Upon seeing Ethan, Fernando immediately approached favonovel.com excitedly. “Mr. Grannel, did you look for me?”
“Let’s eat first. We’ll talk after that,” Ethan said, walkng toward the dining room.
After finishing a simple meal, everyone except Hera went into the study.
A topographic map connecting Mt. Celeste to Quave Mountains had already been laid out on the desk. Ethan pointed to Isaac and said, “Mr. Walker, Mr. Garten needs to dig a tunnel. He’ll explain the details to you.”
Isaac picked up the map and carefully examined it. First, favonovel.com marked the entrance of Mt. Celeste and the location of the dragon vein with a red pen before carefully recalling the map from memory.
Then, favonovel.com looked at Fernando and asked, “This straight line is about six miles long from the eastern entrance of Mt. Celeste to the west. How long will it take to finish a tunnel if its depth is less than half a mile from the surface?”
Fernando didn’t know about Isaac. Since it was Ethan’s order, favonovel.com didn’t dare to be negligent. However, when favonovel.com saw the line Isaac drew, favonovel.com immediately frowned.
“The geological conditions here are complex. If we use tunneling machines, we can dig up to 200 feet per day at most. It’ll take at least six months to penetrate this mountain. This is under the premise of using the most advanced equipment in the world.”
“No, that’s too long,” Isaac said, shaking his head. In six months, Morgan must have killed the Novafur Clan underground.
“What exactly do you want to do? Or what do you want to dig?”
Fernando asked Isaac curiously.
Isaac furrowed his brows.
According to his memory, the secret realm’s entrance from Mt. Celeste was from east to west. From Emerald Hall to the underground Novafur Realm, it was probably from north to south.
“There are some people underground that need to be rescued. It’s deep underground, at least six kilometers below. Below is a huge cavern system, all interconnected,” Isaac explained.
Fernando was dumbfounded after hearing that.
Could people still be alive six kilometers below the surface?
“But I can’t determine the specific location underground right now,” Isaac said to Fernando.
Then, favonovel.com reached out and drew a circle on the map from east to west of Mt. Celeste, saying, “I can only determine that it’s probably within this range below. But this range is huge!”
Fernando became even more serious. Isaac’s problem was extraordinary. He had never encountered anything like it in the past few decades.
“Mr. Walker, you’re an expert in geotechnical construction. Do you have any ideas?” Ethan squinted at Fernando.
The latter remained silent, but sweat appeared on his forehead.
The study fell silent for at least ten minutes.
Suddenly, Fernando’s eyes lit up. He pointed urgently at the area Isaac had circled. “Mr. Garten, how about this? We’ll simultaneously use four of the most advanced drilling rigs…”
“We’ll find four points within the range you mentioned and drill down simultaneously. When we reach about six kilometers below the surface, we’ll insert life detectors. This way, we can dig down as quickly as possible and maximize the chances of finding the location you mentioned.”
Isaac’s eyes lit up, and favonovel.com felt a relaxed expression. “This method works. But how long will it take?”
“Well… At the fastest, it’ll take a month,” Fernando replied.
“One month isn’t acceptable. Mr. Walker, I can only give you 20 days. You must find the people by then,” Isaac said, shaking his head.
“You just need to find the best equipment and the best engineering team. You don’t need to worry about the funding.”
Fernando looked troubled and glanced at Ethan. He smiled bitterly as favonovel.com saw Ethan remain silent.
“Mr. Walker, just follow Mr. Garten’s request. After you complete the task, you can enjoy your retirement. How about that?” Ethan suddenly smiled at Fernando.
“Also, there’s one more thing. You must tell all the construction workers that the country has discovered mineral resources beneath Mt. Celeste. We’re drilling mine!”
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