Furnace Camp

The Sword Saint Clan's Furnace Camp was quite far from the shantytown, a full seven or eight kilometers away.

Of course,

that was not very far for those Green-skinned Big Guys. They were tall and broad, with strides much longer than those of ordinary races, so the seven or eight kilometers that Old Man Lu had to cover might have been only four or five for them. On top of that, every one of them moved quickly... If Old Man Lu had not possessed the abilities of an Otherworlder, he might not even have been able to keep up.

As he followed behind, Old Man Lu could not help grumbling to himself, These Green-skinned Big Guys are way too straightforward!

Didn't they know to hire a carriage or a taxi or something?

He had seen plenty of taxis coming and going in Ke Xing Yuan when he arrived! He just did not know how expensive they were.

When they reached Furnace Camp, Balkan pointed at the rugged yet exceptionally solid and imposing stockade walls ahead. "That is our Furnace Camp!"

Balkan explained proudly, "Our Great Chieftain asked Master Kentji to establish this outpost here! Not only do we produce warriors, we also sell all kinds of combat equipment!"

Old Man Lu swept his gaze over it...

Well, the camp was enclosed by stockade walls woven from enormous, thick whole tree trunks set side by side. Their tops had been sharpened into points, and at the battlements, they had even designed sections of trunk wall that slanted upward and outward! This could effectively prevent enemies from climbing up with siege tools such as ladders during an assault...

But!

Wasn't this supposed to be a camp? This was clearly a castle! And besides...

What was the point of building it so sturdily