As Ivette transformed into a gray cocoon standing on the lawn at the center of the manor, the cold wind stirred the grass clippings, and the estate gradually returned to peace.
But development in the Central District did not stop.
In the year before her hibernation, Ivette had already drawn up detailed plans and fully conveyed her ideas to the skeletons through the manor's central control core. In the days that followed, the skeletons not only continued developing the functional buildings and agricultural zones, but pushed ahead efficiently and steadily under their programming. From a god's-eye view, the white skeleton soldiers looked like a busy colony of ants, their movements never ceasing.
Thus, winter gave way to spring. Over the course of several decades, fresh shoots broke through the soil, then in an instant became autumn leaves and scattered into mud. Under the skeletons' continuous construction, the Central District grew increasingly renewed.
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They laid standardized asphalt roads, tightly linking the manor, herb fields, and various factory zones. Simple rune streetlights stood on either side of the roads, casting steady halos of light at night.
The herb fields expanded enormously. No longer confined to greenhouses, they now included vast open-air planting areas. Besides the core materials needed for potions, the skeletons planted a variety of crops according to Ivette's list, including coffee, tea, all kinds of vegetables, fruits, and more. Since Ivette herself had little personal demand, the limited planting area contained nearly every kind of plant seed she could collect. The goal was simple: once she woke up, she could sample something fresh from every variety.
Ivette had also solved the energy supply problem in advance. At the current scale of construction, the magical energy generated by several green energy plants could sustain the area