Lin Tian's merchant ship walked for four days before leaving the desert, and instead of the yellow sand everywhere in front of him, it was replaced by an endless desert with a little vegetation on the desert. When a gust of wind blew, the desert was suddenly covered with yellow sand, and even in such a harsh environment, Lin Tian could occasionally see figures on both sides of the riverbank.

"These people are all lizard hunters in Ishihara City, and they catch a young lizard in this desert all year round, they are called skinks, and these people make a living by catching skinks, as long as they catch five or six for a year, it is enough to live."

Badr said slowly, with a faint sense of sadness.

"What's so special about this skink, five or six can feed a family for a year?" Lin Tian asked inexplicably.

Wu Yao took the first step and said: "I heard that this skink has a variety of medicinal effects and can cure a variety of diseases, so the price is not cheap, one can be worth 2 silver coins. This is their southern coin, and if an ordinary person catches five coins a year, he can exchange them for 10 silver coins, that is, one gold coin, which is enough for ordinary people in Ishihara Castle to spend for a year. ”

Badr took out a small cloth bag from his arms, "Lin Tian, this is the 200 gold coins I exchanged, which should be more than enough for your expenses on the road, come, put it away." ”

Wu Yao snatched it and stuffed it into her clothes. "Leave the money to me, I'm afraid you won't know if you spend all the money. Cousin, when did you secretly change the money, how come I don't know. ”

Lin Tian didn't deny it, he really never cared about this, maybe it was really as Wu Yao said, the money was handed over to him, I am afraid that he didn't know how much money was in his purse at that time. It's not bad to hand it over to the careful Wu Yao.

"This is the liquidity in the Chamber of Commerce, you haven't been to the Chamber of Commerce for a long time, how can you be clear."

The World Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Kingdom use currency to trade with each other. After the chamber of commerce transports the goods to the south, sometimes it cannot find a buyer who can eat all of them, so it has to store the goods and sell them slowly. At this time, the caravan wanted to purchase the goods needed to return to the land, so the chamber of commerce had to save a working capital for the purchase of goods.

Wu Yao smiled at Badr's little complaint. Since she took over the position of the leader of Wuheng from the hands of the old aconite, she rarely asks about the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, after all, now that the head office of the Chamber of Commerce is in Fenglin City, she can't always run back and forth, so Badr is still in the Chamber of Commerce, so the daily operation of the Chamber of Commerce is all taken care of by Badr.

200 gold coins is already a huge amount of money, of course, for the people in the south who are either rich or expensive, this is nothing, any medium family can come up with such a sum of money.

The lizard hunters who catch skinks in the desert are a group of people who live on the edge of life and death. The environment in the desert is harsh, and the sand and dust are often blown up, and they do not stop for days and nights, and once the people in the sand and dust lose their way, they are very likely to go to the arms of death. And catching skinks is not an easy task, skinks are extremely small and can be held in one hand.

Although skinks are small, they are extremely fast, and their skin color is close to that of desert, making them easy to hide. It is not easy to find skinks, and experienced lizard-catchers usually find some places where skinks like to stay, such as shady, in vegetation and where there is a water source, which is why Lin Tian can often see people by the river.

But some skinks are exposed on the surface, at this time it is more time to test the eyesight of a lizard catcher, the color of the skink's back surface is close to the surface, not to mention, there are particles on the back surface, it is simply integrated with the surface, if it is not for its will wait to catch its own food and open its eyes, it is really not easy for ordinary people to find its existence. As for the scorpion poisonous insects in the desert or something, only novices who have no one to bring will be hit, and generally experienced people will avoid these hazards.

After another day, Lin Tian finally saw a city, and it was rare to see the scene of people coming and going, and the road was actually deserted, and it was here that there was enough popularity.

Lin Tian found it hard to believe that there could be such a city in this barren and hot land, and the scale of this city was already larger than Fenglin City. Not to mention that there are at least 100,000 people in the city, just by the gate where people come and go, it is not difficult for Lin Tian to estimate the number of people in the city.

Seeing this Ishihara City, it officially marked Lin Tian's entry into the realm of the Phantom Flame Country, Ishihara City was a border city with tens of thousands of soldiers in the city. Later, someone discovered the medicinal value of skinks in the desert outside the city, so a large number of people came here to catch skinks. Almost all of the skinks in the entire southern kingdom came from Ishihara Castle, and after passing through several countries for thousands of miles, their value was far higher than the price in Ishihara Castle.

If Lin Tian knew about the business opportunities, maybe he would also take out all his net worth and make a big deal. Huge profits can always affect the nerves of many people, and groups of people rush to come to Ishihara Castle to make a lot of money, which has created a desolate border city that is now so prosperous.

The caravan paid a fee at the entrance of the river, and it seemed that Badr was also familiar with the soldiers who collected the fees, and after a few words, the matter was done, and the caravan was allowed to enter the city.

This city is very peculiarly built, the city is built on the river of Fushui, and the city passes through the city. After entering the city, it was found that there were bridges all over the city, and merchant ships passed calmly under the bridges. The water flows through the desert and is evaporated in large quantities, so that the volume of water is stable and the river channel is also narrowed. In the middle of the city, the river channel can also accommodate two merchant ships of the Chamber of Commerce in parallel, and the width of the river channel is no more than ten meters.

