Chapter 55: Isbur
Many years ago, Emerald Star was an ununified planet where multiple kingdoms and even tribes coexisted, and even words and languages could not be unified, and the various forces on Emerald Star were in a state of constant strife. That year, perhaps the Fox-Eared Clan was engaged in a fierce war with the Rabbit-Eared Clan, and it was not until the arrival of the Twin Moon Empire that the "chaotic" political situation of the Emerald Green Star was terminated.
Faced with a unified and powerful empire, the Orc-Eared Clan was finally defeated after rising up to fight. The princes and nobles of the Emerald Star have chosen to submit to the Empire, but the Empire has no intention of treating them kindly. All the nobles of the beast-eared tribe were arrested, the men were killed, and the women were reduced to official prostitutes. As for the other ordinary beast-eared people who were not a threat, they were all reduced to slaves.
For the Orc-Eared Clan, the Twin Moon Empire has brought them a catastrophe that has thrown them into the abyss from which they will never recover. The only thing that can be considered a "good thing" in front of them is the hatred of the Emerald Star Beast-Eared Clan for the Empire, and the forced unification of the Empire's lingua franca and script.
Of course, the rule of the empire was not all smooth sailing, and the slaves of the emerald star would always launch rebellions at some critical times, making the empire somewhat tired. However, the Empire's response was also quite cruel, in the face of the rebellion of the Beast-Eared Clan, it was not to be killed, and it also implemented the Lianzhu system. Often, a rebellion is accompanied by the death of a large number of Orte-eared slaves.
A group of Imperial miners has just been notified to go to Ispur, the main city of Akletius, and no one knows what the Imperial soldiers are doing with their team of miners.
When I came to the city of Istanbul and looked at this magnificent city that I had never seen before, I sighed that this was the largest city that this group of miners living in the dark cave had ever seen.
But now it is full of fortifications built by the beast-eared tribes, reinforcing the city walls, digging oil trenches, setting up trebuchets, and boiling oil, and it has become a huge construction site. The sound of striking iron and knocking stones on the whole construction site came and went.
A 19-year-old fox-eared boy was dressed in tatters, covered in slag, and with an excited face, he looked at the construction site in Ispur for some reason and asked, "Is the empire going to change jobs for us?" Do you want us to be construction workers? It's so kind, I've never been to Ispur! β
The fox-eared elder in his 50s on the side was expressionless, and his mood was not as high as the young man in front of him, looking at the beast-eared clan who was carrying the boulder with a leather whip. The sound of the "snapping" whip and the painful screams of the beast ears were heart-wrenching.
The fox-eared elder opened his mouth and said slowly: "Nick, the empire has never been at ease, they just keep squeezing us, keep squeezing us, until we are exhausted and die. β
This team was transferred from the mines near Ispur, and in the face of the threat of the Chinese, Akleisius transferred almost all the slaves to Ispur to strengthen the city and build various defenses.
The imperial soldiers at the gate of the city looked at the group of miners who were muttering in a low voice, walked up with their halberds, and shouted, "What are you doing!? Do!? What are you muttering!? Hurry up and get in!! You've got a new job! β
Nick's face was overjoyed, and he immediately showed a victorious expression, and said to the elder: "Hehehehe, how about it, I'll just say, the empire is changing jobs for us." β
"Slaves over there! Come with me! At this moment, a man who looked like an imperial officer shouted towards the team of mine slaves.
Nick looked over with great interest, and his ears, which were larger than the others, moved, and said excitedly in the team: "Quick, give us a new job!" β
The Imperial officer asked the chisel and hammer to be handed to Nick and the others, and said, "You! You! You! And you! Grab your tools and go chisel the rocks! β
After getting out of the dark mine, it is a great blessing to be able to work in the sunshine of this long-lost reunion. Slaves didn't have much choice, but it was much better to be able to work on the surface than to work underground in a place where a mining disaster could happen at any time. So Nick didn't complain about the Empire's enslavement, and soon joined the army of stone-hewning.
"Ding, ding, ding!"
The sound of chiseling rocks sounded in Nick's ears like music, and Nick, a naΓ―ve fellow, enjoyed it. Looking at this hot construction site, Nick couldn't help but ask an uncle of the wolf-eared clan next to him curiously: "Uncle, what's going on?" I see that the whole of Ispur has become a huge construction site, is the lord of Ispur planning to build a wonder? β
The wolf-eared uncle was naked, and his tendons and flesh looked unusually good. The skin on his body had become dark from the long hours of heavy physical exertion, and the scars that had been whipped out by the overseer with a leather whip were clearly visible, and it was clear at a glance that he was a weather-hardened man.
The wolf-eared uncle leaned over, lowered his head, glanced at the imperial overseer beside him, and then whispered: "I don't know, but it is said that the empire has provoked an extremely powerful enemy, and Ispur is building defenses to prevent the enemy from invading. β
"Oh?" Nick's eyes widened, and he listened curiously to the wolf-eared uncle with great powers: "Is there anyone stronger than the Empire?" β
Uncle Wolf's Ears shook his head and said noncommittally, "I heard from my brother's friend's neighbor's sister, and his sister got the news from the Imperial soldiers who were having fun in the tavern. It is said that a group of demons from the sea blue star are attacking the empire, and the imperial capital Vinia is already in danger. β
"So powerful?"
Nick had already imagined in his mind the picture of the sea blue star demon, in the fiery red hell, a stone pot burned red with magma, a long and pointed nose, a mouth full of sharp teeth, big fox ears, and a fiery red fox tail, sharp claws on both hands, a pair of meat wings on the back, and a red trident in his hand The guy was smiling evilly: "Gohahaha, that's right, I'm the demon of the sea blue star, come down, my little darling!" β
Thinking of this, Nick couldn't help but shake his head, it was terrible.
At this time, one of the overseers whipped Uncle Wolf-Eared and Nick on the body, and said with a curse: "Damn it! What are you two guys muttering? Are you lazy? Don't even think about eating today's dinner! Hurry up and get to work! β
"Yes, yes, yes...... I'm sorry! β
Nick held his head, blocked the whip, and then hurriedly began to chisel the stone "dingding". The wolf-eared uncle next to him lowered his head, let the whip whip hit his body, drew blood, took the chisel and hammer and gritted his teeth, endured the sting pain of the leather whip on his body, the fire was hot, and began to slowly chisel the stones.
Perhaps because it didn't provoke Nick and Uncle Wolf's Ears to resist, the Imperial Overseer couldn't find a suitable excuse to kill the two slaves, so he finally chose to trouble the other Orc-Eared slaves.
While digging the stone, Nick apologized to Uncle Wolf's Ears worriedly, "Hug, hug...... I'm sorry, but it's because of me that you were whipped, uncle. β
"It's all right, kid, it's not your fault. If I ever had the chance, I'd make that guy look good. Uncle Wolf's Ears shook his head, with a strong killing intent and hatred in his tone, but the innocent Nick couldn't hear it. Uncle Wolf Ears looked at Nick with a gentle face again, and said with a shallow smile: "Child, what's your name?" β
Nick put his hands on top of his head, gestured with a rabbit ear, and said with a smile, "My name is Nick!" Previously mined in an iron mine not far from Ispur! β
Looking at this innocent child, Uncle Wolf Ears smiled, and also compared a rabbit ear to the top of his head, and said, "My name is Pedro, and I used to quarry in the quarry. β
"Bang! Syllable! Syllable! Syllable! β
At this time, a team of rhino knights rushed in from outside the city, and Pedro looked up to see the knights panicking, combined with the news from the neighbor's sister of his brother's friend, Pedroma rubbed his chin and pondered.