Ranch Story: Start Over

As the sky continued to darken, Thomas and others finally came on stage, blew into the microphone, and shouted a few times:

"Are all the households in place? Check with each other's neighbors. The residents' meeting will begin soon."

At this time, Feng Ling, who was hiding not far away, pretended to be out of breath and ran out. There were five people walking together before, and Feng Ling asked the four of them to go first. He found a corner and fiddled with the system's function information. He had been hiding until now.

"That brat, why are you here so late? Find a place to sit down."

Thomas was sitting on the podium when he saw the last few young men coming in. He quickly asked them to find a place to sit down, including Feng Ling who arrived late.

Feng Ling and a few young people found a seat in the back row and sat down.

"Brother! Brother! Come quickly, we have reserved a seat for you."

Seeing Hua Xiaoling calling him in a low voice not far away, the familiar people around turned their heads and found Feng Ling who had just entered.

Feng Ling quickly pretended not to hear anything, then looked around carefully. It was okay, the seat was full and they couldn't sneak over.

Hua Xiaoling called out several times in a row, but Feng Ling still had no intention of coming over. Then she looked around him and saw that there were people sitting around him. She came up with an idea and trotted over.

If it was Hua Xiaoling who ran over, Feng Ling would not care at all. Hua Xiaoling who ran over directly said to the guy next to Feng Ling:

"Handsome guy, can I sit with my brother? Please switch seats with me. The beautiful Karen is over there."

As soon as Karin was mentioned, the other person's eyes lit up immediately. Although Hua Xiaoling was also very beautiful, she was still a little girl and had not grown up yet. The other person decisively chose to sit over.

"Brother, hehehe."

Looking at Hua Xiaoling with a silly smile on her face and holding his arm intimately, Feng Ling patted her head and signaled her to listen carefully to Thomas's speech today.

Seeing that there was no major problem with the number of people, Thomas finally started this month's residents' meeting.

"Dear fellow villagers and neighbors, there is more to do this season than last season, so let's do it the same way as always. I'll start and everyone can express their opinions."

As the projection on the big screen in the central square opened, everyone saw several major items of discussion today. The first was the mine reconstruction project in Mineral Town. This was a project that required manpower, money, and the joint construction of several brother towns.

Thomas said directly:

“Dear fellow villagers, the open-pit mine in our Ore Town, which had been closed for a long time, has now been reopened. The supernatural events of the past will no longer occur, so it is time to mobilize everyone to build our mine together. I have good news for you.

The survey results of the current open-pit mine by the arriving technical experts have shown that the Ore Town Mine has been upgraded to a high-level resource mine, with complex routes, high mineral returns, and several more rare ores than other high-level resource mines.

Here, in order to commend Feng Ling for cleaning up the mine, we have decided to give Feng Ling 5% of the mine income permanently in the future and name the mine the Morning Wind Mine. Congratulations to him."

Following Thomas' lead in applauding, everyone applauded and looked at Feng Ling. The few young people who had just returned recently also curiously followed the crowd's gaze and looked over. It turned out to be the young man who had just arrived last.

Feng Ling stood up, thanked everyone and then sat down. Hua Xiaoling clapped her hands loudly beside him, looking like a little fangirl.

"Then I will announce to everyone that the remaining 95% of the total revenue will be evenly distributed among the five towns. So everyone can contribute money and effort, and everyone will get a share, without losing out on one while focusing on the other."

An elderly man in the crowd stood up and asked:

"Thomas, it's hard to compete with others in Mineral Town with such a small population. Can we have equal benefits?"

Thomas waved his hand and said confidently:

"Don't worry about that. Please welcome the Vice President of the Advanced Mineral Research Institute."

Vice President of the Advanced Mineral Research Institute? Where did this big shot come from?

As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Chenxi beside Karin suddenly stood up, walked towards the podium, said hello to everyone, and sat down.

Ling Chenxi actually has this identity. No wonder Ling Xiaoxin was looking for her sister as the rescuer at that time. However, Ling Chenxi's identity did not receive a perfunctory response from everyone, and there were whispers below.

"Oh my god, it turned out that the eldest daughter of the Ling family personally participated in the design,"

"I often see her on TV. She is considered a genius among the younger generation, with profound attainments in magic and geology!"

"I heard that the utilization rate of each of the high-level resource projects designed by her has reached more than 8%."

"We are able to invite such a person. We must make great efforts to participate in the profits of the Morning Wind Mine this time!"

Unexpectedly, Ling Chenxi is actually a national-level young talent. Her fame, beauty and strength have made her a leader of the young new generation of this world's magic principality. Her appearance this time is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the construction of the Morningwind Mine.

“Lin Chenxi’s arrival is also related to Feng Ling’s results in cleaning up the mine, so don’t speculate why such a big shot is willing to lead the project.

Regarding the specific distribution of income, everyone can come to the Kuangshi Town Government Office tomorrow to fill out the form. I hope everyone will contribute money and effort. This is related to the future distribution of mineral resources!"

Thomas said with a heavy expression:

"As we all know, Ore Town and its neighboring towns have been in remote locations for many years. Even though they are on the coast, due to the limited access to the sea, our port conditions are not mature, so we lack advantages in all aspects. However!

As long as we complete the construction of this high-level resource mine, we will have the strength to exchange resources with other regions, and then we can reasonably allocate resources."

If the exchange of resources alone was not enough to move everyone, Thomas changed the subject and pointed to the surrounding scene, pointing to the newly built magic street lights.

"Everyone, did you notice that the magic street lights in the central square have been replaced today?"

"Yes, Thomas, you've wasted your money this time. The warranty on this thing is too poor. It won't last long. It's a waste of tax money to use such a good product."

"It's true that it's bright, but it's hard to say how long it will last."

"I'm just curious about the price. The common problem with magic street lamps is that they are expensive and have a high damage rate. Give up struggling, Thomas."

……

As the discussion continued, Thomas announced:

“During the summer conference, I said that whoever solves the problem of magic street lamps can get government support as long as they can achieve the lowest price and lowest cost in the evaluation process. Now I announce it!

The five major towns jointly launched a formal bidding for the construction of the Magic Street Light Production Center, and Feng Ling, the chief technical officer, was appointed! "