Chapter 174: The First Oasis

The vast sea of sand quickly retreated from their eyes under the whip of the fast horse, and the once unpredictable desert scene has now become an ordinary desert landscape, which makes the traveler feel a sigh of emotion.

Ye Zilan's troops were very efficient, and He Ming didn't encounter that kind of chaotic quicksand again before they reached the first oasis, until the oasis was already in front of them, and they saw a few sand monsters still active.

And this group of people, without the slightest stop, directly rode their horses to the little new green that can be seen far away, most of them have a majestic and heroic character, can enjoy the scenery brought by the desert yellow sand.

However, after the source of life in the desert appeared, they immediately put all their appreciation ability on the green, and most of the day's running, only the monotonous and boring yellow sand in their field of vision, which greatly increased their expectations and favorability for the oasis.

Stepping out of the green, they felt that compared to the desert a few steps away, it was no exaggeration to call this place a fairyland on earth, and the horses were eating the most delicious aquatic plants to their heart's content, and He Ming and the others began to observe the area carefully.

The first impression is that this oasis is much larger than expected, and the area is not smaller than the huge earthen city of Mengzhong, and in addition to the grass and green everywhere, there are also many edible and thirst-quenching cacti and bottle trees, which are no less than the surprise of picking up gold in any desert.

And in the middle of the oasis, there were springs on a few stones, still flowing with a thin wish, and pools of water were stored under the stones.

He Ming doesn't remember the last time this kind of relaxed and enjoyable feeling was a long time ago, suddenly from the desert yellow sand into such a beautiful scenery, the excitement of his teammates, the neighing of the horses made him forget the fate of the moment, if he can hide in this kind of place for the rest of his life, what is not satisfied?

But soon he came out of this mood of enjoyment, and after a little enjoyment, everyone was busy with their own work, Li wanted to carefully check whether the plants and water here were safe, Ling Qiusheng quickly ran up to measure the approximate area of this oasis.

Based on her long-term adventure experience, Li Ya carefully searched the area for traces of the legendary pony movement, but after carefully exploring the entire oasis, the result was still that there were no traces of human activity.

He Tongyun recorded the results of these people while preparing to use magic to transmit the data back.

Suddenly, a rattlesnake came out of a clump of grass, and while it was swimming, a green lizard more than a meter long jumped out of nowhere, opened its big mouth, and bit the snake's triangular head.

After the snake twisted and struggled for a while, and stopped moving, everyone present raised their vigilance against this lizard, and among the ubiquitous sand monsters, there were too many guys of this appearance, all of them had the same sharp teeth and fierce appearance.

Although this one is much smaller than the sand lizards outside, it means that these sand monsters can also enter the oasis! Everyone's hearts were raised, He Ming's body was like electricity, and the sword light flashed a dazzling light in the sunlight of the oasis.

The lizard's body parted with a bloody light, and the splattered blood left a particularly striking color in the tender green area.

"Whew...... They were all living creatures, not sand monsters, and they seemed to be very good quality meat. As a top foodie who can classify any prey for the first time, He Ming told everyone without thinking.

Li Xiang also turned around and said: "The stems of these cacti and bottle trees have very sufficient sap, and the wide tubers can be eaten without peeling, which is non-toxic and can effectively replenish physical strength." The spring water of this oasis is the same as the rain in the rainy season, which contains a certain magical power, which is not only safe and clean, but also has magical effects. ”

Li Ya said: "That's much more precious than the heavy rain of the alliance, these are available all year round, and it is really difficult to estimate the effect of being able to use them." Compared to Tucheng, it's a world of difference. ”

At this time, Ling Qiusheng ran over with a small pant and said: "The area of the entire oasis is not a lot, it is probably a little smaller than the entire outer circle of Tucheng combined, judging from the scale of several springs, it can sustain the survival of half of the people in Tucheng at most." And I searched everywhere, and there was really no danger at all, only all kinds of safe plants and animals that were not a big threat. ”

Li Xiang said: "At present, it seems that this is indeed the case, but as far as the snakes eaten by this lizard are concerned, they are all highly poisonous, and the rattlesnake and giant scorpion in the desert are famous, so it is better to be a little careful, the same data has been collected, set up a tent, He Tongyun, send the data over!" ”

The few pieces of paper in He Tongyun's hand began to become colorful, and then gathered into a colorful bird in his hand, and then flew up from his hand and turned into a gray, ordinary looking bird and flew straight out in the direction of Tucheng.

