Chapter 300: Preparation for Entering the Desert
Dorne has the smallest population, and because of its isolation from the Crimson Mountains, the people here don't interact with the people of the Seven Kingdoms.
The Dornish are divided into three major ethnic groups. The Salt People live by the sea, mainly in the Crimson Mountains near the Dorne Sea, where they live softly and darkly, with smooth olive skin and long black hair that flutters in the wind. Most of them were fishermen and sailors, and they were seasoned seamen who piloted the Dorne fleet.
The second is the Sandmen, who dwell in the desert and narrow valleys, and are darker than the Salt People, and their faces are more brown and reddened by the intense rays of the sun of Dorne.
And the people who dwelt in the mountains and passes of the Crimson Mountains were the Stone Men, the best and most beautiful, the descendants of the Andals and their ancestors, brown or blonde, but their faces were slightly rough from the Dorne sun.
As the saying goes, the stone people of the Crimson Mountains often cross the border to the Dorne Frontier to plunder in order to survive, so the two sides are caught in endless retribution. The borders of Dorne and Riverlands were also at war, and even in peacetime, raiding through the mountains and borders was a constant source of enmity.
After Li Nan and his party entered the Crimson Mountain Range, they soon encountered the stone people who came to plunder, and no one would show mercy to these robbers.
After breaking the limbs of several stone robbers, Li Nan pointed at them and said to Arya: "Each of these robbers has a collective oh human life on their hands, if you want to take revenge in the future, then you must see blood first, try them first." ”
Arya took a slender stabbing sword that Jon gave him, came to the stone robber's side and hesitated for a moment, just when Li Nan and the others thought she wouldn't do it, the little girl stabbed a few times.
Dorcott and Hattori Hanzo taught very well, and a blood hole appeared in the common carotid artery of every Dorn stone robber, and blood spurted out violently.
Seeing Arya's little hand holding the sword trembling constantly, Li Nan came to her side and said seriously: "This is the feeling of killing, it's not good, do you still want to kill all the enemies with your own hands?" ”
Looking at the person she killed with her own hands on the ground, although Arya's body was still trembling, her tone was very firm: "I want everyone to know that as long as I hurt the people of the Stark family, winter will come!" ”
Dokot nodded and praised: "Sure enough, it's the Ice Wolf family in the north, yes, ruthless enough!" ”
Hattori Hanzo also walked over and said to Arya, "Killing people is an art and a superb technique. You have to keep in mind that this kind of killing can only be done on the basis that you are stronger than the other party, and in normal cases, you still need to use a more subtle way. ”
Looking at Arya and her two teachers, Li Nanzhen couldn't guess what this little girl would become after mastering the fighting techniques of Roman gladiators and the strange killing methods of ninjas in the island country.
After packing up the robbers' useful things, the group moved on, and soon found that Dorne's horse was very good.
When Li Nan and the others left King's Landing, they rode horses bought at a high price from the Dothraki nomadic tribes on the other side of the Narrow Sea, and this kind of horse was extremely fast, although it was not the kind of BMW that traveled thousands of miles a day, but it also far surpassed the horses produced by the Seven Kingdoms, so they could quickly get rid of the pursuers.
When the bloody wedding tragedy occurred in Twin River City, everyone's good horses had already been taken away by the Frey family, and in a hurry, they only got some ordinary war horses to escape.
The mounts of these stone robbers, though smaller than those of the north, are very strong, and they don't seem to tire at all even after a day's run.
Li Nan's group can be said to be people blocking and killing, Buddha blocking and killing Buddha, and there are not long-eyed stone robbers who dare to do it, then the final outcome must be that the horses and supplies are robbed, the blood stains the Crimson Mountains, and the corpse is finally fed to the sand eagle in the sky.
There were many bandits in this mountain range, but when Li Nan and the others killed a group of two hundred stone men, they finally deterred the other Dorne bandits with blood and killing.
In the days of killing, Arya, who is in her teens, has learned all kinds of fighting and killing skills from the two teachers has grown rapidly, after all, there are countless bandits here, and they are countless opportunities to practice.
Half a month later, Li Nan and the others finally crossed the huge blood-colored mountain range and came to the hinterland of Dorne.
Seeing the scenery in front of him and feeling the scorching temperature, Li Nan couldn't help but gasp in the scorching air.
Because of the tall blood-colored mountains, the cold wind blowing from the far north could not pass at all, so the climate in Dorne was very hot, and it also turned it into a large desert terrain.
Li Nan is not afraid of many enemies, nor is he afraid of being ruthless, because these are all problems that can be solved, he has strong confidence in himself and a few companions, and even if he can't beat the opponent, everyone can still get out.
But seeing the boundless desert in front of him, Li Nan couldn't help but be frightened. If people really enter this terrible place, as long as they can't find food and water, then you have the ability to die of hunger and thirst.
One of the most important things to do when crossing the desert, in addition to having enough food and water, is to get familiar with local guides, otherwise it's easy to get lost.
Li Nan carefully looked at the map he had stolen from the stoneman bandits, and found that there should be a Tianji City not far away, because of its geographical location, it was a place where the sandmen bought and sold and exchanged various items.
The sandman who has lived in the desert for a long time is undoubtedly the best guide, so Li Nan plans to go there to have a look, and it is best to hire a local who is familiar with the terrain.
Because the city is in the middle of the desert, it is based on earthy yellow, which is completely different from the architectural style of the six southern countries, with low bungalows as far as the eye can see, and a tall castle is clearly where the lord of the city lived.
Most of the skin of the Dorn people is brown due to the sun, and because of the different skin tones, Li Nan and the others also changed into a long robe, and like everyone else, they covered their faces with turbans.
Cities in the desert are built where there is a water source, and the most valuable place in Tianji City is the underground spring guarded by soldiers in front of the lord's fort, and selling drinking water is the most profitable business here.
After Li Nan and others entered the market, they saw many stalls selling cantaloupe, sand dates and other fruits here. In addition, there are some stone robbers and desert horse bandits, who do not shy away from selling all kinds of looted loot, these goods are everything, some interested guys are bargaining with them, it seems to be a bit bustling.
In the crowded bazaar, the flow of people was not small, and a black-robed man with the same face covered walked over, and when the other party was still six or seven steps away from Li Nan, a sudden warning sign hit Li Nan's heart.