Shao Xuan swam from the sea to the shore. There were no other creatures in the sea because of the changes in the sea below, but once the changes were over, more sea creatures would appear here.
Shao Xuan didn't dare to take the risk.
After going ashore, Shao Xuan finally had a feeling of being on solid ground. When he was in the sea, although he was stepping on the stone ground, because he was still in the sea, surrounded by seawater, he didn't have the feeling of being on land. He had to constantly worry about the hole disappearing at any time. His heart was always hanging, and his nerves never relaxed. He was really physically and mentally exhausted.
Taking a deep breath, feeling the dry sand around him and the wind mixed with the smell of the sea, Shao Xuan had a feeling of being alive again. This feeling made him want to release his voice and roar a few times. However, in such a strange place, making a sound may cause some unnecessary trouble. Therefore, Shao Xuan could only hold back.
Not far from a slightly higher place, a few camel beasts were chewing cactus flowers with a look of contempt. They raised their heads slightly, but their line of sight was lower in the terrain, where Shao Xuan was located.
Some of them had seen humans before, but they had never seen anyone appear in this place near the sea. They had never seen anyone here since they were born. Therefore, the appearance of Shao Xuan surprised them. However, even if this species was surprised, the expression on their faces was still the same — a despicable look.
The surrounding ground was very dry. Although it was close to the sea, the scorching temperature from the surrounding sand and stone ground, as well as the sparse and withered unknown plants around, told Shao Xuan that it probably hadn't rained here for a while.
Unlike the desert at the other end of the sea, this was not pure sand. It was just that because of the drought and long-term weathering, there were more fine sand and stones.
In other words, it was more like a mountain, just close to the sea and not so high.
Perhaps a long, long time ago, the sea level was not as high as it was now, and the long stone belt connecting the two ends of the sea under the sea was exposed to the water.
In the stone room where the notes were stored in Snowfield City, the blind old slave had said that the slave owners came from the sea. They might have passed through the narrow stone zone from here.
Shao Xuan thought of the feeling he had when he was at the bottom of the sea, and the thought of the fire seed when he made his choice. Could it be that some people from the Yanjiao tribe who had disappeared for a long time also came to this land from the other side of the sea through that narrow and long rocky area?
Shao Xuan didn't feel the existence of the fire seed, so he wasn't sure if the Yanjiao tribe really existed on this continent. However, he wasn't discouraged. Nearly a thousand years had passed, and anything could happen. Just as Shi Shu had said, there was a crisis in the tribe, and that part of the Yanjiao tribesmen had disappeared because they were looking for a solution.
Thinking up to this point, Shao Xuan was suddenly filled with anticipation.
After shaking off the water on his body, Shao Xuan drank some of the water he collected from the animal skin bag. His water bottle had broken when he was at the bottom of the sea, so he could only use the animal skin bag with rain stones as a water bag. The skin of the fierce beast was strong enough. Although the bag had been used to store other things, in order to survive, he didn't care too much.
It was a good time to relax. Without the pressure of the sea, every cell in his body seemed to have a carefree atmosphere. His physical strength was rapidly recovering, and Shao Xuan swung his arms and walked along the sand and stones. He didn't go far immediately. For the time being, he didn't detect the existence of other threatening beasts, but if he walked for a while on land, it might not be the case. What he needed now was to quickly replenish his physical strength, not to find a beast to duel.
Speaking of which, after being a vegetarian for so long, as a Yanjiao who had always been a carnivore, Shao Xuan felt his teeth itch. Looking at the several camel beasts that were looking at him from a higher place, Shao Xuan couldn't help but imagine them all as roasted whole camels.
Shao Xuan still wanted to wait until his physical strength was fully recovered before dealing with the camel beasts. Unexpectedly, the other party was quite alert. It seemed to be aware of Shao Xuan's intention. It raised its head and turned its neck, turned around, and left. It didn't give Shao Xuan any extra glances.
Shao Xuan: "… …"
Seeing the camel beasts leave, Shao Xuan didn't chase after them. Instead, he waited until his physical strength was almost recovered and he had enough ability to protect himself before moving.
It was really dry here. As he walked forward, the surrounding plants were mostly column-shaped cacti. Some of the flowers on the cacti pillars were eaten by the camel beasts just now. Even though they were animals that were good at living in dry areas, they still needed to replenish their water supply. If they didn't see any fresh water and didn't want to lick the seawater, they could only nibble on the flowers. The flowers on the cacti could provide them with the water they needed to survive temporarily.
As he walked forward, there were more and more column-shaped cacti around him. They were also much taller. Even if there were flowers on the cacti, the camel beasts wouldn't be able to eat them.
The surroundings were very dry, and there were obvious cracks in many places on the ground. The surrounding heat waves seemed to want to drain all the water from the ground, constantly scraping.
However, it didn't take long for Shao Xuan to feel the changes in his surroundings.
The wind blowing from the sea was cool, completely different from the heat waves on the ground. The changes in the surroundings cooled the warm and humid air flow over the land, and soon formed a white fog.
Standing at a high place, Shao Xuan could see some white fog clouds near the coast. The wind from the sea blew the white fog towards the land.
It was as if there was fog around him, and soon, more and more white fog shrouded him. When Shao Xuan breathed, he could feel the obvious increase in the water vapor in the air.
On the plants growing around him, water droplets condensed from the fog gradually appeared on the branches and leaves. On the cactus pillars, water droplets gradually condensed on the slender thorns, growing from small to large, sparkling and translucent.
Shao Xuan even saw plants like lichens attached to some cacti. When the fog appeared, they would absorb the water vapor in the white fog like a sponge. The fact that such plants could survive meant that white fog often appeared in this place.
It was no wonder that although the surroundings were dry, there were still some plants, unlike the barren desert on the other side of the sea.
There were more and more animals moving around, and the water allowed life to continue. Living in such a place, every animal knew how to use the natural environment to survive better. Small flying birds came over one after another, landing from the air and resting on the cactus pillars, drinking the dew condensed on the cactus thorns.
In a place where there was little rain but a lot of fog, the dew brought by the fog was almost a life-saving resource for all the animals living around.
Because there were many animals moving around, Shao Xuan was on guard, but found that there were mostly small animals here, and most of them were not a threat to him. As for large beasts, Shao Xuan hadn't seen them yet.
Shao Xuan also collected some dew. He couldn't always rely on the rain stone. In the sea, the rain stone's ability to condense water was very strong, but on the shore, the surrounding was still dry, so the efficiency was low. So, when there was an opportunity to collect water, Shao Xuan naturally wouldn't let it go.
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