Hi team! Thanks for showcasing the game! I can clarify that the landing area is to allow players to "decline" a bump in order to use that worker to take income. During development, players would sometimes feel "attacked" if someone bumped their worker that they were planning to retrieve, as it prevented them from collecting farm income. So workers placed in the landing area are similar to those still on the board - they can't be used until retrieved, and when retrieved, they increase strength by 1 and collect income, as normal. Strength-4 workers cannot enter the landing area, as they hibernate immediately upon being retrieved or bumped.