After the fall of the Holy Heaven Church, Elasia began to gradually move the capital from Holy Heaven City back to Sdaik.
Starik was originally the real capital of human forces, but the Holy Heaven Church forcibly moved the capital to Holy Heaven City in order to ensure the legitimacy of its rule.
The reason given by the Holy Heaven Church is that the kingdom of God [Cloud City] of [Michael], the god behind the human forces, is in the Holy Heaven City. Establishing the capital in [Holy Heaven City] will allow the people of Erathia to better bathe in God's grace.
However, when Queen Catherine recovered Erathia and successfully moved the capital, Erathia's [Tears of Yasha] and [Kingdom of God] were automatically transferred to Sdaik.
It was not until this time that everyone realized that those high-sounding reasons were all excuses of the Holy Heaven Church.
The kingdom of angels is bound to the Tears of Yasha. Wherever the capital is, there is the kingdom of angels.
Man can conquer nature, not nature can decide everything.
At this time, in a remote church in Sdaik, the sound of reading was echoing.
"Angel Griffin, Spirit of the Empire, Humanity First, People First, Fairness and Justice, Unity..."
26 children dressed in monk's clothes recited the catchy "Four Character Classic" aloud, shaking their heads.
A monk with his hands behind his back and a scripture in his hand paced back and forth among the children, closing his eyes and nodding slowly.
When the sound of reading stopped, Lai pointed to a lucky child next to him and asked:
"Lima, tell me what is "human priority, people-oriented"?"
"Yes, father. Ouch!"
Lima stood up, but was knocked back by Lai again, causing the children around him to laugh.
"How many times have I told you to call me Father in the sacred classroom?"
"Hey, hey. Yes, Father."
Lima smiled awkwardly, rubbed his blond hair, then stood up and said loudly:
“[Humanity first, people-oriented] was proposed by Lord Seven Doves, one of the founding fathers of the Holy Griffin Church, and has always been regarded as the most important doctrine by the Holy Griffin Church.
It is a set of values ​​and development concepts that emphasizes that human interests, needs and well-being should be considered as the most important considerations in all decisions and actions.
This concept advocates paying attention to human survival, development and happiness, respecting human dignity and rights, ensuring that people's basic needs are met, and promoting the all-round development of people.
In practice, the concept of "humanity first, people-oriented" is reflected in the following aspects:
In economic development, we focus on improving the living standards and quality of the people of Erathia, rather than simply pursuing economic growth rate.
In the formulation of social policies, we pay attention to the rights and interests of vulnerable groups, strive to eliminate poverty, inequality and discrimination, and promote social fairness and justice.
In dealing with the relationship between angels and griffins, emphasis is placed on the harmonious coexistence of humans, griffins and angels, and mutual assistance.
In technological innovation, we should pay attention to the impact of technology on human life and ensure that the results of technological development can benefit mankind, rather than abuse technology to cause human disasters.
In relations with other races, we advocate peaceful coexistence, mutual benefit and win-win results, respect their right to independently choose their own development path, and jointly maintain world peace and stability.
But the premise of respect is mutual. We cannot give up the interests of all mankind just because other races need to develop.
In short, the concept of "people first, people-oriented" emphasizes the interests and well-being of mankind in various fields and levels, and promotes the overall progress and development of Erathia. "
"Very good." Lai nodded, patted Lima's shoulder and motioned him to sit down.
He said loudly:
"Everyone should remember that the idea of ​​[humanity first, people-oriented] originated from the Seven Doves Lord's criticism of the Holy Heaven Church's [Angels are supreme, angels are worshipped].
Erathia’s development to this day is inseparable from the help of angels, but it is individuals one after another who truly created Erathia’s history.
Angels can be our friends, but they cannot be our masters. Ultimately, the civilization and future of Erathia need to be created by humans themselves, rather than relying on external things.
The real core of [Humanity first, people-oriented] is actually self-reliance and self-improvement.
Did you remember it?"
“Remember!”
Each of the 26 children looked at Father Rai with sparkling eyes.
