Chapter 275: Legends Of The Chen Clan! This Rapeseed Flower Defies Heaven!
Shangyuan Village.
Early in the morning, Village Chief Guo Zhen gathered many villagers together. It could be seen that these villagers were all wearing standardized waitress uniforms.
They all had the Chen Clan and Shangyuan Village logos embroidered on them.
They all served as waitresses, guides, and other positions for the Chen Clan’s rapeseed flower sea in the Shangyuan Village area.
After all, with a rapeseed flower sea of ten thousand mu, the Chen Clan could not have that many clan members working as staff. So, apart from sending supervisory members, they let each village provide these staff.
This was also why all the villages had wanted to loot the planting opportunity in the beginning. If the flowers were planted in their village, not only would land be rented and villagers hired for planting, but now villagers would also be hired for services.
When tourists came, villagers could also sell things.
There were many benefits.
Of course, because the work uniforms all had logos, if tourists complained about someone from a certain village, the Chen Clan would, depending on the situation, deduct the performance bonus for that village during the rapeseed flower sea’s open period.
After gathering everyone, Guo Zhen used a loudspeaker to instruct, “Everyone knows that after the Chen Clan started tourism, our Shangyuan Village has greatly benefited, and all of you have earned quite a lot of money along with it.”
“This time, the Chen Clan has also outsourced the services in our Shangyuan Village area to us. When the time comes, the village will receive a dividend and performance bonus.”
“So, I hope you will not slack off or play tricks. You must show your utmost enthusiasm in hosting tourists. We cannot lose to the other villages.”
When Guo Zhen finished speaking, the other villagers all voiced their assurances.
Not only Shangyuan Village, but all the other villages were doing the same early in the morning.
Outsourcing the matter of hosting tourists at the rapeseed flower sea to the villages was also a decision the Chen Clan made after consideration.
After all, the Chen Clan had limited personnel, and the rapeseed flower sea was not a year-round project.
If the Chen Clan specially recruited staff just for the rapeseed flower sea, once the blooming period passed, many people would be left idle.
So, it was better to outsource directly to the villages and then pay according to dividend proportions.
Parking, restrooms, and rest areas also had to be prepared by each village.
So, the Chen Clan had not planned to prepare these themselves, because once the miraculous nature of this rapeseed flower spread, rapeseed would definitely be planted all over Youcheng County.
The rapeseed flower sea project would not become the Chen Clan’s main project.
In Linhe County.
Early in the morning, Chu Ping had arranged to ride with Chen Kai to the train station to inspect along the route. It could be seen that traffic police were already on standby along the way.
Moreover, there were traffic police patrolling all along the route to the Chen Clan.
There was no other way. After promotion of the Chen Clan’s rapeseed flower sea started, its popularity was no less than the heat over the Chen Clan’s upcoming competition with international fighting champion Habak.
Based only on last night’s statistics in the county, all the hotels, guesthouses, and even newly appearing bed and breakfasts listed for online booking in the county had their rooms fully booked.
Also, they contacted the railway department to ask about ticket bookings to Linhe County. Based solely on these data, the number of tourists heading to Linhe County today already exceeded ten thousand.
Adding nearby areas’ self-driving tourists and the Chen Clan’s usual daily tourist numbers, Linhe County would receive more than fifteen thousand tourists today.
Once these tourists filmed videos and uploaded them online, the popularity would rise further. The numbers tomorrow and the day after might explode and possibly double.
And this was also the limit of what the Chen Clan’s ten thousand mu rapeseed flower sea could accommodate, even under the premise that Linhe County’s ancient city and the Chen Clan first diverted some tourists.
This time, other scenic spots in Linhe County might also get a share of the benefits.
And for a small county town, what level was it to receive fifteen to thirty thousand tourists in a single day?
Given Linhe County’s scale, this counted as a strong, highly attractive tourism level and could definitely rank among the top for counties of the same tier.
Although after realizing that the Chen Clan’s rapeseed flowers were not ordinary, Linhe County had already made preparations, they still did not expect the rapeseed to grow abnormally fast, forming a sea of flowers in just over ten days. Coupled with the story of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s dream, its appeal to people online was huge.
Of course, they also had to thank the popularity from Habak’s match with the Chen Clan.
That surge of attention completely blew up the traffic pool and brought countless eyes to the Chen Clan’s rapeseed flower sea.
So, the influx of tourists had also caught them off guard.
A mixture of pain and joy.
If Linhe County could receive thirty thousand tourists every day, the annual tourist volume would exceed the tens of millions.
With some effort, they could even apply to be upgraded to a county-level city.
It was just a pity that the rapeseed flower sea had a blooming period.
Given the Chen Clan rapeseed’s growth speed, its blooming might be even shorter, likely ending in just over ten days.
So, they only had to hold on for a bit more than ten days, and next time they would have experience.
