Lord of the Oasis

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The bright moonlight shines, and the color of the white flowers is intoxicating on the saline-alkali land.

This is the only special area containing a large amount of salt that remains after the lake is surrounded by desert, and then dried up by the hot sun.

"It looks beautiful."

Kant sighed lightly, but the light crossbow in his hand was still held in front of him and not put down.

Because he had already seen that at the edge of the saline-alkali land, 46 dilapidated tents were being placed there. The messy appearance and the filth everywhere had seriously affected his mood.

The most important thing is that this beautiful saline-alkali land, which represents wealth, already has its owner.

It's a gnoll.

Dehrim, the greatest enemy at present.

"It's not good."

The desert robber next to him frowned slightly, turned his head heavily and said to Kant: "According to the size of the tent, there are at least 300 gnolls here. If expected, these gnolls are directly related to that large tribe. , should have been sent here to mine the salt mines."

"It seems so." Kant nodded.

The large gnoll tribe had clearly taken control of this open-pit salt mine, and it was obvious from the sand that had been trampled for years and years, that they had been mining the salt here for a long time.

In fact, it is not accurate to say that it is mining.

Should be collected.

This is the open-air saline-alkali land, and you can collect raw coarse salt at will.

For Kant, who has purification technology, if he wants, he can purify the fine white salt that only exists on the table of the nobles of the Principality of Lions at any time, and sell it for a high price!

At this time, the system also appeared.

[Ding... After a arduous journey, you seem to have found something. 】

[Temporary mission: "The Origin of Salt" completed]

【Reward: Standard Swadia House × 5】

[Evaluation: The seemingly barren desert contains rich resources, including these open-pit salt mines. 】

The system prompt sounded in the ear.

On the retina, the task completion prompt box has also appeared.

But Kant did not show joy. He already knew the depths of the desert, and he knew more about the situation he was currently facing. It was too cruel and made his heart quite heavy.

"But at least, it's a small improvement."

Scanning the picture of the house on his retina, Kant also shook his head secretly.

It's just that this improvement is still too little at present.

Pulling on the reins, Kant rode his horse and walked down the sand dunes. At the same time, he turned to the six desert robbers and said, "Let's go, it's time for our return journey."

The system task has been completed.

The goal of the coming time has also been determined.

Now Kant doesn't need to take risks and go deep into the Naron Desert to continue his investigation. Instead, what he needs now is to return to the sentry oasis, so that his "Dehrim" can be fully developed and fight against the threat of the gnoll.

The 7 people quickly rode their horses back.

In comparison, because of their unfamiliarity with the road, their return path is quite obvious.

So the speed is also a bit faster.

In order to ensure physical strength, after midnight, Kant and the six desert robbers found a sand dune, dug a sand pit, and briefly rested for a night after raising a bonfire.

In the early morning of the next day, after recovering a lot of physical strength, we continued to set off.

The traces of the arrival are still very clear.

After all, it is a desert. As long as there are no sandstorms and strong winds blowing, the traces left on the sand will take several months to be wiped off naturally.

"Lord Lord,

Ahead is the gnoll tribe, be careful. "

The desert robber who was running in front slowed down slightly, turned his head and said, "We should go around."

"Then go around!" Kant nodded.

In front of the road is the large gnoll tribe.

It was early morning in the daytime. In order to avoid spooking the snakes and exposing their whereabouts, they must not appear carelessly in front of these gnolls.

So they took advantage of it and went around in a circle.

Bypassing the gnoll tribe, without attracting the attention of those gnolls, they continued to run towards the sentry oasis.

Back on the trail to the Sentinel Oasis, they were faster.

It is safest to follow the traces when you came.

After the noon break, before dusk in the afternoon, the appearance of the sentry oasis is finally in sight.

"Sir, it's the Consultative Hall!"

The desert robbers in front were a little tired, but when they saw the Consulate Hall and the stronghold, the whole person was relieved, turned to look at Kant, and said with joy: "We are finally back."

"Yeah." Kant nodded wearily.

After a long trek, even on horseback, I feel my body is reaching its limit.

The war horses and desert horses under the crotch are already trotting slowly at this time, and if the horses are galloping, they will not have the strength at all. After all, these horses also need to rest.

In this investigation, the horse under their crotch is the absolute main force.

When Kant and the others continued to move forward, the Swadian soldiers in charge of the sentry oasis soon discovered them.

Five Swadian militiamen with hunting crossbows stood vigilant on the sand dunes. When they saw Kant and the desert robbers, they quickly walked down and saluted respectfully: "Lord Lord."

"Well." Kant nodded, lifted the hood on his head, and asked, "How are these two days?"

"Everything is fine, my lord."

The Swadian militia answered respectfully.

In the more than one day that Kant left, the sentry oasis was not attacked by gnolls again, and it seemed very stable, but these were all undercurrents under the sea, so these militiamen were arranged here as sentries.

Rather than believing that the gnolls will not attack, it is better to believe that the sand in the desert can be eaten as flour!

Kant instructed: "Be careful."

Then he continued to drive slowly towards the sentry oasis, but there was a little more smile on his face.

The administrative hall and the desert robbers' stronghold are built on the south side of the pond, and the outline of the watchtower has been built by one-third. Many Swadian soldiers with weapons are spontaneously training, and it seems that the defense of the village is on track.

Even the warhorse under the crotch is faster.

Apparently they also found themselves back home and could finally rest.

"Lord Lord, welcome back!"

"Dear Sir, nice to meet you!"

When Kant returned to the Consulate, these Swadian recruits and militiamen greeted them respectfully and joyfully. For them, Kant was everything.

"Very good." Kant responded.

However, he was still relatively tired physically and mentally, so he immediately turned over and dismounted, he also wanted to rest.

"Forage these horses, it's better to give them a brush."

Looking at the recruits who came to lead the war horses, Kant also instructed: "After all this is done, let these horses rest in the stables of the stronghold."

"Yes, my lord." The recruits nodded and took Kant's war horse and the desert horses of the desert robbers.

Forage is prepared in the manger, and a little dried meat and dates are added. This is a good thing to supplement the stamina of the horses who travel long distances. When these horses have finished eating the forage, they will be washed well.

To these recruits, Kant is still at ease.

Exhaustion has made him unable to open his eyes, and he walked quickly towards his room on the second floor.

At this time, he needs a good rest.

After all, they hadn't slept well last night, and they had been riding their horses back, and their spirits were not replenished at all.

Even the six desert robbers quickly returned to their stronghold, and fell asleep while lying on the bed.