Outside Gray Sand City.
Mifein had come here in Kroya's place to inspect the first phase of construction and negotiate with the Gray Sand Lord.
The two had already arrived outside the city. Night was just about to end, and the sun was about to rise.
Jamie had been waiting here for some time.
He looked rather excited. Quite a few young people wearing uniforms produced on Reef Island stood beside him, waiting to introduce the bridge to the two visitors.
Beneath their feet stretched a long metal roadway about five meters wide. Its silvery-blue metal shone brightly even at night, and streetlights illuminated both sides.
Looking into the distance, the silvery-blue road stood out brilliantly against the gray desert, like a road from myth that appeared at night, filled with an orderly beauty.
The abrupt appearance of such a bridge amid the desert's disorder and chaos was truly breathtaking.
The Gray Sand Lord stopped to look for a while before speaking.
"This must be ten meters high."
He looked at the pillars below. "Can this purple duckweed really support the weight of those pillars?"
Although he had kept an eye on the work, he had deliberately avoided learning too much because he wanted to experience the novelty of this silvery-blue bridge and its houseboats firsthand.
"Of course!"
Jamie immediately answered, "According to our repeated tests, this bridge can support loads of up to around ten tons. You can test it right now."
Working in the desert every day had darkened Jamie's skin by another two shades. When he grinned, only his white teeth stood out brightly.
His honest, guileless appearance was surprisingly reassuring.
Seeing him like this, Mifein could not help asking, "Haven't you been using the sunscreen magic potion the island issued you?"
At that, Jamie and the