After Klee and Yaoyao's study schedules had been arranged,
development on the Guili Plains once again entered a brisk, orderly phase.
But as every plot was assigned a purpose and subdivided further,
the land leveled during the first round of land reclamation had become insufficient for their plans.
Even some little puddle casually stepped over might one day become the site of an important piece of equipment.
"Every inch of land is worth its weight in gold. That saying really fits now."
A light drizzle fell from the sky.
Lin Yi was busy bargaining with the Land Planning Group, trying to squeeze out a few more square meters for some of his wild ideas.
The members of the Land Planning Group now trembled at so much as a word from him.
They were afraid that if they agreed to something today, tomorrow he would demand they cram ten square meters' worth of things into one.
"My lord, we really don't have any."
"Come on, we can make some room. Just squeeze things together a little more~"
After all, this was not the time to place too much emphasis on coordination and balance. Only once they had developed and stood on their own feet would they have the leisure and standing to discuss balanced development.
Thinking back to that other world, places like Feizhou struggled even to develop. What good did coordination and balance do them?
Unable to hold out against Lin Yi, the planning group compressed one plot and added the freed-up space to the area he wanted.
Once the discussion was over, they dared not linger another second, afraid he would squeeze even more out of them.
The sky was dim, and the autumn rain carried a chill. Even Lin Yi could not help rubbing his palms together.
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