Link never imagined that the sand sculpture not only represents a creature, but may also describe a character.

The sand sculpture did patrol the banks of the Grand Canal in Gauria, but when he returned to retell the information to Link, Link understood what the unfinished phrase in the skill description meant by the unfinished phrase "just ......".

The retelling of the sand sculpture is intermittent, and he is always stunned in the middle of speaking, forgetting what he wants to say and what he has seen before.

If it detects 100%, it says only 30%.

Of course, if you think Link was surprised to discover the secret of the sand sculpture, you're very wrong.

Although the sand sculpture has a poor memory, the information in the most critical position is still successfully remembered and conveyed to Link.

What really made Link shout "the Groove" was because at each end of the Grand Canal, where it was easiest to cross, there were several teams of mechanical soldiers guarding each other.

That's a bit outrageous!

Obviously, the mechanical city is gone, and it stands to reason that most of the mechanical soldiers will follow.

Unexpectedly, patrols and defenses were more stringent, and there were soldiers of the Mechanicus Cult on both sides of the Grand Canal.

Now, it's hard!

The sand sculpture flew around, and when it came back, it lay directly on the Gobi and gasped for breath, and it was extremely lazy to lie on its stomach without standing.

Link thought for a moment, slowly got up, and decided to break through.

Now that the route is temporarily diverted, the source of life will not be replenished, and he and Ah Fu will die of thirst like the white bones on the Gobi.

The reason why Link prefers Tiger Mountain is because of the high risk of detours and the small tolerance for mistakes.

On the other hand, these mechanical soldiers marching along the Grand Canal in the desert are the lowest-level combat power of the Mechanic God Cult.

Rather than being the regular army of the Mechanicus, it is better to call them followers, believers.

To put it another way, the immortal sects that cultivate immortals know all about it, right?

These patrol soldiers are equivalent to miscellaneous servants, and they can only be promoted to the outer door after their outstanding performance has been assessed and their contributions have been achieved.

They were all pilgrims, mechanical fanatics from all over the world.

After expressing a desire to join the Cult of the Mechanics, the City of Machines will drop a primary chip for these followers.

Implanting a chip in your body, or setting it as a colonization core, is branded as a Cult of the Mechanics.

But this is only the first step to join the Cult of the Mechanics, the next step is a more rigorous assessment, complete the various tasks assigned by the Cult of the Mechanics, and give points for each task, and when the points reach the standard, you can be officially promoted to a member of the Cult of the Mechanics.

The glory of being a full member is to be able to enter the Machine City, and enjoy the various mechanical mysteries and knowledge hidden in the Machine City according to their contribution and level.

That's why the Machine City goes along the Grand Canal, followed by so many mechanical soldiers.

To be precise, they are not the official forces of the Cult of the Mechanicus, but a group of fanatical believers with extreme ideas.

The primary chips, plus a group of 'rabble', are not very threatening.

With the help of treasure hunt rats and sand sculptures, you can cross the Grand Canal safely with a little care.

Link peeled a few slices of beef with a dagger, stuffed them into his mouth and chewed them to replenish his energy, and evened out the treasure hunt rat and the sand sculpture a little.

The treasure hunt rat pounced on the beef, wanting to eat it to himself.

But after taking two bites, he didn't see the sand sculpture coming up to fight, so he looked back curiously.

only to find that the sand sculpture was still lying lazily on the ground, its neck hanging weakly, and its eyes were blurred and worried.

The treasure hunt rat took two bites, and suddenly felt that the beef in his hand was not fragrant!

With a light sigh, he dragged the beef to the sand sculpture.

Alas, I really broke my heart for this family.

It is necessary to help the owner to detect and avoid danger, and to turn his head and help the owner feed the lazy sand sculptures.

Tired!

The sand sculpture is really lazy, the nose has already smelled the smell of cooked beef, and the eyes are gradually brightening, but the body is still very honestly motionless.

