My scenic spot is popular all over the world

Xu Chenglin said: "The propaganda is huge. I think people who don't pay attention to politics should have heard of the name of this plan."

"World Tree Project."

Xiao Yan had indeed heard of it, and joked at the time that Lingshan Scenic Area does not need the "World Tree Project" because he already has one.

The main content of the plan is to contract the land in highly polluted areas to individuals for development and construction.Those who contract the land have a high degree of autonomy, a bit like princes and kings under the enfeoffment system.

"In order to deal with the potential crisis, the alliance launched this plan," explained Xu Chenglin,

"If the contractor suffers a huge economic loss, the alliance will give compensation. If it makes a profit, the alliance will not charge a penny of interest, and there will be no tax."

The wages of avarice is death.Working in highly polluted areas is indeed life-threatening, but in the case of being fully armed, there will be basically no accidents.

The high-pollution areas planned to be allocated have large land, rich resources, many abandoned factories, a certain industrial foundation, and strong subsidies from the alliance. It can be said that gold is hidden everywhere.

The most exciting thing is that the contractor enjoys the permanent property rights of the land. After he dies, his children and grandchildren can legally inherit it, and there will be no shortage forever.

As soon as the documents were issued, all the big businessmen rushed to hand out the applications.

Some people even walked around the highly polluted area without protection in order to obtain land, and live-streamed the whole process to prove that they are in good health, resistant to radiation, and suitable for participating in the World Tree Project.

Then the man suddenly mutated, was sent to the intensive care unit, and died, covered with green scales when he died.

Xu Chenglin said positively: "Please rest assured, after taking good protection, living in high-pollution areas for a long time will not affect your health."

Xiao Yan was not interested in this project, he asked lightly: "Do you want to apply my technology to the World Tree Project?"

"No," Xu Chenglin shook his head, "I want you to participate in the World Tree Project."

Xiao Yan chuckled: "The director thinks highly of me."

Competitors for the World Tree Project are either high-profile dignitaries, powerful financial giants, or reputable royal nobles.

Compared with them, Xiao Yan's capital is much inferior.

Xu Chenglin's tone didn't sound like he said casually: "We will select a total of four participants for the first-generation World Tree Project, and I hope you can sign up."

Xiao Yan: "I have no will."

"You can think about it," Xu Chenglin stood up, and the conversation was coming to an end.

"Why do you want me to participate?" Xiao Yan asked the confusion in his heart.

With his status and influence, joining the World Tree Project is like a primary school student joining a doctoral research group.

"What we value is not just assets," Xu Chenglin straightened his tie, "what is more important is potential."

After sending Xu Chenglin away, Xiao Yan didn't take this matter to heart.He just took it as Xu Chenglin's polite words to encourage the younger generations.

However, within a few days after Xu Chenglin's visit, Lingshan welcomed another group of incredible tourists.

When three silver-white spaceships appeared in unison over the Lingshan docking yard, they easily attracted everyone's attention.

The paint full of scientific and technological sense and metallic feeling shone in the sunlight, and the three spaceships were written with "Blue Star Biochemical Research Institute", "Blue Star Environmental Research Institute", and "Blue Star General Administration of Planning" respectively.

Each line is suffixed with a red five-pointed star, which is the symbol of the Blue Star Alliance.

The three five-pointed stars are like fiery magma buried deep in the ground, emitting bone-chilling heat amidst the radiance.When the spaceship descended slowly, tourists gathered around the mooring yard and looked up with bated breath.

A few hundred meters away, in the office of Beiming Mountain Villa, Xiao Yan turned his head and saw the three spaceships immediately.

The huge silver-white machine is like a badge engraved on the glass, with a solemn and majestic feeling.The distance was too far, and Xiao Yan couldn't read the writing on the spaceship clearly, but he could clearly see the three red five-pointed stars that were almost burning.

"What are the people from the alliance doing here?" Xiao Yan turned his head and asked Mephistopheles, "Why didn't you tell me about such an important matter in advance?"

