Trembling At A High Altitude

The key issue is that the communication spiritual artifact on this side is also broken, we can only receive information, we can't send any messages out.

According to the plot's design, reinforcement won't be possible within half a month.

The situation is very serious.

When returning, Li Teng didn't let the two men support him, so Qiu Engineering went to the woodpile, found a suitable stick, and gave it to Li Teng as a crutch.

After returning to the camp, Li Teng didn't immediately go inside. Instead, he joined the others to walk along the border to observe the surrounding terrain and the situation inside the enemy camp.

On the side of the Long Kingdom, the terrain was higher compared to the lower terrain across the river, making scouting somewhat easier.

The scouts were all equipped with long-range spiritual artifacts, which allowed them to see very clearly.

The two patrol members hadn't lied, in the camp across the river, they were indeed moving some things, which seemed to be building materials for the Spirit Tower.

There was no space left for Spirit Tower construction where their camp was located, surrounded by big stones or steep slopes difficult to deal with, they could only build across the river in the Long Kingdom.

Through the long-range spiritual artifact, it could be seen that several people in the barracks across the river were also observing the movements on this side.

They were discussing something in a whisper while watching.

"What are those soldiers saying?" After observing through the binoculars for a while, Qiu Engineering asked the people around him.

"Can't guess," several people nearby shook their heads.

"I know!" Wang Tongxun, who was also holding a long-range spiritual artifact, spoke up.

"What are they saying?" Everyone looked at Wang Tongxun.

"Hmm, let me act it out for you," Wang Tongxun handed the binoculars back to the sentry and started mimicking the actions of a few whispering soldiers from the Barbarian Country's camp.

He stood here for a moment, there for a moment, while imitating the speech of several soldiers opposite.

His speed, tone, and expressions deliberately copied the style of those barbarian tribe soldiers, of course, the content was all made up by him.

"You see, the soldiers from Long Kingdom who've just taken over guard duty look different from the previous ones, they seem like a bunch of greenhorns!"

"You're right! According to the intelligence we obtained earlier, they were supposed to reinforce their posts and expand the camp during this shift change, but then the blizzard came, unexpectedly blocking the valley and trapping these greenhorns on this side."

"Oh! This is a great opportunity bestowed upon us by the Heavenly Ancestor! Once all the materials are in place tomorrow, we can cross the river and start building the Spirit Tower! If they dare to stop us, we'll fight! With our numerical advantage here, we're sure not to be at a disadvantage in a fight!"

"If they don't dare to block us, we'll slowly continue building the Spirit Tower inside! If they dare to block us, we'll beat them to death! We'll get revenge for the casualties in the valley and river battles here! We'll become great heroes of the Barbarian Country, and the ancestors will surely reward us afterward."

"Isn't that bad? The ancestors reached a deal to keep ourselves in line recently, to not provoke the other side."

"I suggest, after we cross over, we kill one or two first. If the reactions from their ancestors are too strong, we just retreat. The death of one or two soldiers from Long Kingdom won't make much impact. If there's not much reaction from the ancestors afterward, it probably means that these soldiers have lost contact with their ancestors due to this blizzard, then we can kill without mercy, annihilate them all! Take over the entire valley across the river!"

"Once the snow melts, the valley's pass will be completely in our hands, and this will be a great achievement!"

"Yes, your words make sense!"

"Let's do this tomorrow!"

"Barbarian Country is number one!"

"Long live the ancestors of the Barbarian Country!"

After watching Wang Tongxun's performance, most of them burst out laughing.

It must be said, he did have acting talent, looking like a professional stage actor.

But not everyone could manage a smile.

Because they felt that what Wang Tongxun had just said might very well be the content of the conversation among the soldiers of the Barbarian Country opposite them. Even if there were differences, they would likely not be significant.

The situation was truly dire.

They could not rule out the possibility that the soldiers of the Barbarian Country might attack today.

Or perhaps, a night raid.

The eight of them were unarmed, without even a long-range Magical Treasure, not to mention swords and other cold Weapons.

If the soldiers on the other side disregarded the previous agreement and attacked them in earnest, the eight of them would be like meat on a cutting board—utterly powerless to resist or fight back.

The reason the enemy hadn't attacked yet was probably that they were still unaware of the predicament faced by the group of eight.

Unarmed, with their communication Spiritual Artifact broken, and completely isolated.

In the afternoon, the wind grew even stronger; it was impossible to stand outside.

The soldiers from Barbarian Country across the river all took shelter in their camp.

Everyone felt a bit relieved and stayed inside the camp without venturing out.

How they wished that this stormy weather would persist!

Unfortunately,

in the afternoon, Wang Tongxun managed to fiddle with the communication Spiritual Artifact and opened a channel. He received a weather forecast from the Observatory Mansion's elders of the Long Kingdom.

It stated that the area where the watchpost was located would clear up tomorrow, with the wind dropping to a Level 1 or 2, essentially calm and sunny weather that would last for at least a week or more.

To the eight people, this news was akin to a death knell.

Little wonder the soldiers across the river were busy transporting various supplies to their camp; they were definitely preparing based on the weather.

"What should we do?" Wang Tongxun looked at the others.

"There's no choice but to employ a ruse akin to Zhuge Liang's Empty Fort Strategy—bluffing. We should write a script in the barbarian language, and when they come, read it out loud to intimidate them. Warn them that if they dare to cross the line, they will certainly face the thunderous wrath of the elders from the Long Kingdom. If they are not clever enough, they might fall for the trick and not dare to take a single step over the boundary," Qiu Engineering offered his suggestion.

"Don't think the intelligence of the Barbarian Country's soldiers is that low; according to the plot, their Spiritual Treasure technology is ahead of ours," Meng Patrol disagreed with Qiu Engineering's idea.

"Indeed, that's the case, but do we have a better plan?" Qiu Engineering looked around at everyone.

"Who's good at the barbarian language? In case they come, who will represent us to negotiate?" Xie Patrol asked.

No one responded.

None of the present were fools; years of continual warfare and natural disasters in the Barbarian Country had left the common people destitute. These lower-ranking soldiers harbored deep resentment, stirred up by some barbarian tribe elders, and now their hearts were filled with hatred. It was possible that, rather than waiting for the soldiers of the Long Kingdom to speak, they might simply attack as soon as anyone approached.

With stones and sticks as greetings, any representative sent over might never return.

"I think Actor Wang Tongxun can do it. His performance would surely subdue the soldiers of the Barbarian Country," Mao Patrol spoke up.

"I can't do it, I barely learned any of the barbarian language for my role; I'm not up for this task, and I am truly sorry," Wang Tongxun repeatedly denied, his face turning red as he lowered his head.

"Let me do it, my barbarian language is not bad," Doctor Zhong said through clenched teeth as he stood up.

Aside from studying ancient texts, mathematics, astronomy, and geography from a young age, the people of Long Kingdom also learn the barbarian language. As characters in the story, they were endowed with a certain level of barbarian language capability at the start of the plot.