Chapter 1: The Desert Traveler

It is a vast continent with many countries.

There is a country called "Qing".

It is a unitary multi-ethnic country with a total of 50 ethnic groups.

On the surface, the Qing Dynasty practiced the emperor system, and the emperor alone dictated the political, military, and economic affairs of the world, but in fact, the entire Qing government and military affairs were controlled in the hands of the 50 ethnic groups in the country.

In order to increase their influence, the leaders of various ethnic groups sent their daughters to the palace as concubines to strive for more benefits for their own clans.

The Qing Dynasty seems to be rich and peaceful in the Cathay Nation, but in fact there is an undercurrent.

Especially after the news that the old emperor was seriously ill and died soon after, the middle and upper echelons of the Qing Dynasty were even more turbulent.

The old emperor had a total of 24 princes and 19 princesses, whose mothers came from different nationalities and represented different interests.

In order to maximize the interests of their own clan, everyone wants to support the prince/princess who represents their own clan to ascend to the throne and become the new emperor/empress.

Such a situation, if it were in other time and space, I am afraid that it would evolve into a kind of scuffle between the sons and the heirs, and even eventually cause the country to fall apart.

However, no one in the Qing Kingdom would have such worries.

Because, there are alchemists here!!

……… Divide......... Cut............ Line............

The Qing kingdom was located to the east of Amestolis, and a large desert was located between the two countries.

Originally, there was a railway connection between the two countries, but later, the desert spread and covered the tracks, and the sandstorms made the clean-up a joke. Over time, the railway was also abandoned, and the traffic between the two countries was cut off.

Nowadays, there is no other way to get from one country to another than through the Great Desert.

The Great Desert is the name of the desert that separates communication between the two countries.

As far as the eye can see, the vastness is far away, and there is little life, which is terrifying.

Except for the sand thieves and the big and small caravans who risked their lives for profit, basically no one will appear in this devil's land.

It was noon, the sky was blue and cloudless.

The scorching sun unleashed its own heat, shining on the yellow sand, dazzling people's eyes, and the steaming heat distorted the air.

Suddenly, the void rippled, and a hole appeared in the solid space.

The white light flashed, and there was one more person on the yellow sand.

It was Zhang Shen.

After looking around and confirming that there was no breath of life, Zhang Shen withdrew his guard and took the jade talisman in his hand that could be crushed at any time back to the storage device. In the jade talisman, a very powerful spell is sealed, if it is in the magic world, it is comparable to a forbidden spell.

Although he believes in the ability and discipline of the great will, after experiencing Ouyang Tianqi's casual "playing" of the light of the introduction, Zhang Shen still has some taboos in his heart.

After confirming the safety, Zhang Shen really began to look at the surrounding environment.

As far as the eye can see, there is scorching yellow sand, and even a hint of wind blowing in is mixed with the scorching heat that makes the population dry.

The corners of Zhang Shen's mouth twitched: ", where the hell did he throw me to......"

Before coming to this world, which is known as the origin of alchemy, Zhang Shen also did some homework, and tried his best to sort out and integrate all the information he could collect, and he still had a good idea of the general geography of this world.

"Desert...... Well, it should be the great desert between Amestolius and the Qing Kingdom~~" After a moment of silence, Zhang Shen roughly understood where he was.

He pulled out a homemade map. "To the east of the desert is the Qing Kingdom, and to the west, is Amistolis."

"Although the alchemy of Amestorius is the most developed in this world, the alchemy of the Qing Kingdom seems to be very interesting...... Hmm~~ Anyway, it's still a long time, it's decided, Qingguo, it's yours to decide! ”

took out the compass to confirm the direction of the east, Zhang Shen changed into a full-body white robe common to desert peoples, took out a hat and put it on his head, and carried a cane, so he embarked on the journey in a nondescript costume.

After fulfilling the promise to Ai Ai, Zhang Shen and their pockets are not many world contributions and common points. Originally, Li Jing hoped to take the two newly added little Loli to a relatively peaceful, mysterious and low-level world to digest their own abilities and consolidate their cultivation realm. However, Zhang Shen insisted on going to the world of steel refining alone, and Ai Ai also showed his ability to prove that he didn't need anyone (?). Protection......

Zhang Shen's abnormality, coupled with Li Sai and Bu Lichen, also seemed to sense an inexplicable crisis, and the result of the discussion was unexpected.

Li Jing and Li Sai sisters go to the world of "Death", Bu Lichen goes to the world of "Thunderbolt", which is full of dangers and opportunities, and the two sisters go to the world of "Pokemon" together.

For such a result, Zhang Shen was willing to oppose it, but was unanimously resisted by all the women.

You must know that in the above three worlds, the latter two have hidden terrifying existences that can destroy the world, even in the "Death" world, the confrontation of several major forces also makes those who rush into danger of death!

Unfortunately, the objection was invalid.

