Inheriting a dilapidated ranch in North America, he became a billionaire through animal taming and t

Su Chen hasn't had a break this week.

I get up before dawn every day.

Let's go for a walk around the cattle first.

The Beastmaster Affinity ability is so useful.

If you stand in the middle of a herd of cattle with your eyes closed, you can clearly see the condition of every single cow.

The items highlighted in red on the system panel are problematic.

A calf had a slight limp in its right hind leg, and the system immediately provided a diagnosis.

In the early stages of laminitis, apply oxytetracycline ointment topically and avoid running around for three days.

Do as instructed, and you will be cured the next day.

Over the course of a week, the average loyalty of the cattle herd increased from 69% to 82%, and their health was excellent.

Even more outrageous is the meat quality optimization program.

The system shows that the meat quality indicators of more than 30 cattle have started to rise.

The marble pattern has improved significantly.

According to the system, it will reach the standard of top-grade beef in two weeks.

What does "top-grade beef" mean?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture classifies beef into eight grades, with the highest grade called "Excellent".

It accounts for only 2% to 3% of the total, and its price is three to five times that of ordinary beef.

But Su Chen's goals are even higher.

The optimized meat quality can exceed existing grading standards and reach "customized grade".

That kind of beef isn't sold by the pound, but by the "customer".

One "guest" is equivalent to one meal for one customer.

An eight-ounce steak can sell for over two hundred dollars.

If all 120 cows meet this standard, that would be several million dollars.

But that's for later.

The most important thing right now is to get the ranch infrastructure up and running.

Su Chen hired several day laborers in town to renovate the entire ranch fence in three days.

The eight-mile-long wire fence is reinforced with iron stakes every fifty meters, pulled taut and straight.

The livestock sheds have also been renovated.

The corrugated iron roof was replaced, the cement floor was repaved, and an automatic water dispenser and feeding trough were installed.

The five oldest oxen were placed separately at the very back.

Special care was provided, with high-protein feed and mineral supplements.

The changes in the five cows were visible to the naked eye.

The fur changed from dull and lackluster to a glossy reddish-brown.

The ribs are no longer protruding, and the muscle definition has become more apparent.

The old ox that used to lie down and not get up can now walk four or five miles a day and is showing signs of becoming a leader.

[Old Bull Group Status]

[Health recovery progress: 100%]

[Meat quality optimization progress: 78%]

Average loyalty: 94%

Su Chen patted the old ox's neck.

It nuzzled his shoulder affectionately, as docile as a dog.

"Give it another two months, and you'll be ready to be a breeding bull."

The old ox let out a "moo".

That afternoon, Su Chen was inspecting the newly installed water supply system.

The sound of an engine could be heard from the dirt road in the distance.

A white pickup truck stopped at the entrance to the ranch, and two people got out.

One of them was Wilson, the owner of the town's feed store.

He was in his fifties, chubby, with a smile on his round face.

The other one is a young woman.

Jeans, plaid shirt, ponytail, aviator sunglasses.

Wilson waved across the fence.

"Su! This fence is newly installed? It's beautiful!"

Su Chen went over and opened the door.

"Mr. Wilson, what brings you here?"

Wilson patted him on the shoulder with a smile.

"Just passing by to take a look."

"Everyone in town is talking about you. You paid off Henry's loan, bought over a hundred cows, and renovated the facilities."

"To be honest, I've lived in this town for thirty years and I've never seen anyone take over a runway and turn it around so quickly."

Su Chen smiled modestly.

"Just lucky."

The young woman next to him took off her sunglasses, revealing a pair of sharp blue eyes, and looked him up and down.

"luck?"

"Is paying off a debt of 100,000 yuan just a matter of luck?"

"Is it just luck to fatten up over a hundred cows in a week?"

Wilson quickly introduced the situation.

"This is my daughter, Emma."

"She graduated from Montana State University with a degree in Animal Science and went back to her hometown to help her mother manage the farm."

Emma didn't wait for Wilson to finish speaking before heading straight for the cattle.

She stood by the fence, staring at the Angus calves for a full three minutes.

He turned to look at Su Chen, his eyes becoming very serious.

"What are you feeding these cows?"

"Alfalfa hay and protein supplement, standard ratio."

Emma shook her head.

"impossible."

"My farm also raises Angus cattle, and the feed ratio is the same as yours, but my cattle are definitely not up to this standard."

"Back fat thickness, muscle fullness, and coat luster—this is already at the level of the mid-to-late stage of fattening."

"You've only had it for a week, how could it have grown so fast?"

Su Chen felt a tightness in his chest, but he didn't show it on his face.

"Maybe it's because of the good breed? That ranch has good breeding stock."

Emma stared into his eyes, clearly disbelieving, but didn't press him further.

She crouched down and touched the rib area of ​​the nearest cow, then stood up, her expression even more confused.

"Muscle fiber density...is abnormal."

She muttered to herself, then looked at Su Chen.

"Is this really your first time raising cattle?"

I guess so.

Emma was silent for a few seconds.

"I need to conduct a week-long on-site investigation here."

"No fees are charged; it's purely academic research."

Su Chen was stunned for a moment.

His instinct was to refuse.

The system's secrets must not be known to outsiders.

But then I thought, being too deliberate in refusing would only arouse more suspicion.

Furthermore, Emma majored in animal science.

With her around, she can actually help him explain some "unreasonable" phenomena.

They shift the blame to "breeding advantages" or "feeding methods."

Su Chen nodded.

"OK."

"But there are two conditions."

"First, you can't interfere with how I raise them."

"Secondly, your research data must be approved by me before it can be published."

Emma readily agreed.

Wilson watched his daughter haggling with the young Asian man, a knowing smile playing on his lips.

"Su, my daughter is the most knowledgeable person about cows in our town."

"If she can help you, your ranch is probably going to take off."

Su Chen smiled but didn't reply.

Emma moved into the ranch that afternoon.

Su Chen tidied up the guest room and changed the sheets and blankets.

The first thing Emma did after putting down her luggage was not to rest, but to take her notebook to the herd of cattle to make notes.

Su Chen stood at the doorway, watching her retreating figure weaving through the cattle, lost in thought.

Having another person watching over it is indeed inconvenient.

But let's look at it from another angle.

Emma's expertise will help him better understand how the system works.

He glanced at the beast summoning permission on the system panel; the progress bar was still far from unlocking.

The main mission requires a herd size of 200 head of cattle and a pasture greening rate of over 60%.

The cattle herd is easy to manage; just buy another eighty.

But the greening rate is a tough nut to crack.

The grasslands of the ranch have degraded so severely that it would take several years for them to recover naturally.

He needs a faster way.

Just then, the Earth Treasure Hunt suddenly triggered two notifications.

[Ding! Groundwater signal detected in the eastern area of ​​the ranch.]

[Depth: 45 meters.]

Water quality: High-quality mineral spring.

[Estimated traffic: Over 2000 gallons per day.]

[Ding! Signal detected from buried material in the northern area of ​​the ranch.]

[Type: Possibly an antique carriage part.]

[Depth: 1.1 meters.]

Estimated value: Moderate.