The sound of cheerful laughter echoed in my ears, the muffled sound of popping and puffing, and the coolness of the night breeze was also refreshing.

But Raymond, who turned around suddenly, was surprised and puzzled in his eyes.

Because just below the surface of the water beside him, a faint aura was getting stronger, and it actually attracted the futile convergence of the free energy around him!

Becky, a girl who was only a beat slower than him and noticed the abnormality under the water, also dragged Crystal Cristle, who was full of joy to collect sand crystals, and dragged her back to Raymond's side reluctantly.

In less than half an hourglass, most of the sand crystals collected from the body of the one-pupil sand man were given to Crystal, so although her current body has not yet reached the level of semi-substance, it is no longer the phantom as before, and it is obvious that those sand crystals have a great effect on her.

Crystal who was dragged back was obviously very dissatisfied, but the girl Becky who dragged her back to Raymond also looked at the water that was slowly rippling, and there was doubt between her eyebrows.

This oasis Raymond had carefully examined it several times when he was stationed, and although these one-eyed sandmen who came out of the yellow sand seemed to appear with the sandstorm, he clearly understood that these one-eyed sandmen had obviously been hidden under the yellow sand before, and they were able to avoid the detection of his perception.

It seems that these one-eyed sand people only produce energy fluctuations when they are active, and then they are noticed by him, because when they are hidden in the yellow sand, they are no different from ordinary yellow sand.

And this small pond in the middle of the oasis was inspected in great detail. The source of the spring in the center of the water has been carefully investigated, even the hidden subtle veins of water hidden hundreds of meters below the yellow sand. It's all been found out by him.

Therefore, when such a vague energy fluctuation suddenly appeared at the bottom of the water, and it also caused the convergence of free energy nearby, it made him puzzled and vigilant at the same time.

The turbulence generated from the bottom of the water formed circles on the surface of the water, but the original crystal clear pool was now impenetrable by the line of sight, and as the free energy gathered from all directions disappeared into the water, the entire surface of the water seemed to be frozen in an instant!

Although the eye could not be seen, the reflection of the crescent moon appeared on the mirror-like water, and a shadow soon appeared at the end of the crescent. And spread to the entire surface of the water in an instant!

The protective barrier released by Raymond protected Crystal and Crystal beside him, and the shadow that filled the entire water surface seemed to be wriggling at this time. From the edge of the water, it converges and rises towards the center, and finally a behemoth composed entirely of shadows appears in the middle of the pool!

Like a fish flying fish, like a beast but not a beast, if you have to describe it, it is like a monster made up of a fish tail, a horse body, a snake neck, and a lion head.

Up to several meters. But there is no physical existence on the surface of this demonic beast, but there is a ghostly light shining on the surface. And immediately lowered his head at Raymond and greeted him in the ancient Torian language. "Honor, Toby is here to salute you......"

The tone is jerky and hoarse, but every syllable is extremely clear.

Since it was the intelligent creature who took the initiative to communicate, Raymond, who nodded in agreement, asked directly. "Toby, are you the owner of this oasis?"

The eyes on the huge lion's head lit up, and the slender serpent's neck was bent so that its head was at the same level as Raymond's as a sign of respect. "This oasis is my place of residence, this pond is my place of residence......

Toby is the lord of this oasis of some kind of strange spirit, but although it has been entrenched here for thousands of years, the one-eyed sandmen in the desert still regard it as an enemy. At the end of the month, when the sandstorm has passed, it will attack its territory.

After a little explanation. The strange but extremely large Toby retreated to the other end of the pond after apologizing to Raymond, and at this time, the free energy it had gathered here had formed a vortex of energy above the pond, making a whining sound.

But just as the magic light appeared in its open lion mouth, Becky, the girl who had been dragging Cristal's small hand, rushed in front of it in vain, crossed her hands and made a stop gesture and shouted. "Stop, stop, I want all these sand crystals of the one-eyed sandman! You can't kill them like this!"

Toby's lion's mane fluttered in the night breeze, making it very powerful, but Becky, the girl who held the comb in one hand, put on a posture of not giving an inch.

Toby's mouth closed in a daze, and there was annoyance in his pupils when he turned his head slightly, but Christel, who saw her rushing up to confront this behemoth, also appeared beside her in a flash, his hands clawed as if he was threatening Toby, and bared his teeth at it!

I didn't expect Raymond to be so Raymond from Christel, and couldn't help but quickly appear beside her, although Toby, who was in front of him, looked like his strength was not high, but he had no way to target such a life form, so he could only protect Crystal with the help of the strength of the protective barrier brought by his own realm.

Toby, who was a little annoyed just now, had to relax when he saw this, his eyes were fixed on those one-eyed sandmen as if he was a little embarrassed, and there was a deep helplessness in his eyes, and he looked at Raymond and the two girls who were protected by him, and only after a moment did he bow his head and promise. "Honorable Lord, these one-eyed sandmen can be left to them to dispose of, but you must make sure that they do not touch the pond, or I will be in big trouble......"

Hearing this, the girl Becky snorted with some dissatisfaction, and dragged Crystal who was still demonstrating at Toby and rushed towards the one-eyed sandmen.

I don't know how the Daoist girl Becky explained to Crystelle, but the popping sound quickly became dense, and the two of them also turned into a series of afterimages under the night sky, which actually accelerated the speed of collecting sand crystals, and also made these one-eyed sand people gathered from the periphery of the oasis unable to get close to the pond thirty meters at all.

Toby, who had been following them, had his eyes slackened after a moment, and Raymond, who had been looking at it, was between Toby and Krystal intentionally or unintentionally.

Seeing this, Toby flashed a clear look in his eyes, and slowly crawled down and rested the huge lion head on the fishtail, causing its body to coil up, indicating that he did not have any ill will towards the two Krystal in the slightest.

Since this Toby put on such a posture, Raymond also tried to chat with it, because he couldn't collect the sand crystals in the bodies of these one-eyed sand people, so he asked the reason.

The strength is not high, but the life form is somewhat similar to that of a spirit Toby, like a person who has not communicated for a long time, and after a while, he began to talk endlessly.

Under its explanation, Raymond realized that these one-eyed sandmen were mutants of the earth element, and they spawned naturally in the Tarigan Desert, but as long as they were inactive, they would not produce energy fluctuations, and naturally they could not be sensed by perception.

Raymond is a wizard with physical existence, so it is difficult for him to collect sand crystals from the bodies of these one-pupiled sandmen, and only elemental bodies or spirit bodies similar to the one-pupiled sandmen can be able to peel the sand crystals out of their bodies.

"The One Eyed Sandman is the strongest individual in this area, but if you go any further, you should be aware of a golden-covered One-Eyed Sandman, who is the king of the entire Tarigan Desert and is said to be the caretaker left here by ancient wizards......

Casual chit-chat made Raymond know something about the Tarigan Desert, and when dawn approached, the one-eyed sandmen who were still converging towards the oasis suddenly stopped all of them and hid in the yellow sand.

Naturally, the fruitful Crystal returned to her shelter with a large amount of sand crystals, and after the maiden Becky returned to the maiden stream, Raymond said goodbye to Toby, and then continued to the depths of the Tarigan Desert...... (To be continued......)