Chapter 832
Chapter 832
“Greetings, guest from afar.”
Princess Dora nodded. Shen Lang did his best not to look at her long legs. An embarrassing reaction would be inconvenient. But the Amazon warriors were dressed so revealingly, and their figures were simply too good.
It appeared Princess Dora used a greatsword that was over one hundred and seventy centimeters long. The sword was so enormous that Shen Lang couldn't even begin to guess its weight.
“Try it, guest.”
Noticing Shen Lang’s eyes on the sword, Princess Dora spoke. Shen Lang stepped forward, gripped the hilt with both hands, and tried to draw it with all his might. But the greatsword didn't move an inch. It was truly too heavy. Only Big Dummy could possibly move such a weapon. It looked to be at least three hundred pounds. But Princess Dora reached out, grasped the hilt, and lifted it with ease.
*Damn. Just how strong is this woman? She lifted it like it was a tree branch!*
“Your Highness, may I ask how much this sword weighs?”
“Four hundred and fifty-seven pounds.”
Wasn't that over four hundred jin? This woman's strength was truly on par with Big Dummy's. But the crucial point was that she weighed a third of what Big Dummy did, had the sizzling figure of a top-tier model, and her arms were not much thicker than Shen Lang's.
Next, a bow caught Shen Lang's eye. It was made entirely of metal, and even the bowstring was a metal cord.
*That's strange. Metal strings are hard to use in this world. This metal bowstring has a golden sheen, but gold is extremely soft and unsuitable for a bowstring. What kind of metal is it made of?*
Shen Lang pulled the bowstring with all his strength, but it didn't budge.
“This bow is over three hundred and fifty pounds.”
Monstrous, simply monstrous. This wasn't a compound bow, but a recurve bow. Moreover, constantly drawing such a powerful bow would naturally cause one's body to deform, yet Princess Dora before him was slender and tall, with a figure that couldn't be more perfect. For a peerless beauty with such delicate features to possess such explosive power was a truly stark contrast.
“Please, eat. I must apologize; our food is rather simple. We only have fish and meat, but the beef of our Amazon nation is the finest in the world.”
Shen Lang cut a piece of the offered steak and tasted it. It was indeed the best. It was more delicious than any steak he had ever eaten. The meat was tender yet full of elasticity, and the juices seemed to burst forth the moment it touched his tongue. What kind of beef was this? It seemed no such beef existed on Earth. It couldn't be compared to even the best steak Shen Lang had ever tasted.
“We of the Amazon Queen Tribe must eat three pounds of such beef, three pounds of fish, and two pounds of staple food every day to maintain our strength.”
Princess Dora ate continuously as she spoke. Shen Lang watched, wide-eyed, as she devoured three pounds of meat, two pounds of fish, and two pounds of potatoes. He was stunned into a daze.
*She eats that much? How does all that fit into a slender body like yours? And didn't you just say you eat that much every day? You just ate that much in a single meal.*
Shen Lang was full after eating just half a pound. After the meal, he drank a beverage, the pure juice of some fruit. It was delicious but overly sweet. It would be a wonder if one didn't get gout from madly consuming beef and fish, drinking fruit juice, and beer like this. In the short time she had been talking to Shen Lang, Princess Dora had already downed two glasses of beer.
Suddenly, Shen Lang's gaze fell on her arm, and he noticed a red dot there. Was that a chastity mark? (A chastity mark was a substance used in ancient China to verify a woman's virginity. Shortly after a girl was born, her parents would place a red mark on her right arm using this substance. The mark would remain until she married, but if she married or had intercourse with a man, the color would fade and disappear without a trace. — Translator's note from the original, context provided here.)
“I have not yet reproduced, so I am still a virgin. When the day of reproduction comes, I will choose the most outstanding man in the world to bear my offspring. Then, I will be able to erase this red dot. Excuse me for a moment.”
Shen Lang was briefly taken aback.
*Is she going to the restroom? Of course, you drank so much beer just now.*
But contrary to Shen Lang's thoughts, Princess Dora picked up her greatsword and leaped powerfully into the sea. Soon after, Shen Lang witnessed a display of martial prowess that was nothing short of astonishing. Princess Dora was not on the surface, but underwater, holding her breath and frantically practicing her swordsmanship. The sea here was so clear that when the sun shone, you could see straight to the bottom. This was a relatively shallow area, but it was still over twenty meters deep, and the water pressure was immense. An ordinary person would find it difficult just to stand there and wouldn't last long. Yet she was wildly practicing her sword forms in such a place, and with a heavy greatsword weighing over four hundred pounds at that.
Then, Shen Lang witnessed an even more incredible scene. One by one, the Amazon warriors on the ship took up their own weapons and dove into the sea to train with her. Shen Lang would never forget that sight. It was too magnificent. Dozens of female warriors training with their swords underwater sent all the surrounding fish and sea creatures fleeing. Even sharks, the kings of the water, fled far from them. The world record for a human holding their breath on Earth was 8 minutes and 58 seconds. But that person had remained still while holding their breath. Practicing swordsmanship so desperately underwater would consume a massive amount of oxygen. So, how long did the Amazon warriors last in the sea? A full 11 minutes. The warriors, all wielding swords weighing over a hundred pounds, trained for 11 minutes underwater before surfacing again like mermaids.
