Chapter 278 - 257: Gene Activation Fluid! The Problem of the 100-Year Plan

Chapter 278: Chapter 257: Gene Activation Fluid! The Problem of the 100-Year Plan

It wasn’t just the material sellers like Quidar who were excited. Following the three announcements from the Governor’s Mansion, the brewers were also ecstatic.

Previously, when they brewed their wine, the selling price was 150 Xuanfeng Coins per pound.

Now, the Xuanfeng Alliance had acquired those distilleries and was actually raising the purchase price for the wine to 500 Xuanfeng Coins.

This meant their income could more than triple.

All at once, their passion for brewing soared even higher.

Moreover, upon seeing this news, many people started jumping into the brewing business.

It was certain that both the materials for Dream-Returning Wine and the brewing industry as a whole were about to see a massive boom within the Xuanfeng Alliance.

Naturally, as orders for the Xuanfeng Alliance’s Dream-Returning Wine were promoted and expanded, they too would explode. At least, there was no need to worry about a drop in sales before the formula was cracked.

Without the special equipment from that era in the game world, it would be impossible to crack the Dream-Returning Wine formula in reality—at least, not for another 20 years.

Of course, this would also create a problem. If everyone rushed in to plant materials like sweet potatoes or started brewing wine, it could lead to an oversupply of materials.

When that time came, the Xuanfeng Alliance would need to implement macroeconomic controls, which meant lowering the purchase prices for the wine and materials again.

This was not a desirable outcome, of course.

At the very least, things were currently heading in a positive direction, allowing a portion of the population to become wealthy.

The best way to prevent the populace from blindly rushing to plant sweet potatoes or brew wine was to open up new sectors and find new industries for development.

The third announcement excited the distillery employees. Their original monthly salary of 10,000 Xuanfeng Coins was now raised to 50,000 Xuanfeng Coins.

When they heard this news, the distillery workers were so excited they nearly jumped for joy, and they remained in a state of high spirits for the entire day.

At the same time, it caused people applying for jobs at the distillery to form an endless stream. The queue of applicants actually stretched outside the Wind Capital.

This forced the person in charge of the distillery, Liguer, to seriously review all applications and select the best candidates. The chosen application materials even had to be reviewed by Red Lizard first.

The distillery was one of the Xuanfeng Alliance’s current pillar industries, making the secrecy of its formula extremely important. For this reason, Lu Feng had specifically assigned Red Lizard to arrange for elite special forces soldiers to handle security.

It could be said that Dream-Returning Wine alone had benefited a great many people in the Xuanfeng Alliance, and their sense of identification with the alliance was growing stronger by the day.

「Wind Manor.」

Lu Feng, however, was looking at the screen showing the game world in surprise. While he was surveying the East Suburban Area, he discovered that the team tasked with scouting for Gold, jade, and jewels throughout Celestial Sea City had returned in a hovercar.

The hovercar wasn’t just loaded with bags of Gold; there were also stacks and stacks of documents.

He watched as these people drove the hovercar into the East Suburb Fortress and then carried the stacks of documents to the research area.

Seeing this, Lu Feng had a good idea of what was happening. With a thought, he entered the game and appeared in the research area.

When he arrived, the sisters Cheng Sisi and Cheng Yaoyao were already leading a team to organize the documents.

Seeing him arrive, the people hurriedly stood up to greet him.

"Boss!"

"Boss!"

Cheng Sisi handed a stack of documents to Lu Feng and said, "Boss, these are paper collateral documents the scout team found in a bank. Many of them are incomplete, but many are also complete, like these for example."

Lu Feng took the documents and began to look through them. There was information on face masks, nutrient solutions, ketchup...

The documents about face masks, in particular, caught his attention.

There’s a common saying these days: if you want a man’s money, you have to go through a woman; besides that, there’s always tobacco and alcohol. But if you want a woman’s money, all you need to do is get the skincare products right.

He specifically pulled out the file on face masks and used his game’s investigation skill to view its information:

[This is a special face mask technology. It is made with an activation fluid that affects cells. It can be used to produce all types of face masks and has excellent whitening and hydrating effects. Use this technology?]

