Then, as if remembering something, Yang Hao handed him another report:
"That's the casualty count. Sort it out—soon the city will be up."
"I understand, future Basilius—but I have a question."
"Ask..."
"Excuse me... How are the people we protected back then doing now? Is the earth's surface really as lush and green as the flag bearer said at the time, with green vegetation everywhere and safe land that can grow "wheat" everywhere... Can our children really grow up under the sunshine instead of being killed by the sun like pests?"
The old elder asked cautiously, leaving Yang Hao and Theresa silent.
Their mouths seemed to be blocked and they could not make any sound. But soon, Yang Hao sighed and patted the elder on the shoulder:
"Yes. Although it is winter up there, after you rise above Constantinople, you will be able to see the golden sun, the green plants, and after the elves deliver winter clothing, you will be able to eat bread made from wheat, and you will be able to sow seeds according to the manual when spring arrives... Although it will be difficult this time, I promise that you will be able to see what the flag bearer sees.
As for sunlight... if it would kill you, then the flag bearer would not have come to Caparia to inform us of your current situation."
The elder sighed a long and comfortable sigh. But soon, he noticed a question that neither the future Basilius nor the present Basilisa answered:
"So, what about the people we protected back then?"
At that time, most of Bayerjans's warriors were fighting on the front lines, and no one noticed the betrayal from the rear.
Should I let them know a white lie, or tell them the cruel truth now
Yang Hao and Theresa did not make any choice.
He just patted the elder on the shoulder again and said that now was not the time to talk about this.
He said, go check whether the city's functions are fully functional, and let the soldiers and women who have returned from the battle go back to their homes and wait.
Because soon, the city will rise. They will see the sun.
The elder left with satisfaction.
It was after he left that Finn used teleportation to rush over. She walked to the back of the throne where Theresa was sitting, and shrugged at the noble purple princess:
"Perhaps the first thing you do after taking office is to prepare a chair for His Majesty the Regent - otherwise you will have to sit on his lap when you hold court."
"You want a chair, too?"
"No. The Green Courtyard is enough. But in this case, we may need to build a city together at the junction of the two countries. A city that belongs to both the elves and Bayerzas."
Finn sat on the armrest of the throne and Theresa just smiled at her.
Yang Hao looked at their interaction in confusion. In the end, he just sighed and said, it’s not over yet.
The rise of Constantinople will cause all the sunken cities of the Byzantine Empire to rise.
This would cause chaos in the Roman Empire - no one knew what would happen, but they needed to be prepared.
Chapter 12: Ascension and Restoration, the Birth of the Saint 8K - 5
After the Byers Empire successfully won the decisive battle with the ancient demons, Constantinople is making final preparations before ascending with the help of the elves.
The elves tried their best to treat the most severely corrupted patients in the underground where magic power was scarce, but they had to wait until they returned to the surface to treat the remaining large number of corrupted people.
In order to prevent the residents who live underground all year round from being harmed by direct sunlight, the elves also installed black screens on the windows of every house to reduce the intensity of direct sunlight.
Not only that, almost all the elves left the dry food they carried with them to the starving Bayerjans people. The half-elves even ran back and forth several times to make sure that almost everyone in the city could drink a mouthful of hot porridge before ascending to the surface. Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief and rest quietly in their own camps.
Hot porridge, which the elves find bland and tasteless, is even more unacceptable to nobles and citizens in the drought-stricken Roman Empire. But for the Bayerjans, it is like nectar.
They enjoyed porridge made from wheat grains, which they had not eaten for hundreds of years. Although there were not many seasonings added to the porridge, it was enough for them.
With food to eat and knowing what would happen in the city next, Bayerjans calmed down after the frenzy over the Purple Princess' return.
They were waiting for the decision made by Princess Purple, but there was one more thing she needed to do before officially issuing the order to raise the city.
That is the person who was crowned as the supreme ruler of the Bayezid Empire, Basilisa, or the "Queen" as the Roman Empire often said.
In the Byzantine Empire, there were three titles of supreme rulers. "Basilisa" means "Queen", "Basileus" means "Emperor", and Caesar means the person with the highest status under the emperor, which can be said to be a position "second only to the emperor and above everyone else".
Among them, "Basilisa" and "Basileus" cannot coexist, and the title of "Caesar" can only be awarded when Theresa becomes the empress, not to mention that the matter of raising the status of cities throughout the Bayezid Empire requires the direct authority of the emperor.
Because of this, Theresa had to accept the coronation ceremony before raising Constantinople to the ground.
Because of this, Theresa and then Yang Hao and others had time to discuss with the elders the possible problems that might arise after the city's rise.
"In other words, the rise of Constantinople means the rise of all the sinking cities in the former Bayer Empire. Am I right?"
