"Whew—"
Raymond swept his gaze over the workers. Once he confirmed that no one was stepping forward, he took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and called out, "I know you all think being half a meter off when laying a wall is no big deal, but I'm telling you, wrong is wrong!
"Never mind half a meter—even being ten centimeters off is unacceptable. If it's off even a little, every structure built afterward will be off as well. We can't move half a city just because of one wall, can we?
"So I've decided that the wall you built today is unqualified. You will receive no wages for it, and one silver coin will be deducted in advance as punishment."
"You there." After announcing his decision, Raymond ignored the workers' dissenting looks and casually pointed at someone. "You, go call the Demolition Team over. Since the wall failed inspection, the rules say it must be destroyed immediately. That will save you some trouble when you rebuild it."
The person who had been singled out looked at his companions, then at Raymond. Once he was sure the matter would not change, he gave a quiet acknowledgment and quickly ran off to the side.
Before long, the Demolition Team arrived. With several consecutive booms, the long wall that a small team had spent an entire day building collapsed like a broken dam. In a few seconds, it had become a pile of construction debris.
Several members of the Demolition Team, clad in metal protective gear, searched through the rubble. Once they confirmed that every Fire Thunder had detonated successfully and no hidden dangers remained, they nodded to Raymond and turned to leave.
Raymond looked toward the workers and ordered, "Next, clean up the rubble immediately, then rebuild the wall. I hope