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nAfter Charles arrived at K18, he studied the surroundings to make further arrangements. The five governors had their own tasks.

nAll the Earthlings had gone through the portal, and everything proceeded in order. If somebody deliberately made a mistake, they would face the death penalty. With that forcible rule, no one dared try anything, obediently following the instructions.

nWhen all the Earthlings arrived at K18, they almost filled the entire flatland. If Himmel Soan hadn’t planned in advance, things wouldn’t have gone so smoothly. Something would have gone wrong.

nThirty minutes before the portal closed, Charles received a message from Warren, saying that the materials had arrived. All the Soans went off to organize the materials and build some makeshift housing facilities.

nHowever, their progress would never be fast enough. The whole world’s population was here. They would need to build housing facilities for at least a billion people.

nComparatively, there were only a hundred thousand Soans. The three divisions worked like there was no tomorrow and could build a tent in a minute. A simple house took them only ten minutes to build.

nUnder Charles’s instruction, more people joined in. As time passed, more and more people were working on the construction, and houses were built one after another.

nBefore long, Charles sent people to build other facilities, such as water tanks, signal towers, and power generators. They were all necessary to maintain people’s daily life.

nThe plan went smoothly as if it had been rehearsed. Very few things went wrong. Even if some mishap happened, the problem was soon resolved.

nThe scientists, engineers, and architects worked in their own fields and formed their own systems.

nFor instance, the chief engineers would decide what outcome they wanted, and their students would draw the blueprint before teaching the ordinary people how to do the actual work.

nThe whole system came alive. Everything was wholesome and in the right order. Everybody spared no effort. These projects would determine their future living standards.

nTheir lives were starting from scratch. If they didn’t do this properly, they would live with the consequences later.

nThey were building houses that they were going to live in for a while. Because of that, they had no reason not to work hard.

nWith everybody’s effort, the houses were set up one after another.

nSome scientists found a large river by the flatland. They tested the water and concluded it was clean enough to drink directly. People were sent out to fetch water and store it for later use.

nA basic power generator was also set up before long. They were still all on the flatland, so they built a signal tower at its center. The signal was just powerful enough to cover the entire area.

nThey stopped working at nightfall. The houses had been built, and they had worked hard for a whole day. It was time to take a break.

nBesides, they couldn’t work in the dark. They could sleep through the night and work hard the next day.

nThe night was quiet, and everybody relaxed. Many people went to bed as soon as they retired to their rooms.

nHowever, not everybody could do that. The Soans and Charles hadn’t returned to their rooms yet. They were all waiting in one place. It was where they walked out of the portal.

nThe portal had disappeared already, and all the Earthlings had come out except for one person. The most important person.

nHimmel Soan.

nHe still hadn’t arrived at K18.

n“Has Mr. Himmel Soan told you when he’s coming?” Charles’s voice was hoarse.

nHe had been asking that question since he arrived at K18. However, he had been given the same answer over and over again.

n“Patriarch didn’t tell me.”

nDrake, Phoebe, Liam, Warren, and other important Soan members had all gathered here. They were all perplexed.

n“Is it possible that Mr. Himmel Soan isn’t coming?” Charles asked.

n“I have no idea. We’ll wait here until the Patriarch arrives!”

n“If the Patriarch doesn’t come here, we’ll find a way to return to Earth!”

n“Yes! We’ll do that!”

n“…”

nThey had just reached K18, but they were already talking about going back. It was because their Patriarch wasn’t there.

nRoams also felt conflicted.

nHe had joined Moon for Himmel Soan and had been trying to learn more from him. It had never occurred to him that he wouldn’t come to K18.

nHe didn’t know what to do. However, he couldn’t help but speak up when he heard the others.

n“Our culture fell back by fifty or even a hundred years when we landed on K18. We can make up for that loss in five years or even shorter. However, it’ll be extremely difficult to build a portal in that time.

n“My estimation is that we’ll need at least fifteen years to build the portal. But just that won’t be enough. It needs the energy to stay open. That’s to say, we’ll need at least two decades before we can return to Earth.

n“We aren’t even sure if Mr. Himmel Soan is still on Earth!” Roams spoke his mind.

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