Fang Zhou, I'm just a farmer, not Shennong!

I don’t know if it’s because it’s summer, but all kinds of enemy spies have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. Moreover, not long ago, the Guards suddenly discovered dead bones under a building. During the investigation, the reasons behind it became more and more clear.

As a result, Shi Huaiya has been extremely busy for the past half month.

Every day I am either in a meeting or on the way to a meeting to discuss the case.

Sometimes when she has some free time, Shi Huaiya would call Lu Yuan and complain crazily, without caring about anything, revealing the details of the case.

Even if Yaye and Huang came from Rhodes Island.

Shi Huaiya only took an hour or two to come over and say hello, and then hurried back to the Guard Bureau.

As for Lin Yuxia, it's almost the same.

Ever since she called last time and asked Lu Yuan to go to Rhodes Island with her to discuss business next time, the two have not met again and only chatted on the phone.

"I just came out of the center of the slums and came to see how you're doing with my ten thousand acres of land. I didn't expect you to be giving a lecture here. Well done, Teacher Lu."

Lin Yuxia rarely made a joke.

"Prepare for the future~"

Lu Yuan smiled.

"Didn't Anso go to Rhodes Island to treat his mineral disease? These days, I've been in charge of all the affairs of the 'Civilian Grain Association'. After taking charge for a while, I realized how tedious it is. In the future, when we have more fields and a larger territory, I won't have the spare energy to manage it all by myself."

"So, I definitely need more capable people I can trust. I may seem to be teaching now, but in fact, it's also like selecting. Those who are willing to learn may be promoted to higher positions in the future. Those who are not willing to learn will continue to work here."

"Besides, those recruited mid-career are not as trustworthy as the people who were born and raised in Block 79."

"In the future, once the overall situation has stabilized, I will return to the fields and research new types of crops to increase the yield per mu as much as possible."

"I've calculated the total amount of farmland in Longmen, both currently and in the future. Even if all imports were cut off, even if we only grew staple crops, it still wouldn't be enough to feed all of Longmen's residents. Furthermore, with rising living standards, a balanced diet is essential, so a variety of vegetables and meat are essential."

“So, I need to find a way to grow more staple food with less land.”

Lu Yuan's plan made Lin Yuxia nod involuntarily.

"However, even though I'm not an agriculturalist, I know just how difficult it is to cultivate a completely new, high-quality crop. It takes years, and if it were that simple, Da Yan would have already developed a versatile crop."

"Yes, it's extremely difficult, harder than climbing to the sky."

Lu Yuan nodded.

Then he smiled leisurely again.

"But what if I succeed and cultivate a crop that yields several times more than ordinary rice and can even grow in Originium-contaminated areas?"

Lu Yuan's words amused Lin Yuxia, and she smiled.

"If that happens, Xiao Yuan, your name will not only be forever engraved in the history books of Dayan and Longmen, but also in the history books of the whole world. Perhaps some poor countries will even erect a bronze statue of you and worship you like a god."

"However, even if that were true, your dream would still not come true. If such a crop really existed, the capitalists would definitely try to conceal it, or even assassinate you. After all, your crops would directly affect the capitalists' income and their control over food."

"As you said before, no matter how much wealth the world has, it won't make any difference. After all, the extra wealth will only flow to the 1% of the population."

"So, even if you, Xiao Yuan, really cultivate a crop like that, you can't retire. You still need to defeat those investors."

After hearing Lin Yuxia's analysis, Lu Yuan laughed.

"I feel like I'm the protagonist of a novel, slowly building myself up and then challenging the whole world. Hahahaha."

"Isn't it?"

Lin Yuxia turned her head and looked at Lu Yuan with her bright eyes.

Lin Yuxia turned her head and looked at the large field behind her and the slum dwellers queuing for lunch not far away, and smiled.

"Your enemy is the entire world, but my only target is the slums of Longmen and the infected. So, on your path to realizing your dream, Xiao Yuan, my dream has already been realized. Then, I will probably just retire and become an ordinary person."

Lu Yuan turned his head, glanced at Lin Yuxia's delicate little face, and said with a smile: "If that day really comes, Yuxia, what are you going to do?"

"me..."

"Maybe I'll become an artist, open a teahouse, hold art exhibitions occasionally, make glass art, etc."

Lu Yuan suddenly asked.

"Yuxia, now that you've retired safely, what about our cooperation?"

Lin Yuxia was stunned, and was a little dazed. She raised her head and looked at the foggy sky.

"Stop it."

"When that time comes, Xiao Yuan, you can go to other countries to pursue your dreams, while I can retire peacefully and live a stable life."

"By then, there might be no connection between us. After all, when the interests are gone, the bond that holds us together will also be gone. In the future, we can meet, nod, have a meal, and reminisce about the past, and all the past will be gone like clouds and smoke."

After hearing what Lin Yuxia said, Lu Yuan laughed instead.

"Yuxia, you sound so pessimistic. Or, in your eyes, are we just ordinary partners? Once the cooperation ends, all contact will be cut off, and we'll be like strangers when we meet again."

"Besides, I don't believe that the Lin Yuxia I know would retire so easily. Your current target is the slums because it hasn't been completed yet. Once this target is completed, then Yuxia, your target might be even bigger."

"If I ask you at that time, are you willing to continue to assist me? Yuxia, will you agree?"

When Lin Yuxia heard this, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.

"Do you wish you had agreed?"

"Of course I hope!"

Lu Yuan didn't think twice.

"Humph..."

Lin Yuxia snorted, raised her head, her eyes cold and calm, her face expressionless: "I'll see how you perform, and...how pleasant our future cooperation will be."

"Let's go eat. This time we're going to a small restaurant in the main city."

........

