AI vs. the Tea Monopoly

The Story

A brutal cold snap destroys the spring tea harvest in Mistvale Village. A monopoly buyer exploits the crisis, offering only ten dollars per jin. Chase Lynn stakes his entire fifty thousand dollar savings on AI microclimate control and drone frost defense. The technology yields a rare crop of Pre-Qingming Snow Buds. The buyer responds by locking down cold-chain transport routes. Chase Lynn and the New Farmer take drastic measures, flying the precious tea over the mountains. They risk everything in a live-streamed blind tasting to prove the value of their harvest against the entrenched market power.