"..."
Chen Fan stood in the Deep Pit, watching the bustling construction ahead.
The City Walls on either side sank into the ground, allowing shattered stone and Soil to flow out through the gaps. Zhou Mo and the others were busy dealing with the debris, but the sheer volume was overwhelming.
They were clearly struggling to keep up.
They lacked suitable tools, and they were short on manpower.
As things stood...
It would take at least three days for the Rear Base he envisioned to take rough shape.
And so...
They worked for an entire day, until only an hour remained before dark.
The Cannon Towers stopped their bombardment.
"Phew..."
Chen Fan let out a soft breath. Standing on the City Wall at the entrance to the Cave, he looked inside. After a full day of relentless bombardment, the Cave was now ten meters high and thirteen meters deep, its ceiling higher than the City Wall.
Narrow outside, spacious within.
Soil still occasionally collapsed from the ceiling of the Cave.
The ground was a complete mess as well.
"Station Master..."
Zhou Mo sat on the ground, panting, and said hoarsely, "We've more or less finished outside. The rest will have to wait until tomorrow."
They lacked the manpower and means to haul away the Soil and rubble, so they simply let it slide through the gaps on either side of the City Walls toward the original Village site. Spreading it as evenly as possible was all they could do.
They hadn't even leveled the Cave floor yet.
The plan for the Rear Base was wonderful.
But with just this handful of people, carrying it out was a real struggle.
Behind him, Wang Mazi, Qi Chong, and the others were all gasping for breath too. These past few days had