Chapter 22: Tier 3 Land! Seven-Colored Symbiotic Ornamental Bougainvillea!

Over the next three days, Qin Lin completed the legal procedures related to the court auction. However, the approval documents from other relevant departments would still take another three days to process. Even this was considered fast; he had heard that for some auctioned properties, it was common for approvals to take months or even half a year.

During these three days, in addition to earning 116,076 yuan, he finally leveled up the Level 3 plot in his game by fishing and selling okra grown on his newly opened six plots of land.

Qin Lin immediately directed his game character to the seed shop in Mineral Town. With the upgrade to Level 3 land, the seeds available for purchase were now illuminated. A quick glance revealed seeds for multi-core asparagus beans, yellow-heart tribute vegetables, green-skinned kiwifruit, Dandong milk strawberries, and more. In the market, these were considered light luxury items in the vegetable and fruit categories; even the ones grown outdoors easily sold for tens or hundreds of yuan per jin.

There was one more seed that surprised Qin Lin, marked with a star that made it particularly conspicuous. The star indicated it was a "Mysterious Treasure"—an extremely rare, randomly refreshing Level 3 seed in the shop.

【☆Seedless Watermelon Seed (Quality 2)】
【A specially cultivated seed. The resulting watermelon has a delicious flavor, has no planting season restrictions, and has an extremely short growth cycle.】

"Quality 2?" This was the first time he had seen such a thing. It likely meant that all watermelons grown from it would be Quality 2. Furthermore, the lack of seasonal restrictions and the short cycle were truly impressive. The moment he saw this seed, various ideas flooded his mind. This was remarkable.

In addition, the Level 3 land could also grow more advanced ornamental plant seedlings. When he saw a "Seven-Color Symbiotic Ornamental Bougainvillea" seedling, he immediately recalled Zhao Moqing’s words: "A sea of bougainvillea."

Qin Lin quickly took out his phone to search online and discovered that these multi-color symbiotic ornamental bougainvilleas were high-end nursery stock. Multi-color symbiosis involves grafting various colored bougainvillea varieties together so that a single plant can produce multiple colors. They are very beautiful and highly ornamental. Naturally, the more symbiotic colors there were, the more valuable the plant.

Online, once a 3-color symbiotic seedling is cultivated into a mature plant, each one sells for no less than 3,000 yuan, and a 5-color one can even reach 5,000 yuan. The one in the game was a 7-color symbiotic plant, which was extremely rare because while 3 and 5-color versions are easy to cultivate, 7 colors are very difficult.

Qin Lin had been planning to surprise Zhao Moqing with a "sea of bougainvillea," and wasn't this a perfect coincidence? Moreover, now that he had bought the villa resort, a bougainvillea sea was indeed an excellent plan. An ordinary sea of bougainvillea could attract many people; with his 7-color symbiotic version, which even had attribute bonuses from the game, would he have to worry about a lack of visitors?

In the areas near You City and Sha City, there wasn't a single decent bougainvillea scenic area. If he could create a sea of bougainvillea using these game-produced 7-color symbiotic plants, it would definitely be a major highlight and a huge selling point.

Moreover, because temperatures in the south are relatively high, the bougainvillea flowering season usually doesn't peak until mid-November, leaving him two months to prepare. At that time, he could charge 50 yuan for admission. With 100 visitors a day, that would be 5,000 yuan in ticket sales alone; 200 visitors would be 10,000. With good promotion, the numbers could be even higher.

At that point, would he still need to supply his game-grown vegetables and fruits to the Da Run Fa supermarket? He could just build a natural fruit and vegetable supermarket on the resort grounds. Since the game-produced items tasted better, he wouldn't have to worry about sales, and he wouldn't need to let others profit from the price difference. Wasn't that wonderful?

Having bought the villa, he naturally wanted to develop a career.

Qin Lin acted on his thoughts and immediately clicked to purchase the seven-color ornamental bougainvillea seedlings.

【Seven-Color Ornamental Bougainvillea Seedlings (Group): A special type of seedling. Once matured, you can obtain beautiful, ornamental bougainvillea plants. One group of seedlings will randomly yield 20-30 mature plants.】
【Maturation period: 3 days.】

Qin Lin immediately controlled his game character to plant the group of seedlings onto the Level 3 plot.

Three days passed in a flash, and Qin Lin finally cleared all the relevant paperwork for the Fuhai Villa Resort. When he signed his name at the Administration for Industry and Commerce and received his business license, health permit, and all other relevant documents, he felt a huge sense of relief.

From today on, the Fuhai Villa Resort belonged to him. However, he changed the name to "Qinglin Villa Resort."

"Spring colors in the quiet forest, the mist lingers; naturally, one wishes to fly freely like the rain." How poetic and picturesque! Naturally, that was nonsense—he had simply taken one character from his name and one from Zhao Moqing's.

During these three days, he had earned another 120,146 yuan from supplying strawberries and okra to Da Run Fa, bringing the balance in his account to 353,419 yuan. After taking his documents home, Qin Lin rode his small electric scooter out of the county and headed toward Fuhai Villa Resort.

