Free Web NovelChapter 332: Chapter 258: Celebration Banquet and Planning
’This is some good stuff!’
Wang Yi’s spirits soared! freewebnovёl.ƈom
’A World Map has to be a good thing!’
’Brass Hall... just the name sounds incredible!’
’A Dragon Breeding Pool... can it raise Giant Dragons, Flood Dragons, or even True Dragons?’
’The Great Dragon Saber, at Enhance +6, is guaranteed to be a high-grade weapon!’
’Ancestral Industry... this one’s a bit mysterious. What kind of industry could it be?’
After some thought, Wang Yi ultimately chose the Enhance +7 Ancestral Industry.
Ding! Congratulations, you have inherited an ancestral industry! freewebnøvel.coɱ
Ding! This ancestral industry is a ten-thousand-mu melon field, equipped with ten Professional Melon Farmers. It can produce Watermelons. The entire production chain has been established; the planting, harvesting, and selling of the Watermelons can all be handled autonomously by the melon farmers. Please explore for further details.
Ding! The ancestral Ten-Thousand-Mu Melon Field has been Enhanced into the Bronze Melon Field. The area remains unchanged. It is now equipped with the ancestral Gua Family and can produce Bronze Watermelons!
Ding! This ancestral industry has automatically appeared within your territory. Please see for yourself.
Wang Yi was taken aback.
A Bronze Melon Field!
An ancestral Gua Family?
Producing Bronze Watermelons!
Wang Yi was starting to get it. All the ancestral items were related to bronze. ’Is the bronze meant to highlight the family’s history?’ he wondered.
’I have to see what’s so special about this ancestral industry!’
Wang Yi opened his territory management panel and found the Bronze Melon Field on his Territory Map. It was located south of the Jade River, where the original swampland had been transformed into what looked like a land forged from bronze.
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Name: Bronze Melon Field
Size: Ten thousand mu
Description: This is a land of bronze where your ancestors first cultivated a melon field. It has been passed down through the generations and has now come into your possession.
Function 1: [Gua Family]. The Bronze Melon Field is staffed by Professional Melon Farmers. They have propagated for generations and have now become the Gua Family, responsible for all affairs of the melon field.
The Gua Family has a profound and ancient heritage. All family members are Terracotta Warriors. The current family population is three thousand and may grow periodically.
Function 2: [Bronze Watermelons]. The Bronze Melon Field produces Bronze Watermelons. Bronze Watermelons possess an innate artifact attribute. Watermelon yield is affected by the Gua Family and other factors.
Function 3: [Complete Industry]. Under the family’s management, the Bronze Melon Field has formed a complete industrial chain. It can operate stably and autonomously from production to sales. Bronze Watermelons can be sold directly to the system. Each one has a standard weight of 300 jin and is worth one Gold Coin.
Function 4: [Family Industry]. As a family industry, the Bronze Melon Field can be inherited by family members or have a family member appointed as its manager. The manager can command the Gua Family, collect the field’s profits, and more. Please explore for further details.
Function 5: [Industry Upgrade]. The Bronze Melon Field can be upgraded by meeting certain mysterious conditions. Please explore for further details.
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After reading the description for the Bronze Melon Field, Wang Yi thought to himself, ’Damn, that’s impressive.’
’A ten-thousand-mu field of bronze that produces Bronze Watermelons, and these watermelons are considered artifacts... I wonder if they’re edible?’
Wang Yi suddenly recalled that his territory had unlocked Bronze Aerospace Technology, allowing him to build the Bronze Aerospace Institute and the Bronze Manufacturing Plant. Manufacturing Bronze Spaceships in the future would require a massive amount of bronze. ’Maybe the Bronze Watermelons can be used as a manufacturing resource,’ he thought.
’This Bronze Melon Field is both an economic structure and a resource-generating site. The Gua Family might be extraordinary, too. All in all, this ancestral industry isn’t half bad!’
After a moment of deliberation, Wang Yi used his territory-shifting ability. He moved the Refining Profound Sect’s encampment to the east of Eggshell City, and relocated the White Bone Array, the Burial Ground, and the Soul Altar to the city’s west.
In Wang Yi’s mind, both the Refining Profound Sect encampment and the White Bone Array had the potential to be developed into city-scale settlements, capable of standing on their own.
A moment later, Wang Yi crossed to the south of the Jade River, arriving at the formerly desolate swampland. There, on the southern bank of the river, he used a Spirit Field Certificate to create 3,200 mu of Spirit Fields.
At this point, Wang Yi’s territory now contained 300 mu of fertile farmland and 3,300 mu of Spirit Fields!
’Perhaps Liuhe Farm should be made independent as well. I could use it to create a dedicated tenant-farmer base. Then there’s the site selection and planning for the industrial and Production Areas... so many things to deal with. I’ll wait until the victory banquet to discuss everything with the others and decide then.’
After some quiet contemplation, Wang Yi went to visit the Bronze Melon Field. He was surprised to find that the ground there had truly turned to bronze. Bronze vines grew from the metallic soil, and Terracotta Warriors were busy at work in the field.
One of the Terracotta Warriors spotted Wang Yi and hurried over to bow in greeting.
This Terracotta Warrior was, of course, one of the ancestral melon farmers. He couldn’t speak, and his movements were stiff. His face was painted, and his body showed signs of oxidation, making him look as if he’d just been unearthed. The sight was a little eerie.
He carried a watermelon knife at his side. He casually picked a Bronze Watermelon, bowed, and with four swift cuts, sliced it into eight wedges. He then offered a piece to Wang Yi.
The cut wedges of the Bronze Watermelon were also covered in a patina. Wang Yi picked up a piece and tried to take a bite but couldn’t make a dent. The watermelon was, without a doubt, solid bronze.
’I’d better not damage an artifact. I should just put this watermelon away for collection!’
As he mused, Wang Yi also checked the Terracotta melon farmer’s status. He was surprised to discover that the farmer actually had Heroic Level combat strength and possessed three skills: [Watermelon Saber Technique], [Professional Melon Farmer], and [Gua Field Rebirth]!
’And this is just one of the Soldiers. Not bad at all!’
Wang Yi laughed aloud. ’Even if I just use these ancestral melon farmers as my main fighting force,’ he thought, ’I could probably crush the average Lord Player.’
’There’s no need to stockpile bronze resources. For now, I’ll just sell the Bronze Watermelons from the Bronze Melon Field for money. The more I save, the more interest I’ll earn. Once I have enough cash, I’ll focus on raising the Octagonal Cage Soldiers to High-level Kings...’
With this in mind, Wang Yi opened the Bronze Melon Field’s information panel again. After a few quick adjustments, he activated its automatic operation mode. From now on, the field would require no management; the ancestral melon farmers would automatically plant, harvest, and sell, leaving him to simply lie back and collect the money.
