The desert region of Sumeru.

This is the worst climate in Teyvat except for the volcanic region of Nata.

Lin Feng and the others had only set foot on the boundary of Aru Village before, and they hadn't gone too deep into it.

But it was only after they really went deep into the desert that they really discovered how harsh the natural environment here was.

Lin Feng could still bear this.

After all, he had been to the hellish place in the abyss back then.

Compared to the abyss where there is no food or drink and there is a foul breath everywhere, even if you sleep, you have to lift the abyss of elemental power to protect your body.

The lack of food and drink in the Sumeru Desert is not an unbearable thing.

But just because he can tolerate it doesn't mean that Eula and Collei can also tolerate it.

Eula is a person who loves cleanliness, and in desert areas, sandstorms are as sparse and common as wind and rain in the plains, and every time the sandstorm is over, even if there is no wind or waves in the shelter made by Lin Feng with rock elements, as long as you go out, you will still be covered with sand and dust, which is very annoying.

As for Collei.

Although she is from the desert.

However, Collei has been frail and sickly since she was a child, and because of the demon scale disease, the people in the same village are very malicious towards her, so her parents basically did not let her have too much contact with the outside world, and later she was trapped in the vitality home.

Therefore, it is also quite uncomfortable with the complex and harsh climate of the desert.

If Eula hadn't used the water slime and ice slime she caught to relieve her heat, I'm afraid she wouldn't have been able to stand it a long time ago.

I don't know how the desert, where water elemental power and ice elemental power are so scarce, gave birth to these two elemental creatures.

The hot climate is a minor problem.

Eating is the biggest trouble.

There are very few normal beasts in the desert of Sumeru, and even if there are, they are the kind of vultures that have no meat on their bodies, or all kinds of scorpion poisonous insects.

Camels like Lin Feng's hometown, which live in the desert, can't be seen here, and there are even very few similar Daxing creatures.

The most active in the wild are all kinds of demonic beasts, the ubiquitous hilichurls, the mushroom beasts that are also pure elemental creatures, the sandworms hiding underground, and then those tricky beast realm hounds and holy beasts.

These things can't be eaten as food, and they are extremely aggressive, attacking indiscriminately whenever they see someone in their territory.

Of course.

These monsters that are like a god of death to the desert people are nothing to Lin Feng and them, even those monster holy beasts that are known as the most powerful and terrifying in the desert are not the same enemy in front of Lin Feng and Eula.

After a few days of walking.

Lin Feng and the others finally arrived at the destination of this trip.

Tanit Campground.

One of the most powerful tribes in the desert.

Unlike other desert tribes.

The Tanit tribe trades extremely closely with the rainforest, and is almost full in terms of force.

Like other tribes and ordinary mercenary groups, the Holy Skeleton Beast, which is feared like a tiger, is undoubtedly an ordinary prey in the eyes of the Tanit tribe.

That's why they're so popular with merchants in the rainforest.

Their strong force allowed them to obtain many rare materials that could not be found in the rainforest area, especially the materials on the Holy Beasts.

Just by monopolizing the trade of Sacred Beast materials, they have become extremely rare tribes in the desert region that have no worries about food and clothing.

"It's an extremely dangerous tribe, and they're very vacillating about trading."

"Sometimes they keep their promises better than the merchants of Liyue, and sometimes they turn into murderous bandits, but on the other side, Lord Sango Mahabayi, they don't dare to do such a thing, but if you are trading with them for the first time, you must be careful of their backlash."

Dolly's advice was still echoing in Lin Feng's ears.

It's just that Lin Feng didn't take this reminder seriously.

As soon as they came to the territory of the Tanit tribe, a loud shout rang out.

"Hey, stop, this is the territory of the Tanit tribe, outsiders are not allowed to trespass!"

Then, two tribesmen dressed as mercenaries rushed forward with sharp blades in their hands, blocking Lin Feng's way.

Lin Feng looked at these two people.

Dolly gave him a detailed description of the Tanit tribe.

This tribe not only hunts around for resources like nomadic peoples, but also has close cooperative relations with many mercenary groups.

Clansmen in the tribe often join other mercenary groups as mercenaries.

This experience is the reason why the Tanit tribe is so powerful and has few enemies in the desert.

