Chapter 24: Campsite

After his teammates left, Leonard Churchill cautiously walked toward the direction of the firelight.

He descended the rusted staircase, and from halfway down, he had a birds-eye view of the lively camp.

The firelight dispersed the fog, and the camp was crowded with people.

It was a machinery town. Treasure hunters had constructed a towering steel wall from scavenged iron plates and enormous rivets, as if patching it together.

Lights shone brightly within the town, the hum of human activity was deafening, and at a rough estimate, there were tens of thousands of people. Nearly every building had smoke puffing out of chimneys.

Leonard had previously thought this world's technological development leaned more towards steam power, and this sight confirmed his suspicions.