Chapter 214 - 210: The Battle for Slots: Luck vs. Power

Chapter 214: Chapter 210: The Battle for Slots: Luck vs. Power

Lin Feng, who had been heading for the Farmland, took a detour and went to the nearby Medicine House instead.

As soon as he reached the entrance, he heard Wu Xianlin’s voice.

"Director Yang, our production is really at its limit right now. It’s impossible to increase output any further."

"If we could really use machines for production, you wouldn’t have to tell us. The Boss would have already gotten us the mechanical equipment."

Seeing Boss Lin Feng standing at the entrance, he said, "Our Boss is here. If you don’t believe me, you can talk to him yourself."

As he handed the phone over, Wu Xianlin said, "Boss, Director Yang says the output of Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills is insufficient. Many hospitals are pressing for more of this medicine right now.

Our production is truly at its limit; we can’t increase it any more."

"I know. Let me talk to Director Yang."

Lin Feng took the phone and said, "Hello, is this Director Yang? Regarding the Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills, we really have no way to increase production right now.

What you said about using mechanical equipment for production is definitely not possible. The medicine produced that way would have no medicinal effect."

"If it can’t be done, then so be it. I’m at a loss, too. The hospitals under me are hounding me for this medicine every day."

After a moment’s thought, Lin Feng said, "I also have a type of hemostatic powder that can quickly stop bleeding and accelerate wound healing.

If we produce this powder, the quantity of Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills will be reduced even further. Director Yang, you should be prepared for that."

Hearing this news, Director Yang was both surprised and delighted. He knew very well that any medicine Lin Feng proactively mentioned would certainly have excellent effects.

But it was frustrating that such a good medicine was subject to production constraints in Lin Xian Village and couldn’t be mass-produced.

"Is the effectiveness of the hemostatic powder similar to that of the Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills?"

"Yes, it should be about the same. We’ll only know for sure after we produce the medicine and test it."

"You test the medicine first. If the effects are good, we’ll likely need to procure a batch."

The two chatted for a while before hanging up. Wu Xianlin stared at his Boss, his eyes burning with excitement.

"Boss, is there a new formula?"

"Yes, a hemostatic powder. Just prepare it according to the method on this piece of paper."

"Okay, no problem at all."

It was no longer a secret that any formula the Boss provided would have exceptionally good medicinal effects.

After receiving the formula, Wu Xianlin immediately had people start procuring the medicinal herbs on the list.

Leaving the Medicine House, Lin Feng realized that although he had more formulas, the medicinal herbs growing in his Medicinal Herb Garden were nowhere near enough.

In fact, even if he expanded the planting area, it still wouldn’t be enough.

The main reason was that Lin Xian Village’s medicines were selling too well. The Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills, for example, were on the verge of replacing common cold medicine.

If it weren’t for the limited quantity of medicine produced by Lin Xian Village, some pharmaceutical companies that produce cold and anti-inflammatory drugs would have started protesting long ago.

The Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills could completely replace both types of drugs, and there was nothing they could do about it.

Lin Feng took a tour of the Farmland but didn’t find any mutated plants.

However, the plants growing in the greenhouses were indeed affected by the drop in temperature.

"Boss, what if we add some coal stoves to the greenhouses at night to maintain the temperature?"

"Will that method work? Is it dangerous?"

"The method will definitely work. It’s like a heated kang bed. There are indeed dangers, but we can design around them."

"Then you can work on a design plan first."

Lin Feng planned to go find Professor Zhou in a bit to ask if using coal stoves to raise the temperature in the greenhouses was a viable method.

’Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, I think, but plants can’t photosynthesize at night and actually release carbon dioxide.’

’This method feels a bit problematic. I should still ask about it later before deciding whether to implement it.’

He had also heard that people in the Northeast grew vegetables in greenhouses at thirty degrees below zero Celsius using heated walls.

Of course, this was a vegetable-growing method people came up with back when transportation was inconvenient.

