Changes began spreading across the base like ripples in still water.
As Ivy constructed additional floors across her housing units, tall silhouettes rose one by one, transforming the once-humble settlement into a towering residential zone.
Each new level appeared with a faint shimmer of white light, a soft hum trembling in the air like a heartbeat beneath the ground.
What amazed everyone, far more than Ivy expected, was how she could construct these floors from a great distance.
She didn't need to stand near the buildings; she just thought it, and the structures expanded upward as if obeying her silent command.
In only a few hours, rooms multiplied, balconies took shape, rooftops climbed into the sky, and suddenly, the entire population that once struggled for space could now be comfortably accommodated within the newly formed five-floor complexes.
Life in the base slowly settled into efficiency again… until the tenants noticed a particular detail.
