Chapter 247 Stonehenge! Completed! (Subscribe! Two-in-one!)
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"Duangduang——"
After the New Year celebrations, the people of Idar County quickly returned to their hard work.
Everyone knew very well that the Odin Cavalry led by Raymond O'Sullivan was only the first wave of attack by the Odin people on the Idar territory, and it was only the beginning of the Odin people's invasion.
Idar's victory in the first battle of this war undoubtedly greatly boosted the confidence of the people of Idar in protecting Idar.
That’s right!
Rez Alexander gave up the land in the east of the empire, and most of the nobles in the east of the empire also surrendered to the iron hoof of the Odin people, but...
Count Bruno Stuart of Idar did not give up, and the people of Idar did not give up! Legally speaking, the Norman royal family has the right to dispose of all the territories of the Norman Empire.
Since Rez Alexander has signed a truce agreement and decided to hand over 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, but...
For Bruno, if he hadn't signed a paper, he was just shit in the toilet! What's more...
At this moment, the Norman Empire has two emperors!
The so-called armistice agreement was signed by the second prince, Rez Alexander, who ruled over the Sogn Plain, while the eldest prince, Pizman Alexander, who controlled the central, southern and St. Lawrence parts of the empire, never recognized the armistice agreement from beginning to end.
According to the news from Idar CIA, when he heard that Rez Alexander was crowned emperor in Sognefjord and ceded the vast land in the east of the empire to the Odin Empire, the exasperated Pitzman was furious.
He dug deep 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 nobles above the rank of baron, more than one hundred lower-ranking nobles with the title of knight, and more than seven hundred servants and innocent civilians who had served Rez in one day. Even the laborers and coachmen who had served Rez were not spared.
Pitzman's anger caused a constant stream of people in front of the palace. The St. Lawrence patrol team spent nearly a whole day and night washing in front of the palace gate before they wiped away the pools of blood.
This move undoubtedly silenced all the nobles of St. Lawrence, fearing that Pitsman would bring up old scores and stab them as well.
If Rez's previous act of ceding the empire's eastern territory caused the imperial nobles' favorability towards Rez to drop by 1, then Pitzman's actions at this time would undoubtedly cause the imperial nobles' favorability towards Rez to drop by 10!
Since the founding of the Norman Empire, this was the first time that the imperial family had killed such a large number of nobles in one day for no reason. This was appalling! In fact, except for those nobles with high titles such as dukes and marquises, for the lower-level nobles, it didn't matter who became the emperor, because everyone followed the Regency Council anyway.
But the problem is... the brutality displayed by Pitzman caused many originally silent nobles to change their minds.
The nobles cherish their lives.
They possess status and wealth far beyond that of ordinary people, so naturally they don't want to be killed by someone at any time.
Instead of achieving the desired effect, Pitzman's move made more nobles place their hopes on the "emperor" far away in the Sogn Plain, the second prince, Rez, who was originally very close to the nobles.
Of course, not everyone had high hopes for Rez Alexander's rule. For example, the nobles whose fiefdoms were ceded to the Odin people had many complaints against Rez.
The Odin people's means of targeting the eastern nobles were not limited to killing. Especially after the massacre on the Valens Plain, Areo O'Sullivan strictly ordered his cousin Raymond O'Sullivan, who led the Odin Iron Cavalry, not to slaughter Norman nobles at will.
This was certainly not out of kindness or sympathy, but because... compared to killing all the nobles of the Norman Empire at once, Areo O'Sullivan hoped to repatriate these nobles who had lost their land to the Norman Empire and let the Norman royal family take over this hot potato.
The nobles in the east and northeast certainly don't like Pitzman, so... most of them are in a dilemma now.
Duke Dorin, one of the five great leaders of the Regency Council, is one of them.
Dorin Territory was a noble territory that fell under the offensive of the Odin people at the beginning of the war.
So... when the news of the signing of the armistice agreement came, Duke Dorin gave up his expectations for Rez Alexander and turned to Pitzman's camp.
He was also one of the five grand dukes who first expressed his position after the conflict between the two sides officially broke out.
Duke Dorin may be greedy or conservative, but he holds on to a bottom line, which is - not an inch of the empire's territory can be lost, not a single bit can be given up!
Therefore, compared to Rez Alexander who used land as a bargaining chip, he felt that Pittsman might still be able to get treatment in time.
only……
The current situation also gives the old man Duke Dorling a headache.
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"Duang——"
"Duang——"
The considerations of those in power have never had much to do with the common people at the bottom of society. Bella Angel, a citizen of Idar County, was swinging a hammer in her hand, hammering a hard and solid steel nail into the stone in front of her.
He had no idea of the twists and turns behind the Odinites' invasion.
What he knew was that with the wise leadership of Count Bruno Stuart of Idar and the efforts of every Idar man, they would be able to resist the invasion of Odin.
And this... is enough!
Although the New Year has passed and the winter chill is gradually becoming less biting, the weather is still quite chilly.
Drops of sweat dripped down Bella Angel's cheeks, and the clothes he was wearing had long been soaked with his sweat.
He had been working here for four or five hours straight. Even when the supervising official called on them to take a break, Bella Angel just took the opportunity to wipe the sweat from his forehead without pausing for the slightest.
The coarse cloth coat he was wearing was just made this year. Without the burden of tithes and with a good harvest, Bella Angel finally replaced the coat her grandfather had left her with this new coat which looked patched but was exceptionally warm.
