The Thousand Year Dynasty
11. Creating a Self Image
"I think we decided to stay here and help until the landslide problem is over" Lucia said after Couran was done with Nata's explanation.
"There's no need to bother about this princess. Don't you still have a need after this?"
"It's okay Mr. Couran. We are not being time-hunted"
"And again I have to make sure the two boys don't do stupid things in this village" Jean added. That was responded by a cynical look from Aksa across the room.
"I think we'll stay to help until we're done. Waiting for Deuxter to recover" Loujze added.
"Thank you all" said Couran.
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Four days later. The tools Nata ordered were finally finished. Worked by Couran, Huebert, Loujze, Lucia, Jean, and assisted by several villagers of Couran's acquaintance. The tool is quite big. They transported it by horse-drawn carriage and installed it on the harshest land from the land affected by the landslide like Nata's direction. Once the device was standing, they had to plant six pegs at each foot of the device, to keep it locked in place. Then give excess water so that the land starts to muddy. The villagers noticed what the Couran group was doing in silence. No one dared to say hello or ask.
While the last four days Nata did just write and draw something on the scroll using writing language that is not understood by others. While Aksa also wrote in rolls but in writing that can be understood by others.
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The day after, the village chief and the residents were asked to come to the place where the landslide occurred to see how Nata and Aksa cleaned the large rocks in just one day.
Nata's device looks like a pole no taller than a resident's house, with two large wheels that appear to spin on it. There is like a thin iron rod that is bound to be bent forcibly between one of the wheels. In the middle of the pole there is a cavity filled with an iron rod that has a long rope wrapped around it. The iron rod can spin sideways tightening or loosening the winding of the rope every time the two wheels outside were spinning. There are also two horses that walk around the pole to drive a wheel again mounted horizontally just below the position of the two wheels. Like a tool to grind wheat, only this one is not made of stone. And every time the horses walked moving it then the two wheels on top were spinning.
Then after that what Nata and Aksa did was to use a lever so that the stone slightly rose up on the wooden blocks they had placed on the ground as a replacement for the wheel. After successfully ascending he tied the large stone with a rope from the tool earlier.
After giving the cue and the horse started to walk around, there came a sound like wood being struck by iron periodically from the tool. Everyone was shocked to hear the strange sound. And along with the strange sound that was heard more and more often, slowly the big stone shifted. Interested one by one gliding over the wooden blocks that are lined up on the muddy ground.
The spectators were amazed and wondered, what exactly was the pillar that gave off a strange sound with the wheels turned by the two horses. Which can easily pull one by one the big rocks from the middle of the land. And it appears that the horses were not weighed down by the weight of the rock.
Not only Stevan and the villagers were amazed. The people who helped make the tool were astonished by the ability that the object had.
"For Lurac's sake, they actually lifted the boulders" Huebert said in disbelief.
"They are indeed messengers of the gods" Loujze chimed in.
"Truly unbelievable" Lucia's reaction.
"They're really magical boys" Jean added in an annoyed tone despite her smile.
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Not until the afternoon, all the rocks in the land have been removed to the edge.
"It is very tired" said Nata while laying his body on the ground that is not muddy.
"Why do we have to do this ourselves?" Complaints Aksa. "We can accept help from others, anyway all also for their own sake. It is also not difficult, just install wooden beams" he added.
"We need to build self-image"
"What is it like now? Mudslots? My image as a messenger of the gods"
"Where would anyone want to believe in a god messenger who doesn't hold the relics of legend?"
"I will remember what you said Nat" Aksa replied with a cynical look and a threatening tone.
"After this I want to have a full meal and a full day's rest. They can make pasta, right?" Nata's remarks ignored Aksa's warning.
"It reminds me of the school outbound I hate"
"Why indeed?"
"Dirty and tired" Aksa dropped his body to the ground next to Nata.
"It's quite unexpected, you can really do it" suddenly the voice of the village chief said.
It seems Nata and Aksa straightened their bodies to see the village head and his entourage of citizens began to approach.
"Mr Stevan" Nata said.
"We believe it now. You guys are really amazing young men. We will follow the way you will teach" Stevan said. "But it seems you have to clean up first"
"I think we need to eat first" Aksa said, smiling widely. Followed by a deep laugh by Stevan.
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