Mephisto also had a puzzled look on his face.

"I didn't get the news beforehand."

Seeing the three spaceships landing in the middle of the docking yard, a sense of oppression hit my face.

The presence of people from the Blue Star Alliance is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is definitely not a good thing.

Xiao Yan immediately left the office and went to the docking yard.

When he arrived, people came out of the spaceship one after another. They were dressed in uniform official uniforms and walked down expressionlessly.

Seeing Xiao Yan appearing, a man in a black uniform and black sunglasses rushed forward to meet him. He had a badge pinned to his chest, with a silver bottom and a red sniper|sniper target icon on the pattern.

Xiao Yan knew that this was the icon of the Planning Bureau, and the target meant precision and swiftness.

"Hello." The other party held out a hand politely.

Xiao Yan shook hands with him, and his fingertips were separated: "I was really surprised, why did you come here?"

The man grinned, his straight white teeth reflecting the sunlight.

He took off his sunglasses and pinned them on the collar of his suit: "This is Lingshan Scenic Area, right? We're here for tourism, of course."

Xiao Yan: "..."

Nonsense.

Of course, the people of the alliance can travel, but they should change to a civilian spaceship and wear ordinary casual clothes, instead of such a big fanfare and mobilizing the crowd.

But they insisted that they were here for a trip, so Xiao Yan couldn't say anything.

In the three boats, a total of more than 200 people walked out and took over the entire building of Beiming Villa.All they ordered were superior rooms with an average price of 3000+ per night.

"Could it be that the Blue Star government wants to help the poor out of poverty, right?" Xiao Yan made a joke when collecting money.

The person from the Planning Bureau grinned: "Whether Mr. Xiao is down or not depends on when we compare."

Xiao Yan's eyelashes trembled, and he handed the certificate back to him as if nothing had happened: "Have a nice trip."

"must."

For the next few days, Xiao Yan has been observing the movements of this group of people.They're obviously not here for tourism, they seem to be... collecting samples?

The people at the institute occasionally pluck a piece of grass, pick a flower, take some soil, put it into a brown glass bottle, and put it neatly into the inventory box of the spacecraft.

Xiao Yan frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"

When the surrounding tourists saw the staff in uniform, they automatically avoided, forming a vacuum zone.

The team leader of the planning bureau is named Wei Chongyang, and he smiled patternedly: "Please understand, these researchers are all workaholics. When they see rare samples, they can't help but want to collect them."

This is no surprise.The laboratory is interested in Lingshan's "advanced technology", but Xiao Yan is unwilling to share the technology, so they can only sample and study it themselves.

There is no law stating that researchers are not allowed to take samples without the owner's permission.They just pulled some flowers and plants. If he insisted on investigating, Xiao Yan could only say that they destroyed the lawn.

The fact that strangers randomly destroy the lawn is enough to make people uncomfortable.

Xiao Yan's tone was blunt: "Who instructed you to do this? Xu Chenglin?"

"They picked it if they wanted to, and they didn't need anyone's permission."

"The outlying island is my private territory, and every plant and tree here belongs to me."

Wei Chongyang shrugged: "Okay, you go to report the crime, do a damage assessment, and then file a lawsuit."

Xiao Yan: "..."

"However, the filing of the case requires that the amount of loss be more than 2000 common currency. I guess, if all the weeds in this area are pulled out, the loss will not reach 2000 common currency."

It is impossible for Xiao Yan to really report the case. They dare to do so because they have nothing to fear.

"Did Xu Chenglin send you here?"

Wei Chongyang: "He doesn't have that much power yet."

A person with more power than Xu Chenglin... Strands of tiny icicles were woven into spider webs, enveloping the entire heart in an instant.

Could it be the president?

Seeing Xiao Yan's shocked expression, the corners of Wei Chongyang's mouth widened, revealing a row of shark-like small and dense teeth.