No one noticed that outside the church window, there were two heads watching secretly.
"Not bad. There are 26 children and none of them are naughty. They are all very well behaved."
Qi Ge sighed softly.
Adela smiled slightly and said with emotion:
"Unfortunately, Lai has always said that his abilities are limited and he is not capable of taking on greater responsibilities. Otherwise, he would definitely become a high-ranking member of our Holy Griffin Church."
"He mainly just can't let go of these kids."
Qi Ge responded, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and asked Adela:
"By the way, do Father Rai and his wife have any children?"
"Yes." Adela said softly:
“The orphans adopted by Father Rai have been well taken care of by the Holy Griffin Church during this period.
Although we cannot say that we are extremely wealthy, we can at least say that we have enough food and clothing.
Father Rai no longer has to worry that his temporary absence will cause these children to suffer.
The children were very sensible. They joined forces to make trouble for the Lais, and the Lais had no choice but to go on a honeymoon together. When they came back, Lai's wife Yuro was pregnant with a child.
Now Yuro has taken leave to take care of her children, and the nuns of the Holy Griffin Church often come to help."
"That's great."
Qi Ge breathed a sigh of relief:
Father Rai was a great man.
He said that he was a secular man and was worried that he would be biased after having his own children, which would be detrimental to the growth of those orphans.
He said that having his own child was just one more child in the world.
But he took care of these children and provided a home for the twenty-six children.
However, the greatest person was not Rai, but Rai's wife Yuro.
She wanted a child, but she sacrificed herself for Lai's sake and stayed by his side without complaint.
Both husband and wife sacrificed a lot for these orphans.
In troubled times, heroes are always needed to stand up and protect the weak.
Becoming a hero means sacrifice.
Now that conditions have improved, we cannot treat them unfairly.
Adela pinched the soft flesh on Qi Ge's waist with resentment and complained:
"That's a nice thing to say. What about me? I want a child, too.
Now that conditions have improved, how can you treat me badly? "
hiss.
Qi Ge grimaced in pain and begged for mercy:
"I was wrong, I was wrong. Adela, you see, when I was just an ordinary hero, you were a legend.
Now I am a legend and you are just a demigod.
Our gap is narrowing.
I will definitely reach Demigod as soon as possible and take time to accompany you."
Adela said with a faint look in her eyes:
“That’s what you said.
If you can’t spare the time and I catch you, then you won’t be able to spare anything else.”
"Of course, of course!" Qi Ge agreed repeatedly, feeling extremely bitter in his heart.
It's not easy to be a scumbag, it's a sin. In order to save Yasa, I really sacrificed too much.
Qi Ge and Adela originally wanted to wait until Lai finished class and catch up with him.
But the class had not ended until Catherine received the news of the meeting.
The moon waxes and wanes, and it is impossible to have everything in your life.
Qi Ge could only leave with Adela with regret.
After he and Adela reported to Catherine the pilot project of the White Stone Project in Dragon Snake Port City, Queen Catherine made a decision on the spot to immediately implement the White Stone Project throughout Erathia.
The royal decree was issued, griffins took off, and angels began to dance.
The entire Erathia will thrive under the stimulation of the White Stone Project.
Qi Ge opened the window and looked at the Griffin Knights who were rushing to deliver messages in all directions. He asked with some concern:
“Your Majesty Catherine, although we have controlled the price of white stone to a reasonable range, the appeal of [Baptism] to the public still exceeds all of our expectations.
If the White Stone Plan is implemented on such a large scale, can the national treasury withstand the pressure?"
Catherine, who was processing documents, waved her hands constantly and answered without looking up:
"Qi Ge, don't worry. The power of the Blade of Renaissance is stronger than you think.
Taxes alone have filled our treasury to an unprecedented level.
What our Erathia lacks now is not gold coins, but the means to make use of them.
The gold coins stored in the warehouse will not increase. Only by consuming the gold coins can they become substantial income.
If we directly distribute gold coins to the people, no matter how much we distribute, it will not be appropriate. We in Erathia are not yet rich enough to support the people unconditionally.
