Exploring the Martial Arts Chapter 110 A Journey to the Desert
The Yellow Wind Desert, a sea of scorched yellow sand spreads for thousands of miles, and is disturbed by huge winds all year round.
The yellow wind desert is named after the yellow sand that obscures the sky and the sun, often not seeing the sun for several days in a row.
There are many monsters in the desert that adapt to the desert, and it is really a dangerous place, not to mention mortals, even if the warrior does not have enough strength, it is difficult and dangerous to cross it.
However, this is also the only way to pass through several towns in Anxi Province, and it is the closest way to transport supplies, so many mercenary teams have seen the opportunity and wait here for passing caravans to be hired.
And this Huangshakou is such a town, there are no mortals in the town, even Xiao Si of the restaurant needs to be cultivated in the Yuan Realm to be competent.
And the town is also the most mercenary, the past chamber of commerce convoys will rest here for a while, and then hire mercenaries to protect and cross the vast sea of sand.
Huangshakou Zuijun Building, this is the restaurant where Shi Niang was located back then, and it is also the largest restaurant in Huangshakou.
And at this moment, on the second floor of this restaurant, in a window position, Lin Fan was holding a wine glass and leisurely looking at the mercenaries and travelers passing below.
The middle-aged uncle named Brother Yong woke up Lin Fan with a meal of wine, and after Lin Fan walked out of the mountain range, he inquired all the way, and finally spent nearly ten days to reach this Huangshakou.
There is no Xiao Hei to travel, and there is no Ling Lao's nudge, but at this time, Lin Fan really seems to be practicing, along the way, he hurries to enjoy the scenery along the way and experience the world, and practices the secret skills of the exercises at night.
Lin Fan seemed to have returned to the days when he couldn't break through the fifth stage of the Mortal Soul Realm, and he calmed down and worked hard to improve his strength.
Lin Fan tasted a few exquisite side dishes on the table, but it was not as good as Shi Niang's craftsmanship, and he wanted to come to the middle-aged uncle's mouth, Huang Shakou talked about cooking and Shi Niang recognized that no one dared to call him the first, and what he said was true.
Drinking the wine glass in his hand, Lin Fan frowned, the wine of fifty gold coins and a pot of wine didn't seem to be as delicious as the uncle's spirits, but I don't know if it was because of the difference in mentality or the difference between the scene and the person......
Putting down a yuan stone as a wine price, Lin Fan slowly got up and walked outside the hotel.
At the east gate of Huangshakou Town, a few hours away from here is the Yellow Wind Desert, and at this moment it is already full of vehicles of all sizes of passing caravans, and there are many mercenary leaders and other characters passing through it.
"Sixteen carts of medicinal materials from the Jinying Chamber of Commerce, set off for Xiaguan City in three days, and need to be escorted by a reputable mercenary team of medium-sized or above."
A thin old man stood in front of a carriage and shouted at the top of his voice.
Suddenly, several mercenary leaders rushed over and scrambled.
"Escort twenty trucks of leather goods to Moyang City, and fifteen mercenaries are missing, and those who want to go come to me to sign up."
A sturdy mercenary in his 30s shouted.
Because of the large number of goods escorted, often some small and medium-sized mercenary teams cannot afford it, so the mercenaries also recruit each other to form temporary teams to complete the task together.
"The Flame Mercenary Group escorts the goods to Dock City, and there are ten travelers who can carry it, each of them only charges 1,000 gold coins, the price is reasonable, the safety is incomparable, and the reputation of the Flame Mercenary Group is guaranteed."
A middle-aged man with a flame embroidered on his clothes shouted.
Obviously, the Flame Mercenary Regiment has a lot of strength, and it still has the power to protect more personnel while receiving the goods, so it recruits passing travelers to ride here to earn more gold.
Lin Fan took a long walk around the noisy west of the city.
Looking at the truckload of goods, Lin Fan finally understood why these cargo owners hired mercenaries to escort them.
The so-called carriage was four meters high and five or six meters long.
And the amount of cargo carried by a dozen such carriages can be imagined.
"It doesn't seem to be a ...... that can be solved by a few space rings or dozens of treasure bags."
After seeing the amount of goods, Lin Fan, who wondered why he didn't use the space treasure to load the goods instead of using a carriage, also understood.
And this huge wagon is naturally very heavy, so it is not an ordinary horse that pulls the cart.
Four large short-tailed lizards nearly two meters tall and sturdy with yellow scales were lying in front of the car.
"Earth Dragon, a second-level earth-attribute demon beast, has strong defense and amazing endurance strength......
It's really an idea to use demon beasts to pull the cart."
Looking at the four tall monsters, Lin Fan pursed his lips.
"The Lei Yan mercenary group escorted the demon beast materials to Pingcheng, and there are still three vacant seats, one thousand five hundred gold coins, to ensure absolute safety."
Another shout, the strength of the Lei Yan mercenary group is not weak, but the price of fifteen hundred gold coins is not cheap, so few people still go over to inquire.
Hearing this shout, Lin Fan was slightly stunned.
"Demon Beast Materials...... There is only one place in Anxi Province that can produce a large amount of demon beast materials - Fenglin City.
Or rather, the Demon Beast Forest is more appropriate.
It seems that this caravan belongs to Fenglin City."
Thinking of this, Lin Fan was also interested.
strolled over and waved his hand to the middle-aged warrior who was still shouting loudly, "Uncle, I'm going to Pingcheng, take me."