Yang Hao frowned, and Theresa blinked. Facing their questions, the elder nodded first, and then shook his head:
"Yes, in theory. But except for Constantinople, the conditions of other towns that we sent people to learn about through the portal network are terrible -
Their underground areas were almost completely deserted. Not to mention any traces of civilians, we didn't even find a single demon.
Not to mention, there are many towns that sank less than half or even not a few meters at all!
In this case, those cities may have been reduced to dust by thousands of years of wind and rain, with only a few walls left, and their rise would not pose much threat to the surrounding areas.
The only thing we need to pay attention to is St. Petersburg. It was once the holy city of our Bayer Zas faith in light. It has sunk more than 50 floors. After our Constantinople rises, St. Petersburg will definitely rise at the same time... And it is locked, we can't modify it. Even if it is possible to modify it, we have already lost the technology. "
"Lost technology?"
"To be exact, no one has learned it - the future Basilius, the honorable Majesty Basilisa, we have been focusing on fighting demons for thousands of years.
With the number of soldiers on the front lines decreasing and almost everyone preparing for war, we simply don’t have the energy to let people learn those obscure knowledge... That is something that can only be learned in peacetime. Obviously, we have just embraced peace now. "
The elder's answer allowed Yang Hao to understand some facts about the Bayerjans Empire.
First, the Bayerzans Empire is almost certainly a dictatorial empire - Theresa, as Basilisa, will have authority over the entire empire in the future, including making cities sink or rise through ancient technology, or ordering everyone to develop in a certain direction.
His little nun will be able to do as she pleases in the future, and her subjects will hardly complain about it.
But it is easy to build a country, but it is difficult to maintain it. Just like the Roman Empire, it was very easy to build, but now they almost destroyed themselves. Even if they are not dead now, they will still disappear when Ishgard invades next time, right
It is conceivable that if he were to run Bayerjans and Gaparia at the same time, it would be very hard for him. But at least if possible, Yang Hao hoped that his office could be fixed in one area...
All I can say is, let's take our time on this one. He gently patted Theresa's shoulder, causing the little nun - or rather the purple princess - to look at him in confusion.
Second, the rise of cities in the Byzantine Empire cannot be determined in certain areas, at least not for the Byzantine people today.
If Constantinople rose, it meant that other sinking cities would also rise. If Constantinople fell, it meant that other cities would also fall.
Before letting the Bayerjans people relearn ancient knowledge, Yang Hao must be prepared for the appearance of urban ruins around the Monster Forest.
Not only that, he realized that the Roman Empire's portal network might have problems during this period of time.
After all, the portal network was very fragile according to his inspection. Although the portal network of the Bayerzas Empire was very strong, it did not mean that the portals of the Roman Empire, which had been lacking maintenance for two years, could be strong.
The earthquake caused by the rising city is likely to damage the Roman Empire's portal.
In other words... this might be Yang Hao's best chance to rescue his brother's child, the little queen Anna, and the chief judge Natalia.
(After all, the troops from other places cannot support through the portal, and Gassen is a bastard who must control the area around the capital...
By then, he will definitely be running around for the portal, and this will give me an opportunity... As long as I take the elves in and use the teleportation magic directly at the palace, it should be fine.)
The elves' rangers can use invisibility magic to sneak into the Roman Palace, but that doesn't mean the elf wizard can cast teleportation magic instantly.
Especially when a large range of targets needs to be teleported, the elf wizard needs a long time to chant. This is the key reason why Yang Hao did not send people to rescue them before.
After all, they only have one chance to save the little queen... Since Yang Hao can wait until the best opportunity, why not wait any longer
It was true that they were pressed for time, but just like washing your hands before eating, he didn't want to lose all opportunities due to rashness or haste.
And then again, this should also facilitate the invasion of Ishugard... Should I use this reason to ask the black dragon to impose some conditions on our side
He was thinking, and at this moment, another elder found the coronation crown from the depths of the dusty palace, and it seemed that the coronation ceremony could officially begin.
This small coronation ceremony was just a temporary one for the city's rise.
Only after Constantinople is completely settled will a grand coronation ceremony be officially held.
This not only means that the Bayerjans have completely emerged from the haze underground, but also means that the Bayerjans will move towards the future.
By then, Theresa will have a lot of work to do, from establishing the country's name, to the country's future development, to diplomacy, military affairs, and political work...
She would be busy. But for now, she just needed to do a little crowning and let the city rise.
But in this case, Theresa must live here for a while. After all, she is the spiritual pillar of the entire Constantinople. The Bayerzans are strong, but they are fragile after the return of the Purple Princess. They can no longer lose the Purple Royal Family, and Yang Hao and the others understand this very well.
In this case, I'll have to trouble Fen to work harder - Yang Hao looked at Fen who was standing not far away and watching with Naluga, then turned around and took the small crown handed to him by the elder.
In Bayezid, if the next Basilisa or Basilius has a partner, the throne will be passed on to that partner, who will then personally crown the next emperor.