Squeak squeak!

The treasure hunter placed the beef in front of the sand sculpture, and then tore a strip of it to the side to eat.

The sand sculpture was motionless, only its mouth was open, and little by little it tore the beef into its stomach.

Ah Fu waited in front for four or five hours, and his body was almost collapsed.

"Now when you are full, you will have the strength to cross the river."

Link glanced at the time, it was already half past four in the afternoon, and it was almost six o'clock in the time of the Grand Canal in Gauria, which was just right!

The group re-embarked on the road of progress after a little trimming.

This time, there was no turning back, and a wave had to be crossed by the Grand Canal.

Although the sand sculpture is lazy, once Link issues an order to it, it will get up from the ground without saying a word, and will not delay in implementing it seriously.

It's just a sand sculpture brain......

Alas, for the sake of its serious attitude, I will not mention this stubble, and it is a big deal to patrol a few more times.

The crowd is getting closer and closer to the Grand Canal of Gauria.

Link's Glock pistol was already in his hand, and Ah Fu was also slightly hunched up, ready to sprint 100 meters at any time.

The sun gradually pulled to the west, turning from the scorching sun to a warm one, and the color turned red as if it had been added with blood, as if to indicate that a bloody battle would follow.

The sand sculpture traveled back and forth between the Grand Canal and the Gobi several times, passing more and more information back, like a jigsaw puzzle to complete the information of the Chen soldiers on the front line little by little.

"Sand sculpture, you don't have to come back next, I will inform you as soon as I need to."

Link and his entourage have already entered the five-kilometer range of the Grand Canal in Gauria, and if the sand sculpture continues to land several times, it will inevitably arouse suspicion, so let it return to the sky. If they can evade the patrol line of the mechanical soldiers, then cross the canal silently; If they are discovered, it will be necessary for sand sculptures to descend from the sky to assist them in their raid.

"Xiaobao, it's up to you to play next."

Link held out his hand, and the Treasure Hunt Rat jumped along Link's arm to the ground and began to lead the way.

With several transmissions of the sand sculptures, Link had a rough grasp of the intelligence information of the fanatical followers of the Cult of the Mechanicus along the Gauria Canal.

The fanatical followers are in a group of five, and the primary chip distributed by the Cult of the Mechanical God, also known as the 'Individual Range-Range Joint Combat Type 1 Processing Chip', can only be activated by the coordination of five people to maximize the effect.

For the orders of the mechanical city, how dare these followers disobey, they naturally strictly enforce it.

In the intelligence transmitted by the sand sculptures, there is a group of fanatical followers every three kilometers.

According to the information that Link learned, the coordination range of the primary chip is 200 meters, which means that the longest front of a full formation is one kilometer, so Link has a gap of two kilometers to drill.

The twilight sky was the last struggle of the day, without the edge of the day, the color was warm and soft, and the huge orange disk on the horizon dragged the shadows of Link and Ah Fu ten times longer.

Especially during the period when the sun has not completely set, swaggering on the Gobi is no less conspicuous than a catwalk show.

Link and Ah Fu instead crawled on the ground.

_('-'_)⌒)_x2

Although the speed is much slower, it is the safest factor.

In particular, the linen clothes, in the afterglow, are no different from the stones of the Gobi, and no one will doubt them at all.

"At this rate, you'll be able to approach the Grand Canal after sunset. Now that the time and place are all on our side, the chances of passing through the Grand Canal are very high. ”

The sun is fading from the horizon, and only the few rays of light in the western sky are still struggling.

"Ah Fu, from now on everything is under my command, don't make any noise except walking! If we attract the mechanics, none of us will be able to leave. But as long as we cross the Grand Canal, we can escape! ”

"Boss, don't worry, I won't make a noise!" Ah Fu smiled at the thought of being able to escape.

"By the way, add one more, don't keep your eyes open and don't laugh!"

