It is not impossible to build a stable platform next to the current settlement to establish a new one.
Although there are now two huge chasms next to the settlement, opposite of which is just a small patch of snow supported by the remnants of a building, not fully collapsed, barely enough to park two small airships, and insufficient to set up a settlement.
But there are conditions and foundations to build a stable platform on which a new settlement can be established based on this.
"Build a new platform? Academician Chen, how do you plan to do it? Building a supporting structure with steel frames between the chasms?" Vice Mayor Zhao seemed to have some understanding of engineering. After being initially surprised, he also considered the feasibility of Chen Xin's idea.
