The First Night of Celebration in the Basin After the Explosion! (A Two-in-One Chapter)

While the group from the depression were still on their way back to Iron Stone Mountain, the dwarf army that had confronted the villagers also returned to the barbican.

Then, he led forty men.

The Dwarven Leader rushed out the door and ran northwest.

Along the way, he spared no expense and painfully used a purple-glowing prop to enhance the lizard.

With a flash of purple light, the lizard's speed increased dramatically, covering a distance of fifty kilometers in just four or five minutes!

This is the edge of the barbican territory.

However, this was different from Li Hu and others entering the Wengcheng territory.

The Dwarven Leader's army charged into the area without encountering any resistance whatsoever.

It was as if the boundaries between territories had vanished! "Gatulu, hurry, I need to get back to the capital! This is the decree the king just issued; we've discovered that human!"

The lizard, now imbued with purple light, lay exhausted on the ground, but the Dwarven Leader paid it no mind.

He ran to a bunker, raised his large machete, and roared.

This caused an uproar among the people inside the bunker, who quickly opened the gates to block the way.

"Abe Leader, has that human arrived?"

"Yes, although we didn't see the person in person, this voice definitely belongs to that person. We must be on high alert!"

"Quickly, then take the fast track and make sure to tell our king about this!"

He leaped off the lizard, took out the "King's Edict," and handed it to the dwarf Gatulu Gaturu for inspection.

Without uttering a single word, Abe Leader lunged forward and plunged into a very inconspicuous hole in the ground.

The first fifty meters inside the cave looked just like any abandoned pit dug by ordinary creatures, with nothing unusual about it.

Surprisingly, after Abei twisted and turned through several branches, the space suddenly opened up.

A rough estimate suggests that this space is at least a thousand cubic meters in size.

Like the subway stations that run beneath modern cities.

If any humans were here and saw the interior structure and furnishings, they would surely be astonished.

"Abe Leader, you've arrived!"

"Hurry up and leave! I need to get back to the city as soon as possible; I have important news to report!"

"Okay, get in the car and sit down!"

A black carriage, resembling Green Train from a civilized era, sits on a sunken track in the center of the space, emitting a hazy, dark light.

As Abei boarded the vehicle, the dwarves behind started the engine, and the dark light gradually focused on the wheels, eventually emitting a series of howling sounds.

The amazing thing is that no energy reaction can be seen from the outside.

But the car began to move forward steadily.

As if propelled by an invisible hand, it quickly went straight into the inner side of the passage.

The Dwarf Race actually developed a subway?!

No one saw it, and no one will know.

In just over a month, the Dwarf Race actually replicated a product that humans had created in the 20th century, from scratch.

Although this Green Train is still very rudimentary, its top speed is only 110 km/h.

But the ability to ignore any obstacles and maintain speed without being affected by other factors, allowing it to run in a straight line, completely outclasses any other vehicle!

Riding in this car, Abei's anxiety eased considerably.

Then, he took out the locator that had been tracking the location and looked at it, which was still continuously sending location information.

A smug look of satisfaction, as if he had accomplished a great feat, spread across his face. "What are a few dozen dwarves and Blackrock as long as I can get the position and information of the King of Humans? I'd even give him my entire territory!"

"Now, as soon as I, Abei, return to the royal city, I can immediately be transferred away from the entire godforsaken Black Stone Camp!"

Gripping the locator tightly, I watched the wall rushing backward beside me.

Abei was already fantasizing about the Dwarf King rewarding him and the envious looks on his colleagues' faces.

But the next second, a series of rapid beeps interrupted his daydreaming.

"Huh, what's going on?"

In his final moments, Abei raised the locator and saw the latest location information right in the center.

Unlike the usual coordinates, this time he saw "boom?"

Boom! Boom boom!! Boom boom boom!! "Chief, look over there! Is that a volcanic eruption? Does this New Continent have these kinds of random disasters?"

The Coolie Lizard's attributes were detected, and before Su Mo could examine it closely, the marching group suddenly stopped.

It was eight o'clock in the evening, the night was deep, and a cool breeze was blowing.

But to the northwest of the group, a beam of fire, large enough to reach the sky, suddenly rose up.

Then, after a few seconds of being illuminated by the firelight.

A faint rumbling sound followed, striking everyone's eardrums.

"Such a high flame and such a booming sound don't sound like a volcanic eruption; they sound more like a bomb exploding."

"Stop the car! Go there! I want to take a look!"

After looking around, Su Mo shook his head and jumped off the coal cart.

Then, after running to a nearby high slope.

Su Mo took out his binoculars and looked toward the source of the firelight.

"This location is at least two hundred kilometers away from us!"

"It could go much farther. Judging from this magnitude, it doesn't seem like a regular bomb; it's more like a compressed high-energy bomb!"

