Perhaps due to the influence of the Wasteland, according to the map given by Keni, there is really only one Mtassai city in a slightly larger settlement within a radius of 100 miles. Most of the rest is wilderness, the Gobi and the desert, with little sign of the town in between, and only a few trade routes crossing it.

But those who are familiar with history will know that this is indeed the hinterland of the ancient Rhine Empire. In other words, the ancient Rhine Empire was originally a nomadic kingdom born in the wasteland in history, and it was in such a difficult environment that it made its fortune and finally conquered almost the entire southern continent.

It was not until more than a thousand years after the fall of the Ancient Rhine Empire that the Southern Continent completely ended the war and turmoil with the intervention of the Church and the Magician Association. Eventually, this great wilderness, which stretched for hundreds of miles, was divided between the Duchy of Marda and the Xihuai Empire further south, but due to the distance from the major cities of the two countries and the extremely harsh natural environment, both countries were unable to deal with this poor mountain and water. It became a place of exile for prisoners who built the original city of Mthase around an oasis along the border between the two countries, and over the centuries it evolved into a paradise for criminals. Among these criminals are many powerful evil magicians, and it is not so easy to gnaw on them, so the attitude of the Principality of Marda and the Xihuai Empire towards this place is basically to give up treatment, as long as the leaders of Mtase City do not declare independence, the two countries will no longer bother to bother to govern, after all, not every country is as large and rich as the Duolun Empire.

This is all Su Wen knows about this great wasteland.

To be honest, the natural environment here is really harsh, and after driving five or six kilometers away from the ancient Rhine Imperial Capital, there is still only the yellow sand in the sky and the endless Gobi Desert, and there are very few green plants. Su Wen could occasionally see scattered fragments of carriages, and occasionally exposed weathered bones, judging from the shape and size of the bones, they should not belong to any wild animals.

Hmm, as for where the car came from......

The "Mustang" is an old-fashioned military off-road jeep with a 16-cylinder diesel engine that provides powerful power and a chassis about one meter high. The most important point is that it is much cheaper than vehicles that use electric and nuclear kinetic energy, and Suwen can still afford it until he explores more treasure troves to obtain energy.

After more than ten minutes of bumps, Su Wen finally saw the way.

This is one of the trade routes through the wasteland, why there are trade routes in this kind of poor country, it is not because of the damn barren land, if the business travelers who want to pass through the eastern and western continents must make a detour, and the shortest distance of the detour is naturally close to the edge of the barren land. Therefore, no matter how unsuitable the Great Desert is for business travel, there will always be many caravans who want to take a short route or think that they are strong enough to be brave enough to rob the road will choose to pass through here.

It was these trade routes that fed the poor economy of the city of Mthase—not that it was a daily occurrence of such things, but even the people of Mthase would not recognize it, but that the city of Tamse was almost the only city within a radius of three hundred miles that could provide supplies. Although it is a city where criminals gather, legitimate business still has to be done, and complete chaos and evil will not live for hundreds of years.

Now that you are on the business road, you can avoid the bumps in the off-road, and then you only need to continue southwest along the road for less than half an hour to reach the first destination of the trip, the city of Mtase.

However......

When the off-road vehicle drove out for about ten minutes, Su Wen saw the smoke behind the hillside in the distance, and at the same time smelled the faint smell of blood in the air.

His instincts told him that there must have been a battle ahead.

Whatever you say, what else can you do in such a battle on such a remote trade route, except for a battle between caravans and robbers?

If it was Su Wen two weeks ago, he would definitely choose to take a detour to avoid unnecessary troubles and disputes, but now he is worried that there is no such big trouble to come to the door, how can he give up this good opportunity to pretend to be a slap in the face at first glance? He hurriedly greeted Laetitia and asked her to activate the armor to prepare for battle, and then pulled up the speed with one foot of the accelerator, and drove straight towards the firelight.

Generally speaking, after triggering this kind of plot, the next thing that happens must be that Su Wen's divine soldiers descended from the sky, helping the caravan tide over the difficulties and exterminating the robbers, and then reaping countless gratitudes, but when Su Wen crossed the mountain, he found that he seemed to be a step too late.

It's not that the caravan has been wiped out, it's that the gang of thieves who attacked the caravan has cooled down.

