Lord of the Oasis

Time flies by.

The sun sets among the dunes in the west, and there is a curtain of twilight.

It's getting dark.

The dazzling galaxy faintly appeared in the sky, and a crescent moon also shone brightly.

This is the Narun Desert, the Sentinel Oasis.

Dehrim.

The peasants from the kingdom of Swadia are still busy.

They are holding tools, carefully cultivating the sandy land on the north side of the oasis, removing useless weeds, leveling the outline of the cultivated land, and digging out water channels to allow the spring water to form an effective irrigation channel.

These reclaimed lands are the agricultural areas of Dehrim.

Although it is still bare and without any crops growing, it is always good to clear it ahead of time.

The main thing is that the target of the extension of the irrigation channel is those date palm trees.

The 20 adult date palm trees are currently the only grain-producing crops in "Dehrim". Although they are trees and produce strings of date palms, they can satisfy hunger and alleviate the embarrassment of food shortages.

At the same time, these date palm trees are also a solid line of defense against desert erosion.

As long as the root system of the tree is developed and the growth range is large, the sand in the ground will be fixed.

In this way, the oasis will remain stable and will not become smaller and smaller due to the erosion of the desert. Instead, the soil layer will be re-formed due to the accumulation of many fallen leaves. With abundant water resources, the oasis will gradually become larger.

Of course, this virtuous circle of oases becoming bigger is a natural evolution over the past century.

"Prepare dinner, we'll have a snack today."

Kant looked at the tired peasants and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Put more air-dried meat. After manual labor, you need sufficient supplements."

The three farmers who were chefs nodded and quickly packed up the kitchen utensils in their hands.

They were pre-arranged by Kant, so they did not dig the canals and clean up the oasis carefully. Instead, they prepared dinner at noon. After all, the lord Kant told them to eat better at night.

Although their culinary skills are actually not high, as long as there is meat, it is an excellent dinner.

What's more, there are 40 baskets of dates picked in the morning.

Even if everyone only eats bread and dates, and drinks the spring water in the oasis, they can last for 15 days, not to mention the 20 new bags of flour in the storage room, which can meet everyone's guaranteed food consumption for 30 days.

Although they still lack an effective food source, they don't have to worry about food for the time being.

The fire in the concourse kitchen was lit.

Soon, a smell of food began to spread among the oases, wafting far away with the wind.

The peasants who only ate some bread and dates at noon were already hungry by this time, smelling this mouth-watering fragrance, they all swallowed and looked at the kitchen.

The waiting before meals made them very uncomfortable when they were hungry.

But what was even more uncomfortable was the Swadian recruits who were holding spears and guarding the oases.

They also haven't eaten yet.

But they had to make sacrifices for the safety of the entire village.

The 20 people were divided into two teams, stationed on the sand dunes on the east and west sides respectively. The sky was dark, but with the bright stars and bright moonlight, they could still barely see the scenery 100 meters away.

For gnolls, they are always on guard.

In Dehrim, the 10 Swadian militiamen were also vigilant.

Fortunately, it is still safe.

But this kind of luck cannot let down our vigilance, and no one knows when those ferocious gnolls will appear.

"Dinner is ready."

In the kitchen, three farmers moved out of the cauldron.

There's toasted browned bread, dried meat, cabbage, and a thick vegetable soup made from flour.

Of course, fresh dates are also indispensable.

"Thank you Lord for giving us food." While eating, soft thanks appeared in the mouths of these farmers.

And Kant also nodded, raised his hand and said, "It's hard work."

This is a simple ceremony. After all, Kant is their lord and the owner of the system. It is also equal to the supreme king of these Swadians. The object of respect is the reverence from the heart.

Kant's dinner was also prepared.

Added black pepper and sugar, as well as fine white salt from desert robbers after they were strained and boiled.

"It tastes good."

Kant nodded in satisfaction.

The air-dried meat is pre-grilled and sprinkled with crushed black pepper, giving it a rich, enticing smell.

Smearing the white fine salt in the wooden plate and chewing it in his mouth, Kant felt as if he had returned to the banquet of Cameron, the Duke of the Lion, and was enjoying the delicious aristocratic barbecue.

After swallowing, Kant's eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled back: "It's awesome."

Satisfied with dinner.

Not only Kant, but also the peasants who had a busy day.

Including the soldiers who took turns eating at the changing of the guard, also expressed their sincere satisfaction with the meal tonight.

In this barren desert, it is not every meal that you can eat such delicious food, and you can also enjoy the sweet dates and drink the sweet spring water after the meal. That feeling is really great.

Even these farmers are thinking that it would be better to be in a bed, not a sandpit.

pity.

The current "Dehrim" has only two buildings, the Consulate Hall and the Desert Bandit Stronghold.

If you want to have more residences, you also need to complete a new temporary task, which is to find the origin of salt, and the system will only reward 5 standard Swadia Kingdom brick and wood houses.

Now, most of them can only sleep in tents and sandpits.

"Be vigilant at night."

Before going to bed, Kant also ordered.

The soldiers replied affirmatively: "Lord Lord, please rest assured."

Everyone has a tiring day, so it's always good to rest early.

And the soldiers will take turns, and they will stick to the night vigilance work to ensure the safety of everyone.

Soon, everyone rested.

When the Swadian peasants returned to their bunkers to lie down, the oases were snoring one after another, as loud as a piercing whistle.

The night is getting darker and darker, and the night is coming.

At the sentry oasis, only the purring of the farmers continued.

And 5 Swadian militiamen who are responsible for standing guard during this time period and guarding everyone.

"Oh, that snoring is really annoying."

One of the militiamen shook his head helplessly and sighed, "I don't have any sleepiness now."

"Persistence, it's no big deal." The militiaman beside him held the heavy spear in his arms, and said in a not too strange tone: "Sleeping with you, you don't know, your snoring is equally loud at night."

"No?" The militiaman rolled his eyes helplessly: "How come I don't know."

"You're all asleep." His companion laughed and scolded, "Like a dead pig."

The militiaman was about to refute, but out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that there were some black shadows on the sand dunes not far away, which suddenly made him feel a sudden shock.

"Hey, what's over there?"

He was not careless, but instead touched the companion beside him with his arm.

"Ah?" The militiaman also frowned and looked in the direction indicated.

It was the eastern sand dune of the Sentinel Oasis, where the moonlight and stars were shining, and under the deep and dark starry sky, there were patches of khaki sand, with traces of being blown by the wind, which looked very strange.

But this militiaman's face also became solemn: "It's not right."

"Yes, I saw a shadow just now." The other militiaman swallowed.

But he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, and couldn't help but muttered: "Could it be, those damn gnolls, want to attack us at night?"

"Go and wake the others."

His companion did not respond to him, but said in a serious tone: "Hurry up!"

"Okay." The militiaman was equally awe-inspiring, and immediately ran under the roof.

Because at the end of their line of sight, at the top of the sand dune, black shadows are slowly appearing on it. Through the moonlight, they don't look like humans, they look like upright beasts. How could they not You know, the defeated gnolls really attacked by night!