In the distance, a mushroom cloud has already risen into the sky.

Looking at the half of the sky that was almost bright, Su Mo's expression changed drastically, and he became cautious.

Since arriving in the wasteland, this was the first time Su Mo had seen anyone other than himself possess such technical capabilities.

The conditions for forming a mushroom cloud are simple: the explosion occurs (near) the ground, rather than in the air or underwater.

The explosion released enormous energy.

All of these processes occur within the atmosphere, or on Earth (because a gravitational field is necessary).

The presence of a mushroom cloud indicates that the bomb's energy exceeded 200,000 tons. The instant of the explosion caused a large amount of low-pressure hot gas to appear in the surrounding area. The hot gas rose rapidly, creating a vortex that swirled outwards and downwards.

It could be an underground explosion, with air currents colliding! "Could it be that my erasing of the mark triggered some kind of chain explosion? This rumbling sound still hasn't stopped!"

The sound produced by a bomb explosion is completely different from that of a series of explosions.

After listening intently for a while and confirming that the explosions were still ongoing, Su Mo returned to the caravan after some contemplation.

"Chief, how's it going? Have the dwarves on the other side come up with some new weapon?"

"Why don't we take this opportunity?"

Take advantage of your illness to kill you.

Li Hu made a throat-slitting gesture, pointed to the location of the explosion, and a fierce look appeared on his face.

Su Mo shook his head. "There's no rush. They shouldn't be able to enter our territory. For now, we should focus on developing our strength. It would be too risky to engage in battle without intelligence support."

"The restrictions on this coal have been lifted. Everyone, open your Storage Space and divide it up. Let's speed things up and get back quickly!"

The further you go into the territory, the safer it becomes.

Fearing that the explosions might continue, Su Mo immediately gave the order.

With the transportation pressure from the Coal Mine gone, the team suddenly sped up considerably.

Just before 9:30 PM, we finally saw Iron Stone Mountain on the horizon! "The subsequent explosions didn't reach us, meaning this wasn't a weapon they developed to use against us."

"After seizing this coal Coal Mine, the opposing camp will definitely be on high alert. Let everyone lie low for now, and we'll talk about other things after this disaster strikes."

Although Su Mo also wanted to know what the source of the explosion was.

But in the end, he was the lord.

Reason prevailed over curiosity.

Whatever the reason, this explosion could not have originated naturally.

Even if it was something the dwarves did unintentionally, it still proves something.

They have the capability to create the same explosion! In this situation, there is no longer a technological disadvantage.

Large-scale battles could easily allow other tribes in other parts of the territory to reap the benefits.

Chen Shen, Li Hu, and the others clearly understood this principle as well.

After a moment's thought, they all nodded, indicating that they understood.

"Fortunately, we've managed to get over two tons of coal. If we have centralized heating, we won't have to worry about this heavy snow!"

Gazing at the scattered sparks Iron Stone Mountain in the distance.

Before he knew it, Su Mo's mood had improved.

What he didn't know was...

At this moment, the people in the camp were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Before the flames erupted, the scouts reported back, and the people were so excited they could hardly sit still, fearing they might miss the spectacular sight of the Coal Ore "returning home."

When the explosion rang out, even the scouts who had returned earlier panicked.

At this time, as night was approaching, every single villager was there.

They were all pacing back and forth anxiously, glancing at the horizon from time to time.

"They're back! The director and the others are back!"

"Look!"

Whoosh! Someone shouted, and all the villagers looked in the direction the person shouted.

The next second.

As expected, the camp erupted in chaos! Every villager seemed to be drunk, dancing a war dance that they themselves didn't even know what it was.

Even worse, some of them were repeating phrases that had no meaning.

Listening closely, one could hear prayers such as "May Buddha protect us!" "Haha, let's go out; we've kept the others waiting."

"Hurry up, put our spoils back in the car, and keep these lizards on their leashes. I want everyone to know what we've accomplished this time!"

Looking at the dozens of tents already set up at the foot of the mountain, and the villagers who seemed to be going crazy.

Su Mo waved his hand and immediately gave the order.

The next second, the Coal Mine that had been stored in the Storage Space reappeared and returned to the vehicle.

After resting for more than an hour, the Coolie Lizard seemed to realize its mission and quickly put on the rope and began to pull the cart with all its might.

The journey takes three to five minutes.

Once the team had completely entered the camp.

As the four large trucks carrying Coal Mine arrived, cheers erupted! Even though Su Mo was already prepared for this scene, he couldn't help but join in and laugh out loud.

After a while.

As the chefs served the food, the celebration banquet and the family reunion banquet began simultaneously.

The feast lasted until midnight, when a cold wind suddenly rose, finally bringing it to an end.

