Adyr's two energy bodies hovered above the supplies, confirming every detail before beginning.
The materials were simple but versatile: stacks of tempered steel I-beams, crates of anchor bolts, pre-cut support rods, and panels of interlocking steel grating for flooring. Nearby, he had piled rocks of every size—from mineral-rich pebbles to waist-high boulders—along with polished marble slabs, dressed limestone blocks, and weather-worn bricks.
A row of battery-powered tools waited at the edge of the site: a portable arc welder, angle grinders, rotary hammers, pneumatic nailers, and a compact plasma cutter.
He marked off a rectangle that covered exactly a third of the island's surface. Using the plasma cutter, he trimmed the I-beams to length and welded them into a rigid perimeter that sat flush with the bedrock.
