Chapter 363: Earth Well (Thank you to alliance leader Ji Jue, and happy birthday
For two and a half full days, they headed south, crossing more than a thousand kilometers of snowfields.
The pale expanse of snow gradually thinned, and everything in sight slowly became black ridges and charcoal-gray rocks. The temperature remained below zero, but the terrifying cold of before had faded. In its place came the gradual increase in altitude, making it harder and harder to breathe.
The elevation was changing.
The deathly silent ice fields had been left behind. Along their route, they occasionally saw rats, wolf packs, and rock sheep. In the snow, enormous yaks silently chewed at grass roots beneath the powder. Their dark eyes lifted to glance at the uninvited guests roaring past, then quickly looked away with no further interest.
Now and then, they saw weathered, dark-skinned herders on horseback, watching from afar with sheep-driving whips in hand and what seemed to be cigarettes eternally hanging from their lips.
Their lung capacity was truly enviable.
Gradually, signs of habitation appeared, and the number of Airship livestream cameras increased as well. At bends in the road, they occasionally spotted cheering fans. Some even drove up to them, hoping for a photo.
Kunwu Relay Station—Earth Well—had arrived!
Though it was called a relay station, it was merely a small city pressed against the edge of the mountains. Thanks to the abundant output of the Kunwu Mountains, many dealers in precious metals and gemstones stationed people here year-round.
Like waiting atop a treasure mountain for gold dust and gem gravel to slide down.
Waiting for rabbits by a tree stump.
Though the city looked rundown and unremarkable, staggering sums of money flowed through it every day.
There were already dozens of surveyed large rare-metal veins on