Chapter 228: Approaching Danger? (2/2)

”Yes. He made some sort of formation to use yang jade as a power source and tempered his body,” Alex said.

”Are you sure about that? Do you know much about formations?” Ma Rong asked.

”Uhh… not really, but I learned a few things about them in Tiger sect, and I do know it needs a power source to run, and he didn't have one,” Alex said.

”Do you know what formation it is?” Ma Rong asked.

”Hmm… no. I know around 20 formations, but that blueprint matches none of them,” Alex said.

”Alright, draw me the formation. We can ask the experts in the Cardinal city when we go are there tomorrow,” Ma Rong said.

”Oh, we are leaving for the capital tomorrow?” he asked in surprise.

”No. We are leaving for the capital in a few hours. We will be reaching there by tomorrow,” Ma Rong said.

”Oh, it takes that long?” he asked in surprise. He had been on bullet trains and those took a few houses to cross hundreds of kilometers. If it took nearly a day to reach there even with the speed his master had taken him then…

”Just how far is the Cardinal City?” he asked.

”Hmm… I don't think it's been measured yet, but it should be something like 10,000 kilometers,” Ma Rong said without any amazement at that number.

Alex however was shocked. 'Woah, 10,000 kilometers? At that much distance, I could go back and forth from home to Oakleaf City around 12 times,' he thought.

That was truly a long distance for him.

”Are you surprised at that distance?” Ma Rong asked.

”Yeah. I don't think of distances like that ever,” he said truthfully.

”What the hell? Why are you acting like that from just 10,000 kilometers? What will you do if you learned the true size of the crimson empire?” Ma Rong said with a snort.

”True size of the Crimson empire?” Alex asked curiously.

”It's somewhere between 50 thousand and 70 thousand kilometers in length. And something like 20 to 1000 kilometers in width,” she said.

”Woah, so long. But not very wide. Why is that so master?” he asked.

”It's all because of the Southern forest. Someplace like Scarlet city, it only allows a single piece of land to existing, while in some pace, there could be over 20 cities in a row width-wise. So, its not the same distance everywhere,” Ma Rong said.

”Anyway, enough about the distances. You went to get yang jades for yourself right? You said it helps you? Show me if you got any.”