After the New Year celebrations, the people of Idar Territory quickly returned to heavy work.
Everyone knew very well that the Odin Cavalry led by Raymond O'Sullivan was only the first wave of Odin's attack on the Idar Territory, and it was only the beginning of the Odin's invasion.
However, Idar Territory's first victory in this war undoubtedly greatly enhanced the confidence of the people of Idar in protecting Idar Territory.
That’s right!
Rez Alexander gave up the land in the eastern part of the empire, and most of the nobles in the eastern part of the empire surrendered under the iron heel of the Odin people, but...
Bruno Stuart, Earl of Idar, did not give up, but the people of Idar did not give up!
Legally speaking, the Norman royal family had the right to dispose of all territories of the Norman Empire.
Now that Rez Alexander has signed an armistice agreement and decided to surrender the eastern part of the empire to the barbarians of the Odin Empire, the nobles in the eastern part of the empire can only swallow this loss in their own stomachs, but...
For Bruno, if he has not signed the paper, it is just shit in the toilet!
not to mention……
At this moment, the Norman Empire has two emperors!
The so-called armistice agreement was signed by the second prince Rez Alexander who controlled the Sognen Plain. However, the eldest prince Pitzman Alexander, who controlled the central part of the empire, the south and St. Lawrence, never recognized this from beginning to end.
Armistice Agreement.
According to the news from the Idar CIA, when he heard that Rez Alexander was crowned emperor in the Sogn Plains and ceded the vast land in the eastern part of the empire to the Odin Empire, the furious Pizman was furious.
He almost dug into the ground and killed all the cronies of the second prince Rez who lived in St. Lawrence.
According to rumors, Pitzman killed nearly twenty barons and above, more than a hundred lower nobles with knight titles, and more than 700 servants who had worked for Reitz in one day.
He has never spared innocent civilians, even the laborers and coachmen who once served Rez.
Pitzman's anger caused the crowds to roll in front of the palace. St. Lawrence's patrol team washed in front of the palace for nearly a day and a night before wiping away the pools of bright red blood.
This move undoubtedly silenced the entire St. Lawrence nobles, fearing that Pitzman would dig up his old scores and get himself stabbed.
If Reitz's previous behavior of ceding the eastern territory of the empire made the imperial nobles' favorability towards Retz -1, then Pitzman's behavior at this time will undoubtedly make the imperial nobles' favorability -10!
Since the founding of the Norman Empire, this is the first time that the imperial royal family has killed so many nobles for no reason in one day. This is horrifying!
Originally, except for those high-ranking dukes and marquis-level nobles, in fact, for the lower-level nobles, it was the same who would be the emperor. Anyway, everyone followed the Regency Council.
But the problem is... the violence shown by Pitzman caused many nobles who were originally silent to change their minds.
Nobles cherish their lives.
They have status and wealth far beyond ordinary people, so naturally they don't want to be chopped down by someone at any time.
So...
Not only did Pitzman's actions not have the effect he expected, but it caused more nobles to place their hopes on the "Emperor" far away in the Sognen Plain, the second prince Reitz who was originally very close to the nobles.
Of course, not everyone has expectations for Rez Alexander's rule. For example...the nobles whose fiefdoms were ceded to the Odin people have quite a lot of complaints against Rez.
The Odin people's method of targeting the eastern nobles was not only killing. Especially after the tragedy of the city massacre on the Valens Plains, Alio O'Sullivan strictly ordered his cousin Raymond O'Sullivan, who commanded Odin's cavalry, not to stop.
Randomly slaughtering the Norman nobles.
This is of course not out of kindness or sympathy, but because... rather than cutting off the nobles of the Norman Empire, Alio O'Sullivan hopes to repatriate these nobles who have lost their land to Normandy.
The Man Empire, let the Norman royal family take over this hot potato.
Of course, the nobles in the east and northeast also dislike Pitzman, so...most of them are in a dilemma now.
