41: Chapter 41 Rogel Camp [Please Favorite, Please Vote] 41: Chapter 41 Rogel Camp [Please Favorite, Please Vote] The outpost of Rogel Camp is located in a valley sandwiched between two mountains to the east of Redwood Ridge.
Both mountains are elongated vertically, rising two to three thousand meters, similar to Tower Mountain where Da Shi Camp is located.
Over the years, the cold has frozen them, and the surrounding rock faces are covered with a layer of black ice crystals.
The mountains are taller than Tower Mountain, so naturally, the crystals are thicker as well.
However, the strange thing is that the further down you go on the mountain, the thinner and lighter in color the black ice crystals become, until at the very bottom, nearing the ground, they’ve turned the color of ordinary stone.
Upon closer inspection, you can see a continuous layer of white mist surrounding the stone wall, and as the white mist rises, those black crystals keep melting, turning into a water flow that drips down the stone wall.
“The high temperature from burning coal can even melt these age-old ice crystals.
Rogel Camp should never freeze anyone to death.”
Even though Hong Gang has stayed at Rogel Camp for half a month, every time he returns, he can’t help but marvel bluntly.
The other three leaders, along with Shi Qing and their Logging Realm personnel from their respective camps, upon hearing Hong Gang’s words and seeing the white mist on the stone wall, also showed a look of envy on their faces.
At Rogel Camp, let alone the fact everyone has a piece of Beast Skin Clothing, with these coal blocks for heating all year round, we haven’t had anyone freeze to death in nearly twenty years.”
Luo Ming didn’t say anything, but one of his subordinates couldn’t help but speak up.
From his rather proud tone, it’s not hard to see that as a member of Rogel Camp, he felt quite proud in his heart.
Hearing that no one had frozen to death in twenty years, the crowd’s look of envy intensified.
Especially for the leaders of the five small camps, they could most directly feel the power of that statement.
Strictly speaking, compared to the Cold Beast and Deceitful Monster, cold is the simplest survival challenge faced by humans.
However, even so, the number of people who die from cold each year is still significant in various camps.
As small camps, they can only rely on woodcutting to keep warm.
The problem is that woodcutting doesn’t guarantee a harvest every time.
If unlucky enough to encounter a Cold Beast, not only would they gain nothing, but they might even lose their lives.
The problem is that in recent years, the growth rate of trees in Redwood Ridge has been more and more rampant.
Sometimes, they can’t even find a tree that can be cut down in a whole night.
Not only is obtaining wood difficult, but the physical condition of the ordinary people in the camps is also a major issue, especially children.
When facing a sudden drop in temperature, even hiding in a cave with a bonfire might not prevent them from freezing to death.
So, while twenty years without freezing anyone to death may seem ordinary to Rogel Camp, it is a huge luxury for these five small camps.
Where there is envy, there is disdain.
“Ignorant country bumpkins, making a fuss over nothing, and feeling proud about such a trivial thing!”
Unlike the faces of envy on people like Hong Gang, Li Hu’s face was full of disdain.
Evidently, what had occurred earlier left Li Hu with a deep grudge against the group, so he directly used the phrase “ignorant country bumpkins” to mock everyone as inexperienced.
Yang Ning, although not speaking, had an expression on his face that was not much different.
“Not to mention Beishuo Town, even slightly stronger medium camps know to lay down coal stone, soften the ground, and transplant crops, but you all only know to use it for heating.
Holding onto a treasure without knowing how to use it, and still being complacent about it, is simply stupid to the extreme!”
The others had no reaction to these words.
Only Luo Ming was stunned, then thought of something, and his face immediately showed a look of joy.
“Thank you for the guidance, my lord.
I only learned today that coal stone has such uses.”
His intention was only to ridicule and joke, not to guide Luo Ming, and he didn’t expect it to backfire.
However, he thought of something, quickly backtracked, and sneered, “Don’t get happy too soon.
The land needed for those crops isn’t small, and you five Earth-digging Realm folk would take ten to eight years to extract the coal stone necessary.”
Not long after being exuberant, Luo Ming was hit with a metaphorical bucket of cold water.
Although he said nothing, the leaders of the five camps with Hong Gang and Shi Qing flashed evident anger in their eyes towards Li Hu, clearly displeased by his taunting of Luo Ming.
“Enough, stop rambling and get inside quickly!”
Yang Ning noticed the undisguised anger of the five leaders and looked somewhat displeased, but said nothing, just gave Li Hu a glance, signaling everyone to go inside first.
“Everyone, let’s talk inside!”
Luo Ming, whether naturally without a temper or having a good self-cultivation, after being teased by Li Hu, acted as if nothing had happened and invited everyone inside.
While people were speaking, they hadn’t forgotten to walk and had already reached the middle of the valley.
Though a medium-sized camp, similar to the Great Xia and Da Shi camps, the location where Rogel Camp is stationed is very concealed.
The entrance to the valley is filled with huge boulders and trees.
A normal person would never guess that behind them hides a camp of over a thousand people.
Luo Ming led the group around the boulders from the left side, and several subordinates, familiar with the path, walked ahead of him to a heap of rotten wood from which they pulled out a giant log over five meters in diameter and fifty meters long.
Once the log was pulled out, the stones and other trees on top should have collapsed, but they didn’t move at all.
A thirty-meter-long passageway appeared out of nowhere amidst the heap of boulders and trees.
No one was surprised, having seen it before, and followed Luo Ming inside without changing their expressions.
Passing through the passage, the entire inner side of the valley was revealed.
The depth of the valley wasn’t clear, but just the left and right sides were about three to four hundred meters wide.
The most amazing thing was that the tops of the two mountains interlocked, blocking the valley completely from light.
Of course, solely is not enough to fend off the harsh cold.
Unlike the Great Xia and Da Shi Camps, which rely on burning bonfires in enclosed spaces to warm, Rogel Camp has built five gigantic houses inside the valley.
These can’t really be called houses but rather boxes constructed with giant wood.
Each of the five wooden houses is square, about fifty meters wide, estimated to accommodate several hundred people each.
Fires burn inside all five buildings with white smoke continuously wafting out from vent holes at the top, accompanied by voices conversing inside.
The wood houses, illuminated by the fire inside, gleamed with a faint golden light, clearly built using the strongest Golden Frost Tree.
“It gets warm as soon as you enter the valley, coal burning is indeed good!”
Hong Gang extended his hand to feel the inside temperature of the valley, unable to help but exclaim.
People from the camp had already come out to greet them, and Luo Ming casually exchanged greetings, leading the group toward the innermost wooden house.
As they approached the wooden house, Shi Dong, who had been following Shi Qing, suddenly perked up and turned his head towards the left side of the wooden house.
“Big brother, what’s that place?”
Shi Qing, following his gaze, then noticed that beside the innermost wooden house was a small wooden house less than ten meters wide.
Luo Ming noticed and approached them, explaining, “That’s my father’s residence.”
Upon hearing this, both men were stunned.
Luo Ming’s father, the previous leader of Rogel Camp, Luo Feng?