Rural Farming: My Buildings Can Be Upgraded

Chapter 66: Chapter 65: Village Upgrade

It was two in the morning. Outside, only the faint chirping of insects could be heard. The moon was setting in the west, and the stars shone brilliantly.

Everyone in the village was already sound asleep. Lin Feng rubbed Mo Yu’s head.

"Upgrade!"

He added an air purifier to the village’s upgrade.

That’s right. Among the many possible upgrade materials, he had chosen an air purifier, hoping to gain an attribute that would improve the air quality.

The scenery in Lin Xian Village wasn’t great, so development had to come from other avenues. At first, he had considered adding some more unusual devices.

For example, things like a camera, a computer, or a cell phone. He wondered if they might produce some miraculous special attributes.

But in the end, he dismissed the idea. He was afraid that if more strange phenomena appeared, some invisible hand would snatch it all away for scientific research.

Subtler, more insidious attributes, on the other hand, wouldn’t cause trouble. It was like how the Houses were warm in the winter and cool in the summer—such buildings already existed.

A flash of light zipped past, just like when the village was first built. There were no dazzling theatrics or divine, otherworldly spectacles.

’This is good too,’ he thought. ’At least I don’t have to worry about being discovered.’

He looked at the village’s special attributes section and saw a new one had been added: Purify Air. It was exactly the attribute he wanted.

[Purify Air: Purifies pollutants from the air, keeping it clean and maintaining the most comfortable atmospheric environment for living organisms.]

When this attribute appeared, Lin Feng clearly felt as if something had swept through the entire village.

The change in the air was immediate. The previously dry air now held a hint of moisture, and even breathing felt more comfortable.

Even the night sky seemed clearer, as if a filter had been applied. It was visually stunning.

’Looks like I made the right choice. I feel like even without anything else, people would come to visit just for this air quality.’

He was starting to realize that none of these special attributes were ever simple.

The change in the air was just the beginning of its power. The more time passed, the more he would understand just how potent this special attribute truly was.

It was obvious that the change didn’t just affect the air; it affected many other things in the natural world.

Lin Feng set this change aside for a moment and turned his attention to the specialty product he’d been longing for—the Jade Grapes. He discovered that after the village upgrade, the specialty product would automatically expand its area.

"Holy crap! One village upgrade actually expanded it by four mu? That means I have five mu of Jade Grapes now!"

The surprise was a bit sudden. Lin Feng thought about the area where the Jade Grapes were located. It seemed there were no other buildings over there, so nothing was obstructing their expansion.

’Looks like I can’t build anything over there in the future. I wonder if it expands in all directions or just into empty space?’

Strictly speaking, the Jade Grape Tree was on a hillside a dozen or so meters west of the village, and it was now enclosed by a wall.

If it expanded in all directions, there would be some problems, as it would likely grow into the village itself.

With so many tourists in the village now, protecting the Jade Grapes could become a hassle in the future.

Lin Feng was also curious. The initial Jade Grapes had appeared by directly transforming wild grapes. So how would this expansion work?

It was too late tonight. He’d have to go check it out tomorrow morning.

He then checked the village quest to upgrade from Level 2 to Level 3 and found that the conditions weren’t met. All of the village’s basic buildings had to be constructed before the upgrade quest could be triggered.

’The quests are all about finishing the basic buildings. It seems future upgrade quests won’t be this simple.’

The night passed quietly. Everyone who woke up in the morning felt exceptionally comfortable.

The two Daoists, in particular, noticed the change the moment they got out of bed.

"Master, what’s going on? Why do I feel like I can breathe so much more easily?"

As a Daoist who practiced martial arts, he could feel this change very clearly.

Qi Yangming said, "You feel it too? It seems it’s not just our imagination."

He experienced it carefully for a moment before saying, "It seems the air has undergone some unknown change. It’s cleaner and more comfortable."

"Master, is the air cleaner? I feel like my vision is even sharper."

"You’re not mistaken. What happened last night? How could such a huge change occur overnight?"

Qi Yangming opened the door and walked outside. He was desperate to know what had caused this change.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng had woken up early and strolled over toward the Jade Grapes, but he didn’t enter the Jade Vineyard.

He could see from the outside that the Jade Grape Tree had begun to spread, with some branches extending over the courtyard wall.

From outside, he could hear the exclamations of the professor and students inside. They were clearly amazed by the sudden growth of the Jade Grapes.

They had been studying it for so long but still had no useful results to show for it.

Now, the Jade Grape Tree was growing outward on its own. This was not only hard for them to believe but also a pleasant surprise.

They thought that with the Jade Grapes growing naturally, they might finally discover the secret to their reproduction.

Lin Feng didn’t disturb them. Observing from the outside, he noticed the Jade Grapes weren’t growing toward the village area. It seemed the growth of this specialty product also followed certain rules.

In that case, he wouldn’t have to worry about the Jade Grapes spreading into the village, and protecting them wouldn’t be so troublesome.

News of the Jade Grapes’ natural growth spread like wildfire among those who were interested in them.

Soon, the change in Lin Xian Village’s air was also discovered.

The group of professors in the village studying the Arrow Tower woke up, noticed how comfortable it was to breathe, and also sensed the change in the air.

At first, they didn’t pay much attention, assuming it was just a normal atmospheric shift. It wasn’t until the air quality data they’d collected was laid out in front of them that they realized just how absurd the change was.

"Is there something wrong with this air quality data?"

"Yeah, what’s with these numbers? Didn’t you check them? Why are they all zeros?"

Several professors got today’s air quality report. Looking at the string of zeros for the data on SO₂, NO₂, CO, O₃, PM₁₀, PM₂.₅, and so on, they thought the students were trying to fool them.

The student in charge of air quality monitoring loudly explained, "Professors, this is the data we’ve collected from a little after two in the morning until now."

"Then didn’t you check if the equipment was broken? How could this kind of air quality possibly exist?"

It was no wonder the professors were skeptical. Even in a laboratory, it was difficult to achieve this level of air quality.

"Professor, we also thought the equipment was broken at first, so we used purely manual detection methods, but the results were the same.

We’ve already transported the equipment out of the area by car to check if it’s damaged."

One professor stood up and said, "Alright, everyone, stop arguing. When you woke up today, didn’t you notice that breathing felt much more comfortable?"

"It definitely is a lot more comfortable."

"I felt it too."

"If everyone feels it, then this change in the data probably isn’t a mistake."

Hearing this, it was as if a switch had been flipped in their minds. They simply hadn’t dared to consider this possibility before.

For such a sudden atmospheric change to occur over such a large area was just too bizarre.

However, with something as bizarre as the Arrow Tower already here, a change in the air like this seemed accepta... acceptable my ass! This was even more ridiculous than the Arrow Tower!

Although it was ridiculous and hard to believe, and the shock to their way of thinking was immense, they still personally conducted their own air quality tests to confirm the data’s authenticity.

On this day, everyone who entered the Lin Xian Village area felt the change in the air.

The effect covered a ten-kilometer radius centered on the village, with the air quality progressively worsening the farther one went from the center.