Alien Hotel.

Chapter 663 The Planning of the Doll Town

An idea came to mind, and the earth moved accordingly—on this open ground at the edge of the Black Forest, a soft rustling sound suddenly broke the surrounding tranquility.

The soil and stones instantly "melted," transforming into something soft and undulating as if it possessed life. Large swathes of land were leveled and roughly divided into blocks and foundation structures according to Yu Sheng's plan. A new hard road extended to the main road leading to the logging camp and the depths of the Black Forest. The road surface was made of hard and flat stones. A ditch was drawn out from the forest, and soon it widened into a small river, winding through the edge of the "town".

After that, Yu Sheng began to generate various platforms of different sizes in the newly planned blocks and marked them with different functions—residential areas, warehouses, doll production facilities, independent repair centers. He even planned a small park with a small square next to the newly introduced river.

Although mass-produced dolls don't seem to need any leisure and entertainment facilities (after all, Eileen, who is in charge of controlling them from behind, is already watching dramas and playing games every day), Yu Sheng still felt that since he was going to build a "town", it should have everything it needs. Otherwise, if there were just a bunch of neatly arranged storage compartments standing there, he might as well just build a giant warehouse that could stuff all the dolls into it.

But it was clear that Eileen still had a little doubt about Yu Sheng's aesthetic sense and architectural skills—after the foundations of some buildings had appeared, she quickly reached out and tugged at Yu Sheng's hair: "Hey, hey, how about we stop here? You get the foundations done, and we'll leave the rest to the all-powerful Engineer Sun..."

Yu Sheng frowned: "That's too slow. If I make it for you, it'll be done in no time."

"Build a bunch of toilets, huh!" Eileen never held back. "Or are you going to build a themed landscape tomb like that cemetery hub?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng felt a little embarrassed and immediately retorted, "Your stereotypes are enough—can't my skills improve? Besides, I've been learning a lot of building techniques from Luna in the Soul Wilderness lately. You know about the cathedral she built with the knights. Even if I've only learned a fraction of the skills, aren't you looking forward to it?"

Luna, standing nearby, immediately chimed in to support Yu Sheng: "Yes, that's right."

"Yes, really?" Eileen was easily fooled and believed it on the spot. She looked at Yu Sheng hesitantly, "Then, why don't you give it a try?"

"Let me show you!" Yu Sheng said, raising his hand and waving it. Instantly, a building half a meter high rose from the ground, and small houses a meter high lined up one after another. The entire land began to tremble violently as countless houses emerged in an orderly fashion...

The little doll, perched on Yu Sheng's shoulder, stared wide-eyed, and after a short while, exclaimed in surprise: "...God, your progress is like a row of toilets! You dare say this thing has even a C-shaped buckle with one-tenth of the skill?"

Yu Sheng: "But don't all the houses come with a viewing platform...?"

Eileen: "That's because your roof is too big!"

Yu Sheng finally felt a little embarrassed. He raised his hand to scratch his hair and muttered to himself, "This shouldn't be the case... This isn't how I imagined it. I envisioned rows of small villas extending along the riverbank, with a fountain in the center of the town. I was even planning to create a set of sculptures—although I haven't decided on the content of the sculptures yet."

“Just admit it, your skills are only up to the level of a matchbox,” Eileen said, heartbroken. “You need to move this whole row of toilets back to its original location—if I open my eyes and find 99% of my body lying in a place like this, I’ll become depressed. I’ll feel like there’s no point in living, you know?”

As soon as she finished speaking, Luna added insult to injury: "Actually, like rows of urns."

Eileen: "...Get it back right now! I can picture it in my mind!"

So, the row of doll-like apartments that Yu Sheng had just started to build was turned back into part of the earth before he even had a chance to get water and electricity, and he himself was still there, feeling sad and heartbroken.

Although his little houses were built to fit Eileen's height, they were still much bigger than her urn.

“I think you just need to be responsible for building a doll production and maintenance facility next to the town,” Eileen sighed, ruffling Yu Sheng’s hair. “As for the doll town itself, you can leave it to me. I’ll do it myself.”

Yu Sheng paused, then turned to look at the small doll on his shoulder: "You? How are you going to do this yourself?"

“It’s just building a house normally. I’ll ask Engineer Sun to get some cement and bricks. There are also logging camps and sawmills nearby, and I can borrow a group of craftsmen from the king to help,” Eileen said, counting on her fingers one by one. “I have enough manpower myself. I have six regiments of soldiers, and most of them are idle right now. Besides, it’s convenient for the puppets to build their own houses and adjust the sizes according to their own body shape…”

"The most crucial point is, do you even know how to build it?" Yu Sheng finally couldn't help but ask. "This thing isn't like building blocks; it might collapse if you're not careful..."

