There were no trade routes in the desert, but when more people came and went, the roads were taken out.

Traveling merchant Phipley looked up at the sky with a numb expression, the yellow sand blew quickly and couldn't tell the difference between the sky and the ground, he had already known that he had gone to the ladies to solve some troubles before this business, and now this place where birds don't, they are worried about dehydration when they enter the sage mode. Phippley sighed, why is he so cheap and so unbridled? The remuneration is very generous, yes, but you also have to have a life flower, in case you encounter a sand thief, you will really leave it here with a hundred pounds of meat.

Thinking of this, Phipley is actually a little smug, he has had several experiences of traveling alone like this, and he is very lucky, and it is proof that he can survive until now. There is a saying that there is no way to stand by the river without getting your shoes wet, but in the past few years, in order to save money for hiring mercenaries, Phipley has often transported goods through the desert alone, and has never encountered sand pirates, and according to his unique experience, he can deliver goods to the designated market as soon as possible every time, making a small profit. This time, the remuneration is generous, and after completing it, with the money saved before, you can definitely open a store in the bustling section of the big city.

However, I heard that there have been frequent sand pirates in the desert recently, and according to the experience of previous years, Phipley will not take risks lightly, but the employer's requirements are also very simple, only one car is needed to deliver the goods, and you can get the money when you deliver it to the destination.

But ...... Phippley slowly turned his head to look at the goods in the carriage, which was very different from the previous ones, and this time the goods always felt a little unlucky.

"After this transaction, I can have my own shop, and I don't have to work so hard in the future, as long as I think about it, I feel that the motivation is surging, and I muster up the energy to go on the final trip, this is my last business, don't mess up."

Feeling full of energy, Phipley was shocked by the sudden stop of the car, and his body almost bit his tongue when he moved forward, and he smelled a strange smell in the air, and hurriedly jumped out of the car and dragged the camel hard, but the camel did not dare to take a step, no matter how far and backward.

"Damn, it's really unlucky, how did you really run into these blood-drinking beasts!"

There were many vague figures in the wind and sand, they were very fast and used scimitars as weapons, and they could see the figures of the sand thieves clearly in such weather, and it was obviously quite close to Cheng Dù. The reason why the camel does not run or move is because the smell of terrible beasts wafts from the direction where the wind blows, which makes the camel very frightened and will not act no matter how much anyone reprimands him.

Fippley knew very well that he was a fat sheep, and as long as he was a person, he would have thoughts about the merchants who were traveling alone, so Fippley chose this weather to hurry as fast as possible, hoping to pass through the most dangerous area as soon as possible and merge with other caravans on the road, but it was too late to say anything, and Fippley could only take out his weapon from the car in anger and try to resist, and then turn into a dried corpse in the desert that had been stabbed dozens of times.

As a merchant, Phippley did have some courage, and then it was useless, and the sand thieves surrounded him in front of him were so numerous that each of them could bury him with a quick stone.

The sand thieves were not in a hurry to kill, but wandered around and shouted, sometimes whipping at Phipley's feet, so frightened that Phippley jumped up and trembled, and the look of fear led to a burst of laughter, which was utterly teasing the poor trader, and would even tie him up and carry him on the back of the camel until he died of thirst and exhaustion.

If you look at this kind of fate, everyone will tremble a few times.

"You scoundrels, let you see that the old dog also has a few teeth, and I will fight with you!!"

Phippley couldn't bear the uneasiness in his heart, and resolutely pounced on the sand thief in front of him, as for options such as begging for mercy, he wouldn't consider it at all with his experience, and the end of becoming a prisoner was the worst, but looking at the scimitar from the other party, Phippley couldn't help but close his eyes, and secretly said in his heart that he was finished.

Closing his eyes at the moment of swinging his sword in melee combat is equivalent to death for any warrior, but Fippley did not usher in the expected death.

Suddenly, a red book flew out from the side, and it seemed to scrape a few minutes, grazing Phipley's ear and hitting the sand thief in front of him.

Boom! The sand thief flew out, and when he landed on the ground, no one could find his upper body.

"There is an ambush, be careful!"

Before he could finish speaking, there were screams from the periphery of the encirclement, and the two sand thieves remained sitting on camels, but their heads were thrown into the air, and they fell to the ground like puppets with broken strings.

The girl who suddenly appeared stood between the two deceased, quickly glanced at the sand thieves, found out the most threatening person, and then quickly swept over, the targeted sand thieves did not have time to figure out the situation, they were killed by the sudden appearance of the black shadow, under the thick wind and sand, the sand thieves in the distance could not figure out the situation, and could only hear the screams of their peers, becoming more and more uneasy.

"What's going on over there......

"It's the enemy, there's an ambush! Yes!! ”

"What moth...? Hey, where did the people come from to do bad things for me? ”

"Stick to your hands, let's retreat, shall we?"

The leader of the sand bandits secretly hated that although he didn't understand what was happening, he couldn't continue to lose manpower.

"The wind is howling, withdraw! Get out of here! ”

The Sand Bandits are never a team with a strong will to fight, and when the number of losses is not proportional to the gains, they will quickly choose to retreat without looking back, and completely disappear into the wind and sand in just a few minutes, leaving no trace.

Finally... Be...... It happened...... What the? Phippley looked at him in a daze, the development of things was really beyond his imagination.

"Are you alright?"

