Ding Qin looked at Feng Lei, "What do you think?"

Feng Lei said, "Let's send a few people into the city first." First, let's explore the attitude of Muromei City to outsiders. Second, if there is really any situation, there can be a response. ”

Ding Qin thought for a while, "It's not impossible. But the question is, what if these people arouse their alarm?"

Feng Lei said, "So I have to discuss it with you." What kind of person to choose, and in what capacity. ”

Ding Qin glanced at the team that was resting, "In that case, it will be a businessman." Moreover, it is a relatively strong businessman. His gaze swept over these people, "In addition, the lower the cultivation, the better. ”

"The lower, the better?" Feng Lei was a little puzzled, "Why?"

"What we need is someone who is physically strong and has a lot of staying power. Only such a person has the ability to break away from the large army and explore forward. When they move forward, they are also looking for help. If the people of Murome City are willing to help us, they will come out of the city to meet us. Even if we go out of the city to attack, we will wait for work and go in. Just ......"

Ding Qin sighed lightly, "These people who went first are very dangerous. ”

Feng Lei said, "It's okay. When I choose people, I will explain it to them. I will probably choose the conditions you mentioned. Come. ”

Feng Lei beckoned to the signal soldier, "Go and call these people to me." ”

After a short time, the signal corpsmen called four people, all of whom were tall and tall. However, due to walking in the desert for a long time, his face is also tired.

"A few of you, bring some supplies, go to the city, and find out the attitude of Mumei City towards outsiders. If there is no problem, come back and report the news, and we will set off again. This trip is dangerous, you must be careful and adaptable. If something goes wrong in the middle and you break away from the main army, you can go back, go to Fangzhu City, and return to Tongmuro City after replenishment. ”

Those few people did not show any timidity, and after receiving the task, they made a little preparation and set off immediately. They took four camels with them, all the main weapons were unloaded, and each of them left only a short knife for self-defense.

Ding Qin and Feng Lei watched them leave and stood for a long time. In fact, everyone is depressed in their hearts.

Because of these few people, it is very likely that there will be no return.

Night.

may be because of the relationship between these people, the atmosphere of the whole team seems to be relatively dull. Ding Qin basically didn't sleep much until dawn.

From the next morning, some people in the team spontaneously looked in the direction of Muromei Castle. But until noon, no one was seen returning.

"Thirty miles away, it stands to reason that I should have come back a long time ago. Feng Lei kept looking at the map, but he never came up with any plan.

"Wait. Although Ding Qin's tone was still calm, his heart began to be somewhat anxious. "Their status is that of a businessman. Therefore, when it comes to action, it is natural that there will not be such a tense schedule like the army. ”

"Adjutant General!There is a situation in the direction of Muromei City!" The two of them had just chatted for a while when they heard a report from the people on the periphery. At the same time, the chubby dun also came from the other side.

Ding Qin raised his head and saw several birds in the air, hovering above them. In this position, there were no birds in the day yesterday, so it cannot be ruled out that it is a monster.

And the person who came to report the news, "Adjutant General, I just found a group of men and horses in the direction of Muromei, about a dozen people, all of them are riding, and they are traveling very fast, and it seems that they are coming towards us." It is not yet possible to identify the presence of military equipment. Due to the many sand dunes along the way, the people and horses quickly disappeared, and our information is unknown. ”

After listening to the report, Ding Qin and Feng Lei glanced at each other. Ding Qin thought for a while and said, "Enter the second-level combat readiness state. ”

Feng Lei was a little puzzled, "Level 2?

Ding Qin said, "That's right, the second level is enough." If there is really hostility, we should not only send a dozen people, right? Moreover, if there are a dozen people, we will enter the second level of combat readiness, and we will have enough time to deal with it. ”

Feng Lei thought about it after hearing this, and nodded, "Okay, enter the second-level combat readiness." ”

After about an hour, the troop began to come into their sight.

Ding Qin counted, a total of thirteen people. Some of the birds in the air began to fall back on the shoulders of those people, and it seemed that they must be demonic beasts.

Behind the sand dunes on the side next to them, Ding Qin had a squad ready for an ambush. If these people are really hostile, they can also have a surprise army on their side.

After getting closer, the tension in Ding Qin's heart disappeared a lot. Because it was the two people they sent out at the head. The two men did not appear to be being controlled, and were actively leading the way.

When they were about two hundred meters away, the team stopped. The two people sent out came alone and reported to Ding Qin and Feng Lei, "Childe, deputy general." When we went to Murome Castle, there was no hostility towards us. I heard that we were a lost caravan, so we sent a team of people to meet us and bring drinking water. ”

Ding Qin was overjoyed. If that's the case, that's great. Your own team can pass through Muromei City as quickly as possible, and the risk is minimized.

