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But instead of reaching for the food, Duke simply rested his head on her shoulder. He didn't need sweets—what truly recharged him was being near Kisha. Her presence alone brought him an immense sense of peace.

Still, he hadn't come without reason. After a quiet moment, he spoke.

"Wife, I was thinking," Duke began, getting straight to the point. "Since we're placing all the compost bins here, and you plan to collect biogas from the animal waste, that must mean you already have a plan to transport the gas back to HOPE Base to be processed into electricity—don't you?"

He watched Kisha carefully, probing for an answer.

After all, it was her idea to start collecting biogas and to set up all the compost bins here in the territory, rather than at HOPE Base or even the hidden base, where things would've been more convenient.

That could only mean one thing—Kisha must already have a method in mind to connect the gas chambers and transport the biogas to whichever base she wanted.

The earlier ambiguous tension Kisha had felt faded, allowing her to compose herself and wipe away the stray thoughts that had distracted her.

Once she regained her breath, she gave a small nod—but didn't answer right away.

She was still trying to gather her thoughts and figure out how to explain it to Duke.

After all, it was still just a theory. She hadn't tested it yet, and if it failed, all of Duke's meticulous work might end up being for nothing. That thought alone made her nervous.

Even though she was far from Duke and the others, she could monitor everything through her territory interface's holographic map.

From there, she could see that part of her territory was already being converted into a biogas farm, and it wasn't a small portion either.

The area being used was nearly half of one quarter of the size of the farm.

Fortunately, she had already upgraded her territory space, which gave her access to more land and resources.

Her territory space had now grown into a mid-tier island with a considerable amount of land, but the biogas collection project was no small undertaking.

The gas chamber Duke was planning to build was massive, comparable in size to a water tower capable of holding up to 1,000,000 gallons.

Even the water tank Kisha had salvaged from the Winters' villa for reserve water storage was only about a tenth of that size, around 100,000 gallons.

But Duke insisted on building a much larger one to ensure they had enough capacity to store the biogas.

And perhaps that was the smartest approach.

He also planned to dig a large pit and bury the gas chamber underground.

His concern was that exposure to the sun's heat might raise the temperature inside the tank, increasing the risk of combustion or even an explosion.

Burying the chamber underground was the safest solution—it would keep the biogas stored in a stable, cool environment.

And in the event of a leak, the distinct odor of methane could be detected more easily from the ground.

If the tank were aboveground, any gas leak could spread unnoticed and pose a serious danger.

In truth, Kisha was deeply grateful for Duke's meticulous planning and thoughtful leadership in managing the biogas collection project. Initially, her goal had simply been to produce spiritual fertilizers to sell in her store.

But after giving it more thought, she realized it would be wiser to aim for a dual benefit—collecting biogas not just for fertilizer, but also to generate electricity for the base under her command. That way, her people wouldn't have to keep suffering under the effects of the worsening climate.

Fortunately, Duke was incredibly skilled at what he did. He had already taken many important factors into account. He even planned to consult Engineer Steel to create a specialized gas leak detector.

Once the biogas farm was fully built, Hugo and the maintenance team could perform regular inspections. In addition, Duke intended to install leak detectors at key junctions for real-time monitoring, ensuring that any issues could be detected and addressed immediately, before disaster could strike.

But this wasn't the only factor they needed to consider.

One of the main reasons Duke was asking Kisha for her input was because he also needed to determine where to install the activated carbon filter, which was essential for purifying the biogas before it could be stored in a separate chamber for use.

Depending on Kisha's decision, he might need to place both the filtration system and the purified gas storage tank within her territory space, or possibly at the HOPE Base. Either option would significantly affect the logistics and infrastructure of the project.

Fortunately, Duke was confident that Engineer Steel could assist them with the design and construction of the necessary apparatus.

After all, the man had already succeeded in building a lightning-harvesting machine capable of converting lightning energy into electricity.

Compared to that, this biogas project should be well within his capabilities.

After a moment, Kisha began to explain. "Well, you already know that both HOPE Base and the Hidden Base are tied to my territory space now, and since I can arrange and assign locations or buildings at will, I was thinking.

.. since the biogas farm is built inside the territory space, it would be more efficient to connect the gas chambers or pipelines across dimensions by manipulating space and time.

That way, we won't affect the timeline inside or outside of both the territory space and the outside territory. "

Although her explanation came out a bit muddled, Kisha knew exactly what she meant in her mind.

Her plan was to link two separate gas pipelines—one located within her territory space and the other at HOPE Base—by using her control over spatial and temporal dimensions.

From an outside perspective, it would appear as if the pipe simply ended, as though it had been cut off.

But in reality, that "cut end" would be seamlessly connected to the other end of the pipeline in her territory space.

Since both locations were part of her territory, Kisha could manipulate the connection between them. By adjusting the distance, dimensions, space, and time, she could create a direct flow between the biogas farm and HOPE Base without anyone else even noticing the spatial anomaly.

Duke fell into deep thought, trying to fully grasp Kisha's explanation.

He knew that Kisha was more of a doer than a talker—someone full of unconventional ideas, yet remarkably capable of turning her theories into reality.

Reflecting on her track record, he gradually pieced together what she was planning and realized that it actually made a lot of sense.

He also understood the real reason Kisha wanted the biogas farm to be built inside her territory space: the time difference. Her territory operated at a different time scale than the outside world, and this would drastically accelerate the biogas production process.

Normally, bacteria in animal waste would need about 30 days to break down biodegradable materials in an airtight chamber to begin producing biogas.

But inside Kisha's space, 30 days could pass while only 3 days went by in the outside world.

That meant they could gather and purify biogas at an accelerated rate.