After Apocalypse, I Got Rich With Superpower

The farm was leased for a year in advance with a rent of five hundred thousand. The Base Commander advised not to pay the full amount at once, but to settle the accounts annually. This way, the cash flow could be used for building factories and covering subsequent expenses, allowing for a steady progression.

Li Pan followed the arrangements of the Base Commander, and Gao Wenbin stayed temporarily at No. 9 Farm to help set up the electrical network and other communication devices, along with water pipes and drip irrigation systems.

Professional personnel had already been hired to divide the land into grain planting areas, wheat straw areas, vegetable gardens, and fruit orchards, and they planned to plant some trees in the upcoming forest area to stabilize the soil and water and possibly grow medicinal materials.

There was also the possibility to raise free-range chickens, ducks, geese, and other poultry, which could easily be integrated into the orchards.

The farm was vast, but the land was extremely fertile. It required professionals to carefully divide the areas so that the pipe system and irrigation could be arranged efficiently, otherwise subsequent work would become inconvenient and might lead to repeated expenditures and a waste of resources, which would be counterproductive.

The factory was to be built on higher ground to prevent water logging during rain, and houses were also to be built nearby to facilitate easy access and reduce unnecessary commuting.

Li Pan visited No. 9 Farm daily; each morning and evening, she also had to take care of the Spirit Plants. Two of the plants had been repotted and moved to the forest area of No. 8 Farm and also needed care—skipping even a single day or meal was not an option as they were crucial for the ongoing financial support of No. 9 Farm.

No. 9 Farm had a freshwater lake and a tributary of a river, and they had also dug reservoirs in several remote locations. The mountain was solid, and discussions were had among Shi Lei, Qin Jianzhong, and others about excavating part of the mountain to create storage spaces, which would save some construction costs.

Money was spent like running water; goods were delivered daily, and the installation of water pipes began. Jiao Ming, Cui Yanjun, and Gu Ye started busily harvesting wild grass, tilling the land, and hastening the planting of the first batch of crops, including wheat straw, which needed to be sown quickly as the spring plowing season waits for no one. Prompt replanting was essential for an early harvest, and all this was tied to money.

Watching Li Pan pay bills and buy things daily made everyone anxious. No. 7 and No. 8 Farms had already been handed over to Liu Qian and a few others to manage. The store was left to the Patrol Team to handle and sell miscellaneous items, and the roast shop was temporarily closed.

Sun Wenwen, along with several siblings, presided over No. 7 and No. 8 Farms. Shi Lei and others had already begun replanting crops, and Xie Ling and Lin Tianyi followed closely, supplying superpowers. They nearly formed an assembly line.

Everyone was insanely busy, fortunate that Gao Wenbin and his team members took turns coming over to work overtime. This time, they refused to take any money from Li Pan, volunteering to help for free during this critical period. Everyone understood the immense pressure Li Pan was carrying and certainly didn’t want to add to her troubles.

The houses at the base purchased by the Patrol Team were overseen by Qian Xi and Liu Hu, who took turns ensuring everything was in order, and they even paid subsequent expenses themselves without uttering a word, something Li Pan had forgotten.

No. 9 Farm was indeed too big, with endless tasks to attend to. Daily, she commuted back and forth, and within half a month, as the houses were just being completed, she visibly lost a lot of weight.

At a critical moment, Zhang Yu returned.

She had gone to learn high-level skills related to mental superpowers; Li Pan needed people here, and without hesitation, she gave up the chance to continue learning alongside a Zhenhua-level master, returning to the farm to help.

"Yu, you should’ve focused on your studies. Why did you come back?"

Li Pan’s brow furrowed tightly.

"I came back to work; I’ve learned enough,"

replied Zhang Yu stubbornly.

"What do you mean by ’learned enough’? Didn’t we agree you would study for a year? Opportunities like this are rare, and you might not get another chance. How can you not prioritize correctly?"

Li Pan grew anxious and glared at her.

Zhang Yu stiffened her neck, "I can look for opportunities to learn later. My talent is triple S, the highest; I’m not afraid, I can master it. But working at home is important. I’ve discussed it with Brother Xue Dong, and he agreed on me coming back."

"You child..."

Li Pan, frustrated, pointed at her, turning to Liu Qian and Qin Jianzhong to complain, "Look at how stubborn this child is..."

Liu Qian laughed and patted her back.

"Forget it, the child kept thinking about how busy we are at home, and she was right, her talent is the highest, there will be more opportunities in the future, she’s already back, let her stay and work."

"See, my sister is also helping me."

Zhang Yu was quite pleased, shaking her head and laughing happily.

"I can’t deal with you anymore, you’re too stubborn."

Li Pan was upset that she wasted such a good opportunity, it was such a pity.

Zhang Yu ran over and hugged her, snuggling against her arm like a child.

"Sister, I’m worried about you, I’ve spoken with that uncle, and even after I’m free, I can still go there to learn from him, thanks to your blessing, the one you treated who was about to reach Zhenhua stage, he said I can go back and learn from him any time until I master it."

"This time learning about cheese production and other related issues, thanks to him and East Mountain Base, they took special care of me, teaching me hand-in-hand, Brother Dong truly stayed to learn for a year, to master the seasonal temperature variations of cheese, I came back first to arrange the factory details, how to build the factory—I’ve seen it to point out the mistakes."

"Why didn’t you say so earlier?"

Li Pan tilted her chin up and pretended to scold her.

"You didn’t give me a chance to speak."

"You go to No. 9 Farm for me, I’ll take care of the crops at No. 7 and No. 8 Farms at home, just your brother is left, I’m worried about mishaps, now that you are back, you go help me run around for the small errands."

"Okay, leave it to me."

Zhang Yu nodded briskly.

"You must be tired, Gu Yun is cooking at home, you rest a while, I will warm up the meal for you."

"I’ll eat and then leave, I’ve slept a bit on the car, I’m not sleepy just hungry."

Zhang Yu went inside to put down her stuff and joined everyone in the kitchen to heat up some food, after eating she ran to check on No. 9 Farm.

With more people helping out, Li Pan finally managed to squeeze in some time to continue combing the soil and trees at No. 7 and No. 8 Farms, purifying and combing several times, ensuring no issues arose.

The sustainability of No. 9 Farm depended entirely on the normal output of No. 7 and No. 8 Farms.

The Spirit Plants also needed to be combed and purified repeatedly, the past half-month had been a bit rushed, barely having time to communicate with them, long term neglect would cause the Spirit Plants to deteriorate, so from now on, she would take out two to three hours daily to care for the Spirit Plants.

The forest ginseng also needed repeated purification and combed through, infusing superpower, harvest would only be possible in autumn, this being the first batch of forest ginseng, expected to achieve medicinal effects of fifty years, potentially worth a lot of money, plus she had planted some other medicinal materials, further financial recovery was expected.

Although she was not meticulous with accounting, the yearly output of the farm, how much it could be worth, the expenditures, how much was needed for unexpected expenses, and cash flow—she kept a mental tally of it all.

Zhang Yu spent a day at No. 9 Farm and basically grasped the situation, giving advice based on the factory settings she saw at Dongshan Farm.

She suggested adding two more power supply units, the power demand was quite high, better to prepare ahead than scramble to add later when it’s insufficient.

Further modifications to the power system might be necessary later on, those would be more detailed and troublesome tasks, better to handle them now while it’s easier.

Gao Wenbin immediately arranged for the equipment to be shipped over, installing two additional power equipment racks at the designated spot by Zhang Yu, fully capable of covering the entire farm.