It was still uncertain whether the three-headed flail in Yeenoghu's hand was a divine artifact or not, but he had been searching for the parts of the Flail of Time to restore this powerful divine artifact. However, many people did not want this divine artifact to be restored.
"Whoosh!"
An arrow flew across the sky and instantly pierced a Gnoll with khaki fur. The powerful force directly penetrated its body and sank deep into the hard Gobi Desert.
Su Lun shot and killed a Jackalan scout that was following him. He pulled his cloak over his body to block the sandstorm outside. Suhlen did not bring anyone else out this time. It was more convenient for him to ride the Pegasus alone. The strong wind blew by, and the Pegasus shook its head and snorted. Obviously, it did not like this environment.
Suhlen took out a shabby parchment map from the storage space. He opened it and looked at it. The map was very simple. There was no standard way to make a map in this era. Most of the time, he could only guess while looking at it.
This map was sent by a caravan. Because Suhlen issued a message to buy the Battle Soul Stone, a month had passed and the caravan had not received the Battle Soul Stone. They only received this map and some news. The map recorded a ruin in the desert. It was said that in this ruin, there might be a Battle Soul Stone.
It was said that this ruin was destroyed in a war. Both sides could be said to have perished together. The probability of a Battle Soul Stone being born in such a large battlefield was very high. After Suhlen learned about this situation, he planned to explore the ruin himself.
The deeper he went into the Gobi Desert, the fewer traces of surrounding plants there were. Some desert plants such as camel thorns struggled to grow in this cruel environment.
However, as he went deeper, even camel thorns, which were tenacious plants, became fewer and fewer. In the end, the Gobi Desert became a desert. A gust of wind came out, and the yellow sand danced in the sky. There was almost no green in front of him.
This was the result of the war between the Arcane Kingdom and the gods in ancient times. This was part of the main battlefield. Many once glorious cities were now buried under yellow sand. At that time, the various magic energies released by the two sides changed the world. The originally rich land became a barren desert.
The rivers dried up, and the land was desertified.
That desert was not the largest desert in the world. Continuing to the west, in the south of the continent, there was a vast desert that stretched for thousands of miles. It was called the Death Sand Sea. That was the largest desert. That desert was the most intense battlefield between the Arcane Kingdom and the gods.
It was almost impossible to survive in the Death Sand Sea. Although thousands of years had passed, the damage caused by the war still affected the place. The elemental energy was chaotic, and there were even some spatial cracks. Some places caused by the war between the two sides. the Death.
Fortunately, Su Lun's target this time was not the Death Sand Sea, which was a place where even legendary masters could die if they were not careful. Although the desert Su Lun came to this time was not small, the degree of danger was not so high.
Although the Desert Kingdom of Amh claimed that the whole desert was their territory, in fact, the area under their control was only the western and southern parts of the desert, where the desertification was not serious. There were also some large oases in the desert. As for the rest, it was occupied by various small forces.
The Druids had a high status in the desert. Since the land became a desert, many Druids who believed in nature came here. They used their own power to transform the desert. They had not stopped for hundreds of years. Many oases in the desert were transformed by these Druids.
Because the energy left over from the war had not dissipated, it also made the transformation of the desert difficult. These Druids were believers of the Goddess of Nature. It took a lot of effort to transform a desert area into an oasis.
For others, crossing the desert alone was a very dangerous act, but for Suhlen, it was not difficult. The most dangerous thing in the desert was to get lost and not find an oasis to resupply. Suhlen's storage space was filled with all kinds of supplies, enough for him to eat for a few months. With some spells, Suhlen could easily identify the direction in the desert.
Suhlen did not let the Pegasus fly. It was difficult to identify the position in the desert. If he wanted to find the ruins in the desert, he could only explore it bit by bit. Although the flight was fast, some things buried under the desert could not be found at all.
After the Pegasus retracted its wings, its appearance was no different from an ordinary horse. However, it was enhanced and its eyes were smart. There was no need to worry about being discovered. It was a kind of self-protection.
After entering the desert, Suhlen walked in the desert for two days. Along the way, besides the yellow sand, there were some white bones. Some of the white bones looked very strange. Suhlen found several camels kneeling on the ground. There were no wounds on their bodies and they did not struggle.
