Super Invincible Battleship
Chapter 493 – 493 235 Wave

Chapter 493: Chapter 235: Wave-Resistant Sea Wall Chapter 493: Chapter 235: Wave-Resistant Sea Wall Yan Fei and Lu Pingping held a private discussion, and after reaching a consensus, Dream Technology quietly began to shift its development direction. Negotiations for land in Shanghai and Suzhou were suspended, alongside all other infrastructure construction projects, except for the technology building. The local leaders from Shanghai and Suzhou had no idea what had happened, even suspecting that Dream Technology might be looking to develop in other domestic cities. They sent people to gather intelligence but were unable to extract any useful information from Yan Fei and Lu Pingping.

Dream Technology's suspension of infrastructure construction in China left outsiders clueless about the company's next development plan. However, as long as Yan Fei and Lu Pingping offered no explanation, no one would know what they were up to. Behind the scenes, Dream Technology quietly set up a dozen shell companies to make large-scale material purchases across the country.

The magnitude and variety of the materials purchased on this occasion were unprecedented in China's history. The funds expended on this purchase were also enormous; if Dream Technology's products weren't so profitable, this purchase alone might have bankrupted the company.

On the other hand, in a development zone near the coast of Lin Province, Yan Fei quietly rented a huge logistics warehouse, where he stored all the purchased materials. Yan Fei was the only person in charge of the warehouse, managing the in and outflow of the materials all by himself. Thus, no one other than Yan Fei knew exactly how many materials passed through the warehouse. Yan Fei had altered his appearance, and no one would guess that the old man guarding the warehouse was the influential Yan Fei within China.

The first batch transported to this logistics warehouse mainly consisted of limestone, clay, and gypsum bought from nearby regions. Yan Fei purchased these items because they are important raw materials for making cement. High-grade cement was the crucial ingredient for Yan Fei to build the wave breakers on Misty Island.

Although the Yellow Sand Dam already constructed on Misty Island was 5 meters tall and 10 meters wide, overall, it seemed rather flimsy. If hit by a violent typhoon or colossal waves, the dam wouldn't withstand the assault and could breach at any moment. Once sea water flooded in through the breach, the new land would revert instantly to the sea, rendering Yan Fei's efforts useless.

Therefore, to protect his labor's fruits, Yan Fei had to reinforce the Yellow Sand Dam. To do so, he needed to construct a sturdy wave-resistant sea wall on top of the dam. The wall would reduce the impact of typhoons and gigantic waves, securing the safety of the new land within.

The main structure of the sea wall would be reinforced concrete components, and producing a large number of these required substantial amounts of cement, rebar, river sand, and water. The limestone, clay, and gypsum purchased by Yan Fei were for producing high-grade cement. The site of production was the mini-production workshop within Universal Space.

In addition to limestone, clay, and gypsum, Yan Fei also bought a large amount of rebar and crushed stone. To manufacture the reinforced concrete components, he used drones to transport a vast quantity of yellow sand from Western Province. These raw materials piled up in the warehouse and would have burst the space if it were not sufficiently large.

In Yan Fei's plan, he would first produce high-quality, high-grade cement from the limestone, clay, and gypsum. Then, using the cement produced, combined with rebar, crushed stone, yellow sand, and water stored in the warehouse, he would create huge reinforced concrete components to serve as the core pillars of the sea wall.

Yan Fei had already enclosed 202 square kilometers of new land on Misty Island, and the total length of the Yellow Sand Dam reached 68 kilometers. The dam wasn't initially meant to be that long, but to enclose the maximum usable land, Yan Fei set some winding paths, resulting in the increased total length of the dam.

Constructing a sea wall along such a length would consume a significant amount of Yan Fei's funds. And this was just one of the many expenses in the extensive construction and development of Misty Island. While Dream Technology had a substantial financial surplus on the books, it was minuscule compared to the astronomical sum needed for the large-scale construction. Therefore, to save as much as possible, Yan Fei had to be self-sufficient, producing some low-tier building materials in the mini-production workshop, to conserve funds and sustain Misty Island's development.

There's a considerable price difference between high-grade cement and its raw materials like limestone, clay, and gypsum, just as there's a substantial price difference between finished reinforced concrete components and materials like cement, rebar, crushed stone, and yellow sand. Yan Fei's savings here, though minor individually, could cumulatively extend his Misty Island development project further.

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