house witch

Chapter 475 474. Monument of Heroic Spirits
The City of Sin was originally established outside the sphere of influence of the human empire, and it was a pioneer city that was redeveloped in an inaccessible place.

And now, this lonely city has a new neighbor, and a brand new city has been established not too far from Sin City.

The new city was named Pandora.

She is also the holy city of Mechanicism, and the first residents of this holy city are the tens of thousands of rebels and their families who survived the previous battle.

The total population is about 15, which is not a lot of people, but it is enough for the initial population of a new city.

At this time, on Pandora's construction site, men, women and children were all working together. Although the construction conditions were not good and the work on the construction site was not easy, few people complained of suffering and tiredness. There are smiles on their faces, because everyone knows that they are not working for others, but building their own new home.

The holy city of Pandora, this is not a kingdom, or a fiefdom of a nobleman, but a home that belongs to Mechanicism and all their workers.

How can it be tiring to work for yourself and build your own home?Even if you are really tired, you are tired and happy.

Whenever the workers are tired from work, the workers sit on the ground without paying attention, and when they take off their straw hats and fan the wind, they watch the new city in front of them take shape bit by bit through their own hands and labor. , the sense of pride and happiness that arises spontaneously from the heart is the best reward.

"Well, that's great, it's a beautiful city."

An old man with white hair and beard but a good complexion looked so emotional.

"Of course, old man, the planning of this city was made by Sister Dorothy herself. It is so beautiful. Even the sewers are as big as a palace. I have also participated in the construction of individual cities before. , Those cities are just ruins compared to our Pandora, and when the cities are completely completed after a while, look at them, old man, they will be really beautiful."

A middle-aged strong man covered in sweat next to him also showed a somewhat naive proud expression when he heard this. He said so while pouring cold water on his head to cool down.

To this, the old man also nodded, and then noticed the somewhat special hands of this middle-aged man.

That is not a hand made of ordinary human flesh and blood, but a prosthetic limb made of metal. Through the translucent "skin" on the surface, one can vaguely see the exquisite and unusual mechanical structure inside, countless large and small gears, and brass levers. And so on constitute the "meridian" of this hand, and the steam flowing in the slender duct is regarded as "blood".

"Your hand?"

The old man also looked at this good boy with some pity.

"Hey, uncle, don't look at me like that. I'm not bad at all. I replaced two dog-legged knights of the church on the battlefield before? It's a bloody profit."

Seeing the old man's pity expression, the strong man scratched his head and said so proudly.

He can brag about this for a lifetime, who would have thought that an ordinary worker like him could be so brilliant?A mere arm can exchange the lives of two church dogs. He has earned it, at least he has avenged his parents and grandparents.

But after being proud, he also inevitably felt a little scared.

After all, he is the main labor force in the family. If he really loses one hand and becomes disabled, the family situation that is not well-to-do will be even worse. The wife and children in the family are all counting on him to support the family.

Although he doesn't regret the hand he lost at all, given another chance to choose, he will still fight those hateful church dogs on the battlefield, but this is indeed a little sorry for his family.

Originally, he didn't know what to do with himself after being disabled, but at this time, it was the Mechanicus who saved his life.

Mechanical prosthetics, this is the latest great invention of the Mechanicum. It is a special machine specially developed by Sister Dorothy and Sister Denisa for disabled people like them. It can restore disabled people like them to wholeness again.

Moreover, the Mechanicus provided them with such a good thing for free, without taking any money, and promised a lifetime warranty, saying that it was to thank them for their heroic performance on the battlefield before.

But there is nothing to be thankful for. After all, they had an enmity with the Church. It was the Mechanic Church who gave them a chance to take revenge, not that they helped the Mechanic Church.

In short, the two nuns are really too kind. If there are gods in the world, then they must be the true gods in the world.

"Uncle, you see that my hand is better than the original one. Not only is it stronger, but it is also more flexible. It is not afraid of being cut by a knife or burned by a knife. This mechanical way is really amazing. We are responsible for building it. It is the school in the future, where mechanical monks teach the way of mechanics. I have to work hard to make the academy stronger. Those little boys in my family will also come to this academy to study in the future. It’s the future, with the Mechanicus, our days are becoming more and more hopeful.”

