The Tianyun Plateau was barren and desolate, with scarce resources.
Even an organization as powerful as Greedy Wolf had nothing valuable in its storeroom.
More than half the storeroom was piled high with jars of black oil tree sap.
Xian He picked up a jar, tore off the seal, and peered inside. It was full of glossy black liquid with a pungent, oily smell.
"This feels a bit like petroleum!"
Xian He had a master's degree in mechanical engineering. After graduating, he'd joined a heavy industry company and often traveled all over the world to deal with after-sales issues. He'd even visited offshore oil-drilling platforms several times, so he was fairly familiar with petroleum.
"Benefactor! We've collected all the weapons and armor, and piled the corpses in the clearing, including the ones in the woods," reported Yang Feng, one of the captives, as he hurried into the storeroom.
"Good work!" Xian He said with a smile. "Get me a torch. I want to run a test."
"A test?"
Yang Feng scratched his head, unsure what Xian He was up to.
He didn't ask any questions and replied, "I'll get one right away!"
Carrying two jars of black oil tree sap, Xian He went to where the corpses had been piled up. He broke the seals and poured the sap over Xiao Lang's body.
"Benefactor, here's your torch!"
In less than half an incense stick's time, Yang Feng came running over with a torch.
He'd found a wooden stick somewhere, wrapped it in clothes taken from a dead man, then lit it in a brazier.
Xian He took the torch and touched it to the black oil tree sap.
"Boom!"
The flames spread at incredible speed. In the time it took to blink twice, they had completely engulfed Xiao Lang's corpse.