Although this piece of white jade was extremely precious, and although this was the first time Xia Ruofei officially engraved a core rune, he had already forgotten to be nervous.
Xia Ruofei's mind was highly concentrated.
He had practiced engraving the core rune on ordinary white jade pieces countless times, and each rune was deeply imprinted in his mind.
The carving knife in Xia Ruofei's hand did not tremble at all. When the first cut was made, the angle, depth, and direction were all extremely accurate. The carving knife effortlessly rolled up the jade pieces and separated them to the two sides of the rune mark.
Every single rune had to be completed in one stroke, and there was no room for pause.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei's wrist turned slightly, and the carving knife drew a mysterious arc and turned to the other side.
He constantly released his spiritual power, and along the tip of the carving knife, he constantly sensed the subtle changes on the surface of the white jade.
Hook, spin, pull … …
Xia Ruofei completed the first rune in one go. There was not the slightest deviation and it was almost perfect.
He took a breath, and then blew away the jade pieces on the surface of the rune. He stretched out his hand and rubbed it for a while. After resting for about half a minute, he picked up the carving knife again, found the relative position, and cut without hesitation.
The second rune, the third rune...
More and more jade pieces fell on the table, and the smooth surface of the top quality white jade began to show more and more mysterious traces that seemed to contain the truth.
Xia Ruofei's forehead began to sweat slightly — when one's mind was highly concentrated, the consumption of energy was also very large.
However, his hand holding the carving knife was as steady as before, and his eyes were still as calm as an ancient well.
More than an hour passed.
Xia Ruofei's carving knife drew a curved line, and then gently flicked it, leaving a perfect arc on the shallow surface.
He let out a long breath — this was the last stroke, and also the most difficult one.
Now, all seventeen individual runes had been completely engraved.
With a thought, Xia Ruofei took out a rag from the Ring-Tu space and wiped off all the jade shavings on the surface of the top-grade mutton fat white jade. Even the jade shavings inside the rune marks were cleaned up.
Then, he picked up the piece of mutton fat white jade and looked at it carefully with a slightly nervous heart.
During the process of engraving, every time he finished an independent rune, Xia Ruofei would take a short break. However, in order not to be interrupted, Xia Ruofei would not rest for too long. Therefore, although the process of engraving this time was very good, Xia Ruofei was not sure about the final result.
Starting from the first rune, Xia Ruofei examined every detail with rapt attention.
Especially the small flaws that often appeared in his previous practice, he carefully checked them again and again.
It wasn't until the last rune was checked that Xia Ruofei revealed a relieved smile.
Close to perfection!
It could be said that this rune engraving was Xia Ruofei's best performance in the past few days.
He could hardly find any flaws, not even the slightest. It was almost a perfect realization of the ideal state described in the booklet.
It should be said that Xia Ruofei had reached the limit of what a human could achieve. Unless he could improve himself further, perhaps he could engrave even more perfect runes.
Of course, Xia Ruofei's good performance was probably related to the quality of the jade.
In the past, when he practiced, he used inferior jade materials. Most of these jade materials had many impurities, which would cause some interference to the rune engraving.
But this time, he engraved the top-grade mutton fat white jade. The texture was softer and there were no impurities. This also allowed Xia Ruofei to complete the whole process of engraving without distraction.
Therefore, it was reasonable that the rune engraved was of the highest quality.
Xia Ruofei held this piece of mutton fat white jade in his hand. To be precise, this was already a qualified soul puppet core.
He followed the booklet's description and slowly injected his mental strength into the rune. He immediately felt a slight suction force, which absorbed all the mental strength he injected.
Moreover, during the process, Xia Ruofei could also feel every stroke and every detail of these runes. These runes were like roads, and his mental strength was like a car driving on the road.
The driver would naturally feel how the road was being repaired the most directly.
Now, Xia Ruofei felt like he was driving on the highway. His mental strength passed through the independent yet interconnected runes and finally gathered at the 17th rune, which was also the last rune.
This rune was like a reservoir, continuously storing Xia Ruofei's mental strength.
Xia Ruofei had a general understanding of how the soul puppet worked. His mental strength should be the reason why the soul puppet could carry out the master's orders and work according to the master's instructions.
However, where did the soul puppet's power come from? Xia Ruofei still couldn't figure it out.
Mental strength shouldn't be able to make the soul puppet move, right?
The things recorded in this booklet were actually beyond the scope of scientific explanation. In fact, the existence of the Ring-Tu space was a huge bug. Of course, Xia Ruofei wouldn't waste his brain cells to delve into these things.
He also didn't continue to inject his mental strength.
Because he hadn't unlocked the content of the next page, he couldn't create a soul puppet for the time being. Moreover, after more than an hour of engraving, his mental strength was a little sluggish. There was no need to continue overdrawing.
