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After Xiong Dingcang finished speaking, he felt somewhat uneasy, his gaze instinctively sought out Nie Zhenbang. Ten square kilometers—this figure was carefully considered by Xiong. In terms of the experimental value, anything less would lack significance for reference, essentially equating to no experiment at all. Anything more and the cost would be too great, unbearable even.
Exactly ten square kilometers would be just right to form a one-kilometer-wide, ten-kilometer-long shelterbelt that could demonstrate its effectiveness in sand prevention in as little as two or three years, potentially even less time.