The ruins exploration team's encampment was located in a small oasis in the southern part of the desert. When Kaede Sato, Lucy, and Hughes arrived, the place had already become a medium-sized encampment. There were roughly two to three hundred people inside.
It was obvious that the ruins exploration had attracted a lot of speculators. Before the exploration began, some grave robbers had already started digging. Unfortunately, very few people were able to come out of the ruins alive.
At this moment, many speculators had gathered outside the encampment and formed a very simple antique market outside the encampment.
Unfortunately, it was the same as a normal antique market. More than 90% of the things on display here were fake. Even if they were real, they were just some worthless antique fragments. There was almost nothing useful here.
Kaede Sato and the other two arrived in a flashy off-road vehicle. They were undoubtedly very eye-catching, especially Hughes and Lucy, who were obviously the children of rich families. They attracted a lot of attention here.
Therefore, when Hughes and Lucy got off the vehicle and passed by the antique market outside the encampment, many of the stall owners here enthusiastically welcomed them and promoted their products.
Hughes and Lucy were both born into extraordinary families. Both of them had a certain level of appraisal ability. Naturally, the crudely made fake antiques in these stalls could not fool them.
As for Kaede Sato, who had the system's appraisal function, he paid no attention to these people's promotions. He strode directly towards the entrance of the encampment.
After a while, Kaede Sato and the other two arrived at the entrance of the encampment. They expressed their intentions and took out their recommendation letters to the guards at the entrance. Then, they entered the encampment without a hitch.
"Welcome to the three of you. Unfortunately, the excavation of the ruins will take some time. Some of the sophisticated detection and excavation instruments have yet to arrive and be assembled. Also, elite guards like you have yet to arrive."
Soon, a member of the ruins exploration team named Becky came in contact with Kaede Sato and the other two. He led the three of them to the temporary residential area in the encampment while enthusiastically introducing them to the current situation in the encampment.
"What's going on with those people outside the station? These people are really bold. They are actually selling antiques. Could it be that someone has already started the excavation work?"
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, due to the appearance of the ruins, this 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 ruin is different from other ruins. It seems to be protected by some kind of powerful force. Those ridiculous tomb robbers can't get in at all. Many people tried to force their way in, but they all failed without exception."
"But as you all know, the value of the antiques and cultural relics in the ruins is extremely high. Some illegal merchants specially make fake goods and sell them here, specifically to deceive the people who are attracted by the ancient ruins. Let me tell you, 99% of the things in the stalls outside are fake. Don't be a sucker."
When Beck heard Kaede Sato's question, he suddenly laughed and then jokingly explained to Kaede Sato.
Becky was very busy. After settling Kazekage Sato and the other two, he took his leave. But before he left, he told the three of them that they could freely walk around the station, but they were not allowed to casually walk out of the station and come into contact with the people outside, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.
After walking in the desert for half a day, although they came here in an air-conditioned car, the bumpy desert and the various wild elves' attacks along the way still made Kaede Sato very tired.
It was already past four o 'clock in the afternoon. Taking advantage of the fact that there was still some time before dinner, Kaede Sato bid farewell to Lucy and Hughes. He then laid down on the hard bed in his residence and slept soundly.
However, when Kaede Sato woke up, it was already past seven o 'clock in the evening. He was awakened by the sound of a house collapsing.
"What's going on?"
Kaede Sato was very alert. He instantly opened his sleepy eyes, then jumped out of bed and got into a combat stance.
Then, a blue light flashed in his eyes, and he began to use his Psychic Detection to check the situation outside.
It turned out that the entire oasis was being attacked by a sandstorm that was very common in the desert. Outside, yellow sand was flying everywhere, and many people in the station were anxiously looking for a place to hide.
"So it's a sandstorm. Oh no, this broken house can't stop the sandstorm."
When Kaede Sato saw the situation, his face immediately relaxed, but when he found that his small iron shack was shaking in the sandstorm, his face quickly became a little ugly.
Although he was not weak, in the face of natural disasters, he was still not strong enough. He knew that if his iron shack collapsed, he would be in big trouble.
"Come out, Rosebud, use your vine whip to strengthen this iron shack."
Kaede Sato did not think too much about it. He immediately released Rosebud and gave her an order.
When Rosebud heard Kaede Sato's order, she immediately pressed her hands on the ground. Then, a large number of thorny vine whips suddenly grew crazily outside the iron shack, and then the entire iron shack was tightly wrapped around.
The iron shack was strengthened by Rosebud's vine whips, and the shaking sound finally stopped.
However, Kaede Sato's heart did not relax because of this. The sandstorm was very fierce. Generally, it would last for at least two days, and at the latest, it would last for one or two months.
"Looks like we've used up all our good luck in Zi Jin City. Now, we're greeted by a sandstorm. This isn't a good sign."
Seeing that the sandstorm showed no signs of stopping, Kaede Sato, who was in the iron shack and had nowhere to go, couldn't help but frown and think.
As time passed, something that worried Kaede Sato and the other people in the oasis happened.
A large number of wild Pixies living in the desert began to surround the oasis under the leadership of some powerful Pixies. In the eyes of the wild Pixies living in the desert, the oasis was also a very important resource.
Now that the oasis was occupied by Kaede Sato and the other humans, it naturally caused the wild Pixies in the desert to be dissatisfied. However, because the humans gathered in the oasis were too powerful, they were not able to take it back.
Now, the sandstorm was here, and it was suffocating the humans in the oasis. All of this was undoubtedly exposed to the wild Pixies near the oasis.
"Roar!!!"
Accompanied by a deafening roar, a large number of wild Pixies gathered outside the oasis began to charge at the human camp in the oasis.
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