Leaving the factory, Grace and Davian headed to find a rooftop gardening installation company.
Since as per the signed contract the entire rooftop of the Building K12 belonged to Davian, they had planned to turn the place into a greenhouse where they would set up a vegetable garden.
Though they had been able to dismiss people’s curiosity about their food stock with the lies of them buying extra supplies right before the rain’s arrival, it wouldn’t work all the time.
They knew that they needed to prepare a perfect cover for the secret of their unlimited supply of food. Hence, they made sure to do everything out loudly this time, catching the attention of a lot of people.
When several trucks arrived at Greenstone Residential Area from the rooftop gardening installation company in the early afternoon, it caught attention from both the soldiers stationed there and the residents. It took no time before people got to know that there would be some construction work taking place on the roof of building K12.
The company worked really diligently and the greenhouse was installed on the roof within next forty-eight hours. It was installed with all the customization that Grace asked for, making it just as strongly secured as her own apartment.
Once the greenhouse was installed, Grace guided everyone through the process of setting up the vegetable garden. The first thing they did was to decide on the arrangement of containers, grow bags, pots, raised beds, and hydroponics.
The next step was to prepare the soil. They used nutrient-rich, well-draining potting mix and added compost and organic fertilizer to enhance the fertility level of the soil.
Once the soil was ready, they moved on to the next step - planting seeds. Grace chose a wide range of vegetables that could be easily grown - spinach, kale, lettuce, carrot, radish, sweet potato, beets, green beans, lentils, peas, tomatoes, pepper, cucumber, onion, garlic, zucchini, pumpkin, cabbage, and brocoli.
They also planted fast-growing microgreens and sprouts like - alfalfa, mung beans, and sunflower sprouts.
Next they planted fruits - strawberry, dwarf banana, mulberry, blueberry, blackberry, dwarf apple, lemon, lime, orange, figs, quince, watermelon, and finally some wild berries.
Lastly, they set up the last wall of hydroponic system with herbs - basil, parsley, cilantro, chives, oregano, thyme, rosemary, mint, ginseng, echinacea, lavender, turmeric, and holy basil.
Once all the planting was done, they cleaned up the rooftop, taking care of the mess they created while working. Then, they set up the drip system which was connected to a water tank sitting in a corner of the roof.
The plan was for Grace to fill the tank every evening with water from her space. Not only this would take care of any future water issues, but since the water from her space was pure, it would help with the growth of the plants.
They also set up a generator to secure electricity supply in future in case the power would be cut off again. It was mostly installed for the greenhouse as it had several instruments set up inside it to keep the temperature at a certain degree to help the plants grow easily.
With the installation of the rooftop greenhouse, Grace took care of one of the major issues she was facing, but there were still another big matter that she hadn’t been able to solve so far.
She was on her way to her apartment from the rooftop, when she found Dr. Kian in the hallway of twenty-first floor. The moment he heard her footsteps, he looked up in her direction and his eyes visibly brightened.
"Dr. Kian, is everything alright?" She asked as she made her way toward where he was standing close to her unit.
"Can we talk?" He asked, surpising her slightly, but she just joined her head in a positive response without further questions and moved to unlock her apartment. Once the door was open, she turned back to face the man and spoke, "Want to come inside?"
The two of them headed inside and Dr. Kian took a seat in the living room, Grace went into the kitchen to grab a glass of water. She returned into the living room and handed the glass to Dr. Kian who accepted it with a polite smile.
"So, what is it that you want to talk about? Have you, by any chance, changed your mind about being my partner after recovering?" She asked in a teasing tone, only for Dr. Kian to quickly shake his head while replying, "There’s nothing like that. I actually want to take you somewhere... and it’s urgent."
To say that Grace was surprised would be an understatement. She wasn’t really sure about the reason he had come looking for her, but she surely didn’t expect him to say what he did.
"Where?" She asked, curious to know where he wanted to take her to.
Dr. Kian inhaled deeply and fixed his gaze on hers as he answered, "To the capital city."
Silence. The room was filled with complete silence as Grace just sat there while silently observing Dr. Kian. It wasn’t like she was suspecting his intentions, but his request was just too unusual.
"Do we need to go there immediately?" She asked and he nodded his head positively in response.
"We can do that, but the flights haven’t started yet and we have no idea how long it will take before they will start. Traveling with a car will take us over twelve days. Not only that but the roads aren’t really that safe after all the flooding, landslides, and sinkholes. How are we going to reach the Capital City?" She counted all the major problems they had in front of them.
She looked up at Dr. Kian and found an anxious look covering his face. This made her realize that for whatever reason he wanted to return to Capital City, it was really urgent and important.
Taking in a deep breath, she spoke, "Don’t worry. I have a way to get there quickly. Meet me here tonight at eight."