Looking at the woman who walked out of the hotel and got on her horse, a Templar subconsciously said, "Princess."

"How many times have I said that you call me Haifa or Captain!"

"Yes! Captain! ”

The Templar said, "We've sent someone to follow, and the strangers are on their camels, apparently intending to go to the Captain of the Inner City, may I ask why they're following them?" ”

In the entire Alawi Kingdom, there are not 800 but 1,000 suspicious people every day, why do you want to hold on to Mavi and a few people?

"Intuition."

Haifa grabbed the reins and looked in the direction of the inner city: "My intuition has always been very accurate, those strangers are definitely not here to do business, follow them, maybe you can make a big discovery." ”

"They mentioned the bed to the innkeeper, and I suspect that the 'bed' is a shape, such as a square stone lid or something, so inform me to go down, and if you see something similar, you should be vigilant and report it quickly."

"Yes!"

Riding a camel is a very wonderful experience, the camel walks steadily, does not sway, the front and rear humps are soft like cushions, if the smell is better, I am afraid it will be a very good mount.

Mavi, who rode a camel for the first time, gave a very high evaluation, and they walked through the streets, the leader opened the way in front of them, and women or children constantly surrounded the clay trays with fruit on their heads to sell, and strangely enough, the drier the area with little rain, the sweeter the fruit grew.

Ma Wei threw out three silver coins, took the pottery plate from the hand of a small child, plucked a grape and stuffed it into his mouth, the juice was sweet and clear, full of fragrance, there was no seed, there was really no need to spit out the grape skin.

Picking up a melon and throwing it to Levin, and then throwing a few pomegranates to Daniel and Alberts, the people ate the fruit on the back of the camel, and as they ate it, a towering wall appeared in front of them.

Compared with the outer city, the inner city wall is more spacious, all made of stone bricks, ten meters high, with more than a dozen guards guarding the entrance, and soldiers patrolling and standing guard on the city wall.

When they came to the inner city gate, the camels were not allowed to enter in front of them, and Alberts stepped forward to negotiate with the guards, and stuffed a lot of benefits, and only then did he get the pass.

If the outer city is a slum, then the inner city is as luxurious as a palace.

Baghdad is a ring city, the center of the city is a hill, there is a golden palace on the top of the hill, the closer to the palace the more luxurious the buildings, the surrounding houses are made of solid wood, this is a desert!

The streets are full of tall horses, the rich ride in carriages instead of camels, and the restaurants on the street have elegant and polite waiters in suits, who speak fluent Windsor, listen carefully and have a bit of a London accent, and then they are starting to speak Parisian again.

London or Paris in the desert?

It's really unusual.

The inner city is much more spacious than the outer city, and obviously not all merchants are willing to pay expensive 'tickets', and the consumption here is not low, and when Ma Wei passed by a restaurant, he saw a sign outside:

【Today's Specials: Fresh Oysters, 5 Dinars / Plate】

Oysters, in the Kingdom of Windsor, in London, in the evening, are one of the least valuable seafood.

Wouldn't it be profitable to start a seafood business?

Ma Wei was thinking like this when he suddenly heard Yunia shouting, "Daddy! Look! ”

Following the direction of her finger, Ma Wei saw a five-story building that was about to be built, and compared with the low-rise houses around it, it seemed to stand out from the crowd, and the hanging sign was more interesting:

【Manstein Potions】

There's also a line of inconspicuous small print underneath: Baghdad Branch.

Entering and exiting the shop were gorgeously dressed royals and wealthy merchants, each with a faint smile on their faces, and it was obvious that they were very satisfied with the things in the store.

Ma Wei licked his lips and glanced at Levin, who also looked confused.

When.

Has the Manstein Potions Company opened a branch in the heart of the desert?

This is a little too fast.

Surprised to surprised, Ma Wei didn't run in to 'recognize his relatives', he had something important to do, and he didn't have time to manage the branch.

The hotels in the inner city are much more elaborate than those in the outer city, and Mavi chose the Royal Hotel in Baghdad, which is as luxurious as a royal palace, with marble tiles on the floor and slippery to walk on.

The room rate is not cheap, the price is 5 dinars for a night, which is still the price of a single room, and 8 dinars for a double room.

Expensive, naturally there is a reason why it is expensive.

Not only does the house have a bathtub, but also 24-hour hot water supply, a bed is large enough for an elephant to lie down, and you can open the window to see the back garden.

