Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 275 Hoisting Completed
Escaping from the sea is something the Church has done before. When something strange happened in the sea a thousand years ago, the Church asked the extraordinary people to stay away from the ocean.

But even that time, it was only the extraordinary people who stayed away from the ocean. The mortal kingdom was still on the seashore, and even the church's church had not left, but there were no extraordinary people stationed there anymore.

Why did they suddenly choose to stay away completely this time? It was as if there was some unstoppable monster in the sea.

Pirate King?
That monster extracted pollution from the entire Storm Ocean, which was indeed a big commotion, but that's all, right?
Mermen and sea urchins are indeed incredibly strong in the ocean, but on land, their combat effectiveness is just so-so.

If Castel can hold out against a small island, it is impossible that such a large army of the Empire cannot hold out.

Hughes had talked with Alexi and learned that the Imperial Army had completely replaced its weapons with firearms. Although they were simple muzzle-loading rifles, they were still enough to fight monsters.

What's more, the Empire still has a large number of extraordinary people, and the steam rifles of the Mechanical Temple are still in use by the Banshees, and their power is not much less than that of artillery.

Castel hasn't even invented the cannon yet.

Xius suppressed his curiosity and continued to listen to the voice in the link, but found that several people were already talking about Gwen.

French Fries: "So Gwen is still..."

Scepter: "Well, since there has been no response for so long, she must be gone. She was in the center of the war. The fighting in the North was said to be the most brutal, and many towns are now in ruins."

Gwen is dead?

She had indeed not spoken a word, the place she was in was extremely dangerous, and she was just a little girl, so it was not wrong for several people to conclude that she was dead.

But Hughes knew that this was not the case, because her silk thread was still in his hand.

Zeus felt the throbbing coming from the other end of the thread. Although Gwen's current condition was a little abnormal, she was not dead. On the contrary, her soul was much stronger than before.

Maybe something was bothering her.

Knowing that the little girl had survived, Zeus was relieved. He had been busy with things at Castel during this period. If Gwen really died, he would feel guilty.

After studying for a while, Xiu Si couldn't directly see the situation on the other side. The time limit of the link soon expired. Xiu Si regretfully closed the link and chose to return.

Caster's return is just around the corner, and he doesn't plan to waste time here. He will explore it carefully after coming out of the space in the Temple of Poseidon.

The lifting work proceeded quickly, with the banshees using telepathic links to help communicate, and the various projects on Castel demonstrated efficiency far beyond this era.

Zeus soon discovered that instead of doing the work themselves, the banshees would be more efficient as messengers. The organizational advantage brought by the mind connection almost crushed the inferior message transmission methods of this era.

For example, at this moment, the banshees are commanding the airship on the ground through mental links.

"The airship will lower a little further. Fixed team, wait until the altitude drops and start tightening the ropes!"

『Airship received』

『Fixed group received』

In addition to the airship's lifting ropes, the monster's body also had several additional ropes pulled from it, controlled by the banshees known as the fixed group.

In this way, the airship primarily controlled the monster's height, while the fixed group controlled its specific position by pulling ropes in different directions. Atop Castel Cathedral, the ceiling had been dismantled, and a large hole leading directly underground had been dug in the previously empty atrium.

Under the main church is the original location of the central furnace. This furnace, which was once the largest on the entire island, is now a little insufficient. The engineers on the island have expanded it a lot in all directions based on its foundation. Now the furnace itself is under the entire church area.

"Fixed and positioned correctly, we can start lowering it!" Nini's excited voice came over the link. She was very interested in this big project and participated in the hoisting operation with great enthusiasm.

Xius nodded and turned to look at Zoe: "Have the nearby residents been evacuated?"

"The evacuation is complete. The only people in the cathedral now are the workers coordinating the lifting. Nearby factories that can be shut down have temporarily stopped operations. The Banshees supporting us down below have also been wearing heavy armor and helmets as required. There must be permanent fortifications nearby as cover!"

This lifting operation was extremely important. The entire Castel was making way for it. Many factories stopped working for the first time. Even when the war was at its most intense, people gritted their teeth and persevered.

"The ground is ready. Airship crew, how's the situation over there?"

"Everything is fine, you can go down!"

"Okay!" Hughes walked to the window, his eyes fixed on the polluted snake tentacles dangling outside. "Lower altitude, begin docking!"

The banshee on the airship turned her head and glanced at the tribesmen beside the boiler. The command was conveyed through the mind link as soon as their eyes met. The banshee skillfully adjusted the damper of the boiler, and the flywheel of the steam engine gradually began to accelerate.

A buzzing sound was heard from the sky, and the Noisier on the airship slowly increased its power. The drive shaft made the propeller spin wildly, and the airship slowly began to descend!

The monster's body was still high in the sky, but the tentacle-like polluted snake had already touched the ground. The banshees who had already been in position quickly tied ropes to it with their six arms, and then pulled the tentacles to move in all directions with the cathedral as the center.

The monsters' height kept decreasing, and these polluted snakes slowly passed through the streets and alleys, radiating from the center of Castel Island to all directions.

Like a gradually expanding spider web.

"Fixed group, loosen the ropes!"

"Banshees between 7 and 9 o'clock, hold on tight. The monster will be moving towards you!"

"Hey airship team, you're slowing down too quickly! Slow down!"

The messages in the mind link were refreshed faster and faster, and instructions were continuously and accurately transmitted to each banshee, and then conveyed by the banshees to the cooperating crusaders nearby.

The entire Castel was busy but orderly executing orders. Humans and banshees were connected through their minds, as if they had become one whole, like a giant centipede with thousands of legs, gradually adapting to this new body.

It took a lot of effort to take its first step, but it soon became faster and faster until it could walk freely and became a brand new creature.

Finally, the huge monster fell into the furnace.

The furnace trembled slightly, and an inexplicable feeling surged in the hearts of everyone on the island at the same time.

On the airship, Monica, who was participating in the command, shook herself. She felt that something seemed to be changing. This huge furnace seemed to be longing for the flesh and blood of the sea god.

(End of this chapter)