If gold coins are distributed rashly, it will only make people lazy over time.
The current situation is just right, as it allows the gold coins to reach the hands of the people without making them feel that they are given away for free by Elasia.
After getting enough gold coins, people will use some of them for daily life and purchasing items, and the rest will be used to invest in themselves, such as advancing or learning knowledge.
Daily life and purchasing items will keep money circulating, promote market prosperity. Investing in oneself or learning knowledge can also improve the basic level of the people.
Even if they simply save the gold coins, it can enhance the risk resistance of people's families.
There are only benefits and no harm.
Come to think of it, I have to thank you.
If the Underworld Farm Project can succeed, we in Erathia will not lack money or food. In terms of fertility, although we humans cannot be considered the strongest race, we are also in the first tier.
The rise of Erathia is upon us.
Even if the Underworld Farm plan fails, from the perspective of the entire power, we have actually paid nothing except for losing some decorative white stones."
This account is calculated very clearly.
Qi Ge sighed in his heart.
Catherine worked for a while, then stopped and shook her hands.
She raised her eyebrows and looked at Adela who was sitting on the sofa reading a book to pass the time, then glanced at Qi Ge who was standing at the window, and knocked on the table with the long sword in her hand with some dissatisfaction.
“Boom boom boom!”
"Qi Ge, you and Adela are a perfect couple. Where's my Gru?
Aid to Avili, the development of Erathia, sending angels to help you send troops to Bracada... Does he know how much I have to do?
He disappeared, leaving me alone to handle so many government affairs, and there is not even anyone to massage my feet!"
Qi Ge's back shuddered, he was scared when this was mentioned.
He said embarrassedly:
"The hypnosis that Escher had cast on Gru Zun has disappeared as the Blade of Doom has been damaged.
When Lord Gelug came to his senses, he felt that he was so ashamed that he was too embarrassed to come to see you.
Based on my understanding of Lord Gelug, he should be trying to find a gift to compensate you now."
"snort."
Catherine smiled coldly and said to Qi Ge:
"Qi Ge, help me notify him and have him tie himself up three times inside and three times outside with ropes, and then find someone to send him over to me for disposal, and I will forgive him."
Seven Pigeons: ...
Qi Ge informed everyone truthfully. After listening to it, Gru was silent for a long time. Finally, he responded honestly with "um" and didn't say anything else.
Qi Ge quickly pulled Adela away. Based on his understanding of Gru, this place would soon become Catherine's execution ground for toying with Gru, which would be a disgusting sight.
Qi Ge is still young, a pure child, and cannot bear to see these things.
In particular, Adela showed great interest in how Catherine was going to punish Gru, and even wanted to observe and learn.
These seven pigeons have to go.
As soon as Qi Ge and Adela left the city's castle, another group of griffin knights took off.
A sturdy griffin just flew over the seven pigeons' heads, attracting their attention.
Qi Ge looked at the Griffin Knight and couldn't help but be a little dazed.
Among all the chosen ones of the Yasha God in the entire Yasha world, Qi Ge dares to say that he is the most familiar with griffins.
He calculated in his head how long it would take the Griffin Knight to reach the farthest border from Sdaik. Even if the Griffin Knight worked without sleep, it would still take six days.
If you include the rest time, it's 12 days or more.
"The transmission efficiency of this information is still too slow."
Qi Ge rubbed his brows and said with emotion:
“It’s unrealistic to use legendary heroes and demigod heroes who possess the [Gate of Time and Space] as messengers, and it’s also unrealistic to use angels as messengers.
The number of mermaids' voice-transmitting conch shells is limited, and each one is extremely precious. It is impossible for them to support the information transmission of the entire Yasa world.
If we want to completely solve the information efficiency problem in the Yasha world, we still have to rely on the divine power network and astronomy.
I can only make our ancestors suffer a little more.
With his abilities, he should have no problem handling both the Order camp and astronomy at the same time by working overtime for a dozen or twenty hours every day.
