Chapter 179 Statue
The morning in Castel begins with the floating light spots of pale gold on the bluestone walls. The sun has just risen, the morning mist has not yet dissipated, and the wet cobblestone streets are shining in the morning sun. It is said that the latest type of road is already under construction, and the road surface will not even have gaps between the cobblestones.
People opened their doors and walked towards industrial areas or major construction sites in groups, shouting. Schools in the south are places people must pass through every day to go to the construction sites. Most people choose to go to night school after work, so schools are particularly deserted in the morning.
But today, there was a large crowd gathered at the school gate.
The newcomers were a little confused. Through the crowd they could only vaguely see something tall standing at the school gate. Some anxious people grabbed the people next to them and started asking questions.
"What happened? Why are you all gathered here?"
"I'm not sure. I heard it's some kind of building."
"Buildings? Are schools going to be expanded too?"
"It's not a building, look over there." The man on the other side pointed ahead. Several people stared with wide eyes and tried to look, but they could only see some pointy objects there.
“Is it a sculpture?”
"Yes, it's a stone sculpture."
In the middle of the crowd, in the small square in front of the school, a tall statue appeared in front of the originally bare school gate.
This is a rare thing. Castel is located in a remote area. Before Zeus came, even the Empire did not include it in its territory and only regarded it as a deserted island. The islanders had never seen this thing.
Even the shabby Candlelight Church was a remarkable building to everyone. When Hughes first started building the factory, it even attracted a lot of onlookers.
So it is not surprising that people are amazed at this moment. They surround the statue, touch the base carefully, and then look up at the tall body standing there.
It is a statue carved entirely from pure white stone. No, it is not accurate to call it a sculpture. It is actually made of steel bars as a skeleton, and then cast with fossils as mud.
With the technological level of that era, such a huge stone sculpture was simply horrifying. Even if all the craftsmen in the Rhine were gathered together, they might not be able to complete it. However, the Banshee completed this stone sculpture alone with just the magic of turning fossils into mud.
As long as the supernatural power is used in the right direction, the improvement in the efficiency of industrial production can be extremely amazing.
This sculpture consists of two parts. A banshee stretches out her hand forward with a determined look on her face, staring at the sea urchin opposite.
Between the banshee and the sea urchin were round objects that flew in a line from the banshee to the sea urchin. The round ball closest to the sea urchin had its shell split into two halves, and looked like it was beginning to explode.
On the base below the Banshee, there is a line of words engraved: "Banshee in battle."
Next to it was a description of the banshee in small print.
[Nini, the banshee who announced the death of a woman, invented the fish-herding spell, improved fossils into mud, participated in the manufacture of the Type II machine, fought against sea urchin monsters in the Moon of the Awakening Tree, and used bombs to kill multiple monsters at the same time.]
The statue of Nini is exactly the same as her own body shape, and the sea urchin monster and the bomb are also restored 1:1. The entire sculpture is designed to let the islanders see their future enemies and allies with their own eyes.
Looking up at the tall statue, people couldn't help but sigh. Before, they had only vaguely heard of the appearance of the Banshee, but now when they saw the statue with their own eyes, they realized how tall the Banshee was.
Most of the people gathered here are literate. They looked at the words on the base of the sculpture and couldn't help sighing.
"The Banshee actually exists!"
"One, two, three, four, five, six. Six hands! Oh my god, six hands, that means I can do three jobs at the same time!"
"Why are you still thinking about working? Look at this tall body. It's obvious that you can earn more at the construction site, right?"
"Will they slip without feet? How will they go to the toilet?"
"Well, kid, don't let your imagination run wild. But I'm a little curious. When this snake's tail moves, will it be like a cricket pupa that arches up?"
"Damn, that's a bug. Haven't you ever seen a snake?"
The appearance of the Banshee is very different from that of a human being, but it is just a stone sculpture. Since the real person cannot be seen, the islanders do not find it difficult to accept. Instead, they begin to comment on it with some curiosity.
Of course, the beautiful faces of the banshees also played a significant role. Humans are born to like beautiful things, and even aliens will be favored by them.
Some people are more interested in sea urchins and bombs.
"Is that the monster in the sea? It really looks like a sea urchin."
People nodded. This was an island. Everyone had eaten sea urchins, and when they saw the stone sculpture, they all thought of this.
"Is this sea urchin monster very strong? Aren't sea urchins usually slow?"
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"They should be very powerful, right? Even the Banshees have to be killed with bombs."
"What's a bomb?"
People looked at each other, no one knew.
"That's something that can cause a violent explosion. Have you seen an explosion? Have you not seen one? It's like the lightning that strikes during a thunderstorm. It can blow a hole in the ground!"
Zoe walked out of the school. She had been waiting here for a long time. She stood up when she saw the time was right. As she walked, she told people the story of the banshee, including the various deeds of Bomb and Nini.
This was the plan set by Zeus, to gradually let people know about the Banshee. Fear and hostility mostly came from ignorance. The people of Castel would go to school to attend classes, so they naturally had an advantage in propaganda.
And not only the banshee, but also sea urchins and bombs are part of his propaganda.
"This kind of explosion, trapping the thunder and fire in the sky in a sphere, is too incredible."
"Stop!" Zoe shouted immediately. She didn't dare to let such rumors spread. If it caused cognitive interference, it would be troublesome. "The explosion was not caused by thunder and fire in the sky, but nitroglycerin. This is Castel's unique industrial product. You should have heard of the nitroglycerin production line, right?"
People nodded. That was the production line with the highest salary on the island. Only students who passed the advanced class chemistry exam were eligible to apply. Many people joined the advanced class just to earn this high salary.
"So-called nitroglycerin is the main raw material of explosives. Miss Nini does have extraordinary powers, but this alone cannot defeat the sea urchin. She killed the sea urchin monster with explosives, which were the products of the workers in our factory!"
The crowd was quiet for a moment, then they became agitated. What did they hear? A monster that even a tall and strong Banshee could not defeat was killed by something created by a group of mortals like them?
(End of this chapter)