There were two types of bathhouses in the west sea outpost.
One was a public bathroom for ordinary soldiers and was divided into men's and women's bathhouses.
The bathhouse was located to the west of the west sea outpost. From the outside, it looked like a huge factory shed. It was surrounded by thick wooden walls, which could effectively prevent dust from spreading and peeking. The bathroom area was huge, and the layout of the male and female bathhouses was the same. There were eight pools just in the shape of a plum blossom.
The bathing pool was first constructed by digging out the prototype from the ground, then using heavy objects to compact the soil to ensure that the overall structure would not be easily deformed.
Then, mud, sand, and stone were mixed with a special glue-like resin and smeared on the pool's surface three times to make a special waterproof layer. At this point, the bathing pool was completed. Finally, the surface of the bathing pool was laid with a stone slab with fine scratches.
With that, the bathing pools were completed.
The bath was always foggy, and one could only see about three meters ahead. Any further, and it would be hazy as if they had come to a celestial land.
In ancient times, it was not easy to take a hot bath. Ordinary people could only take a hot bath a few times a year. Even the officials' families had a rare opportunity to take a hot bath a few times a month.
The reason why the people of the Great Xu nation could be so generous and have a warm hot bath every day was not that there was a hot spring nearby, but because of the special structure of the underground world.
The special ore at the top of the cave could emit intense light and heat. If they were broken into small pieces and buried under the bathing pool, they could continue to process the cold spring water and turn it into an artificial hot spring.
In the men's bathroom, Yuan Xing Guo, Ichiro Murakami, and the others were lying in the same bath pool. They were leaning against the warm stone wall of the bathing pool, feeling the pleasure of the hot spring water washing their bodies. Even though they were trapped in a cage, they could not help but show a satisfied smile.
They had not taken a bath since the incident.
The seawater was too salty to be used for bathing. Clean water was not even enough, let alone a bath.
Although there would be rain every two days, it was sometimes accompanied by a heavy shower, turning into a violent storm.
Who would risk getting sick and washing their bodies in the rain?
There were no doctors here, nor were there any modern medicine. Once you fell sick, it was almost equivalent to taking one step into the gates of hell.
Now that they had not felt the joy of taking a bath for a long time, everyone took their time.
Of course, it was not for the bath.
They were discussing countermeasures!
Ichiro Murakami was the first to speak.
He had just found the meaning of life and was full of the desire to live. He did not want to die in this unknown world.
Ichiro Murakami said in fluent English, "Gentlemen, did you notice the situation when we came here?"
Mr. Suncis narrowed his eyes and looked deeply at Ichiro Murakami, not hiding his admiration.
He was a calm man.
If an ordinary person were to encounter such a situation, they would be out of their wits, let alone pay attention to their surroundings.
Mr. Suncis had a strong impression of Ichiro Murakami, who he had only known for a day.
He was a qualified partner.
If they wanted to escape or survive, they had to cooperate.
His eyelids drooped as he thought about what he had seen and heard on the road. He deliberated and said, "I noticed the surrounding environment. According to my previous exploration experience, based on the slope's length and the road's overall angle, we are now seven to eight hundred meters underground.
"The exit to leave the underground world is four to five hundred meters underground."
At this point, Mr. Suncis's expression was unusually complicated.
They exclaimed in admiration.
He was delighted.
He was helpless.
Fear.
He was amazed that such a vibrant primitive jungle could be born 400 to 500 meters underground without any sunlight. It completely violated the laws of nature known to humans.
He was happy that he had discovered such an underground world. This was the temptation that no explorer could resist.
Unfortunately, the surrounding environment had made his escape plan more difficult.
This was an underground world seven or eight hundred meters underground, and the only exit was on a cliff a few hundred meters high. It would be extremely difficult to get rid of the soldiers of the Great Xu nation and get there.
As for the fear, it came from this vast underground world!
With the level of secrecy of the underground world, even if rescue teams from various countries could come, it would be difficult to find this place.
