After passing through a dense cluster of buildings, the road became clear again. Zhou Hongguang explained to Fang Yang, "This area is a newly built university district with more than a dozen universities. If you go any further, you'll reach the area you've been looking at."

Looking at the rolling buildings, Fang Yang thought, "This area probably has over two hundred thousand people, right?"

"That's right, there is. We plan to build a new district here, centered on the university town, and develop outwards to the surrounding areas. It is estimated that in ten years, this area will also be a prosperous region."

"That's great! This way, our company won't be isolated anymore. But this area is all flat plains, so if the government wants to develop it, it'll be quite easy."

Fang Yang looked out the window at the flat fields. It wasn't rice planting season yet, and the fields looked a bit desolate at this time. Occasionally, he passed through villages, where lush green vegetable fields dotted the landscape, creating a leisurely pastoral scene.

The convoy continued for another twenty minutes or so before turning onto a narrow, winding road. The speed slowed down, and the vehicle became a bit bumpy. Fang Yang looked out the window and saw that there were no villages in this area anymore; the ground was overgrown with weeds, a desolate wasteland.

Seeing Fang Yang looking out the window, Zhou Hongguang explained, "This area was once flooded by the river, which caused the soil to deteriorate. The government has tried to change it, but due to historical reasons, it has now become mudflats. It is now extremely difficult to change it, so it has remained barren."

Fang Yang nodded, "Has the river channel been renovated yet? I don't want to buy it and then have to worry about flooding every year!"

Ouyang Ming laughed and said, "President Fang, you don't know, there's a river management office now, right? That department is in charge of river management, and Mayor Zhou is the team leader. If anything goes wrong, Mayor Zhou will be held responsible! So now all the dangerous sections of roads in various places have been reinforced, and unless there is a major flood, the water level will not rise like it used to."

Fang Yang really didn't know about this, but since it wasn't a big problem, it wouldn't have any impact. As long as the sewage pipes in the park were handled properly, it would be a minor issue.

A dozen minutes later, the convoy stopped. Fang Yang followed several leaders out of the car, and then a flurry of flashes and clicking sounds filled the air as television stations and reporters who had come to hear the news took pictures of the group getting out of the car.

The police who followed separated the group of reporters, and Ouyang Ming introduced Fang Yang: "This is the land. It's about three kilometers from the river to the roadside where we just came down. It's a little over one kilometer wide, and the total area is about four square kilometers. If you don't remember, think of a university campus, that's about the size!"

Fang Yang nodded and beckoned his entourage over. The men nodded, opened the trunk of the van, took out several cardboard boxes, and began assembling a dark object.

Fang Yang introduced to Ouyang Ming, Zhou Hongguang, Mao Weijie, and the others: "This is a drone that our company uses for filming. After it is launched, we can see the whole area of ​​land directly without having to look at it piece by piece!"

Mao Weijie seemed quite interested in the drone. "Mr. Fang, can this thing be used to measure the land?"

Fang Yang nodded. "If you install special software, it can indeed work. It's already being used for land surveying abroad, but it's still a novelty here. Our company developed it specifically and has already registered a patent in the country. I don't know if it's actually useful, but we've installed the software this time, so we can give it a try."

Ouyang Ming and Zhou Hongguang also approached to observe. This novel object was something they had never heard of before. After the three drones were assembled, with Fang Yang's permission, the three operators began to take the drones into the air. All of this was witnessed by the accompanying staff and reporters, whose keen news sense prompted them to keep pressing their camera shutters.

Fang Yang led the group to the back of the van, where someone was already operating a laptop. Fang Yang explained to Ouyang Ming, "Traditional exploration results are mainly topographic maps, while drone exploration provides digital imagery, which can intuitively reflect the terrain and landforms. With capabilities such as ultra-high-definition image transmission, ultra-low latency data transmission, beyond-line-of-sight flight, and remote control, we can quickly grasp the overall situation of the geological survey target area."

At this moment, the three drones were sending data to the laptop. A clear terrain map was displayed on the screen, spreading outwards inch by inch from the location of Fang Yang and the others.

Mao Weijie stared intently at the data, his face beaming with barely suppressed joy. "President Fang, could you share this software with us? We'd like to see if we can use it for geological exploration."

"No problem, it's no big deal. I'll send you the software link later!"

Fang Yang didn't take it seriously. He had asked Chen Chen to develop the software after seeing the foreign news. The original idea was to archive photos for use as background scenes in animations or movies. Geological exploration was just one of the hidden backups.

The drone worked quickly, surveying nearly 200 square meters in just over half an hour. Fang Yang glanced at it and felt that there shouldn't be any major problems with the development and construction. Meanwhile, the people brought by Ouyang Ming had already started on-site measurements, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to complete the project in less than one or two months.

"Secretary Ouyang, Mayor Zhou, Director Mao, let's head back now. Our drones will probably take about three days to measure, and your manual measurements will take at least one or two months to complete. If there are no problems, let's go back now and sign a letter of intent. I assume you have a rough data archive, so let's use the archived data for now. What do you think?"

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