Chapter 107

The group spent three hours in the laboratory before moving to its eastern side. According to the master plan, this was the designated location for the virtual simulation laboratory.

Qin Yun took out a card. [Virtual Simulation Laboratory]: A holographic simulation lab, honorably constructed by Planet DH36. (Growth Fruit)

Qin Yun used it immediately.

“Virtual Simulation Laboratory, Building Type Card. Confirm usage?”

“Confirmed.”

The moment Qin Yun clicked to confirm, the ground trembled, and a sleek sea-blue building materialized before everyone. The entire structure was smooth and uniform, radiating a strong technological aesthetic under the sunset glow.

They pushed the door open and entered.

The virtual laboratory was divided into two sections: the experimental demonstration platform and the technical operation console. The demonstration platform covered twenty acres and was an enclosed glass space. This glass enclosure would measure product metrics, allowing researchers to intuitively identify product issues.

The technical operation console was a compact workspace combining precision instruments with holographic screens. The virtual screens could assist with highly accurate data calculations, simulating material evolution and changes based on existing data.

After touring the laboratory, Xiang Qingchuan remarked with a hint of jealousy, “The Technology Group is truly blessed.”

It was evident that this virtual laboratory was exclusively for the Technology Group.

“Just a bit fortunate,” Sun Yiping replied, grinning from ear to ear. As the head of the Technology Group, he had anticipated this, but he was still incredibly excited.

After some discussion, the group turned their attention to the Farm System’s optimization updates. This time, besides the three Hope Tree Fruits, the farm had undergone systematic optimizations on existing features. The main improvements were: [System Points Exchange], [Mall Purchases], and [System Wishing Pool Challenge].

Under the original points system, System Points could be exchanged for items in the system mall, while System Points Starlight Points could purchase [My Plantation], [My Ranch], and [AI Program Laboratory]. Each of these required 2 billion Starlight Points. After last year’s global sales, the farm had only managed to exchange for [My Plantation], and they were still 700 million Starlight Points short of acquiring a new building.

The group examined the Starlight Points details.

1. System Points now enabled an exchange rate of 10,000 points for 1 Farm Coin. 100 Farm Coins could be used for one [System Exclusive] lottery draw. The [System Exclusive] draw had a 1% chance of granting a random reward. Rewards were refreshed monthly and reset on the first day of each month.

“100,000 for one draw?” Liu Wensheng frowned. 1 System Point was equivalent to 1 Longxia Coin. Although the farm operated with minimal initial investment, 100,000 per draw wasn’t exactly cheap…

They moved on to the second update. The farm mall had added twenty new seed types, including sorghum, soybeans, eggplants, green beans, apples, pineapples, and more. These seeds were primarily related to vegetables, fruits, and crops, priced between 3,000 to 20,000 points per acre.

The third update was: [System Wishing Pool Challenge].

The [System Wishing Pool] opened once a year. After it opened, the Host could make a wish regarding the direction of desired rewards. If the wish was accepted, the system would issue a [Wishing Pool Exclusive Mission], which the Host must complete within a specified timeframe. If the mission failed, they would have to wait until the Wishing Pool reopened the following year.

“Acid Rain Soil Restoration Method!” The moment they saw the [Wishing Pool], everyone immediately thought of the Acid Soil issue.

Without hesitation, Qin Yun opened the [Wishing Pool] interface.

The [Wishing Pool] interface displayed a pond icon with an [I Want to Make a Wish] option.

Qin Yun clicked [I Want to Make a Wish] and entered: Shuilan Acid Rain Soil Restoration Method.

System Notification: 【Violation of wish guidelines. Please reselect.】

Qin Yun modified it to: Research direction for restoring vitality to Acid Rain Soil.

【Violation of wish guidelines. Please conduct independent research, Host.】

…

Qin Yun tried multiple times, but each attempt resulted in a violation notification.

He re-entered: Seed Research Laboratory.

【Detection complete. The farm already possesses a Seed Laboratory. Confirm wish?】

Qin Yun canceled the wish.

“The Wishing Pool can’t solve our current predicament, but we can wish for intermediate or higher-level rewards…”

The researchers analyzed based on the previous attempts.

The Wishing Pool was like an intermediate farm mission. Previously, it was [System issues mission → Mission completed → Random reward obtained]. Now, it was [Select reward scope → System issues mission → Obtain wished reward]. The essence of the mission remained unchanged, but the farm’s autonomy had increased.

Since the System Wishing Pool updated only once a year, the group decided to carefully consider their wishes before proceeding.

Qin Yun opened the system interface.

Host Name: Qin Yun.

Random Mission: Participate in twenty types of planting labor. (95%)

Mission Reward: Mysterious Planting Package.

System Points: 158.6 billion

…

After last year’s global mission, the farm’s points had already exceeded 100 billion. Following nearly six months of domestic farm produce sales and Longxia operations, the points had risen to 158.6 billion.

After reviewing this, Qin Yun decisively purchased ample quantities of the new seed varieties. These seeds amounted to over 10,000 tons, sufficient for a year of farm research.

After Qin Yun’s purchases, the remaining System Points were 83.2 billion.

Following Liu Wensheng and others’ suggestions, Qin Yun directly exchanged them for Farm Coins. Then… he began spending, spending, spending!

The probability of obtaining a random reward was 1%, but this didn’t mean one would win every 100 draws. Instead, each draw had an independent 1% chance of winning.

Amid the tedious drawing process, at 10 PM, the system finally notified: 【Congratulations, Host, for obtaining a technology reward: DH32 Low-Cost Purification Filter】

Seeing the reward, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the water filter was a system product, like Aseptic Storage Technology, as long as the technology existed, there was a breakthrough point. They might not know the specific function of the water filter, but ‘low-cost’ was labeled according to Shuilan’s pricing standards.

If the system noted it as low-cost… it was truly very inexpensive.