Aesthetics and Advantages

Several dozen kilometers east of Madian Town lay another important city of Qingzhou City—Shouguang County.

This city was even more important than Qingzhou City itself because of the industries it possessed.

No individual farmer households had been divided out across Shouguang County. The entire county consisted of state-run farms, and they were no ordinary state-run farms.

Gao Xing, director of Shouguang County's Engineering Department, was leading a special team into a stretch of saline-alkali land that had long since been cleared of people.

This land lay relatively low. After being battered in turns by floods and droughts, coupled with the many exposed rocks scattered across it, it had become a vast wasteland.

More than a dozen farmer households had once struggled to cultivate this place. After the Human Reform League moved in, those farmers were swiftly relocated.

"Director Gao, has everyone been completely evacuated? We cannot afford to be careless about this," Cheng Fubo, the team leader, said sternly.

Gao Xing quickly replied, "Please rest assured, Captain Cheng. I asked the Public Security Department to assist. They have set up several cordons and checkpoints around the area. No one will enter."

"That is good, but for safety's sake, please confirm it once more," Cheng Fubo cautiously suggested.

"No problem."

Cheng Fubo spread out the map. This wasteland covered 3.6 square kilometers, while another 15 square kilometers had been included in the experimental zone, for a total of 18.6 square kilometers.

Using a compass, he had drawn three circular zones over the entire area, each covering roughly 5 square kilometers, followed by artificial canals connecting them to the surrounding rivers.

At around three in the afternoon.

After confirming that all preparations were in place, Cheng Fubo immediately gave the order. "Everyone, take your positions. Begin the countdown! Ten... five..."

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