LRAB Chapter 263 Building an Underground Shelter
Chapter 263 Building an Underground Shelter
Chapter 263 Building an Underground Shelter
The endless flames in the distance were like mountains and seas. At first, they were on the far horizon, so at first glance they were just a cluster of flames like waves. But when they swallowed the horizon, the raging flames rushed toward Jiang Han and the others with a vast force. Only now did everyone realize how amazing the inconspicuous flames were.
Although the crowd was thousands of kilometers away from the fire, they still felt the intense heat hitting them, making their mouths and throats parched.
"Honestly, if that thing comes crashing down on us, can we really escape? This place is completely deserted; there's nowhere to take cover," Zhao Manyan said, turning to look at the approaching flames.
"Then let's run in the opposite direction as quickly as possible. It's better than being swallowed up by the fire. This kind of power is simply beyond our ability to resist. It's nature's punishment of humanity," Chen Ying said, her voice trembling slightly.
"If there's no place to hide, we can just build one ourselves." With that thought, Jiang Han stopped in his tracks and called out to Zhao Manyan and Zhang Xiaohou, "Old Zhao, Monkey, we're not running anymore."
"What? Jiang Han, are you crazy? If we stay here, we'll be burned to the ground without a trace," Zhao Manyan said.
"Let me finish speaking. Old Zhao, you and Monkey will build an underground fortress using earth magic, at least fifty meters deep. I'll reinforce it with ice magic to prevent the fire calamity from sweeping in and breaking into the fortress," Jiang Han said.
"Will this work?" Zhang Xiaohou asked.
"The soil layer weakens some of the fire's power, and with my ice-type abilities, I can still withstand the damage," Jiang Han said confidently.
"I believe in Jiang Han (brother)." Lingling and Xinxia, sitting on the back of the Swift Star Wolf, said in unison.
"I also believe in Jiang Han," Mo Fan said after a moment's hesitation.
"Let's go all in. Today, I'll gamble with Brother Jiang. If we win, great; if we lose, well..." Zhang Xiaohou said.
Zhang Xiaohou didn't say the last two words aloud, but everyone knew what he meant. Seeing that Zhang Xiaohou and Mo Fan had both expressed their opinions, Zhao Manyan looked hopefully at his cousin Chen Ying; if Chen Ying objected, he still had a chance.
"I've also decided to believe Jiang Han," Chen Ying said, glancing apologetically at Zhao Manyan.
Mo Fan walked up to Zhao Manyan, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Old Zhao, nowadays the minority obeys the majority, so you should just obediently follow the monkey and build the underground fortress."
"Damn it, Jiang Han, if you can't get me out of here alive, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!" Zhao Manyan angrily shook off Mo Fan's arm and cursed.
After saying that, Zhao Manyan followed Zhang Xiaohou to build the underground fortress. The two of them placed their hands on the reddish-brown ground and continuously poured earth magic energy into it. As the magic energy was poured in, the reddish-brown ground began to change, and the ground beneath their feet began to slowly sink. After everyone had reached the underground, Zhang Xiaohou began to seal the entrance with earth magic, while Jiang Han continuously poured ice magic into the soil to lower the temperature inside.
As Zhao Manyan continued excavating the underground fortress, he couldn't help but exclaim after feeling the soil temperature rapidly decreasing, "Damn, I almost forgot that your ice-type is enhanced by a soul seed."
When Chen Ying heard the words "Soul Seed," her eyes were filled with surprise. She hadn't expected that Jiang Han hadn't shown his full strength when dealing with the White Sand Demon Soldiers. She, Chen Ying, was a top-ranked expert in the Imperial Capital Academy, but compared to Jiang Han, she was nothing. It seemed like he was still a student from that training session.
"Did you participate in that wilderness trial a year ago, the one in Jinlin Wasteland?" Chen Ying couldn't help but ask.
"Cousin, you're only realizing it now?" Zhao Manyan said with a smile.
Jiang Han glanced at Zhao Manyan and urged, "Old Zhao, Monkey, you guys need to speed things up. A large group of armored beasts are rushing over from above. As for what's driving them away, you can guess for yourselves."