Under the continuous sand dunes, some broken buildings were buried. These buildings were seriously damaged. Many of them could not be seen clearly. The surroundings were buried by yellow sand. It was very difficult to dig them out. Excavating the ruins in the desert needed to be careful of quicksand. As long as the sand collapsed while excavating, one could be buried alive if one was not careful.
Moreover, there might not be enough rewards in these ruins. There were often all kinds of dangers in the ruins of the Arcane Kingdom. Suhlen simply rummaged through the ruins. This was not what he was looking for. Suhlen also found a lot of traces of fire around the ruins. Obviously, this ruin had been visited by many people. Even if it was excavated, it might not be able to get anything.
After a simple check, Suhlen rode the Pegasus and continued to move forward. When the sun set, a touch of green finally appeared in the distance. It was an oasis.
After seeing the oasis, Suhlen was shocked. He patted the Pegasus's neck gently. The Pegasus neighed, its four hooves flew, and it quickly galloped toward the green. How fast was the Pegasus? Although it did not gallop at full speed, the green in the distance was also expanding rapidly. Soon Suhlen saw it clearly. It was a forest of haloxylon trees.
Farther away, there were many poplar trees. The poplar trees were arranged neatly. Obviously, they were not naturally formed, but planted. Seeing this, Suhlen knew that he had found an oasis. Although he could live in the desert, no one wanted to face the yellow sand for a long time. If there was an oasis, naturally, he would not miss it.
As the Pegasus approached quickly, a broken city wall made of sand and stone appeared in front of him. The city wall was not high, about six or seven meters. The city wall was severely weathered. Some people were coming in and out of the city gate.
Some caravans led camels into the city. Although the oasis was not very big and the city wall was dilapidated, it was very prosperous inside. There were many caravans coming and going. Suhlen saw many merchants hawking on the street. The buildings in the city were also made of sand and stone. They looked rough.
Suhlen dismounted and led the Pegasus slowly to the city. The inspection of the city was not strict. Several soldiers stood at the door. A fat tax officer was checking and recording with a pen. A caravan leader nodded and bowed to the tax officer. Suhlen saw that when the two of them bowed, the merchant nimbly put a heavy bag of money into the tax officer's arms.
After the tax officer felt the heavy bag in his arms, he waved his hand in satisfaction and let the caravan enter. Suhlen slowly followed behind the caravan. Soon, after a simple inspection, they finally entered the city. There were people from all over the continent in this city. They were communicating with each other in different accents. Fortunately, Suhlen had the ability to understand languages. This was the power given to him by his divinity.
With the ability to understand languages, Suhlen could communicate with any intelligent creature. In fact, other than understanding languages, there was also a spell called All-Night Writing. However, this spell was not commonly used. Only wizards could learn it. This spell was often used in ruins exploration. There were too many types of ancient writing. Even wizards could not remember all of them.
The most eye-catching things in the city were the domes. The domes looked like big peaches. This was the unique architectural style of the desert area. In the center of the domes, there was a tall metal pointer.
In the center of the city was the Desert Temple. At the top of the temple, there was a golden sun. In the sun, there was a pattern similar to an eye. That was the church of the Sun God.
The clergy of the Sun God had always been an important field of competition among the gods. Almost every divine system would have a god involved in the sun. Every god named Sun God was very powerful. In this world alone, there were three gods involved in the sun: the Lord of Dawn, the Lord of Light, and the God of Sky and Sun.
The temple in front of them was the church of the God of Space and Sun in the desert divine system. This was a powerful god. He was involved in the fields of the sun, protection, and revenge. This was a god of the neutral camp. He had the most followers in the desert divine system.
The desert divine system was an outsider during the time of the ancient Arcane Kingdom. It was said that their original world was destroyed for some reason and they had to leave. Many of these people were slaves captured by the Arcane Kingdom. The relationship between the desert divine system and other divine systems was not harmonious. There was a fierce war between the two sides.
However, the desert divine system only lived in the desert and did not expand. The two sides finally reached a tacit understanding. There were often various battles between the other gods on the continent. The desert divine system had always been watching coldly.
Suhlen found a clean hotel in the city to stay. Then he arranged the Pegasus and went to the nearby tavern to inquire about the news. It was very difficult to find a place in the desert. After all, there was no obvious reference in the desert. Sometimes after a sandstorm, the environment would change greatly. It was not easy to determine the location of the ruins. There were often caravans passing through the desert. These people walked in the desert all year round and knew a lot of information.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
