This city simulation game can affect reality.

After the live-streamed mock exam showcasing the teaching results concluded, everyone truly witnessed the training capabilities of Woodcutter's Hut.

If many people were still hesitant before, this unvarnished on-site assessment undoubtedly dispelled most of their doubts.

In just a few days, the Woodcutter's Hut has become quite popular online.

On the Douyin platform, the topic "Woodcutter's Hut Mock Exam" even garnered over six figures in views.

It can be considered a leader in a niche market.

On some knowledge-sharing forums, related discussions have also surged.

This surge of popularity has completely overshadowed all the recent promotional efforts for Yunhai Farmhouse.

For a long time prior to this, the number of students and potential customers on both sides were actually split 60/40.

While most art enthusiasts are more drawn to the woodcutter's hut concept, Yunhai has indeed captured a significant market share through its continuous promotion and marketing.

However, the current online discourse is completely one-sided.

Whether it's the comment sections of various video platforms or the rating sections of some lifestyle service platforms, the scales have completely tipped in favor of Woodcutter's Hut.

Some netizens even went to the comment section of the agritainment business's official account to leave messages:

"There's no point in learning here. If you want to learn something real, you have to go to the Woodcutter's Hut at the Hita Resort."

"Yes, the courses on both sides look similar, but the one at the Woodcutter's Hut is the real deal."

"I heard they recently invited three more masters of the highest caliber to oversee the event, the same ones who were examiners during the mock exam livestream. With this lineup, Yunhai can't compete."

"This person is far more accomplished than the three masters in Yunhai; they have their own unique and secret skills. It's said that if you sign up now, you'll have the chance to receive personal guidance from the masters later on—it's incredibly cost-effective."

Although these comments are very direct and seem somewhat controversial, they are just spontaneous actions by individual netizens. As long as they do not form an organized attack, they cannot draw the flames of war to Sheeta.

Amidst this storm of public opinion, the resort has managed to regain some of the initiative in the overall power struggle.

Although all the projects of the agritainment business are thriving, it is undeniable that their woodworking workshop has completely lost ground in the public opinion arena.

This is no longer just a matter of being at a disadvantage, but rather being completely suppressed and almost losing all ability to speak out.

The only way to reverse this situation is to produce tangible results that can rival the resorts, such as achieving the same miracle of "short-term and efficient certification".

But perhaps only Wang Wang knew best that such a thing was simply impossible.

From any perspective, replicating the success of the woodcutter's hut is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Faced with the myth created by the resort, even after studying the entire teaching process under a microscope for seven days and seven nights, they had no confidence at all in replicating the same results.

"I really don't know what kind of magic they cast on those students."

Inside the meeting room of the agritainment business, Wang Wang gathered all the cooperative members, his tone revealing an undisguised sense of frustration.

"Maybe this is just a temporary illusion," one of the more optimistic members tried to boost morale. "I think we shouldn't give up hope until the official exam results are out."

"That's right," another member chimed in. "We can't rule out the possibility that they're acting. Who would believe they've reached this level in fifty days?"

As soon as these two people said this, everyone in the room felt a sense of "good luck," even though they knew that the possibility they were talking about was not high.

However, another voice immediately poured cold water on the idea: "I sent people to investigate in secret a long time ago. Their students are indeed ordinary people recruited from society, and the teaching process doesn't seem to have anything special about it. But what's strange is that everyone's progress is astonishingly fast."

"I didn't expect you to have this skill." The member next to him said with slight surprise.

"I've invested a lot of resources in investigating this matter. If I were to send someone undercover for an extended period, the expenses would be far too high."

The member who poured cold water on the idea continued to explain, and then made an even bolder suggestion: "If necessary, we can split the costs and send a reliable person in to learn about their systems and thoroughly understand their background."

Since agritourism is a cooperative model, such decisions that require additional investment are not easy to implement.

Although their individual earnings were very substantial, it was still a difficult decision to bear the high costs alone for such a research project.

Previously, everyone thought the resort was engaging in false advertising and did not pay enough attention to it.

But now the facts are clear: they really can train a group of highly skilled students in a short period of time.

This completely overturned their understanding of traditional skills training.

"I think this proposal is worth considering," one member said. "We've all invested money in this project, and although we can recoup our investment from other businesses, it would be a real shame to give it up now."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a dissenting voice emerged from across the table: "This is no small sum of money. What if we invest it and lose it all? What if it turns out they're just good at teaching and there's no real secret? Wouldn't we be losing everything?"

"That makes sense, but I think the key issue isn't whether it costs money, but whether the money spent is worthwhile. There are definitely risks, but for us, this information is absolutely worth the risk."

After a flurry of discussion, Wang Wang finally made the decision: "Alright, no matter what, we have to send someone to investigate. Even if we find nothing in the end, we'll at least have peace of mind."

Given Yunhai's current overall development status, it is capable of providing resource support to the woodworking workshop.

But now that the resort has done this, it has undoubtedly greatly squeezed their living space.

This injustice cannot be swallowed so easily.

However, everyone has been extremely busy lately, focusing their energy on more profitable and efficient businesses, so the woodworking workshop's priority has actually been quietly declining in their minds.

The attitude of the participants at this meeting was rather subtle. Although the discussion focused on the operational difficulties of the woodworking workshop, their reactions were relatively restrained, and they did not show the necessary sense of urgency regarding this localized predicament.

This shift in mindset is like someone who has lost a leg; although it hurts, they now have a powerful, high-tech prosthetic leg.

This greatly reduced the pain of losing a leg.

Currently, we are in the afterglow of the Folk Culture Week, and the catering and accommodation businesses are booming, which has effectively offset the sense of defeat brought about by the woodworking workshop's Waterloo.

But for everyone, the feeling of being suppressed in the same field is still like a fishbone stuck in their throat.