Lu Feng didn’t hesitate. He went straight to his private office and chose to use it. The documents dissolved into starlight, and at the same time, a stream of relevant information flowed into his mind. The technique for making activation fluid face masks was added to his character panel.

And after receiving the information, he understood just how powerful this face mask technology was.

According to the timeline, the cell activation fluid technology appeared 15 years from the present day in the real world, in 2038. Face masks using this technology were then created five years after that.

In other words, this was technology 20 years ahead of its time.

Once these face masks were produced, they would crush all other masks on the market.

Moreover, although Dream-Returning Wine was miraculous and destined to sell like crazy, he also knew that people would inevitably rush to brew wine or plant things like sweet potatoes and Qiuzi Grass.

Once everyone started planting, there would definitely be an oversupply of materials. After a certain point, the boom would inevitably lead to a bust.

Therefore, diversifying was very important.

These face masks could be one of the technologies used for that diversification.

The activation fluid required for the face mask technology also needed many materials, which would have to be purchased and cultivated.

Also, the pure cotton needed for the mask’s substrate would require cotton farming.

This would create a significant diversion of resources.

Furthermore, it would be necessary to build a face mask factory and hire a large number of employees.

The key was that these face masks were destined to be a cash cow.

Not only was the technology far beyond what currently existed, but it was also easy to make money from women.

Face masks were already an essential product for women today, and of course, for some men as well.

Lu Feng then exited the game again. He had some lunch, and before long, Baguda arrived in a hurry. Seeing Lu Feng, he said, "His Excellency the Governor, there is a very important matter I need to discuss with you."

"What is it?" Lu Feng asked.

Baguda immediately said, "His Excellency the Governor, it’s about the issue of education. We must get a handle on education in the Xuanfeng Alliance. There are too many illiterate people here. Due to historical issues in Cambodia, the general level of education is extremely low. Most ordinary students drop out before the age of 10. There’s also the problem of a teacher shortage. Of course, the key issue was always the lack of funds for education, but now we have the means."

Clearly, Baguda knew that education was an extremely important matter.

Before, they didn’t have the financial means, but now they did. The deposit for the first batch of Dream-Returning Wine alone was 42 billion Xuanfeng Coins. After deducting a small amount for costs, the rest was pure profit.

Even after raising the purchase prices for the wine and materials, as well as the distillery employees’ wages, and setting aside a portion of the remaining money for infrastructure payments, there was still enough left over to start making other preliminary plans.

And Baguda had put education on the agenda.

After all, if they wanted to develop, education had to be the foundation.

"Tell me, what are your plans?" Lu Feng asked Baguda.

Baguda explained, "His Excellency the Governor, I plan to start with basic education. The Dragon Country is helping with infrastructure, and schools are one of the main projects. We can first carry out educational reform and then start enrolling students. Once the schools are built, they can be put to use immediately."

"The most important thing is the curriculum, for example, the official language, which would be the main language of instruction in schools. I have three options here. The first is to use the old Cambodian language, but it is too fragmented. The local accents and dialects are too strong, making it difficult to standardize."

"The second option is English. After all, English is the international lingua franca, which would help us connect with the rest of the world. Of course, the Cambodian language would also need to be taught as a supplementary subject in the beginning."

"The third option is the Dragon Country’s language. The Dragon Country is a major power with growing influence. Moreover, they have helped us so much with our infrastructure, and there are already many people from the Dragon Country in the Xuanfeng Alliance."

"Therefore, there are also benefits to making the Dragon Country’s language the main one. It would allow us to grow closer to the Dragon Country. Of course, in the short term, we would still need to teach the Cambodian language as a supplement."

"However, no matter which option we choose, there is one problem we must solve: the issue of teaching staff. Without enough qualified teachers, it’s all just empty talk."

Lu Feng nodded upon hearing this.

This showed that Baguda had some foresight for development and knew what was most important.

Baguda then asked, "His Excellency the Governor, which main language we will teach in the future is a decision you will have to make."