Chapter 516: Chapter 231: Investigating Yang Lu by Day—Whose Side Are We On? Except for Long Mountain, there are no more tall mountains on the Pingxi Plain. Other places, whether called mountains or peaks, are basically small hills, no more than a hundred meters tall at most. From a distance, they are almost indistinguishable from the vast snowy plains. Yangyuan Peak is just like this! There is an abrupt uprising of a small hill northwest of the Beehive, with an overall area of four to five kilometers in circumference, and the highest point is about seventy meters. From afar, it looks like a white turtle, lying low on the ground. The hill is surrounded by a trench twenty or thirty meters wide. Although the specific situation at the bottom of the trench cannot be seen with the naked eye, the fact that snow cannot accumulate there is enough to prove that its depth is absolutely beyond imagination. "This hill is Yangyuan Peak, and Yang Lu’s camp is right on top!" On the southeast side of the hill, Wu Tianxing pointed to the top of the hill and slowly opened his mouth to Xia Chuan behind him. Then he remembered something and added, "This trench encircles the entire hill. The narrowest place is seventeen or eighteen meters. For those at the Cold Resistance Level, it’s not a problem to borrow strength to cross, but for those in the Earth-digging Realm, it’s basically impossible." Xia Chuan walked to the edge of the trench, first looking at the opposite side, and then lowered his head to look at the snow at the bottom of the trench, nodding slightly, "It is indeed an excellent natural barrier. Even with tools, those in the Earth-digging Realm have to think hard. If someone patrols the opposite side at night, with a little more effort, those in the Earth-digging Realm have almost no chance of crossing. Even those at the Cold Resistance Level might be stopped." The only flaw is that the entire hill is too large, with an area of four or five kilometers. The length of this trench is at least over twenty-five kilometers, and such a long distance cannot be completely blocked. For those at the Cold Resistance Level, borrowing strength to cross is quite easy. "Blocking those at the Cold Resistance Level is too much. Peng Bo wouldn’t even think of it. As long as it can block a large number of those in the Earth-digging Realm, Yang Lu can basically rest easy!" Xia Chuan nodded; Chen Yingba’s words were indeed correct. Looking at the situation at the Beehive last night, the main force of the camp inter-fighting consists of a large number of those in the Earth-digging Realm. If this trench can serve that purpose, Yang Lu can indeed rest easy. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮 "Yang Lu has a total of three at the Cold Resistance Level. Peng Bo probably went to Long Mountain, leaving only Liu He and Qin Gu. Let’s go over directly to see the situation. If we are a little careful, we shouldn’t be discovered!" On the way here, Chen Yingba had already explained the general situation of Yang Lu. Yang Lu’s total population is less than thirty thousand, a bit fewer than the Beehive; Three at the Cold Resistance Level, Peng Bo being an Intermediate Battle Body, in the late stage of Cold Resistance, with six manes of strength; Liu He and Qin Gu are both Lower War Bodies, in the mid-stage of Cold Resistance, with slightly above two manes of strength; However, there are seventeen hundred in the Earth-digging Realm, more than double that of the Beehive. This is considered Yang Lu’s only strength. If it were nighttime, eight of us suddenly venturing up would still be a bit risky. But now it’s daytime, so it’s much more convenient. After Xia Chuan finished speaking, he directly signaled to Chen and Wu. Wu Tianxing first retreated a few steps, then accelerated into a run, directly charging toward the opposite of the trench, with Chen Yingba following. The six others including Xia Chuan then followed closely, all leaping over consecutively. Ssshh..... As Xia Chuan stepped onto the other side of the trench, his foot suddenly slipped, and his body slid backward. Realizing he was just a few meters from the trench, his face immediately changed, and he applied more force with his feet, stamping firmly onto the snowy ground. Not only Xia Chuan, but Chen, Wu, and the five who followed Yuwen Dao also slipped, their bodies retreating to varying degrees. "Why is this side so heavily iced?" Yuan Cheng couldn’t help but softly exclaim. Xia Chuan looked down at his feet, only to find that unlike the other side of the trench, this side of the hill was actually covered with a layer of smooth ice. Looking up, he saw that the area was a large slope ascending upwards and immediately understood: "They intentionally poured water here, and there isn’t even a tree near the trench, probably to prevent other camps from using ropes or planks to send large numbers in the Earth-digging Realm across." Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood. They were all at the Cold Resistance Level, with enough strength to break the ice and grip the ground. However, those in the Earth-digging Realm couldn’t. If they forcibly attempted to cross without defenses, they’d slide all the way down into the trench. "They’ve really thought this through. The ice is so slippery it’s hard even to walk. Building a bridge with big trees on that side probably wouldn’t hold steady. As long as there’s someone guarding this side, they’d have fully blocked the path." Wooden bridges, rope bridges, bridge planks, and even what happens after crossing had all been considered. This Yang Lu camp was indeed very thorough. Without the cooperation of those at the Cold Resistance Level, there’s really almost no way a single Earth-digging Realm could get through by themselves, let alone in large numbers. "Not only against people, but it’s also very effective against Cold Beasts!" Yuwen Dao’s words hit the mark. Everyone looked up at the iced slope, all nodding slightly. No matter how smart Cold Beasts are, they are not yet at the level of using tools. A trench nearly twenty meters wide is a significant chasm for low-level Cold Beasts; And even if they forcibly cross, they still have to contend with the ice slope. Given the thickness of this ice, low-level Cold Beasts certainly can’t get a grip. It takes the strength of at least an Intermediate Cold Beast. "That’s strange. How do their own people get out then?" Luo Yuan’s confusion made everyone focus their gaze on Chen and Wu. "Look over there." Chen Yingba pointed towards the west side, and when everyone followed the direction, they suddenly all understood.