Boiling Beast Bloodline
Chapter 631 - 133: Tribute _5

Chapter 631: Chapter 133: Tribute _5

In the middle of the valley, there were dozens of enormous iron anvils, hammers, and tongs. By their size alone, it was evident that they were the playthings of the Difeng Giant. Scattered across the ground were numerous partially finished steel products. Several bubbling volcanic vents, fiercely spurting out blue and red flames, were located near the anvils. There were stone platforms built over these flaming vents, and adjacent to these, stood massive clay crucibles equipped with handles.

During their leisurely conversation, Elder Tang Jin informed Liu Zhenhan that smelting underground was actually quite easy. There wasn’t a need to mine or fire up a furnace; scooping from the rivers of lava would suffice. These rivers of lava frequently flowed with molten iron, much like fishing, with a bit of patience, one could quickly obtain their raw materials. Moreover, the iron in these rivers was a high-quality mixture of metallic steel.

Liu Zhenhan noticed a detail. The forging masters referred to by Elder Tang Jin—the Difeng Giants—were truly extraordinary. Just based on their physical appearances alone, they instilled a sense of robust reliability. Most notably, many of the partially finished products forged by the Difeng Giants were farming tools like hoes and plows. Their design clearly suggested they were custom-made for the petite Cave Dwellers. It was a mystery how these giants could craft such small farming equipment with their enormous bodies.

Liu Zhenhan wandered around the iron anvil for a while, but he didn’t find any weapon-related unfinished products. This unexpected discovery left him feeling somewhat respect and admiration.

At the inner side of the valley, leaning against the mountains, there stood over a dozen large arch-shaped houses made of stone. Each house was doorless, their external size exaggeratedly huge, enough for the over thirty Flame Giants—old and young—to hold a small meeting. From the outside, these houses all resembled enormous large tombs that occupied vast terrains. Apart from some animal skin beds and some dried meat hanging on the walls, there were numerous iron boxes inside these houses. The external appearance of the iron boxes resembled large coffins. Liu Zhenhan lifted the heavy lid of an iron box and discovered they were filled with black and red granules. Feeling the slightly bearded, dry seeds in his hands, the scent of earth and crops emanated.

These were the seeds that the pitiful Cave Dwellers had to bring here every year after their harvest to save their own lives. As for the bandits who made a living by pillaging, this action was undeniably their only method, and it also was the most bitterly ironic form of resistance.

Liu Zhenhan couldn’t help but heave a sigh.

This place couldn’t even compare to the tip of Fei Lengcui’s toenail. If the enemies didn’t have the flying Eagle-Bull people, securing the U-shaped pass, along with the assistance of their fortifications, defending a mountain pass about two hundred yards wide with their current strength of several hundred warriors should not pose a problem. However, it would be different if the enemy had a large air force at their disposal. With leaks everywhere, coordinating front and rear defenses was unrealistic.

If there were deep well ladders here, that would be good. It would be then possible to take advantage of the terrain and make it formidable enough to the point where one man is capable of holding back ten thousand. However, this was a volcano mouth, where the stones were as hard as steel, even excavating it wouldn’t be possible.

In short, this place seemed as if it was designed to invite a beating.

Daisy and Old Liu exchanged a smile. The husband-and-wife duo felt that these Taurens and Difeng Giants were quite formidable—they’d been persisting in such a terrain for so many years. It was indeed impressive. It was lucky that they brought so many sky riders along this time, otherwise it would have been a bit of a stretch.

Elder Tang Jin and Giant Chief Yangkele quickly found out what they wanted and hurried over to report to the powerful noble. Originally, the Koutao Merfolk were contacted and bribed by the Moore Blood Elves of the Black Domain Continent. In exchange for a considerable amount of fresh meat, they were tasked to launch a surprise attack on the Difeng Giants of the Flame Mountain Valley; they weren’t asked to eliminate all the giants, but to inflict some damage.

Generally, the Koutao Merfolk were quite apprehensive of the Difeng Giants. After all, being hit by a Difeng Giants’ flaming meteorite was not a joke. But this time the Blood Elves proposed such attractive conditions that they couldn’t refuse, hence the Koutao Merfolk immediately agreed, relying on the fact that they had a retreat route. If things went awry, they could simply dive back into the deep water. Not even the Difeng Giants, let alone anyone else in the Underground World, could do anything about them there.

Liu Zhenhan wasn’t surprised by this. The outcome was within his expectations. Without any benefits, the Koutao Merfolk wouldn’t be foolish enough to risk their lives against the Difeng Giants. At the time, Liu Zhenhan had seen the huge flaming meteorites killing numerous Merfolk.

The pre-war preparations were busy. The Taurens began to scoop water into iron buckets in large quantities, preparing for the necessities of future battle life. The Difeng Giants, regardless of gender or age, dug out their buried spears and shields. The giants were gearing up for a final stand.

The conventional way of combat would not work, Liu Zhenhan commanded all Difeng Giants to immediately begin crafting iron caltrops, the more the better. Every Giant did not quite understand the intentions of this alien Beamon noble, but they obeyed anyway because this generous Beamon had brought a lot of fun and delicious things for the children in the Flame Mountain Valley, and the Giants were beginning to accept this foreigner.

A day’s time had passed. One after the other, the patrols of Antelope Men returned from the distant Flame Mountain Valley. Elder Tang Jin said, in another two days, if the main patrol teams have not returned to the Flame Mountain Valley, they probably never will. Every year, some underground wanderers fall on their routes, sacrificing their lives to guard the survival rights of the Cave Dwellers.

Such melancholy words were quite heart-wrenching.

Apart from wandering aimlessly, when Liu Zhenshen was idle, he would ask the Difeng Giants where he could find Magical Metal raw materials. Regrettably, even the Difeng Giants were not sure where to find such things.

The representative of the Koutao Merfolk arrived in Flame Mountain Valley the next day, intending to redeem their king.

Liu Zhenshen’s appetite was so frightening that before the negotiation representatives of the Koutao Merfolk could steady themselves, he demanded elemental metals. He asked for things such as Magical Mercury, Seven degree gold, Jing Gold Mithril, Lama copper, five thousand kilograms of each, the demands were so shocking that Koutao Merfolk and Difeng Giants nearly fainted.

Chief Yangkele reminded the generous Beamon lord in a low voice that these magical metals are excellent materials for forging Magic Circles and Magic Weapons, both underground and on the surface; their production was very low.

Seeing Liu Zhenshen’s face starting to turn ugly, the Koutao Merfolk’s negotiation representative who was terrified immediately brought forth the offerings to redeem the Merfolk King. It was quite surprising; these barbaric Merfolk actually brought a woman from their tribe of fairy-like beauty----------------------Because Figo was overly brave, being able to go underwater and was heavily armored, the Koutao Merfolk began to see the formidable Liu Zhenshen, who can command Figo, as a god. In the Underground World, there was no race daring enough to challenge the Koutao Merfolk underwater. The only one capable of that was the god in the eyes of Koutao Merfolk.

Liu Zhenshen examined Koutao Merfolk’s most beautiful woman. He felt she looked very familiar, but he couldn’t remember who she was. After a long ponder, he finally realized.

The negotiation representative of the Koutao Merfolk was not stupid. He noticed the godly man’s face started to look fierce again, and hurriedly babbled a bunch of Subterranean Natives language.

"Honourable Beamon Overlord, these Koutao Merfolk also want to present you with the most magical treasures from the underground water world: Coral women and Malong crystals," said the Giant chief who served as the interpreter, with a bit of surprise.

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