I Can Stock Up in the Game

Chapter 22: Chapter 22: Magical Construction Method! Delicious Food +1, Pleasant Mood +1

Zhang Lin immediately looked at the upgrade notification.

An increase of 500 jin to the wholesale quota for Sunshine Rose grapes wasn’t surprising; he had received this kind of reward before.

Wholesaling these 500 jin of Sunshine Rose grapes would bring in another 20,000 yuan in profit. At this rate, the upgrade reward was already well worth it.

Next, he immediately looked at the other two notifications. Reaching level 3 had, as expected, unlocked the Agricultural Building & Facility Market.

He quickly checked the game interface in his mind. Sure enough, besides the Procurement Market, there was now an Agricultural Building & Facility Market.

In the game, this market had to be unlocked before you could construct various agricultural facilities. Furthermore, these buildings were essential for developing the farm.

He immediately clicked on the Agricultural Building & Facility Market, and just as he expected, a list of available buildings and facilities popped up:

Simple Construction Site Dormitory (Ordinary):

Function: Rest

Attribute: None

Construction Cost: 35,000 (Construction conditions met).

...

Greenhouse (Quality 1):

Function: Planting

Attribute: Heat Preservation and Temperature Increase +1.

Construction Cost: 17,500 (Construction conditions met)

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Fruit and Vegetable Storage (Quality 1):

Function: Storage

Attribute: Fruit and Vegetable Preservation Effect +1.

Construction Cost: 150,000 (Construction conditions met).

...

Zhang Lin stared at the building information in surprise. Aside from one or two, almost all the buildings came with special attributes. Moreover, each building required a corresponding level to be built.

The ones that could be built at his current level 3 had the words ”(Construction conditions met)” at the end, while the names of buildings he couldn’t construct yet were grayed out.

To build any of these structures now, he needed to meet two other conditions besides the level requirement.

One was having enough money. Looking at the materials and area of these buildings, he figured the listed prices were probably similar to real-world construction costs.

The other was having a sufficient number of available building slots.

This time, leveling up to 3 had given him ”Buildable Structures +2,” meaning he could now construct two buildings.

The wholesale fruits, purchased seeds, redeemed tiller, and recruited employees could all manifest in reality. ’If my guess is correct,’ he thought, ’then these buildings, once constructed, can also be brought into the real world.’

With this in mind, Zhang Lin immediately chose the cheapest option, the ordinary construction site dormitory, to test his theory.

Since he wasn’t sure if his hypothesis was correct, it was natural to start with the cheapest one. Besides, he could definitely use the dormitory. As the farm developed, he would certainly need more and more employees, and the current nine prefabricated steel buildings wouldn’t be enough.

As he made his selection, a game notification immediately sounded:

[Congratulations, you have spent 35,000. Now constructing a Simple Construction Site Dormitory. Please select a location for construction!]

”Card ending in ***: Payment of 35,000 yuan to China Merchants Bank at 9:30 AM on June 15. Remaining balance: 500,494.52 yuan.”

As the payment notification chimed, Zhang Lin looked at the game interface in his mind with astonishment.

A ghostly image of a building had appeared in the game view—a prefabricated steel building typical of a construction site. It had two floors, with four rooms on each floor, for a total of eight dorm rooms. Each room was large enough for two people.

A prefab building of this size would cost around 4,000 yuan per room. For eight connected rooms, a price of 35,000 wasn’t expensive.

He could now move the ghostly image of the simple construction site dormitory. As he moved it, the ground below would turn either green or red.

Just like in a game, green meant the area was buildable, while red meant it was not. For instance, one spot turned red because it overlapped with the existing prefab buildings and warehouse on the map. Areas with large rocks or steep slopes also showed up as red.

The controls were just like the building mechanics in common RPGs.

With a thought, Zhang Lin moved the building’s phantom image and placed it on a compacted, empty plot of land not far away.

His dad had originally wanted to use this plot for a farm-stay, but its location was now too close to the prefab buildings and warehouse. Since this was where the wholesale fruits materialized, he definitely couldn’t build a farm-stay there anymore.

This empty plot happened to be a buildable area, so he decided to construct the simple construction site dormitory right here.

After he confirmed his choice, a system notification sounded:

[Congratulations, the Simple Construction Site Dormitory is now under construction...]

Following the prompt, a ball of light appeared on his office desk, just like with the previous contract. A stack of documents materialized within it.

He picked them up and saw that it was the construction contract and related documents for the simple construction site dormitory.

At the same time, in the game, he could see the plot of land being immediately cordoned off. A ”Construction” icon appeared over it, followed by a progress bar.

A moment later, two construction vehicles arrived at the location, honking their horns twice!

”BEEP BEEP!”

In reality, the sound of two horns blared in Zhang Lin’s ears simultaneously, coming from nearby.

