Chapter 459 - Cave
Chapter 459
Cave
This piece of salt flat looked like it was covered in snow, most of it was white.
There were puddles and holes on the ground, those formed after fallen snow melted.
On the white ground, salt crystals were pushed out of the ground like corals. Every crystal had a different shade of colour, either blue or red. At a glance, this looked like an ethereal dream. However, those who knew of this place could not wait to leave.
Although salt was everywhere, this salt was poisonous. Humans and animals who consumed it would die. For a long time, it was a known danger zone. Many people said anyone who entered would die, the Chilu people even said this was where the salt beast died. Anyone who entered would be trespassing its resting place and would be punished. It was a mystical area.
It was when someone passed through this place and discovered the salt mines when the area became busy.
Crackle crackle crackle—
Light crackles came from the shallow puddles on the ground.
As if in agreement, the fox cried as she finished her sentence.
“Two days? Are you sure? How did you know?” The Shen people were sceptical.
“You don’t have to know how I know, but I assure you there will be a change in two days.” Her tone was calm, she was confident in her words.
“So if the weather will change in two days, what is your solution?”
“The solution is simple,” she said slowly. “Humans cannot stop the weather from changing. When that happens, we will have to live through it or find a place to hide. Here at the salt mines, there is only one place to hide— within the salt caves.”
“You mean…” Everyone understood. The only caves were the ones where the five tribes mined in. So the only place to wait out the weather would be the five tribes’ caves.
“Without the caves, when Mountain Wind, Flaming Horn and Taihe arrive, where will they hide when disaster strikes?”
“So we destroy their caves!” Everyone’s eyes shone with excitement.
“Taihe will arrive at least the day after next, Flaming Horn and Mountain Wind would definitely be the same. We shall destroy their caves tomorrow. When they arrive, we just have to guard our own caves. The caves are easy to defend but difficult to penetrate. They will be blocked outside. Once the weather changes, even if they want to destroy our cave, they won’t have the time,” said the Fox chief.
“Yes.” The lady’s eyes squinted as she smiled, nodding in agreement.
“But, if we destroy the three tribes’ caves, where will our reinforcements stay?” asked the Shen tribesman.
“Let them stay in the Shen’s cave for the moment. Both our tribes can send guards to watch them. The most important thing is we guard this place,” said the lady.
It was fine for them to let the recruits stay in their cave temporarily. For the fire crystals, the Shen tribe was willing to let outsiders into their salt cave. “But if the three tribes take over the other cave?”
“So what if they do? If they really take over the cave, they must have suffered a lot of deaths and injuries already. What’s there to be afraid of?” said the lady. Five caves, three will be destroyed. They have heavy defences here, even if that cave had fallen, most of the deaths over there would be their recruits, not their own Fox tribesman. It was also a method to shave off the three tribe’s forces. It was a good thing!
And so the decision was made.
However, they didn’t know one of the tribes did not operate by regular logic. That tribe was travelling through the night.