The resort was less than 30 minutes away from the county seat—a very convenient location. Furthermore, it was situated at the intersection of Sha City, the municipal district, and You City, with a high volume of passing traffic. The location was excellent; the previous manager simply didn't know how to run it. Even the dilapidated place at Dongmin Lake, which was quite remote, managed to thrive on fishing and farm-style hospitality. This place had a much better location and greater potential, yet it had been reduced to a place for corrupt officials to indulge in gluttony.

Qin Lin had visited the resort once before, but this time, his mindset and feelings were completely different. This was now his own property.

When Qin Lin arrived, he parked his scooter in the lot and chose to walk into the resort to observe it carefully. How big were 500 mu? Roughly the size of 47 large football fields. Naturally, with only 1.2 million yuan to his name, he didn't need to think about how much of these 500 mu had been developed; most of it was wasteland.

The main area consisted of a decent reception hall, several dormitories, and a few simple building areas, mostly semi-open-air private rooms. These rooms were provided for tourists, and outside them were kitchen counters and barbecue grills. Most tourists visiting such resorts wanted to cook for themselves, didn't they? The feeling of cooking while having fun was completely different from cooking at home. Naturally, the resort also had its own kitchen for those who couldn't or didn't want to cook, allowing them to order dishes from a chef.

Not far away was a vegetable garden area where tourists could pick their own produce. There was also a fish pond where not a single fish could be seen. What comforted Qin Lin was that there were swings, jungle adventure equipment, and a grass-sliding project in the back. These facilities didn't cost much and were simple to operate, but at least they gave guests something to do.

Moreover, some potted plants were placed around these facilities, which could be considered minor highlights. However, not far from the main building, he saw two fenced-off, dozen-meter-tall trees. Their branches were withered and lifeless. Yet, these dead trees had been carefully surrounded by stone walls, and there were traces of fertilizer, indicating an attempt to revive them. A sign hung on them: "500-Year-Old Ginkgo Trees."

These were two ginkgo trees? It reminded him of the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree planted by Li Shimin, which was still an internet-famous tree today. But clearly, not all ginkgo trees were as lucky as that one, having received the best care for a millennium and remaining in their prime. These two were nearly dead.

Besides that, the rest of the resort was barren wasteland, especially the area around the reservoir, which was likely just enclosed haphazardly without any thought for utilization. How would he describe it? With his expertise in tourism management, he could only say that in a place like You City, it barely passed; if it were near a city center, it wouldn't even meet the passing line. Simply put, there wasn't a single eye-catching feature to attract customers.

Therefore, if he wanted to develop the resort, he had to create an attractive highlight—the bougainvillea sea plan was now unavoidable.

As Qin Lin was thinking, a notification appeared on the game interface in his mind. The 7-color symbiotic ornamental bougainvillea on the Level 3 plot had matured. Calculating the time, it took exactly three days per batch—six times longer than strawberries and okra.

Qin Lin controlled his game character to harvest the bougainvillea.
【Obtained 25 mature 7-color symbiotic ornamental bougainvillea plants!】

This time, the bougainvillea plants were not stored in the storage room but in a mature plant storage yard behind the pasture. He then controlled his character to purchase new seedlings and replant them.

After finishing, Qin Lin walked to the restroom in the lobby, entered a stall, and with a thought, entered the game. Once inside, he went straight to the yard where the plants were kept. As soon as he entered, his eyes lit up. At first glance, seeing those 25 bougainvillea plants arranged together, the blend of seven colors was incredibly beautiful and stunning. It was a pleasant, eye-pleasing sight that involuntarily captured his attention. They were far more beautiful than the 5-color symbiotic bougainvillea he had seen online for 5,000 yuan each.

When he controlled his character to harvest them, he easily moved them into the yard. Up close, these bougainvillea plants were actually taller than him, with their roots wrapped in transplanting soil. He touched one of the plants and saw the remarks:

【7-Color Symbiotic Ornamental Bougainvillea Plant: Quality 2】
【This is a special variety of ornamental bougainvillea, 2.5 meters tall, with a canopy width of 2 meters and a trunk diameter of 12 cm. It is extremely gorgeous, highly ornamental, easy to transplant, and flowers year-round.】
【Game-produced: Gorgeousness +2, Ornamental value +2, Attractiveness +2, Mood-lifting +2, Photogenic +2, Transplant survival rate +2!】

Qin Lin was amazed. No wonder they could capture someone's attention at first glance; they had so many attributes. And what was the concept of "flowering year-round"? In the south, the bougainvillea season is usually from November to June, and it’s about the same length in the north. Year-round blooming is extremely rare. Some private collectors might manage it with meticulous care, but it was absolutely impossible on a large scale.

Now, a "sea" created from these 7-color symbiotic bougainvilleas that could bloom year-round, combined with the game's added attributes—that was terrifying. It meant this sea could generate money all year long.