While I could access the map from the Control Room, I wanted to see the floor again.
It was currently nighttime, and I floated in the air, surrounded by clouds.
Despite the clouds, I could see little stars twinkling on the ground below.
I opened the map overview and saw that there were no sign for intruders on the second part of the island. I could see a lot of different dots for every kind of animal, „maybe I can turn them off?" I shrugged, „Nevermind that! There is no way…!"
Despite the month that had passed since my awakening after evolution, not much had changed. The nearest settlement was even some thousand kilometers from the river away.
I shifted my focus back to the stars on the ground.
I knew these were small flowers that glowed at night. During the day, they were rather hidden.
These flowers grew in savannas and desert regions, where the soil was nutrient-poor. I didn't have a desert, but I did have a part of the savanna. During the day, they closed their petals, saving their mana to glow brightly at night.
If an insect was attracted to the light at night, it would be captured or the plant let the insect pollinate other flowers, depending on the season.
They reminded me of Venus flytraps from my old world, except that the reddish part in this plant glowed white, and the "mouth" was disguised as flowers.
And when they catch and eat an insect, they have enough nutrients to grow, survive or create new seeds.
"Fascinating little plants!" I exclaimed. "Incredible!"
Since everything seemed safe and I hoped that the intruders, who were almost like locals now, wouldn't suddenly skip multiple epochs and gain the ability to reach the exit quickly, I teleported back to the Control Room.
I revisited the Control Room's design and some of the theories I had formulated, which I recorded in my third notebook titled "Theories of the New World"
and the fourth; „Control Room."
One thing I planned to do was create a cabinet for my notebooks so that I could organize them neatly.
Fifty-eight hours later, my EC was fully replenished, and I could start working.
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Age: 0 years, 7 months, 1 week, 1 day, 1 hour
EC: 1,500/1,500
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I expanded the partially constructed floor made of Chronit-Bedrock. Fortunately, the Control Room wasn't too large and had become a room of 200x200x200 meters after evolution.
For a small EC cost, I completed the floor and immediately started creating the layers of earth.
Topsoil, humus and such.
These were the same layers as on Tempora but with stronger options.
This option was unlocked after evolution and allowed plants to grow faster.
Each layer that reached the roots would quadruple their growth rate. Thanks to the Chronit-Bedrock, the plants wouldn't decay as quickly and could maintain a certain state almost indefinitely.
"That's pretty cool!"
After creating that, I had 1,498 EC left.
In the center, I transformed the ground into Chronit-Bedrock within a specific square area, making it level. This area would be where the small house was going to be.
The house was planned to be 35x30x4 meters. However, I realized that I had never built a house before.
"It's a shame there are no pre-made options!"
I knew I wanted large windows for natural light, so I moved and initially placed the foundation in the middle, closer to the wall.
Now, it was less than 10 meters away from the wall. The side facing the room would become a window front.
I tried a bit, but things didn't go as planned. So, I postponed the construction of the house and started working on the garden.
I modified the excavation for the pond to look more like a real lake. It was now located opposite the planned house and had an uneven shore. The water was held in place from the rear and sides, thanks to the wall of the Control Room.
This meant that the hole was adjacent to the wall, forming a cavity.
I slowly deepened the hole until it reached a depth of 11 meters at the deepest point.
This way, my future pet or companion could swim and bathe there.
The bottom was sandy.
I then had the idea to make the Control Room uneven.
I gradually raised it toward the house, planing to creating a small stream flowing past the house into the lake.
The entire floor now had a gentle slope, and I simulated some boulders behind the planned house.
I placed some rocks near the lake and created a 5-meter-high cliff. Even though there was no greenery yet, it already looked much more natural.
I filled the lake with [Crystal Youth Water].
As the name suggests, the water was crystal clear, and nothing could change that.
In the white light of the room, it was almost easy to overlook, but it was incredibly expensive!
Placing the water source behind the planned house in the rocks and the sea water costs together 1,100 EC.
"It's daylight robbery!"
However, it could almost stop the aging process, and if you drank half a liter of it every day, you wouldn't die of old age. But you shouldn't give it to children because they would remain children forever.
"Sometimes that's not so bad!" I chuckled, thinking back how cute my daughter were as she played in the sandbox. A warm smile formed on my lips and I shook my head, „and my new companion does not die that fast!"
I created Fresh Time Grass for a minimum amount of [ECs], covering the ground.
This grass ensured particularly fresh air and could rejuvenate itself.
Even though it was unnecessary since I had [Chronit-Bedrock], I placed great importance on having fresh air.
The atmosphere of the Control Floor was already different.
I planted some willows near the lake, and they were already fully grown. Next to the planned house, I planted a sapling of a [Long-Living Tree].
This tree would grow and serve as an indicator of my presence in this world. With the remaining 300 [ECs], I went hunting for good weather, times of the day, and seasons.
They didn't have to be extravagant but rather simple and beautiful.
Still, they needed to have something special, so I paid a little extra for a better option.