The Shayang fruit tree is a very special fruit tree that grows in the scattered oases in the desperate desert.

In appearance, this fruit tree is quite similar to the coconut tree on earth, but the height of the trunk is only the height of an ordinary shrub, and the fruit that grows on it is a little smaller than that of a coconut.

This fruit tree has a very peculiar characteristic, they can refine and absorb the natural fire element contained in the surrounding environment, and then condense it into their own fruit, because of this, although the Shayang fruit is nominally called "fruit", but in fact the essence is no different from the fire element ore produced in the naturally formed fire element veins, and even the purity of the fire element contained in it is far higher than that of ordinary fire element crystals. It is one of the materials that can be obtained through natural harvesting, and it is considered to have the highest concentration of fire element.

As the core material for repairing the Yang Flame Gem in the hands of the glitter bubble, the true red crystal with the highest concentration and purest concentration of fire element crystals cannot be obtained through natural collection channels, and can only be obtained by extracting prop materials with a relatively low concentration of fire elements, and Shayang fruit is one of the materials that can be used to extract true red crystals.

"Oh oh~ Great, Sister Coco, this is Shayang Fruit, right?"

In the desert oasis that he had finally reached, Flash Bubbles was the first to run to the nearby Shayang fruit tree, and opened his eyes to observe the beautiful Shayang fruit with wide eyes.

"With these fruits, we can get rid of the NPCs in Turtle City and help us extract the True Red Crystal, right?"

Bubbles is happy, but alas, Rococo has to pour cold water on her.

"If Bubbles only needs a True Red Crystal, then that should be enough."

"Eh~ so many fruits can only be extracted once?"

Bubbles pursed her mouth dissatisfied, seeing her like this, Rococo smiled helplessly, and went up to pat the top of the little girl's hair.

"Among the natural materials that can refine true red crystals, Shayang Fruit is the only one distributed in the 60-70 level monster area, which can allow players to obtain materials at level 60, if Shayang Fruit is not only easy to obtain, but also very efficient in refining true red crystals, then the other fire element materials distributed in the monsters and dungeons above level 70 in the game will basically lose their meaning of existence, Shayang Fruit is the easiest to obtain, but the efficiency of refining true red crystals is very poor, That's sort of a balance. ”

Bubbles pouted, she didn't accept what Rococo said, but ......

"Hm...... That means we're going to find other desert oases after we've collected the sand yang fruit here? ”

Hearing this, Chu Jiajia, who was collecting Shayang Fruit on the side, turned her head and smiled and opened her mouth to the glitter bubble.

"Bubbles, if you're bored, you can think about it from another angle, you know, we rarely have the opportunity to play through the desert without scruples in real life."

Rococo's pupils shrank slightly, and she looked up at Chu Jiajia, but when the black-haired girl said this, she couldn't see anything unusual on her face. Recalling the weak and sad woman she saw in the real hospital ward before, Rococo's heart tightened slightly.

As if she had a heart, Chu Jiajia suddenly glanced at Rococo, obviously guessing Rococo's thoughts, Chu Jiajia suddenly winked at her playfully.

I'm worried too much, I'm fine-The black-haired girl's eyes conveyed such emotions to Rococo, and she realized the meaning, and Rococo's slightly pinched heart was also relaxed, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

"If you don't agree with the dog, you will abuse the dog......"

The flashing bubbles who noticed this scene around the two expressed a subtle protest against this sudden and unguarded "atrocity" of feeding dog food (whispering bb).

Because it is necessary to ensure the quantity and quality of the collected Shayang Fruit, the work of collecting Shayang Fruit was handed over to Chu Jiajia, Sunflower and Steel Thorn, who have relatively high collection skills in the team, and the rest of the Rococo and others are responsible for their protection work during their time in the oasis - although there are no guardian-type monsters in the oasis who are responsible for guarding these Shayang fruit trees, but because this is a more active area in the desert, the probability of all kinds of wandering monsters appearing here is also quite high.

After collecting all the sand yang fruits in this oasis and replenishing the water source of the oasis with the hired Maro Beasts, the group set out on the road again, guided by the NPC guide and the desert map that Rococo had extracted from the previous life forum database, towards another nearby oasis.

Overall, their journey adventure has gone smoothly so far, although they have encountered a lot of monsters along the way, but none of them are beyond the scope of their team's ability to deal with them, and the only fly in the ointment is probably the boredom after walking in the desert for a long time.