The Gobi was already shrouded in night, and Ah Fu blended in perfectly, even if he stood in front of Link's eyes, it was not easy to notice. But as long as you widen your eyes and open your mouth to smile, those big white teeth and protruding whites of your eyes are comparable to fireflies in the night, Audi with high beams, and lighthouses on the sea, and it is difficult for people not to find them.

Ah Fu immediately shut up, his eyes narrowed, and he completely blended into the night.

After two days of contact with Ah Fu, Link also learned about this guy's temperament.

This guy is also a person whose personality is greater than the sky, as long as it is related to life-saving, he is absolutely meticulous in execution.

It's fun and tastes right!

Before you know it, Link has entered the two-kilometer line of the Grand Canal, which can be said to be close at hand.

[You triggered the E-rank quest [Escape from the Deserted Gobi], accept/decline]

[Quest Hint: The Grand Canal is the lifeblood of the Machine City, so there are many Zealots along the route. Cross the Grand Canal to Wailing Valley, the end of the Robinato's sphere of influence, and officially escape the Wasteland Gang and the Robinato's sphere of influence and become a slave. ]

[Reward: 5000 XP, Status Change (Slave→ Outcast)]

Touching the task of sending experience, Link accepted it without saying a word.

Link and Ah Fu got up, the treasure hunt rat led the way, and the sand sculpture turned into a ghost in the dark night, silently hovering in the air, waiting for the master's orders.

Soon, the treasure hunt rat sensed the smell of metal.

One, two...... The number is gradually increasing!

Link and Ah Fu moved slowly, stopping at a distance of five hundred meters from the Grand Canal, waiting patiently.

I've been waiting all day, can't I wait for a few minutes?

Five fanatical believers patrol the banks of the Grand Canal at a distance of about two hundred meters.

Based on the intelligence sent by the Treasure Hunt Mouse, Link also has more detailed data.

It was the five fanatical believers, three of whom had a strong metallic aura, and the other two had a thinner metallic aura.

Link ventured to guess that three of them were supposed to have exoskeleton armors, and the remaining two were only part of the mechanical parts.

Twenty minutes later, the five disappeared from the scavenger rat's perception range.

"Quick! Hurry across the Grand Canal now! ”

Link was the first to get up, and the cat bent forward quickly.

Ah Fu followed closely behind, his mouth closed tightly and his eyes did not dare to open too much.

The two soon arrived at the Grand Canal and followed the slope into the Grand Canal trough.

At night, the volume of the Grand Canal is very small, and the water does not reach knee-high when it protrudes from the terrain.

This is because the Grand Canal connects the bay, and at night the sea water recedes due to the tidal action, and the sea water in the canal naturally recedes, and it is not as turbulent as during the day.

The sky is beautiful, the moon is hidden and the stars are bright.

That's what Link calls the right time and place.

Link skillfully walked ahead, and Ah Fu followed behind, and soon crossed the 500-meter-wide Grand Canal.

Finally, gritting his teeth and climbing up the slope, the treasure hunt rat sensed it, but did not find any fanatical believers in the range.

"Victory is in sight, let's go!"

Link straightened his back and quickened his pace.

When Ah Fu heard this, the corners of his mouth inadvertently raised, but he immediately realized it halfway, and hurriedly reached out to cover his mouth, for fear of revealing a mouthful of big white teeth.

Link is now 'like an arrow' and has crossed the Grand Canal of Gauria, not far from Shadu!

At this moment, Ah Fu behind him suddenly fell to the ground with a sigh, and half of his body fell into the Gobi.

(ｷ｀ﾟДﾟ´)!!

Link was shocked.

At night in the Gobi, there was no abnormal sound in the emptiness.

This sound, like a sinking boulder, set off ripples in the Gobi.

Squeak squeak!

The treasure hunt rat also barked, indicating that it sensed the smell of metal and was hurrying towards this side......

Exposed!