HLM -Chapter 1158 Cumulative Efforts Yield Sudden Results

Besides cleaning up and filling in the uneven ground, Wang Bo also used some chemical agents to kill insects. Naturally, every household in the town also had insect-repellent supplies, which were distributed by Brother Yi. He had procured a large amount of menthol-based anti-itch ointments and sprays—just a dab on a mosquito bite, and the itch was gone.

In addition, Chen Luoxian had brought Wang Bo some domestically produced medicated oils, such as Feng You Jing and cooling balm. These were warmly welcomed by the townspeople, as their mosquito-repelling effects were far superior to any body wash.

New Zealand supermarkets did sell some body washes containing mint and tea tree oil, which could repel mosquitoes; applying them to bites also helped relieve itching. Wang Bo even came up with a tip: cutting garlic and applying its juice to a bite worked extremely effectively. After he shared this secret remedy, the following days in Sunset Town were occasionally punctuated by piercing screams.

Rumors quickly spread outside the town, with some jokingly claiming that Wang Bo’s garlic bite remedy was too cruel.

By mid-December, Principal Sarlins led an inspection team to Sunset Town, and Wang Bo gave them a full tour of the town. It had to be said that Bowen’s mosquito eradication plan was truly effective—at least, while they roamed around the town, mosquitoes weren’t bothering them. In the past, especially during summer evenings, a walk outdoors without getting bitten was practically impossible.

During the visit, they had meals at White Tower, coffee at Da Qin Café, experienced the atmosphere at Flame Mountain Bar, spent the night at the castle, and even went boating and fishing on Lake Hawiya. They also went prospecting for gold, and Wang Bo, catering to their interests, had pre-selected some gold-rich but inconspicuous rocks to display openly. This ensured that Principal Sarlins and the others each made a find. They took the matter seriously, as one member of the inspection team was a mineralogy expert.

After the tour, Professor Sandra extended his hand to Wang Bo: “Wang, from now on we’ll be neighbors. I hope we can get along well.”

Wang Bo was overjoyed—did this count as official approval? However, until the formal announcement was released, nothing was certain. For the next week, Wang Bo anxiously waited. Finally, on Christmas Eve, Lincoln University’s official website announced:

After repeated inspections and discussions by our faculty and students, and following recommendations from various levels of government and the Ministry of Education, our new campus will be located in Sunset Town!

Seeing this, Wang Bo refreshed the website over and over, and when he confirmed the message was permanent, he excitedly slammed the table: “Oh yeah!”

Sunset Town had secured the largest construction project since its founding: a university would be coming to the town!

The townspeople were thrilled. Such a school would bring immense benefits—they could let their children play on campus, attend courses that interested them, and the advantages were huge. Businesses were even happier. A university branch meant thousands of students, instantly doubling Sunset Town’s population. The business opportunities this created were enormous.

A flood of congratulatory calls came in—from Alexander, Bartier, Sharp, Grant-Swift, and others—congratulating Wang Bo on Sunset Town becoming the new site of Lincoln University’s campus. In the following days, more calls arrived, including from major fast-food chains like McDonald’s, Subway, and KFC, all eager to lease shops. Some supermarket chains, such as Walmart and Carrefour, also planned to enter the town.

Wang Bo delegated these matters to his team, then told Bowen: “Keep recruiting more staff. Our team must grow. In less than two years, Sunset Town’s population will exceed ten thousand.”

The town was already seeing many new immigrants. Every day brought piles of relocation applications, and the real estate market began quietly heating up. Wang Bo, however, had no time to focus on this—Christmas was approaching, and he wanted to spend quality time with his family.

On his way home from work, he passed a real estate agency and noticed some housing listings on the sign outside. Sunset Town currently had four residential areas. Detached apartments were priced at 200,000 each, while the least desirable units still went for 150,000. These were high prices—even in major cities like Auckland or Wellington, a 200,000 apartment was considered very good.

Lincoln University acted quickly. Once they decided on Sunset Town for the new campus, construction teams immediately arrived to start work. Wang Bo realized that this construction team was familiar—the New Zealand branch of Australia’s Layton Holdings, which had built Highway 8, White Tower, and the current Sunset Town airport.

Constructing a campus would require funding in the hundreds of millions, which meant countless job opportunities, GDP growth, and capital flow for Sunset Town. According to the university’s plan, the campus would be located southeast of the town, two kilometers from the town center, and only 25 kilometers in a straight line from Oceania City.

Wang Bo donated the land for free—no question about it. Like Rockefeller donating land to the UN for the United Nations headquarters, having Lincoln University on his land would double its value!

There was even an unexpected bonus: because of his contribution, Lincoln University decided to award him the honorary title of Dean, which would be officially announced once the campus was completed.

Overjoyed, Wang Bo said to Eva: “From now on, you’ll have to call me Teacher Wang.”

Eva cheerfully replied: “Then Teacher Wang, let’s hurry and set up our Christmas tree.”

With Christmas approaching, every household needed to set up a tree and hang gifts. Wang Bo chose two Norfolk Island pines for their Christmas trees—one large one at the front door, and a smaller one in the castle hall.

Dale ran over and asked, “Brother-in-law, aren’t we going to see Santa Claus this year?”

Wang Bo smiled: “We’re about to have our very own Santa Claus.”

Santa Claus, sent from Finland, was already in position at the amusement park, which was in trial operation. Each day, a dozen or so visitors could enter, but the official opening would be on Christmas Day.

In the past, Christmas required a grand evening party. This year, Wang Bo opened a Christmas amusement park, turning it into a party venue, saving him a lot of hassle.

As the first Christmas amusement park in the Southern Hemisphere, it attracted nationwide attention in New Zealand, with many Australians and Fijians coming to experience it. On Christmas Day alone, at least ten thousand people flooded into Sunset Town.

The amusement park couldn’t accommodate everyone, so Wang Bo arranged for police to maintain order and used the central square as an additional party venue.

After all the planning, he realized he would still need to personally organize the Christmas party.