Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1683 There really were fools who went.
News of a steel monster appearing in the Death Plains within the Saint Laurent region spread like wildfire.

In no time, the surrounding area was abuzz with discussion about this matter...

"Hey, have you heard? A monster has appeared in Death Plains!"

"What a joke! Who hasn't heard of it yet? I've also heard that the monster is as big as a house, its voice is like muffled thunder, it has a strange big mouth that spews thick smoke, and it can also swallow mud."

"What is this 'mud-swallowing' thing? I heard that monster eats people, and several criminals serving time in Death Plains have been eaten by it!"

"No, no, I heard that monster can change shape, one moment turning into a cloud of smoke, the next into a giant beast covered in steel..."

The existence of steam excavators was completely beyond the comprehension of the people in the Saint Laurent region.

Furthermore, since many people had never actually seen it with their own eyes, the rumors surrounding the steam excavator gradually became more and more outrageous.

While frightening many people in the Saint Laurent region, it also sparked their curiosity about this steel monster.

At that time, the Christian missionary team led by Joan of Arc, which was on a missionary mission in the Saint Laurent region, also used the mystery of the 'steel monster' as a selling point to carry out its missionary activities.

Needless to say, the event was packed with people on the day!

They underestimated the boredom of people in this era, and also underestimated the growing appeal of the state church in the Saint Laurent region.

The state church, which has consistently taken concrete actions to help the people of the Saint Laurent region, has long since built a good reputation here, and more and more people are becoming interested in it.

Under this premise, the news of the 'steel monster' has given the already strong appeal of the national religion a super boost.

Even with people gathered in advance to maintain order as a precaution, the scene still got out of control because there were just too many people attending the missionary event.

Fortunately, things stabilized in the end.

The missionary work went very smoothly.

It is important to understand that the core of the state religion is to promote the Great Zhou Dynasty and Zhou Xu, the supreme ruler of the country.

The steam excavator itself is also part of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so it's easy to promote it.

The advanced steam equipment undoubtedly enhanced the people's reverence for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, the state religion quickly realized that this missionary activity centered around the 'steel monster' had unexpectedly become a double-edged sword!

After answering the questions of the people in the Saint Laurent region through missionary activities and unveiling the mystery of the 'steel monster,' the people's interest in the steam excavator actually increased.

Previously, everyone just regarded it as a ghost story. Although the discussion was heated, most people were skeptical or even did not believe it at all. They just talked about it with others for fun.

Now, they've discovered that the 'steel monster' is real, and a special tool called a steam excavator, which has only heightened their curiosity more than ever before.

Steam vehicles are not unfamiliar to the people of the Saint Laurent region, after all, the steam trains of the Great Zhou Dynasty have been in use for quite some time.

After the establishment of the United Nations, with the development of diplomacy and trade between countries, intelligence information from other countries would also be transmitted.

Not to mention that even during the Saint Laurent Empire, there were many spies from the Great Zhou within the empire who would occasionally spread positive propaganda about the Great Zhou.

Although they had never seen it, they had heard of it before. However, it wasn't available in their Saint Laurent region, so even if they were anxiously scratching their heads, there was nothing they could do.

And now, they have discovered that there is a steam excavator in the territory!

This caused the long-suppressed curiosity of the people in the Saint Laurent region to swell wildly at this moment, and many people began to be eager to try it out.

Death Plains, a desolate place that everyone used to avoid like the plague, has recently become a hot topic because of this incident.

Even though relevant departments have repeatedly emphasized that it is forbidden to approach, there are still some fearless people who want to sneak in and get a glimpse of the steam excavator.

It felt like, just by getting them to see it once, they'd have enough to brag about for the rest of their lives.

If Zhou Xu were here, he would definitely complain that Zhou Xu is a lazy, foolish person who has nothing better to do than seek death wherever he goes.

Fortunately, Death Plains, as an important region that produces special resources and also houses a large number of criminals, still has a sufficient garrison.

At the same time, sneaking into the restricted area is illegal in itself, so if they are caught, they will not be treated kindly and will all be detained.

Of course, this detention is not just a simple matter of arresting and locking up; it involves labor.

To put it bluntly, it means that anyone who has committed a crime is arrested and used as cheap labor.

The specific sentence can range from ten days to half a month, with no upper limit, depending on the severity of the offense.

While arresting the people, they also used them as negative examples to conduct serious propaganda within the region.

The people of the Saint Laurent region were quite bewildered when they learned of this news.

Everyone was just talking big and bragging about going to see it for themselves, but who would have thought that some fools would actually go and get arrested!

What's even more outrageous is that there are quite a few of these idiots.

They were even happier!
The people had no complaints about the way the Great Zhou handled things; they just felt that it would be better to arrest more fools like this so that the world could be more peaceful.

Meanwhile, the steam excavators continued their work.

Apart from the criminals already serving their sentences on Death Plains, virtually no one else could penetrate their current location, which made their entire work process relatively peaceful and undisturbed.

For nearly two months, from autumn to winter, they worked tirelessly, digging up a large area of ​​land around the coordinate location, creating a basin directly inside the Death Plain.

During this process, the geological exploration bureau would also come every day to check the underground conditions to prevent any dangers from occurring during the excavation work.

On the first day of the new year, as the dwarf driver operated the steam excavator, he dug down and immediately noticed that a large area of ​​the surrounding ground had become loose.

"not good!"

At the critical moment, the driver made a decisive decision and abandoned the steam excavator, fleeing outside.

Almost simultaneously, centered on the excavated area, an entire piece of land rapidly collapsed, causing the steam excavator to lose its balance, overturn, and fall heavily to the ground!

Amidst the deafening roar, a cloud of dust billowed up. As the dust settled, an ancient palace, weathered by countless years, reappeared in the light of day!
(End of this chapter)