There was a great desert in the western and central parts of the Sultanate, with only a few ruined villages in between, and every now and then a crow or two standing on some dry trees, and there was no water here, so we brought plenty of water and food, but I was still a little weak-hearted, after all, I had a brush with death last time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

But it was not as I thought, the journey was smooth, if nothing else, we could get to Amerad this afternoon, looking at our troops, my hanging heart slowly relaxed, suddenly, a cold feeling came from the right, I turned my head and saw a black shadow on the sand in the distance, I was startled, hurriedly grabbed the horse, and led the others to rush up, but when I reached the sand he had disappeared, leaving only a sword.

The sword was about a meter long, the hilt was wrapped with a black sand belt, the head of the sword was carved with an eagle's head, and what was even more dazzling was the sword body, pure blood, without a little variegation, glowing red in the desert, it looked like a gaze, a gaze from hell, that was the first time I saw that sword, it shook my heart.

I was so excited, I rolled up my sleeves, grabbed the hilt of the sword, and pulled out the blade with all my might, and it seemed to be happy, and let out a sword sound, and I never believed that the sword would have life until that time. I put him in my scabbard, the black scabbard was obviously not worthy of it, but it would also obscure its dazzling light, and I could have the sword more easily, as for the black shadow, it was clear that he was sending me something, so I didn't worry too much, just quickened the march.

As planned, we arrived in Amerad in the afternoon, a rich city, maybe Siwa did not have the right attitude towards the idea of the unity of the Sultanate, but his political ability I have to be sure, under his leadership, the central part of the country has basically not participated in the war, and the people have lived and worked in peace, so it has created Amerad, the most prosperous city in Sudan, but it also makes me more nervous, Siwa knows our scheming very well, which makes me more passive when talking to him.

As we entered the town, there was a bustle of the city, with the vendors taking their places, and the most striking were the shining swords of the weapons merchant, but the swords he sold were obviously much worse than mine, and I did not linger long in the bazaar, but went straight to the castle.

I explained the reason to the castle guards, and soon Siwa invited us in, he was not as bloated and fat as I had thought, he was horribly thin, his haggard face was not bloody, his eyes were sunken, his hands were full of calluses, his whole body seemed to be a skin and bones, it was hard to imagine that he was the supreme commander of the 30,000-strong army in the central part of the country, but he was very energetic, his hair stood up like iron nails, his beard was luxuriant, almost covering his entire mouth, and the most surprising thing to me was his back, I was worried that his two oak-like legs would not be able to support his upper body, but not only did he hold on, but his back was very straight, as if he had the strength and courage to stand out from the crowd.

When he saw me, he just smiled, but it seemed to me worse than crying, and he invited us to sit down and had a few glasses of wine, and he began to talk to me. I remember the first thing he said was: "I have been waiting for you for a long time, it is a fool's dream that the stupid pig of Hakim wants to conquer the Kugit Khanate, and I feel sorry for the people of the West, and it is their misfortune to have such a ruler, so I resolutely decided to send troops to support the West." "Before I could speak, he had already made his position clear, and listening to his tone, he even opened his mouth to scold the Sultan of Hakim, it is clear that he is very bold, at least much better than our useless Attis, if it were someone else, he might have been moved by his words, and would not hesitate to put a righteous and awe-inspiring sign on him, but today I am seeing him, and I have to make my request and position clear: "Dear Sheikh Siva, our war in the West has not reached the point of burning eyebrows, I have only come here to ascertain the order of the Sultan of Hakim to assemble at the fort of Sharawa, and the opinion of the chief of Siwa on this order, and I have no intention of asking for help. He was surprised to hear me, and it was clear that he was interested in me, a teenager who was a fledgling at the time. He didn't answer immediately, but said calmly: "Hakim does have an order to assemble at Shalawa Fort, but I don't intend to obey it, and you'd better not go, as your life will not be guaranteed." ”

Several soldiers beside me heard that something was wrong, they all stood up, ready to protect my safety, and many Sudanese guards came out from all directions, I felt a little frightened at this time, but I didn't show it on my face, I pretended to be calm, and still said to him: "The war in the west is indeed a little difficult, and I also have the intention of asking for help, but this is not a request, but a discussion, more precisely, a transaction, it is obvious that you want to betray Hakim, and Artis also has the meaning of betraying Hakim, But you should be clear about who is dominant in our position, Hakim is in the east, and he will always go deeper than the west from here, and you must know very well who he will destroy first, if you want to get the support of the west, don't move every grass and tree in the west, and leave the west immediately after the war is over, otherwise you will be attacked from front to back, we may not have the ability to fight, but we turn our faces and say the same, and we will turn our faces when we should turn our faces. ”

After listening to my words, he obviously hesitated, and finally he waved his hand and said: "I went to the West only to help the Western people fight against foreign enemies, and I have absolutely no intention of encroaching and occupying, and I will definitely leave when the war is over." "Even though he said so, I signed an agreement with him, and I felt a sense of pride when I looked at the neat and neat treaty written in black and white in my hand. He told me a few more things, and I walked out of the castle.

I didn't continue to stay in Amerad, but got up and went back to Sekuten that day, and when I left, I saw Siva's helpless look, and there was a trace of appreciation in his eyes in addition to pity, appreciation for me, I really didn't expect that Siwa would only see me once, and he would feel appreciation for me, and I immediately re-examined my strength, Siwa said that his reinforcements would definitely appear in Dukuba in ten days, and he told us to hold on to that moment anyway, looking at the firmness he had when he spoke to me, I felt good about this thin old man, At least in the Sultanate I found someone I could really rely on.

The Sultanate of Salander is a country born in the desert, perhaps it has been ruined by bullying now, but sooner or later it will rise, just like the newborn sun, although it is difficult, its light is dazzling.