"I like to soak in hot springs at night. The deepest hot springs in the lava cave of Beiming Mountain Villa are very good, and the price is expensive, so there are few tourists." Wei Chongyang said casually.

Xiao Yan was silent.

That night, after thinking twice, he decided to go to the hot spring that Wei Chongyang mentioned by himself.

Until now, Xiao Yan still couldn't figure out why people from the research institute and the planning bureau came to Lingshan with great fanfare, but he knew that under the reality well known by the head office, there must be hidden secrets hidden in the sky.

Wei Chongyang chose a very ingenious meeting place. If he was in the office, no matter how secretive his actions were, there would be a risk of being seen. If he chose a hot spring, even if his whereabouts were discovered, he could use vacation as an excuse to get away with it.

The inside of the cave is dim. In order to ensure that the natural structure is not damaged, no wires are installed in the cave, and the lighting depends entirely on oil lamps and handmade candles.

The surface of the delicately carved lamp base is plated with a layer of heavy and simple metallic luster, and a wisp of pale blue smoke emerges from the candle wick.

Whether it is a lamp holder or a candle, in the damp cave, they are like some kind of faintly glowing plants, quiet and strange.

In spring, hot springs are very popular, and there are many tourists gathered in the cave. The dense water mist makes them unable to see each other's faces clearly. They lie in the hot air and squint their eyes comfortably.

From the entrance to the depths of the cave, Xiao Yan didn't see any suspicious people along the way.

The further you go inside, the dimmer the light and the fewer tourists there are.One is because the depths are dark and scary, and the other is that the deeper the hot springs, the more expensive they are.

The price of the hot springs outside is controlled at around 150 common currency. After entering the two caves, the price is close to 1000 common currency.

This is not something you can come in for a fee. If you want to spend money in the hot springs in the third cave and deeper, you need a room with a four-star rating or higher in Beiming Villa.

The candlestick in his hand flickered on and off, and the employees at the entrance of the cave also bowed their heads and yawned. Seeing Xiao Yan walking by, they were dumbfounded and did not respond.

In the empty cave, there was only the sound of Xiao Yan's footsteps for a moment, and a drop of water that accidentally fell from the stalactite hit the small puddle, making a shocking sound.

The diameter of each cave is about 200 meters, and the diameter of some deep caves is less than 100 meters.

From the entrance to the deepest No. 1000 Hot Spring Cave, the walking distance does not exceed 10 meters, but it is only [-] minutes away. After walking, Xiao Yan regretted it.

He should have brought Mephisto, it's too spooky around here.But this matter should be very confidential. If Mephisto is brought along, the other party may not tell the truth.

Maybe it shouldn't have come at all.

Just as he was thinking, Xiao Yan's footsteps stopped in front of the stone tablet with the word "Lu" in seal script.

A bamboo curtain was hung with a lock, and the sound of water behind the bamboo curtain was faintly heard.Outside the No. [-] cave, two people were standing guard.

Xiao Yan has a good memory for faces, and he recognized that these two people were from the Planning Bureau, but they were wearing casual clothes at the moment, and they looked like ordinary tourists who had nothing to do and came to the hot springs to kill time.

When they saw Xiao Yan, they looked behind Xiao Yan again, and after confirming that Xiao Yan was the only one, one of them opened the lock, and the other looked around in a trained manner.

The bamboo curtain closed quickly the moment Xiao Yan entered the cave, and less than half a second later, there was a "click" sound of the lock being locked.

It was as if some monster was being imprisoned, and something terrible would happen if it was a second slower.

The cave was dark, and in the hot spring, there was only one candle standing on the floating plate, burning a faint light.

With this light, Xiao Yan could clearly see two people sitting in the hot spring, one was Wei Chongyang, he didn't have the usual smile on his face, he was as serious as if he was facing an enemy.

There was another person he knew all too well.

News, press conferences, summits, grand ceremonies, competitions... almost all major events have him. Every day when you turn on the projection, you can see his serious, resolute, and upright face.

It is the President of Blue Star, Cheng Qianfan.