He knew they were strong, but he never imagined they were this strong. The Nirvana Army's training was brutal enough, but the Amazon warriors' training was completely beyond human limits. And unbelievably, Princess Dora didn't resurface until a full 16 minutes had passed. Only then did Shen Lang understand why she ate so much. She expended an incredible amount of energy. After boarding the ship, she spent another two hours in a frenzy of swordsmanship training. And not on the deck, but on the mast or in other extremely small areas. As she trained, she leaped up like a soaring bird, her jumping power astonishing.
Shen Lang was now certain. The Amazon warrior tribe definitely resembled ancient humans. Although there were variations in the prominence of their bloodlines, they were all close to that of ancient humans. As much as he didn't want to admit it, this Princess Dora's combat power far surpassed Mulan's. Shen Lang seethed inwardly.
*No. I must find a way to make my beloved Mulan stronger. I told her I would make her the greatest master in the world.*
But it had to be said, the Amazon warriors lived completely for combat. Even with a guest like Shen Lang present, they were not affected in the slightest and continued their daily training. They trained for 17 out of 24 hours a day, like absolute madwomen. The time he spent talking with Princess Dora was very short; they could only exchange a few words during meals. Furthermore, Shen Lang discovered that the Amazon warriors were all incredibly straightforward, completely ignorant of pretense. They would always act on their thoughts without hesitation and were not skilled at conversation; after more than ten sentences, they had nothing more to say. To them, mouths were for eating, not for talking or kissing. They never kissed in their entire lives.
Shen Lang suddenly had a suspicion. They naturally had strong hormones and dopamine, meaning they also had carnal desires. But through this terrifyingly high-intensity training, were all their desires cleanly worn away? Or perhaps the high-intensity exercise itself brought them a sense of pleasure.
In any case, they were incomparably strong warriors, the kind of army everyone dreamed of. If such an army pledged its loyalty to him, defeating Duke Dybas's hundred-thousand-strong army would be a piece of cake. Not only that, but his grand ambition of taking revenge on the Great Yan Empire would advance by leaps and bounds.
For hundreds of years, the Sailun Dynasty had tried countless times to conquer this powerful warrior tribe, but they had failed without exception. In fact, there had been some who cross-dressed and infiltrated the Amazon nation, but they all met a miserable end, first castrated and then flayed alive. The more Shen Lang saw of the Amazon warriors, the more he coveted them.
*If I can conquer this tribe, I, Lord Shen Lang, will have made it big. I'll become the hegemon of this new continent in one fell swoop.*
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The large ship sailed for a full day and night, but they still hadn't reached the Amazon Queendom. They passed numerous islands along the way, but none of them seemed normal; various statues were erected on them. All the islands were a kind of outpost, patrolled by Amazon warriors. Moreover, as the ship sailed, hawks flew alongside them in the sky. Princess Dora had a pure white hawk, which was very robust and beautiful, and unbelievably arrogant, allowing only Princess Dora to touch it.
*Is the Amazon Queendom this far?*
Just then, Shen Lang witnessed a strange and fearsome sight.
*Is this the Devil's Sea?*
All around them, vicious reefs, some dozens of meters high, were densely packed together. These reefs were like a natural fortress, a great wall in the sea that could block any ship. And in fact, these were not natural reefs but giant statues. It was truly magnificent. Countless giant stone statues surrounded the waters of the Amazon Queendom, preventing any enemy invasion. With such a wall of reefs blocking the way, outsiders could never enter the Queendom. Moreover, this reef zone was perpetually shrouded in a black fog, obscuring everything. The view ahead was so poor that no ship could possibly enter.
The ship Shen Lang was on was named the *Princess Dora*. After entering the sea region, a female general on board blew a conch shell. Then, a miraculous scene unfolded. The giant stone statues in the sea actually began to move, opening up a channel. It looked just like the sea gates of a castle opening. The *Princess Dora* slowly entered through the channel, sailing for dozens of miles through the dense fog before breaking through it. Instantly, the view before him brightened. Shen Lang was greatly astonished.
*This is the Amazon Queendom? It's completely different from what I imagined.*
It was not a primitive tribe at all. This was an incredibly vast island; Shen Lang's current field of vision couldn't even take it all in. The island was covered in forests, wheat fields, and large grasslands. Shen Lang estimated the island's area to be at least ten thousand square kilometers. Warhorses galloped everywhere; every Amazon warrior was a top archer, swordsman, and rider—all-around warriors. Moreover, the warhorses on this island were different from those outside; they were extremely tall. Not just the horses, but the cattle were also massive, with a single ox weighing two or three thousand pounds.
Countless Amazon warriors were training on the island, but what surprised Shen Lang was not just that, but the city built there. The city was a pyramid, a massive pyramid structure with a total of nine levels. The lowest level was surrounded by a huge, sturdy city wall. Shen Lang calculated that this pyramid was roughly two hundred and nine meters high, and the length of the lowest level's side was over three thousand meters. Its size far surpassed any existing pyramid on Earth. This pyramid city, a marvel of architecture, was where most of the Amazon warriors resided.
However, Shen Lang suspected that this pyramid was not built by the Amazon tribe themselves. Perhaps its history was very, very old. Moreover, from this pyramid, Shen Lang smelled a familiar aura. The aura of ancient ruins.