Chapter 1041: Spirit of the Earth Cave Dwelling

Yang Qihang seemed to know her doubt and voluntarily explained.

This is the Ground Cooling System, which uses the insulating property of sand.

When we built the office building, we laid a large number of heat-exchange pipes underground here.

In summer we use it to cool the hot air, turning it into a refreshing breeze.

In winter we use it to warm the cold air, turning it into a warm breeze.

It's highly energy‑efficient—we don't even need to turn on the air conditioner.

Yang Qihang's words gave Catherine an immediate sense of imagery.

In the desert, funnel‑shaped farms dot the landscape; beneath each farm lie underground reservoirs and numerous heat‑exchange pipes.

Above ground, solar and wind energy continuously supply power to the farms.

Inside the glass greenhouses, a full set of automated machinery carefully tends to each planting tray.

The planting trays are tall, with many layers; where light is insufficient, a light‑guiding system using optical fibers draws sunlight in.

Thanks to meticulous management, the crops grow well.

Grain yields have greatly increased, allowing several harvests a year.

When the weather turns cold, it can also be used to cultivate sand‑fixing plants such as sand willow and saksaul.

Come spring, the cultivated sand willow and saksaul will be transplanted outdoors to restart grain production.

When Catherine arrived, she had done her homework, so she still knew a bit about the general plan.

"Director Yang, what an ingeniously crafted design."

"Does this design come from the earth cave dwellings?"

"Earth cave dwellings?" Yang Qihang hadn't expected her to know that term.

That gave them a topic to talk about.

So he was in a good mood.

"Yes, this is designed based on the inspiration of earth cave dwellings."

"It's very practical."

"On this land, our ancestors used earth cave dwellings to gradually overcome the Gobi and desert, making grain production possible here."

"It is precisely because of their efforts that we can harvest enough grain to feed an ever‑growing population."

"One could say that without earth cave dwellings, there would be no western region as we know it today."

"Nor would there be such a prosperous and bustling territory."

"Perhaps you've heard of them—they were called the Production and Construction Corps."

"What we are doing now is actually following in the footsteps of those predecessors."

"Come, let me take you to our exhibition hall, where there are photos of them struggling against heaven and earth, recording that once‑glorious era."

Catherine was led step by step by Yang Qihang to the exhibition hall; the live‑broadcast team, quite professional, filmed the hall's exhibits and their illustrated explanations.

Although they are Daxia people, seeing the exhibition still gave them a tremendous shock.

Back then there were no machines; much of the good farmland was painstakingly dug out by hand.

History froze at that moment, etched with the hot blood and passion of generations, as well as flesh and blood.

On the nearby screen, a contrasting video plays, showing today's beauty and the past's desolation, telling everyone how heaven and earth have changed here.

Only then did Catherine understand.

"So you've been transforming this land all along."

Everything before her eyes shook her spirit; the Green Great Wall gave her soul a cleansing, yet before these shirtless, cracked‑skinned, thin black men, it seemed less striking.

Yang Qihang was also reliving the throbbing in his heart.

"Yes, we have long been tilling this land."

"Desert, scorching heat—before these forefathers, they are trivial."

"We are merely continuing along their path, moving forward."

"Catherine, we Daxia people all have a mission."

"Ordinary people have an ordinary person's mission; sand‑control workers have a sand‑control worker's mission."

"We cherish every piece of land."

"Many people want to destroy our march toward a better future."

"But we fear nothing."

"Because every inch of this land already flows with the sweat, blood, and soulful song of our predecessors."

Catherine understood what Yang Qihang was saying.

In the live‑broadcast room, some people also understood what he was saying.

Those who didn't understand also had Daxia people giving them popular science explanations.

Soon, a full sense of shame permeated the live‑broadcast room.

The word "despicable" suddenly appeared in their hearts.

Look at what others have contributed in the past, then look at what they are doing now.

They're truly not acting like humans.

They also realized how overconfident their own people were.

The energy erupted by the Daxia people deeply shocked them.

How could one defeat such Daxia people?

The feeling of being invincible likewise spread across Catherine's heart.

Just thinking of being an enemy of the Daxia people makes Catherine afraid.

She said admiringly.

This is truly a magnificent feat and heritage.

Manager Yang, I was still doubting whether you could succeed before I came.

After seeing these exhibitions, I realize you will surely succeed.

I don't know why, but I just have this feeling.

They gave me the reason why you will surely succeed.

This is a terrifying inheritance.

I can't imagine how you turned patch after patch of desert into farms.

She pointed at one painting after another.

In the paintings were people hard at work.

Time seemed to revert to that era; she seemed to see tens of thousands of people, with an iron hoe and a stooped back, turning the desert into fertile land.

The people in the Live Broadcast Room were also shocked by everything on display in the exhibition hall.

Is this the Daxia people? They seem never to have doubted that this place would get better.

Before, I always thought it was the Daxia people who seized this place; now I realize it was built bit by bit by them.

The news is unwatchable; it's nothing but lies, and they utterly lack the integrity and faith of journalists.

They seem never to have used military force externally to seize others' resources.

They created everything bit by bit with their own hands.

Please forgive my shallow understanding.

You must go to Daxia to see for yourself; they are too mysterious.

Yes, I can't imagine them creating such a miracle.

Yes, the miracle, the new industrial revolution occurred in Daxia, not by chance but inevitably.

I am already prepared to welcome the Lanxing under Daxia's rule.

May the world be at peace.

I want to see the Green Great Wall.

I don't know if, when we go, they will allocate us housing and land; I am willing to contribute to desert greening.

That's a nice thought, trying to find a loophole—is that possible?

I no longer doubt that the Yang Family possesses the technology to build a Yueqiunongchang.

Whatever they say, we just believe it; the Yang Family has never let us down.

The ridiculous Space Fork has long promised to develop space tourism.

I feel that even if we gave them another ten years, they still wouldn't be ready for space tourism.

Heavenly Vessel is frantically Earning Money, while we are frantically burning money.

The wealthy don't trust Space Fork!