The Wood Elves watched the land before them with solemn expressions, occasionally glancing twice at the World Shard bearing a vast expanse of yellow sand.
They then looked speechlessly at the herd of pigs surrounding them on all sides.
"Go away! We're not here to feed you!!"
The enthusiastic pigs had tormented them to the point of tears. With pigs encircling them, the scene was all the more comical.
"Forget it, forget it. Don't mind them. Let's talk business!"
"If you ask me, we should plant this entire area!"
"The sandy area across from us is too vast. There isn't a speck of greenery in sight. Once the climate and environment there start affecting this place, even if we plant this whole stretch, it might not be enough to withstand it."
"His Majesty must have considered that too. That's why he wants a large artificial lake dug here."
On this point, the Wood Elves quickly reached a consensus.
The Steam Excavator had a heavy workload. After digging the artificial lake, they still had to dig a river channel so that running water could be brought over.
Taking this into consideration, the Wood Elves marked out the location of the artificial lake in advance, signaling the Steam Excavator to start work immediately.
As for themselves, they directed the laborers assigned to them by Shi Lei to plant the saplings they had brought this time in the land that had already been turned over by pigs and fertilized with manure.
The Wood Elves estimated the area. Once roughly one batch of saplings had been planted, they cast their spell simultaneously.
[Savage Growth!]
In an instant, the unfolding magic array enveloped all the saplings.
Driven by the Wood Elves' mana, each little sapling rapidly grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.