People who have not experienced hovering on the brink of death will never know how wonderful that feeling is, as if the perception of spirit and will is infinitely magnified, and all the pain is left from them, leaving only an ethereal state that has never been seen before.

If you can't cross the boundary between life and death and enter another world, the world that belongs to the deceased alone, this person will never be bothered by injury or illness.

But if he survived, he would soon wake up and experience once again what it was like to die.

Clearly, Laphnia is at this stage.

A strong sense of survival allowed her to survive the most dangerous day, and when evening fell and her surroundings began to degrade rapidly, she finally opened her eyes and found herself struggling to be carried by a magical creature made entirely of gravel.

And the boy who was regarded as the target was slowly moving forward towards the golden sunset, especially the contrast between his short stature and the huge shadow on the ground, which was simply the truest portrayal of reality.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she couldn't believe that there was such an amazing magical power contained in this small body.

"Ahh

Luke noticeably sensed something, and stopped and turned to stare at the other man's pale face.

"Thank you...... Thank you, thank you for saving my life. Laphni's voice revealed endless weakness and exhaustion.

After all, she had only shed so much blood not long ago, and it was all due to her innate magical talent to wake up so quickly, otherwise if she were an ordinary raider, she would have died of fever in the terrifying heat of noon.

"You're welcome, I saved you because I thought you were useful. If you fail my expectations, then I guarantee that you will still be waiting to die in the desert in the next second. Luke's tone was filled with indifference that was a thousand miles away.

"What do you need me to do?" said Lyphne, cautiously tempting, resisting the constant fatigue.

She knew very well that this was not just a verbal threat, but a terrorist threat that could be accompanied by an operation at any time.

In her current state, not to mention surviving in a dangerous desert, even if she stayed alone for an hour or two, she would probably be served as dinner by a beast or monster that smelled blood.

Trust is never built from the beginning.

She needs time, needs to be with her day and night, and melts this piece of ice with her feminine gentleness and thoughtfulness.

"It's easy! Since you're a merchant's woman and often follow caravans, you must be well aware of the terrain around you and the roads leading to the various towns, right?"

Luke didn't try to hide anything, and generously said what he intended to get from the other party.

That's right!

It's a living map and guide.

Since he had been living in isolated tribal settlements, even when the "warriors" were out in search of drinking water and necessary necessities, they usually did not come close to those densely populated towns, so he never had a clear understanding of the world.

For example, how big is it, is the desert where it is located a huge island, an isolated continent, or the only continent in the whole world?

How many people and cities are there in this land as desolate as the end of the world?

Did they form the state after the disappearance of the invaders, or were they state-like political groups?

According to the tribal elders, the world has been changing rapidly since the inexplicable departure of the invaders, and many former resistance groups have come to the fore and begun to compete for resources, population, and territory.

Intelligent life can never get rid of its selfish nature, and as long as self-consciousness exists, then the struggle between ideology and interests will never stop.

None of this had much to do with Luke, though, he just wanted to understand the terrain around him, especially the relatively densely populated towns.

With the character of Malvina, she will definitely choose the nearest town as her destination.

"Of course! I know the location of all the towns, even the unknown villages that can be supplied with fresh water. Laphne nodded thoughtlessly.

To be honest, when she heard this request, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Because this means that in the eyes of the other party, she is a useful person, and being useful means that she will not be easily abandoned, at least until she recovers from her injuries, it is unlikely that she will become a beast and a monster.

"Very good! tell me at once which direction to go now so that I can get to town in the shortest time?" Luke asked bluntly.

Laphni looked up at the stars in the sky that had begun to glow faintly, as if to confirm their direction and position.

After a few minutes, she pointed to the left and said, "Follow this direction and you will reach the Bone City in about twenty days." ”

"Bone City?" Luke subconsciously frowned.

For when he was in the tribal quarters, he had never heard the elders, or the warriors who were often on the go, mentioned the term.

Obviously, either it's too far away to be within the tribe's concern, or it's too dangerous for anyone to get close to it easily.

"Yes, Bone City. True to its name, it is an ancient city built entirely of the bones of behemoths, said to date back to before the arrival of the invaders. There, there is a huge temple of dead bones, dedicated to the great god of the hunt, and those bones are the best gifts that fanatical believers gave to the gods in the first place. Laphni hurriedly said everything she knew.

She seemed to be well aware of the importance of first impressions, and tried to show as much geography and history as possible, rather than being like those superficial and stupid women who felt that they could make a man do anything for herself by just spreading her legs.

"Sounds interesting! Let's go to Bone City. ”

Luke didn't tell the other party his real purpose of going to Bone City, and after muttering a little to himself, he found a relatively sheltered place to eat some jerky and dry food for the night.

Since most of the land has been desertified, there are very few crops that can be grown in this world, and most of them are special plants that can only grow underground.

As for the texture and taste......

It can only be said that it can barely be swallowed, and there is not much nutrition, and the most important thing is that you can supplement a small amount of nutrients and vitamins necessary for the body, otherwise no one will want to eat this thing.

Similarly, the taste of jerky is not much better, and if you don't eat a bite, it is like suffering.

Either way, Luke was lucky compared to those who didn't even have food.

At least when he was growing up, he was neither hungry nor thirsty to death due to lack of water.