Chapter 76 Colossus (Please read! Please recommend!)
Chapter 76 Colossus
Holy City, Bethlehem.
As civilian believers recruited by the church gradually arrived in Bethlehem under the supervision of various nobles and their private soldiers, the Vatican's long-planned plan to build the colossus was finally officially launched.
The Colossus of the God of Light is located on the mountains north of the Lateran Palace. It is naturally magnificent when viewed from afar, but the difficulty of its construction is increased a lot due to its geographical location.
The civilian believers who were escorted here were divided into several different groups and performed different tasks under the supervision of the Crusader soldiers.
The fifty Idar civilians, led by Mike, were incorporated into the team that mined stones outside the city of Bethlehem.
There is no difference between the four seasons in the holy city of Bethlehem. Known as the place where the God of Light descends, it is sunny almost 365 days a year. Although it is still spring now, the air has become a little hotter.
Under the scorching sun, hundreds of shirtless civilians, under the supervision of the Crusaders, were chiseling the rocks on the mountain.
The construction of the Colossus required a large amount of stone, so the workload of these civilians was actually enormous.
They would be woken up by the Crusader soldiers at five or six o'clock every morning, and every night they would have to wait until it was completely dark at seven or eight o'clock before they could rest and eat.
However, despite the high-intensity labor, the meals prepared by the church for these civilians who were quarrying rocks were extremely limited, so that many people could not even fill their stomachs and had to work on an empty stomach.
This resulted in a number of civilians becoming exhausted from the heavy labor and fainting while chiseling rocks within just a few days.
Actually, this is not surprising. After all... the lives of civilians in this era were too difficult. Pale faces and malnutrition were the most common appearances.
Such intense labor is enough to completely destroy their weak bodies.
In today's Norman Empire, this has almost become a universal vicious cycle.
The weaker the civilians' bodies, the more limited the area of land they could cultivate, and the less food they would harvest each year.
The less food there is, the more hungry the common people will be, and they won't have enough energy to farm...
Coupled with the taxes, labor services and tithes arbitrarily imposed by the lords, the already difficult lives of many civilian families in the Norman Empire were made even worse.
As a result, after only a few days of work, some civilians became ill.
"Snap!" A Crusader soldier swung the whip in his hand hard on the back of a civilian.
"Look at how fast others are! And look at how fast you are! You are building a colossus for the God of Light. No one can be lazy, or else the gods will punish you!" The soldier cursed, and then pointed at another group of people not far away: "Look at those Idar people! Don't they feel ashamed?"
That’s right!
The fifty civilian believers from Idar, led by Mike, did not seem to be struggling when doing this work, because they had accumulated enough experience when building the Hanging Gardens.
Knowing how to mine stone saves effort, and knowing how to give yourself a short break between work.
Since each civilian has a quota for the amount of ore they need to mine every day, these civilians from Idar are often the first to go off work, and the Crusader who supervises their work can also go back earlier.
When Mike finally completed the day's quota and was about to return to the camp with the others, he finally noticed the beating and scolding happening on the other side.
He listened from a distance, then frowned and walked over...
"Dear Soldier..."
Just as the soldier was about to swing the whip in his hand again, Mike's voice, neither loud nor soft, floated into the soldier's ears from the side.
The soldier turned around and saw one of the Idar people, Mike, standing beside him, looking at him with a faint smile, and making the sign of the cross on his chest with his right hand.
"What's the matter with you?" the Crusader asked unhappily.
"The God of Light teaches us to be kind to others, and not to be hostile to others..." Then Mike began his performance.
The Crusader was stunned for a moment, his face flushed, and then he said angrily: "When you're done, go back to the camp and don't get in the way here!"
Mike quickly made the sign of the cross on his chest with his right hand, and then said sincerely: "I am willing to complete the task he has not completed!"
What? This time, not only the soldier, but even the civilian who was being whipped was stunned.
"You mean... you're willing to chisel rock for this guy?" the soldier asked in disbelief.
"That's right! The God of Light taught us..."
"Okay, then use this guy's tools to start mining!" the soldier said impatiently.
Seeing Mike volunteering to help other civilians, the Idar people present were suddenly shocked! Yes!
They remembered that their own lord the Earl had said before that labor could redeem sins, so...
If I help others to dig rocks, not only will I be able to do the work myself, but I can also lighten the burden on others. Then... wouldn't that be double atonement! Double happiness! So, this group of excited Idar civilians actually began to volunteer and actively look for unfinished work! The overseeing Crusader soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment. This was the first time they had seen such a strange thing.
These people...are they crazy?
But it is not possible to say that these Idar people are crazy.
Because the Idar people always say "the God of Light told us". Although some of the things the God of Light said in the Idar people have never been heard of by the Crusaders who have been on duty in the Holy City for a long time, they have to admire the Idar believers' crazy about the God of Light from the bottom of their hearts...
That's right! In the eyes of many Crusader soldiers, these Idar people who came here to work could no longer be described as believing in the God of Light. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe them as crazy...
So, from that day on, stories about the Idar people began to spread quietly on the construction sites outside the holy city of Bethlehem...
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Thanks to "Qiying" for the reward! I wish you all the best and good fortune!
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Let me say a few words off topic here. Usually, I come to the recommended station short message of Qidian at 2 o'clock on time, but today I came at 3 o'clock...
My little heart is so full of ups and downs, so nervous...
Starting next week, the PC version will be divided into sections and the APP version will be strongly recommended. This should be considered a very good recommendation in the science fiction category.
This is all thanks to everyone's tips and recommendations. Logically, in order to express the gratitude that is beyond words, the author should add more chapters...
but!
The author has to be busy packing up to go back to school this weekend, so the updates tomorrow and the day after tomorrow may be tight. I can only say that I will try my best to write, and it will be good enough if I can guarantee the normal updates...
At the end, I cautiously ask for recommendations...
Second update.
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