Chapter 46

“Fengshan has 60.23 million fans, sales of 7.2 million, but fan count and sales don’t match.”

“3028, the wool that no one wants to shear.”

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In the following two days, topics related to Fengshan continued to heat up. Fengshan was a genuine private pioneer. Netizens liked to take advantage of deals, but this obviously unfair deal was something they really didn’t want to exploit.

As the topic spread, key searches like #WoolNoOneWantsToShear# and #WildNetizens# kept rising.

On June 14, Longfeng Express issued an announcement: From June 15 to 31, Longfeng will transport Fengshan packages at 30% of the cost. Acid rain is ruthless but people are compassionate; together we fight acid rain and disaster. @Fengshan Farm.

After Longfeng, other couriers also released announcements—

“June 15-31, Fangtong Express… @Fengshan Farm.”

“June 15-31, Ruitong Express… @Fengshan Farm.”

…

Twelve courier companies issued announcements this time. The theme was clear: during the one-yuan benefit shipping period, major couriers would offer discount services to Fengshan.

“The courier companies finally did something big!”

“Thumbs up to Longfeng.”

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At first glance of the courier announcements, many netizens liked the news.

“Forget the 30% discount, cash on delivery would be fine.”

“Can the couriers do cash on delivery at full price, then give the extra postage to Fengshan?”

“Shipping costs 35, courier gets 5, can the rest go to Fengshan?”

…

Netizens brainstormed and started thinking of creative ways to refuse such unfair deals.

Amid all this discussion, on June 15, Qin Yun opened the Longbao interface.

Store: Fengshan Farm Flagship Store.

Sales: 12 million.

Inventory: 188 million.

Fans: 150 million.

…

“Why not use the discount if it’s available?”

Inside Fengshan Farm, Liu Wensheng looked complicatedly at the Longbao interface.

Besides farm breeding, he had been closely following Longbao data. Now media reports were full of phrases like “wool no one wants to shear” and “wild netizens.” With media coverage, the store’s fan count kept growing, but sweet potato flour sales crawled slowly. The farm already had nearly 200 million orders prepared, but now it was this situation…

“So foolish.” Liu Wensheng felt his eyes redden a bit.

Feeling that his mood didn’t match his usual temperament, he took a sip of hot water and asked, “Is the sweet potato flour ready?”

“Loaded.” Qin Yun glanced at the task progress.

The sweet potato factory produced 50 tons of flour daily. For this event, the farm had already prepared the products ahead of time. The products had just been loaded onto trucks and were expected to arrive at customers within a week.

After talking a bit, Liu Wensheng looked again at the fan count.

Fans: 150 million. Sales: 12 million.

Liu Wensheng sighed. Although he thought netizens were foolish, he knew this was netizens’ support for a pioneer enterprise during a disaster.

He finished his hot water and felt warmth in his heart.

In the following two days, the farm’s fans kept increasing.

At the current pace, the mission was expected to be completed by the end of the month.

In the midst of this busy mission, on June 20, Qin Yun and Liu Wensheng arrived at the wheat field. Now the entire 10,000 mu wheat field was planted with hybrid wheat, lush and green like an endless sea of green.

“When the wheat in the three provinces is harvested, we can plant something else.” Liu Wensheng looked around.

According to Ministry of Agriculture documents, Suzhou, Zhejiang, and Anhui provinces planted a total of 30 million mu of Longfeng 001, which was not only food but also ample wheat seed.

“We can also plant some corn and potatoes.” Qin Yun added.

Currently, the farm’s seeds included wheat, corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. Wheat and sweet potatoes were the main research focus, while corn and potatoes had two research test fields. According to reports from the agricultural research institute, there was new progress on hybrid corn, and if research went well, good news was expected by the end of the year.

“Hope time moves faster.”

Liu Wensheng gazed around in reflection. Fengshan Farm was like a seed factory; only by localizing the factory’s seeds could residents be unafraid of acid rain and truly hold their own food supply.

Half an hour later, Qin Yun felt moisture on the back of his hand.

Liu Wensheng touched his nose; two drops of water had formed at the tip.

They looked up.

Fine rain lines were falling from the sky.

“Is it raining?”

Liu Wensheng was stunned, then quickly shouted around, “It’s raining, pack up!”

A week ago, Longxia Meteorological Bureau forecast acid rain in the northwest. The farm had 300 researchers working in shifts due to the farm’s DEBUFF. This rain was expected to last half a month. At the first sign of rain, the researchers took their data and boarded pre-prepared off-road vehicles.

These vehicles would go to Infantry Camp and return after the rain stopped.

Qin Yun instructed the AIs to organize equipment. When everything was done, it was already 6 p.m.

Qin Yun closed the farmland protective cover and headed to the tulou.

“Take the chairs away, don’t block the drainage…” Inside the loess kiln, Liu Wensheng and Zhang Hu were tidying the courtyard.

The tulou was designed with a round exterior and hollow interior, with an open courtyard surrounded by drainage. Previous light rains had been quickly drained, but this time the rain was heavy, and the farm wasn’t sure if the water could drain properly. For safety, all valuable items from the first floor had been moved to the third and fourth floors. Now that the acid rain had arrived, everyone was still thinking about salvaging what they could…

Qin Yun, Liu Wensheng, and others removed obstacles as the rain intensified.

Seeing the courtyard clear, everyone retreated to safe areas.

“4.2.” Zhao Zhishun took a pH test strip and measured the acidity. At 4.2, it was already strongly acidic.

“Sigh.” Liu Wensheng sighed.

In the following two days, the acid rain grew heavier. The group woke up three times at night, only breathing easy after confirming the courtyard drainage worked well.

At noon on the third day, Zhao Zhishun sat at the door watching the rain.

Zhao Zhishun joined the military at 20 and was now 47. He had spent 27 years in the northwest, where there had been several heavy rains before. But this was the first time he’d seen such a downpour. As the heavy rain poured, Zhao Zhishun was a little dazed, as if if it kept raining, the Uninhabited Zone would turn into a no-man’s sea…

“Rustle!” Amid his daze, the sound of wings came from the sky.

Zhao Zhishun looked up. Two adult male eagles circled high above, then flew straight to the fifth-floor eaves.

“Rustle—”

Before Zhao Zhishun could react, seven northwest golden eagles flew in. The golden eagles and male eagles were not allies, growling warnings, then skillfully sheltering separately from the rain.

Zhao Zhishun: ???

He put on his raincoat and took a self-defense tool upstairs.

Five minutes later, Zhao Zhishun arrived on the fifth floor. There was a 2×2 wooden window in the corridor, and he intended to check on the eagles. But when his eyes swept outside the window, he was completely stunned.

Outside was a vast, overwhelming animal world—buffalo, white wolves, antelopes, Guanzhong horses, clouded leopards… countless animals of the northwest.

Behind the animals was a huge flood, rushing fiercely after them as they ran ahead.

The flood seemed to have been blocked by a hillside before, but now the hillside had collapsed, unleashing the water.

“What’s going on?”

“What’s that sound?”

…

At this moment, Qin Yun, Liu Wensheng, and the others also heard the noise and came out.

Zhao Zhishun was stunned for three seconds, then hurriedly pointed toward the outside of the farm. “The animals from the Uninhabited Zone are coming out!”

The farm sat at the border between the Deep Uninhabited Zone and the Shallow Uninhabited Zone, where the terrain was higher. Now, the Deep Uninhabited Zone was largely flooded. The animals’ intention was clear: they were coming to the farm to shelter from the rain.