Chapter 260 - 240: Life is Unpredictable! The Plan to Decapitate Lu Feng

Chapter 260: Chapter 240: Life is Unpredictable! The Plan to Decapitate Lu Feng

Lu Feng smiled.

He thought the restaurant owner’s initial words made a lot of sense, ’but that last sentence must be the key’.

Lu Feng then asked, "By the way, are people from the Dragon Country’s infrastructure companies welcome in the Xuanfeng Alliance?"

The restaurant owner immediately replied, "Of course they’re welcome. The Governor’s Mansion here in the Xuanfeng Alliance has already issued a news release. The Dragon Country’s infrastructure companies will be helping them build roads, water supply systems, schools, hospitals... Because of that, the local populace is extremely welcoming. It’s even made all of us from the Dragon Country very popular here. The locals are very respectful to us."

Hearing this, Lu Feng felt relieved.

And it was indeed the case.

Zhang Shiju was a technician from China Construction, responsible for surveying a small town. The moment he arrived, the town’s mayor personally came to welcome him with great enthusiasm.

The key question was, what was the meaning of the other party assigning him two female secretaries?

And these secretaries had it all—great figures and pretty faces.

’He was still single, after all.’

「...」

When Lu Feng returned to the Wind Capital Manor, Baguda came to see him at the first opportunity. With a face full of reverence, he said, "His Excellency the Governor, allow me to report on the recent work situation."

After receiving the infrastructure companies from the Dragon Country, he was utterly convinced of Lu Feng’s capabilities.

Now, he genuinely respected him and was determined to assist him wholeheartedly in developing the Xuanfeng Alliance.

After listening to Baguda’s report, Lu Feng asked, "Baguda, how is the acquisition of those materials I asked you to buy going?"

These were, of course, the materials for the game world that could neutralize acidic soil.

The planting area in the East Suburb was ultimately limited. As Qingfeng Base developed, it would need more crops. Once the population reached a certain point, he wouldn’t be able to just keep moving food in from the outside—that would be exhausting.

The City East Alliance hadn’t collapsed yet, so those farmlands still belonged to them.

The small number of people in his Qingfeng Base stood no chance of contending with a major base that had over a million survivors on the periphery.

Therefore, increasing the planting area was essential.

In the game world’s Celestial Sea City, all usable materials had long been scavenged by the City East Alliance. And given the conditions in the game world, it was impossible to go to other cities to scavenge.

After all, the situation in other cities was unknown, and the wilds were teeming with dangerous Mutant Beasts.

But the real world was different. He could purchase countless materials and bring them into the game world.

"His Excellency the Governor, we have already purchased a large quantity. It’s all been placed in the same warehouse where we retrieved the gold," Baguda replied immediately.

Although he didn’t know what Lu Feng needed those materials for, he simply followed orders.

Lu Feng nodded and gave another order. "Baguda, aside from the bank, we need to develop a new industry. The Xuanfeng Alliance has distilleries, right? I have a task for you: acquire all of those distilleries and make them state-owned enterprises. Then, send people to purchase the materials on this list. Also, use the Xuanfeng Bank’s name to invite international clients, especially those connected to the alcohol industry."

With that, he handed Baguda the list of materials needed to produce Dream-Returning Wine, though he didn’t include the specific ratios.

"Distilleries?" Hearing the order, Baguda knew the new industry was definitely related to alcohol.

However, the alcohol industry wasn’t an easy one to break into. After all, countries all over the world had their own famous liquors, and the competition was fierce.

But he also knew that the Governor wouldn’t do something he wasn’t sure about. The fact that he was leveraging Xuanfeng Bank to invite international clients showed he was full of confidence.

’So, I just need to follow his orders,’ he thought.

After Baguda left, Lu Feng also headed to the warehouse where the gold had been moved.

Following his orders, Red Lizard had long since sent people to protect the materials, posting a permanent guard detail.

"His Excellency the Governor!"

"His Excellency the Governor!"

These guards were special soldiers who answered exclusively to Lu Feng, so of course they recognized him.

Lu Feng nodded to the men and went straight to the warehouse. Inside, it was indeed filled with materials. Even the area outside was piled high with various materials, all packed in bags.

Neutralizing the acidic soil with these materials was simple: just pour them into water, stir, and then irrigate the soil.

Lu Feng entered the warehouse and habitually used his detection watch to scan the surroundings. Once he confirmed there were no issues, he took two bags of materials into the game world.

He found Lin Jiao and asked about the recent situation, especially the reason why those other bases had been wiped out.

"Boss, we’ve recruited a huge number of survivors recently," Lin Jiao explained. "Also, we’ve finished our investigation. Those bases were indeed destroyed, likely by a group of Beastification Ability Users."

"The people who wiped out those bases were all in a bestial state. They were very strong, and there were a lot of them!"

Hearing this, something suddenly occurred to Lu Feng.

’This might be related to the Beastman Race.’

After all, the Beastman Race could easily be mistaken for Beastification Ability Users.

Especially before the existence of the Beastman Race was public knowledge.

Besides, there weren’t many Beastification Ability Users. A large group appearing in numbers had to be the Beastman Race.

’In other words, the ’Beastman Crisis’ Chapter is about to begin.’

Lin Jiao then added, "Boss, there’s another problem. The survivors flooding into the East Suburb heard that Qingfeng Base is recruiting, and they’ve all swarmed here. We’re overloaded with new recruits. Even with the food we scavenged from the East Suburb Fortress, our supplies won’t last long. If only all that arable land was ours..."

Lu Feng handed the two bags of materials he had brought to Lin Jiao. "Try these two bags out. See if they can neutralize the soil."

Seeing this, Lin Jiao’s eyes instantly lit up.

She naturally understood that this was the material the Boss had acquired to neutralize the acidic soil.

’Based on how the Boss usually operates, he should be able to get a lot of this material, right?’

With this in mind, Lin Jiao immediately called for Guo Zhen and started making arrangements.

「...」

Meanwhile, Li Kai had secretly made his way to an area in the East Suburb.

The Li Family had sent him merely to monitor and stabilize Qingfeng Base, but they didn’t know his true intentions. He wanted to control this place, and eventually even the Li Family itself. He had secretly trained many skilled operatives to this end.

The Qingfeng Alliance thought he was merely greedy, not realizing they had fallen for a facade. It was all a deception, designed to make the people of Qingfeng Base lower their guard, creating an opportunity to land a fatal blow on Lu Feng.

He had seen it long ago: Lu Feng was the backbone of Qingfeng Base. Once Lu Feng was dead, he could use his Li Family identity to seize absolute control of the East Suburb Fortress.

His decapitation strike against Lu Feng was already in motion. The operatives he had trained had already infiltrated the East Suburb Fortress.

However, Lu Feng’s true strength was unknown. To be safe, he needed to use other forces to tie down the rest of the Qingfeng Alliance.

Forces like the One-Eyed Tiger.

And his current destination was precisely the One-Eyed Tiger’s territory.