Mystery Makes Me Strong

As the stone guided, the runes on the stone door began to glow.

An ancient power flowed on the stone door.

Suddenly, the stone door slowly opened, revealing a passage leading to the underground.

The expedition team carefully entered the passage.

The walls of the passage were also engraved with runes, emitting a faint light, illuminating their way.

At the end of the passage, the expedition team found a huge underground space.

Stone was very curious. After walking in, he found that in the center of the space, there was a huge crystal suspended in the air, emitting a strange light.

Around the crystal, there were various ancient artifacts and scrolls, which seemed to record the past of this desert.

"These are relics of ancient civilizations."

There was a hint of surprise in the stone's voice, and his eyes lingered on the crystals and artifacts.

The expedition team studied these relics.

They found that these relics contained powerful powers, which might be related to the stone's ability.

During the research process, Stone suddenly felt a powerful force awakening in his body.

His body began to emit a dazzling light, and he could feel that his connection with this desert became closer.

"I can feel the pulse of this desert, and I can guide more water and life."

There was a hint of surprise in the stone's voice, and a new power flashed in his eyes.

With his newfound power and knowledge, the expedition team returned to the oasis.

Their arrival was warmly welcomed by the oasis residents, whose eyes were full of hope and gratitude.

The stone stood in the center of the oasis, with stronger power in his body and a stronger light.

He was able to guide more water and make the oasis more prosperous.

His ability not only changed the desert, but also brought new life to the residents here.

"We will build a new home here."

"A place full of hope and life."

The stone's eyes flashed with determination and hope.

However, he did not expect it.

While he brought prosperity to the oasis, some people expressed concerns about it.

They were afraid that this would bring new threats and let the eyes of the evil people turn to this land once sheltered by the desert again.

At this time, the oasis became more prosperous under the power of the stone. Clear springs flowed in the oasis, and green vegetation covered the sand, bringing a vibrant scene.

The residents of the oasis were busy in the oasis, their faces were filled with happy smiles.

"Stone, your power is amazing!" Sam stood beside the stone, his eyes full of admiration.

Stone smiled and shook his head: "This is the gift of the desert, I am just its messenger."

However, just as the residents of the oasis were immersed in the joy of prosperity, a voice of opposition sounded.

This was a middle-aged man named Kahn, with a trace of worry in his eyes.

"We can't go on like this." Kahn's eyes were filled with worry, "This will only be another new dynasty. We fled here to rely on the desert to keep the evil people away."

"Look, someone is starting to find ways to occupy more land. It won't be long before they are the new evil people."

Stone and Sam looked at each other, their eyes were filled with understanding.

They knew that Kahn's worries were not unreasonable, and the prosperity of the oasis might indeed bring new threats.

And this threat came from within.

It was not like a robber, which could be solved directly.

Late at night, in the center of the oasis, beside the campfire, Stone, Sam and Kahn sat together, discussing the future of the oasis.

"Kahn, your concerns are justified." Stone's voice was calm, and it was trying to learn from its sisters.

"But we can't give up because of fear, that's escape."

"We need to find a way to protect the oasis and protect everyone from being enslaved."

Kahn was silent for a while, with a hint of thought in his eyes. "Then what should we do?"

There was a hint of expectation in his voice.

Sam cleared his throat: "We need to establish a senate, the elders are fair and recognized by the gods."

"They can handle the camp fairly."

"At the same time, we also need to form an alliance with other desert tribes to jointly resist possible external threats."

Kahn thought about it and felt that this was the only way.

His insight made him realize the consequences of this, but he couldn't come up with a real solution.

In the following time, the residents of the oasis began to choose elders they recognized.

Sam became the first elder recognized by everyone, and two other people who were highly respected and had sacrificed their families became elders.

In order to deal with unknown enemies, they began to build high walls and towers around the oasis, and also set up traps and alarm systems to prevent the invasion of evil people.

Stone used his ability to guide underground water veins and build moats to provide additional defense for the oasis.

The moat in the desert is definitely a miracle.

"In this way, even if the evil people come, we will be well prepared." Stone said firmly.

At the same time, Sam also began to establish contacts with other tribes. They sought alliances to jointly resist possible threats.

"Only by uniting can we resist the evil people outside."

"Of course, you can also get the blessing of God and have an oasis that will not dry up."

Many tribes were moved.

They could not go against the ideas of their tribesmen.

So they agreed one by one.

However, the test of the desert was not over.

In the morning of this day, when the sun just rose, the oasis was surrounded by a group of new robbers.

These robbers came from the outside dynasty, and they heard about what happened here.

They disguised themselves as a caravan at first, until they found that there was a real oasis here, and then they rode camels and became real robbers.

There was greed and cruelty in their eyes.

"Hand over your water and food, and the god who can create water, otherwise we will destroy this oasis."

The leader of the robbers, a burly man, shouted coldly at everyone.

Sam and Stone looked at each other.

There was anger in their eyes.

They had finally built a new home, but here came these villains from outside.

They wanted to defeat each other.

Because they knew that this was a battle for survival.

The battle first broke out at the edge of the oasis.

Stone and the oasis residents fought fiercely with the robbers.

The stone was besieged and he was injured.

He found that his powerful strength seemed to be restricted and could only be used for construction, not destruction.

His wounds kept breaking in the battle.

His will was not defeated. He waved his weapon, and every swing was full of power.

After a fierce battle, the bandits were repelled and the oasis returned to peace again.

