Lu Yuan held the water pipe and, with the help of the water pump, water was drawn out in streams. However, the pumping speed of the water was far faster than the melting speed of the ice, and when it was transported through the long pipe, it already carried some ice shards. In order to prevent the water in the pipe from freezing so quickly, Lu Yuan had to have a thick layer of cloth and cotton wrapped around the pipe.
Water was poured drop by drop onto the entrance to the west section of the cave, and the water that just dripped down instantly turned into ice. Soon, an ice gate appeared before everyone.
At this moment, most of the wood they had brought had been burned, and there was not much oil left. Lu Yuan quickly waved his hand.
"Okay, that should be enough."
Hearing Lu Yuan's words, everyone stopped and walked to the entrance of the West District. There, they saw a door that looked like it was made of crystal. The entire entrance was completely frozen. Lu Yuan kicked it hard, but it only knocked off some ice shards and did not affect the structure at all.
"Haha, this thick layer of ice is enough to keep them thawing for a while. We can go back and wait patiently."
The group of people who had finished their work couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. At Lu Yuan's invitation, they all went to his place. Dinner was dumplings with beef and pork fillings. Everyone pitched in to make dumplings, and they cooked several pots before they were all done.
Looking at the steaming dumplings, everyone felt a warmth in their hearts. Although morale in the camp was low, everyone present was on the same page.
After dinner, everyone returned to their respective residences, but Lu Yuan lay in bed unable to fall asleep for a long time.
He was still somewhat worried, after all, Huang Feng had far too many men. Last time, he had only brought two hundred men, and that was only at Lu Yuan's request. Moreover, Huang Feng reportedly had over a thousand men under his command. If those thousand-plus men really came, Lu Yuan's camp would be completely wiped out.
No, it doesn't feel like something's missing.
After frowning and pondering for a while, Lu Yuan secretly crawled out of bed. Xiao Shan was still sleeping soundly, and most of the family members were also resting, except for Xiao Shan's father, who was still busy with the processing.
After all, as the business manager of the steel plant, he was quite knowledgeable about steel casting.
In order to make everyone's lives better, he planned to build an ice-melting machine out of steel, because tonight's operation made him realize that even if they had enough groundwater, it would eventually freeze into ice, and they couldn't possibly burn their water storage tanks.
Lu Yuan quietly slipped out of the room and ran against the cold wind to the entrance of the camp valley. Looking at the smooth ground, he stared blankly for a while. Since they could freeze the entrance to the cave in the western area, why not build them an ice rink to make their work a little more difficult?
Thinking of this, another idea arose in Lu Yuan's mind.
So, with a thought, he drew a lot of water from the pond in the dimensional space and poured it directly onto the road at the entrance of the valley. As soon as the water came out of the dimensional space, it was scattered everywhere, and the entire valley entrance was soaked through. After a gentle gust of cold wind, the ground immediately froze into a smooth, mirror-like ice surface.
Haha, now let's see how you guys decide to go.
The second day passed, and there was still no movement in the camp. On the third day, about two kilometers away from the valley entrance, a large group of people gathered together.
They traveled from tens of kilometers away, and countless people froze to death along the way. Now, having lost about one-fifth of their men, they have finally arrived here.
In the center of the crowd stood a middle-aged man with a fiery gaze. The cold wind around him was blocked by his teammates. His eyes shone as he looked at the mountains that seemed so close yet so far, and he felt an irrepressible urgency in his heart.
"Lu Yuan, you were lucky last time and managed to escape. This time, let's see where you can run. You think you can't escape by hiding in your cave? Hmph, today I'm going to wipe this place out in blood. I'll kill all the men and capture all the women. Hahaha."
Huang Feng became more and more excited as he thought about it, so he waved his hand and urged the people in front to quicken their pace once again.
The main force would collapse every few hundred meters. The outermost layer of people were wearing the thinnest clothes. They couldn't withstand the cold wind and fell one by one. They lost countless corpses along the way.
However, these people were powerless to resist. Huang Feng's men were heavily armed, and they forced these people to move forward. If they didn't move, they would die. There was no way out.
They continued walking forward and finally reached the mouth of the valley, but the people in front of them stopped.
Huang Feng, who was continuing to walk forward, was tripped by the person in front of him and almost fell to the ground. He slapped the person hard on the forehead.
"What the hell are you all doing stopping? Keep moving forward!"
But the people in front of him were also innocent, saying that those in front of them had also stopped. Huang Feng angrily pushed his way through the crowd and looked ahead, only to find that everyone in front of him was looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Come on, why aren't you coming?"
The person standing at the front, trembling, pointed at the smooth, mirror-like ice surface in front of him.
"The area ahead... the area ahead is frozen."
Upon hearing this, Huang Feng frowned. He pushed aside the people in front of him and looked ahead, only to see that the area hundreds of meters ahead was entirely covered in ice.
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