This made him jump to his feet. He hurried out of the prefab building and looked toward the compacted, empty lot. Just like in the game, two construction vehicles had appeared, and workers were getting out, unloading prefab materials and tools, and starting to build on the spot.

Even though Zhang Lin had anticipated this, seeing it with his own eyes was still incredibly shocking.

What was happening in reality was exactly the same as in the game.

’The key is that these construction workers definitely aren’t from the real world. Did they just appear out of thin air?’

Zhang Lin found it amazing. However, with the game system backing him up, he didn’t need to worry about such things.

Moreover, Zhang Lin was surprised to find that these people were building at an incredible speed, definitely faster than any normal construction crew. It wasn’t that time was sped up or anything; rather, there were many workers, none of them were slacking off, and they all seemed to be working tirelessly with all their might, as if they never got tired. Their techniques were also extremely skillful, which contributed to the speed.

Zhang Lin walked closer.

Seeing him approach, the workers didn’t greet him. They seemed to ignore him completely, continuing to work hard.

He took the initiative to greet one of them, but the man immediately spoke up, ”Sir, this is a construction site. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed. Please don’t disturb our work.”

”...” Zhang Lin was speechless.

’These worker bros are surprisingly aloof.’

A set of prefab buildings like this, if built by a real-world company, would have fewer workers assigned, and they certainly wouldn’t work with such life-or-death intensity. It would definitely take a full day to complete.

But now, in less than half a day, the construction was finished just before noon.

[Congratulations, you have successfully constructed a Simple Construction Site Dormitory. No new employee types unlocked!]

Game Buildings (3/4): Prefabricated Steel Building, Warehouse, Simple Construction Site Dormitory.

He checked his building data; sure enough, there was a new one.

As the simple construction site dormitory was completed, the workers on the game map got back into their construction vehicles, drove off the farm, and vanished.

And in reality, Zhang Lin also watched the workers get into their vehicles, drive off the farm, and continue into the distance until they were out of his sight.

Only then did Zhang Lin enter the newly built prefab building to inspect it.

The texture felt real, and the craftsmanship was clearly better than the one his dad had built before.

’This method of construction is just incredible.’

Zhang Lin immediately hurried back to his prefab building. He still had one build slot left, meaning he could construct another building.

He had just been looking at the buildings available at his current level, and there was a level 3 building that he desperately needed right now—one he was originally planning to hire someone to build anyway.

Now, he could have the game system construct that building directly, without needing to hire an outside construction team.

Once back in his prefab building, he immediately opened the Agricultural Building & Facility Market and looked at a particular building’s information:

Agricultural-Style Scenic Park Service Center (Quality 1):

Functions: Ticket Office, Lounge, Restaurant!

Attributes: Delicious Cuisine +1, Cheerful Mood +1!

Construction Cost: 500,000 (Construction conditions met).

When the 500-acre rapeseed Flower Sea opened to the public, it would require quite a few supporting facilities, and a ticket office was an absolute must.

He had already been planning to have someone build a service center, one with a ticketing function at the very least.

Now, this Agricultural-Style Scenic Park Service Center not only had a ticket office but also a lounge and a restaurant. It was more than enough.

Most importantly, the game system’s service center came with the attributes ”Delicious Cuisine +1” and ”Cheerful Mood +1.”

For the flower-viewing tourism industry, it went without saying how useful these two attributes would be.

People go out to have fun and relax. With ”Cheerful Mood +1,” combined with the rapeseed flowers’ ”Ornamental Value +1” and ”Photogenic +1” attributes, it would absolutely make every tourist feel their trip was worthwhile. They might even proactively recommend it to others.

’These attributes are a perfect match.’

And then there was ”Delicious Cuisine +1,” which was obviously for the restaurant. With this attribute, he could probably just hire any random chef and start a restaurant business. The dishes would surely be a huge hit.

But now he faced a dilemma.

He had a little over 500,000 yuan left. If he used it to pay off his debts, it would be enough to clear what he owed to his creditors, excluding the 600,000+ yuan bank loan. If he built this service center first, paying back his creditors would have to wait a while.

However, he only agonized over it for a moment before deciding to build the service center.

He now had another 500 jin of Sunshine Rose grapes.

1,500 jin of honey peaches plus 1,000 jin of Sunshine Rose grapes could be wholesaled for 76,000 yuan. Subtracting the 12,000 yuan cost, his profit would be 64,000 yuan.

So, he would be able to pay back the money very soon.

He had already visited all his creditors to deliver fruit and explain his situation. A few days’ delay wouldn’t make much of a difference.

And now that the 500-acre Flower Sea was ready, its supporting facilities had to be built.

[Congratulations, you have spent 500,000. Now constructing an Agricultural-Style Scenic Park Service Center. Please select a location for construction!]

”Card ending in ***: Payment of 500,000 yuan to China Merchants Bank at 11:30 AM on June 15. Remaining balance: 494.52 yuan.”

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