The strong man sighed towards the old man again.

"Well, the days are getting better and better, I really hope my little son can see it too."

The old man also nodded with a smile, but the smile was a little sad, and his eyes looked towards the center of the city.

"Ah, old man?"

Hearing this, the burly man opened his mouth immediately. He was so simple and honest, he didn't know what to say at this time, so he opened his mouth slightly, but he couldn't speak.

He just followed the old man and looked up at the center of the city, where a huge monument tens of meters high was erected.

The Monument of Heroes, this is the name of this monument.

This monument was erected by two lord nuns themselves. On that day, the two lord nuns jointly carried this heavy monument to this place and erected the monument here.

Therefore, the location of Pandora City was determined here.

This heroic monument is the soul of the city, and it is also the absolute center of the city.

At this time, looking at the monument from a distance, the eyes of the strong man are also reddish. He was lucky to survive the previous battlefield, but there are many people who are not as lucky as him. Those comrades will sleep there forever .

You must know that they are all the same as yourself, they may be the pillars of the family, and those families lose them, it is tantamount to the sky falling.

"Well, I'm not as sad as you. My son is a hero. This is certified by the two nuns. This monument contains his ashes. As long as this monument is still there, he will always be there. It is the highest honor to be worshiped by the whole city all the time, and there is nothing to be sad about."

The old man comforted the strong man in turn. Although there was reluctance and sadness in his eyes, there was a hint of pride in the smile on his face.

After all, his son is a hero.

"Then, uncle, is your family doing okay? If you need help, just say, I may not be able to help if you are very busy, but I can still do some hard work."

The strong man scratched his head, and after thinking for a long time, he just popped out this sentence.

"No need, it's all good."

The old man hastily waved his hand.

"The Mechanics said that we are the family of heroes, and they gave us a monthly subsidy, and the children will be free of tuition in the academy, and they will also be provided with meals. I feel uneasy about the treatment. No, just stay at home. I’m also idle, and I can still move my old bones, so I thought about coming to the construction site to help, just for peace of mind.”

The two chatted like this, and then they had a rest, and then went to work separately.

And the field of vision is projected to the entire construction site, and there are many people with mechanical prosthetics like strong men. Similarly, there are also many people like old people who come to work spontaneously. Some people are happy with a smile, some are sad but more tenacious, But what everyone has in common is their strong sense of belonging to the city.

It was their own city, the beginning of their good days, their new roots and their home.

In the center of the city, Dorothy and the witches are in charge of coordinating and directing the construction of the entire city. This is the old profession of the house witch, and she is very happy doing it now.

"Tsk tsk tsk, after working so hard for so long, I finally returned to my original intention. The air in this construction site is just comfortable."

Dorothy felt so emotional in her heart.

It's just happy to be happy, but this task is actually not easy. After all, this is the holy city of Pandora, and it will be the capital of the Witch World in the future.

Well, although the city of Pandora in history was very hip from the very beginning, the magnificence and prosperity of later generations were rebuilt and rebuilt bit by bit by witches, but Dorothy, as a professional, was so proud of the civil witches that she did not allow herself The holy city built is also as perfunctory as it has been in history.

Not to mention one step at a time, that's unrealistic, but at least a good foundation must be laid, and enough room for improvement and upgrading must be left for future generations.

Well, let's set a small goal first, let's come to a city of wonders.

Speaking of wonders, the house witch also looked up at the huge obelisk monument in the downtown square not far from her.

"I didn't expect that the first wonder building I really built in my life would be this."

Dorothy looked at the strong aura of faith that almost soared into the sky on the huge obelisk, which was invisible to ordinary people, and felt so emotional in her heart.

Well, at this time, she can already see the faith, thanks to the materials of the angels left by the church before, through the anatomical research of those angels, and combined with the knowledge from her father Adam, the former archbishop of the church. With a little basic professional knowledge of the clergyman, the house witch quickly figured out the evolution map of the low-level angels.

