The base that the ruins exploration team had built was located in a small oasis in the southern part of the desert. When Kaede Sato, Lucy, and Hughes arrived, it had already become a medium-sized base, with a rough estimate of two to three hundred people inside.
It could be seen that the ruins exploration had attracted many speculators. Before the ruins exploration team had even started to excavate, some grave robbers had already started to steal and excavate. Unfortunately, there were only a few people who could actually make it out of the ruins.
At this moment, many speculators had gathered outside the base, and formed a very simple antique trading market outside the base.
Unfortunately, it was the same as a normal antique trading market. More than 90% of the things displayed here were fake. Even if they were real, they were just some worthless antique fragments. There was almost nothing that was really useful.
Kaede Sato and the other two arrived in a flashy off-road vehicle. Their group was undoubtedly very eye-catching, especially Hughes and Lucy, who were obviously the children of rich and powerful people. They attracted the special attention of the people here.
Therefore, when Hughes and Lucy got off the vehicle and passed by the antique trading market outside the base, many of the stall owners here very enthusiastically went up to them to promote their products.
Hughes and Lucy both had extraordinary backgrounds, and both of them had a certain level of appraising ability. Naturally, they could not be fooled by the crudely made fakes in these people's stalls.
As for Kaede Sato, who had the system's appraisal function, he paid even less attention to these people's promotion. He directly strode in the direction of the base's gate.
Not long after, Kaede Sato and the other two arrived at the base's gate. They expressed their intentions and took out their recommendation letters to the guards at the gate, and they successfully entered the base.
"Welcome to the three of you. Unfortunately, the excavation work of the ruins still needs some time before it can be carried out. Some sophisticated detection and excavation instruments have yet to arrive and be assembled. Also, elite guards like you three have yet to arrive."
Very soon, a ruins exploration team member named Becky came in contact with Kaede Sato and the other two. He led the three to the temporary residential area in the base while enthusiastically introducing some of the current situation in the base to them.
"What's going on with those people outside the encampment? These people are really bold. They're actually selling antiques. Could it be that someone has already started excavating?"
Although Kaede Sato knew the answer, in order to obtain accurate information, he still decided to ask the guide in front of him.
"Those people are just clowns. As you can see, because of the appearance of the ruins, the oasis closest to the ruins has attracted speculators. Before we started to excavate the ruins, many grave robbers had already tried to enter the ruins."
"But this relic is different from ordinary relics. It seems to be protected by some powerful force. Those ridiculous grave robbers can't enter at all. Many people have tried to force their way in, but they all failed."
"But you also know that the antiques and cultural relics in the ruins are extremely valuable. Some unscrupulous merchants specialize in making fakes and selling them here. They specialize in deceiving those who are attracted by the ancient ruins. Let me tell you, 99% of the things in the stalls outside are fake. Don't be fooled."
When Becky heard Kaede Sato's question, he immediately laughed and jokingly explained to Kaede Sato.
Becky was very busy. After settling down Kaede Sato and the other two, he took his leave. However, before he left, he instructed the three of them to move freely in the encampment. However, they were not to casually walk out of the encampment and come into contact with those people outside to avoid unnecessary trouble.
After walking in the desert for half a day, although they came in an air-conditioned car, the bumpiness of the desert and the attacks of various wild fairies along the way still made Kaede Sato very tired.
It was already past four in the afternoon. Since there was still some time before dinner, Kaede Sato said goodbye to Lucy and Hughes and lay down on the hard bed in his residence to have a good sleep.
However, when Kaede Sato woke up, it was already past seven in the evening. He was awakened by the sound of a house collapsing.
"What's going on?"
Kaede Sato's vigilance was very high. He instantly opened his sleepy eyes and jumped off the bed, getting into a fighting stance.
After that, a blue light flashed in his eyes and he began to use his Psychic Probe to check the situation outside.
It turned out that the entire oasis was currently being attacked by a very common sandstorm in the desert. There was a scene of yellow sand flying all over the sky outside. Many people in the encampment were anxiously looking for a place to hide.
"So it's a sandstorm. Not good, I'm afraid this broken house won't be able to withstand the sandstorm."
When Kaede Sato saw this situation, his face immediately relaxed. However, when he realized that his small iron shack was making sounds in the sandstorm, his face quickly became a little ugly.
Although his strength was not weak, in the face of natural disasters, he was still not enough. He knew that once his iron shack collapsed, he would definitely be in big trouble.
"Come out, Lolliduo. Use your Vine Whip to strengthen this iron shack."
Kaede Sato did not think much of it. He immediately released Lolliduo and gave her an order.
When Lolliduo heard Kaede Sato's order, she immediately pressed her hands on the ground. Immediately, a large number of thorny Vine Whip suddenly grew crazily outside the iron shack, and then tightly wrapped around the entire iron shack.
The iron shack was strengthened by Lolliduo's Vine Whip, and the sound of the iron shack on the verge of collapse finally stopped.
However, Kaede Sato's heart did not relax because of this. The sandstorm was fierce, generally lasting at least two days, and at the latest even as long as one or two months.
"Looks like all the good luck has been used up in Zi Jin City. The moment we arrive, we have to face a sandstorm. This is not a good sign."
Seeing that the sandstorm showed no signs of stopping, Kaede Sato, who had nowhere to go in the iron shack, could not help but frown and think.
As time passed, something that worried Kaede Sato and other people in the oasis happened.
A large number of wild elves living in the desert began to surround the oasis under the leadership of some powerful wild elf leaders. In the eyes of the wild elves living in the desert, the oasis was also a very important resource.
Now that the oasis was occupied by Kaede Sato and other humans, this naturally caused many wild elves in the desert to be dissatisfied. However, because the humans gathered in the oasis were too powerful, they had not been able to snatch it back.
Now, the sandstorm came, it pressed the humans in the oasis to the point that they could not breathe. All of this was undoubtedly exposed to the wild elves near the oasis.
"Roar!!!"
Accompanied by a deafening roar, a large number of wild elves gathered outside the oasis began to charge at the human camp in the oasis.
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