The Chen Clan’s rapeseed flower sea had indeed attracted countless people. After eating the Chen Clan’s melons for so long online, this time Huang Tao specially took leave to accompany his girlfriend Liu Juan to see the flower sea.
His girlfriend really liked rapeseed flowers.
After the two of them left the train station, they were immediately struck by the bustling scene at Linhe County’s station. It was extremely noisy and crowded.
Of course, the main reason was that the county’s station was very small and could not hold many people.
But such a lively scene was absolutely not what a small county station would normally have.
“Husband, it seems there are a lot of people coming to see the rapeseed flower sea today.” Liu Juan’s face was full of astonishment.
Huang Tao nodded.
Indeed, they were all here for the rapeseed flower sea.
Right now, the internet was full of heat about the Chen Clan, either about their match with the international fighting champion or about the rapeseed flowers.
What could you say?
The popularity was absurdly high.
He even suspected it had been pushed out to cover up what happened in the previous days. After all, that help information matter implicated too many, and after seeing it, he no longer trusted those hospitals and information network companies.
Others who saw it would probably feel the same.
So, it really could cause panic.
They finally managed to line up and get into a taxi.
Once they got in, the driver asked, “You two are going to the Chen Clan to see the rapeseed flower sea, right? Do you know which area your tickets are for? Then I can choose the route.”
“The Xinyang Village area.” Huang Tao checked the ticket information on his mobile phone.
“Alright, there are two routes to go there, so we won’t get stuck in traffic.” The driver said this and started the car.
After driving for only a short while, another driver’s voice came through the walkie-talkie: “I just dropped someone off. I heard they can’t even fit in the lines over there?”
Another driver said, “We can’t finish picking them up. There’s no way. The Chen Clan is really awesome.”
It was clear from their tone that the drivers were very happy. There were too many tourists coming to see the Chen Clan’s rapeseed flower sea today.
The Chen Clan really was their bread and butter. During the rapeseed blooming period, their daily income would definitely increase significantly.
Liu Juan and Huang Tao could also tell that the Chen Clan had a great reputation among these drivers.
Since the ride took some time, the two of them took out their phones and scrolled through videos, finding that many videos of the Chen Clan’s rapeseed flower sea had already been uploaded and were gaining popularity.
“Husband, these people really went early.” Liu Juan said when she saw the videos.
Huang Tao nodded and said, “Some people arrived last night and rushed over early in the morning to shoot videos.”
Liu Juan suddenly came across a video and, out of curiosity, asked Huang Tao, “Husband, look at this video. It says the Chen Clan’s rapeseed flowers were blessed by the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation, so they grew so fast. Do you think that is believable?”
Huang Tao was stunned when he heard this. He had seen more than one video about the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s dream story, but he had no idea if such things were believable.
Recently, there had indeed been many miraculous legends online about the Chen Clan, such as the spirit spring water and praying for blessings at the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall.
He planned to try them this time.
The driver suddenly said mysteriously, “You two, the story about the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s dream is definitely true. Think about it. If it was not the Heavenly Lord’s blessing, could the rapeseed flowers grow that fast?”
“There has never been rapeseed that grows so fast. And I heard from a friend that an elder at the Chen Clan’s Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall can also perform the Zhu You Technique. One of his neighbors had a skin disease on her arm, and that elder treated it with the Zhu You Technique.”
“That neighbor’s symptom had been examined at the hospital many times without being cured, and she spent a lot of money. The Chen Clan’s elder used the Zhu You Technique to cure her, and the key point is that he did not charge anything, which made many people admire him.”
Huang Tao was a bit surprised when he heard this. The elder at the Chen Clan’s Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall should be that little old woman, right?
She counted as an internet celebrity now.
Because when many tourists went to the Chen Clan and checked in at the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall, that little old woman would often appear.
Liu Juan asked curiously, “Driver, what is the Zhu You Technique?”
Hearing the question, the driver was eager to explain. “The Zhu You Technique is a method that can use runes to treat illness. You just burn the rune, dissolve it into water, and let the person drink it to cure the illness.”
This made Liu Juan and Huang Tao exchange looks. Could that really work?
Such runes being burned into water to cure illness did appear in movies.
But that such a thing actually existed in reality?
At this moment, the driver showed off his inside information again. “You two, let me tell you another bit of gossip about the Chen Clan’s rapeseed flower sea. I heard that the rapeseed grows too fast, so the culture and tourism side invited a very powerful professor to study it.”
“But that professor could not figure out anything. In the past two days he has been asking for help and brought in several more powerful professors. How amazing is the Chen Clan’s rapeseed?”
“Uh.” When Huang Tao heard this, it felt too far-fetched. If really powerful professors could not figure out an already finished rapeseed plant?
More importantly, culture and tourism invited professors to research, those professors could not manage it and brought in outside help, and somehow a taxi driver would know?
He assumed it was bragging nonsense.
