The Billion-Value Lands Are Just For Farming

Chapter 604

C604 – The Matter Between You and Your Mother Has Been Exposed

Su Ming grasped the gourd and swiftly removed the stopper.

Whoa!

Holy smokes!

Inside, the bottle was crammed with pills, none of which were particularly large, roughly the size of soybeans.

?He tipped one out; it was round and pitch-black.

Then, an indescribable stench hit him like a wave.

Not only that, but it also released a dense black smoke visible to the naked eye.

“System, get out here! Are you telling me this thing can actually purify water?”

Su Ming was dumbfounded, his eyes bulging as he stared at the object in his hand, struggling to believe it.

Are you certain this can actually clean water?

It’s not going to make the water even more toxic, is it?

Damn!

It’s unbearably stinky!

Su Ming hastily returned the item to the bottle, sealed it, and ran a good distance away, taking deep breaths to recover.

Whew…

My goodness…

He had never encountered anything so foul-smelling.

It was exponentially more pungent than any stinky tofu he’d come across.

Taking a deep breath and exhaling slowly, Su Ming returned to the field to collect the remaining gourds.

Predictably, they all contained water purification pills.

“Ding! Crop harvesting successful. Experience gained: 1,000,000! Bonus reward: 300,000!”

“Ding! Item recycled. Congratulations, Host, you’ve earned 200,000 experience points! Bonus reward: 60,000!”

Su Ming pondered for a moment. Despite its odd appearance, anything produced by the System was bound to be of quality and might prove useful later on.

Best to keep them all.

The farm hadn’t been upgraded yet, and the land couldn’t reach Level Four, so hoarding points was pointless. Besides, he still had his Vigorous Sailor spinach!

Now, aside from the two idle acres and the freshly harvested five acres, Su Ming also had a Celestial Peach that would ripen by tomorrow!

Su Ming planned to harvest the Celestial Peach and then let the land rest for a while before replanting. Heeding Yuvyuv’s advice was never a mistake, especially since Yuvyuv was an embodiment of the System.

With everything squared away, Su Ming stretched languidly. The past few days of bustling about had indeed taken their toll, and he felt quite weary.

Go get some rest!

Su Ming returned home, took a soothing bath, slipped into his pajamas, and nestled comfortably on the sofa, thoroughly enjoying his TV time.

?Meanwhile, at the Eastsea City Reservoir, an elderly man clad in a tank top and shorts, with slippers on his feet, was patrolling the dam, flashlight in hand.

“Old Liu, where did you wander off to?!” bellowed a voice not too far away.

?Startled, the old man’s leisurely demeanor vanished. He scurried back to his duty room, slippers flapping against the ground.

?Upon entering the duty room, he was taken aback. What in the world was happening? The senior officials of the Water Conservancy Bureau were all there, looking deeply troubled.

“Leaders, what brings you all here?” he quivered, wondering if he had done something wrong. It was just a few old ladies he had been involved with… Surely that wouldn’t warrant such a gathering?

Oh no!!!

Could they have found out about his affair with the elderly mother of a minor department head?

?This was a disaster. He had kept it so well hidden; how could they possibly know?

In a state of panic, the old man collapsed to his knees. “Manager Liu, I’m so sorry, truly sorry. I shouldn’t have been involved with your mother… But it was consensual. Your father passed away early, and your mother longed for companionship. We were both willing…”

The room fell silent, everyone’s gaze fixed on one individual.

Manager Liu wasn’t part of the Water Conservancy Bureau; he was a businessman who had leased the reservoir. His business was simple: stock it with fish, sell tickets, and let people come to fish for leisure.

?The reservoir was the city’s lifeline, supplying water to the majority of its residents. Raising a few fish there was no big deal.

But now, Manager Liu’s face was ashen with shock.

?This whole situation was supposed to have nothing to do with him. He had just come to see what the commotion was about, and now, out of nowhere, he was being implicated?

No wonder his mother had been looking so radiant lately. It was this old man who had been up to mischief behind his back!

?”You’ve got some nerve, old man! How dare you hit on my mother?”

“And to think you called me ‘Brother Liu’ earlier today!”

“Listen here, Old Liu, you’re in big trouble!”

Manager Liu was seething with anger. What were the odds that they shared the same last name?

Misunderstandings were inevitable.

As expected, the expressions on the faces of the other leaders grew increasingly peculiar. There was Manager Liu, and then there was Old Man Liu, who had some kind of connection with Manager Liu’s mother…

Tsk, tsk, tsk!

He hadn’t anticipated such an unexpected turn of events.

“Manager Liu, I truly apologize. But rest assured, the fact that you’re your father’s biological child has nothing to do with me,” Old Man Liu said, trying to clear the air.

?”Just shut up already!”

Manager Liu felt like he was going to be sick. The less said, the better, but the more Old Man Liu tried to explain, the worse it got!

“Manager Liu, please, don’t be mad. From now on, I’ll still call you ‘brother,’ and you can call me ‘dad.’ We’ll mind our own business and not interfere with each other…”

“To hell with that!”

“Calling me ‘grandpa’ just puts a strain on things…”

“Get out!”

Manager Liu bellowed, unable to contain his rage any longer, his face nearly steaming with fury.

Manager Liu was close to breaking down in tears. Today, I was just a bit player, a contractor here to take a look around, since this whole mess had nothing to do with me, and I was actually the one being victimized.

But now…

I’ve become the ultimate victim, the kind that can’t possibly be victimized any further!

Damn it…

You old coot, just wait—I’m going to make you pay!

?”Alright, alright, let’s calm down,” the director of the Water Conservancy Bureau interjected, trying to suppress a chuckle.

“As you’re all aware, the reservoir has been contaminated.”

“The city’s demand for water is enormous, and although there’s a smaller reservoir nearby, it won’t hold us over for long. We need to address this contamination issue promptly to avoid a citywide water crisis,” he said with a sigh, clearly troubled by the situation.

?The other leaders present also frowned, contemplating the gravity of the problem.

It sounds straightforward, but the solution is far from simple.

Nearby the reservoir stood a chemical plant.

Given that the chemical plant also required substantial water usage, its location next to the reservoir was both safe and convenient.

Everything had been running smoothly at the chemical plant, which was in compliance with national standards. The facility was equipped to treat wastewater, and the effluent met all regulatory requirements, posing no threat to health.

?However, just three hours ago, a mishap occurred. Due to an operator’s error, a moderate explosion took place at the plant. Thankfully, the situation was quickly brought under control with minimal damage. Unfortunately, the blast punctured a tank holding untreated wastewater.

?The contents of the tank swiftly leaked into the nearby reservoir. The toxicity of the water hardly needed confirmation; the sight of fish floating on the surface was evidence enough of the contamination.

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