The martial artist was stunned and looked at the young man in Tsing Yi in front of him, "Little brother, it's okay to bring you, but do you have fifteen hundred gold coins?"
Lin Fan nodded in embarrassment, "Yes, but can you send me there safely."
The middle-aged martial artist laughed and patted Lin Fan on the shoulder and said.
"Haha...... That's no problem, of course.
Uncle, I am a martial artist at the peak of Ning Yuan, and our Thunder Fire Mercenary Regiment is one of the best mercenary regiments in Huangshakou, and this time it is the deputy head who personally leads the team.
I promise to send you to Pingcheng safely, and there will be no hair missing, hahaha......".
After listening, Lin Fan took out fifteen yuan stones slowly, handed them to the middle-aged martial artist with a distressed face, and then said weakly.
"Uncle, you can't lie to me, I have something important to do when I go to Pingcheng, I've been saving these yuan stones for a long time."
"Little brother, although rest assured, the credibility of the Thunderfire Mercenary Group can definitely be guaranteed."
With that, the middle-aged martial artist put away the Yuan Stone and walked towards the east gate of the town with one hand on Lin Fan's shoulder.
Passing through the east gate, a row of wagons was already waiting outside the door, and there were nearly twenty of them, and there were two warriors guarding each carriage at the moment, thinking that they were the mercenaries of the Thunderfire Mercenary Group.
"Lao Qi, why did you go for so long and there was only one guest, didn't you tell you that time is pressing, and you should press some prices to attract enough passengers to hurry up and get on the road."
A big man with a beard and eyes like brass bells shouted and walked over.
Seeing the middle-aged martial artist who came to be called Lao Qi, his face stiffened, and then he hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Hehe...... Second brother, the time is too tight to recruit guests, and I wasted a lot of effort to get this little boy."
After that, he took out ten vitality stones from his arms and quickly stuffed them to the bearded man.
Looking at the Yuan Shi in his hand, and then looking at the flattery on the face of this old man, the big man snorted coldly, and naturally knew very well about the little caution of his brother.
And occasionally raising the price to extract commissions is a common thing in any mercenary team, and I have long been surprised by it.
"Take care of the guests, if something goes wrong, I will ask for you, if the deputy head of the regiment investigates it, I can't protect you."
After a few reprimands, Dahan looked at Shi Chen and continued.
"The hour is not early, you have to enter the desert before dark, you take the guests to the third car, I will report to the deputy head of the regiment, and we will leave immediately."
After speaking, the big man walked towards the front of the convoy.
And Lao Qi led Lin Fan to a few smaller cars at the back of the convoy and settled Lin Fan.
A wooden carriage of four or five square meters, with two rows of comfortable seats in it, but Lin Fan was the only one in this carriage, thinking that it was because the old seven raised the price and did not attract guests.
Lin Fan smiled, how could the whispered conversation between Lao Qi and his second brother be able to hide his perception.
However, looking at his single carriage with fifteen yuan stone bags, Lin Fan didn't care......
A horn sounded, the whole convoy sounded a noisy sound, the four earth dragons in front of the car slowly got up, driven by the coachman served as a warrior, twenty carriages lined up in a two-hundred-meter column, swaying towards the Yellow Wind Desert.
After a while, the novelty of the first ride passed, and sitting in the small carriage, Lin Fan began to cultivate.
......
The desert march was quite boring, and Lin Fan in cultivation had no concept of time.
After traveling for more than three hours, the convoy finally stopped at the sound of a horn.
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
There was a knock on the carriage door.
Lin Fan opened the car door, but saw that it was the seventh man standing outside the carriage.
"Little brother, it's time to eat".
"Oh, here it is"
Lin Fan agreed, and then jumped out of the carriage.
I almost didn't stand firm when my feet were soft......
Lin Fan looked at the scenery around him, and his eyes suddenly widened in shock......
A desert paved with yellow sand stretches to the horizon, surrounded by rolling sand dunes as far as the eye can see, and there is nothing but sand......
Looking at Lin Fan, who was stunned, the seventh man smiled, "Don't look at it, you can enjoy this scenery slowly."
Hey, hey, hey...... We're going to be walking through the desert for more than 20 days, and you have time to see ......."
After speaking, Lao Qi strode towards the crowd in the distance.
"Whew~"
A gust of wind blew through......
"Ahem...... Phew......"
Lin Fan was poured into a mouthful of sand rolled up by the wind, hurriedly spit out the sand, and walked towards Lao Qi.
Several bonfires had been lit, and several groups of people were already clustered around them.
Lin Fan came to a bonfire, looked at the sizzling barbecue on the fire, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
"The little brother is also a martial artist, it's not easy to train alone at such a young age."
A white-bearded old man looked at Lin Fan and smiled.
Lin Fan smiled faintly.
"The old gentleman is also a martial artist, you are not afraid of hardship, and we young people naturally can't pull back."
When the old man heard Lin Fan's words, he suddenly felt very relieved and laughed.
"Haha...... The little guy's mouth is sweet.
But I'm very ashamed, I'm only cultivating in the Yuan Realm when I'm old, so I can only run errands for the Chamber of Commerce.
In a few years, if you can't run, you should return to your hometown, go home and tease your grandchildren, hahaha......".
Hearing the old man's heartfelt words, Lin Fan grinned.
"The old gentleman is from Fenglin City, I don't know what the situation is there now."
Lin Fan came out this time the farthest away from home and the longest time, and he naturally missed it very much.