Problems at the construction site

22nd April 1574

After returning from this small trip to the village, I noticed that despite over two hours passing ever since we left, the pit that was slowly taking the form of a proper foundation wasn't even filled to the half of its height!

While some might consider it a disgrace, with how mixing and pouring the concrete should take a lot longer, from the panicked faces of the people standing above the pit I could tell that something was wrong.

"Sir! Thank Almighty that you are back! There is something wrong with that mortar!"

Without me to explain that the concrete was slightly different than the mortar two of the craftsmen who worked as stonemasons were used to, it was only natural that some problems would arise, yet with my drive to increase the speed of our progress, I actually forgot about this problem so clearly outlined in the system!

"Tell me what happened."