"Talking to you, are you deaf?"

Seeing that Lin Fengguang didn't reply when he saw him there, the older guards looked a little impatient.

Such rude words did not anger Lin Feng, but instead he smiled and said, "I am the messenger of Lord Sango Mahabayi, and here is a letter for her to hand over to Babel, the master mother of the Tanit tribe. ”

"Master Sango Mahabayi?"

The two guards glanced at each other.

can be sent out as guards, and the two of them naturally have the eyesight and insight in place.

At least.

The name Dolly Sango Mahabayi is very clear to them.

This was the big merchant who traded most closely with the tribe.

The Mistress of Babel had made a point of telling her that whenever the name was mentioned, she should be entertained as a guest of the tribe.

There is such an order in advance.

The two guards naturally didn't dare to slack off, and the arrogant expression just now suddenly became low, and they stretched out their hands respectfully and said: "It turned out to be the distinguished guest of Lord Sangge Mahabayi, please come in, please come in, we will go and inform the master." ”

Follow these two guards.

Along the way, Lin Feng and the others really saw the difference of the Tanit tribe.

The people of this tribe are actually farming!

To know.

The desert area is barren and inhospitable, making it unsuitable for cultivation at all.

This is also the key to the rainforest region's stubborn control of the desert area.

Because it is not suitable for farming, no matter how powerful the mercenary group or tribe in the desert area is, it is inevitable that they will accept the unequal trade of the rainforest area, exchanging those precious materials that they have earned their lives for a small amount of food, pure water and other living materials.

At first glance, the Tanit tribe has really reclaimed the wasteland, although the yield is not too high at first glance, but compared to being exploited by people in the rainforest area, this is already a precious resource.

"How? Have you seen the strength of our Tanit tribe? ”

Seeing Lin Feng's somewhat surprised expressions, the two guards looked extremely proud.

Everyone who visited the Tanit tribe would not be shocked when they saw this farmland.

"Being able to farm in the desert is indeed a bit of a skill."

Lin Feng praised from the bottom of his heart.

Eula and Collei also nodded in agreement.

At this appreciation, the two guards proudly puffed out their chests, and their steps became more powerful.

"It's kind of interesting."

Instead, Lin Feng glanced at the cultivated land again and muttered meaningfully.

Dolly Sango Mahabay is a well-known name in the Tanit tribe.

Lin Feng and the others didn't wait long, and they saw a woman with a hot body, a delicate face that was completely inconsistent with the desert people, and just by standing there, she had the momentum of a superior person.

This is what Dolly calls the very capable Tanit tribal housewife, Babel.

Behind her.

There were also six men and women with different looks.

"Honored guest, I've kept you waiting."

Babel said apologetically, and then sat down on the throne.

The other six sat on the chair to his left, directly opposite Lin Feng Eula and Collet.

"It's okay, I didn't have to wait too long."

"Dare to ask the guests to come this time, but does Master Sanggo Mahabayi have any business to do?"

Unlike the uneducated desert dwellers who are full of swearing, Babel speaks more like the cultural elements of the rainforest.

While speaking.

Her gaze only lingered for a moment on the Divine Vision on Collei and Eula's shoulders, and then she focused all her attention on Lin Feng.

She can still tell at a glance who is the person who is talking.

"Master Sango Mahabayi didn't send me here this time to do business."

Lin Feng and Babel looked at each other, took out a bag of things from his arms with a smile and threw them over: "Well, this is what Master Sango Mahabayi asked me to bring to you." ”

An old man who sat first on Babel's left hand snatched the bag into his own hand as soon as his eyes were quick and his body moved.

Lin Feng glanced at him and sighed, "It's not easy for a cripple to practice to this extent." ”

"Thank you for the compliment."

The old man didn't care about what Lin Feng had to say, but replied with a smile.

Then.

He opened the bag and examined its contents.

After seeing the familiar white crystal, his eyes lit up suddenly, and then he couldn't wait to stretch out his finger and dip it in his mouth and lick it.

After tasting the salty taste he imagined, the old man suddenly shouted in surprise: "Salt! It's salt! Mistress, it's salt! ”

Hear the word salt.

Babel's confident expression also changed suddenly.