Now that transportation is well-developed, you can just buy vegetables at the supermarket if you want them; there’s no need for such time-consuming and laborious methods.

When Lin Feng arrived at the Medicinal Herb Garden, he saw that the patch of mutated Moonlight Mint had already grown to a height of twenty centimeters and looked completely different.

Before, the newly sprouted seedlings had specks of silver, but now they had turned the moon-white color seen at night, interspersed with some yellow and blue dots.

’It’s so beautiful. It could totally be an ornamental plant.’

Lin Feng made a decision. Once this Mint matured and produced a large number of seeds, he would find a place to plant it over a large area. It would definitely be beautiful.

Even this small patch looked great already. Once it grew a bit taller, it would be absolutely gorgeous.

Besides, its name was Moonlight Mint, and it was actually even more beautiful at night when the moon was out.

It was just that no one had discovered this Mint’s special characteristic yet; otherwise, many tourists would surely come flocking over at night to see it.

The Farmland area was strictly managed to prevent tourists from coming in and causing damage, so it was currently not open to visitors.

Lin Feng discovered that, compared to the Farmland, mutations were harder to come by in the Medicinal Herb Garden and the Orchard.

Aside from the kiwis and Mint that he had induced to mutate using rewards, these two areas had not yet triggered any natural mutations.

The Farmland, on the other hand, had already triggered two plant mutations. He glanced at the planting areas of the Medicinal Herb Garden and the Orchard again.

’These areas aren’t that much smaller than the Farmland. It seems the probability of a mutation triggering really is different.’

As Lin Feng was returning from the Farmland, he was called over by Hu Zhiming.

"Brother Lin, come on! Let’s go check out the Arrow Tower. It’s really exciting over there today."

Lin Feng had heard that a lot of people were there today, all wanting to compete for a spot in the Lin Xian Village Bow and Arrow competition.

The result was that all ten people who were previously on the archery leaderboard had been knocked off.

"Brother Lin, you have no idea. Even though the national team came to compete, only two of them made it onto the leaderboard."

Lin Feng said, "The rules are different. The national team practices close-range bow and arrow shooting.

Our competition here is closer to actual combat. It’s a test of Throwing accuracy."

"Exactly. For the 300-meter target, those guys are relying entirely on luck."

At close range, those national team athletes are incredibly strong; other people simply can’t compare to them.

But when it comes to long-range shooting, it relies on strength, stability, and a great deal of calculation.

When Lin Feng arrived, he noticed that some of the competitors were accompanied by many professionals.

These people calculated the data and told the competitors the best angle and force for their shots.

However, while this calculation was effective, there were too many uncertain factors when shooting from the Arrow Tower.

This wasn’t an indoor range, but a valley where wind speed would interfere with the arrows. Sometimes, even tourists talking loudly could distract the competitors.

His arrival also drew a lot of attention, because everyone knew he had once hit a bullseye on the 400-meter target from the Arrow Tower.

Anyone who had shot from the Arrow Tower knew very well how difficult it was to achieve that kind of accuracy.

Forget 400 meters—for the 300-meter target, many of them only managed to hit the target by sheer luck.

Of course, even though it was luck, it was luck that came after continuous adjustments.

"Brother Lin, look, those are the national team athletes over there. They haven’t left."

Lin Feng glanced in their direction and saw both men and women. They were all looking at him with curiosity.

Just then, one of the competitors vying for the monthly leaderboard hit the 300-meter target with an arrow.

"Nice!"

"Someone else hit it."

"That doesn’t mean much. They can try as many times as they want now, but during the competition, you can’t keep trying over and over."

"That’s not a problem at all. Everyone will be in the same boat then. Even if someone without real skill makes it into the competition, they’ll be eliminated quickly."

Lin Feng asked Hu Zhiming, "What are the rules for the Bow and Arrow competition?"

