On the mud tablet, Ni Ge displayed amazing efficiency and proficiency. The calmness with which he shaped the mud reminded Zhou Yi of his grandmother wrapping dumplings when he was a child.

They could both chat while their hands continuously worked, quickly shaping one after another, tossing them aside.

While working, Ni Ge explained, "Chairman, although we, the Mud Tree People, don't fully understand what these 12-hole boards are about, we're quite skilled in using them because they truly are useful."

"Just matching them with different space bubbles can provide stable support points."

"That's why we call this technique the Space Tree—it utilizes the power of space bubbles to form tree-like structures."

Ni Ge used several type 3 hole boards to encase a black space bubble within a squared mud tablet house.

The black mud from within the space bubble drilled into the holes of the mud tablet, fitting together tightly like a mortise and tenon joint.

"Chairman, please step back a bit."

Ni Ge, holding a type 3 hole board, warned, "I'm about to seal the last piece to achieve full enclosure. Once done, the Space Tree will grow outward, and the material compressed inside will expand. I'm not sure how many years this space bubble has grown for and can't judge its scale, but it likely isn't small."

Zhou Yi, Land God, and Wu Yi all retreated about ten meters.

Then.

The Mud Tree person filled in the last gap.

The cubic chamber formed by the hole boards began to tremble.

A large amount of black mud jetted out, expanding into vast amounts of black foam. This foam curled and stretched randomly in all directions, seemingly endless.

Zhou Yi and his companions kept retreating.

It wasn't until three hours later that the black foam finally stopped expanding and solidified.

The space bubble expelled a piece of black land roughly one-sixth the size of Sand Port, which was quite astonishing.

Its bottom bordered an uninhabited area often visited by the company early on, and after its expansion, it was even closer to Sand Port.

Standing on the black foam ground, Zhou Yi could see the Guangtai Dam and the patrolling Jade City No. 5 beside it,

although it wasn't very clear because of the haze.

Zhou Yi shifted his attention back to his feet.

Unlike typical islands and lands, this place was entirely made of black light soot. The expelled black foam, once solidified, formed a light soot layer with many porous structures.

It expanded and grew outward, resembling a gigantic black broccoli.

No wonder it was called a Space Tree.

The highest central peak was 300 meters tall, but the slope was very gentle, forming a huge hill.

Zhou Yi stamped his foot, feeling a very solid touch beneath - the material structure of the Space Tree was indeed as stable as rumored.

"It's so small…"

Ni Ge, standing by, appeared shocked, "I've never seen such a small and frail Space Tree. What's wrong with this space bubble? Is it underdeveloped, or was it born too recently?"

Zhou Yi asked, "How big are the Space Trees in the Mud Tree World?"

"No shorter than our Sky-reaching Trees. Even the shortest is over a thousand meters tall. I've never encountered such a weak space bubble before."

The Mud Tree person scratched his head, "I don't understand, really don't understand."

Meanwhile, Land God was flying around over this new piece of black land.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Land, real land!"

"With something like this to counter the Dead Sea, there's finally hope for land regeneration!"

It laughed heartily.

Zhou Yi then activated [Panoramic Reading] to scan the Space Tree.

[This material has a special configurational space, capable of connecting with some dimensional spatial momentum, principle unknown.]

The result was the same as before.

Zhou Yi then asked Ni Ge, "The Space Tree results from the space bubble constantly absorbing and compressing material, and then ejecting it. Could there be instability afterward, or might it shrink or even sink?"

"No."

Ni Ge waved his hand, "In our place, Space Trees never naturally collapse or break. They are even sturdier than the Sky-reaching Trees; they just lack the vitality of the Sky-reaching Trees."

"We usually use Space Trees as shelters or for hunting, connecting them to Sky-reaching Trees with mud tablets."

Zhou Yi asked, "How do you connect them?"

"Still with hole boards."

Ni Ge gestured, "The range of the space bubble defines the area of space structure it can influence. Beyond that are other space bubbles or holes, and they interact."

"Next, you just go around the perimeter with 12 hole boards to find areas that react; it's quite tedious and complicated. Reactions occur with different types of hole boards in specific areas."

Zhou Yi was astonished, "Doesn't that mean you could use Space Trees to connect and fill the entire world?"

"If you forcefully do it, it should be possible, but it's extremely cumbersome because you have to continuously filter and search, covering various areas all around the Space Tree."

"Most are invisible space holes, they're hard to find," said the Mud Tree person.

Zhou Yi felt a surge of excitement.

The greatest restraint of the Wasteland era, the unregenerable land continually diminishing now seemed solvable with the Space Tree.

Given enough time, they could connect isolated islands and rebuild continents.

Caught between excitement and confusion, Zhou Yi pondered, "When you initially mastered the Space Tree technology, why didn't you build land with it? Like flipping the soil over it, planting things, etc.?"

"There is no need for that."

Ni Ge yawned: "Chairman, we have the Sky-reaching Tree, and we are not lacking in food. If it wasn't for the delicious food grown from the soil here, I wouldn't have known that there are so many things growing in the land."

There is simply no need on the other side.

There is no motivation either.

The Mud Tree People have the Sky-reaching Tree, and any fruit that isn't flavorful enough is considered a reject.

Zhou Yi also came to understand.

He called out to Land God who was still flying around.

"Do you see any issues with covering this area with soil for planting?"

