After hearing Shao Xuan's words, Zheng Luo sped up.
On one side, he was aggressive and murderous. Both his battle power and aura were far superior to the other side.
The Fox and Shen tribes did not send any more people here. The four hundred people here were quickly dealt with. Some died, some ran away. Due to the suppression of numbers and psychological panic, as well as the weakening of momentum, the battle did not last long.
From the moment Zheng Luo rushed over to the end of the battle, only five minutes had passed.
Five minutes was not even enough time to roast meat or take a nap. Usually, no one would care about such a small amount of time. But here, at this point in time, things had changed strangely.
The temperature dropped rapidly. Strong winds blew with heavy snow. Around them, they could hear the sound of snowflakes hitting the ground. The originally light snowflakes could cause such a commotion. It was clear how strong the wind and snow were.
The blood on the ground quickly solidified. Another layer of snow covered it.
The colour of the blood and salt was quickly covered by snow. Soon, not a speck of red could be seen.
Looking into the distance, all they could see was a vast expanse of snow.
Some of the warriors wanted to chase after the fleeing Fox tribesmen, but they were held back.
"Stop chasing them. Move the rocks out of the cave!" Shao Xuan stopped the bloodthirsty men.
"Move the rocks!" said Zheng Luo.
The red-eyed warriors were panting heavily. Out of habit, they wanted to shake their hands to shake off the blood on the weapons in their hands. However, they realized that the blood on the weapons had already solidified.
Ignoring the coagulated blood, they applied medicine to the injured. Other than the few taking care of the injured, Zheng Luo called the others to move the rocks out of the cave.
Luckily, they arrived quickly. Other than the collapse of the cave, the rest of the cave was fine.
The stones piled up at the entrance of the cave were picked up one by one and thrown far away. With so many warriors coming over, all the stones blocking the entrance of the cave were cleared away very quickly. Except for the big stones that were used to block the entrance of the cave, all the other stones were cleared away.
Zheng Luo brought a group of people in first to check if there were any other traps or dangers in the cave. After making sure everything was fine, he let everyone bring the injured into the cave. The bodies of the dead warriors were also brought in. These dead warriors would be abandoned and brought back to the tribe for cremation. The tribesmen were already used to this kind of thing.
Although there were casualties, it was fortunate that there weren't many of them. After all, they had the upper hand.
After comforting them, Zheng Luo walked to the cave entrance and looked into the distance.
The wind and snow filled the sky, making it impossible to see the scenery in the distance.
"Duo Kang, you stay here. I'll bring some people out to take a look." Zheng Luo called a few people out.
There was a blizzard outside the cave. He wondered how the people from Taihe and Mountain Wind were doing.
Fortunately, they listened to Shao Xuan's words and hastened their journey. They didn't rest at night.
Thinking about this, Duo Kang looked around. He wanted to talk to Shao Xuan again and ask him if he had any other suggestions. But after looking around, he didn't see anyone.
"Where's the elder?" Duo Kang asked the warrior beside him.
The soldier pointed into the cave. "It seems to be in there."
Shao Xuan helped take care of the injured for a while. He had brought many herbs and some Thousand Grain Gold with him. These were all needed by the injured.
Wacha led the warriors who had guarded the salt mines into the depths of the cave. Soon, they came out with a clay cauldron. They gathered some firewood from the cave and lit it. Then, they gathered some clean snow. Everyone took out the grains they had and cooked a pot of porridge.
Shao Xuan put a handful of Thousand Grain Gold into the pot. There were people watching here so he didn't need to keep an eye on them. When Duo Kang came over, Shao Xuan was about to walk deeper into the cave.
"Shao Xuan, how long do you think this weather will last?" Duo Kang asked.
Shao Xuan shook his head. "I don't know but it's definitely more than that. We should be prepared."
Duo Kang nodded. "I know this is just the beginning. If not, the Fox and Shen people wouldn't be hiding in the cave. The Shen people are very sensitive to changes in the weather."
Seeing that Shao Xuan seemed to have something to say but hesitated, Duo Kang's heart tightened. "Is there something else?"
"I'm not sure either. I just have a bad feeling," Shao Xuan said.
Duo Kang didn't dare to let his guard down. After going through so many life and death situations, his instincts were very sharp. If Shao Xuan said this, he must have his reasons. Even now, he still didn't know what was going to happen.
"I'll get someone to check if there's anything left in the cave," Duo Kang said.
After the Fox and Shen people chased away the Yanjiao mine guards, they went into the cave and looted everything. They took most of the food and necessities, only leaving behind a large ceramic cauldron. There were a few cauldrons in the cave but they were all destroyed. This one was missing a leg so it couldn't be placed properly. They had to use a rock to prop it up and Wacha was using it to cook porridge.
After checking the cave, Duo Kang cursed. The other warriors followed suit, cursing the Fox and Shen tribesmen as well as the other tribesmen they found.