The voice was heavenly, and Fippley swore that he had walked around the edge of hell, and the feeling of the aftermath of his life almost made him cry, and he was stunned for several seconds before dropping his weapon and thanking Mephis gratefully.

This guy is really lucky, ten minutes ago, Mephis barely remembered the vague terrain to identify the direction, approaching the trade road, the main purpose is to find the caravan to request passage, halfway through, he suddenly smelled the strange smell of the minute, realized the appearance of the sand thief, hurriedly took a step to rush here, just happened to meet the scene of Phipley in distress.

"How can you see sand thieves everywhere?"

Mephis had a hint of doubt in her heart.

In the era of the game, this trade route is also an important route for players to run business, every time they encounter a sand thief, these bastards will invariably scare the camel with the smell to force the player to stop fighting, and then die in the hands of the player, and there are also budding new people who travel alone and die in the hands of the sand thieves.

Now, Mephis slowly walked to the messy battlefield, trying to find some clues from the corpses on the ground, but these sand thieves are obviously 'normal', which is a bit strange to say, but compared to the previous sand thieves, this group of sand thieves has mixed equipment, and many of them have potholes in their weapons, and they are obviously not well maintained.

"It's okay, it's okay...... Thank you for saving me! ”

"It's just a gesture, we've encountered sand thieves before, and some of our companions have been injured, but we hate these guys to death."

Fippley kept wiping his forehead with a handkerchief, and he didn't know if it was oil or sweat, but he could clearly see that his hand was shaking, and the sand thief's knife was only 0.01 centimeters away from his head at that time, and he would feel scared whenever he thought about it.

"That's the truth, these wild dogs know how to bite other people's flesh and blood, if it weren't for you, I would have become a dry bone exposed to the sun in the vast desert, by the way, that, where are you going to go? If it's convenient, I wonder if we can go along? ”

After such an experience, Fippley no longer dared to believe in his good fortune, as a businessman, he should really believe in the power of money, rubbed his hands, and faced Mephis with the most sincere smile. Bad luck to meet sand thieves, but luck is also good to meet the mage...... Although Mephis calls himself a scholar, for ordinary businessmen, he can release magic, so why should he be so clear?

Mephis glanced at the merchant's route, and silently judged his destination in his heart, the merchant's mention was exactly what he wanted to say, and he could go with him without having to accept the unpalatable scorpion meat in the desert. But the businessman in front of him was too proactive, and before Mephis could say anything, the other party sent a lot of praise and courtesy, which made people feel a little weird, so Mephis didn't answer directly, but asked.

"You're a merchant, why don't you see your guard?"

"I was also greedy for cheapness, I originally thought that the distance between the two places was close, and I took advantage of the wind and sand to go out, but I really ran into a sand thief, which was really unlucky."

Fippley slapped his thigh, a look of regret on his face.

"Hold up the bold and starve to death, you are really not afraid of death."

"That's what I said, but the employer requires confidentiality, and I have to abide by the agreement, right?"

At this time, Phipley peeked at Herveil, just at the beginning, this beautiful young lady was searching for all kinds of loot on the corpse of the sand thief, the strange thing is that there are not many really in hand, but all kinds of broken copper and iron, as for money, the sand thieves are out to rob, rarely bring huge wealth, they are also afraid of the black and the black.

"I am a businessman and have to accept the requirements of the agreement. But one thing is one thing, you saved me, I can't say nothing, I just heard that some of you are injured, I have some alchemy potions here, or let your companions come to rest in the car, don't worry, don't look at me alone, food and water are well prepared. ”

In the desert, human favor is also a wealth, who knows if the rescued victim will be the princess and prince of a certain country, there are many people who like to find new excitement these years. Although not all businessmen would do this, Phipley was keen to carry supplies for a dozen people across the desert, and he had really rescued heavyweights in the past few years, so he mixed well in the Chamber of Commerce.

At this time, Snood and Luo Luo, who were left behind, followed up, they looked at the corpses of the sand thieves all over the ground with numb expressions, it seems that these good and bad guys are real sand thieves, how can their luck be so bad, and they encounter sand thieves suspected of being privateers?

As a businessman, Phipley still had some eyes, and quickly found the characteristic marks from Snood and Lolo, and this time he was really surprised.

"Oh, are you two from the Alchemy Society?"

"Yes."

"I heard that there is an Alchemy Society expedition that went deep into the desert, do you know?"

Snod's face was a little ugly, and he nodded: "It's us." ”

This time, Phipley's surprised hand shook, and the water bag he handed over shook it: "I heard that there were nearly 100 people when I set off, why did I ......?"

The so-called nearly 100 people have a lot of water, Valkyrie-type armored cavalry is a humanoid machine, it is difficult to distinguish the real from the fake, just listening to the rumors, Fippley obviously does not know the real number, but no matter how many people, only two people in an expedition team have returned now, this news is enough to shock him.

Fippley is very good at being a person, and he is not in a hurry to inquire about the news at this time, so he first helped Snood into the car, and took out his own medicine for him to take.

Mephis also rested for a while, taking a sip of water, and watched as Heviel patrolled around, and with her ability, she would not let the sand pirates come near again.

After resting enough, Fippley came over again and re-opened the request for passage, this time Mephiss agreed, and a short contact could still tell what kind of person Fippley was, he was a businessman, for the sake of profit. Don't look at the carriage and medicine at this time, the money is a fraction for him, the real benefit is to get out of the desert safely, and only by living can he make money.