Bethlehem,

This city, located among the mountains in the south, has always been called many.

It is regarded as a holy city by believers of the Church of Light.

Because this place not only places the core of the Church of Light, but also has the largest church on the continent, St. George's Cathedral, located in the Palace of Rutland, the residence of the Pope and Cardinals.

According to the star cave located at the bottom of the Rutland Palace, the Book of Angel Rachel, known as the "first scripture in the world", is also preserved. Devout believers can communicate with gods through dreams in the star cave and receive the will of gods.

It is also called Spring City by the world.

Perhaps it is because the continuous mountains block the cold wind in winter, or perhaps because Bethlehem has rich geothermal resources around it, this land located among the mountains can be said to be like spring all year round, and the ambient temperature remains above zero degrees Celsius all year round.

It is precisely for this reason that many ignorant civilians regard this as a miracle in the present world and have established unshakable pious beliefs since childhood.

On the construction site outside the city.

The warm morning breeze blows across the evergreen treetops. Although the sky has just brightened, the civilians on the construction site have already started a new day of work under the whip of the supervisors.

The construction site where the Colossus construction seems to be no obvious difference from the past. At most, the number of people has quadrupled and the scale has been several times larger.

Although the workers from Idal had died and fled, many of them were locked up in dungeons, the construction method from the eastern part of the mainland was preserved by the Church of Light.

certainly,

Retention is reserved,

Whips, shackles and intimidation are still the most commonly used and effective supervision methods for supervisors.

Russell is considered an old man on the construction site.

Although this construction site has only been in operation for a few years, the workers on the construction site have almost changed a lot.

A harsh living environment, extremely poor food, and daily labor...

Moreover, these recruited civilians are pale and thin and thin, even those with strong bodies will probably be difficult to support such heavy labor.

so……

For the fact that I can live until now,

In fact, even Russell himself was surprised by the tenacious vitality he had!

only……

If anyone cheered for the victory that the Church of Light achieved on the front line, the workers on the construction site, including Russell, were definitely one of them!

The reason is very simple,

As the Church of Light continued to win successive victories, more and more prisoners and civilians were taken to this construction site indiscriminately.

There are many people and great power. Although these newcomers who come to the construction site will not directly share the construction tasks that are pressed on Russell and others, it also slightly reduces Russell's daily workload.

This may be the first time Russell saw the hope of survival during the hundreds of days and nights when he arrived at the construction site.

The supervisors' whip will still hurt when they whip it on their bodies, but fortunately, there are too many people, and the probability of everyone being sucked is smaller.

After all...the supervisor will be tired and exhausted.

Russell pulled a huge piece of stone behind him, and the rough hemp rope left a blood-colored mark on his shoulder.

Taking advantage of the time the supervisor on the side was walking towards the other side, he secretly stopped and wiped the sweat stains on his forehead, and raised his head and looked up.

The colossus not far away has been completed. If he could endure for another half a year, he might have seen the end of this nightmare.

Because according to the Dharma given by the Church of Light, as long as the construction of the colossus is completed, workers like themselves will be able to go home with the travel expenses!

actually……

Russell no longer expects travel expenses.

During his time working outside Bethlehem, he had clearly realized the violence of the supervisors of the Holy Cult Army and the hypocrisy of the priests and bishops.

Even if you have travel expenses, you will definitely not be able to send them to your hands.

The only thing Russell begged for was that after years of war and famine, his family still lived in the world safely.

Although hope is a little slim, this is the only belief that can support Russell to persevere.

"Bang!"

While thinking,

Russell felt a sudden sting of pain on his back.

He turned around and saw the supervisor of the Holy Sect Army holding the whip in his hand, staring at him fiercely: "What are you looking at?! Work!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another whip came.

Fortunately, he was blocked by the thick hemp rope wrapped around Russell's back. Otherwise, the successive whipping would have to make him furious.

The stone pulled behind him was already heavy, and the stinging pain from time to time on his back made Russell's steps stagger even more.

But he didn't dare to stop because once he could not complete his work today, a more cruel beating would definitely be indispensable.

Ruzhu's sweat mixed with blood gradually oozed out of the clothes behind him. The workers beside him looked pity from time to time, but no one dared to leave his post or even dared to take a break.

They are used to this.

But at this moment, I don’t know which guy was desperate, so I exclaimed first.

But I saw a huge figure floating in the air gradually crossing a towering mountain on one side and presenting it in front of everyone's eyes.

"What is that?"

There was an uproar above the construction site.

Even Russell, who had just been whipped, could not help but slow down his movements.

However, at this moment, the supervisors of the Holy Cult Army present could not care about these side branches.

Because even they were a little stunned at this moment.

What is that?

Most of the soldiers of the Holy Cult Army know about hot air balloons.

Just as the Idars have always regarded the Church of Light as their greatest threat, the Church of Light has also infiltrated and explored the land located in the eastern part of the mainland.

Especially after the annexation of the Kingdom of Basel!

The terrifying action and execution ability shown by the Idar army has attracted the attention of the Church of Light.

The hot air balloon reconnaissance camp that has appeared in wars many times is naturally well known.

But that thing is obviously not the crossed hot air balloon!

The war airship affiliated to the Idar Air Force is much larger than the ordinary hot air balloon. Its size alone is enough to be comparable to dozens of hot air balloons!

And now, through the hazy mist in the morning, three airships appeared in the sight of everyone on the ground.

"The Idars are here!"

After hesitating for a while,

The soldiers of the Holy Cult Army on the construction site finally made panic screams one after another.

Even though they didn't know what the thing that was flying in the sky was,

but……

They all knew the Idal flag printed on both sides of the airship, the Stuart family badge with the griffin pattern as the core, and even the magic creatures that were swimming around on both sides of the airship!

Griffin!

It is no longer a secret that only the Idar army has adult griffins.

so……

The answer is about to emerge and the Idars are coming!

Looking at the giant floating in the sky, Russell was filled with awe.

After all, he worked on the construction site with the Idars, so a few years ago he heard his colleagues at that time tell the unusual things that the country in the eastern part of the mainland had.

However, as the labor on the construction site became more and more heavy and his body became thinner, Russell had not recalled the words of the Idals to him for a long time.

Although he was on the construction site, during the break, Russell and others were able to hear some gossip about the current situation in the mainland through the words of the soldiers of the Holy Cult.

The Principal of Idar (not a typo), located in the eastern part of the mainland, has become a mortal enemy of the Church of Light and an important role on the mainland!

And now... they are here!

The Idars not only came, but also flew to everyone in a way that was far beyond ordinary people's imagination!

It's late, then it's fast,

Just when most people were still in a daze, the "Sorenburg" airship flying in the front finally dropped the first upgraded version of the magic crystal bomb!

Everyone just watched helplessly as a black thing fell from the air, and then gradually became closer and closer...

The moment the bomb touched the ground, a dazzling bright light lit up in an instant, and then quickly expanded, fusing with the splashing smoke, dust, sand and stone around it.

Rumble!
To be continued...