Outside, it was pouring rain, but the makeshift hut made of palm leaves was still dry, though a little misty.

Due to the proximity to the pen where the cattle are kept in captivity, the humid air smells like a stable.

The environment wasn't too good, but it was bearable—"I'm not here to travel," Quest kept admonishing himself.

He's been here for three whole days, and today is the fourth day. Most of the rafters are still braving the heavy rain to set up stalls and trade, hoping to sell more goods in exchange for more saline-free soil and logs for the repair of the ring base.

"Captain!" Kos hurried over with a hat made of leaves, and the young blue dragon had just asked him to help find out the news," said Captain Gre, the ceremony taking place after the rain. ”

Pointing to the logs stacked next to his hut and also made of palm leaves, Quest said to the boy, "I don't need so many materials, you can take some and find a way to make yourself a boat that can go to sea." ”

This is a reward for Kos's accurate information, and the reason why he has stayed here for so long is because he wants to see the strange magic rituals of the camel people of the island world-

In the aftermath of the cataclysm, precipitation became abundant throughout the island world as sea levels rose.

The oases that were originally inhabited by camel people in the desert are expanding in size due to the constant nourishment of rainwater.

In order to resist the expansion of the benthic devilfish and prevent the landing and attack of amphibious monsters, the King of Twin Peaks taught his hump priests a spell.

They used special wood, carved runes, drew magic circles, and made totem poles.

These totem poles would be placed on the coastal lands to absorb the fertility of the soil, and the desert that surrounded the empire emerged.

The desert is a natural barrier for camels, and totem poles must be replaced regularly if they are to maintain this barrier.

The rain came very quickly and went very quickly. But even so, it adds a lot of life to the oasis where the market is located.

Stepping out of the sheltered palm hut, Quest took a stroll while breathing in the fresh after-rain air.

"It seems like the stalls over there are all new faces?"

"I think it's the rafters who just arrived at the other ring bases," Kos, who was following Quest, responded, "but they don't seem to be carrying much cargo, which is a bit strange." ”

Listening to Koss's words, the young blue dragon who had turned into a human form couldn't help but look at the group of people again. Soon, he discovers what makes Kos feel "strange": the newcomers are all young men with sturdy physiques.

Quies frowned, something was really wrong with this situation. Generally speaking, due to trading experience, the majority of people who come out of the ring base to land for trading are people of a certain age.

Moreover, the goods sold by those people are of little value, just some dried mussels and salted seafood, and there is no need to send some sturdy men to protect them.

"Don't run away for a while, just stay by my side," Quest pointed to the new group of rafters, and quickly instructed his "little henchmen," and finally emphatically added, "Those people are indeed a little strange." ”

Just as the confused Kos was about to ask a question, the melodious sound of bone flutes suddenly sounded in the market, and occasionally someone beat the brass drum as a companion - the ceremony of changing the totem pole of the camel man began.

The ceremony was presided over by none other than Gelsan, the priest of the camel god, the noblest Bactrian hump in the oasis, standing next to the totem pole at this moment.

He recited the name of the King of Twin Peaks and a prayer to him, his fingers running little by little over the runes and circles carved on the totem pole in a specific order.

A not-so-powerful, but powerful spell fluctuation swept out and slowly seeped into the ground under Gelsan's guidance. Because he was very sensitive to spells, Quis soon found that the ground under his feet seemed to "live" in an instant.

With a slight tremor, the greenery of the oasis where the bazaar was located after the heavy rain gradually faded, the vegetation withered and turned yellow at a visible rate, and the thin layer of soil that had accumulated was once again a desert.

The area of the withering is centered on the totem pole, but it itself appears to be "vibrant" - because it has absorbed the vitality of the land, many shoots have been sprouted on the totem pole that has been cut down for a long time and is even covered with paint.

"Stop!"

Outside the bazaar, the whisper of the camel guards was heard, and thanks to his keen hearing, Quis could hear it clearly. He looked back and saw a small group of polar bears catching his eye.

Knowing that the camels were performing a ceremony, Wolfgar and Volibel were not annoyed by the guards' obstruction, and they led the bearmen delegation to stand quietly at the gate of the market, waiting for the ceremony to end.

Despite a two-day trek, the group of unusually strong polar bears still maintained a good mental outlook. In contrast, dromedaries armed with axes to stop them were slightly thin and thin.

"It's a pity that I was a step too late to see how the camel man cast a spell. Volibel thought to himself.

In addition to being a formidable warrior, the Bear Clan Patriarch is also a polar bear-man elemental shaman who is adept at manipulating thunder. Therefore, it is a pity that I did not have time to see the unique spell rituals that only circulated in the camel empire.

It didn't take long for Gelsang to complete the totem pole replacement ceremony.

A new totem pole was replanted into the earth, and the original totem pole, which had grown roots and shoots, was carried on his shoulders and brought back to his wooden house.

The polar bears were then allowed to pass by the camel guards, and with surprised or gloomy eyes, they strode into the trading market.

Originally, Wolfga was going to take a stroll first, and while shopping for something, he was looking for an opportunity to contact the leader of the camel "main battle faction".

But who would have thought that the mutation happened suddenly. The man who had previously made Kos feel "strange" and Quest saw as "weird" suddenly launched a sneak attack on the polar bears after they stepped into the market:

Some took out blowguns, which were already filled with blowguns made of quenched fishbones, and immediately aimed at the parts of the polar bears' bodies that were not covered by armor;

Some took out the stone knives they had stolen, and they were not afraid of the difference in size between their target and their own, and they rushed up and attacked at close range;

Others are responsible for creating chaos, loudly trumpeting rumors such as "polar bears killing people in the streets" and inciting other rafters to attack them.

"Damn!"

After seeing one of his clansmen being hit in the eye by a quenched blow arrow, he didn't notice it for a while, and in a panic, the attacker wiped his throat. Wolfgar was instantly furious, picked up his hammer and slammed away the raft man assassin who was pestering him.

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