He turned his head again and stared intently at the patch of lush green moss not far away.
Matt pinched the hot cigarette butt out with his thumb and forefinger.
The three construction workers standing nearby, who had always thought the boss was joking around, also stopped what they were doing.
The big guy threw away the tattered woven bag in his hand, twitched his huge nose, and touched the dusty back of his head, looking somewhat bewildered.
"Damn it."
He looked around, searching for the missing device.
"Boss, are the exhaust fans at full power? I suddenly don't feel any chest tightness anymore."
Matt did not answer Ben's question.
The experienced foreman, stepping over the pile of scrap materials, strode to the edge of the Moss River Valley and abruptly stopped.
He did not step into the groove.
In this industrial skeleton filled with steel, concrete, and the marks of violent construction, those two square meters of lush greenery appear extremely out of place.
But it is also incredibly real.
This is no longer a pile of mud and dead grass.
Before Matt was a living, miniature world, breathing in the microscopic realm.
Su Wei pulled out a dry towel and wiped the mud and moss sap off his hands.
" Matt."
Matt was jolted and immediately stood up straight.
"I am here."
"Next, all vertical walls and extended ground surfaces surrounding this river area will be covered with three coats of polyurea polymer waterproofing material, leaving no blind spots."
Su Wei threw the towel onto the metal of the handcart.
"The pre-installed concealed full-spectrum LED cold light source matrix will be fully installed on the top load-bearing steel beams before tonight."
He held up three fingers.
"The color temperature range is locked between 6500K and 8000K via the main control board."
"I want to use electricity here to simulate the penetrating power of cool sunlight at midday on a cloudless day in Kodiak Island."
Su Wei lowered his hand.
"The pre-installed water pipe connections for the purchased titanium pipe chillers and two 20,000-liter industrial circulating pumps must all be completed and tested by nightfall tomorrow."
Su Wei looked into Matt's eyes.
"I want to see clear, living water forming a real undercurrent on this moss within seventy-two hours."
"Once these are completed, we will immediately move forward with the underlying hardware construction of the next miniature ecosystem."
Matt stood rooted to the spot, his legs feeling incredibly heavy.
He gazed at the lush greenery before him, which was continuously changing the surrounding air quality, his eyes slowly moving upwards until they finally settled on Su Wei's face, which was covered in a little black mud but was incredibly calm.
The veteran construction worker slowly shook his head, his previously tense and questioning facial muscles completely relaxing.
A gasp of astonishment escaped his throat.
" Su Wei."
You really did it.
Chapter 188 Tides and Dense Forest, Cosmos Within a Square Inch a Wooden House
Matt's rugged voice echoed in the air, filled with admiration and awe.
Su Wei nodded calmly, his thoughts already drifting to a grander blueprint.
He hurried back to the cabin.
Even after taking off my windproof jacket and hanging it by the door, the room remained warm.
The Cotton Candy on the sofa could no longer contain itself, its body arching into a curve.
As soon as Su Wei sat down, the little blue-eyed fox leaped into his arms.
The fluffy head nuzzled affectionately against his arm, making soft purring sounds.
Su Wei gently stroked its soft fur, and most of the day's fatigue seemed to dissipate.
He took out the design drawings for the exhibition hall from his backpack.
The blueprints were spread out on a long solid wood table.
He took out his usual red marker and circled the areas to be built in the blank space: ocean, woodland, sky, and deer herd.
These four ecological zones are the core of the entire exhibition hall.
Su Wei's gaze swept across the map, his mind considering every detail.
From extreme load-bearing capacity to circulating water systems, from simulated lighting to temperature and humidity control, everything needs to be precise.
His gaze first focused on the far left of the exhibition hall, on the marine ecological area that covered two hundred square meters.
He wants to recreate a realistic polar tidal environment here.
This means that the salinity of the seawater, its constant temperature, and even the rhythm of the water flow and waves must be strictly controlled.
He opened his notebook, and his pen flew across the page, listing the required substrates.
In his mind, the skill totem of Substrate Analysis flickered with a faint light, reminding him of the challenges he was about to face.
The previously collected volcanic rocks have high porosity, making them an excellent biochemical filtration layer.
But marine life needs more realistic attachments, Su Wei had to go deep into the wilderness to find weathered reefs.
The erosion marks on the reefs can provide a natural habitat for future marine life.
He also needs to collect sea sand of specific grains to build nests for benthic organisms.
His marker moved across the drawing paper, outlining the shape of the tidal pool.
The bottom is made of fine sea sand, while the edges are made of rough rocks.
He used striking blue arrows to mark the patterns of the water flow, with whirlpools and undercurrents intertwined.
The structure of the miniature coral reef is also outlined, with the gaps between the rocks providing a habitat for small marine life.
The shopping list on my laptop is growing rapidly.
In addition to conventional filter materials, he also wrote about high-salinity sea crystals, thermostatic heating rods, and miniature circulation pumps.
Most importantly, there are special structural materials that can withstand the corrosion of seawater over the years.
Next, Su Wei turned his gaze to the woodland ecological zone, which would become a microcosm of the Kodiak Island primeval forest.
He needed to find local dead cedar wood, whose weathered textures were works of art in his eyes.
Pine needle soil is also indispensable, as it provides a slightly acidic growing environment for cold-climate plants.
The ground will be covered with a thick layer of moss and ferns, forming a green carpet.
Dense shrubbery forms the mid-layer of vegetation.
He even cleverly utilized those abandoned tree holes and withered branches.
The dead trees lying across the ground serve as natural passageways for animals.
The deep tree hollows became a hidden dwelling for small birds and animals.
Su Wei casually flipped to the design drawings on the second floor of the exhibition hall.
The challenges are even greater in the upper-level sky ecosystem and the deer herd ecosystem.
The sky area needs to simulate high mountains and cliffs to provide habitat for Raptor.
The deer area, on the other hand, requires large open grasslands and shrublands to create a scene where deer roam freely.
He meticulously marked the specific requirements for load-bearing capacity, height, ventilation, and lighting in these two areas.
These are all beyond the scope of Matt's engineering team's construction work.
Su Wei took a deep breath, picked up her phone, and dialed Matt's number.
" Matt."
Su Wei's voice was steady and powerful.
Matt was incredibly excited on the other end of the phone.
" Su Wei, you're a miracle! That Moss River Valley... now I understand what you really meant!"
Su Wei didn't say much and went straight to the point.
"There are new requirements for the internal infrastructure of the exhibition hall. Several areas need additional load-bearing reinforcement, especially the deer area on the left side of the second floor, where the foundation must bear more than two tons per square meter."
"A vertical steel structure should be reserved in the sky area on the right to simulate a cliff face."
"All ecological zones must employ a concealed pipeline layout, including circulating water systems, temperature-controlled fiber optic cables, and high-pressure sprinkler systems."
"Finally, the sky area requires a special overhead lighting structure to simulate the direct midday sun on Kodiak Island."