Chapter 462 - Fire Crystals Below
Chapter 462
Fire Crystals Below
When he heard Shao Xuan, Zheng Luo exploded once again, moving quicker.
They were powerful and cruel. In terms of both aura and physical strength, they were far stronger than their opponents.
The Fox and Shen tribe did not send more men over here. The initial four hundred people in the cave were quickly dealt with. Some died, some ran. With the weakening morale and panic, this battle would not last long.
IN reality, only five minutes had passed since Zheng Luo first charged over here.
Five minutes was not even enough to barbeque meat. Usually, people did not care for five minutes. Yet, here, time seemed to stretch.
The temperature fell quickly and wind billowed together with snow. The sound of snow hitting the ground could be heard everywhere. The initial gentle falling of snowflakes had become this in such a short period of time.
Blood on the ground froze quickly, then was covered with a new layer of snow.
“The place where Fox and Shen are mining the fire crystals, is it below us? If we continue digging downwards, will we hit the crystals too?” asked Duo Kang.
“That’s possible,” said Wacha with anticipation. “Since we have nothing going on, why don’t we start digging?” If they really found some, it could quickly replenish everyone’s energy and they’d be more powerful for the next battle.
Without further delay, Zheng Luo got his men to the underground layer and picked a spot to start digging. The prospect of fire crystals was attractive.
“The rocks get harder the deeper we dig, it’ll become more difficult. We won’t know when we’ll encounter the crystals,” said Duo Kang.
“Doesn’t matter, we’ve still got to try.” Zheng Luo also started digging with his tools.
The tools in the cave were taken away but there was still a hidden stash of spares. Wacha went to get them. In the past, this was to prevent the warriors from wasting tools, getting a new one just because their tool had a tiny chip. When he limited the supply of tools, they only came to him for new tools when their tools were damaged beyond repair.
Now, these hidden tools proved useful.
“Dig! Dig downwards! If the Fox people can find crystals, we can too!” said Duo Kang, waving his pickaxe.
“There are definitely fire crystals underneath,” said Shao Xuan, sensing their presence in the ground.
The other people had different sensitivities to fire crystals, Shao Xuan was just more sensitive than the rest. Even Zheng Luo could not currently sense the crystals.
“Really?!” Zheng Luo and Duo Kang looked up. “How deep?”
Shao Xuan walked around and then stepped on a spot. “This part’s the nearest but I cannot confirm how deep it’s buried.”
“Doesn’t matter! As long as it’s there!” Zheng Luo quickly gave up on the shallow crater he dug and came over.
Shao Xuan did not dig not because he was slacking off, but there was a frightful gut feeling he couldn’t shake. Like a sense of danger. He knew there must be a reason and kept searching for it. That was why while Zheng Luo and the rest were digging, Saho Xuan sat on a pile of rough salt rocks they had dug up, deep in thought and slowly feeling the area.
Zheng Luo and the rest paid no mind to his behaviour. There were many people here to help. Zheng Luo and Duo Kang wanted to help– they could rest if they wanted.
The sky darkened early in the day. In the evening, the snow on the ground was as tall as half of the cave mouth.
“Where do you think the Taihe and Mountain Wind people are? You think they froze to death in the salt flats?” said Duo Kang as he ate the porridge.
Most of the ceramic tools had been destroyed so they had no bowls. They now used bowls made by Shao Xuan from stone. These stones were made from rocks around the cave. The stones were not too hard so it was easy. There was a little salt inside so porridge became a little salty.
After drinking his porridge, Duo Kang hopped twice, rubbing his palms. This was the coldest winter he’d experienced.
However, on the second day, he realised he had been naive.
The second day was colder than the first. When he rose in the morning, the snow outside was already three meters tall.
“Shao Xuan, you said snow could cover entire houses. Was it like this?” Duo Kang asked, looking at the patch of white.
“It’s like that but I’ve never seen it happen overnight.” Shao Xuan was also shocked.
If this continued, what would happen? They also wondered how the village was doing.