Eileen blinked: "I can search for tutorials on the Garden Network!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng immediately thought that this little thing was extremely unreliable, but then he thought about it again. Those children in the fairy tale had built a fairy tale town with their whimsical ideas—the king had a whole kingdom of professional craftsmen under his command, and Engineer Sun and his engineering team were always available. No matter how much trouble Eileen caused, it shouldn't cause too much of a problem.

Besides, even if a one-meter-high brick wall collapsed, how much of a commotion could it cause? Her two-story house would only be about one person high...

Eileen suddenly turned her head sharply and stared directly into Yu Sheng's eyes: "Are you talking badly about me?"

"Why would I talk bad about you?" Yu Sheng asked without changing his expression. "I'm just curious, do you already have some plans?"

Eileen scratched her head, and a thoughtful and serious expression really appeared on her little face.

"A little bit."

She muttered to herself. And in her mind, a scene lingered—

It was a city-state that seemed to be built by the sea, with quiet and nostalgic streets lined with shops of all sizes, their windows glowing with warm light. The houses, near and far, all had black, pointed roofs. There was also a very tall clock tower, steam pipes running through the streets, and dolls and servants strolling leisurely along the streets.

That was the scene she saw in the garden network, the gathering place of the Alice dolls—she loved that place, where she made many friendly friends.

It's a pity that the sisters she met in the Garden Network are scattered all over the universe. Everyone has their own things to do, so it's difficult for them to meet in real life—otherwise, she could have introduced Yu Sheng to the sisters.

Eileen laughed happily; just imagining a few things made her incredibly happy.

She wants to create a smaller version of the "Alice Doll Gathering Place" in reality. She may not be able to completely move the city over, but she can at least restore "Alice and Duncan's Antique Shop" and several surrounding blocks in her "Doll Town".

Then she'll post the pictures on the Garden Network to show off—just thinking about it makes her happy.

Yu Sheng saw the silly smile that suddenly appeared on the little doll's face. He didn't know what happy thing the little thing had thought of, but he didn't ask. He just raised his hand and patted her hair.

Let her do whatever she wants; this is her "town" after all.

“Alright, let’s leave it at that for now. I need to carefully plan the production center and the repair center. These two facilities involve rather complex things, and we can’t just make do like we did with the alchemy lab in the pyramid,” Yu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to look in another direction. “I should go check on Luo’s situation and discuss the Chong Sheng Hermitage with her.”

……

A phantom door slowly dissipated beside the campfire on the riverbank. Yu Sheng stared expressionlessly at the two dazed, blond-haired cripples huddled in the grass.

Rapunzel, holding a skewer of grilled mushrooms, stood there grinning foolishly, completely unmoved when Yu Sheng appeared. She even nudged the blonde elf next to her: "Hey, let me tell you, I saw my brother...it's like he's really here..."

“I even saw little people,” Luo said, a half-eaten mushroom dangling from her mouth, a silly grin on her face reminiscent of Rapunzel. “This place is full of little people.”

"...Little Red Riding Hood keeps urging me to study and do practice tests. Do you think I can make up for my grades by studying for a few days? I wasted most of my three years of high school," Rapunzel muttered. "She's a college student... but she's always going back home. She'll probably still be doing the same thing after graduation, huh."

“Reading, reading is useful,” Luo tapped Rapunzel’s head with the wooden stick in his hand, “but more importantly, you have to be careful when looking for a job… Speaking of which, why do I really feel like there’s a little person in front of me? With red eyes… Is it a red-eyed evil little dwarf?”

"Seriously, I even saw Sister Luna."

Luo thought for a moment, then rubbed his head: "Why does my head feel a little sore? Are the mushrooms really cooked?"

Rapunzel: "...How about we try stewing it next time? I'm getting tired of roasting it."

“Indeed,” Luo said, then rubbed his head. “My head does hurt a little.”

Eileen withdrew her fist from Luo's head and looked up at Yu Sheng: "What do we do with these two? I feel like they're having a hard time communicating."

Yu Sheng was dumbfounded. He stared at the two blond-haired cripples for a long time without saying a word. Only after hearing the little doll's words did his lips twitch: "How would I know what to do—why does this situation seem even more serious than last time? What did they eat?"

“Anyway, there’s definitely something more powerful than psionic mushrooms,” Eileen kicked Lowe’s arm. “If all else fails, we should take them to get their stomachs pumped…”

As soon as the little doll finished speaking, Luo, who was still in a daze, suddenly woke up. She looked up and exclaimed, "Hey! Boss!? And Eileen!"

The blonde girl next to him, who had been dazed and confused, also snapped back to reality and jumped up in a flash: "Brother?!"

It seems the psionic mushroom's power has worn off.

Yu Sheng looked at the two of them expressionlessly: "You're awake?"

Rapunzel chuckled twice and held out a bunch of mushrooms to Yu Sheng: "Brother, it's delicious."

Yu Sheng: "..."

Rapunzel: "...I'll go back and do my homework."

(End of this chapter)