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Chapter 680 - 400 Secretary: How Big Will That Be? (Please Subscribe)_1

Chapter 680: Chapter 400 Secretary: How Big Will That Be? (Please Subscribe)_1

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is not available at the moment, please call back later."

"Sowieee..."

Ding Yue tried to make a call to Director Xiao Wenxing of the Education Bureau, but no one answered.

"Is he in a meeting?"

Ding Yue guessed that if his call to Director Xiao was unanswered, it was very likely because Director Xiao was in a meeting with his phone on silent.

After all, as the Director of the Education Bureau, his daily work involves lots and lots of meetings.

To confirm, Ding Yue called Director Xiao Wenxing’s office line.

The call went through this time, and it was answered.

"Hello, this is the office of the Director of the Mist City Education Bureau."

"Hello, this is Ding Yue, the principal of Mist City Arts and Science University. I was hoping to speak with Director Xiao; is he in a meeting?"

Ding Yue asked the Director’s assistant who picked up the line.

"Yes, Director Xiao is currently holding an important meeting at the Mist City Education Bureau. Principal Ding, please wait a moment. I will inform Director Xiao for you after the meeting."

"Alright, thank you."

After hanging up, Ding Yue could only wait for Director Xiao Wenxing to finish his meeting and call back.

He should call back, right?

"Xiao Wen, could you bring over our university’s map?"

As he waited for Director Xiao Wenxing’s call, Ding Yue decided to use this time to take another good look at his Mist City Arts and Science University.

"Alright."

Ruohan promptly brought over a tube, which contained a map of Mist City Arts and Science University drawn by the School of Architecture.

Mist City Arts and Science University currently has three main sections.

The first section is the original campus of Mist City Siyuan University, which consists of some old buildings, and currently serves as the teaching area for Mist City Arts and Science University.

The second section is the first phase of the expansion completed last year, including the Book Ship Library, new dormitory buildings, and other areas.

The third section is the current construction site for the ongoing expansion. This will be the largest section. Once completed, it will connect with the first and second sections to form a massive Mist City Arts and Science University, covering 7500 acres!

However, the 7500 acres only accounts for teaching, research, living, sports and other educational venues. As Ding Yue was pondering earlier, he needs another parcel of land for the College of Agriculture.

Thus, Ding Yue set his sights on the vast barren lands to the north of Mist City Arts and Science University.

"Here you go, Principal Ding, the map."

Ruohan unfolded the paper map from the tube and handed it to Principal Ding.

As Ding Yue took it, Ruohan quickly cleared a spot on the large office desk.

Afterwards, Ding Yue unfolded the map and used special tools to hold down its corners.

The full image of Mist City Arts and Science University was laid out in front of Ding Yue.

In addition to the campus of Mist City Arts and Science University, the map also includes some surrounding areas.

For instance, to the south, stands the Mist City Fine Arts College, directly opposite to Mist City Arts and Science University. This is marked on the map.

The University Town is located in the east of Mist City Arts and Science University.

Large barren lands lay unexplored to the west and north of Mist City Arts and Science University. These lands are left undeveloped and most likely will remain so, as although the scale of the University Town is continuously expanding, the overall expansion is primarily towards the northeast.

There is a mountain range to the west of Mist City Arts and Science University.

As Mist City Arts and Science University is already at the easternmost border of the University Town, further urban planning is unlikely to extend to this area.

However, Ding Yue saw potential in the barren lands to the west and north of Mist City Arts and Science University.

If Mist City Arts and Science University were to expand, the west and north directions would be ideal.

"Principal Ding, why are you looking at the map?"

Ruohan noticed Principal Ding gazing at the map with a "silly smile" and asked curiously.

"Looking at a map?"

Ding Yue gave a light smile and shook his head saying, "No, no, no, I’m not just looking at a map."

"Huh? Not a map?"

Ruohan was dumbfounded. Principal Ding’s words were rather odd. If this was not a map, then what was it?

"Right, what I’m looking at is not merely a map, but the blueprint of Mist City Arts and Science University!" A confident smile crept onto Ding Yue’s face.

Ruohan seemed to understand the Principal’s meaning.

"Look, here and here are the directions in which our Mist City Arts and Science University can expand." With a grand flourish of his hand, Ding Yue gestured from the west to the north of the map.

The entire area that his palm swept across would be the direction of Mist City Arts and Science University’s future expansion.

"But Principal Ding, our Mist City Arts and Science University already has 7500 acres of land, it’s very large, it takes an hour just to walk around!"

Ruohan could hardly imagine the expansion of territory that Principal Ding was talking about.

An initial 2500 acres seemed very big to Ruohan. Many ordinary universities only cover an area of a few thousand acres, two or three thousand, or four or five thousand acre universities are already considered quite large.

However, in addition to the initial 2500 acres, Principal Ding is also constructing another 5000 acres, adding up to a total of 7500 acres. Ruohan heard of very few schools exceeding this size.

"You call 7500 acres ’very large’?" Ding Yue chuckled coldly, they haven’t seen anything yet.