The Guardian's Return (Ethan Rivers) novel Chapter 192

Chapter 192 

Simon nodded beside him. Fortunately, the situation in Aqua City had not developed to the 

worst yet. 

“Aqua City’s economy can bounce back as long as we follow the plan and develop steadily/” 

Seeing no major issues in Aqua City, Simon planned to return to the capital. 

Before he left, he warned Stephen again, “As long as you get Aqua City in shape, nobody would dare to point fingers at you, even if you have four or five women by your side. Got it?” 

Stephen nodded vigorously. “I got it.” 

Simon patted his shoulder. “This is your comeback. Don’t let such minor setbacks knock you down again. 

“You’re a Quinn. You need to prove to the world and Ethan that you’re the best!” 

Fired up, Stephen shouted, “Yes!” 

“Okay, I’ll get going now.” 

With that, Simon returned to the capital. He was confident that Stephen could handle the rest alone. 

Stephen then arranged for a large team to clean up the streets, first restoring Aqua City’s appearance. Next, he hired an expert to assess the water quality and predict how long it would take for the polluted water to recover. 

Half a day later, Stephen received the results. 

“The current water quality in Aqua City is rated at level four, which means extremely poor quality. This water can only be used for industrial production.” 

Stephen frowned. He had expected the water quality to be poor, but that was worse than expected. 

“Can we still do aquaculture?” 

The expert shook his head. “No, it’s too polluted. In fact, according to the rules, this level of water quality is prohibited from direct human contact without protection.” 

Stephen was shocked to find they could not even touch it! The water pollution was worse than he expected. 

Aqua City got its name because it depended on water supply for everything. Now that the water quality had been destroyed, what would happen to the city? 

He asked urgently, “How long will it take to restore the water quality?” 

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Chapter 192 

The expert said seriously, “One to three years. And during this time, you must shut down all factories around the water and ban factories from dumping any pollutants into the water.” 

The requirements were strict. 

Stephen fell into a deep thought. Even if they shut down all the factories, it would take at least a year to restore the water quality. During that period, aquaculture would not be possible, and because of the intrusion incident, even if the water quality were restored, the products would not be the same as before. 

A whole year without fishing, farming, or factories… How could Aqua City’s economy survive? 

At that point, a bold idea came to Stephen. “Based on Aqua City’s current state, farming, fishing, and tourism will not work, so we must turn to industrial development!” 

He decided to give up on the original economic industry of Aqua City and develop the industrial sector full–force. If they made it a success, the speed of making money would definitely surpass that of the past. 

Besides, Aqua City’s waterways were well–developed and convenient for transportation. Aqua City would likely become an important industrial city!