Xia Ruofei quickly withdrew his mental strength.
He put the freshly made soul puppet core into the stone room in the Ring-Tu space. Then, he cleaned up the table and floor covered with jade shavings and went to take a shower again.
When he came out again, it was already past 11 at night.
Xia Ruofei went straight to bed. He had used up a lot of his mental strength just now. After a while, he started snoring softly.
… …
The next day, Xia Ruofei went to his office early in the morning for the first time. After leaving for so many days, he didn't want to continue being a hands-off boss. Moreover, after going abroad, he still had a lot of work to arrange. He definitely wouldn't do it himself, but at least he had to arrange the tasks well!
Not long after Xia Ruofei arrived at his office, Feng Jing knocked on the door and walked in.
"Good morning, Manager Feng!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
"Good morning!" Feng Jing walked to Xia Ruofei's desk and said with a smile, "Chairman, it seems that you have gained a lot from this trip! I see that your face is glowing … "
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but touch his nose. He thought to himself, "Indeed, I have gained a lot this time. I have conquered a foreign horse! But … is it really that obvious? "
"Manager Feng, I was away for a few days. How is the company?" Xia Ruofei cleared his throat and asked.
"Everything is going well!" Feng Jing said, "I am here to report to you about the company's operations for the past few days."
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Okay, tell me about it!"
Feng Jing opened a folder and reported the company's operations to Xia Ruofei in an orderly manner.
Feng Jing's report was very organized, including the output of vegetables, sales, the company's income and expenditure, and some of the more important daily management matters, such as the progress of recruitment, etc.
Xia Ruofei didn't leave for a long time, so Feng Jing reported for six to seven minutes. Then she closed the folder and looked at Xia Ruofei and said, "Chairman, the general situation is like this. The company's operations continue to be good, and I am very optimistic about our future development!"
Xia Ruofei laughed and said, "This shows that you have a good eye! Choosing our company is definitely the best decision you have made in your life! "
Feng Jing pursed her lips into a smile. Xia Ruofei's words sounded like she was selling melons for nothing, but thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true. At least Feng Jing herself was becoming more and more confident in the company.
Xia Ruofei leaned back in his chair and said, "Manager Feng, I went to Australia for an inspection this time, and I brought back a piece of good news."
"Really? Tell me! "
"Our company's Paradise Farm in Australia's Hunter Valley will be experimenting with planting Taoyuan vegetables in the near future. We plan to change our business strategy from animal husbandry to vegetable planting within half a year." Xia Ruofei said, "Once the experiment is successful, at least 4,500 hectares of land will be used to plant Taoyuan vegetables!"
Feng Jing was very excited when she heard this. She clenched her fist and said, "That's great! Chairman, once this plan is successful, it will bring us a lot of cash flow! "
Feng Jing couldn't help but be excited. If Taoyuan Farm was still a small operation now, the scale of the Australian farm was quite large.
To make a direct comparison, the area of Taoyuan Farm, including the new land rented this time, was only about 120 mu, which was about 8 hectares. If the land used to plant Taoyuan vegetables in Paradise Farm reached 4,500 hectares, it was equivalent to 500 or 600 Taoyuan Farms!
Moreover, the 4,500 hectares were only for planting, and Taoyuan Farm included many auxiliary facilities.
Feng Jing was very clear about the high price of Taoyuan vegetables, and they could be sold at a higher price in Australia. Imagining 4,500 hectares of land full of Taoyuan vegetables, Feng Jing felt a little dizzy.
After the excitement, Feng Jing couldn't help but be a little worried.
She couldn't help but ask, "Chairman, then … is the success rate of the experiment high?"
This was the key to the success of the planting plan, and it was also the question Feng Jing was most concerned about.
Xia Ruofei smiled easily and said, "This is the task I want to assign to you."
Xia Ruofei picked up the glass and took a sip of water, then continued, "The key to the planting of Taoyuan vegetables is the seeds. I have the complete technology in hand. As long as you use the seeds I provide, there is a great chance that you can successfully grow Taoyuan vegetables in Australia! "
Feng Jing's eyes lit up when she heard this. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then there's no problem! Chairman, the task you mentioned is … "
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "The genetic characteristics of the seeds of Taoyuan vegetables will completely disappear after a generation, so Wonderland Farm needs me to provide a continuous supply of seeds. I have already agreed with my partners to import seeds in the name of Wonderland Farm to our Taoyuan Company. This will be a normal mechanism. The relevant procedures will be done by someone in Australia. What you have to do is to connect with Manager Liang of Wonderland Farm in time to ensure that the seeds are transported safely and timely to Australia!"