In desperation, all Zhang Shen could do was to spend every penny and buy as many things as possible that could come in handy and stuff them into the hands of the women.

This incident made Ai Ai's perception of someone quietly a little better, which can be regarded as an unintentional insertion.

When the frenzied procurement ended, the general point in Zhang Shen's pocket was zero, and the world's contribution successfully became a single digit.

If it weren't for the single-digit world contribution, it wouldn't be redeemable for anything, but I'm afraid it would have become zero.

"You guys, don't have any problems." Recalling the scenes before parting, Zhang Shen's mood became heavy.

The scorching sun and high temperatures dry the mouth, but they can't illuminate the darkness that warms someone's heart.

Helping the hat and pouring a sip of water, Zhang Shen put away these feelings, took a long breath, and continued on the road.

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Zhang Shen was not able to see the magic power thousands of miles away, but he prepared a telescope with ultra-high magnification.

There was a scene in the camera that shocked him.

"I'll go! Is that...... Rail?!! ”

In the long sand, a section of railroad track was exposed, and although it had been rusted to the point of being unusable, it was still possible to see its original appearance.

Zhang participated in the rapid pace and walked towards the exposed part of the railroad tracks.

He had been walking in the desert for several days, and as far as his eye could see, except for the yellow sand and yellow sand, the occasional sporadic greenery he saw was a great surprise that could make him enjoy it for a while.

Zhang Shen did not lack the means to quickly cross the great desert. Not to mention the means of transportation in the universal capsule for the time being, just using alchemy, you can casually refine a means of transportation for traveling in the desert.

Zhang Shen is tempering his heart, will, spirit, and soul!

There is no point in exercising his body, he just wants to make his soul purer, his will stronger, his spirit more cohesive, and his soul clearer through the act of trekking through the desert alone!!

After nearly a week's journey, Zhang Shen clearly felt a change in himself.

It was a wonderful feeling that could not be described in words, mysterious and mysterious.

Zhang Shen is confident that if he fights with himself before entering this world, he can solve himself a few days ago with great ease!

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Running wild in the desert is a stupid thing to do, especially for long runs.

Zhang Shen profoundly understood such a truth.

When he finally reached the bare tracks, it was almost an hour later.

"Whew...... Call...... Meow, I actually forgot that I was using a telescope at the time...... "Zhang Shen sat on the hot sand, breathing rapidly, his face was red, his whole body was hot, he stuck out his tongue and kept panting, sweat burst out, all his clothes were wet, dripping into the yellow sand, and he couldn't blink away.

After sitting on the ground and resting for a while, Zhang Shen's breathing gradually calmed down.

The clothes were already soaked with sweat, half-dry, half-wet, sticky, and very uncomfortable.

Zhang Shenxin drew a refining formation formation on the sand.

A circle that symbolizes the endless cycle of all things;

A hexagon that symbolizes the six supreme mysteries of the world;

A triangle that symbolizes the power of the earth and represents the "earth";

and, several simple but exude a quaint vicissitudes of symbols.

Abandoning the shackles of the reaction technique and replacing it with pattern symbols is a symbol of Zhang Shen's further progress in alchemy and a step closer to the original "truth" of alchemy!

Of course, only simple refining reactions can be like this, such as material changes, human body refining, sage stone refining and other advanced refining reactions, Zhang Shen is still in the imitation stage of drawing a scoop according to the gourd step by step.

Forge into a formation and start!!

The silver lightning flashed, disappeared into the surrounding sand, and disappeared.

The yellow sand trembled violently, quickly condensed and shaped, and the original sand grains fused into one, turning into a substance like soil and rock, extending upwards and condensing little by little.

A bathroom appeared!!

Zhang Shen didn't stop moving, his fingers sketched on the sand, and after a few breaths, another formation took shape.

Forge into a formation and start!!

The silver streamer burst into the air, turning into thousands of silver points of light and disappearing into the air.

The pitiful amount of water vapor in the desert began to condense.

In an area of several thousand meters, a cool breeze blew out of thin air, and a little crystal air flow could be seen, flowing rapidly towards the place where Zhang Shen was.

The water vapor in the vast area condensed in one place, gradually approaching the tipping point.

Suddenly—

A handful of clear springs, condensed out of thin air!!

The spring is condensed into a line and slowly poured into the entrance of the water pipe prepared at the top of the bathroom.

When everything was ready, Zhang Shen walked into the bathroom, opened the shower head while humming a song, and began to take a luxurious and pleasant bath.

He chose to trek through the desert to sharpen his soul rather than to seek guilt, and besides, he did not choose the path of a warrior, so he did not need to torture himself.

Being relaxed and at ease is the best way to cleanse the soul.

Just as someone was in a good mood, somewhere miles away.

"Toujia, this wind is a little wrong."

The guide of the small caravan, Lao Wang, who has been walking in the desert all the year round, felt the changes in the airflow around him, walked to the side of Li Yaozu, the leader of the caravan, and said in a low voice.