This time, Lin Yuxia did not take Lu Yuan to a luxurious, high-end restaurant with a very low price-performance ratio in the upper city. Instead, she went to a small farmhouse restaurant in the corner of an alley in the main city.

The shop was opened by a middle-aged couple, and they were dazzled when Lin Yuxia first stepped into the door.

"Ms. Lin! You're here!!"

"Please come inside, please come inside!"

The middle-aged woman was quite enthusiastic.

"Serve some of your signature dishes."

"okay."

The middle-aged woman shouted enthusiastically, and then shifted her gaze to Lu Yuan, her deep eyes seemed to contain some gossip.

Lin Yuxia coughed and walked towards the inner hall.

"The couple who own this shop were previously blackmailed by gangsters and forced to owe millions in foreign debt. The daily interest was as high as hundreds of thousands. I happened to know about this at the time and stepped in to help them settle the matter."

Lin Yuxia introduced.

"Yuxia, you are quite kind-hearted."

"It's just a matter of convenience."

Soon, the dishes were served one after another. This couple-run shop specializes in natural farm-raised food. All the vegetables and poultry are grown and raised by themselves, and the taste is quite good.

It was at this time that Lin Yuxia started talking about business.

"Xiao Yuan, a few days ago, the leader of the Black Tower Society came to my father and reported your evil deeds. You have broken the rules of the slums and completely violated their interests as the lower classes in the slums. They hope that my father can deal with you."

Lin Yuxia said while eating.

Lu Yuan was so confused by the logic of Tieta, the leader of the 'Black Tower Society', that he didn't know what to say and was stunned.

He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and then spoke suspiciously.

"Their interests?"

"It seems like everything I do has nothing to do with them."

The area where Lu Yuan is currently located is just one of the four marginal slum blocks from 77 to 80.

These four blocks are among the most remote blocks in the slums. Moreover, these four blocks also belong to the territory of the Blood Hand Gang. If we really talk about interests,

It must have affected the interests of the Blood Hand Gang first.

The Blood Hand Gang, which is now half dead and whose leader was captured and warned by Lu Yuan, didn't say anything. But you, the 'Black Tower Society' that has nothing to do with them, are here saying that their interests are being affected.

As for the name of the "Black Tower Society", Lu Yuan also learned about it after he dealt with the leader of the Blood Hand Gang.

It is also one of the oldest gangs in Longmen. When Longmen was at its most chaotic, its main business was the trade of contraband, which is now clearly banned in Longmen.

After Wei Yanwu took charge of Longmen, the 'Black Tower Society' was the most active. Not only did they not take Wei Yanwu and the Longmen Guard Bureau seriously, they even openly stopped the sale of those contraband items.

Then...

Wei Yanwu's iron fist smashed down.

According to the intelligence Lu Yuan obtained from Penguin Logistics, the previous leader of the Black Tower Society died tragically at the hands of Wei Yanwu.

However, the 'Black Tower Society', under the leadership of its current leader, has been lucky enough to become one of the top underworld forces in the slums after the Rat King established the rules.

"Fear, worry."

Lin Yuxia shrugged.

"If the Blood Hand Gang were still strong, they wouldn't be the ones pointing fingers. But now anyone with a discerning eye can see that my father has turned a blind eye to all your actions. He's almost openly protecting you."

"Furthermore, a 'killer god' like you single-handedly overthrew the heavily armed manor of Xue Tu and sent him to the Imperial Guards. Now, no gang in the surrounding area dares to touch you. Even the Blood Hand Gang can only pretend to know nothing."

"It seems that your expansion is slow at the moment. However, as long as you want to expand, you can quickly take over the entire Blood Hand Gang."

"By then, when you truly control the Blood Hand Gang's vast territory and even its assets, it will be impossible for them to touch you again because of the rules my father established back then."

"So, these top underworld forces also know that once you completely take control of the Blood Hand Gang, then..."

Lin Yuxia clapped her hands cutely.

"game over."

"Our father's biggest dream is to completely control the entire slum, because only then can he do whatever he wants and make the slum better and better."

"But these gangs and other disloyal people are the biggest obstacle. In the eyes of these gangs, you are just an 'agent' supported by your father."

"This 'agent' must be eliminated!"

What Lin Yuxia explained was also known to Lu Yuan, he asked.

"So, Yuxia, what does Uncle Lin have in mind?"

"Father doesn't have any ideas. It's up to you. Just act within the rules."

Lu Yuan nodded.

Now the Rat King seems to have the greatest power and makes the rules, but in fact he is more inclined to the laws of nature in novels. He can only do things within the rules. Once he is satisfied with his own rules, others do not need to abide by them. By then, the slums will be in chaos, with countless casualties.

I prefer to constantly devour the bugs under the rules in the gaps of the rules. It seems slow, but it is actually a huge threat.

Since the Rat King allows it, Lu Yuan doesn't care.

Currently, the Iron Blood Gang and the Greedy Wolf Gang have already recruited many people. They only need more land to continue expanding their influence.

Since the other party wants to come, Lu Yuan doesn't mind letting them become the second Blood Hand Gang.

Who made the King of the Slums, the Guards, and both the underworld and the white world stand on his side?

.......

A peaceful life always passes by very quickly.

Another month and a half passed in a flash.

Originally, Lu Yuan thought that the 'Black Tower Society' would be impatient to take action and try to defeat Lu Yuan head-on with a crushing attitude.

However, a month and a half passed.

Lu Yuan found that he seemed to have overthought a little.

The past month and a half has been utterly peaceful.

The general atmosphere was calm, but not peaceful within the neighborhood.

The factory located in Block 79 is almost completed.

All that is left is the transportation and loading and unloading of the equipment before work can begin.