Lord of the Oasis Chapter 24: .Back to the sentry oasis
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The bright moonlight shines on the saline-alkali ground, and the color of the white flowers is intoxicating.
This is the only special area containing a large amount of salt that remains after the lake is surrounded by deserts, and then dried up by the scorching sunlight.
"Looks beautiful."
Kant sighed softly, but the light crossbow in his hand was still held in front of him and did not put down.
Because he had already seen that 46 tattered tents were being placed on the edge of the saline-alkali land. The messy appearance and the filth everywhere had seriously affected his mood.
The most important thing is that this beautiful saline-alkali land, which represents wealth, already has its owner.
It's a gnoll.
Dehrim, the greatest enemy of all time.
"It's not going well."
The desert robber next to him frowned slightly, turned his head heavily and said to Kant: "According to the size of the tent, there are at least about 300 gnolls here. If expected, these gnolls have the same relationship with that large tribe. The direct relationship should be sent here to mine salt mines."
"It seems so." Kant nodded.
The large gnoll tribe has obviously completely controlled this open-pit salt mine. It can be seen from the sand that has been walked for many years and has been trampled on. They have been mining the salt here for a long time.
In fact, it is not accurate to say that it is mining.
It should be a collection.
This is an open-air saline-alkali land, just collect raw coarse salt at will.
For Kant, who has purification technology, if he wants, he can purify the fine white salt that only exists on the table of the nobles of the Principality of Lions at any time, and sell it for a high price!
And at this time, the system also appeared.
[Ding...After a hard journey, you seem to have found something. ]
[Temporary mission: "The Origin of Salt" completed]
[Reward: Standard Swadia House × 5]
[Evaluation: The seemingly barren desert contains abundant resources, including these open-pit salt mines. ]
The system prompt sounded in the ear.
On the retina, the task completion prompt box has also appeared.
But Kant did not show joy. He already knew the depths of the desert, and he knew more about the situation he was currently facing. It was too cruel and made his heart quite heavy.
"But at least it's a small improvement."
Scanning the picture of the house on his retina, Kant also shook his head secretly.
It's just that this kind of improvement is still too little.
Pulling the reins, Kant rode his horse down the sand dunes, turning his head to the six desert robbers at the same time and saying, "Let's go, it's time for our return journey."
The system task has completed.
The goal of the coming time has also been determined.
Now Kant doesn't need to take risks and go deep into the Naron desert to continue his investigation. What he needs now is to return to the sentry oasis, so that his "Dehrim" can be fully developed and fight against the threat of gnolls.
The 7 men galloped back quickly.
In comparison, because of their unfamiliarity with the road, their return path is quite obvious.
So the speed is also a bit faster.
In order to ensure physical strength, after midnight, Kant and the six desert robbers found a sand dune, dug a sand pit, raised a bonfire and briefly rested for the night.
Wait until the next morning, after the physical strength has recovered a lot, before continuing the journey.
The traces of the arrival are still very clear.
After all, it is a desert. As long as there are no sandstorms and strong winds, the traces left on the sand will take several months to be wiped off naturally.
"Lord Lord, the gnoll tribe is ahead, be careful."
The desert robber who was running in front slowed down a little, turned his head and said, "We should go around."
"Then go around!" Kant nodded.
Ahead of the road is the large gnoll tribe.
It is early morning in the daytime. In order to avoid spooking snakes and exposing their whereabouts, they must not appear carelessly in front of these gnolls.
So they took advantage of it and made a circle.
Bypassing the gnoll tribe, without attracting the attention of the gnolls, continue to run towards the sentry oasis.
Back on the trail to the Sentinel Oasis, they're faster.
It is safest to follow the traces of when you came.
After the noon break, before dusk in the afternoon, the appearance of the sentry oasis finally came close.
"Sir, it's the Consulate!"
The desert robbers in front were a little tired, but when they saw the Consulate Hall and the stronghold, the whole person was relieved, turned to look at Kant, and said with joy: "We are finally back."
"Yeah." Kant nodded wearily.
After a long trek, even on horseback, I feel my body has reached its limit.
And the war horses and desert horses under the crotch are already trotting slowly at this time. If the horses are galloping, they will not have the strength. After all, these horses also need to rest.
In this investigation, the horse under their crotch is the absolute main force.
When Kant and the others continued to move forward, the Swadian soldiers who were in charge of the sentry oasis soon discovered them.
Five Swadian militiamen with hunting crossbows stood on guard on the sand dunes. When they saw Kant and the desert robbers, they quickly walked down and saluted respectfully: "Lord Lord."
"Well." Kant nodded, lifted the hood on his head, and asked, "How are the two days?"
"Everything is fine, my lord."
The Swadian Militia responds respectfully.
In the more than one day that Kant left, the sentry oasis was not attacked by gnolls again, and it seemed very stable, but these were all undercurrents under the sea, so these militiamen were arranged here as sentries.
Instead of believing that gnolls won't attack, it's better to believe that the sand in the desert can be eaten as flour!
Kant exhorted: "Be careful."
Then he continued to drive slowly towards the sentry oasis, but there was a little more smile on his face.
The Consulate Hall and the Desert Bandit Stronghold are built on the south side of the pond, and the outline of the watchtower has been built by one-third ~IndoMTL.com~ Many Swadian soldiers armed with weapons are spontaneously training, it seems that the village defense is on track.
Even the warhorse under the crotch is faster.
Apparently they also found themselves back home and could finally rest.
"Lord Lord, welcome back!"
"Dear sir, nice to meet you!"
When Kant returned to the Consulate, these Swadian recruits and militiamen greeted them respectfully and joyfully. For them, Kant was everything.
"Very good," Kant responded.
However, he was still relatively tired physically and mentally, so he immediately rolled over and dismounted. He also wanted to rest.
"Forage these horses, it's better to give them a brush."
Looking at the recruits who came to lead the war horses, Kant also instructed: "After all this is done, let these horses rest in the stables of the stronghold."
"Yes sir." The recruits nodded and took Kant's warhorse and the desert horses of the desert robbers.
The manger is prepared with fodder, and a little dried meat and dates are added. This is a good thing to supplement the stamina of the horses who travel long distances. When these horses have finished eating the fodder, they will be well scrubbed. again.
Kant was relieved to be handed over to these recruits.
Fatigue had made him unable to open his eyes, and he quickly walked towards his room on the second floor.
At this time, he needs a good rest.
After all, they hadn't slept well last night, and they've been riding their horses back, and their spirits haven't been replenished at all, so they're exhausted, making it unbearable for them to continue.
It was the six desert robbers who quickly returned to their stronghold, and fell asleep while lying on the bed.