Every business concept needs a physical entity to carry it on.
The next key step is to fill it up.
The strong winds that had been howling finally stopped the next morning.
The sky was a clear, grayish-blue.
Su Wei changed into a heavy windproof suit and snow boots.
He pushed open the door of the wooden cabin and stepped into the ankle-deep snow.
The soles of their shoes were pressing against the snow.
The air was extremely cold.
Cotton Candy rolled around wildly in the snow, then quickly followed behind Su Wei, stepping in his footprints.
Fifty meters away, the exhibition hall area, covered by heavy snow, had completely changed its appearance.
The tracked mini crane emitted a dull hum.
Dozens of workers wearing reflective overalls are busy in different areas.
Some of the scaffolding on the outside has been removed.
The building's exterior walls are completely covered with thick R60 grade rock wool insulation material.
The foundation reinforced with antifreeze is as hard as rock.
Foreman Matt stood on a high point.
His weathered face was covered in sweat, and he held a rolled-up sheet of paper in his hand.
He was loudly directing the workers to embed a huge triple-pane vacuum glass panel into the pre-reserved frame.
Seeing Su Wei approach, Matt jumped down from the height and landed heavily on the snow.
He brushed the ice crystals off his coat with his large, calloused hand and strode over to Su Wei.
He pointed to the flat roof area of the building, where a dozen or so huge black rectangular panels had already been fixed in place.
"Boss, all the basic hardware has been completed according to your requirements."
Matt's voice was very rough, yet it carried clearly through the frigid air.
"The wind-solar hybrid microgrid system has been fully connected to the main power grid."
Those solar panels come with an automatic snow removal and heating coating.
"The two wind-resistant micro wind turbines to the north will complete their final blade calibration this afternoon."
Matt turned around as he spoke, facing the building's vast and empty interior.
There are no partitions, only a few huge cedar log pillars supporting the second floor.
The 500-square-meter space below felt very deep.
According to Su Wei's plan, the antlers of the brown bear king and the red deer king should be placed here.
Furthermore, it requires two levels of space to create five miniature polar ecological zones, including rivers, woodlands, and oceans.
Matt frowned, his expression serious.
He rolled the blueprints into a cardboard tube and slammed it against the palm of his other hand.
"Windproofing, insulation, and power supply—I'll handle all these engineering aspects perfectly for you."
"But."
Matt pointed to the empty reinforced concrete and wooden structure inside.
"You've planned all those plants, soil, living moss, and even the water circulating in them."
"My workers simply don't know where to begin with this kind of interdisciplinary landscaping."
"This building is now just an extremely sturdy, but soulless, empty box."
Matt looked into Su Wei's eyes.
"The hardware is all set."
"What are you planning to do with that damned ecological mud and living plants?"
Chapter 187 River Landscaping, Microscopic Miracles
"Use both hands."
Su Wei brushed the snow off his work jacket.
He looked over Matt's broad shoulders and gazed into the empty interior of the building.
Matt paused for a moment, then quickly followed.
The suede snow boots crunched and cracked on the ice and cement dust.
A cold wind, carrying snowflakes, rushed in through the window frames that had no glass, swirling around inside.
Su Wei walked to the concrete platform in the center of the first floor and stopped.
"This is the core area, which is 100 square meters."
He raised his arm to draw a boundary in mid-air, Matt immediately flipped open the drawings and pulled out a marker.
"Reinforce the foundation with another layer. The load-bearing capacity should be calculated according to the grade."
Su Wei continued.
"I want to erect this natural stone fireplace that goes all the way to the top."
Matt quickly drew a solid circle in the center of the drawing.
"I've already specified the reinforced weight requirements for the fireplace. But were you certain beforehand that you wanted to put a 600-kilogram brown bear in here?"
"Yes, right in the middle."
Su Wei was certain.
"It will stand upright, looking down. The stag antlers hang directly above the fireplace, making it the focal point of the entire floor."
He didn't stop, but turned and walked to the left side, where there was a sunken groove that was not yet fully hardened.
"This 200-square-meter space will be reserved for the river area."
Su Wei tapped the edge of the groove twice with his toes.
"It extends from the back wall all the way to the front desk, spanning twelve meters."
"Excavate the basic outline of the river channel."
Matt's marker stopped in mid-air.
He placed a heavy question mark on the left side of the drawing.
"Excavating a twelve-meter-deep riverbed foundation indoors will completely destroy the original waterproofing layer underneath."
Matt looked up at Su Wei and presented a strong engineering rebuttal.
"And how much water volume do you need? How will the indoor water circulation system handle the odor from the stagnant water?"
"Five thousand liters of normal water body."
Su Wei gave a precise number.
"Two industrial-grade water pumps, each with a capacity of 20,000 liters per hour, equipped with titanium tube chillers."
After removing the original waterproof layer, re-spray three coats of high-strength polyurea coating, with a thickness of no less than five millimeters.
Matt stared, mouth agape, not quite understanding what was happening.
Su Wei had already walked to the flat cement ground on the right.
"On the right side, also 200 square meters, we'll create a sky ecosystem area, housing Raptor and cliff landscaping."
He looked up at the open-air second floor supported by cedar beams.
"The 150-square-meter area on the left side of the second floor is designated for deer ecology. Red deer and black-tailed deer congregate here."
"The area on the right is designated for woodland wildlife, including otters and red foxes."
Su Wei turned to face Matt.
"The load-bearing capacity of these five areas must reach at least two tons per square meter."
Matt took a deep breath, but the cold wind made him cough.
Two tons per square meter? That's a floor slab!
Matt raised his voice.
"Because it's all real soil and rocks, and there's a living water cycle."
Su Wen's voice drowned out the sound of the wind.
Matt put the marker back into his workwear pocket.
He rubbed his face vigorously with his rough palms, revealing red veins on his cheeks.