"No problem. This is undoubtedly land, although its structure is made of Light Soot, and its internal Light Film is supported by the force radiating from the Space Bubbles."

Land God grew more and more excited: "This plan needs strong promotion! The land is everything! If there is enough land, the whole world will improve."

Zhou Yi then asked Ni Ge who was nearby: "In your view, how long will it take to find the space holes around here and connect Sand Port and here?"

"Chairman, that's really hard to say."

The Mud Tree People looked around: "The Space Tree hatches quickly, it can grow in just one day. But searching for the space holes initially will be quite a difficult task, the coordinates of the space holes are very small, even smaller than a strand of hair, and the direction is completely random."

"It might take a year or two to find a space hole nearby."

"But since this place is not far from Sand Port, connecting directly with Mud Tablets would do, as the force of Space Bubbles is enough to support this distance. We used to lay Mud Tablets between Sky-reaching Tree and Space Tree."

Zhou Yi said: "Explain in detail."

"Just with Mud Tablets, we lay them out starting from here towards Sand Port."

Ni Ge pointed forward: "The essence of the Space Tree is a structure formed from Light Soot Sand. Just wrap Light Soot with Mud Tablets and they can be extended out, connecting with each other, and a Light Film will also cover them."

Zhou Yi was stunned: "Is it that simple?"

"It's that simple, this is the magic of Cave People's Mud Tablets."

The Mud Tree People explained as the locals do with a hand gesture: "According to our method, use the corresponding Light Soot-type Mud Tablets and create connections, this could extend the path all the way to a distant Sky-reaching Tree. There's just a small trick—using Blade Grass to carve a groove in the Light Soot Mud Tablets."

"In this groove, pour in a little Light Amber, use Light Amber to connect every Mud Tablet, making it resilient and shock-resistant. Light Amber can extend and stabilize the force of the Space Tree, just like veining in a leaf. It's like the leaves we create for the Space Tree."

"With the factories of the Land Department, we can produce a lot of Light Soot Mud Tablets, and just follow my instructions."

He demonstrated on the spot.

Ni Ge made seven Mud Tablets, first attaching the first one to the edge of the Space Tree. Then he poured a bit of Light Amber into the groove to form a white line, and instantly the Mud Tablet seemed like it grew on the edge.

Then the second, third... up to the seventh Mud Tablet extended into a sloping, supported long plate.

Zhou Yi punched the long plate twice, but was completely unable to destroy it.

He immediately activated [Life Strike].

Only after consuming 1000 points of life and dealing ten thousand points of damage did he manage to break a corner.

The strength was astonishing.

Bone Man Wu Yi also clucked his tongue in wonder: "This strength is solid enough to withstand Class B life attacks, and it is no less than Building Life."

Zhou Yi asked Ni Ge next to him: "With the method of using Mud Tablets, how long will it take to connect Sand Port?"

The Mud Tree People thought for a moment: "If Wu Yi and I work together, get the factories to mass produce the specific Mud Tablets needed, it's very convenient to connect them. If fast, two or three days, if slow, a week is enough."

"Then let's get started immediately."

Zhou Yi couldn't wait any longer.

Yet even more impatient than him was Land God.

Since the project to connect Space Tree and Sand Port started, it directly stationed itself there, volunteering to assist.

Every day, Land God flew lots of Mud Tablets to the Space Tree location, and under Ni Ge's direction laid the tablets, looking totally diligent and dusty. From morning to night, without any rest.

Zhou Yi initially found it hard to understand.

He privately asked this land consultant: "I know you're anxious, but don't rush... these things need to take their time."

The other party said, "How can I not be anxious? I've finally found a way to rapidly expand the land, the more land there is, the stronger I become, and the roads of connection are also made of land! These roads can expand outward! As long as the land continues to emerge, I will become stronger and stronger!"

"Now anyone who sees me would mock me a bit, all those guys I used to disdain, now they can all punch me!! It's because the land in the world is dwindling, due to wars and the natural collapse of land in the Dead Sea, I am becoming weaker and weaker."

Zhou Yi expressed understanding: "Do not bully the bereaved youth, fortunes can change over thirty years. We will find it all back eventually!"

Land God roared: "I can't wait thirty years! I need it now! The sooner the better!"

Three days later, the Mud Tablet road connecting Space Tree and Jade Avenue was officially completed. The avenue was 6 meters wide and 1.1 kilometers long, with a 4-meter clearance from the Dead Sea sea surface below.

Zhou Yi ordered the Wuhu Elevated Bridge to extend towards the Space Tree direction, adopting a plan where vehicles drove on the bridge and pedestrians walked underneath.

Meanwhile.

The development of the surface of the Space Tree was also underway simultaneously.

Among the construction plans submitted by various departments, Zhou Yi finally decided on the planning of the electricity department.

The Space Tree would become the company's power hub, where they would build a large number of generators, Electrolysis Towers, Curved Houses, and form a net covering heaven and earth.

This place held unique advantages.

The Light Soot pore structure inside the Space Tree could be used to connect filaments and wires. It functions as a natural protective layer, strong enough to withstand Class B external attacks, and electric cats could travel to various locations through the Space Tree.

Nearby air networks and sea floor cables were also being laid at the same time.

This Space Tree region was also named by Zhou Yi as [Moon Landing Area].

Because the Space Bubbles below connected to the Moon.

The future would also use this as a stepping stone for cross-border exploration and development.

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