Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

Chapter 524 Daxia Discovers Anomalies in the Freedom's Underground City

"Snap!"

With the click of the shutter, a photographic sheet was ejected.

She looked so pretty and cute in the picture.

The surrounding elves immediately gathered around, watching in amazement as Fendona's image slowly appeared on the white paper.

"My God! What kind of advanced soul-retention technique is this?"

"They actually sealed away the princess's beauty in an instant! The magic of the Great Xia Dynasty is terrifying!"

Fendona's bright green eyes were filled with joy as she carefully tucked the photo away from her body.

Behind her, her entourage were all carrying large and small bags, filled with various clothes and shoes that Fendona had her eye on.

Lin Mo looked at the monitor and couldn't help but laugh:

"The clothes from the Great Xia Dynasty are too much for these fashion-loving elves. I'll have to worry about their wallets from now on."

In Daxia, countless women love nothing more than all kinds of clothes and shopping.

These elves probably won't escape it either.

On the other side of the screen are dwarves.

They had no interest in clothes or appliances; they mostly gathered in the heavy hardware and beverage sections.

Elder Thorin, an old acquaintance, was drooling over a CNC lathe with a group of dwarf apprentices.

A skilled worker from Daxia took an electric drill and pressed it down on a thick steel plate with a "zzzz" sound.

In less than five seconds, a smooth, round hole was punched.

The dwarves watching were so shocked their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

On Terra, even a third-tier dwarf craftsman would need to spend half a day chiseling a hole in such thick steel.

How can the people of Daxia take a spinning "iron lump" and finish it in a few seconds?

"Buy! We have to buy!" Thorin shouted excitedly, his beard flying wildly as he pointed at the rows of angle grinders and electric drills.

"With these things, our forging process will be so much easier from now on!"

To the dwarves, this was no ordinary hardware tool; it was a divine artifact bestowed by the god of craftsmen!

Besides hardware, the places selling alcohol were also taken over by the dwarves.

Truckloads of Red Star Erguotou and vodka were loaded into boxes by the dwarfs and carried onto the backs of goats.

The various kinds of alcoholic beverages from Daxia completely won over the stomachs of these alcoholics.

From clothing, food, housing, and transportation to industrial manufacturing, Great Xia's goods are permeating the entire continent of Terra like a tidal wave.

"Oh, right, there's another thing that's selling really well." Zhao Gang tapped the table and pointed to the last surveillance video.

It was an inconspicuous counter that didn't sell big-ticket items, but walkie-talkies.

From the 10km civilian version to the 30km military-grade improved version, everything is available.

A pair can be bought for a few hundred Daxia coins.

The surveillance footage showed that almost every member of the Holy Human race, whether a noble, an elven caravan, or an orc leader, purchased dozens or even hundreds of items.

Zhao Gang laughed:

"Their own magical communication stones are very expensive, ordinary people simply cannot afford them, the range is short, and they need to be replenished after only a few uses."

"Now that we have our walkie-talkies, ordinary people can afford to use them too."

"Merchants from all ethnic groups have clearly spotted a business opportunity, and sales are excellent."

In Terra, long-distance communication has always been a fatal flaw.

The sound transmission stone is expensive and consumes a lot of energy crystals, so only nobles can afford it.

But now, Da Xia's walkie-talkies have arrived.

No magic is needed; just plug in cheap batteries for lag-free calls.

This is not only a new opportunity for ordinary people, but also a major upgrade for the intelligence system of Terra!

Before they knew it, it was already dark outside, and the two moons of Terra were rising on the horizon.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, a large number of merchants from different races were carrying large and small bags, with various livestock pulling loads of goods from the Great Xia Dynasty, heading towards the portals for different races.

Their faces were beaming with excitement as they talked with their colleagues about the future.

Meanwhile, in the back-end system of the Great Xia Trade Center, the gold coins belonging to the Terra continent were soaring at a crazy rate.

Just then, the smart devices on both of their wrists vibrated simultaneously.

The two looked down casually, but their expressions suddenly changed drastically!

.......

Blue Star, Great Xia.

Antarctica, the "Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals" Project - Tianxiong Underground City.

Inside a residence, City Lord Lin Shigong was fast asleep when the red emergency communicator by his bedside suddenly emitted a piercing beep.

He suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed the communicator:

"What happened?"

"Boss!" the secretary said urgently.

"The command center has just detected an extremely strong tremor!"

"Based on the epicenter, it originated from the south, so we believe it's very likely not a naturally occurring earthquake. The technical department is still working hard to investigate the specific cause!"

Lin Shigong rolled out of bed, his brows furrowed into a tight knot.

Earth's rotation causes frequent earthquakes, with the equator being a key area. So why would a strong, unexplained earthquake suddenly occur in Antarctica?

He put on his uniform and strode into the command center:

"Have you found out the truth?"

Was it a natural tectonic earthquake, or a man-made explosion?

In front of the large screen, the fingers of more than a dozen technicians flew across the keyboard, leaving afterimages.

"Report! The seismic waveform shows intermittent attenuation; it's definitely not a natural earthquake!" A bespectacled supervisor stared intently at the flickering red line on the screen.

"Preliminary assessment suggests it is highly likely a series of extremely high-yield explosions!"

The supervisor pressed Enter and locked onto a coordinate.

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his voice, excitedly saying:

"Found it! The epicenter points to the Liberty Ship's underground city in the United States!"

"Based on the vibration frequency and the current predicament of the United Kingdom, it is highly likely that they are using explosives to forcibly blast open and excavate a surface tunnel in order to speed up the process!"

Upon hearing this conclusion, the tense atmosphere in the command center eased slightly.

Lin Shigong also let out a long breath, and his tense shoulders relaxed.

"It seems it was a false alarm."

He then let out a cold laugh, his tone tinged with mockery.

"These politicians from the United States, kept in their underground cities by us and afraid to show their faces, are probably going completely crazy."

"They're willing to make such a fuss just to find a way out."

No sooner had he finished speaking than another senior technician suddenly stood up, his face ashen.

"Something's not right! This isn't right!"

The technician quickly pulled up two sets of comparison data and shouted:

"Ordinary explosives could never produce such a terrifying shockwave when blasting a tunnel!"

"This level of vibration will cause some damage to the main structure of their Freedom!"

"Look here, everyone. We're over a hundred kilometers away from the Liberty's underground city, and even our earthquake-resistant layer is feeling the tremors..."

The technician swallowed hard, staring intently at the screen.

"This yield... is definitely a nuclear explosion!"

"And not just one!"

What?!

Lin Shigong's pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The entire command center fell silent instantly.

"Have the Americans lost their minds? Using nuclear bombs to dig tunnels?" one staff officer couldn't help but swear.

"Impossible," Lin Shigong interrupted decisively.

"Mars, that old fox, isn't stupid. They've already used up all their nuclear weapons."

"Even if there's any left, there's probably very little. How could they be so wasteful as to use it for digging tunnels?"

He braced his hands on the control panel, his mind racing:

"Most importantly, the Eagle Nation doesn't have the same trump cards as our Great Xia."

"They don't have the World Tree of the Elves to purify the nuclear radiation!"

"If a nuclear bomb were detonated inside a sealed tunnel, the residual radiation would turn the entire passage into a true death zone, where not even a fly could get through. What would be the point of digging it out then?"

Lin Shigong took a deep breath and murmured:

"Eliminate all the impossibilities, and the remaining answer, no matter how outrageous, is the truth..."