Although the immigrants arrived sooner than expected, it wasn't entirely unforeseen.

Building housing for thousands of people within a month or two was clearly impossible.

For the time being, they planned to set up temporary tents and gather manpower to expedite construction. After all, people needed a place to live before they could be put to work.

The main issue was the lack of lumber, making it uncertain when or even if construction could begin. The longer it took to build housing, the worse the living conditions would become.

Claude scratched his head and looked at Wendy with a pleading …