"Coordinates?"

The turtledove held the crumpled note handed to him by the worm in his hand, looked at the strings of numbers on it repeatedly, and finally shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said to the worm:

"I can't read this thing anyway, how do you know these are coordinates?"

"Kelly told me," Worm snatched the note back and put it in her pocket, "She said that after picking up the little note, she hadn't figured out the meaning of the numbers on the note for a long time, and then it was only after she saw a map that she thought that the numbers might be the coordinates. ”

"Did she tell you where these coordinates are marked?"

Turtledove then asked.

"Not really," Worm shook his head, "Maps with coordinates are rare, and the only one in Kelly's hand is still from this area, and she's busy enough to manage the Mole Gang on weekdays, so how can she have time to spend time on this little note, if she hadn't heard me ask about it today, she would have almost forgotten that there was such a thing." ”

"I see."

The turtledove looked at the worm thoughtfully, and he had vaguely guessed what the worm was going to say to himself next, - what else could there be, of course, to follow her on his own "adventure".

At the beginning, the turtledove meant to see a girl who was a little worm, and she was thin and small, and she wanted to escort her to the oasis for fear that something would happen to her, who knows how to get deeper and deeper with the new empire, and now in retrospect, the turtledove can't help but feel a little on the thief ship.

But what else could he do, could it be that he left the worm alone? In the pit of Gray Soil Ridge before, if it weren't for the turtledove risking his life to save him, I am afraid that the little worm might not have been able to escape from the collapse, so although the little worm's curiosity put them in danger many times, the turtledove will continue to accompany her.

Otherwise, without the turtledove, the little worm girl will have to toss herself to death sooner or later.

Seeing that the turtledove showed an expression of "I have come to my senses", the little worm grinned, and then said to the turtledove:

"Now that we know that these numbers are coordinates, and that they are found in this 'underground water supply network', and that there must be some connection with the new empire, we need to find the place where the coordinates are marked and see what the hell is going on."

The turtledove knew that the insects had opened their mouths, and it was useless to say anything by himself, so he simply omitted the nonsense and said directly:

"I'll just listen to the order, whatever you say, we'll do it."

"Good," the little worm tiptoed and patted the back of the turtledove's head, "First of all, we need to get a big map, the big one, and the coordinates must be marked, and we must not find it in this vicinity, we have to go to the bigger places, the kind of many, many people." ”

"So...... Our next stop is the abandoned city? ”

"That's right."

The little worm snapped her fingers, took out the map that Galahad had given her from her pocket, spread it out on the ground, pointed to a certain place and said to the turtledove: "This is the abandoned city, we are here at the moment, and we have to travel there for a few days." ”

The map that Galahad gave to the worm is actually a simple map, not a map in the real sense, and it is impossible to mark the coordinates, otherwise the turtledove and the worm would not need to go to any abandoned cities at all.

……

The abandoned city sounds like a sense of ruin, but in fact this place can be regarded as one of the most prosperous points in the entire extralegal place, it does not belong to any party's forces, or it is a force of its own.

In the early years, at the beginning of the establishment of the New Empire, the high-level leaders of the New Empire tried to rapidly expand the power of the New Empire, and the abandoned city was the advance station of the New Empire in this desert at that time.

Unfortunately, for some reason, the new empire abandoned its plan to conquer the desert, and they shrank back to the east and exiled a large number of prisoners there, so in a sense, the abandoned city has a longer history than the extralegal land.

Later, as the population of the Outlaws grew, many people headed west to avoid the fighting caused by overcrowding, and they discovered the abandoned city of the new empire, where they lived and officially named it the Abandoned City.

Today, the abandoned city has become the largest trading market in the Outer Laws, and there is even currency minted by the new empire that can be put into circulation, a scene that is rarely seen anywhere else.

Ikaruga had never been to the Abandoned City before, he had only heard others talk about it, and he had the impression that the east of the Abandoned City was the hinterland of the Lawless Land, and there were few monsters, and the west of the Abandoned City began to become less safe, and there were many terrifying monsters that he had never seen before.

In this way, the turtledove is already far away from home.

……

Worm tells Turtledove that the map with coordinates can only be found in the Abandoned City, and that the two of them must go to the Abandoned City in order to find out what the hell the new empire is up to.

"When are we leaving?"

Now the turtledove is most concerned about this problem, he pondered that he had made a lot of effort a few days ago, and he had only rested for two days, and the little worm had to give himself a holiday, how could anyone want the horse to run, and not give the horse grass.

However, the turtledove still overestimated how considerate the insect was about him.

"I'll leave tomorrow."

The worm was absolutely clear.

"Tomorrow?"

The turtledove's expression was as if its mouth had been filled with bitter gourd juice.

……

Later that day, good news reached the ears of the turtledove and the worm, and Summer, who had been in a coma for several days, woke up.

When the two of them arrived at the tent where Somer was recuperating, Rango had been staying here for a long time, and he was talking to Somer, when he saw the turtledove and the worm, Rango immediately beckoned them over.

Summer, who was lying on the hospital bed, quietly looked at the turtledove, and then at the little worm, and didn't know if he was weak or didn't want to talk to them at all, in short, the atmosphere was a little awkward.

……

"He doesn't seem to like us very much?"

After a few words of greeting, he left the tent, and the turtledove and the little worm found a place to sit side by side, and when he heard the turtledove ask, the little worm explained to him: "It's not the right time for us to come, the two brothers have something to say, I said can you have a little look, I dragged you out, you are still talking to Rango there heartlessly, it's strange that Summer can like you." ”

"Oh......"

The turtledove nodded in realization, and the worm was amused by his stupidity, and laughed out loud.

……

Since Somer had just woken up, the only two people who came to see off the turtledove and the worm the next day were Rango and Kelly, and Rango was grateful for everything the young men had done for themselves, for the Mole Gang, for the people of Sands, and for all the townspeople in the vicinity.

Kelly's attitude was a little colder, after all, she was not very familiar with turtledoves and insects, which made the parting much easier, and the two sides cherished each other, and then parted, - there are still a lot of aftermath matters waiting for Rango to do, and Kelly also has to maintain the normal operation of the Mole Gang, everyone is very busy, so don't pretend to say goodbye and tears on the spot.

……

"Woo-ha!"

In the desert, a modified pickup truck is speeding in the wind, the sand and dust are flying, and the warm cowboy style has been swept into the wheels with the exaggerated whistling of the turtledove, and then left behind.