The smoke and dust still filled the air and it would take at least half an hour for it to dissipate.
During this period, Lucheng witnessed a close-up religious war.
This Maurice III was a philanthropic monarch, and the philanthropy here simply means that he was above religion.
The priests he brought with him belonged to at least twenty different religions.
These devout priests were extremely excited after witnessing this miraculous scene, and after being excited, they began to brag... no, they wrote the miracle they witnessed into their own religious scriptures.
Every priest believed that what had just happened was the work of their own god. Even the priests of the God of Art and the God of Soul joined in the war of words.
The scene seemed very chaotic for a moment. Lu Cheng watched from the side without any emotion. He even opened a can of Coca-Cola and drank it silently through a straw.
"Thank you for what you did just now." Nancy said to Lu Cheng who was drinking Coke.
She was thankful that Lu Cheng helped her up when she was about to fall.
"Are there so many religions in your country?" Lu Cheng pointed at the group of priests who were vaguely demonstrating the transition from literary debate to martial arts.
"Because my father has mixed beliefs."
Nancy glanced at Morris III somewhat awkwardly. He was now kneeling on the ground, not knowing who he was praying to.
"And you won't let my father stop them?"
Nancy looked at the priests shouting things like "Only the God of Forging has the power to move mountains, you liars, get out of here." "This is clearly the work of Mother Earth." She felt very, very embarrassed... Although Nancy was a spellcaster apprentice, she was also a materialist and believed that everything in the world could be explained by knowledge.
However, this idea is not recognized in the Gemansis Secret Society.
"Why do you want to stop us?" Lu Cheng bit the straw and didn't quite understand why Nancy hated these priests.
"They...many of these people don't truly believe in a particular god." Nancy lowered her voice and told Lu Cheng the reason why she looked down on those priests. "They just hope to get more benefits from my father in this way."
"You are quite insightful."
Lu Cheng recalled the history of the Crusades in the Middle Ages. They were in the name of God... but in fact, they were just burning, killing and looting along the way. These priests just changed the way to gain benefits for themselves.
"But there are also people in this world who have true faith." Nancy added softly in Lu Cheng's ear, "Like my mentor in the Gemansis Secret Society, she follows the footsteps of the God of Souls to heal those who are suffering."
"Then do you think those... weird gods in this world really exist?"
Lu Cheng asked the most important question. On Earth, Lu Cheng’s attitude towards religion is very clear, that is, man created God rather than God created man.
God does not have any power, but man does.
It is difficult to describe this world, Lucheng. After all, even stones can turn into birds, and the planet itself seems to have its own consciousness.
"I can't answer this question either." If Nancy could answer this question, she might not be standing here.
"Then there's no need to answer. It's about time we went to look at the cross section."
Soon after Lu Cheng and Nancy finished their discussion, the smoke and dust in the distance gradually dissipated. After Zhao Bo inspected the blasting area and confirmed it was safe, he gathered his men and came to the bottom of the mine to prepare for the next mining procedure.
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Mine collapse
Mera led a team on walking beasts to the Black Flame Stone Mine.
When she was dealing with the remnants of the old nobles in the inner city, she heard the sound of explosions in the black flame stone mine in the distance.
Lucheng had informed Elena of the planned explosion in advance, and Elena also informed all civilians in the bulletin square during her speech.
But the problem was that Mera didn't know that while Elena was giving her speech, Mera, under the guidance of the Crystal Spirit, was screening for useful talents among the old nobility.
The Black Flame Stone Family, the Sawblade Family, and the Round Shield Family have a huge branch system. Even though these three families lost a lot of people in the Blood Crystal Beast Disaster, together with other small nobles and servants, there are more than 300 people in total.
Their clan leader and other people in power were sent to the guillotine. Among the remaining group of people, some had committed heinous crimes, some were innocent, and among the innocent, some were resentful because their relatives had been executed.
Mela's job is to screen out these people.
Her work was not yet completed, but the movement in the Black Flame Stone Mine forced Meera to temporarily put down the work at hand.
"Quick! Go see if there's anyone buried in the dirt!"
Meila immediately gave orders to the soldiers who followed her.
She knew that the black flame stone mine had been handed over to the rabbits for mining, but in Mela's eyes, the black flame stone mine in front of her was already in a state of collapse.
It was a very serious landslide!
In the past, this mine was particularly prone to landslides during the mining process, and many miners working here lost their lives as a result.
It doesn’t matter if the miners lost their lives, but the problem is what if something happens to those people in green clothes in the landslide. Mela doesn’t dare to think about it anymore.
But before the soldier ordered by Mera could ride his walking beast into the area, he encountered a roadblock and two soldiers.
"Danger ahead, no entry."
The soldier spoke to the visitor in a somewhat unfamiliar foreign language, pointing to the sign erected at the entrance.
"The mine you are working in has encountered a landslide. Do you need our assistance?"
Mela slowed down her tone and communicated with the other party carefully. She was not as stupid as Elena and thought it was normal for these people to help their country.
In Mera's eyes, cooperating with these people... is a huge risk.
"Your worries are unnecessary. The noise just now was not a landslide."
Lu Cheng's voice sounded behind the soldier. Mela saw the crystal spirit resting on Lu Cheng's arm. It seemed that the crystal spirit informed Lu Cheng of its arrival.
"It's not a landslide? But the mine has collapsed." Meira pointed behind Lu Cheng, where there was a mine that had been reinforced with wooden scales.
The result is now a pile of sand and rubble...
"This mine is an open-pit coal mine. The coal seam is relatively close to the ground, so we don't need to build a mine tunnel for mining... By the way, are you Elena's sister?"
With the help of the Crystal Spirit, Lu Cheng had gained some information about the high-level officials of the Kingdom of Scarre. The woman in front of him, who had a mature and charming demeanor, should be Elena's sister if Lu Cheng remembered correctly.
There is about ten years age difference between them.
"I am Melascare, the third princess of the former Scarre Kingdom and the elder sister of the current King Elena." Mela gave a brief self-introduction to Lu Cheng.
"Lu Cheng, I'm the commander here. Well, the science time is over. If you have nothing else, please go back." Lu Cheng didn't want to communicate too much with Elena's elder sister.
"Lord Lu Cheng! Can I...watch you work from the sidelines?"
After thinking for a while, Mela finally made this request. She had seen the devastating power of their weapons during the blood crystal beast disaster, but what about their use besides military aspects
She knew nothing about this group of people, even less than her sister Elena.
"I think that's fine, but you have to follow my instructions. Otherwise, if someone dies, it won't be our responsibility."
The meaning of Lu Cheng's request was very clear, that is, there might be some kind of danger in the mine.
Meila finally agreed to Lu Cheng's request because she saw Morris III at the edge of the mine.
Neighboring countries are also trying to seek collaboration with them, which is bad news for Mela.