Chapter 67 - 66: Air and Grapes

Chapter 67: Chapter 66: Air and Grapes

A bus full of tourists had just entered the mountain road within ten kilometers of Lin Xian Village when they suddenly felt the air become much fresher.

The unpleasant smell inside the bus began to gradually fade.

A tourist remarked, "That’s strange. The bad smell on the bus seems to be slowly disappearing."

"It’s not ’seems to be,’ it *is* disappearing. The air feels so much better."

The driver was also puzzled. The air was indeed much better than yesterday. ’Could the air in the mountains have improved?’

When the bus stopped at the Lin Xian Village square and the tourists got off, they finally realized just how good the air here was.

"Whoa, is this Lin Xian Village? It’s even more comfortable than those natural oxygen bars I’ve been to."

"I could already feel the air was good on the bus, but it’s even better now that we’re off. We definitely came to the right place."

Some of the tourists took pictures while others started posting online. They realized no one on the internet had ever mentioned how good the air quality was in Lin Xian Village.

After getting up this morning, Zhao Shiyun also noticed the change in the air. It was simply too obvious.

The main thing was that Lin Xian Village was undergoing all sorts of construction, which was bound to kick up dust. It should have been impossible for the air to be this good.

Yet, when she woke up this morning, she found breathing to be incredibly comfortable.

She was having a meal with Hu Xia and chatting about this very topic.

"Why do you think the air has gotten better?"

"Who knows? Maybe the environment in the mountains changed. But this air really is comfortable."

Not far from the two of them, Qi Yangming and Feng Ziling weren’t so naive. They both believed that such a drastic change in the environment meant something must have happened.

Unfortunately, they had searched all morning without finding anything. They planned to go ask those scientists after their meal.

Perhaps they could find out the reason for the change in the air from them.

The only one who knew the answer, Lin Feng, could only remain silent. He had already run an experiment this morning.

That "Purify Air" attribute seemed pretty powerful. It could break down pollutants in the air and make fine dust particles settle quickly.

For example, if you kicked up a cloud of dirt, dust would normally float in the air. But with this attribute, the dust in the air would rapidly fall to the ground.

It wasn’t that gravity was being applied to the dust; it would still float when the wind blew. It was just that as soon as the wind died down, it would quickly settle on its own.

In truth, this environmental change would, at most, give those scientists a bit of a headache. Most other people wouldn’t care about the reason why.

However, the changes happening with the Jade Grapes would definitely attract a lot of attention.

And indeed, the two professors and their students were busy recording all sorts of data, with no time to send messages to anyone.

Hu Zhiming, who had just finished his morning run, burst in and shouted, "Brother Lin, hurry and go take a look! The Jade Grapes are growing and expanding outward!"

"Sit down and rest first. I know. I saw it when I went over there this morning."

"Brother Lin, aren’t you excited? Those are the Jade Grapes! If we can find the reason for their expansion, we might be able to solve the transplanting issue."

"It’s too early to talk about that. Let the two professors study it first. If they really find something, it’s not like the results can run away."

Hu Xia and Zhao Shiyun had, at some point, come to stand beside them and were now staring at them.

"What did you say about the Jade Grapes?"

"Sis, go see for yourself in a bit. The Jade Grapes have grown outside the courtyard. They’re expanding their area."

"Really!?" The delight on Hu Xia’s face was impossible to hide.

Compared to the change in the air, the growth of the Jade Grapes was far more captivating.

"I just came from there. The grapevines have already grown over the top of the wall."

"Shiyun, let’s go! We have to see the Jade Grapes!"

The two of them abandoned their meal and ran outside.

"Don’t run so fast, you’ll get a stomachache."

Qi Yangming had also heard about the Jade Grapes and had even gone to see them yesterday, but he hadn’t noticed anything particularly magical about them.

He had only heard that the Jade Grapes were miraculous and had numerous effects. Unfortunately, because they were so rare, the grapes had long since sold out.

"Ziling, are those Jade Grapes really that amazing?"

"Master, the Jade Grapes were long gone by the time I arrived. However, I heard that to buy them, those people loaned the boss 20 million."

"That does sound rather magical. Let’s go up the mountain for a walk later and see if anything has changed."

"Master, I still have to make medicine, so I can’t go running around with you every day. Besides, I need to keep an eye on the Land God Temple."

"If that’s the case, I’ll go up the mountain by myself. You focus on your work."

News of the Jade Grape Tree’s propagation and growth spread quickly. Everyone in Wuyuan County who heard the news immediately rushed toward Lin Xian Village.

The tree was growing, so did that mean it might be possible to transplant it?

Even if it couldn’t be transplanted, the tree’s growth would surely produce more Jade Grapes, and those hadn’t been allocated yet.

These people were clearly getting ahead of themselves. Even if more Jade Grapes were produced, the 20 million loan would have to be repaid first.

However, with this expansion of the Jade Grape Tree, Lin Feng’s repayment speed would be even faster.

Five mu of Jade Grape Trees could yield 12,500 bunches. Selling 10,000 bunches would bring in 8,880,000. He could pay off the debt in three harvests.

Some people hadn’t even arrived yet, but their phone calls were already pouring in.

"President Wang, what’s up?"

Wang Peng asked urgently, "Boss Lin, I heard the Jade Grape Tree has grown and expanded. What’s going on?"

Lin Feng replied, puzzled, "President Wang, Professor Qian is still here, shouldn’t you be asking him? I only found out this morning myself."

"Professor Qian is busy and doesn’t have time to answer me. I just wanted to ask if you knew anything about the situation."

"It’s still not clear what’s happening. We’ll have to see if the two professors can figure out the cause. The growth of these grapes is completely irregular."

"Alright, I’ll ask Professor Qian again in a little while."

Wang Peng sighed. Even though the Jade Grapes were growing naturally, he still felt the research wouldn’t yield any results.

He was just a little frustrated about having spent three million to become a sucker.

Lin Feng had just hung up when his phone rang again. A glance at the screen showed it was Wu Xin.

"Sister Wu, did you hear the news about the Jade Grapes too?"

"I did. I wanted to ask, have the Jade Grapes really started growing on their own?"

"They have. It’s not yet clear to what extent they’ll grow."

"Then I’ll bring Yueyue over to take a look today."

"You’re welcome to come visit."

He had just hung up when the phone rang yet again. Lin Feng was speechless.

He answered the phone while walking toward the area where the Jade Grapes were.

"Zhiming, go get the streaming equipment for your sister. Have her do a livestream, or my phone is never going to stop ringing."

When they arrived, the two professors were directing their students, collecting various data on the Jade Grapes.

"Do you think it could be the environmental change? That the Jade Grapes will only grow in this kind of environment?"

"That’s something we’ll need to test. This grapevine is unusually strange. The fact that it’s now growing naturally is good news."

The two had been studying it for a long time and had made some small progress. They discovered that this grapevine bore fruit faster than ordinary grapevines.

Although they had gotten Lin Feng’s permission to take some samples of the newly formed small grapes, they still hadn’t found the reason.

The grapes’ natural growth this time gave them hope. They wanted to find the reason for the growth through various analyses.

Lin Feng hadn’t expected that the village attribute and the grapes’ growth occurring at the same time would mislead the two professors’ research.