Chapter 33: The Abandoned Camp

The clouds were getting lower and lower, and it looked as if they were about to press down on the city.

The soldiers began to march into the canyon, and the heavy rain was coming, and they had to reach the camp inside the canyon before the rain fell. The 2,000 soldiers of the Holy Ape Country stayed at the entrance of the canyon, replacing the dozen or so defenders and allowing them to rest and eat.

On the one hand, Jack and the others followed the Missus soldiers into the canyon, and on the other hand, the soldiers of the Holy Ape Country, under the command of Al, patrolled the canyon around the canyon to check whether the blocked exits were safe.

The squad walked vigilantly and quickly on the avenue of the canyon, and Coren reminded that one or two fierce beasts could appear around at any time, so be extra careful, although it was said that there were many fierce beasts here, but the combat effectiveness of these ninety experienced soldiers should not be underestimated.

Before coming to the canyon, the lords of the fifteen city-states all went back to hold their own skill competitions after the last gathering in Misu, and now these ninety soldiers, all of them are one in a million, all of them can use bows and swords, and their individual combat and collective combat capabilities are very strong.

Jack noticed that the inside of the canyon was exactly as Sokorn had said, with either old woods or narrow passages densely packed on both sides of the road, and it was not the unknown beasts that looked dangerous, but the steep terrain of the place. In addition, the day happened to be facing a downpour, this scene made everyone who watched it depressed and had an urge to escape.

But none of the ninety soldiers had a look of fear or panic on their faces. Jack really didn't know why the soldiers of the Misser Kingdom were so disregarding life and death, could it be that they had these things that tested life and death in their daily training subjects?

After nothing happened, the team walked to the camp, located two kilometers from the entrance to the canyon.

When he arrived, he realized that Jack had thought that the camp that Colon was talking about should be a large area, with a fence and a trench, so that it would look like a camp. Who knows, this camp turned out to be a cave. But it's right to think about it, if the beasts of this canyon are fierce enough, even the camp made of iron is estimated to be vulnerable.

Crossing a narrow aisle on the right-hand side of the road, the armoured soldiers walked almost belly against the mountain. At the end of the corridor was the cave that had been secretly demolished in a dangerous area.

The leading soldiers lit torches and illuminated the originally dark cave. The soldiers lit their dry torches and stuck them in the cracks in the wall, and then began to clean up the mess.

"Turks, you and Jack, go to the warehouse inside to see if there is any fruit to do or something, little Zari should be hungry

Jack was looking at the ruined sight in front of him, this place had not been visited in years, and perhaps the defenders hadn't been here since the last accident.

Turks led Jack through the damp, choking little cave, the ground still covered with rusty swords and tattered clothes, and the stone benches covered with moss.

It is a circular cave, the highest top is less than four meters above the ground, and it can be seen that although the stone wall has been polished by hand, after the baptism of time, weeds and vines still grow on the wall, and there is a column in the middle to support the roof of the cave. On the other hand, the entrance to the cave is a bit difficult for people to enter because of the narrow entrance, not to mention the monsters that will appear at any time in the canyon, so this place is still very safe.

Even though there were more than a dozen torches burning in the entire cave, it still looked like a mist and chaos.

Inside the cave, which can accommodate about 1,000 people, there are three small doors that have been dug out in addition, and it can be seen from the small pieces of wood on the ground that there should have been wooden doors closed.

Jack approached a small door and saw long iron cables scattered on the ground, which was supposed to be the lock on the wooden door at that time, which was now rusty and completely unusable.

On the far left is the warehouse that Coren is talking about, and Jack and Turks step past the mess of garbage and walk in with torches.

"Phew!" said Jack, choking on the dust.

Tex, who was walking in front, also coughed incessantly.

The cave was pitch black, and because of the fine dust in the air, the torches could only illuminate the body less than two meters away.

"Is there anything to eat in this place?" Jack wondered if there was any life in the place.

Tex waved his hand, brushing away the dirt in front of him, and replied, "I don't know, let's see." As he spoke, he covered his mouth and nose and walked forward with his eyes squinted.

Finally walked to the exit, and the distance of more than ten meters made Jack feel as if he had walked a hundred meters.

At the end, there was another spacious place, a square storage room, which should have been used as a storehouse, because of the mess of iron chests everywhere.

"Will there be food in these boxes?" Jack muttered to himself. Little Zari in his arms followed all the way, and he also ate a lot of ashes, and kept snorting his nose.

This small cave is indeed very dry compared to the wetness outside, and the surrounding walls are obviously waterproofed, so this place is the best place to store things.

Tex's torch leaned against the wall, dragged over an iron box about two meters long, and slashed it with his sword, causing the heavy lock on the box to fall to the ground and splash up a cloud of smoke and dust. Jack and Tex immediately shut their mouths at the same time, burying their heads under their arms.

When the dust settled, Tex cautiously approached the box, and after tinkering for a while, he really found 0 well-preserved food!

"How come it hasn't spoiled?" said Jack.

Turks laughed and said, "Don't underestimate what the Missis blacksmith makes. This kind of box is composed of three boxes of different sizes, the second box is covered with a thick layer of lime, and the inside is wrapped in a layer of hay, and the smallest box is tightly packed with food. Theoretically it can be preserved for thirty years. ”

"Then let's look again, if there is any fruit or something. Jack said excitedly.

"Well, I'll take a few more looks. ”

So, the two of them worked together to drag over a few more boxes, crackling against the light, and split three or four in succession. Finally, they found some apples in one of them, and even Turks himself sighed: "Wow, these apples are very rare! Why didn't the defenders at that time want to eat them?"

Jack happily took the split apple and put it to the hungry Zary's mouth.

Little Zari didn't hesitate, opened his mouth and swallowed the half of the apple in one gulp.

"Little Zari, I'm hungry! Hehe, don't worry, there's more. Jack said with a smile as he looked at Zary. Little Zari also licked his lips and looked at Jack with longing eyes, as if to say, "Anything else?"

Tex, who was still rummaging through the boxes there, suddenly stopped, and squatted in front of a box with his head bowed in a daze.

"What's wrong?" asked Jack.

Turks didn't speak, just gestured to Jack over.