With the force of the water receding, Chalchiuhtlicue began to control the filling of the lake while all the gods continued with their path in the construction of the lining in the canal.
The gods that remained in place were Ares and Huitzilopochtli, who had to continue controlling the flow of the sea until Chalchiuhtlicue gave them the order to withdraw.
While this was happening on the defensive line in the capital, the population was helping the dwarves as much as they could to expedite the production of stone, which would be used for both wonders.
In the furnaces of the workshop, Hephaestus and Admes were working shirtless while they had their torsos wholly exposed.
This is why the heat was uncomfortable for both of them, and their work did not seem to have an end because every time Hercules or Hermes entered.
They had to increase production as much as possible to fill the demand they were being forced to create.