Upgrade! Developing Level 2 Land!

However, how much Manager Chen could skim off each month was none of his business; such things were commonplace in society.

For the other party to be in such a position within the RT-Mart system, they must have connections and background, otherwise, how would they dare to extort and demand bribes within a national chain group?

His goal was simply to sell watermelons; as long as the goal was achieved, that was enough.

Moreover, this was also beneficial to him. Generally, such orders were settled individually. He would issue an invoice for each order and get paid without any payment delays.

"Little Qin, how many watermelons do you have?" Manager Chen's primary concern was obviously this question.

Qin Lin explained, "Manager Chen, the first batch has 800. Each one weighs over 10 catties. I'll deliver 800 first thing later, and then over 400 more in the evening. As for the future, there will be no less than 800 every day."

Manager Chen did a quick calculation and was quite satisfied. He said with a smile, "Alright, bring me the invoice after you deliver the goods each day, and I'll have the finance department settle it for you individually."

"Thank you for your trouble, Manager Chen." Qin Lin left after finalizing the deal with Manager Chen.

Manager Chen looked at the two watermelons Qin Lin left behind and was in a good mood. He immediately had them cut and distributed to the employees outside to eat.

Qin Lin returned to the warehouse and delivered the remaining 422 watermelons to RT-Mart in two batches for weighing and signing.

A total of 4557 catties.

In the evening, the watermelons in the game matured again. This batch of seedless watermelons had 411 of Quality 1 and 3 of Quality 2.

Qin Lin planted new seeds, then moved all 411 watermelons from the game to the external warehouse. He delivered them to RT-Mart in two more batches, totaling 4471 catties this time. Combined with the previous batch of 4557 catties, it was a grand total of 9028 catties.

After delivering the goods, Qin Lin took the order slips and invoices to Manager Chen for payment. The money quickly arrived.

"Your account ending in... deposit of 10,899.60 yuan, balance 31,344.60."

In these four days, the watermelons grown in the game had replenished his nearly empty bank account with over 30,000 yuan.

Furthermore, he could now earn over ten thousand yuan daily.

Once the game character leveled up, he could unlock more land plots, and his daily income would increase even further.

Qin Lin was in a great mood and decided to go shopping inside the Darunfa Supermarket to buy some things to take home.

But when he passed by the fruit and vegetable section and saw the watermelons for sale, he couldn't remain calm.

"Special Quality Watermelon, 3 yuan per catty!"

Next to it were ordinary melons for 2 yuan per catty, but he recognized at a glance that these so-called 3 yuan per catty special quality watermelons were precisely the ones he had delivered!

That Manager Chen must have known that his melons were better than ordinary ones to dare to sell them at that price.

Greedy!

They were truly greedy!

The profit margin at this price was practically equal to his own profit from a cost-free source.

It was truly an era where channels reigned supreme. They had the power to sell at that price because they controlled the channels. He couldn't be envious, so he simply stopped looking at that price and went to other sections.

Back home, he received notifications about pests and weeds in his mind again and immediately controlled his game character to deal with them.

The next day.

Qin Lin woke up early in the morning, and the watermelons had matured again. Today, the shop owners had already sent him messages to wholesale watermelons early in the morning.

This clearly showed they had gotten used to wholesaling watermelons from him.

He went to the warehouse and moved the mature watermelons out of the game.

This time, there were no Quality 2 watermelons, only 428 Quality 1 watermelons in total.

He took a video and posted it in the WeChat group. Seeing no new orders, he tallied them up. These shops were similar to yesterday's, wholesaling a total of 408. After delivery and weighing, it was 4732 catties, with a total income of 7099 yuan.

In the evening, the watermelons matured again, and he delivered them to RT-Mart, totaling 4970 catties, bringing in 5964 yuan.

Today, he earned a total of 13063 yuan, bringing his balance to 46409 yuan.

After delivering the watermelons to RT-Mart, Qin Lin rushed to the Administration for Industry and Commerce. His original store only had business licenses for individual proprietorships. Now that he was wholesaling watermelons in such a manner, he felt he needed to obtain a fruit wholesale business permit, otherwise, any problems would be a major issue.

However, upon arriving at the Administration for Industry and Commerce and filling out forms for a long time, he was finally told that his situation did not require a wholesale permit.

Only then did Qin Lin realize his ignorance.

According to Article 35 of regulations related to food, if the type of fruit is single, and it has not reached a basic scale, and the fruit farmer is directly wholesaling, a wholesale permit is not required.

Qin Lin left the Administration for Industry and Commerce, and only after returning home did he receive an unexpected notification in his mind:

[Character Level Up! New Land Available for Development! Level 2 Land Upgrade Permission Unlocked! Can Upgrade 6 Land Plots!]

Qin Lin's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked at the game screen in his mind.

As expected, another 6 land plots lit up, indicating they were ready for development.

Moreover, a counter for the number of upgradeable land plots appeared on the screen, with the suffix o/6.

