Rural Farming: My Buildings Can Be Upgraded

Chapter 30: Chapter 29: The Situation Escalates

In the plaza in front of the village, Ma Dehua had just rushed over and was looking at the wild boar carcasses under the canvas tarp.

"Xiaofeng, your archery skills are terrifying!"

"Just luck, Uncle Ma. You can haul these boars away."

Ma Dehua lit a cigarette. "We have to wait. The people from the county need to come get them."

He looked at the wild boars, feeling it was a bit of a shame. He’d eaten his fair share in the past, but now it was forbidden.

Just then, Hu Zhiming walked over from a distance. Seeing the wild boars on the ground with arrows still sticking out of them, he thought he was seeing things.

"Brother Lin, what happened? Who shot them?"

He looked closely at where the arrows had struck. The more he looked, the more amazed he became. ’This is incredible!’

"I did."

"You?" Hu Zhiming’s face was full of doubt.

Ma Dehua chimed in to explain, "Xiaofeng really did get them."

"My God! Brother Lin, is your archery really that good?"

"Zhiming, what are you so worked up about?"

Hu Xia walked over and saw the wild boar carcasses on the ground, equally shocked.

The livestream camera panned to the boars on the ground. Over a million viewers saw the arrows sticking out of the animals, and the screen was instantly flooded with comments.

"Damn! They hunted a wild boar with a bow and arrow!"

"Which master did this? That’s incredible!"

"Sister Hu! Sister Hu! Quick, ask whose masterpiece this is!"

With the comments spamming the screen, Hu Zhiming answered their questions. "Brother Lin shot three wild boars. Look, he killed them all with a bow and arrow."

Hu Xia had formally studied archery, so she understood the dangers of hunting wild boar with a bow and arrow far better than Hu Zhiming did.

She stared at Lin Feng in astonishment. "You shot these?"

"Yeah. The boars ran over here last night, so I shot them."

Lin Feng’s casual tone belied the information he’d just revealed, which shocked the siblings even more.

"What did you say? You shot them at night?!"

Seeing Lin Feng nod, Hu Xia was at a loss for words. She remembered showing off her skills on the Arrow Tower the first day she arrived, and her face suddenly flushed with embarrassment.

The viewers in the livestream couldn’t believe it when they heard the boars were killed at night. Those knowledgeable about archery and hunting began explaining just how difficult that was.

Hunting a wild boar with a bow and arrow is dangerous enough during the day, let alone at night with poor visibility.

The once-overlooked boss instantly became a "legend" in the eyes of the viewers.

At the same time, many people grew even more curious about Lin Xian Village. They started wondering if they should visit to personally experience the Arrow Tower and the astronomical telescope.

Lin Feng asked, "How are things with Professor Niu?"

"They’ve called in another group of professors from the university to study it together."

"This... won’t that interfere with their teaching duties at the university?"

"This is also considered part of their teaching. Besides, university professors don’t have classes every day."

Hu Xia asked in a low voice, "Will this have any negative impact on you?"

"No, it won’t. This place isn’t even fully built yet. Besides, their research is giving me more exposure."

However, Lin Feng had a feeling this matter was about to get much bigger.

’Whatever,’ he thought. ’Let them research it however they want. They can tear down the Arrow Tower for all I care.’

"These netizens are really something else. Someone actually started analyzing the situation from a feng shui perspective. Their imagination is truly wild."

"No one’s flaming you anymore, right?"

"Not really. My brother already had our company’s lawyers close the net. Keep an eye on the trending topics tonight."

’These two are pretty devious,’ Lin Feng thought. ’They’re planning to get them all in one go.’

The wild boars were soon taken away by the people from the county. They told Lin Feng he could hunt any wild boars he saw, as the animals were running rampant in the mountains. With no natural predators, they had become a pest.

During lunch, Lin Feng noticed the atmosphere around Professor Niu’s group was tense. Every one of them wore a strained expression.