"Really? You're not kidding me, are you?" Zhao Manyan said, and brown starlight began to shine from his body.
Then Zhao Manyan placed his hand in the soil above to probe the surrounding area using ground waves. After a moment, Zhao Manyan couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy crap, so many armored beasts! If I get stepped on, I'll be crushed into mincemeat!"
"Then why don't you speed things up?" Mo Fan said irritably.
"Oh, oh!" Zhao Manyan hurriedly continued to expand the passage downwards.
While Zhao Manyan and Zhang Xiaohou were busy, Chen Ying also stepped forward to help. If it were on the ground, Jiang Han might be a little worried, but now that they were underground, if Chen Ying dared to cause trouble, he was confident that he could suppress her on the spot.
With Chen Ying joining them, the group's descent speed increased considerably. In just over ten minutes, they reached a depth of 56 meters. As for why it wasn't 50 meters, it was because Zhao Manyan was a bit afraid of death and felt that 50 meters wasn't safe. If Jiang Han and Mo Fan hadn't stopped him, he might have continued digging down.
"I've reinforced the soil above with ice magic, and I've even thickened the area above us. Now it's up to you guys to expand the space. Whether we sleep in individual rooms or tents for the foreseeable future depends on your efforts," Jiang Han said with a smile.
"Jiang Han, are you treating me like a donkey?" Zhao Manyan said unhappily.
"Definitely not, it won't be removed," Mo Fan added, seizing the opportunity to deliver the final blow.
"Mo Fan, get the hell out of here!" Zhao Manyan cursed.
Zhao Manyan then reluctantly followed Zhang Xiaohou and Chen Ying to expand the underground space. To prevent the space from collapsing and being buried by the soil, Zhang Xiaohou used the Spirit Seed Rock to solidify the top into solid rock. As for the soil generated by Zhao Manyan and the others during the expansion, Jiang Han used spatial magic to compress it into stones.
After two or three hours of hard work, the underground fortress was not built; instead, an underground shelter was created.
The completed underground shelter has seven bedrooms, in addition to a kitchen, dining room, and training ground. The training ground was built at Mo Fan's request, for which Zhao Manyan had some complaints. In the end, under Mo Fan's pressure, Zhao Manyan had no choice but to reluctantly build the training ground with Zhang Xiaohou and the others.
Before setting off, Lingling was worried that some dangerous places in the northern corner of Zhuoyuan would affect the stability of the signal, so she asked Jiang Han to bring a signal transmitter to synchronize the signal within the security zone. Therefore, the group was not particularly bored living in this underground shelter for the next few days. If you were to ask who lived the most leisurely life, it would have to be Zhao Manyan. Every day, apart from eating and sleeping, he would use his mobile phone to keep in touch with his girlfriends in Shanghai.
Jiang Han spends his days playing games with Lingling and Xinxia. While the two of them are cultivating, Lingling is in her room with her tablet, looking at the information about the North Corner of Zhuoyuan recently released by the Hunter Alliance. As for Mo Fan, he spends his days cultivating and practicing the speed of casting magic. Occasionally, he gets bored and spars with Jiang Han, but Mo Fan never wins.
Chenying spends her days eating, sleeping, and then meditating in her room; whether she is actually meditating or not, nobody knows.
The fire calamity lasted for four days. Even after the fire calamity ended, people could not directly step into the northern corner of the Scorching Plains. Without special defensive measures, directly stepping into the northern corner of the Scorching Plains would result in being burned to ashes on the spot by the high temperature remaining in the earth from the fire calamity.
Therefore, it wasn't until the fifth day after the fire calamity ended that Jiang Han allowed Zhao Manyan and Zhang Xiaohou to clear a path back to the surface. Before that, Jiang Han tested the temperature of the soil every day using ice technology to determine whether ordinary people could adapt to the surface temperature of the northern corner of the Scorching Plains. During this time, Zhao Manyan and Zhang Xiaohou also used ground waves to check if any living beings survived on the ground.
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