The city is also quite hot, Lin Tian wondered, why is it so hot, there are still so many people, people come and go, aren't they afraid of the heat? The merchant ship docked at a place that resembled a wharf, and after Badr had gone up to say hello to the people there, some naked men came out of the wharf and loaded the ship to carry the goods.

It was time to carry the goods, so Lin Tian and Wu Yao naturally went ashore. Standing in place for a while, Lin Tian's feet were hot, and there was a faint tendency to burn his feet, and Lin Tian raised his feet.

Wu Yao laughed quietly on the side, "There are no people standing still in this Ishihara City, you see those people who come and go, no one will stand still." You're looking at the horses pulling the carts, and the feet of the horses are wrapped in layers of linen cloth to keep them out of the heat. Look at you're usually smart, but you don't even know this. It's hot, and I don't know how to move it. ”

The caravan unloaded some of the goods onto the wagons, then drove the ships to the back of the dock, where they were stored, and Badr headed out into the city with the wagon. When he left, he called Daru to go ashore with him, but as soon as he stepped out of the cabin, he felt the heat outside and immediately retracted, saying that he would wait for you to come back.

Helplessly, Lin Tian and the others could only leave by themselves, anyway, there were still people in the fleet, and there were people who could take care of Daru. After a while, Lin Tian followed the carriage procession to a storefront, and the guys in the store came out one after another to bring the goods on the cart into the store. Badr led Lin Tian and Wu Yao to the shop to rest, because Lin Tian asked for a low profile from the beginning, so Badr didn't introduce Lin Tian's identity to the people of the caravan along the way, let alone the guys hired by the shops in the city.

Pouring a cup of tea, Badr said, "Lin Tian, do you want to set off for the next city today, or rest for the night again today." ”

Lin Tian thought for a while, "The next city is Phantom Phoenix City, the capital of the Phantom Flame Country, then let's go and see it as soon as possible, there is nothing to see in the Plug City here." ”

"Yes, I heard that there was a female city lord in Phantom Phoenix City before, and the monarch of Phantom Flame Country changed her name." Badr said.

"I've heard that there's a very touching story in this?" Wu Yao said on the side.

"What's the story, I've been to Phantom Phoenix City many times, why don't I know."

Badr said puzzled.

"Of course you're a big man who doesn't pay attention to these romantic things. I heard from the people in the city that the monarch of the Phantom Flame Kingdom was very fond of a woman before he became a monarch, but he was arranged by his family to have a family affair that could not be changed. Later, when he became the king, he promoted the woman he liked before to the city lord of the capital, and then the female city lord passed away somehow, so the monarch renamed the capital as Phantom Phoenix City to commemorate this woman, how romantic! ”

"I see, eighty percent of the death of this female city lord was also implicated by this monarch, and it must have been his wife in the main palace who found out and persecuted this female city lord. As the king of a country, he can't even protect his beloved woman, what kind of man is he, a romantic fart! ”

"You, you, you... How do you know that the female city lord is implicated by that king, you see? ”

"Then how do you know that the female city lord is not implicated, do you see it?"

"You, you..."

Wu Yao pointed to Badr's nose, you have been for a long time, and you can't say anything to refute. However, it has always been a woman's prerogative to do it, and Badr has no choice but to hold his head.

"Alright, alright, let's rest here and continue on the road, you guys aren't tired!"

"That's right, cousin, why are you getting more and more energetic now?"

"Hmph, use your care."

"Alas, I can't take care of it, and it's not me who will follow you in the future."

Wu Yao closed her eyes and said nothing, looking like she didn't like to take care of herself, and sat on the side.

Badr winked at Angel Lin, pointed outside, and walked out. Lin Tian knew what Badr meant, which meant that they were about to leave, so he hurriedly persuaded Wu Yao to go together.

Unexpectedly, this pot still had to be carried by Lin Tian in the end, there was no way, Shiyuan City was too hot, Lin Tian really didn't want to stay here for long, and wanted to rush to Phantom Phoenix City, so Lin Tian walked to Wu Yao's side.

"Wu Yao, it's time for us to go, if we don't leave, when the city gate is closed, we won't be able to get out." Lin Tian said softly.

"Don't worry about it, you can leave if you want, no one cares about me anyway."

"No, everyone cares about you?"

Wu Yao looked up at Lin Tian, "Then why, my cousin bullied me just now, and you didn't help me." ”

"This... This..."

Lin Tian didn't know how to say it.

"Hmph, what do you say?"

"Isn't it that you and Badr are cousins, you are a family, and it is inconvenient for me to insert it."

"What's wrong with my cousin, if you care about me, no matter who bullies me, you will help me."

"Okay, no matter who it is in the future, I will be on your side, how about it?"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, Wu Yao suddenly smiled and said happily: "This is what you said, don't forget it." ”

"I can't forget, let's go!"

"Well, Ishihara Castle is dying of heat, so I don't want to stay here for the night!"

Badr watched the two of them walk out at the door of the store, especially his cousin who was in a good mood, and after Wu Yao walked over, he secretly gave Lin Tian a thumbs up, and Lin Tian also smiled bitterly.