HISS.

Su Ping drew in a sharp breath.

Before, he had thought that his Heart of Woods had already grown quite large. Including the Heart of Water lake and the developed botanical garden, it spanned over fifty square kilometers. But now, it seemed insignificant in comparison.

Having eighty thousand trees was nothing special; ordinary trees had limited value. But these Plant-based Pet Beasts could nurture over two thousand individuals?

However, Su Ping was somewhat astonished. "Da Chuan and Fire King jointly bought this forest farm. What are they planning to do?"

After all, this place was already quite far from Linzhou. It was nominally a western suburb, but it was almost at the edge of Linzhou's boundary. What was the value and meaning of developing it? Just for these Plant-based Pet Beasts? Of course, that was definitely profitable.

"The terrain of Bull Horn Mountain is unique, situated in a strategic location that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. With its lush forest and rocky mountains, it also connects Linzhou City with Shuhua City to the west. Supposedly, Linzhou was planning to construct a new town here before, weren't they?" Shangguan Ye said this.

Clearly, reaching the level of Teacher Shangguan meant having access to information not available to ordinary people.

Dong Muyun also hadn't expected Teacher Shangguan to know about this, and she nodded. "That's right. Because of the previous Beast Tide, many wild Pet Beasts in the area were cleared out. The planners in Jianghai and Linzhou were thinking about developing this area, but..."

At this "but," Su Ping turned to look at her. She gave a slight smile. "However, whether this project can continue is not so certain now."

"Oh?" Evidently, Shangguan Ye was somewhat puzzled by Dong Muyun's words.

"I've heard the Association and the planning department are discussing again. The original plan to develop westward is now shifting to the east of the city," Dong Muyun hinted.

Shangguan Ye and the others present were puzzled. Only Su Ping understood and felt somewhat helpless. Could my own ambush incident really cause a change in the city's development policy? My bad, my bad.

But Su Ping also knew. If this is the case, I need to quickly gather funds to continue purchasing the surrounding land plots. Of course, I have some confidence.

As Linzhou develops eastward, and with the continuous growth of Heart of Woods in the future, it will be more convenient and prosperous, adding a new vitality to Linzhou. A heavy responsibility and a long road lie ahead! To further expand my own Heart of Woods into a Pet Beast playground kingdom that I'll be satisfied with, there's still a long way to go. In order not to let down the city's development, I also need to work hard.

During the casual conversation, the coach left Linzhou's urban area. The vehicle's speed increased quickly, not much slower than the trains running on the railway beside the highway. The journey of a few dozen kilometers took less than half an hour, and they arrived.

This indeed resembled a horn-shaped hill. In front of it was a clearly abandoned manor. The marks of time were evident everywhere, with green vines entwined all around, giving it a strange sort of natural beauty.

Of course, that's the nice way to put it. The less favorable view, looking at this remote place, reminds me of an anime featuring a kid grim reaper I saw in my previous life—about some weekend excursions to suburban farmhouses. The kind where they wouldn't stop until several people were dead.

However, the road in front of the farmhouse was filled with many tire tracks and footprints. Clearly, many visitors had come here recently.

Indeed, as if alerted by the sound of the coach, several figures quickly emerged from the abandoned manor. In fact, a few of them were quite familiar to Su Ping.

From the coach, Su Ping could vaguely make out one of them: the middle-aged man who often fished at his Heart of Water. Is he rumored to be a shareholder of Fire King Company? I didn't expect to have the chance to see him here again today!

As for the others, they were some of the figures he had seen from the stage at the Pingyun ribbon-cutting ceremony. Obviously, they were also some of Fire King's top executives.

The doors opened, and Su Ping and the others disembarked. Leading the welcoming party was the man who had been fishing at his place just a few days ago. "Hahaha, Student Su, good to see you're alright!"

Su Ping was young. During his time at the Heart of Water lake, the group of older men hadn't felt right addressing him as Boss Su or President Su. Instead, they mostly opted for the more affectionate "Little Su," or something similar.

Su Ping also smiled slightly. "I didn't expect to meet Manager Xu here again!"

He glanced around. There were indeed quite a few people from Fire King Company; at a quick glance, there were easily dozens gathered here.

At this moment, Dong Muyun also laughed. "Manager Xu, even though we didn't specify a limit on the number of people, don't you think bringing so many is a bit like bullying us?"

Xu Li chuckled heartily. His gaze swept over the people behind Su Ping, and his pupils constricted slightly. "Miss Dong, you even invited Teacher Shangguan. How could you not let us bring a few more people? Alas, we don't possess the same Energy as Student Su, so we had to seek an advantage in numbers!"

Su Ping didn't mind. Xu Li had been a regular customer these past few days, and Su Ping had a decent impression of him. When it came to interests, naturally, everyone wanted an advantage. But in the end, it all came down to their respective abilities. One shouldn't lose face along with the advantage, nor their composure.

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