In a laboratory in Linhe County, however, Bao Jing really had asked for help and invited several big shots in agricultural research he had a good relationship with.
He had no choice. He knew he could not handle that special substance; in fact, he could not even successfully isolate the elements that affected the rapeseed’s growth speed.
In this situation, he had no need for secrecy and could only ask for help. Perhaps only this way could they jointly find clues about this special substance.
“Everyone, these are the elements I isolated that affect the rapeseed’s growth speed…”
Bao Jing watched his friends bend over the instruments, carefully observing the isolated elements, and he told them everything he knew.
“This special element shortens the growth time of the Chen Clan’s rapeseed by at least half.”
“Another thing is that this special element is very miraculous. As soon as it leaves Linhe County, it starts to weaken and vanish. Or rather, once it leaves the Chen Clan’s area and reaches a certain distance, it completely disappears.”
“I originally planned to take this isolated element to the capital to borrow instruments. Who knew that what I brought there was only air.”
“Most importantly, this is only one isolated element. Through testing, I found that there are two other similar elements in that special substance, with unknown functions.”
The invited professors listened as they observed the elements’ trajectories, molecules, and structures. The more they observed, the more unbelievable it seemed.
In all their crop research, they had never seen such an elemental substance.
The Chen Clan’s rapeseed was obviously an ordinary variety, yet under the influence of such elements, it showed such terrifying growth speed.
It was utterly incredible.
If they could study these elements thoroughly, it might become a milestone in agricultural research.
Thinking of this, each of them could not restrain their passion for researching these elements.
“Professor Bao, I must be involved in this research.” One of them immediately said.
The others agreed. They all had a hunch that this might be the greatest research of their lives.
A relatively older professor asked curiously, “Professor Bao, is there currently any useful and intuitive effect from this special element?”
The others also looked over.
Bao Jing knew his friends would ask this, so he said, “There is a story. One day, the Chen Family Head had a dream in which the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation sent a dream message and told the Chen Clan to plant rapeseed. So the Chen Clan planted rapeseed in a season not suitable for it, and now the rapeseed there has formed large fields and is growing very well.”
When these professors came, they had naturally seen the videos online, including the story of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s dream.
Now hearing Professor Bao, it seemed to be true.
If, under conditions that modern science could not explain, this was not related to new science, then it might be related to theology.
And now it seemed to be touching theology.
Once they understood this, the professors’ faces clearly showed excitement. If that was the case, what would happen once this special substance was fully studied?
Could they, like those great figures who turned to theology in their later years, lift a corner of theology’s veil?
One professor suggested, “Professor Bao, why don’t we go and look at those rapeseed flowers and collect some samples for research?”
Bao Jing nodded. “Yes. Today the Chen Clan’s rapeseed is in full bloom. I also planned to get some petals to study.”
As he spoke, he began to make arrangements.
Soon, a vehicle marked with “Qingmin University Agricultural Research Laboratory” quickly headed to the Chen Clan’s rapeseed flower sea.
He had requested this from the university.
Before long, Bao Jing led people to the rapeseed flower sea in the Xinyang Village area.
Mainly because there were currently fewer tourists there and it was not congested.
After getting out of the car, they immediately went into the rapeseed flower sea to collect samples.
In the rapeseed flower sea, Huang Tao and Liu Juan recorded several sets of videos. By coincidence, they saw Bao Jing’s group not far away, and both of them were stunned by the vehicle marked “Qingmin University Agricultural Research Laboratory.”
What the driver said was actually true?
Bao Jing and the other professors did not take long to collect samples. They only needed enough green leaves, roots, stems, and blossoms for testing.
The focus was on blossoms, because the most important part of rapeseed is the flower.
Soon, Bao Jing and the others returned to the laboratory arranged in the county. Each of them went all out on the tests. They were all senior agricultural research professors and could move quickly through this kind of testing.
Suddenly, a professor who was testing the rapeseed blossoms exclaimed, “Something is wrong, very wrong. Come and look at the data for the carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and other substances in the blossoms, and the data and ratios for nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and other substances.”
Bao Jing and the others were stunned for a moment and all walked over.
When they picked up the data and looked, each of their faces showed shock.
Among these substances, the basic materials for carbohydrates, fats, and proteins could directly determine the plumpness and thousand-kernel weight of the rapeseed.
Mineral elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium: nitrogen affects pod development and seed protein synthesis.
Phosphorus and potassium promote the transport of photosynthetic products to seeds. The three together affect the number of pods per unit area and the number of seeds per pod.
Simply put, these substances could determine the final rapeseed yield of a rapeseed flower sea.
But when they saw the data that the professor had obtained, they were as shocked as he was.
What kind of joke was this?
If, based on these data, the final rapeseed oil content met the standard,
then the Chen Clan’s rapeseed flower sea would be defying the heavens.
Those of them who worked in agricultural research or had once participated in rapeseed research would collectively lose face when this rapeseed was harvested.
