It's already dark, and now do we want to enter Stone Man City, or set up camp outside.

"General Zhou, you are familiar with this place, you see what we are going to do now." My uncle began to ask Zhou Tong for advice.

"I think we'll set up camp outside the city tonight, the life in the stone man city is weird, let's see the situation tomorrow."

We found a clearing and began to set up camp, and Zhou Tong eliminated a few more scouts to act as sentry, and everything was finally arranged. In the evening, after eating, my uncle had to go out of the tent again.

"Uncle, where are you going?"

"Xiao Yu, I'll go to Zhou Tong to inquire about the matter of the Stone Man City, do you want to follow over and listen to the story."

Listening to stories, I like to listen to stories the most. I put on my clothes and followed my uncle to Zhou Tong's tent.

"Yo, Mr. Yu is here, please take a seat."

Zhou Tong's tent is very large, with many oil lamps and a stove next to it. The nights in the desert are very cold, and it is good to have a stove to keep warm.

"Mr. Yu and the little brother, please sit down and come over together to roast the fire and relieve the cold."

Zhou Tong fetched two small wooden piers for us and let us roast the fire together. Sitting next to this small stove seems to clear away all the fatigue of the day.

"General Zhou, what kind of place is that Stone Man City we are going to? I see that you are very interested in this place, but you don't seem to dare to touch this place, can you tell us about it? "It seems that my uncle is also full of curiosity about the place of Stone Man City.

After my uncle finished speaking, Zhou Tong sighed a few times. It seems that my uncle is right, this stone city is really a place that Zhou Tong loves and hates.

"Sir, this stone man city, as the name suggests, the people in the city are made of stone. You have also seen those bronze beasts in the Golden City before, there are many strange races in this world, not all races are similar to humans, and this stone man is one of the strange races. ”

"These stone figures are tall, more than two meters tall, and their bodies are made of solid rock. Their strength is endless, and their combat effectiveness is even more impressive than that of other races. However, although these stone men are strong in combat, they do not care about the world. They are unwilling to compete with other races for territory, so they have been living in this desolate Gobi. ”

Now that I think about it, the Gobi Desert outside here is indeed desolate, surrounded by stones and stones. There's not even a water source here, and I haven't even seen an animal after walking for so long.

"General Zhou, this place is so desolate, what do those stone men do for a living. They can't just eat stones to live in this Gobi full of stones. When I asked, Zhou Tong smiled.

"Little brother, you really guessed right this time. These stone people live by eating stones, they don't need to drink water, they can live a lifetime as long as they eat stones. Not only that, but if these stone figures were injured in battle, they would only need to eat a few stones and the injuries would be able to recover immediately. It is because of so many magical abilities that they can live in this world and stand tall. ”

"In fact, not only that, these stone men also advocate force, and their king is also elected by force. Every five years, they have to choose the strongest one by duel, and the strongest person can become the king of the stone people. And their current king, who has not been defeated for ten consecutive terms, is a real powerhouse. ”

I went, I haven't been defeated in 10 consecutive sessions, that's really strong.

"I still have some friendship with this king, but ......" Zhou Tong said halfway through and didn't say anything.

"General Zhou, is there any difficulty?" When my uncle asked, Zhou Tong nodded.

"Sir, the present king is indeed on good terms with me, and he is a rebel against the Virgin. But there were also many people among the stone men who were in favor of an alliance with the Virgin. The most important thing is that in the past few days, it is time for the city to elect the king again. ”

"If we just enter the city, the king in the city will be a new person, and it is a pro-virgin faction, I am afraid that we will be in danger." It turns out that this is what Zhou Tong is worried about, but he is really taking care of it.

"Report to the general, the sentinel finds out about the situation." A soldier suddenly ran in from outside, and it seemed that something very important was happening outside. We didn't have time to continue chatting, so we immediately went out to see what was going on.

The small city in the distance can see the skyrocketing fire, but there has been a big change in the city. Zhou Tong wanted to ride over to have a look, but my uncle stopped him and handed the telescope to Zhou Tong.

"Oh no, there's a change in the city. Command the troops, arrange their weapons, put on their armor, build fortifications, and prepare for battle. After Zhou Tong gave the order, the soldiers immediately took action.

Although there are stones all around, it is more difficult to build fortifications than to climb to the sky. The ground in this Gobi is harder than cement, how to build fortifications.

"Alas, General Zhou, leave the matter of building the fortifications to me." My uncle took the initiative to take over the job.

My uncle took out a few charms, picked them on the iron rod, threw them a few times, turned into a string of fireballs, and smashed them on the desolate Gobi Desert. There were a few explosions, and the hard stone on the ground had been shattered.

"Five Elements Secret Technique, Move Mountains and Reclamation." The stones that had been reduced to pieces tumbled rapidly, gathering as quickly as a wall. Soon a stone wall appeared in front of us, and there was an additional trench outside. Hey, this fortification is complete.

The soldiers began to climb the stone wall, armed with their crossbows and swords, ready to meet the enemy at any time. However, the situation did not seem to be as bad as we thought, although the fire in the city was getting bigger and louder, and the shouts were loud and earth-shattering, but it did not mean to move towards our side.

"Sir, I don't think the situation outside here is clear, so why don't I take someone to investigate and find out the situation." My uncle nodded.

"Okay, the general must be careful, I'm here to help you guard the camp."

Zhou Tong took thirty cavalrymen out of the camp to check, and he didn't know what was going on outside. My uncle just continued to direct the soldiers to strengthen the fortifications, preparing for a sneak attack that could happen at any time.

Zhou Tong took people out and didn't come back for a long time, and we were waiting here anxiously. I really want to go out and have a look, but I'm afraid that I won't have time to come back if I get out of the camp and be attacked by sneak attack. After waiting anxiously for half an hour, we heard the sound of horses' hooves.

We immediately went out to greet Zhou Tong, who was covered in dust and looked very embarrassed. I suddenly noticed that the last horse was carrying something huge. I walked over and saw that it was half a person!

Half a stone man, to be exact.

"General Zhou, what's the situation, how did you bring back half a stone man."

"I don't know, it's better to bring this stone man alive first to know what's going on in the city."