Not long after, Zheng Luo returned with a dark expression.
"How is it?" Shao Xuan asked.
"The cave entrance collapsed. It's worse than here," Zheng Luo said.
Due to the sudden appearance of the Flaming Horn tribesmen, the destruction of the Flaming Horn cave was temporarily interrupted. However, the destruction of the other two caves continued. Although it was only five minutes, because the overseers heard the commotion here, they also joined in the destruction of the caves. That was why the situation there was more serious than here.
Of course, if the people from Taihe and Mountain Wind came, they would just have to spend some time to move the rocks away. Because of Yanjiao's early arrival and the sudden change in the weather, the excavation work was interrupted.
"Let's not worry about that for now. Send someone to keep an eye on the Fox and Shen people. If anything happens, report it immediately," Zheng Luo ordered.
As expected, things did not go well for them this time. Stealing the salt was easy but the unpredictable weather made it even more difficult than facing the Fox and Shen tribesmen.
It was still snowing outside. Traveling in the snow would be even more difficult. The Taihe and Mountain Wind people might not arrive on time.
They took turns to rest. In this weather, it was not wise to look for the Fox and Shen people. They could only wait in the cave for the weather to improve and for the Taihe and Mountain Wind people to arrive.
Shao Xuan had Wacha bring him deeper into the cave. He wanted to take a look.
Duo Kang and Zheng Luo followed.
"Is the place where the Fox and Shen tribesmen dug out the fire crystals? Is it down there? If we keep digging, will we find fire crystals too? "Duo Kang asked.
"That's possible." Wacha was full of anticipation. "Since we have nothing to do, why don't we dig?" If they did, it would be a relief. Their energy would be replenished quickly and they would have more energy for the next battle.
There was no time to lose. Zheng Luo immediately called for his men to go to the lower level of the cave. They chose a spot and started digging. The Fire Crystals were very attractive.
"The deeper we go, the harder the rocks are. Who knows when we'll get one?" Duo Kang said.
"No matter what, we have to try." Zheng Luo took out his tools and started digging.
All the mining tools had been moved away but there were still some spare tools hidden in a hidden place. Wacha went over and took them out. In the past, he just wanted to hide them to prevent the warriors from wasting too much. If they felt like their tools were missing, they would have to get new ones. This restricted the use of tools. The warriors would only ask Wacha for new tools when they could no longer use them.
Now, these hidden tools had come in handy.
"Dig! Keep digging! If the Fox people can dig, I don't believe we can't! "Duo Kang waved the tools in his hands as he spoke.
"There are fire crystals down here." Shao Xuan said as he sensed the ground beneath his feet.
It wasn't that the others couldn't sense the fire crystals, it was just that everyone's sensitivity was different. However, there were too few people like Shao Xuan. Even Zheng Luo couldn't sense the fire crystals directly.
"Really?!" Zheng Luo and Duo Kang looked up at Shao Xuan. "How much further?"
Shao Xuan walked around and stepped on the ground. "This is the closest but I'm not sure how deep it is."
"It's okay, as long as it's here!" Zheng Luo quickly gave up on the shallow pit and came over to Shao Xuan's side.
Shao Xuan didn't go over to dig, not because he was lazy, but because he had a feeling that his heart was trembling, a sense of crisis. He knew this wouldn't happen for no reason. He had been searching for the reason. So while Zheng Luo and the others were digging, Shao Xuan sat beside them. He sat on a piece of salt that was just dug out and had a lot of impurities. He was deep in thought, sensing carefully.
Zheng Luo and the others didn't think much of Shao Xuan's actions. They didn't need Shao Xuan to dig for fire crystals. There were more people around. If Zheng Luo didn't want to, he and Duo Kang could just stand aside and watch.
That day, the sky turned dark early. In the evening, the outside of the cave was half buried in snow.
"Where do you think Taihe's men and Mountain Wind's men have gone to? Don't tell me they froze to death in the salt flats? "Duo Kang said as he drank the porridge he just cooked.
Most of the pottery utensils were destroyed and there were no bowls. They were now using the stone bowls Shao Xuan made. The stone was made from rocks near the top of the salt flats. The rocks there weren't hard and it was easy to make. There was a small amount of salt in the rocks and the porridge tasted salty after being added.
After drinking the porridge, Duo Kang shivered and jumped twice. He rubbed his hands. Today was the coldest day of winter he had ever experienced.
However, the next day, Duo Kang found that he was too naive.
The next day was even colder than the day before. When he woke up in the morning, the snow outside the cave had accumulated to a height of three meters.
"Shao Xuan, you said the house was covered in snow. Is this what you meant?" Duo Kang pointed at the vast expanse of white.
"Yes, but I've never seen it become like this overnight." Shao Xuan was also shocked by the situation.
If this continued, what would become of this place? He wondered how the tribe was doing.
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