I remember that the architectural spirits of mythological buildings should not need to rest."
While Qi Ge was thinking about something, he followed Adela to a luxurious workshop.
A huge ballista was mounted on top of the workshop, and a large group of sturdy human craftsmen, armed with hammers, surrounded it.
From time to time, a ball of flame would burst out from the workshop, and the surrounding craftsmen would shout "good, good, good" along with the flames.
It was like some acrobatic performance in the workshop.
Qi Ge stretched his head and soon found a giant building with a sphinx's body and a human face behind the workshop. His face suddenly turned dark.
Sphinx! Fei Rui! Seeking knowledge! It's really you!
It's embarrassing to come here instead of staying in the God's Chosen City.
Qi Ge pushed the crowd aside and immediately saw Fei Rui standing with his hands on his hips arrogantly.
In front of Fei Rui, there was a small jar that was constantly spewing fire.
The flames that shot up into the sky just now came from the can.
"Hahahaha! It's done! It really worked. All six experiments are completed and the core engine is built!"
Qi Ge could hear Fei Rui's excited loud voice clearly even in the noisy crowd.
boom!
The flamethrower spewed out another column of fire, and there was another burst of exclamations around.
"What is Fei Rui doing? Is this a new part of the ballista?"
The lively scene was so lively that even Qi Ge couldn't help but become curious.
“Hahahahahaha!”
At this moment, Fei Rui suddenly stepped on the table and shouted loudly:
"Seeking knowledge! We succeeded! Come out and shout slogans!"
"Come and mess with me~~"
Fei Rui roared, and Luosha Niang [Qiuzhi] ran out of the workshop pulling a silver-haired girl.
Qi Ge: ???
Fuck! Little Galaxy!
The seven pigeons were dumbfounded!
I saw Qiuzhi and Feirui working together to lift Xiaoyinhe on their shoulders.
"Oh!!" The craftsmen watching around suddenly howled excitedly.
Ferry shouted:
"The Saint is here! Protect us!
Our slogan is "Iron Blood Invincible Ballista Cult"!
The surrounding craftsmen immediately shouted:
"The raging fire illuminates my mountains and rivers. The Crossbow Cult, boom, boom, boom!"
"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM! BOOM BOOM BOOM! BOOM BOOM BOOM!"
The craftsmen around shouted slogans three times in a row, and raised their hands high every time they shouted. It was a real cult scene.
Qi Ge: ???
Qi Ge really couldn't stand it anymore. He originally wanted to go up and take these three embarrassing things back to the God's Chosen City.
But when he looked at Xiao Yinhe, he found that Xiao Yinhe had a smile on his face that came from the heart.
This made Qi Ge feel a little soft-hearted.
“Although he has the power of the Goddess of Peace and the Sage of Senluo, Ginga is still young mentally and is at the age where he loves to move and play.
I don't have time to take her out to play, but Fei Rui and Qiu Zhi are willing to spend time with her.
Never mind. It’s just building a church for fun. It’s not a big deal.
I voted for this church seven times!"
Qi Ge smiled slightly and was about to leave and come back here at night.
At this moment, Adela pulled Qi Ge's sleeve and whispered to him:
"Qi Ge, be careful, there is the presence of a demigod nearby."
"Demigod?"
Qi Ge's eyes fixed.
None of Erathia's demigods should be here.
There's a problem! Could it be coming for the Milky Way?
Qi Ge immediately became alert.
"Okay, next, let us [Iron Blood Invincible Crossbow Cult] unite together and conquer the evil [Scrap Copper and Iron Catapult Cult] together!"
At this moment, Fei Rui suddenly declared loudly:
Remember, this is a holy war!
On this ancient continent, there have always been two great cults - the [Iron-Blooded Invincible Crossbow Cult] and the [Scrappy Copper and Iron Catapult Cult].
The two major sects have been fighting for the supreme faith called the Lord of War Machines.
In this world full of mysteries and miracles, we [Iron-Blooded Invincible Crossbow Cult] possess powerful strength and bring endless blessings to believers.
