A 40-pound entry-level Recurve Bow didn’t have many complicated parts, so assembly was relatively simple.
After assembling it, he tried drawing the bowstring a few times and found that he might have bought one with too low a draw weight.
’It’s probably because of those two points in Constitution. Without that +2 to Constitution, drawing this weight wouldn’t feel so easy.’
Lin Feng felt that the two points in Constitution might have strengthened his body more than he had imagined.
A normal, healthy adult male should only have about 5 points in Constitution; 6 points would belong to someone who exercises regularly.
Since Constitution was the only attribute on the panel, increasing it meant an all-around enhancement.
’I should test out the Skills first.’
Lin Feng quickly experienced the benefits of the Passive Skill, Basic Free Shooting.
No matter his posture, he could instantly enter a shooting stance and achieve perfect balance.
’Holy shit! So this is what the Active Skill Throwing does? Are you kidding me? This is basically an aiming hack from a video game!’
Lin Feng hadn’t expected that after activating the Throwing Skill, an indicator would appear, marking the arrow’s point of impact.
’If I took this to the Olympics, I’d be a shoo-in for the gold medal.’
He had never imagined an Active Skill could do something like this, and it made him look forward to what other Skills he might get.
’But compared to Active Skills, it seems like Passive Skills provide a greater physical enhancement.’
He felt as if the ability from Basic Free Shooting had become a kind of physical instinct.
’Could it be that Passive Skills are physical modifications, while Active Skills are just granted abilities?’
The more he thought about it, the more he felt this was the case. If so, then Passive Skills should take priority over Active Skills.
He set up a straw target in the distance, took his Bow and Arrow, and stood atop the Arrow Tower. Aiming at the distant target, Lin Feng suddenly realized how easy archery was.
’A perfect shot every time. I guess I can call myself a Divine Archer now.’
The Throwing Skill was just that good. Even without using it, he could still land every arrow on the target.
Moreover, the Arrow Tower’s special effect of increasing his field of view, combined with Bow and Arrow shooting, was a perfect match.
’Hmm, this could also be a tourist attraction. A lot of city folks have never touched a Bow and Arrow; they should be interested in this kind of activity.’
Lin Feng suddenly realized that the Arrow Tower was the key to early-stage development. He never thought a defensive structure could be used this way.
He immediately opened his phone and used the last bit of money he had to buy binoculars and another Bow and Arrow, along with some non-lethal arrows.
As for the astronomical telescope, he would have to wait until after tomorrow’s delivery to buy it with the money he received.
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Early the next morning, Lin Feng messaged his parents and then headed for Xingfu Residence.
’This really is a rich neighborhood. It’s all villas, and the landscaping is nice too.’
Just as he arrived at the main gate of Xingfu Residence, he saw Wu Xin waiting by the guardhouse with her daughter.
"Just drive straight in to the gate of Number 6. I’ll guide you."
In this kind of community, outside vehicles couldn’t get in without the homeowner’s permission.
Following her directions, he soon arrived in front of a villa. Inside the gate was a huge yard with a small playground built in it.
Flowers and plants grew alongside it. Following the lady of the house inside, he found that her living room was larger than his entire house. The three-story villa even had an elevator.
So this is the simple, unpretentious life of the wealthy, huh?
Lin Feng thought to himself, ’No matter. My village will be even more luxurious than this place in the future.’
"By the way, Boss Lin, do you take pre-orders for your grapes?"
"Pre-orders? Of course. You want to place one?"
"Yes, I’d like you to deliver a hundred bunches of grapes every three days. I can prepay a 30% deposit."
"Sure, no problem at all."
"Then I’ll transfer the deposit for the next shipment to you."
Lin Feng was overjoyed. He hadn’t expected this bonus. Now he wouldn’t have to go to Wanfu Square every day to sell grapes.
"Mom, I want to eat grapes."
"You little foodie. Mom will go wash some grapes for you right now."
"Well, Ms. Wu, I’ll be taking my leave then. I’ll bring the grapes over at the same time in three days."
"Say goodbye to the uncle."
"Goodbye, uncle."
"Mm, goodbye."
Lin Feng drove his van away from Xingfu Residence, feeling cheerful, unaware that two different groups of people were still waiting anxiously for him at Wanfu Square.
With Ms. Wu as a long-term client, Lin Feng felt even more confident about his village’s future development.
’It’s a shame there aren’t more grapes. At one hundred bunches a time, they’ll be sold out after twenty deliveries.’
He had originally planned on building a Restaurant to make wine, but now it seemed he’d have to wait for the next harvest.
’I wonder if the specialty products can be scaled up?’
Lin Feng felt it would be difficult. He had already experimented and found that the specialty product area couldn’t be expanded.
Transplanting was out of the question. The grapes couldn’t survive outside of that specific area.
Otherwise, the specialty product wouldn’t have been a special item rewarded by the Village Construction Order.
’I still need to do quests. As long as I do enough quests, I can surely get other specialty products to drop.’
He refused to believe this was the only specialty product reward he would ever get. It was just that while there were many tasks, the only achievement quest so far was the one for building the village.
’Games usually require you to break the mold to trigger quests. I wonder if it’s the same here. Looks like I’ll have to do some experimenting.’
Instead of going home, Lin Feng went to the county tourism bureau to pick up the various documents he had applied for. Then he headed out again to the forestry bureau and other departments.
With the tourism development certificate, he didn’t run into any trouble with the procedures.
After returning from the county, he made another trip to the town government office and met with the town mayor, Uncle Ma, Ma Dehua.
Ma Dehua stubbed out the cigarette in his hand. "Your dad came to see me yesterday. You’ve got some real guts, kid. I thought you had told your parents you were going back to that remote place to start a tourism project."
"Uncle Ma, I was just worried my parents wouldn’t approve, so I decided to act first and report later."
"Spit it out. What are you here for today?"
"Uncle Ma, I’m building a tourist attraction on my mountain. All the permits from the county are in order. I was wondering if I need to file any paperwork with the town?"
He had to ask about this clearly. Otherwise, even with the county permits, he could still run into trouble if the town government didn’t approve.
It was the classic case of local authority trumping a distant one.
"In principle, the town government doesn’t need to get involved in your tourism development. However, you can’t just mess around, kid. You have to ensure safety."
"Uncle Ma, safety is absolutely my number one priority. See, my main idea is to build some Arrow Towers on the mountain. The night sky here is beautiful. We can put some astronomical telescopes in the Arrow Towers, and it will definitely attract city dwellers who’ve never seen a sky full of stars.
Also, the Arrow Towers can be used for an archery attraction, which should draw some tourists to try it out."
"Will that really attract people?" Ma Dehua was skeptical.
He’d been looking at this sky since he was a child and never found it particularly attractive. It was just looking at stars.
Lin Feng guaranteed, "Uncle Ma, it absolutely will. Just you wait, Mountain Ridge Town will be packed with tourists."
"Haha, if you really bring in that many tourists, then I’ll throw you a proper pig-slaughter feast."
"Then, Uncle Ma, I’ll be looking forward to that pig-slaughter feast."
After leaving the town government office, Lin Feng called Uncle Dazhuang and asked him for help buying construction materials.
If he bought them himself, it would be 20% more expensive than when Uncle Dazhuang bought them. The profit margin on building materials was huge!