Duke Dorin, one of the five giants of the Regency Council, is one of them.
The Dorin Territory was a noble territory that fell to the Odin offensive at the beginning of the war.
So... as soon as the news of the signing of the armistice agreement came, Duke Dorin gave up his hope for Rez Alexander and turned to Pitzman's camp.
And he was one of the first five Grand Dukes to express his position after the conflict between the two parties officially broke out.
Duke Dorin may be greedy or conservative, but he adheres to a bottom line, and that is - not an inch of the empire's territory can be lost, not even a bit!
Therefore, compared to Rez Alexander who used land as a bargaining chip, he felt that Pitzman might still be able to receive treatment in time.
only……
The current situation also gives Duke Dorin, a young old man, a headache.
…
"duang——"
"duang——"
The balance of power has never had much to do with the common people at the lowest level. As a citizen of Idar Territory, Bella Angel was waving the hammer in her hand to hammer a hard and strong steel nail into the ground.
Get into the stone in front of you.
He didn't know the twists and turns behind the Odin invasion.
What he knows is that with the wise leadership of Bruno Stuart, Earl of Idar, and the efforts of every Idar person, they can resist the Odin invasion.
And this... is enough!
Although the New Year has passed and the cold wind in winter has gradually become less biting, the weather still reveals a lot of coolness.
Drops of sweat dripped down Bella Angel's cheeks, and the clothes he was wearing had already been soaked with sweat from his body.
He had been working here for four or five hours continuously. Even when the supervisor told them to take a break, Bella Angel only took the opportunity to wipe the sweat from her forehead without stopping at all.
The long coarse cloth coat he is wearing was just made this year. Without the burden of tithes and the bumper harvest of food, Bella Angel finally replaced the coat that her grandfather left for her.
I came down and bought this new piece of clothing that looked patchy but was extremely warm.
Based on this, he also hoped that the Idar Territory would always be under the rule of the Stuart family.
In fact, not only himself, but also the civilians in their entire construction team all have such expectations to a greater or lesser extent.
There are many temporary construction teams composed of idle civilians, and they all volunteered to participate when they heard that the Idar Territory was threatened by foreign enemies.
In fact, most of them first registered at the Idar Recruitment Registration Office near the Idar City Gate. However, due to physical or age reasons, they were not selected by the Idar Army and Reserve Forces, so they settled for the next best thing and came to Idar.
Here you can help Idar.
So when Bruno saw the list of people who voluntarily signed up to participate in the construction of Idar Territory, he was a little dumbfounded, and even once doubted whether there had been such a bad incident as forced recruitment...
And when Bruno found out the truth, he couldn't help but admire the simple folk customs of the people of Idar Territory and the purest gratitude they showed...
"Stonehenge 36 completed!"
When the last steel nail was finally driven into the predetermined position by Bella Angel, he could not conceal the excitement in his heart and shouted loudly.
When they heard Bella Angel's words, almost all the members of the construction team present were stunned for a moment, and then... they shouted excitedly!
From the Asset Basin to the Armis Mountains, from the Armis Mountains to Idar City, to the Grand Highlands, the people of the Idar Territory completed the construction of thirty-six buildings in less than one winter.
The feat of building a Stonehenge! Completed a complete magic transmission route!
In this world, no one can do this except Idar!
And this... is Idar speed!
Seeing the cheers in front of her, Bella Angel couldn't help but have an excited smile on her face.
He couldn't help but touch his left arm... On his arm, there was a black and blue scar that was still a little painful.
The construction of Stonehenge was not easy, and the connection of magic crystal wires was also very difficult, especially in the rugged and wooded Almis Mountains. The difficulty of building these things was doubled several times.
Because there are not only magic stone towers (the first version of Stonehenge), but between the two magic stone towers, the Idar people also need to erect a large number of large steel elevated towers produced by the Idar Steel Factory, so that the magic crystals can
The stone wire can be smoothly connected to the next magic stone tower to complete this miracle across the Almis Mountains!
