People were called the spirits of all things because they could become fixated on certain things—like being the first.
They could even become fixated on the chance to be the first to taste a crop that had never been seen before.
Lin Lanzi had seized on this mindset and organized an event where lucky visitors could sample giant crops.
But after a post appeared online, that fixation only grew stronger.
Even knowing that only a handful of people would be lucky enough to try them, while most would miss out, people still bought lottery tickets, didn't they? Only a few people ever won five million, after all.
The post read: "The appearance of these giant crops will clearly be recorded in the history books. The first people to taste them might even have their names recorded there, too."
And so, even more people were drawn in.
The next day, traffic in Youcheng was jammed, just as expected.
When Chen Li received the report, he went straight to County Magistrate Sun.
County Magistrate Sun was also scrolling through the news on his phone. When he saw Chen Li arrive, he asked, "Everything's jammed?"
Chen Li nodded. "Everything. It's a terrible traffic jam. Who would've thought that just because Boss Qin grew a few giant crops, people would go this crazy?"
County Magistrate Sun sighed. "Ah, at this rate, I don't think even building Ring 6 will be enough."
Chen Li stared at him. "But we're just a county town. How many ring roads does the capital have?"
Naturally, the capital was different from their town. Each of its ring roads was far longer and covered a far greater area. But for a small county town like theirs to build an outer ring road on this scale was unprecedented.
While the two