My 100th Rebirth a day before the Apocalypse novel Chapter 492

"We should go inspect the location together," Tristan suggested. "Once we see it, we can decide how to transform the space into a fully functional workshop and figure out the logistics."

Aston nodded in agreement. "You know, that’s exactly what the City Lord suggested as well. Looks like we’re all on the same page. And you’re probably right—if the City Lord hasn’t mentioned anything about the materials, she might already have what we need." He gave a satisfied nod, feeling more confident in their plan.

What Aston didn’t realize was that Kisha had forgotten to mention one crucial detail.

Fortunately, she had received some valuable steel, but those materials were far too precious to be used by the artisans for practice.

Given their current skill levels, they might not even be able to smelt or properly utilize such high-quality steel.

Additionally, Kisha had already made plans for those materials, keeping their potential use reserved for a more important purpose.

After discussing the matter further, Tristan set aside the document signing and joined Aston as planned to visit the site for the new workshop.

Fortunately, the northern wall’s expansion in that area had already been completed some time ago, and the space had been cleared out.

However, since it was still relatively new and untouched, the area felt a bit desolate, with only a few soldiers stationed on the wall and some warriors on patrol nearby.

In the area, there was a closed-off marketplace that resembled a mall, with five floors excluding the underground garage.

Fortunately, Kisha and the others had already cleared the space of zombies, leaving only minimal cleaning to be done.

Despite the place being relatively untouched, several items and shelves remained, left by the previous occupants, and many of them still seemed usable.

The marketplace had already been sectioned off, making it easier to allocate space for the artisans.

Tristan and Aston decided to assign each floor to two or three groups with complementary skills, ensuring that their work wouldn’t interfere, even if they were neighbors on the same floor.

The first floor was designated for food-related artisans, while the second floor was set aside for blacksmiths, jewelers, engravers, and transcribers.

The third floor was designated for construction-related artisans, such as builders, carpenters, and more, while the remaining artisans were allocated to the fourth floor.

The building was vast, offering plenty of room, but there was one major issue: the electricity no longer worked.

They would either need to rely on generators or climb the stairs manually.

However, the real challenge would be how they managed to work efficiently without proper power, especially considering that artisan-type awakened ability users typically lacked the enhanced physical capabilities of defense and offense-type superhumans.

This would make their tasks far more difficult, as they were not as physically strong and would likely struggle with the demands of the work.

The main issue now was how to transport materials to the upper floors, given the artisans’ lack of physical strength.

The only viable option was the stairs, as the elevators were non-functional without electricity.

If they wanted to restore power to the building, they’d need to use a generator.

However, given the building’s vast size, the generator would require a significant amount of gasoline.