Chapter 51: Preparations Before Departure (I)

After six days of rapid flight, the spacecraft finally arrived at Quicksand City, located on the outskirts of Southern Kunlun, at dawn. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Located just ten miles from the quicksand ghost known as the Sea of Death, it is the only city in the desert and is sparsely populated due to its harsh climate.

Except for a few merchants and inns that provided various supplies for explorers, there were almost no people, but the Spirit Sword Palace unexpectedly set up a hall in the city, which was garrisoned by a dozen deacon disciples.

For this introductory selection, the disciples in the hall had already received instructions and were quite well prepared, and each of the young people participating in the election was equipped with enough dry food, clean water, maps, tents, sinan and other items.

Of course, there are also indispensable weapons, the Spirit Sword Palace is a sword cultivation sect, so these weapons are also mainly swords, both one-handed long and short swords, as well as two-handed heavy swords, there are always hundreds of them.

Yuwen Chenyi picked a three-foot long sword and a one-foot-long short sword as his self-defense weapons, he pulled the sword out of the black scabbard and tried it, and found that the two swords were extremely finely made, and the sharp blades made of strange metal were carved with some quaint runes.

This kind of rune is different from the carved golden arrow he once used, and he doesn't know what special use it has for twisting and turning, he stared at the long and short ones curiously, and the runes on the two swords were faintly out of his mind.

Xue Lin, who was standing beside him, glanced at his expression and said with a smile: "These swords are made of Xingchen iron, although they are not divine blades, but they are also fastidious, extremely sharp, and they are also engraved by the palace master with exorcism runes, which can kill ghosts and exorcise demons, but it is hard to find in the market." ”

Yuwen Chenyi has already known that her birth is extraordinary through the past few days on the road, and at this moment, seeing her like a few treasures, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Since it's so good, why don't you pick a self-defense?"

Xue Lin blinked his eyes and grinned: "These star swords, in my eyes, are like broken copper and iron, what do I want them to do, besides, those fierce beasts and savages of cats and dogs, it is enough for you to send them, where can I make a move." ”

Yuwen Chenyi and Liu Dezhi shook their heads and smiled when they heard this, this little girl is sometimes innocent, sometimes eccentric, the two have been taught on the road, they are used to seeing it, and they are used to it.

Liu Dezhi picked a pair of male and female swords, held them in his hand, and praised them vigorously: "Good sword, good sword, really good sword, I have never seen such a good sword, this Xuanmen Sword Sect's shot is extraordinary." ”

He was originally a descendant of a down-and-out swordsman, who had been practicing swordsmanship under the guidance of his father since he was a child, and had a solid foundation in swordsmanship, but his family was poor, and the double swords used by his ancestors were also rusted and unusable due to lack of maintenance.

I have always dreamed of having my own sword, and at this moment I got such a sharp two double swords, how I didn't like it, just like getting a priceless treasure, I held the double sword in my hand, looked and looked, and looked and looked.

Qin Yi's team composed of the children of the family was also like Xue Lin, they didn't step forward to choose weapons, but just faintly watched the ordinary teenagers they recruited to select swords, with a look of disdain on their faces.

After seeing Liu Dezhi's expression of love, the young man from the family surnamed Liu said with a sour face: "Look at that poor and sour look, haven't you ever seen a good sword, the conditions for the sect to recruit disciples are really getting lower and lower, and even this kind of lower riba person can come to participate in the entry selection." ”

When Liu Dezhi heard this, he pretended not to hear it, put his sword into the sheath, and inserted the double sword diagonally on his back.

Yuwen Chenyi is the most unfortunate to see this kind of dog fighting people, and his heart is on fire when he hears it, if he is not afraid of being disqualified from fighting, he really wants to go up and smoke his two big mouths.

At this moment, I saw a trace of sly eyes flashing on Xue Lin's face, and said with a smile at the young man surnamed Liu: "Brother Liu, I don't know how your grandfather and his old man are doing recently?"

"Grandfather, he is very good, how can Xue Shimei remember that his old man is here?" The young man surnamed Liu frowned, thinking, this little girl is a tricky and eccentric master, she asked her grandfather what to do?

Xue Lin blinked his eyes and said: "Oh, I want to ask him if the calluses on the old man's hands have disappeared, I heard that the calluses on the hands of people who have served as sword servants in the sword casting furnace can't be erased for decades." ”

As soon as these words came out, the young man surnamed Liu's face suddenly became hot, red to the root of his ears, his name is Liu Shikai, his grandfather was originally a sword servant in the Sword Casting Hall of the Spirit Sword Palace, and he has been working hard from the bottom for decades, hard work, and loyalty.

The master of the Sword Casting Hall thanked this person for his loyalty and diligence, so he asked the leaders of the Spirit Sword Palace for his life, and made an exception for his sons to learn swords, thus creating a martial arts family in the Liu world.

As the saying goes, 'the rich are no more than three generations, and the poor are not more than two generations', because of the hard work of the two generations of the predecessors, by the time Liu Shikai's generation, he has a big family and gradually forgot his roots.

This person consciously realizes the identity of the children of the martial arts family, superior to others, and often looks down on the children of ordinary families in his eyes, and at the same time has an innate inferiority complex, and tries his best to curry favor with the children of the family who were born nobler than him.

Xue Lin's words were tantamount to slapping him hard, recognizing him without shame.

Seeing this, Qin Yi snorted coldly, and shouted loudly to the teenagers who were choosing weapons: "Have you chosen well, haven't you eaten enough!"

After speaking, he led several children of the family around him and walked out, and the young men who joined them turned red, quickly picked up the selected weapons, and walked out stupidly.

After choosing the weapon, there is one last important thing left - camels, which are known as the ships of the desert, not only have a strong load capacity, but also have a particularly thick and fat soles of feet, and a large area of gravity, which will not easily sink into the sand.

In addition, they have desert skills that other creatures do not have, not only can avoid natural threats such as desert storms and quicksands, but also can carry heavy loads under the scorching sun without eating or drinking, and most importantly, some experienced camels will also find water in the vast desert, which is crucial.

In addition, they can also play the role of sentinels, camels are naturally alert, and can feel the slightest wind and grass, especially at night, and can alert their owners when the beast sneaks up on the dark.

This creature is an indispensable tool when crossing the desert, and the disciples who served as deacons in Quicksand City knew this very well, and had already purchased more than a hundred sturdy camels in the city to be used.