When the excited Adele left, Richard looked at Karui.

"Where did the search and rescue team get this information?"

Karui organized his words for a moment and said softly.

"My lord, this information was told by them to a team of Luanwei Flower Merchants who stayed in that area to search."

"Is there anything else to gain from Adele's father's information?"

"Some residents trapped in the oasis were also found, but the search and rescue team had just returned and were still eating, so I didn't have time to ask for too much information."

Richard nodded, anyway, the person has already returned, and there is no hurry at this time.

"What about the casualties of the other teams?"

"Seven wounded, four killed......"

"The dead are buried in the land of glory, and the wounded are rewarded with some Desert Crown honey."

"Yes, sir."

After a simple arrangement, Richard unloaded all the prey that was almost crammed into the system space and left it to the residents to deal with it.

He returned to the lord's mansion and had a hearty dinner.

After eating and drinking, the search and rescue team was summoned.

When they went out, there were 60 people, 6 were killed the day before yesterday, and now 4 have been sacrificed, and of the 10 mummies sent out, only 5 remain.

The vast desert is indeed full of dangers.

But because of this, in exchange for an A-rank hero, this wave is not a loss.

Ci is not in charge of the army, and as a lord, he must not be indecisive.

He will not hesitate to sacrifice.

This is the background of the world where all races are vying for hegemony, and now there is peace, but it is not yet the time for war to break out.

"Good night, lord."

As soon as they entered the house, all the inhabitants saluted, and no one dared to cross it.

The one in front of them is the only lord of this land, and his words can decide their fate.

After Richard got up, he looked around with appreciation.

He chuckled, "No need to be polite, every resident who has contributed to the city of dusk deserves respect." ”

"You've worked hard these past few days."

Two simple sentences immediately warmed the hearts of the crowd.

My lord, I have not forgotten them.

"Who among you can tell me what you've encountered these days?"

With his encouragement, a young man stepped forward and said tentatively.

"My lord, I, can I?"

His tone trembled a little, and his hands clenched into fists.

When the crowd turned their eyes, he felt his legs go a little weak.

Richard gave him an appreciative look.

"Of course, you don't need to be nervous, you have completed the mission, you are the heroes of the city of twilight, and you will be rewarded by me."

Call~

The young man suddenly put his mind at ease, and his tone was a little high-pitched.

"Lord Richard, we've been ...... for the past few days"

He then elaborated on what happened to the search and rescue team in the past few days.

Although it seemed to him to be dangerous and abnormal, and he encountered many powerful field troops, in Richard's opinion, it was an ordinary encounter, and there was no information he wanted.

After repeated questioning, he encouraged the other party and replaced the next searcher team.

The next step was for each team to send a representative to tell what had happened to their team over the past few days.

Richard couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he heard this, because the strength of the explorer team was not good, even if they found an anomaly, they didn't dare to approach.

Not to mention buildings like temples or one-way portals, but there are not many resource points.

"Are you sure you haven't come across a temple-like structure these days?"

"Nope." Everyone shook their heads in unison.

"Did you find a territory similar to the City of Twilight?"

"Nope." The crowd shook their heads again.

This is strange.

Richard thought about it for a long time, and he didn't know what was wrong.

Are there so few lord players in the desert faction? Why aren't there player territories around Dusk City?

Or is it that the Death Desert is too big and very scattered, and these guys are afraid of death, and they dare not approach even if they see it from afar?

After thinking about it for a long time, I didn't come up with a reason, so I just didn't bother with it and changed the problem.

"Did you find anyone else who was blown away by the sandstorm?"

"Yes!"

Finally there was a response that got Richard interested.

"Where are they? Why not bring them back? ”

"This ......"

The middle-aged man who spoke was a little embarrassed.

"They are in an oasis and do not want to go back to the City of Twilight with us...... I want to wait for the people from the Luanwei Flower Chamber of Commerce to take them away. ”

Richard's eyes narrowed slightly.

"How many?"

"More than 300 people ......"

"Do you have a map?"

"Look."

The middle-aged man stepped forward, carefully spread out a rough map of home on the table, and pointed to one of the dots with a circle.

"That's it, they have plenty of water and food, and they don't want to leave......"

After saying that, they were a little embarrassed, and they deliberately went to find each other, but they didn't expect to find those people and didn't want to come back with them.

However, the other party's strategy of waiting for the Luanwei Flower Chamber to come to the rescue is not wrong.

After all, they had originally planned to follow the Luanwei Flower Chamber across the Death Desert.

Compared to a territory that has never been heard of, it is self-evident who is more reliable.

"Aren't those your companions? Why don't I come back with you? ”

"Lord Lord, most of the people who followed the Luanwei Flower Chamber of Commerce at the beginning were strangers......"

Richard was surprised, and then there was some playfulness.

"It's not surprising that there is water in an oasis, but what kind of oasis has enough food to feed hundreds of people?

And you've been hit by a sandstorm for almost two weeks, right? How long can you last with the rest of the food? ”

This question made the middle-aged man stunned for a moment, and then shook his head in embarrassment.

"I don't know, they didn't let us in."

He stopped talking and stopped, and finally said in a tangled way.

"My lord, they also told us to bring the others back, saying that there is no shortage of food, there is no need to stay in the city of twilight, it is safer there......"

Oh?

This intrigued Richard.

When things go wrong, there must be demons.

These hundreds of people are in a small desert oasis, and they don't want to leave.

He also said that he had plenty of food, and even wanted to dig into the foot of his wall.

Isn't that a bit too abnormal?

"Okay, I know about this, I'll go there myself in a few days, and you will lead the way for me then."

"Yes, my lord!"

After Richard had said this, he encouraged the residents and let them go down to rest.

He wanted to give some reward, but he was embarrassed to find that in addition to food, there were only some beast skins in the storehouse.

Nothing seems to be up to scratch.

After the crowd left, Richard looked at Karui, who had been following the crowd and had not spoken.

"Karui, what kind of rewards do you usually use to reward your subordinates?"

Karui sensed Richard's embarrassment and immediately understood.

Opening.

"My lord, the general reward can be gold coins, the fur of wild beasts, or some ordinary medicinal herbs and supplies."

"Desert Crown Honey is a precious bounty item......"

"He who has done great deeds can be rewarded with glory, such as the title of the city of twilight, or some kind of glorious title, or even a certain piece of land......"

Richard had a sudden sense of enlightenment after hearing this.

Yes, rewards can be given not only in kind, but also in spirit and glory.

At the low level, you may also need material rewards, and in the future, when the level of your subordinates is high, you will also be rewarded with materials, which will undoubtedly be a bit inferior.

In the future, those who have made great contributions can be given a glorious baron and a glorious count.

There is no need to spend money, nor does it give real power, and it is more face-saving to say it......

It's a lot of money.