Chapter 75: Special Attribute Activated—The Undersea Meadow!

The day after conversing with a beautiful woman is always a pleasant one—a sense of ease that follows both pleasure and release. With such lifted spirits, Chu Lin returned to the aquaculture farm. Most crucially, this time he had truly experienced the allure that Huang Bin had spoken of—the subtle, unique flavor of a married woman. It was indeed different, not only due to the added thrill of her status, but also the way Liu Xiaowan, still dazed, naturally revealed a certain enchanting quality in her demeanor. Suddenly, he felt he understood Chancellor Cao a little better. No wonder, he thought, everyone online mocks Chancellor Cao, yet secretly wishes to become him. Perhaps this is why the spirit of Cao Wei endures ceaselessly.

Elsewhere, Veterinarian Li arrived at Nana Aquatic Disease Control Center Hospital early that morning. He was, of course, there to resign—after all, he had found a better job, one that paid twenty thousand a month, at a managerial level, with bonuses to boot. Who would miss a hospital job paying just over six thousand? After all, this was an aquatic hospital, not a hospital for people.

“Li Shan, what brings you here so early?” the director asked, puzzled upon seeing him.

“Director, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you.” Li, feeling a little shy, hesitated. It wasn’t easy to just announce his resignation—after all, who would take over his work? The hospital would surely find it difficult, considering his expertise was unmatched there.

“What is it? Out with it,” the director pressed.

“Well, Director, I’d like to resign.” Li awkwardly handed over his written resignation.

“You want to resign?” The director shot up from his seat.

Li smiled to himself; he had expected this reaction. The director was bound to be anxious—his skills were unmatched, so surely they’d try to keep him. Yet, to his surprise, the director, with an impassive expression, simply picked up a pen and swiftly signed the resignation slip, reminding him, “Once it’s signed, there’s no turning back.”

As soon as he finished, the director eagerly grabbed his phone and sent a message via WeChat: “One of my staff just resigned. Tell your grandson to come apply—I’ll handle it.”

Li was left dumbfounded. This was not as he’d expected.

“Li Shan, haven’t you already resigned? What are you still doing here?” the director reminded him.

“Oh… right...” Li staggered out of the office, suddenly realizing he’d overestimated his own importance. With or without him, things would go on as usual. He felt rather deflated. On reflection, he wondered if it would be the same at General Chu’s farm—was he truly indispensable?

With that thought, he hurried to Linfeng Aquaculture Farm, throwing himself immediately into work, determined to prove his value after such a blow. After borrowing equipment yesterday, he had already artificially inseminated more than thirty blue-ringed jellyfish. To inseminate them all would take more time, since it was delicate work, but fortunately the company was hiring two more veterinarians to help, which would speed things up.

He headed to the sectioned-off corner of the breeding pool, where the artificially inseminated jellyfish were kept. On seeing what was inside, he was struck with surprise.

Had they already spawned?

It had only been one night—how could that be possible? Rubbing his eyes in disbelief, Li confirmed that not only had they spawned, but there were already viable embryos—they had begun to hatch. In just three days, they would be ready for harvest. This pace startled even him.

It was almost a violation of the blue-ringed jellyfish’s reproductive nature. Moreover, the number of viable hatchlings was double his expectations. General Chu’s blue-ringed jellyfish were clearly no ordinary breed.

Li didn’t dwell on it, but immediately took out his phone, snapped some photos, and sent them to the group chat Chen Feng had created yesterday, along with an explanation.

Chen Feng, deeply invested in Linfeng Aquatic Pets, had arrived early at the company. On seeing Li’s messages in the group, he opened them at once. When he read the contents, he could not suppress his excitement.

Having studied up on blue-ringed jellyfish, he knew the usual breeding and incubation times, as well as average spawn counts. But what was Li saying now? That Lin’s blue-ringed jellyfish could be ready for harvest in just three days?

What miraculous speed was this?

And the egg production was double the norm. Previously, Li had estimated that the first batch would yield over forty thousand viable jellyfish. Now, wasn’t that number doubled? That made the first batch worth more than eight million.

Moreover, the market for blue-ringed jellyfish would not drop just because there were tens of thousands more; there was always the option to export. This meant that after just two or three batches, they’d recover their costs and everything after would be pure profit.

Not to mention the factories run by Liao Hai and Zhu Xin, producing simple breeding bottles—supporting products that would also bring in considerable profit.

The more he thought about it, the more Chen Feng trembled with excitement. He was all the more grateful for having chosen to follow Lin—without that decision, where would he have found such an opportunity?

Back at the farm, after finishing his chores and taking a shower, Chu Lin also saw Li’s message. He was not at all surprised; he had expected as much.

Just then, he received a WeChat recommendation from his elder sister. Sure enough, it was the beautiful mature woman, Liu Xiaowan. His sister had added a note: “Apologize properly! Don’t let me end up losing her as a friend. I don’t have many friends.”

Looking at the recommended contact, Chu Lin swallowed involuntarily, recalling the wonderful night before. Should he add her? Who knew, there might be another chance to “communicate” next time.

With that thought, he submitted a friend request, noting his identity.

Meanwhile, Liu Xiaowan, still weary from her shift at the hospital, returned home. Her mother-in-law was a vegetative patient after a cerebral hemorrhage—a common situation, one she’d grown used to.

Her eyes drifted to the black-and-white photograph on the wall. It had been there for over a year; she hadn’t taken it down, as a constant reminder not to trust men or believe in love again. The man who’d once sworn eternal devotion had selfishly left her alone in this world, abandoning her to bear the consequences of his mistakes.

Lost in her sorrow, Liu Xiaowan was startled by her phone vibrating—a WeChat friend request. Opening it, she saw it was Chu Yan’s younger brother.

This scoundrel, after taking advantage of her, had snuck off early in the morning—who does that? And now he had the nerve to add her on WeChat?

She promptly rejected and blocked him, growing angrier the more she thought about it.

Reaching for her bag, she suddenly discovered the gift box that Chu Yan had slipped inside. Her best friend, always covering for her brother, even resorted to such clumsy gestures.

But now that she had brought it home, curiosity compelled her to open it. Inside were two large pearls—wild, from the look of them. Pulling out the accompanying documents, she froze. One was a price list from Tasaki, the other a national certification.

The price list quoted one pearl at a hundred thousand.

She was stunned.

Could Chu Yan’s brother really be that rich? Why would Chu Yan, with only a second-tier law certificate, gift something worth two hundred thousand?

Moreover, the certification was genuine. Working at a bank, she often had to inventory assets from problematic accounts, and was familiar enough with such documents to tell real from fake.

Did Chu Yan not know the value of these pearls, to stuff them into her bag so casually?

She hurried to call Chu Yan. She had to return such an extravagant gift—no matter her feelings about having spent the night with her best friend’s brother, this was an entirely different matter. Even if she put it harshly, last night wasn’t worth such a price.

At the farm, Chu Lin waited and waited, but his friend request was not accepted. He guessed rightly—the beautiful woman had refused.

No chance, then.

Just as he was feeling disappointed, a game system prompt suddenly appeared before him: [Special Attribute: Undersea Meadow has been triggered!]

“???” Chu Lin was stunned.

Could such a thing even happen?