’t investigated them.

"Professor Niu, are you all leaving?"

Professor Niu was packing his things. When he saw it was Lin Feng, he said, "Yes, we are. We’ve been researching for so long with no leads."

"I heard you discovered something was wrong with the magnetic field, though?"

"There is a slight issue with the magnetic field, yes. After our detailed research, we believe it might be related to the environment of this entire mountain range. It’s not just your area that has a magnetic anomaly."

"Professor Niu, are you saying this magnetic field variation covers a large area? Is it dangerous?"

"Not at all. If it were truly dangerous, do you think you’d still be here? Everyone would have been evacuated long ago."

Seeing that Lin Feng genuinely didn’t understand, Niu Yaozu’s suspicion of him lessened considerably.

Still, a doubt lingered in his mind. ’How did he so precisely find those sixteen special locations?’

’Is it really a matter of metaphysics?’ he thought. ’No, so-called metaphysics is just science that we haven’t figured out yet.’

’Science is just a methodology. Everything unknown is simply a scientific principle yet to be understood, and everything known is a scientific principle that has been understood.’

"Aren’t those professors over there leaving?"

"Oh, them!" Professor Niu said with a meaningful tone. "They say they won’t leave until they’ve figured out the underlying principle."

Lin Feng thought, ’If that’s the case, they might be stuck here researching for the rest of their lives.’

"So, will more people be coming to conduct research later on?" This was his real concern.

"No. We’ve submitted our report to the Science Academy. They’ll only leave a small group here to continue studying the issue. They won’t waste significant manpower or resources on it.

However, I heard the astronomical observatory is interested in using the Arrow Towers on your mountain to observe celestial bodies.

You don’t need to worry. They’ll only be observing objects relatively close to Earth. It seems radio telescopes can’t take advantage of this special effect anyway.

As for you developing tourism here, there shouldn’t be any problems."

They had run all sorts of tests here and understood the special effects of the Arrow Towers even better than Lin Feng did.

Only the line of sight for direct observation could be magnified three times.

It was precisely because of this finding that the research value plummeted. The Earth is round, after all.

If it was truly caused by some kind of terrestrial magnetic field, its practical applications would be extremely limited.

Hearing Professor Niu’s explanation, Lin Feng was finally relieved. He no longer had to worry about his land being expropriated by the state.

Professor Niu suddenly added, "Actually, there’s another benefit to having these people researching here: no one will come looking for trouble with you."

Lin Feng was pleasantly surprised. "Thank you for clearing that up for me, Professor Niu."

"No need for thanks. But... could I buy some more of that Medicinal Tea to take with me? After drinking it, some of my minor ailments have cleared up."

"No problem. Just tell me how much you need, Professor Niu, and I’ll have someone prepare it for you."

Leaving Professor Niu, Lin Feng was in an exceptionally good mood. He no longer had to worry about others scheming for Lin Xian Village.

’That’s right,’ he thought. ’With a group of scientists keeping an eye on this place, unless someone can obtain ownership of Lin Xian Village through legitimate means, who would dare to try any funny business? That would be suicide.’

He had originally leased the forest land for tourism development, and fearing future complications, he had secured the longest possible term: seventy years.

Forget seventy years—give him just ten years to develop this place, and he wouldn’t have to fear anyone causing trouble.

With the magic of the Village Construction Order, by that time, he should have more than enough power to handle such problems.

He could even retract the Village Construction Order by then. With enough capital, developing a new place anywhere else wouldn’t be an issue.

When Lin Feng returned, Hu Xia asked, "How did it go?"

"Pretty good. They won’t be investing too much manpower or resources, so we don’t have to worry about the state taking it over for research. In fact, their presence might even solve some problems for us."

"That’s great news. Now you can focus on development without any worries."

"Yeah!"

Lin Feng looked at the ongoing construction in Lin Xian Village. Now that his worries were gone, he could pick up the pace of development. He still had over ten million in his account, after all.

"In that case, you’ll need to start hiring. You need people for finance, HR, tourism project development, and you’ll need programmers too."

The list gave Lin Feng a bit of a headache. ’I could hold a job fair during the New Year holiday and see if I can attract some local talent to come back,’ he thought.

Besides, the village upgrade conditions seemed to only require a certain population and prosperity level. He already had 23 people. If he hired just seven more, he could upgrade.

Thinking about the specialty product he received from the first village establishment—the Jade Grapes—Lin Feng suddenly felt a surge of anticipation.

"Alright, let’s hire. You can promote it on your live stream and see if anyone’s willing to come work for us."

"Okay, I’ll put the word out for you. But you need to think of other ways too. If this place is going to grow, you’ll need some real professionals."

Lin Feng mused that Lin Xian Village still didn’t offer enough benefits. Otherwise, its unique qualities alone would be enough to attract talented people.

Of course, if he had enough Jade Grapes, that one product alone would be enough to entice plenty of people to work for him.

’Development, I still need to focus on development,’ he thought. ’I believe that after the New Year, Lin Xian Village will be completely transformed.’

The construction progress was just too slow, holding everything back. Otherwise, with the special properties of his buildings, development would be a breeze.

While he was contemplating the development of Lin Xian Village, a major event with far-reaching consequences was unfolding in Wuyuan County because of the Jade Grapes.