He urged everyone to rest, ordered Moore to escort the dwarf prisoners, and took all the novel spoils obtained from the dwarves.

Su Mo strolled back to his Underground Shelter, satisfied.

"Su Chan, you go to sleep first, I'll interrogate them!"

"Good!"

As soon as the door was closed, a murderous aura suddenly appeared on Su Mo's face.

Su Chan was very obedient and immediately followed the stone door to the third floor.

"Moore, wake them up."

"Oreo, keep an eye on whether they're lying!"

There are translators and Lie Detection detectors.

Looking at the dwarves tied up like candied hawthorns, Su Mo sat down at the table and first examined the few items that had been captured.

Aside from the Dwarven Standard Short Sword, the battle yielded quite a few spoils.

Focusing his gaze on the greatsword, a flash of green light revealed its complete attributes.

[Dwarven Greatsword (Fine Grade)]

[Description]: This is a standard weapon crafted by the Dwarf Race. It is incredibly sharp, and after its internal energy is activated in a specific way, it can unleash a special attack.

[Manufacturer]: Emilie York

[Melee Attack Strength]: 15 [Durability]: 12/15 [Current Energy Storage]: 90% (Recovery Time: 22.6 hours)

[Special Abilities]: Absorption (This is a short sword crafted using Old World Technology, extremely sensitive to biological energy. Placing it in blood or flesh will accelerate the sword's energy recovery speed; the recovery speed varies depending on the biological level.) Sharpness (The sword's sharpness is affected by energy. Depending on the energy output, the blade will exhibit different sharpness, with a maximum burst of 50% energy, doubling the sharpness.) Vibration (When the sword's sharpness exceeds that of the opponent's weapon by more than 30%, there is a high probability that the opponent's weapon will shatter, bounce off, or fall upon contact.) [Evaluation]: Vibration sword enthusiasts rejoice! The three attributes seem average, but they are not to be underestimated! The first attribute, like the short sword, accelerates energy recovery by absorbing blood and flesh.

The second benefit is a sharpness boost; if it can be maximized, it can make the entire knife twice as sharp.

The third point is even more outrageous; it applies if the opponent's weapon is of low grade or low sharpness.

Once the two sides clashed, the outcome of the battle was essentially decided.

If this were the era of Cold Weapons, such a sharp and powerful sword that could absorb flesh and blood would surely have become a legendary weapon that would shake the martial arts world!

But now, after trying it a few times, Su Mo looked away.

The reason is simple: practicality! There are still too few people in the depression, and if people choose to go up there for melee combat, there will inevitably be casualties.

If given a choice, Su Mo would prefer to see this.

This technology for creating sharpness is found in some special vehicles or tools.

Examples include handheld cutting machines with incredible cutting power, tree-chopping axes that can cut hair in an instant, and excavators that can pierce through iron and stone.

The true strength of this technology lies in its application to people's livelihoods.

As a weapon, it's only passable!

Continuing with the system's assessment, the remaining weapon attributes quickly appeared.

But after scanning the remaining ordinary items, Su Mo lost even the interest to try them out.

The green longbow can make the arrows quieter when fired, and when powered, it can increase the arrow speed.

This is something that even the electric crossbow that Su Mo upgraded before could be modified to achieve; it's nothing special.

The Light-Absorbing Dagger is coated with a layer of paint similar to that of the Hope ship. When its energy is used, it can burst into a bright light that can dazzle the opponent's eyes.

The funny thing is, this thing doesn't distinguish between friend and foe. After using it, you'll be mentally prepared.

You'll also get dazed, making it a different kind of "Seven Injury Fist".

However, I kept scanning until I reached the last few spheres.

When the assault team mentioned the protective shield that could emit white light, Su Mo became interested.

[Force Field Shield (Excellent Level)]

[Description]: This is a standard piece of armor meticulously crafted by the Dwarf Race. It possesses strong personal protective capabilities. After activating the energy within in a certain way, it can unleash a protective shield to prevent all attacks from the outside in.

[Manufacturer]: Ackerman Bennett [Protection Category]: Direct Kinetic Energy [Protection Strength]: 25 (Protects against impacts from any bullet with a caliber lower than 7.62mm) [Current Energy Storage]: 21% (Recovery Time: 69.5 hours)

[Special Abilities]: Absorption (This is a protective shield created using Old World Technology. It is extremely sensitive to bio-energy. Placing it in blood or flesh will accelerate the shield's energy recovery speed; the recovery speed varies depending on the bio-level.) Protection (Activating the energy creates an Electromagnetic Field Protection shield 50cm outside the user's body, significantly reducing damage from direct kinetic energy attacks; Note: The shield is bidirectional, and attacks from the user cannot penetrate the field after use.) [Evaluation]: A small toy, but its design concept is very interesting!