Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 225: The Shell of the Outer God

If the factory is the core of Castell, then the ore is the cornerstone that enables the factory to operate.

Losing the mine was a disaster for Castel, something completely unacceptable - that was how it should have been.

But with the help of the banshees, Zeus made things more delicate.

He did lose all the mining areas, but he did not lose the underground network tunnels.

The banshees expanded the mining area's network system overnight, and now Castel has a huge underground mine.

With the help of the banshees, the mining efficiency not only did not decrease, but miraculously increased.

This is also a microcosm of the current situation in Castres. Although the front line on the entire island is constantly retreating, industrial production capacity and war potential are rapidly increasing.

Zeus is already recruiting the fourth batch of Crusaders, and a large number of people have signed up. The shadow of war hangs over Castel, but people are confident.

They were trapped on this small island with no way out, but this also brought people together as never before. External pressure could have bridged internal conflicts, and the islanders had never been so united.

Among them were fishermen from the Martha Islands, refugees from Tis, some from the Empire, and some from the North, but at this moment, they were all Castell people.

When everyone is working together for the same goal, a sense of belonging will naturally arise. When their blood flows on this land, their souls also take root here.

The banshees have completely integrated into this place. People no longer just accept their existence, but regard them as part of Castel.

War is the tempering of iron and fire, and Castel was gradually forged into a sharp sword with a cold glow.

"We lost a large area of land, but the people are still there, the industrial base is still there, and the army has been preserved." This was Ash's final summary.

"We will defend the core area of the church and work backwards from there."

Zeus nodded. Although there were many monsters, the cathedral and other buildings in the core area had been completely fortified. Although it was a church in name, it was actually the largest war fortress in Castel.

The church is full of sacred firing holes, and the several-meter-thick concrete fortifications are the best tribute to the holy scriptures.

Hughes quickly outlined the battle situation on the island on the map. Currently, the main cathedral area and the eastern test field area are the last line of defense. There are many fortifications in the open area in the middle. After the industrial production capacity increases further, he will try to advance outward based on the fortifications.

The construction of factories in the core area is also in full swing. Castel's industry has completely shifted to military production, and heavy industry has become the absolute core.

At the same time, scientific research and schools are also progressing rapidly. The original school has been occupied by monsters. Zoe has established a new temporary school in the church. The literacy class has also been completely changed to a general education based on the advanced class. Courses such as mechanical basics are now included in the basic education part.

Chloe is in charge of the scientific research. Although this makes the style of the scientific researchers a little strange, their efficiency is still very high.
After taking a quick look at the current situation on the island, Zeus let out a long sigh.

The changes in the sea caught him off guard. Fortunately, his industrial foundation was well built before, which blocked this most terrifying wave of attacks. Now he finally has some spare time to explore the source of all these changes.

After explaining things to Connor, Hughes returned to the house alone, locked the door, sat on the chair and chose to return.

His consciousness gradually sank, and he soon arrived at the familiar palace.

Hughes remembered clearly that it all started with Hughes's loss of control. After he glanced at the sea, his body had squeezed his consciousness out, and the sea around Castel had also swarmed with endless monsters. Something strange must have happened to Hughes.

On the Golden Throne, Zeus calmed himself down and looked at the body of the worker Zeus.

Last time, no matter how hard he looked, the body of the worker Zeus completely ignored him, so his descent naturally failed.

This time, as his gaze moved, the worker Xius raised his head and looked over.

Zeus was delighted that he could finally take control. As the two sides looked at each other, his vision gradually darkened and the descent began.

"Let me see what's going on!" Xius thought to himself.

As soon as he finished descending, Zeus felt something was very wrong. An indescribable feeling of oppression enveloped him. This feeling was somewhat familiar, yet somewhat strange.

He opened his eyes cautiously, and then Xiusi was stunned.

There was water all around him. Xius opened his mouth and tasted it. It was bitter and astringent. Did he fall into the sea?

No wonder it feels familiar yet strange. Lord Xiusi has a symbiotic contract and can no longer feel the water pressure. There is not much difference between him in the sea and on flat land.

This feeling of diving into the water only exists in the few memories before the time travel.

Normally he would have been drowned in such a deep sea, but the worker Hughes could not die twice after all.

Zeus tried to move his body. The water pressure here was not too great. It seemed that the depth was only a few hundred meters at most. It was strange because the depth of the seabed was generally much deeper than this. Perhaps this was a shallow beach.

There was no light at a depth of several hundred meters. Worker Zeus had no symbiotic contract and no dark vision. He tried to grope for a while and felt that this body was basically ruined.

In the deep sea, he didn't know where he was and had no ability to swim up - there was no air in his lungs, and his whole body was slightly denser than water, so it was very difficult to swim upwards.

He didn't even have the ability to explore the deep sea. It was so dark here that he couldn't see his hand in front of him. He really couldn't see anything. There was almost no light source at this depth. Even if he didn't die, he couldn't do anything.

After trying for a while, Zeus gave up completely. He thought that this body would not need to descend again in the future.

Now that I think about it, the worker Zeus was really unlucky. He was killed shortly after the start of the game, and was then transported to the island. After landing, he was locked up again after just a few words with Chloe. After he finally escaped, he immediately encountered this dead end again.

What bad luck.

He's clearly an Outer God, yet he can't do anything.
Xiusi's heart suddenly moved. He remembered that this body seemed to be able to listen to the voices of believers?

This ability was actively blocked by Zeus. The reason was that the endless prayers were too noisy. After discovering that he could actively block it, Zeus immediately chose to mute it. Who could stand listening to people praying all day long?

But that's different now.

(End of this chapter)