In addition to the increase in difficulty, there are also a large number of beasts in the Almis Mountains.
At the beginning, due to the protection of a large number of Idar soldiers, the construction team did not encounter any danger.
However, as the distance between Odin's cavalry and the Idar Territory gradually shortened, more and more Idar soldiers were transferred to the Sauron River in the northernmost part of the Idar Territory to resist the invasion of the Odin people.
Therefore... it is inevitable that ferocious beasts will appear in the safe zone established by Idar soldiers, causing Idar civilians who are concentrating on construction to be attacked by ferocious beasts.
Bella Angel was also attacked by wild beasts, but the co-worker next to her discovered the clues in time and managed to escape with her life. However... the co-worker who reminded him died on the construction site that day.
Carlton Kendall, Bella Angel clearly remembers this name.
The pain on his body was caused when he was pushed away by his coworkers...
Amid the cheers around him, the past scenes were replayed in Bella Angel's mind over and over again, and the corners of his eyes were gradually filled with tears.
His tears were shed for the sacrifice of Carlton Kendall, for his own hard work, and for the Idar leader!
Not only Carlton Kendall, but many workers died during the construction of Stonehenge.
Some of them lost too much blood due to being attacked by wild beasts, and some of them fell off the cliff due to accidentally losing their footing. In addition, they encountered various difficulties and dangers during the construction process...
During the construction of Stonehenge, more than forty people from the Idar Territory sacrificed their precious lives!
but……
Their efforts were finally in vain. The Idar people completed a miracle in the architectural history of the Norman Empire at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary people!
…
The news that the construction of Stonehenge was completed reached Bruno's ears immediately, which naturally made Bruno, who had always been very concerned about the construction of Stonehenge and the magic transmission plan, quite excited.
Riding on his beloved little mare, Bruno jumped on the road.
Since the wonder construction system provides two construction modes for Stonehenge, the Idar people can use different construction methods in different locations.
From the Asset Basin to the rugged Almis Mountains, the Idar people built magic stone towers and large iron towers above the surface. They used magic crystal wires hanging high on the mountainside to connect
Massive amounts of magic power are transported to distant places.
Near the city of Idar and the Glen Highlands, the Idar people buried magic crystal wires deep underground and built many magic stone rings (the second version of Stonehenge), connecting the underground
Magic crystal wire to prevent interference and damage caused by human factors.
At the same time, in order to ensure that the magic flow originating from the Asset Basin can be continuously transported to the land of Idar Territory, Bruno's plan will also build multiple backup lines and backup magic stone rings in the future.
Set up two main lines above and below ground to ensure a stable supply of magic power as much as possible.
But...that's all for later.
At this moment, looking at the Stonehenge in the wilderness and riding the little mare under him, Bruno suddenly felt a sense of relaxation and joy.
Compared with the first version of Stonehenge, the magic stone ring presented in front of Bruno is quite similar to the Salisbury stone ring in the previous Eagle Kingdom. Surrounded by huge cylindrical stones, large blocks
The source stones and magic crystals painted light blue ripples in the air...
If before this, Bruno was only 40 to 50% sure of resisting the next attack of the Odins, then as long as the news came from the Idar Array Research Laboratory that the magic rifle was successfully developed, Bruno would
I have almost 90% confidence!
As for the remaining 10%... it's for modesty...
Not only for defense, as long as the Idar soldiers can be equipped with enough magic rifles before the spring plowing comes, Bruno will even dare to take the initiative to attack!
Thinking of this, looking at the large territory that he owns, thinking about the hard-working and down-to-earth people in this land, looking at the wave of magic industrialization that is about to usher in the Idar Territory...
Bruno couldn't help but feel that the blood all over his body was boiling.
The substantial increase in production efficiency brought about by the industrialization of magic that the mage apprentices of the Idar School have seen is only the most superficial thing.
But Bruno, who comes from the earth, knows deeply what kind of era he is about to start...