Chapter 424: Chapter 201: Five-Origin Garrison, Cold Marrow Iron
At this moment, it was the latter half of the night, and outside the wooden cabin, the frost was bone-chilling, with snow and wind sweeping across the sky.
Yet inside the wooden cabin, warm currents surged like tides, as bright as daylight.
From the wooden beams above, almost every five meters hung a stove that could be freely raised or lowered, where the coal stone burned brightly. Not only did it illuminate the entire interior space, but it also continued to release heat, maintaining the cabin’s warmth.
The cabin stretched horizontally for a hundred meters, with a depth of about thirty meters or more. In the center was a giant plaza, while many semi-open rooms were divided with wooden planks on both sides.
In the first compartment, a group of shirtless people were hammering iron. The coal and iron ore piled on either side of the compartment’s entrance were almost reaching the roof, with the cabin’s height at least twenty meters. Even with a rough glance, Xiang Liang estimated there were at least several million catties of resources.
In the second compartment, a group wielding butchers’ knives were processing Cold Beasts, and beside them, some were assisting by packing the beast meat. At the entrance of the compartment, there were heaps of over a dozen untreated Cold Beasts, of which several kinds Xiang Liang couldn’t even identify.
The third compartment housed a group sorting fruits with leather bags, and most of the fruits and various plants on the ground were ones Xiang Liang had never seen before.
In the very center of the plaza, stood three giant ten-meter-long two-wheeled wagons.
After examining the wagons closely, Xiang Liang couldn’t help but swallow a gulp.
Those ten-meter wagons were actually made of pure iron!
“Could these wagons be made from five hundred thousand catties of iron ore?”
Iron chisels, iron axes, iron hammers, and many other iron tools Xiang Liang couldn’t recognize, of various kinds he had never seen before, could be found almost everywhere in this log cabin. As for the elaborately crafted wooden items, there was even more to marvel at.
Xiang Liang even spotted a large batch of iron-made hand axes and saws casually piled in a corner of the cabin, all looking brand new.
If the plentiful resources scattered across the ground were enough to leave Xiang Liang speechless, the people inside the cabin gave an even greater shock to his soul, delivering a tremendous visual impact.
As soon as he entered, Xiang Liang’s gaze was drawn to the dazzling array of resources on both sides, and upon closer examination, he discovered that the two hundred or so people visible inside the cabin wore exquisite clothing similar to that of Xu An and his group nearby.
“This… this… how is it possible!”
Xu An and his company surely possessed the strength of the Earth-digging Realm.
Judging from their outfits and weaponry, as well as their night activities on the North Slope of the Five Ape Mountain, it was evident they were the Hunting Team of Great Xia.
For any camp, a Hunting Team was extremely important, so the members’ status was surely high. Since that was the case, it was normal for them to have better clothing and weapons.
But now, everyone in the Great Xia Camp was , what does it imply?
Could it be that all these two hundred-plus people were from the Earth-digging Realm?
This thought sprouted in Xiang Liang’s mind, causing him to widen his eyes and observe the crowd more carefully and diligently.
Soon, cold sweat formed on his forehead, and as he made more discoveries, his facial expression grew increasingly astonished.
He realized that nearly everyone in the cabin had a weapon hanging from their waist, or on their back, or on the nearby floor, he even saw an Iron Core Bow.
Moreover, in the center of the cabin, next to those three wagons, were thirty to forty people practicing martial arts. Just the commotion caused by them waving their weapons was enough to make Xiang Liang break out in a cold sweat.
These thirty to forty people, each seemed stronger than his father, Xiang Ping, the leader of Hefeng Camp.
How could this be possible?
“What are you dazing for? The captain is calling you!”
Being patted on the shoulder by Li Hun, Xiang Liang snapped out of his shock, seeing Xu An calling him from not far away, he hurriedly stepped forward.
“Didn’t you have some urgent information to report and wanted to present a treasure to our leader? I’ll take you to meet him now, whatever it is, tell him.”
Arriving beside Xu An, hearing his words, Xiang Liang recalled the important matter, quickly composing himself, nodding, and obediently followed him to the depths of the north side of the cabin.
“Heard you took down a Frost Electric Ape tonight, not bad. Your Golden Sword Team just arrived here five days ago and has already taken down three Cold Beasts.”
“Hey, a new face, not one of our guys. Who’s this?”
“From the Northern Mountain area, said to have something to report to the leader, I’m taking him over, will chat with you all later.”
“Going to see the leader, go on then.”
“Your brother seems not to be in a good mood today.”
While passing the central plaza of the cabin, a few people practicing martial arts smiled and greeted Xu An.
Hearing how they addressed Xu An and his demeanor when responding, Xiang Liang couldn’t suppress the intense shock in his heart.
His instincts weren’t wrong.
The strength of these people was indeed on par with Xu An.
Meaning they were very likely stronger than his father.
How terrifying was the strength of this Great Xia Camp!
There’s hope, his father and the others have hope.
Overwhelmed with excitement and anticipation, Xiang Liang followed Xu An to the farthest north end of the cabin to the entrance of a cave, where he saw a huge pair of iron doors.
The doors were wide open at that moment. Over five meters high and half a meter thick, despite having mentally prepared himself from everything prior, Xiang Liang still found himself staggered by the sight of the gigantic iron doors.