"Tuk tuk" hurried knocking on the door. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info "Uh, wait a minute. After a hangover, Kester tapped his slightly dizzy head with his right hand, silently told himself that alcohol is harmful, and shouted to the door while getting dressed.

Everything in the desert village hotel looked a little shabby, and with a "squeak" sound, the door slowly opened, and He Lilan outside the door walked in.

"Lilan, what's wrong?" Kester looked at the rising sun outside and asked He Lilan.

"Brother Ye, according to the route, I'm afraid we will have to pass through the Gobi Desert next, we should go and purchase some supplies before leaving today." He Lilan said with some concern, "I'm afraid the road behind is not easy to walk, Lyle City should be located in the middle of the desert, even if we go in a straight line, we have to pass through half of the desert." We still need to be well prepared for these hundreds of kilometers. Brother Ye, our brother and sister don't have any money now, only my necklace is still worth a little, so I'll give it to you first. After speaking, He Lilan was ready to take the necklace around his neck.

Kester looked at his toes peeking out of the top of his shoe and smiled wryly, it seemed that it was time to get a set of clothes, he looked even more embarrassed than a refugee now. However, he still rejected He Lilan's necklace, after all, he still had money in his hand.

Just when Kester was about to say something, suddenly He Ling'er's voice shouted outside: "Brother? Where have you been? ”

To be honest, Kester was startled by this voice, and He Ling'er, who had rested all night, changed her sluggish appearance a few days ago, and her voice at this moment seemed full of energy, shaking the teapot on the table.

"Ling'er, don't be nervous, I'm discussing with Brother Ye about preparing to enter the desert, we're going to change clothes." He Lilan shouted outside. Anyway, there were no other guests in this desolate inn, and he didn't worry about being complained about in the next room.

"What? Going to buy clothes? Listening to He Lilan's response, He Ling'er seemed to be energetic immediately,

She put on her coat excitedly, picked up her bare feet and ran from her bed.

Kester glanced at He Ling'er a little speechlessly: "Miss Ling'er, you better put on your coat neatly first, and then change your shoes." “

He Ling'er smiled embarrassedly: "People are very excited when they hear that they are going to buy clothes." ”

Kester slapped his forehead: "My God, how do you understand it as buying clothes, our purpose is mainly to purchase supplies..."

After explaining a few times, Kester finally understood that for girls of any age, after hearing that they were going to buy clothes, nothing else mattered. In the end, He Lilan, who was covering his forehead on the side, said something good, and then dragged He Ling'er back to take care of it a little, and the three of them asked the innkeeper for directions and went out.

The morning sun reflected softly on Kester's face, making him feel a little warm, as comfortable as when he was basking on the roof of the main hall of the Wing King's Palace in the Sky City. While thinking about some messy matter, a light and cheerful flute caught Kester's attention.

"Brother Yun, it seems to be over there!" Even He Ling'er, who was thinking about "buying clothes", was fascinated by it, and after the song, He Ling'er looked in the direction where the music was coming from, "If only I could learn it." ”

"Listen to the sound of yesterday evening's flute." He Lilan was also intoxicated, "It's really lingering, the person who plays the flute must be a master." ”

"That's the equipment shop the boss said, let's go and have a look." A new tune came, and Kester took the lead in the direction where the music came from.

The desert village is not large, and after walking through two intersections, the three Kester saw the equipment shop in the innkeeper's mouth: it was one of the few two-story buildings in the village, with a sword pattern painted on the earthen wall, and a large animal skin shield hanging at the door of the store. A lilac-haired girl in red sat gracefully on the threshold, her back against the door frame and her slender fingers bouncing lightly on the hole of the flute in her hand, the sound of the flute wafting out with the dance of her fingers. The glow of the morning sun and the girl's delicate side face together form a beautiful picture.

Seeing the three of them walking towards the equipment shop, the sound of the flute stopped abruptly, and the girl who was originally sitting on the threshold gently put down the flute in her hand, and she asked in a soft voice, "Are you a foreigner?" Need something? ”

Character introduction: Elena, an elven girl, the daughter of the proprietress of the equipment shop in the desert village, is a gentle big sister next door, a fourth-order spiritual magician, and was 17 years old at the time.

"Wow, sister, you have to listen to the music you play." He Ling'er's eyes seemed to reveal a string of little stars.

