"We don't exactly have a large number of people to fill the base to begin with," Elena defended, crossing her arms. "Most of the territory is still empty dirt and rock. Using it for defence isn't a waste, it's an investment. It's not a big problem if we have to walk extra minutes with focus to get to the lake."
Lanmar let out a long, weary sigh, looking at Elena with the patient expression of a teacher dealing with a slow student. "You still don't get the scale of what John is doing here," he said, pointing a thick finger at the centre of the layout.
"This area, this specific base, it isn't just a temporary camp. If you manage to win this pocket trial by miracle and survive the upcoming sieges, this fortress will become the absolute centre and main operational base of your entire new area.
Every resource, every race member you contracted, and every human survivor will flow through here. You're building a capital city, not a tent."