However, the [Scrap Metal Catapult Cult] also has ways of bewitching people, causing a large number of compatriots who should have joined us to be deceived!
Believers, the conflict between our two religions is irreconcilable and is becoming increasingly severe!
Only a shocking holy war can completely defeat the enemy!
Fei Rui held up the small fire-breathing can high up, stuffed it into a crossbow cart beside her, and then jumped on it with Qiuzhi and Yinhe.
She stood on the crossbow cart in an extremely cool manner and announced loudly:
"I am Pope Firi! Pope Seeking Knowledge! Saint Galaxy!
I will lead you to the final victory in this destined holy war!
Believers, you must believe that the ballista is the most powerful weapon bestowed by God on mankind. It has a long range and great power, and can easily defeat any enemy.
The catapult is a piece of junk, a heresy!
All believers, follow me and charge!"
"oh!!!"
The craftsmen were excited and responded in unison, happily running to the back of the crossbow and lined up.
What’s going on?
Qi Ge looked confused.
He held Adela's hand, followed the crowd and fished in troubled waters. He caught a lone craftsman and asked:
"Brother, I'm new here. How come you're talking about religion one moment and holy war the next? What's going on?"
The craftsman glanced at Qi Ge and Adela and said with a smile:
"Haha, it's no big deal, don't be nervous.
Did you see the tall beauty? She is the Pope of our Ballista Cult, a legendary hero!
Don't be fooled by her young age, she is very good at making ballistae. The most outstanding ballista technicians in Erathia admire her.
To conduct research, we in the Crossbow Cult need a large amount of wood and stone.
But who would have thought that in recent days, a catapult cult has emerged in the capital, specifically competing with us for resources.
How can I tolerate this?
We immediately went to talk to them.
As a result, they showed no moral integrity and installed explosives on their catapults, brutally defeating our crossbow carts.
We had agreed before the holy war that no one was allowed to use magic power to create magic crossbow carts.
But we didn't expect that the other party could create a highly destructive bomb without using magic.
Now that the Pope has cracked the opponent's tactics, we will surely win this holy war!
Brother, do you have faith?
If not, can we in the Ballista Cult find out?
The blazing fire illuminates my mountains and rivers, the Crossbow Cult, boom boom boom!"
"Sorry, I got it."
Qi Ge smiled and stepped back, looking at Adela speechlessly.
My goodness, I finally put an end to the holy war between Erathia and Ofer, and you, Fieri, come here to start a new form of holy war, right?
The most important thing is that Feirui’s crossbow can’t defeat the opponent’s catapult!
Qi Ge was very clear about Fei Rui's ability to research and manufacture crossbows. There must be something wrong with the enemy that even she couldn't defeat.
“That demigod nearby, could it be that he’s also good at war machinery?
Could it be that he is…"
Qi Ge was just thinking about it when Fei Rui's army was blocked in the alley before they left the workshop far.
Qi Ge looked up and saw a tall and mighty fiery red catapult standing proudly not far in front of Fei Rui.
On the catapult stood an old wizard.
Almost all of his hair had fallen out, leaving only a patch of white hair on both sides of his ears.
His face was thin, his white eyebrows were particularly prominent, and the white beard on his chin and the white hair beside his ears were connected into one.
However, none of these affected his spirit.
Although he had very little hair left, his eyes were still bright, full of wisdom and determination.
Although his hands were covered with wrinkles, they were still strong and powerful when he gripped the lever of the catapult.
" Damn! It's really Hardwood!" Qi Ge suddenly understood, and his tense mood relaxed involuntarily.
Hadwood's ancestor was a sorcerer from Negan's faction.
When they followed the Black Dragon, Negan had not yet been established. In the Battle of the Ten Thousand Races, the Warlock can be said to have made great contributions to Negan.
But after Negan established his power, he did not include sorcerers in his own military system. As compensation, before Moril, all Negan kings were sorcerers.
Hadwood's ancestor was a great contributor in helping the black dragon obtain the Tears of Yasha, and he had the merit of following the dragon.
