It was nearly dark when the construction crews showed up at the market, led by Karl, who had been nominated as the spokesperson for the construction teams as they cleared the area.
Karl walked behind where Tessa was serving dinner, then lifted himself on a pillar of [Earth Barrier] stone.
"Everyone, your attention, please. Construction is to begin immediately, at the order of the Governor. The first areas to be rebuilt will be the ones surrounding the market. New high rise multipurpose buildings will be erected.
There will be four in total, each of them encompassing a quarter of the circle around the market. As for the territories of the groups in the Sprawl, the Governor suggests you not cause trouble.
There will be wide scale rebuilding of the Redwood Sprawl to a much higher standard, and groups that seek to stop that progress will be eliminated from the city.