She and Denisa have also achieved some specific evolution through the evolution of the hero's blood potion according to some templates given by this evolution map. They can already observe and use part of the power of faith, and their strength is stronger again. increase.

Combined with this newly mastered way of faith, Dorothy finally had a concrete and feasible plan for the simple underworld system that Dorothy wanted to build for the comrades who died in the previous war, and her long-lost inspiration burst out.

The heroic monument in front of her is the last product of her inspiration.

This obelisk can use people's belief in heroes to strengthen the souls of heroes, and slowly transform these ordinary souls into heroic spirits.

Heroic spirits, in essence, are also a kind of undead creatures. They are similar to ghosts and ghosts. Ghosts and ghosts are affected by the resentment and obsession before death to become ferocious and brutal. They don't even have the weakness of normal undead being afraid of the sun or the holy light.

Basically, it can be said that, except that the heroic spirits have become the bodies of ghosts, they are the same as before, which is a kind of alternative immortality.

The only disadvantage is that it is probably too difficult to transform, and it is difficult to upgrade afterwards.

The birth of a heroic spirit requires the baptism of a strong faith. Only those who were famous, respected or feared during their lifetime can be transformed into a heroic spirit after death.

Although the newly promoted heroic spirits have the strength comparable to ordinary high-level ghosts, they cannot upgrade and improve their strength through ordinary methods.

Just like the way they were born, if they want to further improve their strength, they have to expand the collection of beliefs, that is, to do good or evil, to further expand their reputation, and finally collect enough beliefs Afterwards, transform from a heroic spirit to a belief in a god.

Those angels deceived the people that if they had enough faith, they could go to heaven to enjoy the blessings after death. In fact, they transformed them into heroic spirits. In the end, only a small number of well-known high-ranking members of the church can be transformed into heroic spirits. Ordinary believers don't have this kind of treatment.

The only hope for ordinary believers is probably to become a fanatic. In this case, there is a certain probability that they can be transformed into a special heroic spirit called a prayer. This thing is a degraded version of a normal heroic spirit. It is weak, but it can barely Keep the pre-life thinking.

Moreover, there is also a prerequisite for this kind of thinking, which requires them to always offer their beliefs to the gods. Once they abandon their beliefs or their beliefs are impious, they may collapse.

The only existence value of a prayer is probably to become a "battery" that continuously provides faith for the Kingdom of God and the angels.

Of course, Dorothy is naturally not interested in these prayers, what she wants are real heroic spirits.

This Monument of Heroic Spirits is a spectacle building that continuously breeds heroic spirits. As long as a trace of the ashes of a hero is sprinkled in front of the monument, then as long as the hero really meets the rules for boarding the Monument of Heroic Spirits, then this trace of ashes will be killed by the heroic spirits. The stele absorbs, and then the name of the hero will also appear on the stele.

Afterwards, as long as someone worships the stele of heroic spirits, the hero's soul will be able to share a trace of faith, and over time, it will always be transformed into a real heroic spirit.

"Calculating the time, when the city is completed, the first batch of heroic spirits will appear, so it's time to consider preparing new bodies for these heroic spirits."

So thought Dorothy.

The simple underworld system, with Requiem, naturally needs to have a reincarnation system, but it's a pity that the house witch is not capable enough to realize real reincarnation.

Fortunately, as a ghost body, a heroic spirit naturally possesses the ability to possess a body that a ghost body has.

Although they have good strength without possession, if they have a suitable body, their power will increase greatly, but it is not easy to find a suitable body.

However, all this is not a big problem for the house witch. After all, she is still an excellent puppet master. In her opinion, these heroic spirits are the best puppet intelligence.

The real mechanical ascension is now.

The beliefs of these heroic spirits were originally heroes and guardians who defended their homeland. Therefore, Dorothy will also position them in the future. They will become the city's law enforcers and patron saints.

And in order to ensure that these heroic spirits have sufficient combat power, a set of special combat-specialized mechanical bodies is indispensable.

Coincidentally, when I was studying the evolution map of angels recently, the house witch had a new inspiration. Let me know about mechanical angels.
Mechanical ascension.
(End of this chapter)