Salt is a prohibited item that is strictly forbidden to be transported to desert areas in rainforest areas.

Except through the Akademya, there is no way to get it from anywhere else.

She'd mentioned it to Dolly before.

Dolly didn't even think about it, she refused, and said that no matter how much the Tanit tribe cost, she would never do such a thing that moved the foundation of the Akademiya.

But now.

Why did she suddenly agree to this?

Barbel, who has always looked at people with conspiracy theories, doesn't believe that Dolly has a conscience and decides to make such a dangerous deal with herself.

At the same time, she was worried about one thing.

That's whether Dolly will offer a price that will drain the Tanit tribe.

Just when she was thinking uneasy, she heard Lin Feng say quietly: "Don't think too complicated about it, Master Sango Mahabayi gave you a batch of salt from the Tanit tribe for free. ”

“！！！？？？”

"What!?"

"It's impossible to !!"

"Guest, you can't talk nonsense about this!!"

Several people from the Tanit tribe reacted surprisingly unanimously, and all couldn't believe the truth of the story.

It's a salt deal.

Even if you Sango Mahabay proposed a deal that the Tanit tribe would not accept, they would think it would be normal.

But they resolutely don't believe these four words just for free.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

This ancient Liyue proverb fits perfectly in the desert.

In the desert of Sumeru.

You can trust someone who asks you for a huge amount of money, and you can never trust someone who spreads kindness to you for no reason.

This is an unwritten rule of thumb.

"Heh, salt is free."

"It's just that it's more troublesome for you to do."

Lin Feng had seen all kinds of people, so he naturally saw what the people of the Tanit tribe thought.

He said so.

The people of the Tanit tribe breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good to have a request.

Babel smiled confidently: "Guest, you say, no matter what it is, as long as our Tanit tribe can do it." ”

"In the next three years, all the merchant groups of the Akademiya will kill one by one, and no one will be allowed to flee back to the rainforest area."

“.”

Hearing this request, Babel's smile froze.

There was a deathly silence throughout the tent.

The seven members of the Tanit tribe all twitched their faces and looked at Lin Feng with a look of astonishment.

Dolly Sango Mahabayi: What is this going to do?

Do you have a monopoly on trade in the entire desert area?

But do it.

Once it is discovered that the murderer is the Tanit tribe, the energy of the Akademiya, the Tanit tribe will have only one way to die, and there is no other way but to exterminate the clan.

But Dolly Sango Mahabayi is not someone she can offend.

After careful consideration, Babel, the mistress of the Tanit tribe, said: "Guest, I beg your pardon for not agreeing to this, even if you are willing to provide us with salt as a payment. ”

"No, no, no." Lin Feng shook his finger: "Salt is not a reward, it is a private gift from me." ”

In Babel's puzzled eyes, he continued: "With the reputation of Lord Sango Mahabayi as a guarantee, I am willing to provide the daily salt needs of the Tanit tribe free of charge. ”

As he spoke, Lin Feng stretched out two fingers: "For twenty years." ”

"XX. Year? ”

Babel was stunned.

The other elders of the Tanit tribe were also stunned.

They had expected that Dolly would provide enough salt for the entire tribe to save money and consume for a while.

I didn't expect this to be a unit of annual calculation.

Twenty years of salt.

Enough salt for twenty years.

The Mora saved from here alone is enough to make the Tanit tribe go to the next level in a short period of time, and even give them the ability to truly unify the tribes of the entire desert region.

And Lin Feng has always insisted that this thing was given by her, and he has dissociated himself from Dolly.

This seems like a strange move.

The meaning is also very simple.

The killing of the Akademiya merchant had nothing to do with Dolly, and was all done voluntarily by the Tanit tribe.

This made several principals of the Tanit tribe hesitate.

"Honored guests."

The title in Babel's mouth changed back to before: "The stakes are high, please give us three days, during which time we will meet all your needs in the Tanit tribe." ”

"Yes, yes."

Lin Feng didn't expect this kind of big thing to be able to agree to it immediately.

Before leaving the tent, he stopped again, smiled and turned back to Babel and said, "As an addition to this deal, I don't know the recipe of Fertility, is Babel's housewife interested?" ”

(End of chapter)