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Su Chen turned off the panel and continued walking forward.

Old Tom caught up and opened the grassland carrying capacity data sheet in his hand.

"Based on the current quality of the pastures and the rotational grazing system, 680 cattle are just enough to maintain the sustainable use of the pastures."

"If there are too many, the grasslands won't be able to recover quickly enough, and the quality of the forage will decline."

Su Chen nodded.

"So the next step is not to expand the herds, but to improve the quality of the grasslands."

Old Tom glanced at Su Chen, said nothing, but his eyes showed approval.

The two walked back to the main house, where Su Chen called a brief meeting with everyone.

Old Tom spoke first.

"The rotational grazing schedule for the nine major pastoral areas has been readjusted to accommodate a scale of 680 head of livestock."

"The rotational grazing cycle has been reduced from the original 30 days to 25 days, with each pastoral area grazing for five days and resting for 20 days."

"This allows the grasslands to recover for a longer period of time, resulting in better quality forage."

Juan then gave his report.

"The grazing areas for the cattle have been adjusted according to the new rotation grazing schedule, and all 680 cattle have been allocated to nine grazing areas."

"Approximately 75 head of livestock per pasture."

Louis added.

"The daily feed amount has also been adjusted to a scale of 680 heads."

"Concentrated feed increased by 15%, and high-quality forage increased by 20%."

The veterinarian opened the health record.

"This morning, we randomly checked sixty new calves, and they were all normal. No health problems were found."

"The original 500 cattle were also subject to a comprehensive health check, and the pass rate was 100%."

Su Chen used the Beast King Affinity skill to uniformly increase the loyalty of the cattle herd.

A warm energy emanated from Su Chen.

The energy covered all 680 cattle on the ranch.

The cattle sensed the energy, and some of them raised their heads.

Some looked in Su Chen's direction, while others let out low growls.

The loyalty of the 180 new calves is rapidly increasing.

From initial unfamiliarity and wariness, they transformed into closeness and obedience.

They began to approach Su Chen on their own, sniffing his hands and rubbing their heads against his legs.

Black Fang led his wolf pack on patrol along the edge of the ranch.

Lingfeng hovered high in the sky, while Dazhuang was carrying ore at the mining site.

The entire ranch is operating normally, and there are no safety issues.

Emma handed the updated core ledger to Su Chen.

The herd consists of 680 head of cattle, and its total assets have exceeded 20 million US dollars.

All cattle in the herd are registered, have complete health records, and the rotational grazing plan is being implemented effectively.

Emma then took out a group expansion summary report, which recorded the entire process of expanding the group.

From pre-qualification for bidding to advance inspection of cattle, from special auctions to calf transportation, from entry reception to health monitoring.

Every step is meticulously documented, funds are used transparently, processes are compliant, and results meet standards.

Su Chen reviewed the report and confirmed that there were no overspending, no violations, and no potential risks.

After closing the report, Su Chen spoke.

"The group expansion is complete, but this is not the end, it's the beginning."

"Next step: comprehensive irrigation project."

Old Tom put down his cigarette.

"Irrigation covers the entire area; is the water from the spiritual spring sufficient?"

Su Chen nodded.

"The flow of the spiritual spring has been increasing recently, and the water volume is sufficient to cover the nine pastoral areas."

"I have surveyed the water distribution layout; the main pipeline is drawn from the Lingquan spring."

"We will travel along the low-lying areas, passing through nine pastoral areas, with a total length of about three kilometers."

Old Tom thought about it.

"The pipelines must be laid away from places like livestock sheds, mines, and treasure chests."

"We also need to consider winter frost protection; the pipes need to be buried below the frost line."

Su Chen said, "Mike's construction team will come to take measurements tomorrow. You'll be in contact with them and responsible for the site planning."

"Juan coordinates the pipeline, while Luis is in charge of material preparation."

Old Tom nodded.

Su Chen looked at Emma.

"The project must be carried out covertly, and the true location of the sacred spring must not be revealed."

"We told the outside world that the water was drawn from a deep underground well."

Emma wrote down the requirements in her notebook.

After the meeting, Su Chen stood at the entrance of the main house, looking at the pasture in the distance.

Six hundred and eighty cattle are distributed across nine pastoral areas.

Some were grazing with their heads down, some were lying on the ground ruminating, and some were drinking water at the watering station.

