Lord of the Oasis

"Pili—Pili—"

The rain is getting heavier.

The soldiers who poked their heads out of the tent couldn't help but frown.

This was the first time they were preparing to hit the road while it was raining, but this was not uncommon in the valley on an autumn day.

"It's really like 'the house leaks all night long'. It seems that God wants us to stay in this valley for a while." Abel said to the rain curtain.

"But there's nothing to see in this valley. What are you doing here?" Clemont said as he stretched out his hand to catch the rainwater.

"This little rain won't stop us," DeWitt said, looking at the valley in the distance.

"I didn't feel much when I walked into the valley. After a burst of rain, the temperature did drop a lot." Abel said with his arms crossed.

"Even the elves feel cold." Clemont said, shaking his head.

"After breakfast, let's set off." DeWitt glanced at the sky and left the small circle of three people with his hands behind his back.

Because the rain didn't stop, the soldiers could only huddle in the tent and eat their own breakfast after receiving the food.

"The rain is going to get lighter." Abel said, pointing to the horizon.

"Indeed." Clemont said as he glanced at the dark clouds that were gradually dispersing.

After breakfast, everyone packed up the luggage they had packed last night and gathered in the open space of the camp.

"Now that you've rested, let's be energetic and on the road. Rainfall is a common occurrence in this valley, so don't think about being lazy just because it rains. If you can't get to the designated place today, don't even think about stopping to rest." Witte said.

"yes!"

On the march, everyone tucked their trouser legs into their boots to prevent rainwater from dripping in.

Advancing on the muddy mountain road, the soldiers' progress was not affected at all.

"Thank you for your hard work. Let's take a ten-minute break."

Because the enthusiasm of the soldiers was much stronger than imagined. When passing by a cave that provided shelter from the rain, DeWitt directed everyone to stop and rest.

There was a lot of dust deposited at the entrance of the cave, and there were even silk webs newly built by spiders.

"Take shelter from the rain outside the entrance of this cave." DeWitt glanced at the dark cave and ordered the other soldiers.

Everyone stood under the rock wall and wiped the rain-drenched areas on their necks with towels.

Ten minutes passed quickly. DeWitt continued to lead the march. After leaving the vicinity of the cave, he heard a bear's roar behind him.

"Don't worry about it, let's keep walking." When the soldiers cast questioning glances, DeWitt replied calmly.

Until noon, raindrops were still falling from the sky.

Since the sun was also high at this time, the fog in the forest became heavier.

DeWitt stepped back from the lead and walked with Clement at the back of the line.

And Abel was responsible for alternating his position.

The warriors of Calradia rarely saw sights like this in the desert. His expression became a little distorted.

"You don't like this?" Abel looked back amusedly.

"Haha, it's the first time I've seen him. I'm a little overwhelmed." A soldier replied.

"I like this environment very much." Abel looked at the mist that consciously clung to his body and said, "But if you find it inconvenient, just let them disappear."

After saying this, Abel raised his fisted right hand and spread his fingers "swiftly".

The mist floating in the forest suddenly turned into water droplets and fell to the ground.

"Crackling-" is clearer than the sound of rain in the early morning.

In the eyes of Calradian soldiers, the vision suddenly became clear.

"Wow!" the soldiers exclaimed.

"It's pretty awesome." Clemont and DeWitt looked at each other and said with a smile.

"For water elves, this terrain should be unique." DeWitt also commented.

After Abel finished using the spell, he took a deep breath.

Look at the palm of your hand: spiritual power is flowing out from it.

Without any obstruction of sight, the group walked out of the forest half an hour later.

"Watch your steps, there may be poisonous snakes here." Abel reminded.

The soldiers who heard this became more cautious.

Although there is no snake venom that cannot be cured by the elves' healing techniques, no one wants to slow down the entire team's journey because of themselves.

Seeing that the sun was already setting, Clemont frowned and said to DeWitt: "The sun is setting faster and faster. I don't know how many times we can catch up in one day in winter." Land."

"Yeah." DeWitt also fell into hard work.

"Otherwise, let's count the time at night." Clemont said hesitantly.

"On this small island, the situation after dark is still too dangerous for us." DeWitt expressed his concerns: "And moving forward with an open flame will easily attract the attention of other races."

"That's right..." Clemont thought about it in his mind, but still couldn't find a suitable method.

"Here we are."

Before the sun went down, Abel led the soldiers to the location marked on the map.

After praising the performance of the soldiers. Abel took a few soldiers out to look for prey.

"It's just rained a lot, so no animals will probably come out and hang out," Clement said.

"It depends on luck. Not everyone will get good luck tomorrow." DeWitt said: "If the hunting is fruitless, we can only use the last remaining food."

An hour later, the camp was set up. Everyone is eagerly waiting for the return of the hunting team.

At this time, Abel led the soldiers back to the camp gate with his head downcast.

He held a bulging package in his hand.

"How is it?" Clemont summoned up the courage to step forward and asked.

"I didn't find any. I only found some fruits in the forest over there." Abel said regretfully.

After opening the package in his hand, there was a pile of yellow fruits.

"It's good to have fruit. Eating meat every day is too luxurious." DeWitt also stepped forward to comfort him.

Abel handed a whole bag of fruits to the soldiers in the kitchen and said dejectedly: "The soldiers have been walking hard all day, so they should eat something hot."

"Don't we still have some rice? It would be good to make porridge with this fruit." Clement said.

"Yes, it's good to use this porridge to eat wheat flour pancakes." DeWitt also said with a smile.

"Yeah." Abel sighed and replied.

After the soldiers saw the results of the hunting, although they were a little disappointed, they were not too depressed. They all went and gathered around the soldier in the kitchen to see how he was cooking.

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