CHAPTER 37: CENTRE (2)

After completing everything, Luke took a deep breath and, without pausing for a second, made a few final changes to the sketch and placed markers on everything that would be separated from the water fountain in the centre.

When the first building was put in place, it appeared, and with it, the first and second of the four streets separating from the water fountain in the centre were connected.

The space in between was painted white, red, yellow, and purple, surrounded by flowers, with a fire pit in front, and the area around the fire pit was filled with chairs and tables.

The sign above the building read ’Moon’s Bakery’ with stars filling the interior.

The first step to increase the activity in the centre was to connect these streets, which were wide and functional enough to be considered avenues, with a food route.

More accurately, Luke aimed to create an area where people could gather, and what could be more logical than using the centre of the entire town—or rather, this area that would soon become a city—for that purpose?

Meanwhile, the first and second streets were connected.

Luke had moved directly to the other corner and set up a market to connect the second and third streets. Calling it a market wasn’t really accurate... It was more like a wholesale place.

When Luke saw this place on the shop panel, it immediately caught his attention.

It wasn’t a very large place. It was much larger than the bakery he had just built. It would be accurate to say it was almost 460 square metres. This was a large area, and to be clear, it was useful for this place, which would become a city in the future, to have a properly organised sales area open to everyone, and for that area to be large.

This way, there would be no need to constantly consider supply and demand and make changes, which would directly affect the floor plans.

This market was a two-storey building that would contain everything Luke wanted to have inside. The first floor was the market itself, while the second floor was a house. Luke had decided to bring in someone trustworthy for this job, and he had someone in mind.

Whether that person was trustworthy or not would depend on the individual.

Luke would decide on this matter once he saw how many people were coming to the area.

Everything depended on how much Elvis worked.

Moreover, the entrance to this market was at the back, and the exit was at the front. When walking on the second street and looking towards the fountain, it was possible to reach the entrance by simply turning right and exiting through the exit facing the fountain.

It was quite strange, but if Luke was to be honest, it was a very practical architectural design. Even if he had thought about it for ten years, he might not have come up with the idea of reversing the functional areas of the buildings.

In the end, this would drastically reduce the combined crowd in the central area, which was to be used directly as a square. Of course, this was valid for a scenario where a large number of people came to this area.

With the creation of this building, the structure connecting the second street to the third street was completed, and then they moved on to the next area.

Luke had already taken measurements and made preparations for the point where the third and fourth streets would meet.

Just as he had done with the other two buildings, he had melted the snow with his pitch-black flames, dried the soil, and, with the help of the elves, dug the soil to a certain depth to both reinforce the structure and create a basement.

Following this, he had directly placed the next building.

This building was a coffee house. It would not be wrong to call it a ’coffee shop.’ There had to be a pastry shop, a wholesaler, and, of course, a coffee house in the centre.

When this building was created, the third and fourth streets were joined, and Luke had moved directly to the last street, the corner that would connect the first and fourth streets.

This building would be the last main building. Of course, the remaining areas would be completed, and streets would be created along with the roads branching off from the avenues, along with small shops and similar structures.

In short, everything would be completed quickly within the last month and a few days.

At the fourth corner, he had used the same pitch-black fire and, after completing the remaining work, had placed the restaurant building, which was the smallest in square metres among the four main buildings, but had three floors.

This building was only 110 square metres. It was truly small. It had three floors, and each floor was 110 square metres, totalling 330 square metres, but the third floor served as a residence, just like in the other buildings.

Therefore, it was a 220-square-metre workplace, including the restaurant kitchen.

Now there was only one thing left to do. That was to create toy shops, tailors, and especially inns of various sizes in the areas behind, to the right, and to the left of the restaurant during the remaining time.

Following that, it was to create a massive park of nearly 1,500 square metres behind the coffee house, connected to the house, and cover the park with shatterproof glass that could clean itself with magic.

Thus, those who wished could sit in the enclosed park, enjoy their coffee, and partake in the cakes, chocolates, pastries, and many other delicacies delivered daily from the bakery.

Immediately after that, Luke wanted to create what might be one of the most important places in the city, an area that would directly serve the public in the future. This place would also be the area where Luke could employ the largest number of people.

Among the group of over three hundred elves, there were dozens of individuals skilled in these areas. While the eldest elves, who were over a hundred years old, might not be able to pass on their gifts, they could at least teach others to some extent.

Of course, this also brought the street to life.