Professor Zhou, however, was in a very good mood. He felt this task was far too simple; he was almost embarrassed to accept such a high fee for it.

That morning, he had investigated the surrounding soil, air, water, and vegetation—every environmental factor that could affect plant growth.

The results were excellent. He hadn’t found any unusual environmental conditions. The grapevines could grow secondary vines just fine, so transplanting them would be no trouble at all.

As for the physics professors studying some strange phenomenon at the Arrow Tower, he figured it was probably just a gimmick—the boss trying to create some online hype.

’I’ll finish the job this afternoon,’ he thought, ’and then I can just leave two people here to watch over things.’

In the afternoon, a group of professors dispatched by Hua University arrived in a dedicated car. The situation here had also attracted the attention of the county officials.

The county television station also sent a crew over in the afternoon. Facing a news reporter for the first time, Lin Feng felt a little self-conscious.

Uncle Ma stood beside him, with a few onlookers gathered behind them.

"Hello, I’m Li Bing, a reporter with the county TV station. We’ve heard that a miraculous phenomenon has occurred here. Boss Lin, could you explain the situation to us?"

"Of course. It’s about that Arrow Tower over there. When you look at distant scenery, the clarity is different depending on whether you’re standing at the bottom or the top. The astronomical telescope up on the mountain is exhibiting the same phenomenon."

"Boss Lin, the view is bound to be different from a low vantage point versus a high one. That doesn’t seem particularly strange, does it?"

"It’s not that the scenery is different, but the clarity. If you stand at the bottom of the Arrow Tower and look at something far away, you can’t see it clearly. But from the top, you can."

"Wow! Boss Lin, is it really that miraculous?"

"You can go up and try it for yourself. It’s the same whether you’re looking with your own eyes or through a camera lens."

"Alright, thank you for the interview, Boss Lin. Next, I’m going to interview Professor Niu, and then we’ll take our viewers to the site to experience this miraculous event for themselves."

Professor Niu gave a similar response, though he added a few possible scientific explanations. Since he hadn’t yet determined the cause, he couldn’t provide a definitive answer.

After reporter Li Bing experienced it for herself, she thought it was truly magical.

As for the astronomical telescope, the effect wasn’t very noticeable during the day, so reporter Li Bing decided to wait until night to investigate it herself.

When the county leaders learned of the situation, they keenly spotted a business opportunity—especially the head of the tourism bureau.

"Internet-famous cities" were constantly popping up online. Some cities even went as far as manufacturing their own online celebrities just to achieve that status.

As long as a place could go viral and attract tourists, the money spent on food, lodging, and other necessities would provide a huge boost to the local economy.

Some people don’t understand why certain online trends inexplicably go viral, but once you grasp the underlying logic, it all makes sense.

They immediately checked Hu Xia’s livestream and saw she had nearly two million concurrent viewers. These were actual people, not just inflated popularity metrics.

After carefully reviewing the full story, they realized all the necessary ingredients for going viral were already present. The county could have an internet-famous tourist attraction on its hands without even having to lift a finger.

Especially upon hearing that even professors from Hua University hadn’t figured out the cause, they immediately assigned a task: to ensure comprehensive media coverage of the event.

At the same time, various departments sprang into action to prepare for the coming wave of visitors.

When Lin Feng received a call asking him to cooperate with the promotional efforts, he quickly understood the county’s intentions.

He agreed immediately but explained that Lin Xian Village was currently unable to provide lodging for tourists.

He also pointed out that if too many tourists arrived, especially in private cars, the mountain road would likely get completely jammed.

This was no joke. If a huge number of tourists poured in, the county road at the foot of the mountain would be brought to an absolute standstill.

Moreover, the mountain road was difficult and somewhat dangerous to drive on. He suggested it would be better to arrange dedicated buses to shuttle tourists back and forth.

Lin Feng looked at his mission log. ’Looks like I can use this opportunity to complete the mission.’

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