Others quickly set up tents on the edge of a spring, ready to camp there.

Soon it will become a stronghold for humanity, and this beautiful environment will be a good place to support people to pan for gold in the desert and further explore the oases deeper in the desert, so that there is not much danger as long as they travel back and forth to this place.

It's time to travel to the place of malice and unfathomable danger that contains the world, where what awaits you? According to what he has seen and heard for so long, He Ming already has an outline in his mind about the place he is going to, but even if he doesn't go back, he must go one by one.

Staring resolutely into the depths of the desert, he decided to set off at once.

Li Xiang appeared beside him at some point and said, "Why do you have to set off now, our news spreads, and soon the people of the three major families and Shabak will come over, and build this place into a stronghold to explore the deeper part of the desert, and we will continue to move forward after the men come." ”

He Ming said, "Why wait for those people to come? Could there be any mess here? ”

Li Xiang said: "In addition to the three major families in Tucheng, there are many small nobles and wealthy businessmen of all shapes, the wealth of these people determines their status, and they will definitely do whatever it takes to collect money. ”

He Ming said: "These people are the real cancer, they are more hateful than those sand monsters who provide us with metals and materials, why do they have such harm and self-interest everywhere, but they can not be punished in any way?" ”

Li Xiang sighed and said: "The commoners don't do these bad things because they are incapable, and the three major families are because they need enough population to maintain their noble status, only those who are not up or down in the middle can act unscrupulously, and they are often engaged in some industries that are an indispensable part of the entire Tucheng, and it is inconvenient to move lightly." ”

He Ming suddenly said in a cold tone: "The world will not stop rotating because of the lack of someone, if these people do too much, it may not be a bad thing to let them disappear." ”

Li Xiang was not affected by his tone in the slightest, he just sighed and said: "Of course I know that the world will be much better if some people disappear, but with their disappearance, it will take additional resources to fill their vacancies, and more importantly, who can ensure that the new ones will not follow their old path?" ”

Is there no other way? Or is there a problem with the distribution of nobles in Tucheng now? But Beechcraft has a completely different management style, isn't it the same as someone like Yu? Is there really no hope for humanity?

He suddenly thought of something, and said to Li Xiang: "However, the inheritance of Bairimen for more than a thousand years has never been corrupted and degenerated, isn't that a good example? Why can't others be like them? ”

Li Xiang laughed: "The most contact I have with in the White Rimen Gate is only ancient legends and newly appeared messengers, where can I decide something?" As far as I know, they are actually absolutely determined by force, and every civilian has begun to cultivate a quiet and inactive mind, and the investment in this area alone will make the three major families unable to support it. ”

You can get in touch with the messenger from the White Sun Gate, it seems that this Li Xiang is really not an ordinary adventurer, He Ming put these in his heart, and then said:

"From the time the news spreads to the time their personnel come to establish a stronghold, it will take some days, and I have a way back for you to stay here, I plan to go to the depths first, you should rest assured of my skills, and if you find anything, I will definitely not hide it from you."

Li Xiang said: "It's up to you, at least rest today and leave tomorrow, everything is safety-oriented!" Alas, in fact, it would be good for us to follow you, and it would be good not to hold you back, but we just want to get your protection, how can we be qualified to say so. ”

He Ming smiled and said: "Where is it, He Ming has this heart, in this kind of place, you can be accompanied by such reliable brothers, but you can't ask for it." ”

Since it is said that there is no point in talking about politeness anymore, they all have a deeper understanding of each other's details, and they have a full rest in the oasis that night, Li Xiang specially packed supplies for He Ming, and sent He Ming to set off the next day.

Once you get out of this oasis, the entire desert ground becomes even more complicated, and the scenes are extremely chaotic, sometimes flying sand and rocks, sometimes wind and snow! When it's hot, the sun is scorching, and when it's cold, it's bitter cold, and it's not like an environment where ordinary people live at all.

If this is the case in the depths of the desert, then there is no point in exploring further, this is a place that bears the curse of evil and is abandoned by the world, and only the environment that the world consciousness no longer cares about can become so bad.

He Ming cautiously observed the cause of this situation while resisting this extremely harsh environment, if it was a monster like the Wind Demon, the Cloud Demon or the Snow Monster, then this area would have a chance to turn around.