He immediately asked these two men to bring those men over. The leader was a man of about fifty years old, dressed very plainly, and his face was relatively kind.

He introduced himself as Shen Qing and was the vice president of the Muromei Chamber of Commerce. Muromei City has always had an inclusive attitude towards caravans, especially this kind of lost caravan, and they try to arrange for them to pick them up.

In order to prevent suspicion, Ding Qin and Feng Lei arranged for a squad leader to contact Shen Qing on behalf of the caravan. On the way back, Ding Qin learned that every year, there were no less than a dozen such lost caravans near Muromei City.

The reason for this is that in the depths of the desert, there is a large saltwater lake, and the oolitic meat produced in it is delicious, attracting many caravans to go fishing. But in the desert, when you encounter sandstorms and other weather, it is very easy to get lost. If you get lost, if you go in the wrong direction, you will often go to Murome Castle.

For these situations, Ding Qin is very strange. Because they were on the way here, it was difficult to find Murome Castle. However, this Shen Qing said that Muromei City was easy to find.

It wasn't until he crossed the last sand dune that Ding Qin knew why.

Murome Castle is not the ruins of a city. In other words, judging from the appearance, it is not recognizable that it is the ruins of an ancient city.

It is an oasis.

The scope of this oasis is huge, more than five or six times larger than the Longkou oasis. Among the oases, the trees are lush and there are many stone houses arranged neatly. In addition to Ding Qin, they also built three roads that extended far outward. That's why it's easy for lost caravans to get here.

Because they can easily see the way.

Shen Qing told them that those caravans, after arriving here, often traded with them. Over time, in order to maintain commercial order, the Chamber of Commerce was established in Muromei City, and some basic transactions were made with those caravans. However, due to their location in the depths of the desert and the fact that there are very few things to trade, so far, there have been no regular caravans to establish long-term commercial relations with them.

"If you need it, you can exchange your goods for exchange in our fixed market. Shen Qing said, "We don't have many products here, you may not be able to see them." But the products that come out and our people love them. It's a matter of vision. ”

Han Zifei, the team leader who communicated with him, said, "Okay." We have been moving in the desert for a long time, and we have a limited number of goods left. Being able to find Muromei City is also our escape from death. I don't know if there is a map of Murome Castle that we can use for our return trip. ”

Shen Qing said, "The Chamber of Commerce will provide it to the caravan for free, you don't have to worry about this." When you arrive at the market, we will first provide you with water, which of course comes for a fee. At the same time, we will post a message that you can give me a list of products. ”

Han Zifei's reaction was actually very fast. The list of products is absolutely impossible for a troop to bring. So he said, "After a long journey in the desert, the product list has been lost, and the product has been lost. We'll do the tally later. ”

Shen Qing said, "It's okay. The same is true for other caravans. Look, the front is here. Both your men and your camels can rest here, and if you don't have any cash with you, you can use your goods to cover your consumption. ”

After Han Zifei thanked Shen Qing, he commanded the team to enter the market. The market is an area enclosed by a low wall, and there are some stone platforms for trading goods. At the back of the market, there are small stone houses for people and animal pens for camels.

As Shen Qing said, someone soon brought them drinking water with a price. The price of these things is not high, and it is even cheaper than the outside.

After settling down briefly, Shen Qing brought news that the goods would be traded early tomorrow morning. Han Zifei also handed over the list of products to Shen Qing, mainly air-dried food meat, but also some edible plants or wild medicinal materials, a total of thirty-seven kinds.

Eat and drink to your heart's content, and the small stone houses in the oasis make people feel comfortable. Only a few of them were left to patrol outside, and the rest were all asleep. Including Ding Qin, he also didn't know when to fall asleep during the cultivation process.

When I woke up again, it was already dawn. The sound coming in from outside was a little noisy, and Ding Qin looked out of the window, it turned out that the market had already begun trading.

In his house, breakfast was also served. It may be that Feng Lei saw that he was sleeping heavily and didn't call him.

The people who came to trade were all relatively coarse clothes, and they couldn't tell any difference from ordinary people. If it weren't for the fact that he had fought with Muromei's people, it would be hard for Ding Qin to imagine that there would be a well-trained army in such an oasis.

In the morning, most of their goods were traded. During this process, there was no dispute, and no one recognized them as the same wave of rescuers who had appeared in Fangzhu City.

Ding Qin's hanging heart finally fell. After lunch, he settled the payment for the consumables with Shen Qingjian, and got the map, and he immediately organized people to go out of the city.

In any case, this place should not be left for long.

The map they got did not show the Longyang Ancient Road. However, Feng Lei went to survey in advance and determined that one of the roads was built along the ancient road. Therefore, when they left the city, they chose this path.

After walking for more than ten miles, Ding Qin suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him. When he turned his head, he saw two people riding over.

"The caravan ahead, please stop immediately!"