Black Fang led his pack of wolves back from the border.

Hei Feng squatted down at his feet and looked up at him.

Su Chen bent down and patted Hei Feng's head.

Anderson's pickup truck stopped again at the edge of the ranch.

He got out of the car, holding a bottle of beer in his hand, and raised it towards Su Chen through the fence.

"Su, congratulations! Six hundred and eighty head of cattle! That's the largest ranch in Whitefish Town now."

Anderson took a sip of beer, his tone filled with sincere congratulations.

Su Chen walked over and spoke to Anderson across the fence.

"The grassland can still hold up, but any more and it won't be enough."

Anderson shook his head.

"You can't find another pasture of this quality in the entire White Fish Town."

"In my desolate place, the pasture grass is short and yellow, and even the cows can't get enough to eat."

Su Chen didn't reply.

Anderson finished the last sip of his beer.

He threw the bottle into the truck bed and drove off.

Su Chen turned and went back into the house. The phone rang; it was Luke calling.

"Su, I heard you've expanded your herd to 680 head. Do you have enough feed?"

"I can place long-term feed orders with you, and I'll offer you a discount."

Su Chen thought for a moment.

"Increase the concentrate feed by 15% and the high-quality forage by 20%. Give me a quote based on these quantities."

Luke did some calculations on the other end of the phone.

"Okay, I'll send the new contract over tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Su Chen stood by the window, looking at the pastoral area in the distance.

A prompt appeared on the system panel:

[Ranch Operation Status: Excellent]

Herd size: 680 head

[Grassland carrying capacity: Reasonable]

[It is recommended that the host initiate a comprehensive irrigation project to improve grassland quality.]

Su Chen turned off the panel.

Six hundred and eighty cattle mark a new beginning for Sunset Ranch.

The comprehensive irrigation project will begin taking measurements tomorrow.

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In the study of the main house, Su Chen spread out a map of the ranch, with a pencil resting on it.

Old Tom pushed the door open and came in, followed by Juan and Louis.

The three people stood around the desk.

Su Chen pointed to the location of the spiritual spring on the map.

"The comprehensive irrigation project takes this place as its core, establishes a main pipeline network, and covers nine pastoral areas."

Old Tom leaned closer to look at the picture, his finger tracing the path of the spring outwards.

"The pipelines must be buried deep. In Montana, the frozen soil layer is 1.2 meters deep in winter, so the pipelines must be buried at least 1.5 meters deep."

"The route must also avoid open grazing areas and rotational grazing routes, so that cattle do not step on the pipes, and the pipes do not interfere with grazing."

Su Chen marked each item on the map.

Old Tom continued:

"The nine pastoral areas are scattered, and the main pipeline is drawn from the spiritual spring, following the low-lying areas."

"Branch pipes and valves are installed along each pastoral area."

"Branch pipes can be connected to sprinkler heads or drip irrigation tapes. The specific type used depends on the terrain and grass species in the pastoral area."

Su Chen raised his head and looked at Juan and Luis.

He reiterated the most important and crucial point.

"The core area of ​​the Spirit Spring is kept strictly confidential. It is referred to as deep groundwater to the outside world, and no one is allowed to mention the Spirit Spring."

Juan nodded.

"During construction, I have to keep an eye on the positioning; the pipelines cannot pass through the livestock sheds or the foundation."

"The soil under the livestock shed is often compacted by the cattle, making it extremely hard, and even a ditching machine can't dig it up."

"The foundation must not be disturbed, otherwise the house will crack."

Louis took a small notebook out of his pocket.

"I'll be responsible for taking inventory of the building materials."

"The pipes are made of polyethylene, which is corrosion-resistant and low-temperature resistant. The main pipe has a diameter of 100 mm, and the branch pipe has a diameter of 50 mm."

"Ball valves are used because they open and close quickly and have good sealing performance."

"The interface is welded using hot melt welding, which is stronger than a threaded interface."

"Sealing adhesive, pipe-specific type, waterproof and freeze-proof."

Su Chen stood up and picked up the topographical map on the table.

"I'll go get busy first; you guys discuss the construction sequence."

He walked out of the main house and along the spring.

After activating the Earth Treasure Hunt skill, the radar image in my mind scans through the underground soil layers one by one.