The Great Tent of Chief Seva stood like a hill bag, and on its gold-trimmed tent topped with the emerald Seva falcon flag fluttered. Early in the morning, Asana walked straight there, accompanied by her escort. After the two Seva maids had forcefully rolled up the heavy curtains on either side, the guards remained outside the door, and she stepped into the tent alone.

Amaraham, the chief of Seva, was now sitting in a soft chair on the steps of the tent. His slightly obese body and a loose robe made him look a little lazy. Above his bearded middle-aged face was a red turban, with a striking Cardo topaz fixed in the center of the turban.

When he saw Asana enter his tent, he stood up slightly awkwardly and smiled at her in return, his trademark beard curled up in the air.

Asana removed her veil and greeted Chief Amarah.

Amarahan stretched out his arms, stood on the steps and said with a smile, "My dear child, it is a pleasure to see you again. ”

"Dear Uncle Amarahand, thank you for your selfless help to my people. It's nice to see you again. Asana lowered her eyes slightly, then added, "As much as I would love to say that I am glad to see you again, but now that I, I can't express my joy anyway. You already know what happened in Sinwa. ”

Amalaham nodded in understanding, and he said sympathetically, "Yes, I have heard about it, and it is really, very sorry, my child. This is not only the misfortune of your Sinwa, but also the pain of the entire Khaldos. Your father was a brave man, a great chief, and I fought with him in those days, and I have respected him ever since. But now I can't see him again. ”

Asana said sadly, "Yes, my father was a great warrior, and he fought to the death to cover the escape of his people. And my poor brother..."

"Oh! That poor boy, he was only seven or eight years old when you last came to Seva. ”

Asana said resentfully, "They are all hateful Athors, and I hate them so much. This hatred will be remembered by me for the rest of my life. ”

Seeing Asana clenching her slender jade hand into a fist out of resentment, Amarahan couldn't help but sigh lightly: "Sara, Sinwa, my good boy of Khaldo, you have encountered such a calamity, you must have had a very difficult time during this time. ”

Asana: "My people are having an equally hard time, Uncle Amarahand, you can see it, and they are all immersed in the loss of their loved ones. ”

"Yes, I saw it all." "I think you all need to get some rest. My child, you should recuperate here in Seva for a while. I have arranged for my servants to erect a new tent for you. ”

"Thank you, Uncle Amarahand. The fact that you can accept the presence of the people of Sinwa is already a great help to us. ”

"We're all family, Asana, my kids, it's all as it should be."

Asana nodded lightly and then hesitated slightly, "It's not easy to say, but Uncle Amarahand, seeing that you are standing in front of me now, I still can't help but want to ask you." ”

"If there's anything you need, just say it, kid." "I will help you as much as I can." ”

"I would like to ask you to send troops to avenge the victims of Sinwa and the Kardos who were killed by Yasor." Asana looked at Amarahan and said firmly.

Amarahan was surprised to hear Asana's words. He raised one eyebrow at first, then moved his gaze to the side, and after looking at one of the elders of Seva under his seat, he spread his hands and said to Asana: "Dear child, the Azor Empire is too powerful, and to go and crusade against them is tantamount to sending my Seva warriors to death in vain. ”

Asana: "Azor is strong. But can we Caldo just watch as the Athorians take over our land, slaughter and capture our people, and plunder our wealth? Uncle Amarahand, I think I'm afraid that if this continues, sooner or later they will kill us all. We need to fight. ”

Amarahan was stunned and shook his head slightly, "The Azars have never been deep into the desert before. They have their own fertile land, and they will not be interested in our barren land. ”

Asana: "They had never gone deep into the desert to reach Sinwa before, but now Sinwa had been completely destroyed and overrun by them. The greed and ambition of the Azores knows no bounds. ”

Amaraham: "Son, I don't think they're going to stay there for long, even though they've attacked Sinwa now, the desert isn't for their life. They will be evacuated soon. ”

"According to my scouts, the Azorians have quickly begun to build camps after the occupation of Sinwa, and they are trying to turn Sinwa into a front bank to occupy the entire desert. Uncle Amarahand, aren't you worried? ”

Amarahand: "My child, if that were the case, I would fight against Azor with the chiefs of the other tribes." Believe me, the Athors will not stay in Sinwa, and it won't be long before they are gone, and I will send an army to escort your people back to the Oasis of Sinwa. ”

Asana was about to say more, but saw the tribal elder beside Amarahan and said, "Sala, you have been running around for a long time, so you should take a good rest first." ”

Asana looked at Amarahan, then sighed softly, "I'm afraid Sinwa won't be able to go back." ”

After walking out of Amarahan's tent, Asana was in a depressed mood, and she wandered aimlessly through Seva, and finally unconsciously walked up to Seva's watchtower. She sat absentmindedly in the corner of the watchtower, casually looking at her people at her feet, who were struggling to live outside the tent of the new house.

At this time, in the distance of the desert as far as the watchtower could see, a caravan was slowly approaching. There were about twenty of them, each riding a tall dromedary, and a few other camels were scattered in a few dangling baskets, following the procession.

It wasn't until the caravan entered the oasis that Asana really focused her attention on them. She could make out that it was a caravan from Ilo. Although the merchants of Ilo wore the costumes of the desert peoples, it was relatively easy for Asana to distinguish them from the caravans of other Khaldo tribes in terms of size and posture alone.

At this time, Yao Ping also appeared in Asana's sight again. Seeing him, Asana ran to the caravan excitedly, and the people of the caravan immediately stopped the camels when they saw him, and got off the camels one after another and hugged him excitedly.