Based on this point alone, he also hoped that the Idar Territory would always be under the rule of the Stuart family.
In fact, it was not just him, but all the civilians in their entire construction team had such expectations to a greater or lesser extent.
There are many temporary construction teams composed entirely of idle civilians. They all volunteered to participate when they heard that Idar County was threatened by foreign enemies.
In fact, most of them first registered at the Idar conscription 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 had to settle for the next best thing and come here to contribute to Idar.
So when Bruno saw the list of people who had volunteered to participate in the construction of Idar Territory, he was dumbfounded and even doubted whether there had been any such evil incidents as forced recruitment...
When Bruno learned the truth, he couldn't help but admire the simple folk customs of the people in Idar County and the purest gratitude they showed...
"Stonehenge No. 36 is completed!"
When the last steel nail was finally hammered into its designated position by Bella Angel, he could hardly hide his excitement and shouted loudly.
When hearing 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 Aset Basin to the Almis Mountains, from the Almis Mountains to Idar City and to the Gran Heights, the people of Idar Territory completed the feat of building thirty-six stone circles in less than one winter! Completed a complete magic transmission route! In this world, no one except Idar Territory can do this! This... is the Idar speed!
Looking at the cheers in front of her, Bella Angel's face couldn't help but be filled with an excited smile.
He couldn't help but touch his left arm... On his arm, there was a black bruise that still hurt slightly.
The construction of Stonehenge was not easy, and the connection of the magic crystal wires was also difficult, especially in the rugged and wooded Almis Mountains, where the difficulty of building these things increased several times.
Because there is not only the magic stone tower (the first version of Stonehenge), but also the Idar people have to build a large number of large steel viaducts produced by the Idar Steel Factory between the two magic stone towers, so that the magic crystal wires can be smoothly connected to the next magic stone tower, completing this miracle across the Almis Mountains!
In addition to the increased difficulty, there are also a large number of wild beasts in the Almis Mountains.
At the beginning, the construction team did not encounter any danger due to the protection of a large number of Idar soldiers.
But as the distance between Odin's cavalry and Idar territory gradually shortened, more and more Idar soldiers were transferred to the banks of the Soren River in the northernmost part of Idar territory to resist the invasion of Odin.
So... it is inevitable that wild beasts will appear in the safe zone established by Idar soldiers, causing Idar civilians who are concentrating on construction to be attacked by wild beasts.
Bella Angel was also attacked by a wild beast, but her co-worker noticed the clues in time and she luckily escaped with her life. However... the co-worker who reminded her died on the construction site that day.
Carlton Kendall, Bella Angel remembered the name clearly.
The pain on his body was caused when he was pushed away by his co-workers...
Amid the cheers all around, the past scenes replayed in Bella Angel's mind over and over again, and tears gradually welled up in the corners of his eyes.
His tears were shed for the sacrifice of Carlton Kendall, for his own hard work, and for Idarling!
It wasn't just Carlton Kendall. In fact, many workers died during the construction of Stonehenge.
Some of them lost too much blood due to being attacked by wild animals, some of them fell off the cliff due to carelessness, and in addition to the various difficulties and dangers encountered during the construction process...
During the construction of Stonehenge, more than forty people from Idar County sacrificed their precious lives!
but……
Their efforts were not in vain. The Idar people completed a miracle in the history of Norman architecture at a speed far beyond that of ordinary people! ...
The news of the completion of Stonehenge reached Bruno's ears at the first time, which naturally made Bruno, who had always been very concerned about the construction of Stonehenge and the magic transmission plan, very excited.
Riding on his beloved mare, Bruno set off briskly.
Since the wonder construction system provides two construction modes for Stonehenge, the Idar people were able to use different construction methods in different locations.
From the Aset Basin to the rugged Almis Mountains, the Idar people built magical stone towers and large iron towers above the surface, and transported massive amounts of magic power to distant places through magic crystal wires hanging high on the mountainside.
Near the city of Idar and the Gran Highlands, the Idar people buried magic crystal wires deep underground and built many magical stone rings (the second version of Stonehenge), connecting the magic crystal wires underground to prevent interference and damage caused by human factors.
At the same time, in order to ensure that the flow of magic power originating from the Aset 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, and set up two main lines above ground and underground, so as to ensure a stable supply of magic power as much as possible.
But...that's all in the past.
At this moment, looking at the huge stones standing in the wilderness and riding on his mare, Bruno suddenly felt relaxed and happy.
Compared to the first version of Stonehenge, the magic stone ring in front of Bruno was quite similar to the Salisbury stone ring in the Eagle Country in the previous life. Surrounded by huge cylindrical stones, large pieces of source stone and magic crystals drew light blue ripples in the air...
If Bruno was only 40% to 50% confident of resisting the next attack from the Odins before this, then once the news of the successful development of the magic rifle came from the Idar Array Research Laboratory, Bruno would have almost 90% confidence! As for the remaining 10%... it was for modesty...
It's not just about defense. As long as the Idar soldiers can be equipped with enough magic rifles before the spring plowing season, Bruno even dares to take the initiative to attack!
Thinking of this, looking at the vast territory he owns, thinking about the hardworking and down-to-earth people on this land, and looking at the wave of magic industrialization that is about to come to Idar Territory...
Bruno couldn't help but feel his blood boiling.
The huge increase in production efficiency brought about by the industrialization of magic that the wizard apprentices of the Idar School saw was only the surface level.
Bruno from Earth knows very well what kind of era he is about to usher in! (End of this chapter)
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