Super Island Tycoon-Chapter 857 - 856: Construction Volume

Tomorrow they still have a lot of things to handle, and not resting well is not an option.

Furthermore, the construction of the ecological plantation area is a relatively later project within the entire engineering plan, so Zhe Shi doesn't need to rush to modify it.

Good night, President Jiang!

Qian Peng saw Jiang Cheng prepare to discuss this matter tomorrow, and then bid farewell before heading to his own room. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Jiang Cheng watched Peng's departing figure, chuckled softly, and also turned to leave.

After returning to his room, it didn't take long for Jiang Cheng to slowly fall asleep.

In his dream, the beautiful Mars Domain had already been completed, and he was standing in the center of the city, appreciating the entire city's scenery.

Meanwhile, in the Mars Base, many people had dreams similar to Jiang Cheng's.

Perhaps it was because Mars City is everyone's dream, that's why so many people dreamt of the scenes after completion.

Of course, their dreams won't take long to become reality, and by then, they will be able to see the scenes from their dreams.

This was the first night Jiang Cheng and everyone spent on Mars, and probably they would stay on Mars for a long time.

Building a Mars City is not something that can be completed in a short time, and during this period, they have to stay on this barren land.

The next day, early in the morning, everyone was already up, full of energy and engaged in their work.

The originally calm Mars suddenly became lively, with thousands of people operating numerous machines, starting work on Mars.

This red, primitive planet, after remaining calm for billions of years, finally welcomed its first change.

Once this transformation is completed, Mars will no longer be a forbidden zone for life but a planet in the development phase.

In the future, countless domains and mines will emerge on Mars, providing humanity with infinite resources.

In Jiang Cheng's plan, the entire Mars is a mega resource planet, capable of supporting the launch of those massive space plans.

Of course, these are all future matters; right now, Jiang Cheng's task is to establish the first immigrant city on Mars.

Thousands of astronauts, under Jiang Cheng's leadership, started construction in the area near the Mars Base.

First, they needed to clear the nearby areas, flatten the territory of the entire city, and lay a solid foundation for future construction.

The surrounding area was originally a plain, so the clearing and flattening work didn't take much effort.

Especially after they utilized a kind of giant construction equipment, the speed of flattening the land increased exponentially.

This equipment integrates the functions of all construction devices; it can excavate or act as a bulldozer, and after simple modifications, can even be used as drilling equipment.

The equipment is not only fully functional, capable of performing various types of work, but its performance is incredibly strong.

Even a small mountain of ten-plus meters high was directly leveled by this machine at once.

Jiang Cheng specially designed this new type of machine for the construction of Mars City.

With this powerful equipment, flattening the land was quickly completed without spending much time.

Now, the surroundings of the entire base have become a vast flat land, and even a small sand dune cannot be seen.

Flattening the land didn't waste much of Jiang Cheng's time, but the subsequent excavation of the foundation was relatively troublesome.

Mars is a desert planet with relatively loose surface soil, so if one intends to build a city here, the foundation must be dug very deep.

If the foundation isn't laid firmly enough, there's always the risk of buildings collapsing on Mars' sandy soil.

Therefore, this time, for the Mars City's construction, the foundation needs to be dug at least ten meters deep.

If the foundation isn't laid that deep, Jiang Cheng truly fears the houses in the city will collapse later.

But digging the foundation that deep makes the construction somewhat difficult.

Though sandy soil is relatively easy to excavate, the excavation volume of tens of meters deep is still quite large.

One must know the foundation is not just for one or two buildings; the entire city has countless buildings, all needing such deep foundations.

When combined, this construction volume makes one wonder just how long Jiang Cheng and the team will need to dig.

Luckily, Jiang Cheng brought numerous robots to assist with the excavation work.

If Jiang Cheng and his team were solely relying on operating machines for excavation, thousands of astronauts couldn't finish the work even in a year.

These construction robots are all equipped with basic artificial intelligence programming, capable of performing some simple tasks.

Now the astronauts only need to assist from the side, watching the robots excavate the foundation.

With the help of numerous construction robots, the foundation was quickly dug out.

After the foundation digging ended, a large sand mountain appeared beside the construction site.

This mountain constituted entirely of the sand excavated by Jiang Cheng and his team, showcasing the enormity of the foundation work.

If it weren't for the help of robots, even working until death couldn't finish removing so much sand.

After completing the foundation construction, the next step was the construction of ground-level buildings.

First to be built weren't the houses within the city, but the huge dome covering the city. Considering Mars' air is unbreathable and its temperature unsuitable for human survival.

Hence, the immigrant domain on Mars that Jiang Cheng designed had a completely enclosed structure.

Only a fully enclosed city structure can resist the extreme environment of Mars, protecting the safety of the domain's residents.

The dome's purpose is solely to secure the city's safety and isolate Mars' external environment.

Simply put, the entire dome is a semicircular large bowl, directly placed over the domain to form a safe space, protecting the entire city.

Initially, during the design phase for this city, Jiang Cheng considered using a design similar to Mars Base.

Designing all buildings within the city as enclosed structures and connecting them through some passageways.

Such a design is undoubtedly the most convenient choice, reducing the construction difficulty manifold.

But ultimately, Jiang Cheng abandoned this design plan and decided to adopt a conventional city layout, not using Mars Base's building cluster design.

The main reason Jiang Cheng chose not to adopt Mars Base's design was to consider the lifestyle of the city's residents.

Living continuously inside enclosed buildings, people will develop suppressed emotions, which is detrimental to mental health.

Mars Base can be designed this way since it only accommodates astronauts with missions on Mars.