Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Edited by Aelryinth
Zhang Che suddenly felt something in his heart as he followed Luo Wenjun further into the green land. Looking up to the sky, he saw a nearly unnoticeable tiny black dot circling at least a few thousand meters in the sky. It flew over their head, then quickly disappeared from his sight.
Luo Wenjun looked at Zhang Che in surprise, sighing with praise, “Woah, Brother Zhang’s senses are so sharp!”
Zhang Che asked, “Brother Luo, is that… a scouting-type subdued beast?”
Luo Wenjun nodded, replying, “Right, that’s one of the two legend-quality beasts He Luotu owns. It possesses extremely strong scouting ability. Even at night, it can survey the surrounding few dozen kilometers clearly with the help of the ‘starlight’.”
Zhang Che came to a sudden realization. The last doubt he had was finally solved.
Indeed, with such a powerful scouting-type subdued beast circling over their heads, none of the beastmasters with ill intentions would dare to cause any problems in the green land, or act inappropriately.
As he went deeper into the green land, Zhang Che saw beastmaster after beastmaster. There were men and women, with various skin and hair colors.
Every one of them seemed friendly, smiling at one another, as if this place was truly a paradise.
When they arrived at the plains in the middle of the largest stream in the green lands, there was a wide spread of tents in a picturesque disorder visible. If he didn’t know any better, he might have mistaken himself as having arrived at a pastoral grassland.
Going along with the rules set in place, Zhang Che gave up two of the four animals the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon had frozen to death, then followed Luo Wenjun to an empty space to set up camp.
This area was the land assigned to Luo Wenjun’s group of three for their camp.
It wasn’t like you could set up camp wherever you liked. Everything was bound by strict rules, unless you chose to leave this area and settle down somewhere else in the green land.
However, even if you didn’t understand He Luotu’s intentions, it was clear that this area was the safest place within the entire green land. Absolutely no one would dare to cause strife here.
After pitching their tents, Luo Wenjun had Luo Da and Luo Er clean up the two animals at the stream, while he and Zhang Che sat down at the open area outside their tents and started chatting.
Other than their strengths and family background, the two of them spoke about everything, as if they had known each other for ages.
By the time Luo Da and Luo Er were done cleaning the two carcasses and came back, Zhang Che and Luo Wenjun had a bonfire set up. In the camp, there were people specifically assigned the task of gathering dried leaves and branches. Those who gave up half of their food could get them for free. Afterwards, the four of them worked together and purposely left a few pieces of meat aside, then split the remainder into four shares, applied spices to them, and roasted them over the bonfire.
When the bonfire was started, some people actually came over to them and distributed a bunch of fruit, as well as some greens like mushrooms and vegetables.
What surprised Zhang Che the most was that they were even given a big pot.
It was really a large metal pot!
Could there be people who specifically brought pots into the secret plane?
It wasn’t just one or two of them. Judging from the scale of the camp site, there were at least a hundred!
However, Luo Wenjun soon answered the doubts in Zhang Che’s heart.
“Haha, did you find it very strange, Brother Zhang? These metal pots were actually produced by a certain beastmaster’s metal-attributed subdued beast. That subdued beast isn’t very strong, but is skilled in shaping metals. It just so happened that someone found an iron mine in the green land, and that’s where all these pots come from!. Everyone can use them to boil soup and water, greatly improving the lives of the people here.”
Zhang Che was convinced. There truly wasn’t anything too bizarre in this world. Such subdued beasts actually existed! It was simply a must-have for long journeys!
He finally understood why Luo Da and Luo Er would purposely leave a few pieces of meat behind when roasting the rest of the meat. With just a big pot, together with the mushrooms and vegetables distributed to them, they could cook a pot of piping hot meat soup. It was so much better than just eating roasted meat!
Now that they had a pot, how could they do without bowls?
Not to worry; the camp’s management had thought things out. They made some high quality clay and shaped it into clay bowls, then fired them with fire-attributed subdued beasts. You could have as many of the simple pottery bowls as you wanted!
Zhang Che even had the ridiculous thought that if everyone were stuck in this secret plane, would they form a new tribe in this green land and reproduce?
There were men and women among the beastmasters, and there were also people of black, white, yellow, and brown skin. If a few decades, or even a century, passed, perhaps they might really form a large tribe!
Another bonfire was lit. The big pot was placed over the fire, half filled with water from the stream, and covered with a wooden lid. Soon, the water was boiling.
The small pieces of meat were thrown in, followed by the mushroom. Some salt and spices were also added. When the big pot of meat soup was giving off a good aroma, vegetables were thrown in to boil for a while, and it was now ready for eating.
The timing was just right; the roasted meat at the side was also cooked.
To Zhang Che’s surprise, Luo Wenjun even took out a few bottles of alcohol from his spatial equipment.
This fellow, did he come to the secret plane for a tour?
“Hahahaha, don’t kid me, Brother Zhang! To me, alcohol is as important as life itself! My whole body doesn’t feel at ease if I don’t drink any alcohol for a day. So, for this trip I purposely brought some drinks with me. Here, try some. This is a special wine recipe passed down in my family for a thousand years! You’ll be sure to like it!” Luo Wenjun laughed out loud. He opened a bottle and poured the wine into the bowls, then raised his and emptied it.
From the instant the wine bottle was opened, Zhang Che caught a thick smell of wine assaulting his nose. Although he wasn’t someone who drank frequently, he could tell that this was definitely top grade wine!
-I’ll have a little, then. My physique is way better than ordinary people anyway. This little bit of alcohol won’t get me drunk!-
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The bonfire feast lasted for over an hour. Zhang Che and the others only separated ways and returned to his own tent to rest when the rock strata over their heads dimmed down and darkness shrouded the land.
Even though he could rest peacefully at the camp site, Zhang Che summoned the red sword nonetheless, letting it hovering silently in the air in his tent. That way, it could warn him and counterattack right away if anyone ambushed him.
At present, Zhang Che’s control over the sword had reached a level where it moved as he wished. Within a hundred meter radius, the sword would move exactly how he wanted it to, not a single millimeter off.
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After Zhang Che woke up the next morning and had breakfast with Luo Wenjun and his group, he made his intentions to bid farewell known.
Luo Wenjun didn’t find this strange. After all, although the green land seemed very peaceful on the surface, it was filled with conflicts underneath. It was only due to He Luotu’s overhanging threat that no one dared to cause any strife.
Anyone who had the goal of obtaining resources in the secret plane by risking their lives wouldn’t stay here for long.
“In that case, I’ll see you again, Brother Zhang!” Luo Wenjun cupped his fists towards Zhang Che, “I’ll be staying here for another day. I plan on leaving tomorrow. When we return to Mercury, I’ll be sure to find Brother Zhang for a drink!”
“Alright, that’s a promise!” Zhang Che nodded, smiling faintly. He mounted the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon and quickly headed out of the green land.
