The location chosen by Old Tang and his team for the space elevator wasn't too far from the city. After leaving the city, they continued north along the national highway until they could see a mountain range cutting across the horizon in the distance. That was the chosen construction site.
This place is near the national highway and not far from the original rocket launch center. When Li Xingkong arrived, there were already quite a few construction vehicles parked here, indicating that construction was about to begin. When Li Xingkong arrived, the relevant person in charge was already waiting for him where the construction vehicles were parked.
Although they didn't know Li Xingkong, there were only a handful of people in the entire Divine Land who could fly, and when the staff saw Li Xingkong flying towards them with his sword from afar, they knew it must be him.
Li Xingkong had just landed in an open space when the relevant person in charge arrived.
"Hello, Master Li."
The person in charge looked to be in his forties, very thin, with his exposed skin tanned a dark yellow, and his face etched with wrinkles from the constant winds. When he reached out to shake hands with Li Xingkong, the calluses and broken skin on his hands proved that he had probably been working on construction projects here for many years.
Hello, what's your surname?
Li Xingkong grasped the outstretched hand. Although the laborer's hands looked somewhat ferocious, Li Xingkong didn't mind at all. Seeing this man, he couldn't help but think of his own father.
My surname is Ma, and my surname Ma Buxiu ").
Ma is a common surname in Longzhou, and it is the surname of most of the local ethnic minorities. However, although they are ethnic minorities, the Divine Land is now very harmonious, and everyone is of one blood and mind. The only difference may be in their beliefs.
"Master Ma, what's our project plan? Tell me about it."
Seeing that there were already dozens of construction vehicles parked here, and many more cars were heading this way along the national highway, it seemed that this project was definitely not small. Li Xingkong pulled up his pants and squatted down by the roadside with Ma Buxiu.
Watching the vehicles come and go, Li Xingkong. Although he knew that this entire piece of Earthly Capital intended for the construction of a space elevator, he didn't really know the specifics of the preliminary preparations.
"Master Li, it's like this. We were only notified this morning that we need to renovate this entire area. After that, we called over almost all the engineering teams from the surrounding area of Longzhou, and the engineering corps from the Longzhou army is also on its way."
"The plan is this: we'll first level the entire plot of land, then lay a layer of asphalt along the edge to demarcate the area."
As Ma Buxiu spoke, he picked up a stick and drew some simple pictures on the ground to make it easier for Li Xingkong to understand.
"At this rate of progress, how long will it take to complete the construction?"
Although Li Xingkong knew that Divine Land's infrastructure development was progressing rapidly, he didn't really know exactly how fast.
"The plan mainly consists of two steps. The first step is to level the land. The other places are relatively easy to handle, but look over there..."
Ma Buxiu stretched out his hand and pointed ahead. Looking in the direction he pointed, there was indeed a small hill. It wasn't really a hill, as the terrain here was mostly flat. This so-called hill was just a rather noticeable small mound, but even so, leveling it would be a considerable undertaking.
"The main problem is that this mountain is difficult to tackle. It would probably take more than a month to break through it. If the engineers had brought explosives, it would be faster, but even with explosives, it would still take quite a while to clear this mountain."
"The second step, paving the road, won't be much slower. This area is about 500-600 square kilometers in size, which is about 20 kilometers long and wide. At our current speed, with so many construction teams working together, it should be completed in about two weeks."
"Two weeks?"
To be honest, this timeframe was much shorter than Li Xingkong had anticipated. After all, the area was indeed quite large, with even one side spanning over 20 kilometers. In Li Xingkong's view, if the construction team were to handle it, the construction speed wouldn't be much faster.
" Divine Land's technology is developing so fast these days. A few days ago, they went to Southeast Asia to build a canal, and they completed 15 kilometers in two weeks. We're just laying a road, which is much simpler than building a canal. Laying 25 kilometers in two weeks is relatively easy."
Ma Buxiu clearly saw the surprise in Li Xingkong's eyes, and he spoke with a hint of pride, after all, this was the speed of Divine Land's infrastructure construction, so of course he was proud.
"There's basically no problem with the time. How about this, Old Ma, I'll take you for a spin, and you can point out the general outline of this place to me first."
Li Xingkong, and realized that if he were to intervene, the speed could be even faster.
"No, that won't do! How could I possibly follow you to heaven? That's absolutely impossible!"
Ma Buxiu clearly never imagined he would one day fly with someone. He quickly waved his hand, saying that would be extremely disrespectful.
"It's alright, come on up. Our main goal is to finish this project as quickly as possible, don't worry about it."
Li Xingkong waved his hand, Old Ma felt as if his body was out of control. He only moved his hands and feet, and his whole body floated into the air as if he were swimming in water.
"Oh dear, oh dear, slow down, slow down."
He did fly, but he was clearly not used to the situation. He started spinning in the air, so Li Xingkong had to reach out and help him regain his balance.
"Let's go, let's mark the four corners first."
Now that they were already airborne, how could he refuse? Ma Buxiu didn't press the issue any further, took out his phone and other equipment, and pointed out the directions to Li Xingkong.
That's why flying is so convenient. Li Xingkong and Old Ma marked the four corners of the space elevator in less than 20 minutes. Most of the time was spent looking at the blueprints and comparing the terrain.
After circling around once, Li Xingkong put the Old Ma down.
"The first step of the plan is to level the land, right?"
Li Xingkong did not land, but remained in mid-air. He lowered his head to check on Ma Buxiu.
"Yes, we plan to bring over several bulldozers..."
Old Ma raised his voice considerably. The wind here was really strong, and when flying with Li Xingkong, the wind was even stronger, making his skin ache from the cold.
"In that case, I'll lend a hand."
Li Xingkong wasn't very good at paving roads, but leveling entire land was something he excelled at. Most importantly, this was a serious matter, and he was finally able to unleash the Swift Lightning.
"Go!"
Li Xingkong made a sword-finger gesture, waved his hand, and the Swift Lightning beneath his feet seemed to be on steroids, circling him a few times before turning into a white streak and flying close to the newly set marker.
As its Swift Lightning increased, its form was enveloped in Magic Power, and the entire sword seemed to transform into a flying blue arc of light. It flew close to the ground, and although it was still some distance from the ground, the wind from the sword made the ground it was close to feel as if it had been plowed by a rotary tiller, instantly becoming soft and flat.
The Swift Lightning bolt was incredibly fast; even circling the four chosen corner markers took less than a minute. In no time, the area that Li Xingkong and his companions could see, which had been a solid, desolate wasteland, was transformed into a different landscape.
The entire ground was turned upside down by the sword light.
This is much faster than any rotary tiller, and significantly more efficient than a bulldozer.
After leveling all the land in the other areas, Li Xingkong flew to the small hill on this piece of land. Yes, he was going to work on this small hill.