"Each person gets ten arrows. Hitting the 30-meter target is worth 1 point; 50 meters, 2 points; 100 meters, 5 points; 150 meters, 20 points; 200 meters, 40 points; 300 meters, 100 points; and 400 meters, 1,000 points.

Our competition requires both skill and luck.

Skilled and confident competitors can shoot at the first five targets to earn points.

Competitors who want to gamble on their luck can shoot at the last two targets."

Lin Feng thought for a moment. For a powerful competitor, combined with the Arrow Tower’s special effect, the 100-meter and 150-meter targets shouldn’t be difficult.

Of course, it would require a lot of practice; otherwise, relying purely on luck would definitely not work.

The 300-meter and 400-meter targets later on were indeed too difficult, even with the Arrow Tower’s bonus.

However, given the scoring for those two targets, if someone managed to luckily land an arrow on target, they would get at least 100 and 1,000 points, respectively.

"Brother Lin, do you want to go up and shoot a few arrows? Set an example for them?"

"Not right now. On the day of the competition, I’ll go up and kick things off for them."

While Lin Feng was discussing the competition, the expert archers around them were also discussing him, especially the national team athletes.

"So that’s Boss Lin Feng of Lin Xian Village. He doesn’t look like anything special."

"Xiaoying, you’re wrong about that. He gives people a good impression at first sight, it’s just that the feeling isn’t very obvious."

"Captain, you feel it too? I thought it was just me.

I hear this Boss Lin’s Bow Skill is incredible. I wonder if we’ll get to see him perform?"

"He should be participating on the day of the competition, so you all need to work hard and secure a spot."

They had been full of confidence before they came, but only after arriving did they realize that a spot in the competition wasn’t so easy to get.

This was mainly because for the 300-meter and 400-meter distances, even with their skill, they could only rely on luck.

Thankfully, their skill was a huge help for the earlier targets.

However, the competition spots for this month weren’t being awarded based on total ring score, but on the single best shot.

It was because of this rule that only two of them were currently on the leaderboard; the others had to go up and try their luck on the farther targets.

As for whether they could get a spot in the monthly competition, that would depend entirely on their own luck.

Although this method of qualifying for the competition was bizarre, it was certainly interesting. At least ordinary people could also try their luck and participate.

Currently on the leaderboard, there was one person who had clearly never had any formal training. He had gotten on the board with a score of seven on the 300-meter target, purely through luck and brute strength.

As for the 400-meter target, everyone who had tried had given up.

It was too hard!

This also made them very puzzled when they recalled the online video of Lin Feng easily hitting the bullseye of the 400-meter target.

Before the end of December, it was certain that large numbers of archery enthusiasts would be flocking to the Arrow Tower every day.

Moreover, even regular tourists were getting involved due to the influence of the competition.

Lin Feng considered whether he should add a few more Arrow Towers. Ten were clearly not enough anymore.

However, given the situation in the Arrow Tower District, there was no space to add new Arrow Towers.

Once the valley area to the south was developed, he could add a new Arrow Tower attraction there.

After leaving the Arrow Tower, Lin Feng discovered that the identity of the man named Xing Shihai had been exposed.

It was mainly because his family had accidentally leaked the information while handling his grandson’s discharge from the hospital.

The family was clever, though. After discovering the information had been leaked, they sent the child with leukemia to Lin Xian Village.

By now, people had already shown up at the doorstep of Xing Shihai and his family.

Right now, only his information had been exposed. For those who wanted to get a treatment slot from Lin Xian Village, he was the only chance.

They had posted a lot of information online about wanting to buy a slot, but unfortunately, the people who had received slots seemed to have all gone into hiding.

As for Lin Xian Village’s side, besides Xing Shihai who had given the slot to his grandson, no one else had used their slot.

Lin Xian Village had already made the importance of this slot clear to them, and that it was a one-time opportunity.

They didn’t dare reveal themselves before deciding how to use it; the online public opinion terrified them.