Chapter 88 - 87: Personal Upgrade

Chapter 88: Chapter 87: Personal Upgrade

Lin Feng never expected that despite being so meticulous about selling the poultry, trouble would still find him.

"Uncle Ma, didn’t we inspect all the poultry sold yesterday? How could something like this still happen?"

Ma Dehua said gloomily, "I don’t know either. I came to find you as soon as I saw the video online."

"Then contact them and ask who they bought it from. With that many chickens, they couldn’t have used cash. A mobile payment should be traceable."

"Right, right! I’ll see which bastard is so bold. I emphasized it so many times, yet they still dared to pull a stunt like this."

Ma Dehua was anxious. If their town’s reputation was ruined because of this, there would be no way to develop the livestock industry.

After he left, Lin Feng found Hu Xia and asked her about the situation.

"I saw it online too. It’s obvious someone is stirring things up behind the scenes."

Hu Xia was experienced with this kind of situation and could tell something was wrong at a glance.

The chickens were just bought yesterday. For a video to go viral overnight was clearly not normal.

"Lin Xian Village should also issue a statement. If the poultry was bought in our Lin Xian Village, we’ll offer a tenfold compensation for any fakes."

"Got it. I’ll post the message now."

Before this matter was even resolved, his father called. He had found the livestock handlers Lin Feng needed. One was even a veterinarian, just without a license.

Looking at the people his father had brought over, there were three in total. One was in his fifties, while the other two were younger.

"This is Uncle Jia, an old vet. It wasn’t easy for me to find him for you."

"Hello, Uncle Jia."

"Hello, Boss."

"Uncle Jia, don’t call me Boss. Just call me Lin Feng, or Xiaofeng."

"This is He Xin, from the same village as He Hua. And this is Ma Laifeng. Both of them have experience in animal husbandry."

"Hello, Uncle He. Hello, Uncle Ma."

"Hello, Boss."

The two of them were a bit reserved, clearly not as confident as Uncle Jia. This was mainly because while many people in the countryside had farming experience, they lacked any core technical skills.

"The three of you should have already heard the details from my father. If you’re satisfied with the salary, we can sign the contracts right away."

"We’re satisfied. Let’s sign the contracts."

Before coming, the three of them had clearly done their research on Lin Xian Village; otherwise, they wouldn’t have come.

They went straight inside and signed the contracts with Lin Feng. His father then took them to see the Livestock Shed, while Lin Feng looked at his mission rewards and his level-up status.

[Livestock Feed Formula: A feed made from a combination of three or more types of grain. Increases livestock growth by 10%.]

At first, Lin Feng didn’t understand the formula. ’What does "a feed made from a combination of three or more types of grain" even mean?’ He only figured it out after studying it carefully.

It was a universal formula. As long as the livestock’s feed contained three or more types of grain, it would receive a growth buff.

He just had to find three types of grain the livestock liked to eat, mix them together, and feed it to them to get the effect. There were no other conditions.

As for his own level-up, he was a little speechless. Nothing new had appeared; his Constitution had just increased by 2 points.

[Village Chief: Lin Feng (Level 2 0/200)

Constitution: 8

Cultivation Technique: None

Skills: Basic Free Shooting (Passive), Throwing

Inventory: 12 slots]

He had thought there would be some change regarding the Cultivation Technique or something similar, but it seemed he had been overthinking it.

To obtain a Cultivation Technique, he would have to rely on missions. Leveling up only improved his physical attributes.

A Constitution of 6 was already very strong, and the fact that it wouldn’t decrease even without exercise was just broken.

With a Constitution of 8, he tested himself on some exercise equipment. An ordinary person definitely wouldn’t be able to withstand a single punch from him. His strength had increased by more than double.

An attribute like Constitution should have a greater effect with each point added, especially at higher levels.

’If I keep leveling up like this, will I become Superman one day?’

But looking at the Experience Points required to level up, and with no other way to gain them, leveling would be difficult.

Going from Level 2 to Level 3 required 20 missions, and the number of missions needed would only increase from there.

Aside from the fixed missions, he triggered very few new ones. He had to complete missions to level up, so future progression was definitely going to be tough.

Mo Yu, on the other hand, just had to eat three meals a day to gain experience. That little guy leveled up much faster than him.

’It’s not bad, though. At least my body is stronger. I don’t have to worry about danger in the mountains.’

With his newly increased physical attributes and his Bow and Arrow skills, he was confident he could win against a wild boar or a bear in the mountains, as long as he had enough distance.

After coming out of the house, he saw Hu Xia walking toward him.

Seeing him, she said, "The online incident has been resolved."

"So quickly?"

"The guy is an idiot. He didn’t even buy the chickens at the Lin Xian Village Marketplace. He bought them in the town at the foot of the mountain and got scammed.

Then he tried to use this method to recoup his losses, but he didn’t expect it to blow up.

Just now, Wuyuan County announced they would investigate the matter. He probably got scared and confessed everything online."

"What kind of person does that?"

"One was trying to get a bargain, the other was looking to scam someone. It was a perfect match.

Yesterday, many tourists who made purchases spoke up for us online, saying there were no problems with the chickens and ducks they bought."

"That’s good. It’s a relief that people like that are in the minority."

"By the way, the story about selling chickens and ducks yesterday went viral. A lot of tourists are hoping we can expand this sales channel."

"That’s not so easy to do. There are so many tourists, even if we rounded up all the poultry in Wuyuan County, it wouldn’t be enough."

Hu Xia said, "We don’t need to handle this ourselves. The Wuyuan County Government will definitely have to step in and solve it. They’ll be coming to you soon."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Feng’s phone rang. The caller ID showed it was Director Liu.

"Hello, Director Liu. What can I do for you?"

"Boss Lin, regarding that poultry selling incident online, I was wondering if you had any thoughts on it?"

Lin Feng thought for a moment and said, "This business could be tricky. The tourists want to buy free-range poultry from local farmers. If someone were to cheat, it would be a big problem."

"You don’t need to worry about that. The county will handle it. Right now, the tourists only trust Lin Xian Village."

’They want me to be the public face of this, to use my reputation as a guarantee. I’m a bit reluctant.’

The main reason was that if something went wrong, he would be the one in trouble.

"Boss Lin, you really don’t have to worry. Everyone in the county government knows that these industries can only take off if your Lin Xian Village develops well.

As for the quality of the poultry, we will establish special management measures and have dedicated personnel for supervision."

"Director Liu, can you give me some time to think about this?"

"Of course. There’s no rush."

After hanging up, Lin Feng told Hu Xia about the matter and asked for her analysis.

Hu Xia thought about it carefully and even called her dad to ask for his opinion.

"My dad said that as long as we maintain strict quality control, there’s no problem at all.

It’s just like those e-commerce websites. For people who want to be long-term partners, have the government collect a security deposit."

"It doesn’t seem like there’s any benefit for us in that, though?"

"There are no obvious benefits, no. This is more like an agricultural support program. In the future, you could sell other agricultural products too.

Once this is successfully established, the county will definitely compensate Lin Xian Village in other ways."

Lin Feng thought it over. This couldn’t be resolved immediately. ’But in the future,’ he thought, ’if I can add a quality inspection attribute to the Marketplace, that could probably solve the fraud problem.’

After thinking it over, it seemed there were no major issues, so he called Director Liu back and agreed to it.