After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, it happened to be dark, and Ma Wei called Levin and the others, and returned to the outer city from the inner city.

Baghdad is not the end, they just stop here, the real destination is Jerusalem, time is limited, and when the black sandstorm passes, they need to leave immediately.

I went to the outer city to buy a few camels, food and a few new clothes, and got a map to avoid the sand bandits, Ma Wei and the others quickly rushed back to the hotel, camels don't worry, as long as you spend a little custodian fee, someone will help you feed them.

Sand and dust had begun to blow on the streets, it was dark like ink stains, the wind was getting stronger and stronger, the merchants closed their doors and windows one after another, reinforced with boards, and the Royal Hotel in Baghdad was also closed, and the heavy gate slowly closed, which was specially designed to block the black sandstorm, which was impermeable.

The gas lamp overhead lit up, and the waiter kindly came to the door to ask if Ma Wei needed to eat.

After a day of traveling, I ate a lot of fruit, but this thing was not hungry, and I had to eat some meat and carbs, and when I came to the restaurant, Mavi tasted pilaf and roast lamb, which are unique to the kingdom of Alawi, and turned a blind eye to those expensive seafood.

It's not that I can't afford to eat, but I'm tired of eating.

How can a good person go to other regions to eat hometown food!

The black sand storm is coming, and the huge wind pressure makes the reinforced windows shake, and the wind sound is like a ghost laughing, cloudy, big and small.

Ma Wei stood in front of the window, it was pitch black outside, and he could see nothing but his own reflection, only the endless raging wind.

Just as Ma Wei was about to rest, the Demon Spirit Wooden Box suddenly vibrated and jumped on the table non-stop, very intensely.

Something is approaching!

Yunia was the first to run into the room and threw herself into Mavi's arms, followed by Edward, who didn't pounce on Yunia, but went straight to the window, stared into the darkness outside, and said, "There's something there." ”

Holding Yunia's small hand and feeling the power pouring into his body, Mavi stared out the window again, in the endless darkness, he

I saw many blurred shadows.

It's not because of the lack of magic, it's that the sky is too dark, there is no light, the wind and sand are raging, and the lights are on in the house, so it is even more difficult to see the situation outside the house, and even those ghosts writhing in the wind and sand can only be seen occasionally.

"What's that?"

"I don't know." Edward shook his head, and Yunia didn't know.

They were unfamiliar with the kingdom of Alawi, but they were familiar with the gods, and Mavi unceremoniously called out Baji and asked him about the ghost in the dust.

Badge didn't answer, but looked out the window in a daze, his eyes melancholy.

It was a long time before He spoke, "They are not a threat. ”

Seeing that Baji didn't want to say more, Ma Wei didn't continue to ask, everyone has something unspeakable, judging from Baji's demeanor, the ghost that appeared in the black sandstorm should have greatly touched his heart.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, the sun shone into the room, shining on Ma Wei's face, and slowly opened his eyes, the black sandstorm had stopped, and after a night of rage, the hotel was full of messes, and the fenced back garden did not suffer any damage, just piled up a meter of sand.

The Royal Hotel in Baghdad opened its doors again, and as soon as the door opened, the sand poured in, half a person high, and stepped on the sand to the street, and when I looked up, I found that the sand had buried half of the city.

Only the palace on the top of the hill was not affected.

"Last night's black sandstorm was particularly intense." Alberts looked solemn: "I've grown so big, I've never seen such a manic black sandstorm, it's like."

"Seems like what?"

"It's like Black Sandstorm is getting excited." Alberts muttered.

excited

Thinking of Baji's reaction last night, Ma Wei had a slight guess in his heart, took a deep breath, and said:

"Pack your bags and get ready to go."

"Yes."

After putting the food and luggage on either side of the hunchback, and beating the freshest and clearest water, Mavi and his men left Baghdad on their camels and walked along the banks of the river to the northwest.

The scorching sun is in the sky, the scorching sun in the desert is like a steamer, so that you can't lift your head, Ma Wei and a few people are dizzy from the sun, they keep drinking water, and when it is the hottest time in the afternoon, they have to find a shade to stop and rest.

It's not that Mavi doesn't want to use the Heart of the Jungle, it's that he doesn't understand the situation in this area, what if he teleports and moves to someone else's face?