They have always lived a good life, their blood relatives are spread throughout the entire dungeon, and their family power is extremely huge.
But when it came to Hadward, there was a small problem.
Hadward was also a sorcerer. When he was young, he was obsessed with magic and had great magical powers.
But when he got older, he developed a strong interest in war machinery.
War machinery is a bottomless pit once you start researching it.
Hardwood himself was a king and had no idea of ​​saving money. He just took on huge responsibilities and started building large projects.
He was particularly interested in crossbows and catapults, and even did something ridiculous like spending money like water to make a catapult using only level 6 materials.
In the end, Negan's treasury was even emptied to research war machinery.
"That jerk Hardwood even used up half of the money that Nigan and Bracada had prepared for war!
The defeat of our Negan in that war was closely related to him!
If it weren't for Hadwood, Lantern City would not have fallen!"
In her previous life, every time Moriel mentioned this to Qi Ge, she felt so angry that her teeth itched.
We have to mention Negan’s special system here.
Negan is a federation of dungeon lords. All dungeon lords theoretically have unlimited power in their own dungeons, including legislative power, executive power, and external power, which is equivalent to one little king after another.
The real king of Negan is responsible for coordinating all matters between dungeons, such as mediating conflicts, and collecting taxes from each dungeon on behalf of the Black Dragon to support the development of the entire force.
Attention, it represents the black dragon!
Yes, Negan’s king is an employed worker who gets his own salary!
If Negan is understood as a company, then Black Dragon is the chairman of Negan and the king is just the general manager.
In order to research war machinery, Hardwood had long spent all his own money, and the funds were all embezzled from the national treasury.
Every gold coin he embezzled from the national treasury was Black Dragon's money!
Just think about it, you invested 30 billion to build a company and hired a general manager, but the general manager used your 20 billion to build a mansion.
Can you bear it?
Hardwood became a demigod by studying war machines. He was happy, but the Black Dragon Clan was at a loss!
The most important thing is that even though Hadward has become a demigod, he still doesn't want to stop and wants to continue investing additional money from the national treasury to develop war machinery.
In the end, Moril was forced to take action personally and remove him from the position of King Negan.
After becoming King Negan, Morrell announced that she would beat Hadwood every time she saw him until he paid her back.
In order to avoid debt, Hadwood had to hide in the depths of the quiet abyss, relying on the property he had secretly transferred before to continue his research on ballistae and catapults.
Qi Ge didn't know how Hadward joined the Conferred God Organization.
But during the last event of El Zeus being deified, Hadvor also ran out from the Quiet Abyss and contributed.
Qi Ge also went to Muriel and said a lot of good things, until his tongue was dry, and it took a lot of effort to get Muriel to agree to give Hadward 300 years to find a way to raise the money.
But Qi Ge didn't expect that Hadwood didn't seize the time to make money to pay off his debts, but actually ran to Erathia and started playing with Fei Rui!
"Hahahahaha! Stupid↓ [Messy Ballista Cult] Pope~~
It seems that the failure last time was not enough to stop you from seeking your own death."
"Humph! I haven't even looked for you yet, and you dare to come here on your own initiative!
Cult Pope! Today is the end of you [Scrap Metal Catapult Cult]!"
Fei Rui held his head high and his chest puffed out, his momentum was no less than Hadward's.
Hadwood shouted wildly in a very exaggerated aria, as if singing:
"Do you know the difference between you and me?
I am proficient in all the war machines in the world and understand all the truths in this world. Therefore, I can assert that the catapult is the best war machine.
And you only know about the ballista.
Cult Pope, this is the biggest gap between you and me. This is the accumulation of time, the precipitation of history, and the accumulation of knowledge. It cannot be made up by your passion."
"Stop talking nonsense! Only the battle between war machines can prove who is the truth.
Come on, duel!"
"duel!"
Fei Rui and Hardworth were ruthless and didn't say much. After a word, they immediately started the battle!
Qi Ge: ???
Qi Ge was dragged into the spectator mode with a confused look on his face.
