"Stop!

With a few loud bangs, three skinny sand bandits tumbled out from under the low sand dunes in front of them and stopped in front of them.

The strong hot wind swept up the sand and gravel, making people unable to open their eyes, and the sand bandits lurked in the upper hand, suddenly turning out of the ground, which really caught the three of them off guard.

Dak and Sahir were both in battle for a long time, slightly stunned, and immediately returned to normal, and the two looked at each other unhurriedly, meaning, the messenger came.

The three dwarfs all blackened their faces, unable to see their faces, and looked fierce.

However, are these three guys qualified bandits?

Ragged, tattered robes with patches, torn turbans with hairy edges, and one guy barefoot. Looking at the guys in their hands, the two of them were holding wooden sticks with sharpened heads, and the person in front had a knife in his hand, and a piece the size of a grain of rice was missing from the blade.

That's not bad, but what are you talking about? Who robbed whom?

Then look at the three of them, tall camels, bulging bags of dry food, full of water bladders, sturdy and neat fine linen robes, steel crossbows, scimitar staffs hanging next to the saddles, and a ghost fire mask against wind and sand on each of their faces—no matter how you look at it, three well-armed bandits are robbing three poor men.

The bandit leader at the front was quite energetic and shouted, "Hand over the money and water!"

Duck said, "You don't want camels?"

"This ......," the bandit leader turned around, "do you want it?"

The shortest sand bandit smiled: "Yes, yes!"

The tall man shook his head: "Don't! Eat too much, can't afford to feed, can't afford to feed!"

"What about killing and eating meat?"

"It's not enough to make a mess, it's better not to. Ask for money, ask for water, ask them to get out!"

After the discussion, the bandit leader said loudly: "Don't want camels, ask for money, ask for water, get out!"

Duck jumped off his camel and said, "How about two thousand dinards, two bags of water, and a bag of dry food?"

"Good, we don't want to ...... No, no, don't mind killing people! What are you doing, don't come here!"

Darker stopped laughing, untied the two water bladders and the bag of dry food, and placed them on the ground, then took out the money bag and threw it aside: "Choose." ”

"What do you mean?"

"Choose one. ”

The bandit's Adam's apple squirmed violently, and his eyes roamed left and right, undecided.

Duck smiled, "I'll help you make up your mind." As he spoke, the Yatai dry knife in his hand flashed with cold light, and a water bladder was cut into two sections, and clear water, which was more precious than gold, gurgled into the dry sand.

The three sand bandits screamed in unison: "No!"

"There's still a bag of water. Choose, three, two, one!"

The three sand bandits shouted: "I want water, I want water!"

Sahil and Letifa breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and lowered their steel crossbow and staff.

They made the right choice, and if the three guys chose the wrong money bag, their lives would be at risk.

Duck said coldly: "Now, one by one, come and drink." ”

The bandit leader said, "Do you want to give it to us?

Duck nodded.

The leader of the bandits pounced, pounced on the cut water bladder, trembled and picked it up, took a sip carefully, carefully held it to the tall sand bandit, and the tall sand bandit did the same, and then forced it to the short man. The short man shivered and drank one gulp.

The two bandits, who hadn't had enough to drink, fell to the ground, pulled away the water-soaked sand with all their might, put their mouths close to the gravel, and greedily sucked on the pitiful little dampness.

When the short man finished drinking, the tall man pounced on the whole water bladder in his arms, smiling.

Sahil sighed: "Where is this robber, it is clearly a beggar!"

The three bandits, no, the three beggars were gathered together and were about to leave, when Dak urged the camel to come forward and put the knife of Yatai on the neck of the short bandit: "Go, follow me to the officer." ”

The bandit leader looked at the knife that had been put on his companion's neck and said, "Okay, but we'll come back when we bring the water back to the village." ”

Sahil sneered: "You think we are stupid?"

The bandit leader said calmly: "First, there are only sand bandits here, and there are no officials. Second, we are talkative, as long as the three masters ask us to send the water back, the three of us will definitely come back. As he spoke, he calmly knelt down and raised his arms to the sky: "In the name of the Holy Lord Kara, I, Kalafate, Ebujihad, and Suha will come back to the village and let the three masters dispose of me. ”

The tall man Ebjehad added: "But you three can't follow us to the village. ”

Darker smiled faintly and didn't answer.

"Can I take this as your acquiescence?"

Duck said, "Yes, go ahead." ”

The three beggars threw their sticks and ran away with joy.

Looking at their backs, Sahil said, "Dark, tell me about your plan." ”

"The situation in Bauda must be very complicated, the situation of the bandits, the situation of the city of Dorihachi, and the situation of the nearby forces are all blackened, and if we take the liberty to get into it, we will surely die an ugly death. Let Bauda come to us. I'm going to make a big deal out of it. ”

"What's the fuss?"

"The initial plan is water. There is a shortage of water here, and I happen to have a way to find it. ”

Sahil and Letifa were shocked: "You're still looking for water?"

"Of course. Tried it with the Menzaro people in Umlim Harbor, six or seven times out of ten. ”

In fact, the dried lizard is looking for water, as long as there is nearby. In order not to be too shocking, Duck deliberately said weakly. But even so, the two were dumbfounded for a long time.

After a long time, Sahir said: "Dak, the best water seeker can't guarantee that he can hit once or twice out of ten, and your success rate is actually six or seventy percent? Don't say it! Water in the desert is more precious than gold, and you can turn a tribe suffering from hunger and thirst into a hegemon!"

Letifa couldn't help but say, "Dark, Dark, listen to me, if you cooperate with the Empire, we will become a paradise on earth in an oasis everywhere!"

"Excuse me. Duck felt that his words were George's style.

"Why?"

"Working with the current Empire?"

Letifa's expression darkened.

The oases, the oases in the hands of princes, nobles, and tribal leaders, are not beautiful and rich hopes, but slaughterhouses for the poor. Take the Pearl Road as an example, which oasis city does not have poor people who are poorly clothed and hungry! Which city does not have nobles who are freshly dressed and angry, and who are drunk and dreaming of death!

Sahil decisively changed the topic: "Dark, water is the basic material of alchemy, since there is a shortage of water here to this extent, it is estimated that alchemy will not be able to play a role, right?"

"So we're going to find a place where there is water and set up camp. Then, use alchemy with water to clean up the disobedient, half-tone alchemy without water. Next, we will take our loyal servants, wear the brightest armor, hold the sharpest weapons, carry the magic guide siege crossbow, ride the magic guide cannon, and become the lord of Bauda and the king of the sand bandits!"

Sahil sighed, "You're crazy, but why do I like it so much!