Seeing this, Asana knew that it was the lost Ilo who she had met in the desert yesterday and had found her team. Although she felt that this scene was a little heartwarming, in her heart, the clansmen who had been lost due to the flight that she had been thinking about made her smile.

Asana saw that the Yiluo merchants were talking around Yao Ping, and she wanted to leave. At the same time as she got up, she suddenly saw Yao Ping actually smiled and raised his hand to her. Seeing that the people of the Yiluo caravan also looked at her as Yao Ping pointed out, and waved their hands enthusiastically at her, Asana was a little surprised.

She suddenly realized that although she had a good view of sitting on the watchtower, it was too eye-catching, and it made it easy for almost the entire oasis to see her.

She politely waved to Yao Ping and his companions, then got up and walked down the watchtower. As her feet left the last step and she was about to step to the ground, a thought crossed her mind, and she couldn't help but be stunned.

The leader of the Yiluo caravan was Yao Ping's uncle Gong Xiyang, and it was clear that Gong Xiyang was very surprised and surprised to see his lost nephew in Seva.

The merchants let their camels drink by the lake, and they sat around and ate naan and onions.

They were still haunted by the attack they had been made a few days ago, and Gong Xiyang said, "There were quite a few people who attacked us that night. I didn't even dare to see how many people there were, there must have been dozens of torches alone. ”

"I think there are thirty of them." A caravan attendant said.

"We were careless in the evening, too."

"Thanks to the fact that we were able to escape with our cargo dropped."

Yao Ping bit down a piece of naan and joined the conversation, "They seem to be making money, and they don't want to kill them." When I ran, they rode camels and didn't chase me much. ”

Gong Xiyang nodded, "Although we lost the goods, we didn't lose our lives." Yao Ping, the only one who ran away, is now also found. As long as we are all here, it will be good, and when we go back, we can make a comeback. ”

When people continued to chat, Yao Ping saw from a distance that it seemed to be Asana coming over. After he confirmed, he excitedly stood up and greeted him.

In the eyes of everyone in the caravan, Yao Ping talked to Asana and then ran back, and he said to Gong Xiyang, "Uncle, Shara of Sinwa said that he wanted to discuss something with you. ”

"Sara's of Sinwa?" Gong Xiyang was a little surprised, "Discuss with me?" What's the matter? ”

"I don't know, you can just check it out."

Gong Xiyang got up and walked with Yao Ping to Asana, he respectfully bowed in front of her, and then said in fluent Caldo: "Listen to Yao Ping, it was Sa La who saved him in the desert, and Xiao Min is very grateful to Sa La for saving him." Helplessly, the small people encountered robbers on the business road and lost the goods, so they could not repay Sala's kindness, please forgive me. I don't know what Sala's instructions are for calling Xiaomin? ”

Asana said lightly, "I'm going to Iro. ”

"To Iro?" Gong Xiyang was stunned at first, he looked at Yao Ping, who was also a little stunned standing on the side, and then asked, "I don't know where Sala is going to Yiluo?" ”

Asana: "The capital of Iro. ”

"To Luochuan?" Gong Xiyang was even more surprised, "Sala, you said you were going to Luochuan?" ”

"Yes." Asana said, "I'm going to Luochuan, and I need your help. ”

"We're a cloth merchant, and we don't know how to help Sala."

"I need you to lead the way, and I need you to be my translator." "You speak Caldo fluently. ”

"Sa has won the prize." Gong Xiyang thought for a moment, and then asked. "Sala, how many people do you want to go to Luochuan?"

"Me, and two servants."

Gong Xiyang: "Sala, forgive me for taking the liberty of reaching Luochuan from here. The words of the three of them are a little less. ”

"I know that Luochuan is far to the east." "But three plus you, it's enough." ”

Gong Xiyang pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Sala, why don't you find a caravan from Khaldo that happens to be heading to Luochuan to guide you?" They can also show you the way and do the necessary translation for you. ”

"Sinwa has not been there to the merchants, the caravans of the Seva or other Cardo tribes, I don't know them." Asana said, "Besides, no one knows Ilo better than you Ilo people. Finding you guys is the best choice. ”

Gong Xiyang nodded in agreement, but then said, "But, Sala, there are so many of us in our group, and we have just lost our goods, and our lives are gone." Fear.... ”

"I only need you and him, I don't need the rest of your caravan." "But don't worry, I'll pay you a handsome." ”

Gong Xiyang pondered for a moment, pinched the corner of his mouth and glanced at his mustache, and asked, "As long as the two of us, dare to ask Sala, how much are you willing to pay us?" ”

Asana pulled out a small heavy bag from her waist and threw it to Gong Xiyang.

Gong Xiyang took it with both hands, and suddenly felt that it was not light, and he opened the small cloth bag and glanced at it, it was all real Caldo gold coins.

"I want to get to Luochuan as soon as possible." Asana said.

Gong Xiyang: "Sala, these gold coins you gave are really a lot. But if you want to let me go to Luochuan this time without carrying the goods, I'm afraid it still feels a little...."

Asana: "I need to get there as soon as possible, the caravan with the cargo is too slow. If you feel that these gold coins are not enough, when you reach Luochuan successfully, I can give you a few more gold coins as compensation. ”

Gong Xiyang rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, Sala, deal." ”

"Dare to ask Sala, what are you going to do in Luochuan?" Yao Ping interjected at this moment and asked.

Asana: "I'll tell you if I need to. ”

"Okay, then we'll not ask any more." Gong Xiyang said: "In that case, when will we leave?" ”

Asana: "Wait a few days for my people to settle here." Let's go. ”