This seems to make a lot of sense. Yang Hao doesn't quite understand, but he knows that Theresa is waiting.
He gently placed the small crown on her head, adjusted the angle of the crown for her, and then gently tidied her hair. Then he said to the white-haired nun who had her eyes closed, "It's over."
"Um."
She gave a vague response, took Yang Hao's hand and stood up, then walked to the control console of the city in the Purple Palace.
Theresa reached out her hand and gently scratched a groove on the console. As the sharp blade cut through the blood groove, her blood unlocked the entire console.
She looked at the control console in front of her seriously. Finally, she issued her first order as Barcelissa, using a cold and mature image that Yang Hao found a little unfamiliar:
"As the new Basilisa, I declare that the rise of Constantinople begins immediately."
Blood dripped onto a white button on the console. With the sudden flash of faint magic power, the entire Constantinople began to slowly rise up while shaking.
The dome of the city is actually part of the city. When the city is descending, it ensures the safety of the city in the sky. When the city rises, it is also used to ensure that it can break through the rock and soil above that have been sealed for who knows how many years.
Along with the violent vibrations, everyone could feel their bodies feeling increasing pressure.
Theresa was swaying, and Yang Hao walked up to her and held her in his arms. She looked at her man, and the man looked at his woman, and finally they sighed at the same time, and stood there supporting each other.
Not far away, Finn muttered "I really lost", while standing dejectedly against a pillar. Naluga didn't say anything about it, but she also felt very envious.
Just like that, time passed and it was 10 o'clock in the morning on January 1st.
At first there was a small rise, followed by the rise of a mountain - after the city's foundations were finally level with the ground, the dome that had protected the city for thousands of years opened.
The structures originally used to reinforce the city's dome had been dismantled before the rise, and the Bayezids would no longer have any use for them.
The sun shone on the streets of this city that had been sealed underground for a thousand years. Every Bayerjans person walked out of their house in a daze, covering their eyes and sniffing in the cold wind.
They realized that this might be what the surface calls "winter". The sunlight did not make people feel warm because of the cold winter wind, and the air around them was fresh and a little cold.
The mushrooms used for lighting began to wither the moment they came into contact with the sunlight, but no Bayer Janssen people felt sorry for the mushrooms they had cultivated for so long.
They just smiled. They had cried too many times today and they couldn't shed another tear.
They finally saw the legendary sunshine, saw the lush green in the distance, saw the blue sky, and breathed the air on the ground.
"The Eagle Flags' sacrifice was not in vain..."
The elder said in a vicissitudes of life voice. His eyes were sore and painful because of the direct sunlight, but he had no way to move his eyes away from the sunlight.
This is the sunshine, air and land that the Bayezids have always dreamed of.
They finally came back. After thousands of years, they finally came back before they completely disappeared.
…
After Constantinople rose, Yang Hao was asking the elves' logistics supply team to deliver food, warm clothing, firewood and quilts that were in great demand in winter to Constantinople according to the original plan. He also did not forget to ask the elves' craftsmen to help repair the leaky and damaged buildings in Constantinople.
Under Finn's command, the elven wizards also used the magic power of the surface to provide treatment for the corrupted patients.
Some Byzantines say that although the magic on the surface is abundant, it is somehow different from what is recorded.
"I read in the records that the magic power was so dense in the past that the mages could see colorful magic power as soon as they opened their eyes... But now it seems that the magic power on the surface of the earth is so scarce."
This was the sentiment expressed by a young noble who had been wiping his face with a dirty cloth in front of Yang Hao. Another female noble quickly covered his mouth when she heard this.
Yang Hao was very interested in this information. He asked the young nobleman to organize and hand over everything he knew, and then he continued his never-ending work.
This is what happened in the new border of the Bayerzas Empire in the Monster Forest.
But in the Roman Empire, everything seemed particularly terrifying.
The Romans had not made any preparations for earthquakes, nor had they learned any skills to protect themselves during earthquakes.
Although the night school established by Yang Hao at that time taught this essential life skill to everyone who went to school, it was obvious that the majority of people did not go to school and resisted learning.
The mansions of the nobles in the town were sturdy, so at most the bottles and jars placed on top of the cabinets would fall down due to the earthquake, causing the already wealthy families to lose some of their savings.
For ordinary townspeople or farmers' homes, this sudden earthquake that spread across the country made their already difficult circumstances even worse.
The loss of bottles and jars was just a small matter. What was terrible was that the fragile walls made of clay and wooden frames collapsed in the earthquake.
Countless farmers screamed and left their crumbling houses. They watched in despair as their houses became dilapidated in the earthquake. Those whose houses did not collapse were extremely grateful, while those whose houses collapsed knelt on the ground and wailed in despair.
They already had no harvest due to last year's drought, and now they have lost their house in the winter. How are they going to survive the coming winter