You were made to farm, and now you're the emperor of an empire?

Chapter 400 There is no such thing as an invincible being.
"You mean...this?" The twins stared in disbelief, their expressions identical. It was rumored that their telepathic connection had reached the point of mutual empathy, hence their doubled shock.

The twins hadn't expected that Roman would ask them to deal with a mountain.

The construction camp at the foot of the mountain had long been established, with hundreds and thousands of workers busy moving gravel, firewood, and buckets.

The repeated burning of the mountain and the repeated watering continued even during the war, lasting for half a year, and they actually managed to carve a gap in this tough and heavy behemoth.

This was a necessary investment, but Roman still felt the progress was slow. Every time he came to inspect, he would have a headache for a long time. If he could get help from outside, he would not hesitate to ask.

"Is that alright?" Roman asked.

“Okay,” the twins nodded hesitantly, “but you have to understand, it’s solid rock, not a plank. It’s incredibly heavy, and our spells won’t be very effective on it.”

"As long as it works," he said.

The two looked at each other and could only nod, feeling a bit absurd inside.

Roman waved his hand, and the foreman called out to the construction site, dispersing all the workers and making room for the twins to perform.

Before everyone's eyes, the world soon witnessed the witch's peak power—the twins, their fingers intertwined, propelled their feet off the ground with immense force, and the Silver Moon Gem hung above their heads, shining brightly like the rising moon.

As the twins gathered their power, the radiance grew stronger and stronger until it reached its limit. The magical energy then rippled out, gently brushing away the dust beneath their feet.

Whoosh!
A silver beam of light streaked straight through the air.

boom!
A violent explosion was heard!
Dust filled the sky, and tens of thousands of kilograms of sedimentary rock fell down with a crash, forming a large pile of rubble.

Roman was somewhat surprised. This power really could breach the city walls head-on!

What is a castle? It's a tortoise-shell fortress, too difficult to breach. Even if he forged cannons, unless multiple volleys were fired simultaneously, their power wouldn't be enough to breach the walls, which were all made of stone anyway.

Even more shocked than Roman were the onlookers, who stared wide-eyed, their faces contorted in disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost.

The existence of witches is widely known among the people, but in legends, the focus has always been on describing witches as evil and cunning, using poison to harm others, giving people poisoned apples to eat, and being able to break a witch's spell by sprinkling salt. Once a witch's true colors are exposed, ordinary farmers and hunters can bring her to justice.

But those rumors have now been shattered by harsh reality. What's the point of using a poisoned apple then? A spell with that kind of power would leave you covered in bruises, wouldn't it?

However, despite the horrifying scene, it did not cause panic. The lord remained calm and composed at the front, which gave the others a sense of security.

Witches have a bad reputation, and people have serious stereotypes about them. But people at the bottom of society have a narrow perspective and only care about immediate petty gains; they will help whoever gives them benefits.

Gweil cultivated enough grain to feed half the city, primarily increasing rice production. The newly arrived slaves, suddenly learning of this, were resistant, their minds filled with conspiracy theories, believing the witch was poisoning everyone with the rice.

This kind of talk is quite popular—they've never seen rice before, so the private discussion about it is even stronger than about modern genetically modified foods.

At first, many people would rather go hungry than eat rice.

But over time, given the choice between a bowl of poisoned rice and starving to death, most people would choose the former—to die with a full stomach, even if it means dying a satiated death.

Once people have had enough rice, they'll get used to it. But how exactly they changed, what kind of conflicted and painful state of mind they went through, from the most vicious curses to forced acceptance—Roman doesn't know this psychological journey, nor has he ever conducted a poll. He only knows that life will find its own way. He offered a bowl of rice; those who refused to change deserved to be eliminated. Stray dogs on the street aren't worth paying attention to; it would be better if they all died!

Roman walked over to the twins and asked, "How many more attacks like this can we expect?"

With a single slash, the White Knight shattered thousands of pounds of rock on the spot, making them suitable as miners.

But being able to do it doesn't mean there's no consumption.

Roman had asked around, and he knew that using that kind of attack repeatedly would severely deplete one's stamina, making it impossible to recover to peak condition in just a few hours. Caution was even more crucial on the battlefield; a wise knight conserved his energy at all times and couldn't possibly unleash his full power upon encountering an enemy.

“With the gems sharing the cost, we can still attack five more times,” the Twin Witches replied, highlighting their unique advantage. “But you should know that we can’t achieve this effect with every attack.”

“That’s very good, already very good.” Roman nodded.

Even with only this level of effectiveness, it can greatly accelerate the progress of the project.

“We don’t have much time left here,” the Gemini Witches added.

"If you want to leave, I will not stop you," Roman promised.

"Queen Moon City hopes we will return as soon as possible because she believes that in the near future, calamities will rage across the land. Due to war and bloodshed, the great enemy of the past has shown signs of awakening, and Azure Moon will be the first to bear the brunt. Even so, the Prophet still sent us here to see you—she is not in good condition and often falls into a deep sleep. Before leaving, she said in a dream that something bad might happen here, and that it is related to the storm of calamity."

"A storm of calamity?"

"Those beings that His Majesty the Conqueror failed to conquer, our former companions colluded with them, and Cassandra did not tame them. She volunteered to become a tool of the dragons in their conquest of the land. Unfortunately, they can no longer march south, and the Holy See is in a standoff with them."

“This stalemate can’t go on forever. Iceland has joined them.” Roman knew that Alex would come to him for negotiations sooner or later. That pirate king was a powerful ruler who clearly coveted the vast land, but compared to the Black Iron Lands, the pirates seemed weak and powerless.

Boom boom boom! !
The twins fired four more magic cannons in succession, hitting the key points as Roman instructed, which saved a great deal of work.

At this pace, the construction team can clear the pass before the end of summer.

However, Felicia's own energy was severely depleted, her face was pale, and she was clearly extremely exhausted. If she continued to cast spells after her energy was completely depleted, it would be tantamount to squeezing her own life out of her.

Gweil knew this situation best; she was so weak that she couldn't move a single finger and could only recover through sleep.

Gemini's foundation and experience are clearly far superior to hers; she knows when to stop and how much energy to conserve so she doesn't collapse.

What surprised Roman most was the change in the Silver Moon Gem. After the twins used it, the entire gem became somewhat dull, as if a bright pearl had been covered in dust.

Lysa told him that the energy of the Silver Moonstone was not inexhaustible, and this phenomenon would occur if it was overused. It could gradually recover, and shining moonlight would accelerate the recovery process.

There is no invincible being in this world. Even the longest-lived extraordinary beings will get tired, weary, and injured.

(End of this chapter)