However, just as they had finished collecting at the second oasis and set off on the third oasis, which was expected to be the last oasis of their desert adventure, this time, the good fortune that accompanied them along the way came to an end - or, inexplicably, things began to develop in a direction that Rococo and her friends hadn't anticipated before they set off.

The first sign was an encounter on the way to the third oasis about half an hour or so after leaving the second oasis.

As before, the group walked and walked, and suddenly two huge desert giant scorpions sprang out from the nearby sand dunes, and the team members who were used to seeing this kind of level 65 elite monster along the way did not panic, and immediately set up a protective formation according to the previous convention, but after these two desert giant scorpions approached, everyone was instantly stunned when they saw their appearance.

Unlike the ordinary desert giant scorpions that they had been encountering along the way, their shapes were not much different from ordinary scorpions except for their huge size, the bodies of these two desert giant scorpions showed an uncomfortable dark tone like gray, and the carapace outside their bodies was also covered with various strange-shaped protrusions and sharp spines, the two insect pincers were one large and one small, and the scorpion tail hook behind them turned into a gray-black that looked a little muddy and dirty. As for the reason for the mutation of these two desert giant scorpions, they were immediately noticed by everyone after they got close.

"This is ...... 'Fallen Desert Scorpion'? Chaos Monsters? ”

Everyone present frowned, it is true that the Desperate Desert is adjacent to the Chaos North Continent, but they are now on this side of the Eastern Continent, with the elemental creatures wandering in the desert and the legendary Elemental Ancestors guarding the Desperate Desert, whether it is the pollution of Chaos or this kind of Chaos Monster that has been polluted and degenerated, it should be impossible to appear in the Desperate Desert on the side of the Eastern Continent.

Surprise was surprise, but everyone quickly recovered from the surprise of seeing the Chaos Monster. This is not the first time that their team has faced Chaos Monsters, as early as in the previous Storm Inland Sea plot, they had fought a real head-on battle with the mid-level demons whose strength was suppressed by the awakening of the Sea King of Jeshia under the leadership of Rococo. Now that they are all level 60 or above, there are only two level 65 elite chaos monsters, which only makes the battle a little more difficult for them.

After slaying the two Fallen Desert Scorpions with some effort, they packed up their loot and set off again, but this time, the relaxed atmosphere in the team had diminished a lot.

In addition to Rococo, a special "player", the rest of the Rococo team are also people who have participated in the main plot of the Storm Inland Sea Turmoil under the leadership of Rococo (Coco's sister), and because of this, they are naturally more aware and sensitive than ordinary players about Chaos's invasion of the land of order on the continent of Emissia. The appearance of a Chaos Monster in the southeast of the Desperate Desert, which was supposed to be the territory of Order, was a little worried about whether such an anomaly meant anything.

In the end, it was Rococo who spoke out to dispel everyone's doubts, the appearance of these two fallen desert giant scorpions may just be a coincidence, after all, although the desperate desert is divided into the southeast near the East Continent and the northwest near the North Continent according to the geographical location, and the middle of the desert between the two, there is no strict geographical demarcation line between the three, and by chance, there are chaos monsters from the northwest who wander all the way across the middle of the desert to the southeast, although the probability is very small, but it is not an impossible thing.

After such an analysis by Rococo, a lot of hidden worries in everyone's hearts dissipated, and then they encountered a few ordinary desert beetles again, which made everyone's doubts disappear, it seems that it is really just a coincidence as the captain Rococo said.

In fact, Rococo herself is not a little wary of encountering the Fallen Desert Scorpion, but according to the game information in her hand, the game in the previous life until the player's behavior is completely out of control, no longer crusade against Chaos, but focus on civil strife in the late game, the desperate desert has never been opened up by chaos again, and has always been firmly guarded by a mysterious and powerful order force or order powerhouse stationed here, so Rococo is also willing to believe that the appearance of the Fallen Desert Scorpion should be just an accident. After all, even in the erosive situation of the previous life, the desperate desert has always been safe and sound, and there is no reason why the desperate desert has been deeply infiltrated by chaos without warning when the situation on the continent in this world is much better.

Only this time, Rococo's judgment based on the game materials of his previous life has lost its previous accuracy.

The group didn't pay too much attention to the fallen desert giant scorpion encountered on the road, and came all the way to the third oasis where the sand yang fruit grows, and just as they were about to enter the oasis to collect the sand yang fruit, Rococo, who was at the forefront of the team, suddenly raised his hand to stop.

“…… Wait a minute, there's a monster on the oasis! ”