Chapter 628: See no evil
In just one month, construction neared completion, and a magnificent complex blending several artistic styles rose in the center of the grassland.
"Heave-ho... heave-ho... heave-ho..."
As the Combat Engineer Corps took a brief break, loud, synchronized work chants rang out from deep in the forest again, and the ground began to tremble slightly once more.
The Cyclopes, who had briefly disappeared a day earlier, seemed to have returned.
Pushing through the dense undergrowth, the Cyclopes advanced through the sea of trees in pairs, each pair carrying a massive crystal pillar as the ground shook violently beneath them.
The pillars were all around forty meters long, their translucent gold and silver surfaces sharply faceted. This time, all the birds in the forest circled nearby.
Sunlight passed through the enormous, incredible crystals, scattering rays of every color.
"Heave-ho... heave-ho... heave-ho..."
Thud... thud... thud... thud...
The ground shook harder and harder. Even the immensely powerful Cyclopes had to carry them in pairs, making it clear just how heavy the crystal pillars were.
"Hahahaha... human lads, take a look at these!!! Good stuff from Dawn's crystal forest-the main material for the academy's Obelisks!!!"
The booming voice of Balendi, the Cyclops chief, rang out in the distance, its rolling waves of sound sending the surrounding birds scattering in alarm again.
Balendi loved joking and chatting with the soldiers. Human humor often left the rather staid Cyclopes roaring with laughter.
The sight had seemed a little frightening at first, but after seeing it often enough, the ten thousand-plus combat engineers here actually found it quite endearing.
Thud, thud, thud, thud...
The footsteps drew closer, and Balendi reached the edge of the complex. The chief was the only Cyclops carrying an enormous crystal pillar alone.
At one of the marked locations, the