Grace stood on the edge of a high cliff, overlooking the field where the first phase of construction would begin.
Below, five hundred people, whom she handpicked, were already at work - wielding axes, shovels, and picks as they removed trees, rocks, and debris from the land.
They had claimed Starfall Isle through battle. And now it was time to build the city.
Though she could have cleared the place just by clicking a few icons on the system, she didn't want to serve everything on a platter to her people. She wanted them to work and earn the future she was offering them.
The field stretched out beneath the cliff, once overgrown and uneven, now slowly transforming under the hands of their people.
Some chopped trees, their axes biting into thick trunks with rhythmic cracks. Others hauled away fallen branches and debris, sweat trickling down their backs as they cleared space for what would soon become their homes, training grounds, and gathering spaces.
