Standing there with dirt under my fingernails and the satisfaction of a job well done warming my chest, I felt genuinely proud of what we had accomplished. The transformation of the park had been exactly the kind of hands-on environmental work that reminded me of my early days in construction, back when problems had clear solutions and success was measured by tangible improvements you could see and touch.
The physical exertion should have left me exhausted. After all, I had been coordinating dozens of workers while personally operating heavy machinery for nearly twelve hours straight which would normally require significant recovery time. But I felt completely energized, with no trace of the fatigue that should have accompanied such intensive labor. My skills like Superior Endurance combined with the efficiency bonuses from my Lumberjack skills and Construction Worker skills, had made the entire project feel more like an engaging puzzle than grueling work.