Feng Jing immediately said, "No problem! In the future, I will personally follow up on this matter! This is our company's top priority! "
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "I will give you Manager Liang's contact in a while. You can contact him today. We will send the first batch of seeds over as soon as possible!"
"Okay!" Feng Jing said as she lowered her head and recorded in her notebook. She even made an important mark on it.
Xia Ruofei continued, "I'll personally prepare the seeds. You have to report to me at least five days in advance the amount of seeds you need."
"Understood!" Feng Jing said meticulously.
Xia Ruofei thought about the batch of wine from West Winery, so he said, "Oh right, this time I personally bought a batch of wine in Australia. This batch of wine will be imported in the name of the company before it can be transported into China. You can also confirm this with Manager Liang. The goods will be sent to this address …"
As Xia Ruofei spoke, he wrote down the address of the warehouse he rented in the city on a piece of paper and handed it to Feng Jing.
Feng Jing nodded and said, "Okay, chairman."
After talking about the matter of Fairyland Farm, Xia Ruofei asked again, "By the way, did Manager Li come up with the design plans these days?"
"Manager Li sent me two sets of plans. He wanted to personally come and explain the design ideas to us, but considering that you were not at home, I asked him to wait a little longer." Feng Jing said, "Do you need me to ask him to come over immediately?"
Xia Ruofei thought for a moment and said, "Show me the plans first!"
"Okay!" Feng Jing said.
Then she directly handed another folder that she had prepared long ago to Xia Ruofei and said, "This is what I printed. If you need an electronic version, I will send it to your email later."
Xia Ruofei said, "No need. I will take a look first."
After saying that, Xia Ruofei opened the folder and then looked up and said, "Manager Feng, please sit for a while. Pour yourself some water!"
"Chairman, you look at the plans! Don't worry about me … "Feng Jing said with a smile.
Xia Ruofei nodded and lowered his head to look at the design plans provided by Manager Li.
The two plans each had their own merits. One of them focused more on the utilization of the land. It planned 20 modern plastic greenhouses with a width of 10 meters and a length of 100 meters. The specifications of these greenhouses were exactly the same as the existing greenhouses on the farm. The cost of each one was still 150,000 RMB.
The other plan looked more beautiful and the layout of the roads was more convenient. The number of greenhouses was reduced by two to only 18.
Of course, in each plan, there was a small to medium sized professional cold storage. The cost was about 3.5 million RMB.
Actually, there were a lot of newly rented land. No matter which plan was used, the farm's production would be greatly increased. Currently, the farm only had 8 greenhouses in operation.
Xia Ruofei looked for a while and compared the two plans. After a while, he looked up and said, "Manager Feng, I am more inclined to the second plan. Although the number of greenhouses is reduced by two, the layout of the roads is more reasonable. Also, we have reserved some spare land near the multi-purpose building."
Feng Jing nodded and said, "Of course, you will be the one making the decision. But I personally prefer the second plan."
Xia Ruofei laughed and said, "Great minds think alike! Then let's go with the second plan! But you need to contact Manager Li and ask him to build another dormitory building next to the multi-purpose building. "
Feng Jing paused for a while and said, "Chairman, the living conditions on the farm are not tight at all! There are still a lot of empty rooms! There is no need to build a new staff dormitory! "
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Our company's expansion has just started! Currently, there is no shortage of housing. This is only temporary. If we build a staff dormitory now, it will be useful after it is completed! Furthermore, I don't want to wait until there is a need to start the construction in the future. Since the farm is going to be built, then let's build it together. I don't want to hear all kinds of noises from the construction site after the construction is completed. "
If they build another staff dormitory, the total budget might reach 8 to 9 million. Xia Ruofei's current funds were definitely not enough, but he was not worried at all.
There was a construction period for a project, and the funds were not paid in one go. Normally, it would be divided into phases. Also, he was very familiar with Liang Weimin. If the funds could not keep up, it was not a big deal to delay the payment for one or two months.
Now, Xia Ruofei's businesses were flourishing. The farm and winery were bringing in a lot of cash every day. Although the Australian farm had not started to grow Taoyuan vegetables, it was also generating a lot of profits. The farm's Angus cattle were also very popular. Therefore, the funds were not a big problem.
Feng Jing thought for a while and felt that Xia Ruofei's words made sense. So, she nodded and said, "Ok, Chairman. I will inform Manager Li to complete the plan before I come over!"
"Ok!" Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Manager Feng, I have nothing else to do here. You can go back to work!"
"Ok!" Feng Jing immediately stood up and left.
The task that Xia Ruofei had given her made her very motivated. She could not wait to contact Liang Qichao and settle the matter of exporting the seeds as soon as possible.
Xia Ruofei, on the other hand, slowly got up and left the office, heading back to the villa.
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