The emerging empire, with all its functions yet to be restored, naturally needed a lot of slaves for labor. Everywhere needed workers, and the slaves worked tirelessly day and night.
Of course, this day-and-night work referred to the pace of work. In reality, the merciful Giant King implemented a very reasonable three-shift system, requiring each person to move bricks for only eight hours a day, leaving the rest of the time for rest. But clearly, the slaves of the new empire could not appreciate this mercy. They, inherently resentful of the new empire, only felt that this approach was simply brutal and inhumane.
However, they who equated obedience with virtue did not choose to rebel. Even though the new empire's people barely restricted them, they, disheartened, only wanted to leave—leave this land that caused them sorrow and go to a place that could bring them peace of mind.
To a place where they were under divine protection.