Feirui's crossbow cart was tall and mighty, with a body made of solid oak and wide and sturdy wheels, capable of bearing enormous force. Her crossbow cart was equipped with a long bowstring, on which were tightly stretched sharp arrows, the arrowheads flashing with cold light.
This is actually a [Six-Shot Crossbow Cart] that can fire 6 heavy crossbow arrows at a time!
The catapult of Hadward was light and flexible, with a solid iron frame and small and agile wheels. The ammunition depot on the catapult was loaded with huge stones, each of which was carefully polished and its smooth surface reflected the sunlight.
When Fei Rui saw it, he immediately became proud:
"Humph! My ballista is bigger than your catapult. I'm sure to win this time!"
Hardwood was not to be outdone:
“Haha, only failed war machine builders would define combat effectiveness by size.
It’s never the size that matters, it’s the technique that matters!”
“Humph! Only petty people would hope to make up for it with technology.
Stop talking nonsense, I am the ballista, I will attack first!"
[Rules of the battle space in the Heroes' Soul world: In non-siege battles, the catapult is always the last to act.
During a siege, the projectile vehicle will be the first to act, ahead of all other troops except for the city defense buildings . 】
The battle began, and Ferry quickly adjusted the angle of the bowstring and aimed at Hadward's catapult.
She pulled the trigger hard, and six explosive arrows shot out instantly, cutting through the air with a sharp whistling sound.
Boom boom boom boom boom!
Six explosions sounded in succession on Hadward's carriage, and the intense flames instantly engulfed Hadward and his crossbow carriage.
Seeing this, Fei Rui laughed excitedly: "Hahahahaha. You never thought about it! I have already seen through your explosive rocks and developed an explosive crossbow instead.
It's just an explosive without the use of magic, it's easy for this genius!"
"Humph, you're already feeling proud after only learning the basics. You still have a long way to go!"
At this moment, Hadward's voice came from the smoke. When the smoke dissipated, Hadward was unharmed!
His catapult, made of iron sheets, had only some minor damage on the outer areas.
"Six explosive arrows! How could it be that the damage is just this little?"
Fei Rui was shocked.
Hadwood did not want to explain.
He quickly manipulated the catapult's mechanism, loading a huge stone into the launcher. He pulled the lever hard, and the stone drew a graceful arc in the air and flew towards the ballista.
The fist-sized stone kept getting bigger during its flight. In the last section, the shadow cast by the stone alone was enough to completely cover Feirui's crossbow.
"Wow!! You're serious!"
Fei Rui's hair was blown up. He quickly grabbed Qiuzhi with his left hand and Yinhe with his right hand and jumped off the crossbow.
"boom!!"
The rocks hit the crossbow cart, making a loud roar. The bowstring of the crossbow cart was twisted and deformed, and the body of the crossbow cart was shaking, but it still stood firm.
However, a mark representing shock appeared on the top of the crossbow cart, and it would be unable to move in the next round.
"hey-hey."
Hadward smiled cunningly, and the catapult was reloaded with a stone. He pulled the lever again, and the stone flew towards the ballista again.
Boom! Another loud noise. The battle was over. Hadward's catapult was slightly damaged, and Ferry's ballista was completely destroyed.
"Haha." Hadworth touched his shiny forehead and sneered triumphantly:
"Cult Pope, you are too weak! I didn't even mess up my hair while fighting you."
The battle space disappeared. Qi Ge looked at Fei Rui, who was sitting beside the broken crossbow cart in disappointment, and felt a little distressed.
Ginger is always wiser with age, and a demigod is still a demigod after all.
No matter how talented Ferry was in making ballistae, he was still inferior to Hadward.
It seems that the farce of the Ballista Cult is about to be declared destroyed.
"oh!!!"
"Too powerful! The Pope's crossbow arrow actually blew such a big hole in the opponent's catapult!"
"Great progress! The Ballista Cult is number one in the world!"
"The raging fire illuminates my mountains and rivers. The Crossbow Cult, boom, boom, boom!"