Elena smiled gently: "I'm just blowing it casually, it's not really good." ”

"It's really the most beautiful flute I've ever heard." Kester sighed heartily that compared to the excellent skills of the girl in front of him, even the court band that Raphael was proud of during his lifetime seemed to be overshadowed. However, Kester immediately remembered the purpose of their trip: "By the way, we need to go into the desert (He Ling'er: we want to buy a new clothes) Please ask, can you help us prepare it here, the price can be negotiated." ”

"How many of you are going into the desert?" A voice came, a middle-aged elf woman walked out of the store, the elf clan is not old after all, it is just a rumor, and the years have also left shallow wrinkles on the face of the elf woman in front of her, but her eyes are still bright, "It's better not to go into the desert these days." ”

Character introduction: Elsa, elf, the proprietress of the equipment shop in the desert village, and her daughter Elena depend on each other in the desert village, with a heroic temperament and unknown strength.

"But we have something more important." He Lilan explained, "You have to hurry up. ”

"Three days later is the time when the annual black sandstorm in the Gobi Desert begins," Elsa picked up the flute that Elena put aside, wiped it with a cloth, and sighed, "Maybe a few people have not heard of the terrible black sandstorm in our Canglong Gobi because they are outsiders, believe me, as long as you see it once, you will know that entering the desert in the past few days is killing yourself." ”

"Canglong Gobi Black Sandstorm?" Kester's heart moved, he remembered that Lao Bai had told him that there were many strange and strange climates in Acewell, such as the red mist that stretched for thousands of kilometers in the blood mist basin in the middle of the continent, the strange maelstrom that appeared with the rainbow near Silit Island in the south, and the sand rain near the Temple of the Father God in the north. Come to think of it, this Canglong Gobi black sandstorm should be one of them. Thinking of this, Kester asked with a hint of luck: "If we go into the desert today, we can travel faster, is it possible to avoid the attack of the black sandstorm?" ”

"It's impossible, the black sandstorm will cover a radius of hundreds of kilometers, and our village is near the edge of the black sandstorm," Elsa's tone was a little sad, "Elena's father was a day late because of a mercenary mission, and he couldn't come back before the black sandstorm, when he was still taking Elena's sister with him, the two have not been heard from since, if Elena's sister is still alive, she should be as old as her." After speaking, Elsa touched He Ling'er's head.

"Yes... I'm sorry," Kester couldn't help but feel guilty when he didn't think that casual question would bring back the other party's sad past, "I didn't mean to ask that." ”

"Hey, I'm really, always thinking about those old things," Elsa smiled, "Anyway, you should not go into the desert in the next few days, the black sandstorm here is very punctual, it starts after three days every year, lasts for half a month, and will dissipate on time after half a month." ”

"Half a month? It should barely be in time. Kester was thinking in his heart, but Elena on the side spoke: "By the way, aren't you here to change your clothes?" This can be tailored first. ”

"I'll come first, I'll come first!" He Ling'er cheered and ran in first. Kester and He Lilan glanced at each other helplessly, and followed.

After Elena put away the flute, she entered the door and saw He Ling'er being measured in Elsa's hand, while Kester and He Lilan were looking through the weapons piled up in the corner of the equipment shop one by one.

Since there are no outsiders all year round, the business in the equipment shop is mainly the clothes of the village members, but the weapons are slowly forgotten, and the long swords in the corner are covered with dust. Kester picked up a sword and blew on its scabbard, sending dust all over the floor.

"Rusty?" Kester struggled to unsheath his sword, only to hear a screeching sound of metal scraping.

"There's no way," said Elena apologetically, "and no one buys it, so we've had to pile it up in the corner, and we've been there for years." ”

"What a poor sword," He Lilan looked at the broken sword in his hand and quickly explained, "I really didn't break it." ”

After picking for a while, Kester gave up, and He Lilan persevered in flipping through the pile of poor swords, after all, his original weapon had been damaged a lot in the battle with the Gale Eagle a few days ago.

The hard work paid off, and after being disappointed more than a dozen times in a row, He Lilan finally found a longsword that looked relatively complete as he wished, he picked up the longsword and swung it in the air to ensure its sturdiness, and after Tokeste bought it for 2 silver coins.

After walking around the room, Kester almost got strangled by a rope hanging from the bacon, and he sat down with an embarrassed expression, quietly waiting for He Ling'er's clothes to be measured.

What Kester didn't notice was that a white worm slowly crawled out of the seat behind him.

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