This meant that not only could he unlock 6 new land plots, but he could also upgrade 6 initial land plots to Level 2.

Without any hesitation, Qin Lin immediately controlled his game character to pick up a sickle, axe, and other tools. He cleared the weeds, stones, wooden blocks, and other debris from these 6 land plots, then used a hoe to develop all 6 plots. He planted watermelon seeds on them immediately.

He did not plan to sell the watermelons from these 6 plots in reality because upgrading to Level 2 land required in-game gold coins.

Furthermore, after upgrading to Level 2 land, he could completely plant other more expensive items.

The watermelons from the 6 land plots matured twice a day. It would take two days to upgrade one land plot.

This way, 6 plots of Level 2 land can be upgraded in 12 days.

Over the next two days, the previous 24 plots of land brought Qin Lin another 26,123 yuan, bringing his bank card balance to 72,532 yuan.

The watermelons planted in the newly opened 6 plots were all sold in the game, and one plot of Level 2 land was developed.

After upgrading one plot of Level 2 land, Qin Lin immediately controlled his game character to leave the ranch and head to the seed shop in the mining town outside the ranch to check.

The seed shop had dense classifications of seeds, including those found in reality and even those not found in reality.

Each seed was marked with a land level requirement. It would only be unlocked if the requirements for planting the seed were met; otherwise, it would appear gray and unavailable.

Qin Lin immediately began searching among the many Level 2 seeds, which included vegetables, fruits, and seedlings of various ornamental plants.

He directly chose to view fruit-bearing plants, and the prices of many fruits far exceeded that of watermelon.

However, most seedlings or other reasons imposed significant restrictions on him, lacking subtlety, so he directly ignored them.

Finally, he found a Level 2 fruit seed that was very suitable for his current situation.

That was the red strawberry.

Qin Lin searched online and found that it was no longer the season for red strawberries, meaning they were out-of-season fruits at this time. The market price for ordinary red strawberries had already reached 15-25 yuan per jin.

Special varieties like cream strawberries would cost at least 50 yuan per jin, but Level 2 land could not grow these special varieties of strawberries.

Seeing the price of ordinary red strawberries, Qin Lin immediately went to the designated seed sales point in You City.

It was the same saleswoman, who remembered Qin Lin: "Little brother, what seeds do you want this time?"

Qin Lin said, "Big sister, do you have red strawberry seeds?"

The saleswoman immediately and enthusiastically introduced: "Yes, yes, red strawberry seeds are 45 yuan per liang!"

Qin Lin bought more strawberry seeds again, paid, and returned home. He immediately entered the game and placed the strawberry seeds in the seed storage box.

Returning to reality, Qin Lin looked at the game screen, and indeed, strawberry seeds had appeared in the seed storage box.

Qin Lin immediately planted the strawberry seeds in that plot of Level 2 land.

At night.

After watering and weeding, and dealing with pests, he went to sleep with anticipation.

The next morning, he looked at the game screen on the light curtain in his mind. Besides the lush green watermelons, a plot of red and green strawberries was particularly striking.

Qin Lin immediately entered the game and went to the land where the strawberries were planted. While it only looked like a small area from the outside, once in the game, the entire expanse of red and green was refreshing.

When he was dating Zhao Moqing, they often went to strawberry farms to pick strawberries themselves. Of course, it wasn't about saving money; couples just liked that kind of atmosphere.

Qin Lin picked a few strawberries. They were plump, bright red, and definitely appetizing.

At the same time, he saw the information:

[Red Strawberry: Quality 1].

[Note: Although not a special variety, it is produced in the game, tastes exceptionally good, and is a top-grade red strawberry, adding +1 deliciousness, +1 sweetness, and +1 texture.]

Similarly, the strawberries produced in the game also had the attributes of +1 deliciousness, +1 sweetness, and +1 texture.

Although the note said so, Qin Lin was an experientialist and preferred to experience it himself, so he popped a strawberry into his mouth and took a bite.

Juice immediately overflowed in his mouth. It was tender and juicy, sweet and enticing, with a fragrance.

One word: Delicious!

Two words: Extremely delicious!

If ordinary strawberries sold for 15-25 yuan, his game-produced strawberries could definitely exceed the 25 yuan mark, or even higher.

Back outside, Qin Lin controlled his game character to click on harvest, collecting the ripe watermelons and red strawberries into the storage city.

This time, in addition to the watermelons, the single plot of red strawberries also yielded 50 jin. However, he chose to sell these red strawberries directly in the game, prioritizing the upgrade of the other five Level 2 plots.

Because he started selling strawberries in the game, the time to upgrade all 6 plots to Level 2 land was significantly reduced, completing in just 7 days.

During these 7 days, Qin Lin's watermelon wholesale brought in another 94,211 yuan, and his card balance reached 166,743 yuan.

Earning over 160,000 yuan in 13 days was something he could never have imagined before.

Now that all 6 plots of Level 2 land were upgraded, his future income would increase substantially.