The stone and the residents of the oasis stood beside the oasis, with a trace of fatigue in their eyes, but more hope.

Then everyone started a grand celebration and began to drink wildly, which was the strong wine of the bandits.

Everyone got drunk.

The next day, the stone woke up from his sleep.

As a result, it found itself in the endless desert again.

The sun was scorching everywhere and the yellow sand was everywhere.

Here, life seemed to have long been extinct.

Only the whistling sound of wind and sand echoed in the empty land.

In this desolate place.

It turned into an ordinary stone.

"How could this happen?"

"It was fine before?"

"Where did the camp, the oasis, and the people go?"

It shouted for a long time, but no one answered.

It had to lie quietly in the shadow of the sand dunes, feeling the passage of time.

Slowly, it calmed down and fell into memories.

It remembered that before it became a human, it was a rock on the top of the mountain, witnessed the magnificence of mountains and rivers, and felt the baptism of wind and frost.

But as time passed, it was weathered and peeled off.

Later, it inexplicably became an ignorant baby.

It was nurtured and grew up.

It came to the desert for trials and finally achieved something.

But it was brought to this desert again.

It suddenly remembered.

It was fooled.

The wine made it lose the power of becoming a human and a god.

This made it return to its original form!

It remembered the Journey to the West told by Sister Xiaohuan, and Zhu Bajie would change into his original form when he drank too much.

It turned out that its original form was really a stone, no wonder the two sisters called it this name.

Here, it lost its former glory and became dim.

It was obviously the wine of those robbers who abolished it as a god.

They didn't know its original form and ignored it.

And its camp was probably destroyed.

Now this is probably the current situation of the camp.

And that night, it must have been hundreds or thousands of years.

It looked around and really found some broken walls and ruins.

But the stone did not give up.

It was not defeated by this sadness.

On the contrary,

Deep in its heart, there is an unknown wish - to restore and create that oasis and bring vitality to this desert.

This wish comes from its memory of the desert experience.

That oasis has clear springs, green trees, and the laughter of all kinds of people.

It remembers a woman who likes it very much.

But it didn't care.

What a pity.

That scene was deeply imprinted in its heart and became the meaning of its existence.

Day after day, the stone silently accumulated strength in the desert.

It absorbs the sun's heat and stores every drop of rain that occasionally falls.

It knows that it takes huge energy to create an oasis, and it is just an ordinary stone now.

Of course it knows that it is not ordinary, because it has great power.

But as time goes by, its power is still very little.

Just when the stone was about to give up hope, a miracle happened.

One night, a meteor streaked across the night sky and fell near the stone.

The moment the fragments of the meteor touched the stone, a mysterious force was activated. The stone felt unprecedented energy surging in its body, and it knew that the opportunity had come.

The stone lay quietly in the shadow of the sand dune, feeling the surging power in its body.

It knew that this power was the key to creating an oasis, but how to use it was a difficult problem.

The stone began to try to direct the power to the ground, trying to make the dry sand fertile.

However, its efforts did not seem to get the expected response, and the sand was still dry, without a trace of life.

Just when the stone was confused and helpless, a sound of footsteps broke the silence of the desert.

The stone looked up and saw a traveler in a tattered robe staggering among the sand dunes.

The traveler's skin was tanned by the scorching sun, and his face was covered with traces of wind and sand, but his eyes were firm, as if he was looking for something.

The stone recognized the traveler.

Sam!

It was him, he was not dead.

This means that only a few years have passed!

The other party is looking for him!

However, it could not speak.

The stone realized that Sam was its hope to create an oasis.

It immediately began to show Sam its existence and tried to convey its ideas.

However, as a stone without life and language, this is easier said than done.

The stone can only vibrate its surface and make a faint sound to try to attract Sam's attention.

Sam seemed to hear the sound of the stone. He stopped, looked around, and finally his eyes fell on the stone.

He walked to the side of the stone curiously, squatted down, and looked at this ordinary stone carefully.

The stone felt nervous. It didn't know how Sam would view it, nor did it know whether it could successfully convey its wish.

Sam reached out and touched the surface of the stone.

There was surprise in his eyes.

The stone felt a warm force coming from the traveler's hand, which resonated with the energy in its body.

The stone realized that Sam had the power of its past.

"Who are you?"

"Are you a god?"

"Or a stone?"

Sam asked softly, his voice hoarse and gentle.

The stone could not answer, it could only vibrate its surface and make a stronger sound.

Sam seemed to understand the intention of the stone. He closed his eyes, put his hand on the stone, and began to feel the power in the stone.

After a while, Sam opened his eyes, his eyes full of surprise.

"Stone, it's you, I feel your thoughts," he said, "you are not dead."

"They want to kill God, how is it possible?"

"Let's recreate an oasis and bring life to this desert."

The stone felt excited.

It knew that its wish was finally understood.

Everything in the past can be repeated.

Sam stood up and looked around at the desert.

He looked at the stone again.

"Stone, I will help you," he said. "We will rebuild the original camp, but we need a plan."

The stone vibrated its surface to indicate its agreement.

Sam sat down next to the stone and began to tell him about his plan.

He told the stone that to create an oasis, water, soil and seeds were needed.

He would go find these resources, and the stone would need to continue to accumulate strength to provide energy for the creation of the oasis.

The stone felt a surge of hope. It knew that as long as it cooperated with Sam, they could get everything back from the past.

People are like this, they want to see the past.

Especially in the current sad present.