Delhi raised his eyebrows and wanted to refute.
But he swallowed his words because he had no reason or evidence to refute them.
Although he didn't believe in Mr. Suncis's judgment that they were seven or eight hundred meters underground, he couldn't find any evidence to refute it.
As for saying that the underground world couldn't exist, that argument was no longer valid. Just like how no one had ever proven that merfolks were real or seen monsters with beast ears on their heads.
Murakami Ichiro's heart sank when he heard Mr. Suncis's words.
He immediately realized the severity of the problem.
Although he had already guessed that this was the underground world, he did not expect it to be so far from the surface!
It was seven to eight hundred meters underground!
It would be extremely difficult to escape from this place!
Ichiro Murakami took a deep breath and said solemnly, "It's very difficult to leave this place. So our top priority should be to think about survival."
Mr. Suncis and Delhi both nodded in agreement.
There was only hope if they survived.
It wasn't impossible to escape this place in time. As long as they were alive, there would be hope!
But the problem was how to survive!
Delhi's eyebrows were tightly locked, and his handsome face was full of worry and fear. He whispered, "Monsters surround us. How do we survive? "
"Didn't they say they would bring us to see the king? "We don't even know what the king is."
Delhi was dejected. For the first time in his life, he was confused and afraid about the future.
He had never encountered such a thing.
He had never encountered such a predicament.
Even when he encountered the sea disaster, Delhi had always believed that his great motherland, the United States, would save him. Even if he was at this strange and mysterious wild land, he did not give up on this idea.
But now, he was wavering.
It wasn't that he didn't trust the country, but he had lost hope in the current predicament.
Mr. Suncis also didn't say anything. He needed to find out what kind of person the king of Xu country was and what kind of personality he had, let alone give any feasible suggestions.
His face was worried, and he sighed deeply, "We can only take one step at a time now. "
"I actually think it's the opposite," Ichiro Murakami let out a breath. His ordinary face showed a calm indifference, and his eyebrows exuded a strong self-confidence.
His words attracted everyone's attention, including Yuan Xing Guo, because he understood this sentence in English.
Everyone looked at him in confusion.
Ichiro Murakami did not deliberately keep them in suspense. He explained after some deliberation, "I noticed something special about the Great Xu nation."
"There are mermaids who live in the sea, winged people who can fly in the air, and some with beast ears on their heads. It is difficult to gather so many people with different beliefs, habits, and races and make them obey orders."
"Take us, humans, as an example. White people, black people, and yellow people are all humans. However, due to cultural traditions, values, skin color, race, and many other reasons, it is difficult to live in harmony, not to mention these even more different and even completely different races."
Delhi couldn't hold back when he heard this, "Alright, alright, " he said unhappily.
"We know that the king here has extraordinary talents and is powerful, but isn't this what we should be worried about? The more powerful he is, the more races he will rule over, and the more soldiers and subjects he will have. The chances of us escaping will be lower."
Mr. Suncis was still wondering what Ichiro Murakami wanted to say, but when he heard this, he suddenly understood.
"There are different races in the Great Xu nation," he said excitedly, "This shows that the king has an open mind. That's why he can accommodate creatures of different races."
"Their army has an air force, navy, and land forces, and the different types of soldiers work closely together, which shows that this king of the foreign race has excellent vision and wisdom and is good at finding his strengths and using them wisely. Uniting the strengths of different races proves that he is powerful enough to convince all races."
"This is our chance to survive."
"A wise king will consider the pros and cons of everything he does. He won't kill people because of pure joy and hate."
Ichiro Murakami nodded in appreciation.
It was precisely so.
Delhi suddenly realized that there was such a consideration.
He thought about it seriously and felt it made a lot of sense.
No one liked to serve a tyrant whose emotions were unpredictable.
Hearing the two's analysis, Delhi couldn't help but have hope of survival.
"What should we do to make the king let us go?" Delhi asked expectantly.
Ichiro Murakami and Mr. Suncis looked at each other and laughed. They said in unison, "Fake identity!"