CHAPTER 1101: CHAPTER 1101: THE SUDDEN FIRE

After everyone ate their fill and slept with their clothes on.

The room had been warmed by fire, plus the Wood-series Ability was in effect, so no one suffered all night, not even mosquitoes or gnats were seen.

The next day, as the morning sun broke through the clouds to scatter light on the world, the vegetation-covered realm became warm.

Bai Junjun slowly opened her eyes and saw the warm morning light pouring through the door and windows.

It was late autumn, and the air carried a chill; speaking in the morning one could almost see one’s breath. Everyone felt a bit cold at night, so when the sun shone, it felt like warmth from head to toe.

Walking outside, looking at the old stone slabs dyed by the sunlight, made one think of the enduring years.

Early in the morning, after breakfast, everyone began working. Bai Junjun led the team to their designated area to start the archaeological exploration.

Though they called it archaeology, there wasn’t much left here except for ruins. While the elders excitedly treasure hunted everywhere, Bai Junjun and Li Wenli kept watch and lookout from high trees.

Despite being categorized as old, weak, sick, and disabled, they were responsible for more than just the safety of this group. They had brought a thousand people out, so naturally, they needed to take them back as a whole.

Around noon, suddenly from the southwest direction of the city came a "swoosh," followed by several screams.

With the screams, a burst of flames shot into the sky.

Bai Junjun and Li Wenli rushed over at lightning speed.

However, a fierce fire had already erupted here, and it sprayed uncontrollably like a blowout.

Bai Junjun decisively ordered everyone to withdraw to a safe distance. Ah Dao was waiting outside, and the first people burnt by the fire were transported out and treated on-site by Mr. Dan He.

Seeing the arrangements were well handled, Bai Junjun solemnly said, "Everyone wait outside the city gate; until the fire source is clear, you must not come in."

The eyes of everyone widened in shock, wanting to go in to help but fearing they’d make things worse.

Seeing everyone’s expressions, Bai Junjun added, "You absolutely must not come in."

She smelled a familiar scent, a valuable oil resource in the future, but an undeveloped one here.

It was likely they had dug into oil, and a spark accidentally ignited it, causing the fire.

Considering this is the City of Weapons, it’s not strange to have used oil to forge weapons a thousand years ago; if that’s true, there might be oil underneath the entire city. Now with one part on fire, who knows if it will cause a domino effect.

So these people entering would be pointless.

After Bai Junjun repeatedly warned them to leave the city, not entering without summons, though everyone was eager to fight, they had no strength to resist now and obediently withdrew outside the city.

After managing the logistics personnel, Bai Junjun jogged back inside.

The fire soared into the sky earlier, and now it still blazed fiercely.

The only difference now was that Li Wenli released the Fire Spirit, using fire to control fire. Although it couldn’t consume the new fire in a short time, it managed to stop its spread.

Then, one person and one fire began a tug-of-war.

Until Li Wenli’s Fire Spirit completely controlled the flames, the fire finally started to die down.

When the fire disappeared, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Wanli looked at Bai Junjun with a grave expression: "I had the Fire Spirit scan around; beneath Jinyan Country lies a giant oil field, with many man-made pipes drawing oil upward, I’m afraid the entire city holds traces of oil."

If not for his timely intervention, this place might have been completely consumed by the fire earlier.