Although the scene in front of me was a bit tragic, with broken corpses and bloodstains everywhere, it was no longer chaotic. Several wagons were lit by fire magic and smoke was billowing out, and the women and children were gathered in the safest central area, while the rest of the merchants and men were counting the bodies, calming the frightened horses, rescuing the wounded, extinguishing fires and transferring supplies, and on the outermost perimeter a group of about 50 heavily armed guards surrounded them in the center and kept a guard on all sides. As soon as Su Wen's off-road vehicle appeared, it was discovered by this group of caravan guards, who drew their blood-stained swords and bows and crossbows one after another, and gathered in this direction.

This was very embarrassing, but it didn't look good to turn around and leave at this time, so Su Wen had to drive the car over, and then was stopped by a group of murderous guards.

Seeing that this posture seemed to be about to start a war at the slightest disagreement, Su Wen felt that he had to say something.

"Ahem, relax, it's just a way to borrow, you don't want me to walk up the hill on either side, do you?"

"It's not often that people act alone in the Ancient Rhine. ”

Soon, a strong middle-aged man with a long beard walked out, he looked like the leader of this group of guards, with powerful muscles and sharp eyes, and the blades of the two-handed swords in his hands were still stained with unwiped blood. He looked at Su Wen and Douglas, who were in the back row with their eyes closed, as well as the strange vehicles under them, and said vigilantly: "Please tell us where you come from, otherwise you will not be allowed to pass through here for the safety of our patrons." ”

"Forget it...... I'd better walk the hill. ”

Su Wen really didn't bother to arrange an identity, since there was nothing to pretend to be, there was no need to stay, it was impossible to beat these caravan guards. Although he really wanted to know more about the Southern Continent, wouldn't it be better to wait for this kind of thing to wait until Mtase City to think about it?

"Wait! Come on, let's go, I see you have a ghost in your heart, come on, take this guy with a suspicious identity, and take him to the city of Mtase with those robber captives!"

“！”

Su Wenxin said that you are not done yet, but this group of guards has just been attacked, and it is understandable that everyone thinks they are robbers. He hurriedly pressed Lyetia, who was in a stealth state and was about to lock on to the leader of the guards with the railroad sniper, then jumped out of the car, raised his hands, and instantly rubbed out two unactivated fire charges.

Sure enough, seeing such an abnormality, except for the leader of the guards who could barely maintain his composure, the group of people behind him were immediately shocked and retreated.

This reaction made Su Wen very satisfied, it seems that although the identity of a magician is not a rare thing, it is not a big problem to suppress this group of ordinary people, he immediately hit the railroad while it was hot: "I'm just a passing magician, and I don't want to cause trouble." You look like you've just been attacked, and I feel very sympathetic, but can I promise that I have nothing to do with the attacker, and can I get through?"

Su Wen thought that as soon as these words came out, he would ensure that he would not be entangled, after all, although this group of people was overwhelming, Su Wen had already observed that they were all ordinary mercenaries who licked blood from the knife edge, and they were not even equipped with junior magicians who could just be used as combat power, so it was impossible not to give face.

But what he didn't expect was that there were really people who didn't plan to give this face, only to see the leader of the guards in front of him, this middle-aged man with strong muscles instead of retreating, and his big eyes were staring at Su Wen, which was full of tenacity. Then, a light blue fighting aura suddenly burst out from his body, revealing his identity as a mid-level knight.

"I'm sorry, you can leave here, but because you're a magician, you're not allowed to come within a mile of the caravan for the safety of your patrons. ”

Su Wen was surprised, there are not many people who are so upright and unscrupulous in these years, but his goal has been achieved, since this caravan is safe and sound, it doesn't matter. If you don't get close, don't get close, he's not a domineering master, it's a big deal to bump a few times.

"Courage is commendable, then goodbye. ”

Su Wen praised from the bottom of his heart, and planned to drive away.

But just then, he heard a voice from a little farther behind.

"Wow, isn't this Su Wen!"

Su Wen hurriedly stepped on the brakes, and his heart was shocked, this familiar half-werewolf's unique oral fetish, apart from the three half-werewolf brothers who were in Tridis, who else could it be?

(End of chapter)