Qi Ge: ???
Qi Ge was startled by the cheers of the surrounding craftsmen. Although Fei Rui had lost, the number of people in the Cult of the Ballista did not decrease. Instead, all three craftsmen around Hadwood ran over.
"Are you kidding me?" Qi Ge grabbed a craftsman who was jumping for joy and asked suspiciously, "Brother, didn't we lose? Why are you so happy?"
"Hey, big brother, look at the old Pope across the street, and then look at our delicate Pope, the lovely Pope, and the beautiful Saint."
The craftsman gave Qi Ge a thumbs up.
"You don't support three beautiful, cute and eye-catching girls like you, but support that old man?
Staying in the Ballista Cult, even if I can't get close to them, it's comforting to just look at them!"
Seven Pigeons: ...
Qi Ge had a toothache: "Are you guys joining the church so casually? Isn't this just a joke?"
The craftsman was amused: "Hey, it's just a joke. If we really want to join the religion, why don't we go to the Holy Griffin Church?"
I thought you guys were some ballista fanatics...
Sure enough, after watching Fei Rui more, my three views have changed. This is a normal war machine craftsman.
Qi Ge had a dead look on his face, and Adela couldn't help laughing and even squeezed Qi Ge's hand.
"Hahaha!" At this moment, Hadwood jumped off the catapult, proudly gave himself a thumbs up, and said sarcastically to Perry:
"How is it? Do you see the gap? Do you admit defeat? If you haven't seen it yet, it means you are still far behind in war machinery."
"You~~you damn old man!"
Fei Rui gritted his teeth in hatred.
"You must have cheated! Otherwise you wouldn't have been able to beat me so easily.
You have never been able to defeat me so easily before. I have been fighting for so many years without slacking off. Your technical progress cannot be faster than mine."
"Haha. My stupid daughter, you look so ridiculous like a loser.
If you want to accuse me of cheating, you need evidence."
Hardwood was even more proud, and his beard stood up.
At this moment, Xiao Yinhe, who had been standing beside Fei Rui without saying anything, suddenly blinked and pointed at Hadwood and said firmly:
"I don't really understand the war machinery stuff. But Sister Fei is right. Grandpa, you did cheat.
Grandpa, your catapult is not a war machine, but a living creature!"
Um?!
Um!
Um?
As soon as these words came out, not only did Phi Rui and Hadwood look at Yinhe, but even the craftsmen around her looked at her.
"Haha, Saint Lady, you are joking. War machines are war machines. How can they be living things?"
"Yes, yes, Lady Saint. War machines are made of wood, iron sheets, and straw ropes. They are all dead objects. How can they be alive?"
The craftsmen around nodded repeatedly. They didn't mean to blame him, they just thought that Yinhe was young and ignorant.
But both Fei Rui and Qiu Zhi looked at Yinhe very seriously, without any sign of disbelief.
The two of them knew better than anyone how high Yinhe's current status was.
Of course, Qi Ge was also in the crowd staring at Yinhe. He naturally trusted Yinhe's words unconditionally. Inorganic life was rare in Erathia, but in Bracada, gargoyles, stone men, and Trosa's mechanical race were all living things.
"Yinhe, is that a creature?" Fei Rui asked in a low voice, holding Yinhe's hand.
"Yes." Yinhe said quietly:
“Although its consciousness is very vague, it is already a living being.
It's just that its soul strength is about the same as that of a bee or butterfly, and it can't think."
"Humph. Humph. Hahahaha!"
Just then, Hadwood suddenly burst into laughter.
"Interesting! I have been traveling in Asia for more than 300 years, and have studied sorcery and war machinery to perfection. It is only now that I have achieved such a small result.
Muriel, who is also a demigod, didn't see it, and neither did Cedros, who is also good at war machinery. But today, a little girl like you actually saw it."
Hadward patted the catapult beside him and said softly:
"Little ball, move one for them!"
Crunch~~
At that moment, the catapult beside Hadwood seemed to come alive and turned a big circle on the spot!