The colossal statue rose from the ground, and as its height increased, the progress became ever more sluggish. For the Logos people with their present civilization, this was nearly an impossible project.
King Yarlessto thus made a sweeping gesture and conscripted even more slaves and artisans, pouring his utmost effort into the construction of the statue.
In his eyes, the Prophet's statue must be finished before his own death; he wanted to witness with his own eyes the glorious symbol of the Logos Kingdom standing tall upon the earth.
It was his tribute to God, as well as his mourning for his father.
King Yarlessto knew better than anyone in the Kingdom—God had departed.
The King did not know when God would return.
Nor did the King know if, after a long slumber, God would still remember the Logos people.
That's why he was building his father's likeness, the chosen one of God. Even if God forgot each Logos person, he would remember Prophet Al.