There are many forces in this area, such as sand bandits, royal guards, caravans, and Templars. Use magic casually, and if you find out, you're in trouble.

Magic can only be used in emergencies, especially if it's as difficult to control as the Heart of the Jungle.

At night, Ma Wei and several people set up tents on the bank of the river, according to the guidance of the map, tomorrow they will leave the river and enter the desert, the first day of the journey is the safest, follow the thousand-year-old, 10,000-year-old river, how not to get lost, the next is the test.

The moon was thin, the night began to cool down, the robes that were slightly stuffy during the day became a weapon against the cold at night, and by the campfire, Alberts played the melodica, and Daniel sat beside him, biting at the hard jerky.

There are three kinds of food they prepare, one is baked dry bread, which can be stored for a long time and fight hunger.

The second is roasted dried beef jerky, which has almost no water and is as hard as a stone, so you have to hold it in your mouth first and soften it with saliva before you can bite down on it with difficulty.

The third food is honeydew melon.

Honeydew melon can be stored for a long time, and it will not be bad for ten days and half a month, and is rich in water, vitamins and fructose, which can not only make up for the lack of nutrients in meat and carbohydrates, but also replace water at critical moments, which can be called a life-saving artifact in the desert.

These are the experiences left by the old people who have lived in the desert all year round, passed down from generation to generation.

"Someone is following us."

Edward said suddenly.

"Is it another caravan?" Mavi asked, they got a safety roadmap for the coming week, the black sandstorm passed, they wouldn't be the only team to take this road, it was normal to knock down other caravans.

"No, I've been watching for a day, and they've been following us." "We stop, they stop, we walk, they walk, always at a fixed distance, so that we can't see them with the naked eye that they're well trained," Edward said. ”

"I'm in trouble."

Mavi sighed, his first suspicion was the bearded owner of the inn, because no one recognized them from the Windsor Kingdom except him.

What's more, the bearded man runs a black shop, this area is so chaotic, those who have the ability to run a black shop definitely have a background, either a sand bandit or a royal family, and the bearded man obviously has no royal background.

He's probably a bandit, or a messenger to the bandits!

"Not a beard."

Edward stared at the desert behind him for a long time, showing a surprised expression: "It's the woman who stopped us yesterday." ”

"Woman? Templars? ”

"Yes, that's right, that's her." Edward affirmed, "She's stalking us. Hey? ”

In surprise, Edward laughed, and Mavi rarely saw him smile, and couldn't help but ask, "What did you find again?" ”

"The woman was also followed, and it was the bearded man who led a team of men and horses to follow her further behind."

Now even Ma Wei is a little crying and laughing, the woman I met yesterday is not a good stubble, nor is she a beard, what is this called?

Praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches behind?

But Ma Wei doesn't feel like a cicada.

The woman she met yesterday was not simple, Ma Wei thought that she didn't find the beard and the others, I'm afraid it was because the attention was all focused on herself, if he and the bearded man were in the same group, then this trick would be called the former wolf to fake sleep, cover to lure the enemy.

This is a bit interesting, the Templars are following, and even the sand bandits are coming, so it is impossible to dig into the Holy Land in peace.

"What should I do?"

Edward turned his head to look, his eyes glinting, "Do you want to kill them?" The night is dark and windy, and it is a good opportunity to get your hands dirty. ”

After thinking about it, Mavi called Alberts and asked, "Tell me any information you know about the Templars." ”

"There are many forces in this area, and the Templars are a special organization established by the Cult of the Ruling Gods to oversee transcendent activities."

Alberts shrugged and said, "I don't know exactly what they are. ”

"That's right."

Ma Wei nodded, thinking: "I don't know the details of the enemy, so don't make a rash move, so as not to expose yourself." ”

"You're too timid." Edward said, "Give me twenty minutes, and they're all going to die." ”

"As far as I know, the gods of the Apocalypse are on guard against the god of voodoo, Dembala, how do they watch out?"

Mavi looked up at the starry sky and said word by word, "These Templars patrol the desert, saying that they are to monitor the transcendent activities, but in fact, it is likely that the Churches have set up an extraordinary organization to monitor the god of voodoo, Dembala!" ”

"So what?"

"Dembala is God, even if He loses His body, he is still God."

Ma Wei shook his head and said:

"Dare to monitor the existence of the gods, without counting the hole cards, you killed them all in twenty minutes, such an outrageous thing, do you believe it?"