Chapter 39: The Fallacy Controversy
Lin Fan opened the fence gate and walked into the farmland, picking up the crops and seeds that had fallen into the irrigation channel.
This time, he harvested 30 potatoes. As usual, he planted half of them back into the soil, leaving the remaining 15 potatoes for consumption.
Apart from the potatoes, this wheat harvest was exceptionally abundant. He gathered exactly one full stack of wheat and even had over a hundred extra seeds.
Lin Fan took out the chili peppers and tomatoes he had previously planted and stored them in his backpack. Then, he planted wheat across the entire field.
The spectators watched Lin Fan's smooth and skillful actions in awe, clicking their tongues in amazement.
Some even immediately created a new forum post to discuss it.
"No exaggeration, Lin Fan is always one step ahead of us. While we're just starting to farm, he's already built a Redstone automatic farm."
"What's a Redstone automatic farm?"
"Look at the pictures. Those four corners have pistons, and there's Redstone wiring on top, along with Redstone repeaters. All of this was made by Lin Fan."
"Hiss— What kind of high-tech magic is this?"
"It seems to be something like an electrical circuit."
"I was there in person. You guys should have seen it—Lin Fan pulled a lever, and water flowed down from the four corners, washing all the crops into the irrigation channel. He harvested the entire field in one go."
"That field had 80 blocks, and he harvested them all at once?"
"Is Lin Fan using magic again?"
"Hahaha, say whatever you want. I'll always support Lin Fan. He's incredible!"
"+1. Say whatever you like. I'll always stand by Lin Fan. No way the research division can create more things than him."
"Emmm... I agree. Lin Fan built this right in front of us. If he can create an automatic farm, there's no way he'd need to lie about simple tools."
"Only idiots would criticize Lin Fan. That post was obviously made by Li Cheng from the research division. Lin Fan embarrassed him last time, so now he's trying to get revenge like this."
"Yeah, anyone with a brain can see through it. Only fools get manipulated."
After Lin Fan unveiled his Redstone farm, the discussion about him on the forum became more positive.
After all, if he could build such a complex Redstone farm, there was no reason for him to lie about something as trivial as a stone sword or stone pickaxe.
Besides, the Wandering Trader sold them for 25 gold coins, whereas Lin Fan's price was 20 gold coins. If they thought about it carefully, they could figure out the truth.
With this realization, they also understood that Lin Fan probably hadn't even known that the Wandering Trader was selling tools.
As a result, the voices of criticism against Lin Fan dwindled significantly.
Lin Fan hadn't expected that a single Redstone farm would shut these people up.
But this worked out well—it saved him from the headache of dealing with them.
As the hype around the Redstone farm grew on the forum, the business at Shop No. 1 also flourished.
Most people didn't actually need tools; they simply came to witness the legendary automatic farm for themselves.
They hoped that by studying it, they might be able to build their own Redstone automatic farm.
However, after seeing it in person, they quickly realized it was an impossible task.
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Meanwhile, at the research center.
Li Cheng was browsing the forum with an increasingly dark expression.
"A Redstone automatic farm… Lin Fan really never runs out of new tricks." He gritted his teeth as he stared at the images, taking a deep breath.
"Looks like dealing with this guy won't be as easy as I thought."
The man in glasses standing beside him wiped the sweat from his forehead as he listened to Li Cheng.
"Director Li, this morning's meeting… wasn't the directive to recruit Lin Fan? What are you planning…?"
"Recruit?" Li Cheng looked up at the man in glasses with a sinister expression.
"After he embarrassed me like that, you think I'd still recruit him? Not a chance."
"This research division can have either him or me—not both!"
The man in glasses lowered his head in fear.
Honestly, he wanted to say that Lin Fan is more useful than Li Cheng
But considering Li Cheng's higher status, he didn't dare voice his thoughts. He could only force out an awkward laugh and mutter a quick "Yes."
Li Cheng lowered his head again and continued browsing the forum posts.
"I thought this Lin Fan wouldn't be able to stir up any trouble, but it turns out he knows quite a lot…"
"Of course. Otherwise, they wouldn't have given a direct order to recruit him."
Hearing this, Li Cheng shot a glare at the man in glasses, causing him to shut his mouth instantly.
"Forget about recruiting him. I won't let that happen." Li Cheng's voice was ice-cold, filled with unwavering determination.
He scrolled through the forum posts for a while before looking up at the man in glasses again.
"Pass down the order—start researching Redstone."
"Huh?" The man in glasses looked up, confused. "Research Redstone?"
"Yes."
"But didn't we decide in the morning meeting to focus on the farmland first?" The man in glasses asked, puzzled.
Li Cheng clicked his tongue in frustration.
"Are you really okay with the research division always lagging behind Lin Fan? Just do what I say!"
"Y-yes, sir!" Terrified, the man in glasses hurriedly acknowledged the command and quickly left the room.
Inside the office, Li Cheng continued studying the forum discussions about Lin Fan.
Meanwhile, Lin Fan remained unaware that he had caught the attention of Li Cheng from the research division.
To him, as long as no one interfered with his business, everything else was just a minor inconvenience.
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Lin Fan placed the potatoes into the furnace, roasting them into baked potatoes. Then, at the crafting table, he used 64 wheat to craft 21 loaves of bread, tossing the leftover piece into the miscellaneous chest.
"Twenty-one loaves of bread should last quite a while."
He called Lilian over and gave her 15 loaves, keeping the remaining six for himself.
At this point, Lin Fan had completely eliminated rotten flesh from his diet.
However, his two slaves would likely need to continue eating it for a while.
Slaves eating rotten flesh was completely normal.
For both the residents of Blue Star and the original inhabitants of the Minecraft world, food was always scarce.
Slaves typically had no access to proper food and were accustomed to the taste of rotten flesh.
There was no need for Lin Fan to give them special treatment—they were just tools he had purchased, after all.
With the food situation settled, Lin Fan decided to craft an iron sword and head out.
A few days ago, during his trip to the marketplace, he overheard some interesting news—
Beneath the eastern side of the market lay a nine-story monster tower filled with valuable rewards.
Lin Fan planned to check it out and see if he could score some good loot.
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