Cave Refuge

Although Mr. Thompson didn't know what Master Ye wanted to ask, as long as it wasn't one of Dong Tianyu's core secrets, Dong Tianyu was basically open about everything.

After getting Dong Tianyu's response, Master Ye directly asked, "Zachary, is the evolution direction you chose for your Companion Spiritual Treasure submersible navigation?"

Before Master Ye spoke, Dong Tianyu had thought of many possibilities, but he never expected Master Ye's question to be this. As for Master Ye's question, Dong Tianyu had nothing to hide, so he nodded and said, "Yes, what about it?"

After receiving Dong Tianyu's affirmative answer, Master Ye's expression remained calm, but Ye Liuyun's face showed delight.

However, at this moment, Robinson William, standing beside the two, was completely puzzled and didn't understand the riddle they were discussing.

Seeing the look on Robinson William's face, Dong Tianyu instantly understood that, just like himself and his father, Robinson William knew nothing about Master Ye's current thoughts.

"Old Li told me some news, that after the base's expansion, four areas have been delineated. Aside from the East City District that has already been developed and confirmed as a residential area, the South City District is planned to be turned into an industrial zone, while the remaining North City District and West City District are to be designated as the Plantation Area and breeding districts, respectively."

Upon hearing Master Ye say this, except for Madeline, the other three present didn't grasp Master Ye's intentions and could only wait quietly for him to continue.

"We won't be able to have a hand in the industrial park of South City District, but for the Plantation Garden of North City District and the breeding district of West City District, I think we could give it a slight try."

Hearing what Master Ye said, Mr. Thompson immediately realized, "Are you saying that the officials are now preparing to open up these two areas for private contracting?"

Seeing that Mr. Thompson quickly caught on, Master Ye smiled in subtle approval, "When Conny Lewis told me this news, I started to ask around through some old friends. The officials are indeed planning to open up these two areas for private contracting.

However, the prerequisite for contracting is to fill the contracted area with soil at least one meter deep during the contractual period."

"Is that the only requirement?"

Right when Dong Tianyu was expecting Master Ye to continue explaining the contractual requirements, he didn't expect Master Ye to simply say, "That's it!"

"That's it?"

"Yes, other than paying the contract fees based on the size of the area, the only requirement is the soil."

"What kind of requirement is that, with just this little...who..."

As Dong Tianyu spoke, his tone and volume dropped lower and lower, as he suddenly realized that at this time, acquiring soil over one meter thick was not a simple matter.

After all, at this point, the earth had been flooded, and judging by the water levels before the natural disaster, the current water levels seemed to have risen by several hundred meters, completely submerging the former mountains. Obtaining soil now was not an easy task,

Although Dong Tianyu had never specifically collected soil, the ground within his Cave was indeed made of real soil. However, Dong Tianyu had never dug deep and didn't know how deep the soil was underneath the surface of the Cave.

But so far, Dong Tianyu had only transported nutrients into the Cave, and had never taken a large amount of materials out of it.

Though he had no experience with this, Dong Tianyu didn't want to try it lightly, fearing that if he removed a significant amount of soil, he might reduce the growth of the Cave. So unless there was no other way, Dong Tianyu certainly wouldn't attempt this lightly.

Master Ye, seeing Dong Tianyu's voice quieting down, immediately realized that Dong Tianyu had figured it out.

If it was the breeding district, it would be fine since raising livestock didn't have high soil requirements, but for the Plantation Area, without soil, what would you use for farming?

Perhaps some would say hydroponics or water culture, but without the aid of various potions, the types of plants that can be grown in water are limited. At this time, it's practically impossible to use various potions for fertilization as before the natural disaster.

So, the soil that seemed to be everywhere before the natural disaster has now become a formidable barrier to farming.

"Zachary, I heard from the second elder at home that before you left here, your Companion Spiritual Treasure had successfully evolved. Although you didn't specify to the second elder which evolutionary path you had chosen, you exhibited the evolved Companion Spiritual Treasure to her openly.

After more and more Companion Spiritual Treasures in the base chose their evolutionary branches, she understood that the evolution branch you chose for your Companion Spiritual Treasure must be submersible navigation.

At first, she didn't understand why you chose that branch and even felt pity for your choice, but she didn't expect that it would be so relevant now."

Hearing all that Master Ye said, Dong Tianyu was still completely confused. Seeing Dong Tianyu's bewildered expression, Mr. Thompson felt somewhat exasperated and helplessly said directly, "Think about it, where can you easily get a large amount of soil now?"

"A large amount of soil?"

After murmuring to himself, Dong Tianyu suddenly realized that the only place with an abundant supply of soil now was underwater. Connecting this to Master Ye's question about the evolutionary branch of his Companion Spiritual Treasure, Dong Tianyu suddenly understood.

Now, only the seabed had what could be called inexhaustible soil, and obtaining soil now required deep Submersible Navigation.